Clarkson’s Farm

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SydneyBridge

8,592 posts

158 months

Wednesday 17th November 2021
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If this what you call 'modest'....


Doofus

25,807 posts

173 months

Wednesday 17th November 2021
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SydneyBridge said:
If this what you call 'modest'....

Looks a lot nicer from that angle than the one above that all the plebs will see.

C Lee Farquar

4,067 posts

216 months

Wednesday 17th November 2021
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SydneyBridge said:
If this what you call 'modest'....
As a Cotswold Country House it's relatively modest, by any other scale, no.

Rebekah Brookes new house, a couple of farms away, is significantly less modest.

popegregory

1,437 posts

134 months

Wednesday 17th November 2021
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I’ve just watched and really quite enjoyed this. If nothing else it’s proof that he and Wilman are tv gold and know exactly what works. Kaleb was great and I don’t think the London bit was especially exploitative as he been mentioned. I also liked that on the sky shots you could see his proper Range Rover!

It certainly helps paint the life of a man who has done well over the years.

Edited by popegregory on Wednesday 17th November 18:45

98elise

26,568 posts

161 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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KTF said:
98elise said:
Agreed. It looks too much like a footballers mansion.
What did you expect it to look like?
Less like a US plantation owners house, and more like a farmhouse or traditional Cotswold house. It's the bit in the middle with columns, balcony etc that looks terrible IMO


Edited by 98elise on Thursday 18th November 08:29

98elise

26,568 posts

161 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Doofus said:
SydneyBridge said:
If this what you call 'modest'....

Looks a lot nicer from that angle than the one above that all the plebs will see.
Agreed. That looks much better.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Doofus said:
SydneyBridge said:
If this what you call 'modest'....

Looks a lot nicer from that angle than the one above that all the plebs will see.
Hang on, that's a watercolour.

Architects are all such hacks, you'd think they'd have a better stab at a classically proportioned house than that? I suppose its preferable to the shed/glass cube aesthetic that Kevin McCloud seems to find so desirable.

FiF

44,069 posts

251 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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98elise said:
KTF said:
98elise said:
Agreed. It looks too much like a footballers mansion.
What did you expect it to look like?
Less like a US plantation owners house, and more like a farmhouse or traditional Cotswold house. It's the bit in the middle with columns, balcony etc that looks terrible IMO


Edited by 98elise on Thursday 18th November 08:29
Agreed, the central balcony and columns jars personally, but each to their own.

anonymous-user

54 months

Saturday 4th December 2021
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Just re watched the series as our chippy in err Chippy knows Caleb and Gerald. Had to be done !

48k

13,078 posts

148 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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Season two must be incoming soon - there's been a notable increase in social media activity (or maybe it's just the YT algorithm has decided I need to see more of Clarkson and Kaleb).

Sadly but predictably it looks like Kaleb has become a bit of a celeb - book deal done and written, his own cider launched alongside Clarkson's lager, 1.1 million followers on Insta etc.

I'm looking forwards to series 2 but fearing it will have lost some of the innocent charm of series 1.

Condi

17,188 posts

171 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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48k said:
Sadly but predictably it looks like Kaleb has become a bit of a celeb - book deal done and written, his own cider launched alongside Clarkson's lager, 1.1 million followers on Insta etc.
Saw him at one of the agricultural shows with all his mates, dressed in their identical gear, new Schoffle jackets, jeans, dealer boots etc. He was doing some presenting of a prize or something, and the ring announcer kept trying to get him to do stuff, very evidently "celeb" status and seemed to enjoy the attention. He's bigger than he appears on TV though, just looks shorter next to Clarkson.

TEKNOPUG

18,948 posts

205 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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48k said:
Season two must be incoming soon - there's been a notable increase in social media activity (or maybe it's just the YT algorithm has decided I need to see more of Clarkson and Kaleb).

Sadly but predictably it looks like Kaleb has become a bit of a celeb - book deal done and written, his own cider launched alongside Clarkson's lager, 1.1 million followers on Insta etc.

I'm looking forwards to series 2 but fearing it will have lost some of the innocent charm of series 1.
It's the paradox of all reality shows; how to maintain the perception of financial jeopardy/reality, whilst ignoring all the money made by being on the TV show and new found celebrity.

wong

1,288 posts

216 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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Looking forward to season two.

Jenny Tailor

1,727 posts

37 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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Fans are a neccessary evil.... ( or otherwise )

Met Henry Winkler (more than once). Hey! Absolutely has all the time in the world for his fans.
Some member posted 6+ months ago - about he and his yound kid meeting a former Dr Who.


But I get how it can be detrimental to your wellbeing.


I recall an interview with Dirk Benedict ( Face from the A Team ) - he would much rather have had money than fame.

Biggus thingus

1,358 posts

44 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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Can't wait for this

Bet celeb status has possibly been too hard to resist for caleb

Be nice to have something to look forward too

C Lee Farquar

4,067 posts

216 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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My wife's known him for years, I don't know him well, but when I spoke to him a month ago I was surprised how unaffected he is.

Everything seems to be focused on enlarging his own farming enterprise. If doing a personal appearance pays for a new muck spreader then good luck to him.

Tagteam

289 posts

23 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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Jenny Tailor said:
Fans are a neccessary evil.... ( or otherwise )

Met Henry Winkler (more than once). Hey! Absolutely has all the time in the world for his fans.
Some member posted 6+ months ago - about he and his yound kid meeting a former Dr Who.


But I get how it can be detrimental to your wellbeing.


I recall an interview with Dirk Benedict ( Face from the A Team ) - he would much rather have had money than fame.
I met James may in Hammersmith - he couldn’t even be nice to my 5 year old son, who said hello to him.

Doofus

25,807 posts

173 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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Tagteam said:
I met James may in Hammersmith - he couldn’t even be nice to my 5 year old son, who said hello to him.
Everyone is entitled to time off.

popegregory

1,437 posts

134 months

Sunday 26th June 2022
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Doofus said:
Tagteam said:
I met James may in Hammersmith - he couldn’t even be nice to my 5 year old son, who said hello to him.
Everyone is entitled to time off.
Unless they’re Jason Plato

Doofus

25,807 posts

173 months

Sunday 26th June 2022
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popegregory said:
Doofus said:
Tagteam said:
I met James may in Hammersmith - he couldn’t even be nice to my 5 year old son, who said hello to him.
Everyone is entitled to time off.
Unless they’re Jason Plato
Indeed.