Jeremy Clarkson suspended

SeanW · 20-03-2015 02:24AM

P. Breathnach wrote: »

If they are the criteria, then it's time for the programme to be discontinued.

So your attitude is: "I don't like something therefore it should be eliminated"

I'm guessing you're a leftist.

Karl Stein · 20-03-2015 02:31AM

The Th!ng wrote: »

Ray Winstone .. doesn't come across as someone who'd give a fcuk about the "eco-feminist" bull****ters at the Guardian.

Winstone also doesn't come across as drooler Tory boy either whose entire 'comedy' act is based on a superiority complex despite possessing meagre talent himself like Clarkson.

Clarksonettes are played like a fiddle by Clarkson - they're his bread and butter and he their Pied Piper lulled into a soporific trance because they get to watch a diva-man twat live out their own boyhood fantasies.

buried · 20-03-2015 02:42AM

Just get David Cameron to replace him. Dave be looking for a new job soon anyways

P. Breathnach · 20-03-2015 03:08AM

SeanW wrote: »

So your attitude is: "I don't like something therefore it should be eliminated"

That's not what I said.

I'm guessing you're a leftist.

That depends on what you mean by leftist. In relation to suggesting a new presenter for Top Gear, my position isn't at all political. It's simply that I don't think a presenter should be selected on the basis of disrespecting any segment of the potential audience.

colossus-x · 20-03-2015 03:13AM

Is this thread still going? Look - Top Gear is a TV program about cars. Are we seriously saying that theirs only one person capable of presenting a TV show about cars?

GET A GRIP PEOPLE - CAN WE ALL STOP BECOMING AS BRAIN DEAD AS THE BRITS AND STOP MIMICKING THEIR UTTER STUPIDITY.

thank you

wandatowell · 20-03-2015 03:20AM

colossus-x wrote: »

Is this thread still going? Look - Top Gear is a TV program about cars. Are we seriously saying that theirs only one person capable of presenting a TV show about cars?

GET A GRIP PEOPLE - CAN WE ALL STOP BECOMING AS BRAIN DEAD AS THE BRITS AND STOP MIMICKING THEIR UTTER STUPIDITY.

thank you

Its an Entertainment show. Very little to do with car as one might expect from a "car show"

Its all about the laughs with Top Gear. Hench, why the presenters are vitally important.

A Dub in Glasgo · 20-03-2015 07:59AM

wandatowell wrote: »

Its an Entertainment show. Very little to do with car as one might expect from a "car show"

Its all about the laughs with Top Gear. Hench, why the presenters are vitally important.

People will soon grow up and realise there is more to life than watching Clarkson

Brendan Bendar · 20-03-2015 08:07AM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

People will soon grow up and realise there is more to life than watching Clarkson

Hmmm..... Wouldn't be too sure Dub, the type who watch Clarkson and the bunch of oafs gathered round don't tend to grow up very quickly.

No offence to anyone, but that's the way I see it based on the posts here.

knucklehead6 · 20-03-2015 08:40AM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Hmmm..... Wouldn't be too sure Dub, the type who watch Clarkson and the bunch of oafs gathered round don't tend to grow up very quickly.

No offence to anyone, but that's the way I see it based on the posts here.

Ah yes... the magic "I can say whatever i want and get away with it 'no offence to anyone but you are all oafs' statement"

Why would anyone who enjoyed the show for what it was, light hearted entertainment taken with a rather large pinch of salt, take offence to being called an oaf.

Either way, it looks like its all done and dusted according to this.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/showbiz/clarkson-yes-the-bbc-has-sacked-me-668275.html

dr.fuzzenstein · 20-03-2015 09:27AM

Karl Stein wrote: »

Winstone also doesn't come across as drooler Tory boy either whose entire 'comedy' act is based on a superiority complex despite possessing meagre talent himself like Clarkson.

Clarksonettes are played like a fiddle by Clarkson - they're his bread and butter and he their Pied Piper lulled into a soporific trance because they get to watch a diva-man twat live out their own boyhood fantasies.

He certainly got to you.
Well, if it makes you feel better, looks like he is a goner, according to himself.

tigger123 · 20-03-2015 09:31AM

He only has himself to blame.

Muahahaha · 20-03-2015 09:32AM

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson last night sensationally revealed that he had been "sacked" from the show by the BBC.

The 54-year-old presenter, who made the revelation at a charity fund-raiser in London, said, "I didn't foresee my sacking, but I would like to do one last lap."

He continued, "So I'll go down to Surrey and I'll do one last lap of that track before the f*****g b******s sack me."

Clarkson was at the charity gig to auction off a final spin around the Top Gear track but continued with an expletive-laden rant against the BBC.

"There was an 18 year waiting list to be in the audience of Top Gear, but the BBC has f****d themselves.

"It was a great show and they've f****d it up, tonight's the night when you have the opportunity."

So according to Clarkson its the BBC who fcuked it up. They must have made him get drunk and punch the producer :rolleyes:

This Father Ted scene could almost of been written for Jeremy Clarkson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3nM4hyIcFQ

Mint Aero · 20-03-2015 09:44AM

Anyone know where I can purchase a poster of Clarky boy to hang up in my bedroom. Gonna hold a vigil until this embarrassing mess the BBC have created is over.

