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That AutoEvolution article a few posts north was updated that May confirmed the show being dead? Where did that come from?
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Cat Terrist posted:She is not a good presenter, she is literal nails on a chalkboard loving awful. She can drive and does know about cars but dear LORD, totally unwatchable because I have and would again hurl a brick through a monitor and / or speakers to avoid one second of that dreadful voice. And her teeth bother me. Are they Chiclets? Anyway, I'd love to see Rowan Atkinson to take over the Clarkson role.
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Mar 15, 2015 14:05
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Combat Pretzel posted:Where did that come from?
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Mar 15, 2015 14:05
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Combat Pretzel posted:That AutoEvolution article a few posts north was updated that May confirmed the show being dead? Where did that come from? I'm hoping it's just a bargaining tool for next month, but I'd prefer it goes out for Jeremy being an rear end to it just slowly fizzling out. They all have to have more than enough to do whatever they wish for the rest of their lives and the other British networks will let them make whatever shows they want.
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Mar 15, 2015 14:08
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Foxtrot_13 posted:
Britain's international image does not rest on the BBC producing seven hours of footage of Clarkson pissing around a year.
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Mar 15, 2015 14:39
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cloudchamber posted:Britain's international image does not rest on the BBC producing seven hours of footage of Clarkson pissing around a year. Other things that England produce that are beloved all over the world by millions:
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Mar 15, 2015 14:43
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hopterque posted:Other things that England produce that are beloved all over the world by millions: Doctor Who, James Bond, Harry Potter, loads of other crap.
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Mar 15, 2015 14:49
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cloudchamber posted:Doctor Who, James Bond, Harry Potter, loads of other crap. This really shouldn't surprise me considering your posting in this thread, but still...
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Mar 15, 2015 14:55
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cloudchamber posted:Britain's international image does not rest on the BBC producing seven hours of footage of Clarkson pissing around a year. Pretty sure Britain's international image is just tea and crumpets, nothing to worry about.
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Mar 15, 2015 15:13
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hopterque posted:This really shouldn't surprise me considering your posting in this thread, but still... But what?
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Mar 15, 2015 15:15
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cloudchamber posted:But what?
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Mar 15, 2015 15:17
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I don't understand what I've done to not surprise you.
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Mar 15, 2015 15:18
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Cat Terrist posted:She is not a good presenter, she is literal nails on a chalkboard loving awful. She can drive and does know about cars but dear LORD, totally unwatchable because I have and would again hurl a brick through a monitor and / or speakers to avoid one second of that dreadful voice. Whenever I have managed to sit though her, my only thought is that she get so over-excited that the production team has to wipe the seats down with a towel after she's finished driving. quote:Jason Plato is just as godawful and a complete oval office to boot so lets rule him out as well. I suppose it is credit to the TG threesome that although their job looks easy, it's hard to imagine even ex-TG presenters from the past being able to fill in their shoes Tiff Needell could make a good Hamster replacement and Quentin Wilson could fulfil the Captain Slow role (to some degree), but JC? Noel Edmonds?
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Mar 15, 2015 15:53
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Tonight's episode: "Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May immerse themselves in the world of classics as they attempt to understand the appeal of keeping an old car in the garage for balmy summer days. With Clarkson in a Fiat 124 Spider, Hammond in an MGB GT and May in a Peugeot 304 Cabriolet, the trio take a drive in the country, tinker with their engines and end up at a track day as they try to become true classic car owners. Also in the show, Hammond pits the Subaru WRX STi against the Volkswagen Golf R on the track and footballing legend Gary Lineker is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car." Well we aren't missing much at least 
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Mar 15, 2015 17:05
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Tonight's episode: "Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May immerse themselves in the world of classics as they attempt to understand the appeal of keeping an old car in the garage for balmy summer days. With Clarkson in a Fiat 124 Spider, Hammond in an MGB GT and May in a Peugeot 304 Cabriolet, the trio take a drive in the country, tinker with their engines and end up at a track day as they try to become true classic car owners. Also in the show, Hammond pits the Subaru WRX STi against the Volkswagen Golf R on the track and footballing legend Gary Lineker is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car." If this were done in the same tone as the film where they tried to understand Peugeot drivers, it would be loving awesome, actually.
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Mar 15, 2015 17:11
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PT6A posted:If this were done in the same tone as the film where they tried to understand Peugeot drivers, it would be loving awesome, actually. Yeah, I think that sounds great. They'll have tons of clichés to play with. And "nice" cars that turn out to be horrible is a great recipe for a challenge, think British Leyland and cheap supercars.
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Mar 15, 2015 17:27
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PT6A posted:If this were done in the same tone as the film where they tried to understand Peugeot drivers, it would be loving awesome, actually. Ola posted:Yeah, I think that sounds great. They'll have tons of clichés to play with. And "nice" cars that turn out to be horrible is a great recipe for a challenge, think British Leyland and cheap supercars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymCTWX7Lu6I I personally find the best segments to be the less-scripted ones What do you mean, 'go ugly, early'?
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Mar 15, 2015 17:38
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MPPUZwaafM Start around 5:10. Clarkson, when he dressed to a tee, and was an awful presenter.
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Mar 15, 2015 18:12
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Mooseykins posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MPPUZwaafM There's something very Alan Partridge about that segment.
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Mar 15, 2015 18:16
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cloudchamber posted:There's something very Alan Partridge about that segment. "...drags the car down on its haunches, giving it a taut stance through the bends. It's clever stuff."
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Mar 15, 2015 18:18
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Mooseykins posted:Clarkson, when he dressed to a tee, and was an awful presenter. And was also a young Jay Leno.
