Is James May OK?

[Wombat Rick]

Pugsey said:

colacube said:

Slightly OT, but did anyone see clarkson on QI the other day.

I am a fan of him, big mouth and all, but when I flicked on I couldnt understand what he was doing there. He turned out to seem well out of his depth, and I suspect that he wont be invited, not want to be, back again.

He seemed to be a strange choice of guest, and I did wonder who he owed a favour to, or the other way round, for him to end up there.

Yep, that was interesting. Put alongside genuinely intelligent, very quick witted guys he was rubbish. Obviously needs a script and/or thinking time. Lets face it most of his lines are variations on ones he uses over and over again.

Yes, I've noticed this before when he is being interviewed. I think he was on with Jonathan Ross once and he just came across as nervous and completely out of his depth - and not at all funny.

Has anyone noticed that James May rarely gives more than a smile but when something really makes him laugh he really really laughs and looks a bit like a horse?

[patmahe]

dern said:

patmahe said:

I hope May stays, I for one would be less inclined to watch the show if he wasn't on it. He seems a very genuine fella, with a good knowledge of cars and a keen sense of wit and to be honest there are plenty of times when I'd rather listen to him than the other two.

Also have you noticed also that whenever they do a challenge or anything like that, May always gets the 'sh1tty' cars like the Aston N24 with no air con etc...

Now I know the sarcasm troop will be out in force on this saying, 'boo hoo poor James being bullied by mean Mr Clarkson and his Hamster', but put yourself in Mays shoes, if you were ridiculed regularly at work and constantly given the sh1tty tasks you'd soon get fed up with it to.

Dear Thickies... it's scripted. The presenters are chosen for their abilities to play their part. That's all. He doesn't go home and cry because he's being 'bullied'. .

It may be scripted, doesn't necessarily mean he enjoys it

[dern]

patmahe said:

dern said:

patmahe said:

I hope May stays, I for one would be less inclined to watch the show if he wasn't on it. He seems a very genuine fella, with a good knowledge of cars and a keen sense of wit and to be honest there are plenty of times when I'd rather listen to him than the other two.

Also have you noticed also that whenever they do a challenge or anything like that, May always gets the 'sh1tty' cars like the Aston N24 with no air con etc...

Now I know the sarcasm troop will be out in force on this saying, 'boo hoo poor James being bullied by mean Mr Clarkson and his Hamster', but put yourself in Mays shoes, if you were ridiculed regularly at work and constantly given the sh1tty tasks you'd soon get fed up with it to.

Dear Thickies... it's scripted. The presenters are chosen for their abilities to play their part. That's all. He doesn't go home and cry because he's being 'bullied'. .

It may be scripted, doesn't necessarily mean he enjoys it

Oh FFS. Run up to him in the street and give him a hug... my bet is that he'll say "f*ck off you dimwitted spanner, it's only tv" rather than thanking you for your support.

[patmahe]

dern said:

patmahe said:

dern said:

patmahe said:

I hope May stays, I for one would be less inclined to watch the show if he wasn't on it. He seems a very genuine fella, with a good knowledge of cars and a keen sense of wit and to be honest there are plenty of times when I'd rather listen to him than the other two.

Also have you noticed also that whenever they do a challenge or anything like that, May always gets the 'sh1tty' cars like the Aston N24 with no air con etc...

Now I know the sarcasm troop will be out in force on this saying, 'boo hoo poor James being bullied by mean Mr Clarkson and his Hamster', but put yourself in Mays shoes, if you were ridiculed regularly at work and constantly given the sh1tty tasks you'd soon get fed up with it to.

Dear Thickies... it's scripted. The presenters are chosen for their abilities to play their part. That's all. He doesn't go home and cry because he's being 'bullied'. .

It may be scripted, doesn't necessarily mean he enjoys it

Oh FFS. Run up to him in the street and give him a hug... my bet is that he'll say "f*ck off you dimwitted spanner, it's only tv" rather than thanking you for your support.

Just giving an opinion mate, just because it differs from yours doesn't necessarily mean that I'm wrong. I'll just agree to disagree

[stuttgartmetal]

Never been the same in this pub since Ted got the pool table in.
The wallpapers looking a bit dog-eared, the carpets a bit sticky, and the pub foods rank.
The ceilings looking yellow, and there are heaps of fag buts outside the front door.
If I hear any more rock anthems on the juke box, Im going to fill it with green gloss paint.
Ted, how about a refit, with a decent plasma screen.
Dump the pool table, and reopen the log fire for winter.
On top of that, how about some bar staff, some with some decent top bol1ocks.

