Aston Martin & Top Gear
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BravoV8V said:
Here's a couple more sayings/cliches:
"No player is bigger than the team".
"The show will go on".
Don't dispute that Top Gear in some form will continue, but I very much doubt they'll be able to recreate the same dynamic, hence why I believe Hammond & May will also not renew their contracts."No player is bigger than the team".
"The show will go on".
What happened to the old days when if you had a row with someone it was sorted the next day over a beer and a handshake. This Oisin fella took himself to A&E because he got a smack in the mouth (apparently).........absolute joke. He knew exactly what he was doing by taking himself off to hospital (no doubt at the instruction of a lawyer)........now lets wait for the ridiculous legal claim against Clarkson, no doubt saying Clarkson has ruined his career and he feels afraid to leave the house.
Lets be clear here, I am NOT advocating punching anyone and i'm certainly not condoning it either, what I am saying is these days something which should be settled quickly with an apology, handshake and beer seems to always end up getting well out of hand, due to stupid PC rules and bureaucracy.
This is another exciting Top Gear, Aston Martin clip that I enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra5NHVekGZk
A thrill to Aston owners, and it certainly shows what AML (with help from Banbury) can create. Does anyone know if any of the subsequent DBRS9 cars were sold?
Re. the future of Top Gear. It would be funny if the BBC changed to a pure motoring show, rather than a comedy/petrolhead mix. History has shown that does not work. The latest attempt is about classic cars, with Quinton Wilson and Jodie Kidd. There are some brief parts of the programme which are interesting, but the very obviously scripted conversations, and awful over-acting, makes me switch it off.
Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 26th March 11:20
I was getting bored with "POWWWWEEEERRRRR", Hampster always driving into the back of James Mays car at every opportunity, their road trips which crossed a car journey with offending the locals in the name of humour which would make even Borat wince.
Like any sitcom, it takes a while to get to know the characters and its not easy to speed that up. But we knew what we got and that was ok.
It will almost certainly fail if they tried to take it to another channel. Can you name a programme that didn't? And I for one can't imagine sticking around for the obligatory "To enter our competition to win..."
Back to Aston.. wasn't the DBS in a fridge on the cool wall?
Like any sitcom, it takes a while to get to know the characters and its not easy to speed that up. But we knew what we got and that was ok.
It will almost certainly fail if they tried to take it to another channel. Can you name a programme that didn't? And I for one can't imagine sticking around for the obligatory "To enter our competition to win..."
Back to Aston.. wasn't the DBS in a fridge on the cool wall?
Big Ry said:
On the flip side, he does / has owned a few Astons too.....
Including his current DB4 GT Zagato (which, IIRC, he sold a Ferrari in order to buy). He is a committed petrolhead, of all variants. He is currently saying that he has no interest in the job. However, judging by his R2 show this morning, the 'no' is slightly less emphatic than it was yesterday. So, let's just wait and see.
Jon39 said:
It would be funny if the BBC changed to a pure motoring show, rather than a comedy/petrolhead mix. History has shown that does not work. The latest attempt is about classic cars, with Quinton Wilson and Jodie Kidd. There are some brief parts of the programme which are interesting, but the very obviously scripted conversations, and awful over-acting, makes me switch it off.
Those two are truly horrific 
I really wanted this to be good and enjoy it but they completely kill it
I've stopped watching it
BravoV8V said:
Including his current DB4 GT Zagato (which, IIRC, he sold a Ferrari in order to buy). He is a committed petrolhead, of all variants.
He is currently saying that he has no interest in the job. However, judging by his R2 show this morning, the 'no' is slightly less emphatic than it was yesterday. So, let's just wait and see.
DB4 Zagato......I never new that.He is currently saying that he has no interest in the job. However, judging by his R2 show this morning, the 'no' is slightly less emphatic than it was yesterday. So, let's just wait and see.
Hmmmmmm, maybe i'm mistaken in my views.........
Big Ry said:
Plus a slight drawback for me would be his love of Ferrari. That's obviously not an issue in the slightest, however I do wonder whether he would rave about a Morris Marina if it had a Ferrari badge on it.
On the flip side, he does / has owned a few Astons too.....
I guess what i'm saying is i'm unsure how balanced his view would be.
For me its not about what he owns just the fact that he constantly likes to tell you. I suspect for a lot of R2 listeners it goes straight over their heads which wouldn't of course be the case with TG. JC, JM and RH only ever mentioned each others cars when taking the piss.On the flip side, he does / has owned a few Astons too.....