Preferably 86.3% of the proceeds should go towards charity and the poster should be 100% recyclable.

RayM · 20-03-2015 09:46AM

Mint Aero wrote: »

Anyone know where I can purchase a poster of Clarky boy to hang up in my bedroom. Gonna hold a vigil until this embarrassing mess the BBC have created is over.

In fairness, the BBC should never have punched that lazy Irish cunt.

super_furry · 20-03-2015 10:18AM

RayM wrote: »

In fairness, the BBC should never have punched that lazy Irish cunt.

You're just being silly now. What they should never have done is hire him. Even the most modest of phrenology students knows that the slovenly and slothful Irishman makes for a poor servant, as witnessed by his failure to anticipate his master's wishes. A good Cornishman or at a pinch a Scot would be much more preferable.

Kermit.de.frog · 20-03-2015 10:33AM

Well he's gone now. You don't get to talk about your generous employers like that and expect to keep your job.

Enzokk · 20-03-2015 10:57AM

ScumLord wrote: »

NOt immune no, but the show depends on him, he is a major draw. That has to be considered as well. The BBC can fire Jeremy on principle but they could end up firing the rest of the staff a year later if the show tanks without Clarkson. The BBC are more than likely considering ramifications like that when they consider firing Clarkson.

These incidents are as much the BBCs doing as they are Clarkson, fair enough anything that happens outside of the show like Clarkson allegedly hitting one of the producers is Clarksons own doing but things like possible racism on the show are there because the producers decided to put it in. Releasing old blooper reels with almost racism in it is also the fault of the BBC.

You seem to infer that commercial interests supersedes any actions that Clarkson may do. This is what the BBC man meant when he compared it to Savile. The rush to defend the person due to his popularity or the amount of money he brings in.

I understand the feeling of protectiveness over the show. It is an very good show, but that does not mean that the presenters of the show is immune to criticism. It actually means they should be held to an higher standard. It should mean that they are courteous after shooting with their fans and respect what they are doing for the fans. It seems as though Jeremy Clarkson in real life isn't that far off from Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear (see expletive rant at BBC). This after the company has made him an extremely rich man.

Karl Stein · 20-03-2015 11:04AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

He certainly got to you.

No.

Well, if it makes you feel better, looks like he is a goner, according to himself.

I enjoy Top Gear. I hope it continues whether Diva Clarkson returns or not.

dr.fuzzenstein · 20-03-2015 11:08AM

Karl Stein wrote: »

No.

I enjoy Top Gear. I hope it continues whether Diva Clarkson returns or not.

You're certainly very loud and vocal about not caring. ;-)

super_furry · 20-03-2015 11:08AM

He's an insufferable prick, but it would be hilarious if Piers Morgan replaced Clarkson.

ScumLord · 20-03-2015 11:18AM

colossus-x wrote: »

Is this thread still going? Look - Top Gear is a TV program about cars. Are we seriously saying that theirs only one person capable of presenting a TV show about cars?

Top Gear isn't a show about cars though, it's a show about three old men with access to whatever vehicle they want.

Enzokk wrote: »

You seem to infer that commercial interests supersedes any actions that Clarkson may do. This is what the BBC man meant when he compared it to Savile. The rush to defend the person due to his popularity or the amount of money he brings in.

Commercial interests always come above just about everything else in a business. We're fine with buying products made in poor countries where employees get taken advantage of, but a minor scuffle between two grown men is a national outrage and such a disgrace that a business should ditch one of it's main selling points.

but that does not mean that the presenters of the show is immune to criticism.

I don't know how many times I can say he shouldn't be immune from criticism or consequences, before people stop reading it as the exact opposite of what I said.

It actually means they should be held to an higher standard. It should mean that they are courteous after shooting with their fans and respect what they are doing for the fans.

Placating "fans" is one of the major driving forces killing all creativity and artistic endeavour. "the fans don't like the sad ending", lets make a happy ending. The fans don't like this point of view, lets have no point of view and more explosions, that should keep them content until the ad break.

The BBC have managed to remove another personality on their way to becoming the most bland TV station in the world.

P. Breathnach · 20-03-2015 12:00PM

ScumLord wrote: »

... a minor scuffle between two grown men is a national outrage and such a disgrace that a business should ditch one of it's main selling points.

Is there any evidence that Tymon took part in a scuffle? Everything I have read suggests that he was entirely at the receiving end.

I don't know how many times I can say he shouldn't be immune from criticism or consequences, before people stop reading it as the exact opposite of what I said....

Because you "yes-but" every such admission. Your good faith in saying that he should face the consequences of any bad behaviour is meaningless.

