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johnxjsc1985 said:
Anyone else thing the BBC PC brigade are really going to mess this up
I think Chris Evans himself has gone a bit pc- as someone else said, he seems a bit too keen to please and desperate not to offend anyone.I hope he can lighten up a bit , and I think he could be great. I know the BBC will want to tick the female box as well, lets hope they get the right person for the job and not just a box ticking exercise ( cross off Jodie Kidd- if her flat presenting style with Quentin Wilson is anything to go by).
oceanview said:
I think Chris Evans himself has gone a bit pc- as someone else said, he seems a bit too keen to please and desperate not to offend anyone.
I hope he can lighten up a bit , and I think he could be great. I know the BBC will want to tick the female box as well, lets hope they get the right person for the job and not just a box ticking exercise ( cross off Jodie Kidd- if her flat presenting style with Quentin Wilson is anything to go by).
I doubt a casting director would have put Clarkson Hammond and May together and that is the secret they appealed to a lot of different people for different reasons.I hope he can lighten up a bit , and I think he could be great. I know the BBC will want to tick the female box as well, lets hope they get the right person for the job and not just a box ticking exercise ( cross off Jodie Kidd- if her flat presenting style with Quentin Wilson is anything to go by).
I like many will give the new show a chance because we are not over burdened Car shows but I just knw because the BBC are involved it could turn out a disaster
oceanview said:
I think Chris Evans himself has gone a bit pc- as someone else said, he seems a bit too keen to please and desperate not to offend anyone.
I hope he can lighten up a bit , and I think he could be great. I know the BBC will want to tick the female box as well, lets hope they get the right person for the job and not just a box ticking exercise ( cross off Jodie Kidd- if her flat presenting style with Quentin Wilson is anything to go by).
He probably will in his second series. I'm not a fan of Chris Evans, but he does love his cars. His chirpy attitude... is he meant to be the replacement for 'Hammond'? Plucky/ upbeat/ energetic.I hope he can lighten up a bit , and I think he could be great. I know the BBC will want to tick the female box as well, lets hope they get the right person for the job and not just a box ticking exercise ( cross off Jodie Kidd- if her flat presenting style with Quentin Wilson is anything to go by).
They need to fill the team up with people that are competitive with eachother, but work well together. Going completely friendly/ pc would be crushing.
But I think the producers etc., will have this in mind, and they special challenges will be just as fun.
gl20 said:
My guess is the anti-Evans posts above are from those who loved Clarkson and I can't really understand how someone can be so pro Clarkson and so anti-Evans. They're not really that different in terms of being outspoken and not lacking self-confidence. And the Top Gear format draws heavily on TFI and other Evans productions.
And TFI nicked many ideas from across the pond.
bernhund said:
My choice, Rachel Riley...for non sexist reasons of course! Sporting, intelligent, looks good too. The downside...not sure she's so good behind the wheel (1:48 around the TG track) or knows anything about cars. But hey, these are just minor points of course.
Those are not minor points at all. 
MarshPhantom said:
gl20 said:
My guess is the anti-Evans posts above are from those who loved Clarkson and I can't really understand how someone can be so pro Clarkson and so anti-Evans. They're not really that different in terms of being outspoken and not lacking self-confidence. And the Top Gear format draws heavily on TFI and other Evans productions.
And TFI nicked many ideas from across the pond.
Yep, JC likes nature, is a keen walker and historian but if you rely on his TV persona he is the opposite. He's as contrived and ambiguous as any other famous person, who is as famous, for being famous as they are for their actual work. Not to mention the fact JC openly admits he's a 'dinosaur' or in real speak a poor excuse for being an arrogant, elitist, racist piece of s
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t. bernhund said:
My choice, Rachel Riley...for non sexist reasons of course! Sporting, intelligent, looks good too. The downside...not sure she's so good behind the wheel (1:48 around the TG track) or knows anything about cars. But hey, these are just minor points of course.
Keep her on 8 out of 10 cats does countdown. Doubt she could justify the same outfits on Top Gear. 
Not actually saying Top Gear but - James May and Ant on live car show on BBC2?
From BBC entertainment
ETA - New show called Building Cars Live with Kate Humble too
From BBC entertainment
ETA - New show called Building Cars Live with Kate Humble too
Edited by Silver Smudger on Sunday 21st June 06:15
Silver Smudger said:
Not actually saying Top Gear but - James May and Ant on live car show on BBC2?
From BBC entertainment
ETA - New show called Building Cars Live with Kate Humble too
Wow will we be able to stay awake. hardly dynamic presenters are they.From BBC entertainment
ETA - New show called Building Cars Live with Kate Humble too
Edited by Silver Smudger on Sunday 21st June 06:15
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