So where are we watching Top Gear now? PistonHeads Hosting?
So where are we watching Top Gear now? PistonHeads Hosting?
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Niffty951

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2,401 posts

259 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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So in the interlude while BBC employees/committees stop acting like small children, MTFU and grow a pair, how are we going to watch the rest of the Top Gear series?

Using my statistics generator I'd guess that less than 1% of Top Gear viewers still watch live broadcast on the BBC.

None of the producers actually need the money/airtime and there are plenty of other ways people can broadcast, so the only ones who'll suffer if this decision sticks are the BBC.

Where are we (the enduring Pistonheads) going to watch Top Gear from in the future? Piston Heads hosted Top Gear anyone? Weekly broadcast? General Youtube channel for the latest episodes?

Pixelpeep7r

9,050 posts

173 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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You know the 'show' hasn't actually been filmed yet don't you?

Niffty951

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2,401 posts

259 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Pixelpeep7r said:
You know the 'show' hasn't actually been filmed yet don't you?
I'm sure Jeremy could host an interview in an alternative motoring stronghold if the studio is off limits?

Can't imagine an interview can't be filmed between now and whenever it is we get to watch the next episode.

mikal83

5,340 posts

283 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Why have all the TG/Clarkson threads been deleted?
On a side note, I was waiting to hear Evans, ( morning Radio2 dj, a known petrolhead and reasonably priced star in a crap car)...speak about it, he didn't... was he gagged!

Edited by mikal83 on Wednesday 11th March 13:22

Pixelpeep7r

9,050 posts

173 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Niffty951 said:
Pixelpeep7r said:
You know the 'show' hasn't actually been filmed yet don't you?
I'm sure Jeremy could host an interview in an alternative motoring stronghold if the studio is off limits?

Can't imagine an interview can't be filmed between now and whenever it is we get to watch the next episode.
Its not just the venue is it.

Crew, equipment, licencing, rights, etc etc etc

its not just the interview thats filmed weekly, its everything in the studio. The news, the standing around cars, the introduction to the videos, even the 'coming up tonight' voice over is done on the wednesday before sundays airing. Filming should be done today for sunday.

Monty Python

4,813 posts

228 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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mikal83 said:
Why have all the TG/Clarkson threads been deleted?
On a side note, I was waiting to here Evans, ( morning Radio2 dj, a known petrolhead and reasonably priced star in a crap car)...speak about it, he didn't... was he gagged!
He's already gone on Twitter so say no.

mikal83

5,340 posts

283 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Monty Python said:
He's already gone on Twitter so say no.
Oh Ok, sorry must be something wrong with me as my hearing cannot hear twitter. (And I am not a twit, or whatever people that use that function are called)

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

157 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Niffty951 said:
Using my statistics generator I'd guess that less than 1% of Top Gear viewers still watch live broadcast on the BBC.
That would be "plucked from your hairy chuff", right?

V8forweekends

2,501 posts

155 months

Wednesday 11th March 2015
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So where are we watching Top Gear now?

I wasn't, so won't be. I will probably see a few on catchup some time in the future.