I guess what i'm saying is i'm unsure how balanced his view would be.
The more I think about it, the more I think the other two will walk. Just wouldn't be the same, was getting a little repetitive and they don't need to work. They'll get together, get hammered, say f
k the BBC and will wait for the offers to come in. I hope they give Clarkson a good telling off first though......
Then it needs a great creative mind at the BBC to re-launch Top Gear in a different guise. It would probably work with a personality like Evans. Whatever you think of him, he can carry stuff like this off and he loves cars. Or you make it a bit more serious and actual car focused with the likes of Harris.
End of an era, a great one, but not a bad time to draw the curtain.
k the BBC and will wait for the offers to come in. I hope they give Clarkson a good telling off first though......Then it needs a great creative mind at the BBC to re-launch Top Gear in a different guise. It would probably work with a personality like Evans. Whatever you think of him, he can carry stuff like this off and he loves cars. Or you make it a bit more serious and actual car focused with the likes of Harris.
End of an era, a great one, but not a bad time to draw the curtain.
Phil74891 said:
The more I think about it, the more I think the other two will walk. Just wouldn't be the same, was getting a little repetitive and they don't need to work. They'll get together, get hammered, say fk the BBC and will wait for the offers to come in. I hope they give Clarkson a good telling off first though......
Then it needs a great creative mind at the BBC to re-launch Top Gear in a different guise. It would probably work with a personality like Evans. Whatever you think of him, he can carry stuff like this off and he loves cars. Or you make it a bit more serious and actual car focused with the likes of Harris.
End of an era, a great one, but not a bad time to draw the curtain.
Reading between the lines, certainly May has hinted as much. Hamster has been conspicuously absent in any interviews, he may be desperate to cling onto a BBC post…. k the BBC and will wait for the offers to come in. I hope they give Clarkson a good telling off first though......Then it needs a great creative mind at the BBC to re-launch Top Gear in a different guise. It would probably work with a personality like Evans. Whatever you think of him, he can carry stuff like this off and he loves cars. Or you make it a bit more serious and actual car focused with the likes of Harris.
End of an era, a great one, but not a bad time to draw the curtain.
As to your other point, I'm inclined to agree. Whilst it leaves a slightly bitter taste in the mouth, it may be a good time to change the format. I think they'll struggle to sell anything called 'top gear' again, but they are sure to come up with another motoring 'entertainment' programme. What would be nice would be to attack it with a brand new, clean sheet, but I have a horrible feeling that in the current age of re-packaging the same old tat, the BBC will miss out a trick.
As an aside, Aunty Beeb must be crapping itself that if 1,000,000 people can sign a petition to 'save Clarkson', then it can't be a million miles from a change.org petition demanding the abolition of the license fee...
mikey k said:
Replace Chris Evans with Jockman
Now that would be worth watching
Personally I hope they just stop Top Gear all together. Its been heading downhill for years, so much so that ive not even bothered watching the past few series.
I can imagine the revamped Top Gear.
The BBC know that a pure motoring programme does not work, so there will be a combined Car, Cookery, Property and Antiques phone-in game show. The Christmas Special will also include dancing and cheering.
All presenters must attend the BBC course, where they will be taught to wave their arms like tic-tak men whilst speaking, and shout the word million or billion, whenever mentioning money. Ony one BBC newsreader now remains, who refuses to comply. He is excellent, but probably won't last much longer.
More and more viewers are (legally) refusing to pay the licence fee. They now just watch 30minutes later instead of live, using the 'catchup' service provided free by the BBC and other channels. Simply remove the aerial and use a £15 dongle, to connect a tablet PC to your TV by wireless.
Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 26th March 14:23
How about Brendan Coogan, is it just me or is this where Clarkson got his act from!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4zRTCqXgKU
Steve Coogan's brother, his other brother Martin Coogan was in the band Mock Turtles.
Perhaps all three should present the show, could call it Coogans Cars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4zRTCqXgKU
Steve Coogan's brother, his other brother Martin Coogan was in the band Mock Turtles.
Perhaps all three should present the show, could call it Coogans Cars.
F1 NDW said:
BigMig said:
Bring back William Woollard and Chris Goffey!!
Ha ha great choice. We need a bit of Woollarding from Aston owners!If you want cars meeting cooking - James Martin and Paul Hollywood. Its alleged Paul even owns an Aston.
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