Clarkson gone!

**Sarmatian** · 03-29-2015, 15:22

Originally Posted by Greyblades

We're making a big deal of it because most of us watch top gear for the specific combination of Clarkson, Hammond and May. Right now it's uncertain if they will reunite now that Clarkson has to find a new job.

Didn't both Hammond and May confirm that they are following Clarkson, though?

So, you'll get exactly the same show, with a different title on a different channel.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 03-29-2015, 19:59

Originally Posted by Sarmatian

Didn't both Hammond and May confirm that they are following Clarkson, though?

So, you'll get exactly the same show, with a different title on a different channel.

They said they wouldn't do Top Gear without him afaik.

The fact that the BBC even entertained the idea that they would stay suggests the people running it are borderline sociopathic.

**Sarmatian** · 03-29-2015, 22:14

Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla

They said they wouldn't do Top Gear without him afaik.

The fact that the BBC even entertained the idea that they would stay suggests the people running it are borderline sociopathic.

You may be right. I'm not following it that closely, but I do remember reading that both Hammond and May referred to themselves on the internet as "unemployed TV presenters", or some such.

**drone** · 03-30-2015, 15:24

If I remember correctly, all three had contracts expiring at the end of the month. Chances are Hammond and May just won't renew (any word on the Stig?

).

I've said it before on these boards, Clarkson is a national treasure and deserves an knighthood. Completely non-PC, and totally unapologetic about it. I wonder if my cable company gets ITV America...

**edyzmedieval** · 03-30-2015, 16:36

What I loved about those 3 was the way they balanced each other out when it came to present it - it was one of the funniest shows around, and just as others have said, cars were cars, but the presenters made up more than half the appeal of the show.

I'm gonna miss Top Gear.

I do hope those 3 crazy heads find a way to revive it under a different name...

**a completely inoffensive name** · 03-30-2015, 19:09

If they really wanted to, they could easily make another show. At this point, it may not be worth the trouble and the drama. I'm sure they all have enough money in the bank to enter early retirement.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 04-01-2015, 20:08

Originally Posted by drone

If I remember correctly, all three had contracts expiring at the end of the month. Chances are Hammond and May just won't renew (any word on the Stig?

).

I've said it before on these boards, Clarkson is a national treasure and deserves an knighthood. Completely non-PC, and totally unapologetic about it. I wonder if my cable company gets ITV America...

One of the most interesting things I read was a woman saying "there wouldn't be all this fuss if he had punched a woman (sic)", not realising that Clarkson is the sort of sexist pig who would never hit a woman.

Well, that's how this journo saw him, as a pig.

**Greyblades** · 04-11-2015, 19:32

**Husar** · 04-11-2015, 20:37

A few f-bombs in that one and I only watched the first four minutes.
I think this asks for a really sophisticated philosopher who can tackle the gender issues in an intellectual way.