Mint Aero · 20-03-2015 12:04PM

super_furry wrote: »

He's an insufferable prick

This is such an Irish statement. Someone speaks his mind therefore he's an insufferable prick and (BBC) please make it go away. I need my sleepy dreary TV. Something more like 5th Gear. Oh why can't it be more like 5th gear then I'd watch it even though I don't watch 5th gear.

super_furry · 20-03-2015 12:05PM

In all seriousness though, the BBC holds itself and is held to higher standards than other TV channels because it's entirely publicly funded. ITV, Sky, however, would let the commercial interests rule and let Clarkson do whatever he wanted but the BBC don't have that luxury.

super_furry · 20-03-2015 12:06PM

Mint Aero wrote: »

This is such an Irish statement. Someone speaks his mind therefore he's an insufferable prick and (BBC) please make it go away.

Talking about Piers Morgan there actually, and I'm not asking for anyone to be made to go away.

As you were Top Gear fanboys.

dr.fuzzenstein · 20-03-2015 12:10PM

colossus-x wrote: »

Is this thread still going? Look - Top Gear is a TV program about cars. Are we seriously saying that theirs only one person capable of presenting a TV show about cars?

GET A GRIP PEOPLE - CAN WE ALL STOP BECOMING AS BRAIN DEAD AS THE BRITS AND STOP MIMICKING THEIR UTTER STUPIDITY.

thank you

Such is life today. We sit there, drooling into our popcorn as loud, fast cars drive around with some explosions and there's also the Fast and the Furious part 27. We watch 22 men chase a ball, talentless kids screeching their rendition of classic songs, we watch trailer trash or rich people go about their daily lives and now we even watch people watching TV!
Now you have to ask yourself why millions of people watch the above, but shows about real events, culture, science, etc... are being watched by about 27 people. It's a sad sign of the times and maybe the movie Idiocracy turns out to be a documentary after all. Though I did enjoy Top Gear, so make of that what you will...

fatbhoy · 20-03-2015 12:25PM

Cienciano wrote: »

My ideal car show line up would be:
Clarkson, Tiff Needell, Ed China and Chris Evans.
Clarkson's knowledge is unbelievably bad considering he's been driving cars for money for the last 30 years. But he does add something to the show. The other 2 are easily replaceable (even though I like James May) but Clarkson has a great wit. Read one of his books a few years ago which was a collection of car reviews from the sun, or whatever paper he writes for and it was hilarious!
I drive a bike, loads of bikers hate him cos he always rips into bikes. But its clearly a wind up. Same with his "racism" imho.
Although he's crossed the line this time and if what we hear is true, he needs to come out with a statement and properly apologise to the producer and tell the idiot top gear fans to lay off him.

This is the most sensible utterance I've read so far about all of this (especially the bolded bit).

jimgoose · 20-03-2015 12:33PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

...I did enjoy Top Gear, so make of that what you will...

I think the only thing that will solve this is a duel, Herr Rittmeister. You and I, two great Knights of the Air, at 10,000 feet. The Neville-Fotherington Thunderbottom Avenger II vs. the Motorenfabrik Oberursel Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz. May the best man win, or at least may the two men get extremely pissed afterwards.

tipptom · 20-03-2015 12:36PM

Mint Aero wrote: »

This is such an Irish statement. Someone speaks his mind therefore he's an insufferable prick and (BBC) please make it go away. I need my sleepy dreary TV. Something more like 5th Gear. Oh why can't it be more like 5th gear then I'd watch it even though I don't watch 5th gear.

Wow,you love top gear so this racist idiot should get a free pass.
Now all of a sudden its us Irish peoples fault for being sensitive and poor Jezza was just using hyperbole.Only from a certain type of Irishman with an inferiority complex could you hear this type of stuff and just encourages the racists to continue because they say you are to thick to even notice that they are going out of their way to stereotype you with their racist insults never mind physically attacking you.

One question for you,you think Ron Atkinson should have been sacked if he said lazy fu*cking black man?.
Was he just using hyperbole and just speaking his mind,and was he just to good at his job and made the TV company to much money to be sacked?

nelly17 · 20-03-2015 12:42PM

super_furry wrote: »

In all seriousness though, the BBC holds itself and is held to higher standards than other TV channels because it's entirely publicly funded. ITV, Sky, however, would let the commercial interests rule and let Clarkson do whatever he wanted but the BBC don't have that luxury.

true from their 2013/2014 report....

Income

Total licence fee income collected increased by £16million from £3,706million to £3,722million as a result of modest household growth.

Licence fee income is adjusted for the costs of the Digital Switchover (DSO) initiative to give net licence fee income. In the year, net licence fee income increased by £70million to £3,726million. 2012/13 was the final year of DSO, although there was some limited ongoing activity this year where none was originally scheduled. Savings against DSO funding are paid over to the Government, and deducted from our income. In 2012/13 the savings amounted to £50million with a £4million carry over of cost into 2013/14.

2013/14
£m

2012/13
£m

Licence fee collected

3,722

3,706

DSO overspend/(savings)

4

(50)

Net licence fee

3,726

3,656

In the overall scheme of tings top gear does bring in what would be a substantial amount almoast anywere else but its pretty misiscule in terms of the public funds they get.

With all of the contraversey around the culture of sexual harrassment on the 80s - this is about maintaining their supposed squeeky clean image and looking the the numbers they can easily afford to let Top Gear go to te wall in order to do so

Jeremy Clarkson suspended

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