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Mar 15, 2015 18:18
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http://www.autoevolution.com/news/jeremy-clarkson-quits-top-gear-show-cancelled-for-good-93287.html I don't know if they are reading too much into this, but....
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Mar 15, 2015 18:29
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Mooseykins posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MPPUZwaafM I see even back then he had no idea what "steering lock" was. 
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Mar 15, 2015 18:48
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Bumming Your Scene posted:Tonight's episode: "Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May immerse themselves in the world of classics as they attempt to understand the appeal of keeping an old car in the garage for balmy summer days. With Clarkson in a Fiat 124 Spider, Hammond in an MGB GT and May in a Peugeot 304 Cabriolet, the trio take a drive in the country, tinker with their engines and end up at a track day as they try to become true classic car owners. Also in the show, Hammond pits the Subaru WRX STi against the Volkswagen Golf R on the track and footballing legend Gary Lineker is the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car." That's probably the show I would have been interested in the most this season thus far, especially since we used to own a Fiat Spider
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Mar 15, 2015 19:18
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cloudchamber posted:Doctor Who, James Bond, Harry Potter, loads of other crap. James Bond is produced by a American company, Harry Potter has been done for years, Doctor Who is nowhere near as popular as Top Gear (very much not aired in 200+ territories).
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Mar 15, 2015 19:34
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Are we seriously arguing that the cancellation of Top Gear will impact the world's view of England in any significant way?
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Mar 15, 2015 19:49
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Residency Evil posted:Are we seriously arguing that the cancellation of Top Gear will impact the world's view of England in any significant way? I'm projecting a GDP shrinkage of more than 1% next year if the cancellation goes through.
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Mar 15, 2015 19:54
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NihilismNow posted:James Bond is produced by a American company, Harry Potter has been done for years, Doctor Who is nowhere near as popular as Top Gear (very much not aired in 200+ territories). Rowling's writing a spin off trilogy of Harry Potter films right now. Doctor Who is more popular than TG in the UK, it can sometimes get twice as many viewers. Doctor Who is also broadcast in 200 or so territories like Top Gear is. The latter is also yet to have an episode simultaneously broadcast in a hundred countries like the fiftieth anniversary special of Doctor Who was.
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Mar 15, 2015 20:04
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cloudchamber posted:Rowling's writing a spin off trilogy of Harry Potter films right now. Doctor Who is more popular than TG in the UK, it can sometimes get twice as many viewers. Doctor Who is also broadcast in 200 or so territories like Top Gear is. The latter is also yet to have an episode simultaneously broadcast in a hundred countries like the fiftieth anniversary special of Doctor Who was. So an extremely popular TV show with millions of viewers outside of the UK being cancelled won't change peoples perception of the UK?
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Mar 15, 2015 20:49
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Measly Twerp posted:So an extremely popular TV show with millions of viewers outside of the UK being cancelled won't change peoples perception of the UK? Do you change your perception of the united states every time a good american TV show gets cancelled?
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Mar 15, 2015 20:52
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Measly Twerp posted:So an extremely popular TV show with millions of viewers outside of the UK being cancelled won't change peoples perception of the UK? No. It's just a TV show. They'll find something else to watch and won't base their opinions on a foreign country solely on some piece of entertainment they produce.
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Mar 15, 2015 20:55
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Measly Twerp posted:So an extremely popular TV show with millions of viewers outside of the UK being cancelled won't change peoples perception of the UK? Lol.
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Mar 15, 2015 21:25
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Andrast posted:Do you change your perception of the united states every time a good american TV show gets cancelled? Don't you? I die a little inside everytime a new 'Reality' show airs as well.
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Mar 15, 2015 21:25
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Don't you? Ugh, this. There was one filmed in the town where I live featuring a good number of people I actually personally know and I spent the entire year half cringing, half watching out of morbid curiosity.
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Mar 15, 2015 21:35
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T1g4h posted:Ugh, this. There was one filmed in the town where I live featuring a good number of people I actually personally know and I spent the entire year half cringing, half watching out of morbid curiosity. Let me guess, was it that one where William Shatner went to a town in Iowa and pretended to be filming a sci-fi movie which would star all the locals as extras and we would all get to laugh at the hicks and yokels but the joke was on him because it was just a normal town who was none too amused to have been played for fools?
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Mar 15, 2015 21:38
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Data Graham posted:Let me guess, was it that one where William Shatner went to a town in Iowa and pretended to be filming a sci-fi movie which would star all the locals as extras and we would all get to laugh at the hicks and yokels but the joke was on him because it was just a normal town who was none too amused to have been played for fools? You're not too far off with the hicks and yokels bit... It made it one season. Then half the cast got arrested for meth / drug related charges / other stupidity.
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Andrast posted:Do you change your perception of the united states every time a good american TV show gets cancelled? It's such a vague statement, but yes, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the TV programming from a certain place can change the perception of that place. We're all extremely prone to bias. cloudchamber posted:No. It's just a TV show. They'll find something else to watch and won't base their opinions on a foreign country solely on some piece of entertainment they produce. Nobody here said Top Gear was the sole basis people had for their opinions of the UK. Anarchist Mae fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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leica posted:Pretty sure Britain's international image is just tea and crumpets, nothing to worry about. And Fish n' Chips and Colonialism  Residency Evil posted:Are we seriously arguing that the cancellation of Top Gear will impact the world's view of England in any significant way? GOD SAVE TOP GEAR! LONG LIVE TOP GEAR! MAY TOP GEAR LIVE FOREVER, AMEN!
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Mar 15, 2015 21:54
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Mat_Drinks posted:Fish n' Chips and Colonialism
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Mat_Drinks posted:And Fish n' Chips and Colonialism And bad teeth. 
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