[moleamol]

dern said:

patmahe said:

dern said:

patmahe said:

I hope May stays, I for one would be less inclined to watch the show if he wasn't on it. He seems a very genuine fella, with a good knowledge of cars and a keen sense of wit and to be honest there are plenty of times when I'd rather listen to him than the other two.

Also have you noticed also that whenever they do a challenge or anything like that, May always gets the 'sh1tty' cars like the Aston N24 with no air con etc...

Now I know the sarcasm troop will be out in force on this saying, 'boo hoo poor James being bullied by mean Mr Clarkson and his Hamster', but put yourself in Mays shoes, if you were ridiculed regularly at work and constantly given the sh1tty tasks you'd soon get fed up with it to.

Dear Thickies... it's scripted. The presenters are chosen for their abilities to play their part. That's all. He doesn't go home and cry because he's being 'bullied'. .

It may be scripted, doesn't necessarily mean he enjoys it

Oh FFS. Run up to him in the street and give him a hug... my bet is that he'll say "f*ck off you dimwitted spanner, it's only tv" rather than thanking you for your support.

I had the repeat on in the background tonight and it was painfully obvious that he was just playing a part and they are all mates. I mean the tampon thing, FFS. Also, the 'homosexual' comment was from a member of the audience and James shrugged it off and even took the piss out of himself. He's a grown man you know people, he can look after himself.

[blackburnbmw]

Does anyone remember the "third presenter" pre JM? Wasn't it Jason Dawe of Used Car Roadshow? Why are those shows never repeated on "Dave" or whatever it's called this week? Who cares about May's shoes...

[Talksteer]

somouk said:

I know there was a rift amongst the presenters a couple of series back as they were simply getting fed up of being with each other. May was on considerably less money than Clarkson and Hammond due to him not being a car critic or really being known at all before top gear.

May presented Driven and old format Topgear for several years before rejoining the show; he had more exposure than Hammond before starting on Topgear. Also he has been working with Clarkson since the late 1980's.

I would be surprised if May and Hammond get ridiculous money for doing Topgear, Hammond was on Chris Moyles a week or so ago and he said he wasn't particulary well paid by Topgear. Hammond does of course have his best selling book, numerous other TV work and an exclusivity deal with the BBC too.

Either way neither Hammond nor Clarkson have their own fan websites:

http://www.james-may.co.uk/

From site:

"How much are you paid, and are you worth it?
Well I can't tell you. I'm paid reasonably well considering most of the time I am just having a good laugh. Am I worth it? Probably not. There are probably far more people doing more worthwhile jobs but being paid a quarter as much. Too much and no, that's the answer."

[Adz The Rat]

ITS SCRIPTED!!!!
FFS people, do you all bitch and moan when someone on Eastenders looks depressed???

[Hooli]

the dwarf should be kicked off, hes just not funny or entertaining.
the lanky one is well the lanky one & hes not changed.
JM has a brain & appears out of place with the retards.

yes its scripted, but it could still be so much better. infact id say bring back tiff.

[wiffmaster]

Hooli said:

infact id say bring back tiff.

Oh please God no. The smugness.....it'd be unbearable!

[XJSJohn]

Flat in Fifth said:

Martin_Hx said:

Beefmeister said:

As a slight aside, did anyone else notice the absolute hottie over Ronnie Woods' left shoulder (his)?

She was a fox, and no mistake...

Useless comment without pics Cant believe i missed that one !

Goes to video m/c replays TG to check.

yepp! good one. spotted!

Anyway is that a rant from Clarkson on each episode now? If you recall the request from TG in the summer? or earlier?

One of the things I mailed them about was suggesting getting rid of SIARPC and replacing it with a guest rant. OK so they are almost half way there with a Clarkson rant.

[Marki]

Pikey Ron

[WRumbled]

Talksteer said:

May presented Driven and old format Topgear for several years before rejoining the show; he had more exposure than Hammond before starting on Topgear.

No he didn't, on all counts.

[PeetBee]

WRumbled said:

Talksteer said:

May presented Driven and old format Topgear for several years before rejoining the show; he had more exposure than Hammond before starting on Topgear.

No he didn't, on all counts.

To be fair he was a presenter on the old style top gear.

[10 Pence Short]

He was on 5th Gear.

[shadowninja]

Just saw James May's Supercar Calendar 2008 in Tesco. Didn't stop to look in case people pointed and laughed at me.

[PeetBee]

10 Pence Short said:

He was on 5th Gear.

But.. I could have... oh dear...

[Roop]

I say bring back William Woolard

[Dr Jekyll]

Has anyone else noticed the resemblance between Ronnie and Richard Hammond?