Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC...

[Digga]

Cheese Mechanic said:

I actually have quite a lot of sympathy for OT. Whoever it was from the Beeb (and it seems it may well be Danny Cohen) who released his name etc regarding the incident, should be nailed to a post. bd.

^This. Euqually, we have to remember Clarkson appealing to those abusing/accusing OT on social media to leave him alone because - and of this there's little doubt - it was not his fault.

[Grumfutock]

Personally I have no doubt that the 4 of them will set up TG mk2 under a different channel and I equally am sure the they will then stick it to the BBC by clashing with some big shows and spanking them.

The BBC has had it's day, time to move on.

[mybrainhurts]

Digga said:

Cheese Mechanic said:

I actually have quite a lot of sympathy for OT. Whoever it was from the Beeb (and it seems it may well be Danny Cohen) who released his name etc regarding the incident, should be nailed to a post. bd.

^This. Euqually, we have to remember Clarkson appealing to those abusing/accusing OT on social media to leave him alone because - and of this there's little doubt - it was not his fault.

Yes it was, he invaded Poland...

[R8VXF]

mybrainhurts said:

Yes it was, he invaded Poland...

Wasn't that Clarkson, "From Berlin to Warsaw in one tank..."

[WestyCarl]

Digga said:

Cheese Mechanic said:

I actually have quite a lot of sympathy for OT. Whoever it was from the Beeb (and it seems it may well be Danny Cohen) who released his name etc regarding the incident, should be nailed to a post. bd.

^This. Euqually, we have to remember Clarkson appealing to those abusing/accusing OT on social media to leave him alone because - and of this there's little doubt - it was not his fault.

and JC grassed himself up. OT had kept quiet.
I'm sure JC + team have already thought about this, it could be a great PR for him.

[Halb]

So who is laying bets then?

JC back at the Beeb next year or on some other channel?

[sirtyro]

They will want to continue with the current format and keep it 'Ad Free'. New show on Netflix called '1st Gear' featuring the Stag. Netflix will make a fortune selling it to Dave and other channels all over the world, plus the DVD's and may even release all episodes in one go (notice how the BBC has started doing this on the iPlayer with Peter Kay's new show!).

Maybe the BBC have done them a favour! They can say whatever they want and manufactures will still want to work with them.

[don4l]

Halb said:

So who is laying bets then?

JC back at the Beeb next year or on some other channel?

I think that Andy Willman's comments today rule out a return to the BBC.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3053899/Ex...

[Ari]

tangerine_sedge said:

And, as if by magic we are back on page 3 of the thread...

Blaming the BBC for this - check
Blaming PC gone mad! - check
Blaming the assistant for not manning up - check
Billy-big-balls stories from other industries where this would end in a handshake - check

Yup, we just need a baseless claim from someone who likes to believe watching telly is akin to being in the BBC boardroom at every high level meeting, and that the lefty BBC have wanted Clarkson out since just before he was actually born, and that the whole thing is a conspiracy. Then we'll have the full set!

[Ari]

drivetrain said:

Clarkson has been so un-pc for years that he's been a thorn in the side of the beeb management eco-politic speak and this was just an excuse to dump him. sadly for the beeb politicos its turned into a media ststorm from which they have no escape other than to try to ridicule him as a dinosaur while trying to retain May and Hammond thus keeping the money stream which is Top Gear rolling in.

For myself, I've always enjoyed the laddish theme of TG but if it ceases then, never mind it was ok while it lasted.

Aaaaand there it is!

Love this thread, everyone is so earnest in their delusions!

[xjsdriver]

don4l said:

I think that Andy Willman's comments today rule out a return to the BBC.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3053899/Ex...

Jeremy Clarkson was seen plotting their next move show in a pub last night

[Cheese Mechanic]

Ari said:

Love this thread, everyone is so earnest in their delusions!

You are indeed

[don4l]

Ari said:

drivetrain said:

Clarkson has been so un-pc for years that he's been a thorn in the side of the beeb management eco-politic speak and this was just an excuse to dump him. sadly for the beeb politicos its turned into a media ststorm from which they have no escape other than to try to ridicule him as a dinosaur while trying to retain May and Hammond thus keeping the money stream which is Top Gear rolling in.

For myself, I've always enjoyed the laddish theme of TG but if it ceases then, never mind it was ok while it lasted.

Aaaaand there it is!

Love this thread, everyone is so earnest in their delusions!

This is a brand new form of logic.

You predict something that has already happened, and then you claim that this proves you right.

Brilliant!

Edited by don4l on Friday 24th April 18:41

[johnxjsc1985]

Ari said:

Aaaaand there it is!

Love this thread, everyone is so earnest in their delusions!

Enlighten us what part of his post was wrong.

[mybrainhurts]

don4l said:

I think that Andy Willman's comments today rule out a return to the BBC.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3053899/Ex...

Reading that, a cull of BBC executives is very much overdue.

[don4l]

mybrainhurts said:

don4l said:

I think that Andy Willman's comments today rule out a return to the BBC.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3053899/Ex...

Reading that, a cull of BBC executives is very much overdue.

TBH, I think that a cull of the BBC itself is overdue.

The days when people stayed in on a Saturday night to watch the BBC are all but forgotten.

At the very least, it should be cut back to BBC1,2 and Radios 1,2,3 and 4.

All the local radio stations, and all the minority interest stations should not be funded by the state.

The BBC appears to have become a vehicle for social engineering, rather than a high quality broadcaster.

[johnxjsc1985]

don4l said:

TBH, I think that a cull of the BBC itself is overdue.

The days when people stayed in on a Saturday night to watch the BBC are all but forgotten.

At the very least, it should be cut back to BBC1,2 and Radios 1,2,3 and 4.

All the local radio stations, and all the minority interest stations should not be funded by the state.

The BBC appears to have become a vehicle for social engineering, rather than a high quality broadcaster.

the BBC is now and always have been a very disturbing entity .they have tried to brow beat people for a generation and it needs to be stopped sooner rather than later

[mrpurple]

johnxjsc1985 said:

don4l said:

TBH, I think that a cull of the BBC itself is overdue.

The days when people stayed in on a Saturday night to watch the BBC are all but forgotten.

At the very least, it should be cut back to BBC1,2 and Radios 1,2,3 and 4.

All the local radio stations, and all the minority interest stations should not be funded by the state.

The BBC appears to have become a vehicle for social engineering, rather than a high quality broadcaster.

the BBC is now and always have been a very disturbing entity .they have tried to brow beat people for a generation and it needs to be stopped sooner rather than later

+1

[smn159]

Presumably the BBC will only be acceptable to the powerfully built on here once it carries adverts every ten minutes and becomes a televisual version of the Daily Mail

[johnxjsc1985]

smn159 said:

Presumably the BBC will only be acceptable to the powerfully built on here once it carries adverts every ten minutes and becomes a televisual version of the Daily Mail

never heard of catch up.