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The most offensive thing they did was say the Jaguar F-Type V8 was annoying.
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McTinkerson posted:I feel like Chris Harris needs to sacrifice however many automotive trinkets to whichever gods are listening to take over if Clarkson gets the boot. He's more James than Jeremy
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Mar 11, 2015 09:57
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When Angus Deayton got fired from Have I Got News For You, they didn't replace him with a person with similar characteristics. They replaced the entire role and started doing guest hosts every episode. Top Gear should do that as well. One week, Richard and James will get getting along swimmingly with Steve Coogan (in character as Alan Partridge perhaps?), next week they're doing a camper van challenge with Brian Blessed, the week after that they have to suffer a Jedward takeover. Of course it won't work, but it will two series of absolute mayhem before the entire concept goes supernova.
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Mar 11, 2015 10:52
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Clarkson and Wilman have been friends for years. This will just end up being them having a barney that some newbie assistant then reported. Wilman will say nothing happened cause he knows hes on to a good thing and everything will go back to normal. Same thing happened with the eany meany thing. Nothing is shown on TV but the world has to be outraged. I will say that the original Stig Perry Mcarthy was on the BBC breakfast news this morning trying to stand up for Clarkson by saying that he is a handful and if he punched someone they should all just man up and get on with the job. Queue hosts saying for the rest of the interview so you agree with Clarkson punching people and its acceptable in the workplace. Very helpful black Stig.
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Mar 11, 2015 11:09
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The eeny meeny thing was barely a thing. Try mumbling through it and not forming the words like he was doing, its just the easiest sound to say when you are just baby talking. It only sounds like friend of the family if you really really amp on that part like the videos did.
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Mar 11, 2015 11:32
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holocaust bloopers posted:I'm pretty sure getting heated after a long, stressful day happens and it's always the dumbest poo poo that is the last thing to set someone off. Clarkson isn't headed for a mental care ward. This was filming in Newcastle, however. So Geordie jokes aside, at most he was facing the terrible strain involved in waiting for take out or sending a runner to the nearest super-Tesco. Also, this is the UK. While it's harder to get fired for not being very good at your job, punching people at work usually does get people fired unless the employer has a very good alternative that wouldn't play very badly in the otherwise inevitable employment tribunal. Of course this isn't a normal employment situation and the Beeb have previously been willing to pay substantial compromise payments to remove presenters they don't want any more (e.g. older women). So it may be that, while getting advice on their rights against Clarkson, they're also negotiating the size of the cheque + apology this Oisin dude would accept to agree to be moved to another show.
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Mar 11, 2015 13:08
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Bigsteve posted:Clarkson and Wilman have been friends for years. This will just end up being them having a barney that some newbie assistant then reported. Wilman will say nothing happened cause he knows hes on to a good thing and everything will go back to normal. I wondered where Old Black Stig was these days. Not as dead in the sea somewhere after being murdered so it's pretty good no matter how you look at it.
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Mar 11, 2015 13:12
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NO gently caress YOU DAD posted:There's already two or three op-ed pieces in the Guardian about how evil Clarkson should resign and shame on the BBC for employing him. They must have these articles pre-written and just fill in the blanks like they do with obituaries. Well, yeah, they do. With Jeremy Clarkson suspended, here's my vision for an eco-feminist Top Gear 
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Mar 11, 2015 13:24
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Sir Tonk posted:Well, yeah, they do. You know, I read the Grauniad mostly because I cant stand the other papers but occasionally with stuff like this it really gets on my nerves. What dream planet are they living on anyway? I am sure all 10 eco-feminist car enthusiasts would love that show but the rest of us just want to watch 3 blokes being idiots while driving fast cars. Can they not just let us enjoy it?
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Mar 11, 2015 13:40
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lt_kennedy posted:I wondered where Old Black Stig was these days. Not as dead in the sea somewhere after being murdered so it's pretty good no matter how you look at it. The interview was a thing of beauty. I can imagine Clarkson sat at home watching just repeatedly murmuring "oval office". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31828943
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Mar 11, 2015 13:42
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Sir Tonk posted:Well, yeah, they do. That was really difficult to read. How can anybody take Top Gear that seriously?  It's practically a sitcom with cars these days.Edit: You may as well write an article about the irresponsible actions of Basil Fawlty for all the sense it'll make. RillAkBea fucked around with this message at 13:54 on Mar 11, 2015 |
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Mar 11, 2015 13:49
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Sir Tonk posted:Well, yeah, they do.
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Saga posted:This was filming in Newcastle, however. So Geordie jokes aside, at most he was facing the terrible strain involved in waiting for take out or sending a runner to the nearest super-Tesco. Whoa whoa whoa, it was oisin? Is that confirmed? He's a cool dude.  Ah, crap it was. There has to be more going on here. Mr. Wiggles fucked around with this message at 16:21 on Mar 11, 2015 |
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Mar 11, 2015 14:45
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FiftySeven posted:I am sure all 10 eco-feminist car enthusiasts would love that show but the rest of us just want to watch 3 blokes being idiots while driving fast cars. Can they not just let us enjoy it?
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Mar 11, 2015 14:52
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Sir Tonk posted:Well, yeah, they do. I like the Guardian as a newspaper, but sometimes I wonder why I like it.
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Mar 11, 2015 15:26
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Sir Tonk posted:Well, yeah, they do.
