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sean10mm posted:All the presenters were new... and he took the writing staff down to one guy? Again, who the gently caress thought letting Evans be the creative lead as well as host was a good idea and why has this person or people not been outed and sacked?
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 19:47 |
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I'm just happy this is the BBC and they're willing to identify and correct mistakes. LA networks would have either doubled down on Evans or just cancelled the show entirely.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:31 |
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It's entirely possible he wouldn't have gone anywhere without the sex offence investigation, which is alarming but the main thing is that he's gone.
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# ? Jul 10, 2016 20:33 |
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Yeah his leaving was perfectly timed with the sex offence allegation. If that didn't pop up, he'd probably still be running Top Gear. Not adding a new host and letting LeBlanc, Harris, and Reid take over wasn't because we wanted it, it was just the easiest thing to do.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 00:49 |
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Cojawfee posted:Yeah his leaving was perfectly timed with the sex offence allegation. If that didn't pop up, he'd probably still be running Top Gear. Not adding a new host and letting LeBlanc, Harris, and Reid take over wasn't because we wanted it, it was just the easiest thing to do. They've left sex offenders on air for decades. I can't imagine the tanking ratings, and total public disdain for him, helped things.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 01:15 |
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WAR CRIME SYNDICAT posted:They've left sex offenders on air for decades. I can't imagine the tanking ratings, and total public disdain for him, helped things. Did those people include police investigations?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 01:24 |
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Cojawfee posted:Did those people include police investigations? Nah, cause they covered them up for thirty years with the help of the police. BBC is basically a low rent version of the Catholic church. Both demand a portion of your money to be a member, then they gently caress your kid.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 01:34 |
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Yeah, Chris Evans has a police investigation against him. So they can't really sweep that under the rug.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 01:39 |
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Cojawfee posted:Did those people include police investigations? The police investigated so they knew how to help with the coverup.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 01:39 |
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He's still on Radio 2 for three hours every weekday, so it's not like the BBC totally dropped him or anything. If the investigation was the most important part shouldn't it put that in question too rather than just the show he was almost singlehandedly tanking?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 04:19 |
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Didn't he already confess to whipping his old chap out randomly? I really hope there isn't anything else worse that he's been doing...
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 04:22 |
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If the BBC dropped all the presenters who were under police suspicion, we'd have to bring back the testcard during peak hours.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 09:04 |
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spog posted:If the BBC dropped all the presenters who were under police suspicion, we'd have to bring back the testcard during peak hours. Even Dimbleby?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 13:32 |
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They need to at least test Rowan Atkinson for presenting on the next series.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 16:13 |
Only if he stays in character as Mr. Bean the entire time.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 21:04 |
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He would be great at commentating SIARPC laps.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 21:12 |
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Wheeee posted:Only if he stays in character as Mr. Bean the entire time. A mute Atkinson is still better than Evans.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 21:13 |
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Wheeee posted:Only if he stays in character as Mr. Bean the entire time. Atkinson is pretty good in other roles too you know.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:26 |
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Xelkelvos posted:Atkinson is pretty good in other roles too you know. I haven't watched Maigret Sets a Trap yet, but I hear he's very good in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QLxIBkewLw
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:30 |
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For reference as to why Rowan might be at least an above average Top Gear host, his SiaRPC segment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOg_smPzq5A
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:37 |
When my mechanic and I have to fill up one of us invariably says "petrol pumP"
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:41 |
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Wheeee posted:Only if he stays in character as Mr. Bean the entire time. BlackAdder or GTFO
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 22:56 |
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:BlackAdder or GTFO A Top Gear challenge is the perfect venue for... ... ...a cunning plan!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 23:18 |
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sean10mm posted:A Top Gear challenge is the perfect venue for... I want that so much.
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 00:21 |
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sean10mm posted:A Top Gear challenge is the perfect venue for... Yes; this is exactly what I didn't know I wanted.
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 10:24 |
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The way the BBC has handled Top Gear post-Clarkson it's more likely we get Johnny English 3 instead.
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 12:50 |
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sean10mm posted:A Top Gear challenge is the perfect venue for... Please make this happen BBC!
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 13:14 |
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sean10mm posted:A Top Gear challenge is the perfect venue for... Instead of The Stig, we can have The Baldrick.
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 19:23 |
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Mister Kingdom posted:Instead of The Stig, we can have The Baldrick. I give this car 3 turnips
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 22:45 |
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The best comedy character to host Top Gear is clearly Alan Partridge. He could do a historical look at the best Lexi for instance.
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 22:57 |
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Have you already forgotten Crash! Bang! Wallop! What a Video!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-q0437X5uA Tonight on Top Gear - I drive from Norwich to Aberdeen... with no shoes on
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# ? Jul 12, 2016 23:42 |
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PT6A posted:
This thread isn't for talking about your sexual preferences.
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 01:30 |
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Don't think this got posted yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NpMoRqa8U
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 02:39 |
Jesus he looks bad. Is he seriously hungover?
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 06:19 |
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Two Finger posted:Jesus he looks bad. Is he seriously hungover? That's what British people look like without a state level enterprise doing makeup on them.
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 09:59 |
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Ola posted:The best comedy character to host Top Gear is clearly Alan Partridge. He could do a historical look at the best Lexi for instance. Steve Coogan is also a confirmed petrolhead, and iirc used to contribute to Evo.
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 19:44 |
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https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/feb/05/top-gear-offensive-steve-coogan He's a bit of a dick, though quote:As a huge fan of Top Gear I normally regard the presenters' brand of irreverence as a part of the rough and tumble that goes with having a sense of humour. I've been on the show three times and had a go at their celebrity-lap challenge, and I would love to receive a fourth invite. But I think that's unlikely once they have read this. If, however, it makes the Lads question their behaviour for a second – ambitious, I know – it will be worth it.
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# ? Jul 13, 2016 20:37 |
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spog posted:https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/feb/05/top-gear-offensive-steve-coogan I remember reading that when it came out. That's certainly the kind of dickishness I can get behind. But I guess I'm more of a James May than a Jeremy Clarkson if there were a facebook quiz of which TopGear host are you? Edit: Who am I kidding, I'm Hammond aren't I davebo fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Jul 13, 2016 |
# ? Jul 13, 2016 21:00 |
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To be fair, the attacks on Mexicans were pretty unfunny and downright stupid. On the other hand, the manufactured controversies about the infamous number plate in Argentina or "slope", an apparently racist term that no one I talked to had ever heard of, are something entirely different. Mind you, having tasted English cooking on some memorable occasions, I can see why they find Mexican food unpalatably non-bland.
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Thing is though, Coogan is bang on in that.
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