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Mar 11, 2015 15:36
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Top Gear should also promote gluten-free foods, organic vegetables, non-GMO milk, and yoga if you want to so throughly destroy it.
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Mar 11, 2015 15:40
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The Daily Mail (Ewww) posted:'I'm off to the Job Centre' jokes Jeremy Clarkson as sources say he may QUIT the BBC - even if they give him the all-clear over his Top Gear food fight fracas
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Mar 11, 2015 15:43
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Logikv9 posted:Top Gear should also promote gluten-free foods, organic vegetables, non-GMO milk, and yoga if you want to so throughly destroy it.
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InitialDave posted:If you asked me "What kind of inane horseshit would be contained in a Guardian article unironically promoting something called eco-feminism"... There wasn't really all that much about either the eco or the feminism part of the buzzword other than some student government newsletter-tier filler 'hey the i8 is neat, something something the future, clarkson is insensitive.' Are 'real' newspapers doing clickbait now, because that's what that is. e: If he actually punched a producer for not bringing him his nummies he deserves a suitably Clarksonian punishment. The producer should get one free shot at Clarkson, as hard as he can manage, then all is forgiven. redgubbinz fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Mar 11, 2015 |
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Mar 11, 2015 15:45
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:There wasn't really all that much about either the eco or the feminism part of the buzzword other than some student government newsletter-tier filler 'hey the i8 is neat, something something the future, clarkson is insensitive.' Are 'real' newspapers doing clickbait now, because that's what that is. Either that, or make it an inside joke for the entire next series that, during every trip and challenge, Clarkson gets randomly poo poo upon with extra tasks and unpleasant things to do. Everyone else is staying at a hotel? Your caravan is right this way, Mr. Clarkson!
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Mar 11, 2015 15:56
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PT6A posted:Everyone else is staying at a hotel? Your
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Mar 11, 2015 16:11
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"We decided to take super cars down to the South of France!" "While Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Dodge Charger in Argentina!"
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Mar 11, 2015 16:22
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Nonsense posted:The most offensive thing they did was say the Jaguar F-Type V8 was annoying. Yes. I've seen a few around in town. They sound glorious. Angry and loud, but glorious.
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Mar 11, 2015 16:24
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SquadronROE posted:"We decided to take super cars down to the South of France!" And he has to drive it to the finishing point at the Capitol building in Mexico City.
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Mar 11, 2015 16:49
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:There wasn't really all that much about either the eco or the feminism part of the buzzword other than some student government newsletter-tier filler 'hey the i8 is neat, something something the future, clarkson is insensitive.' Are 'real' newspapers doing clickbait now, because that's what that is. Finally - the Fracas in Clarkrackas I've been waiting for   God that 'article' was wafer thin at best - as a feminist, a woman and someone who does their bit for the environment I'd rather watch actual Top Gear. Clarkson can be a bit of a victim of his own persona building but to be honest, his persona is a weird one to begin with. The bravado, machismo and self confidence in the face of his own impotence is what makes him entertaining and magnetic but a lot of it is self effacing and weirdly sensitive in places. I can't think of any show right now were you see men laugh openly either at their mates misfortunes or at their collective team victories in challenges or when a car just ticks all the right boxes. I can't think of any show where you can see the flicker of emotions behind anyone's eyes like Top Gear, especially, weirdly enough - mostly from Clarkson. During the Burma special when it was winding up he chokes up talking about how much he loved being there, and the wheezy doubling over laughing (usually at James May) or the reverence he had for that Disco Volante. It is a weird goddamn show as a whole when you think about it - from the way it started and the way it exploded into a huge empire. lt_kennedy fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Mar 11, 2015 |
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Mar 11, 2015 17:32
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Dolphin posted:This person clearly doesn't watch or understand Top Gear. People don't watch Top Gear for useful information. But it's the #1 factual show in the world 
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Mar 11, 2015 17:38
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Clarkson's anecdote about the Porsche 928 and his dying father was goddamn moving.
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Mar 11, 2015 17:43
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Yeah, and then he ruined a manual 928 GT. Hang the fucker!
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Mar 11, 2015 17:56
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mobby_6kl posted:Yeah, and then he ruined a manual 928 GT. Hang the fucker! No, then the Argies ruined a 928.
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Mar 11, 2015 18:28
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Kind of the crew's fault for pampering him and May throughout the entirety of the 'rescue Hammond' mission.
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Mar 11, 2015 18:31
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So help me God, BBC Canada better show the remaining fully-completed episodes that have already aired in the UK but not here (i.e. the one where they're actually in Canada!)
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Mar 11, 2015 18:45
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PT6A posted:No, then the Argies ruined a 928. I think he means the ambulance
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Mar 11, 2015 18:46
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pik_d posted:I think he means the ambulance Oh yes, there was that...
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Mar 11, 2015 18:52
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pik_d posted:I think he means the ambulance I think that was a 944
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Mar 11, 2015 18:59
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That wasn't a 928 IIRC. I meant the Argentinian car that he ruined by taking it offroad and "improving" it, though the locals did put the final nail in.
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I hate to say it as much as I love the cars, but 928s are ruined the moment you start driving them. The electrics in those cars are just abysmal, and abysmal to work on.
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McTinkerson posted:I feel like Chris Harris needs to sacrifice however many automotive trinkets to whichever gods are listening to take over if Clarkson gets the boot.
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