Jeremy Clarkson fired from Top Gear.
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I think there's a bit more to it than that, but if you want oversimplification then okay, I guess. There were issues with the entire day's production and the two men had been arguing all day. So no, it's not just about a steak.
So, because the two men were arguing, that means it's okay to verbally harangue a man for twenty minutes over food service he can't control, and then punch him in the face for it? After years of being a pain in the ass to the extent the BBC gave him a final warning not to make offensive remarks? And then getting recorded cussing out his bosses after getting suspended?
What does he have to do to warrant getting fired then, shit on a picture of the Queen on live television?
What does he have to do to warrant getting fired then, shit on a picture of the Queen on live television?
He'd do one better, shit on the ACTUAL QUEEN.
Yeah, well, it's why eventually he was gonna push those in charge to fire him.
I'm conflicted about this. I don't want to see Clarkson go and the other two have made it clear that they will not return without him. At the same time, I completely understand why the BBC is doing all of this.
For what it's worth, I will point out that the person who got hit did not report this. Clarkson reported himself. He did also mostly joke about it and was pretty glib while he was suspended.
It probably spells the end of Top Gear as well.
For what it's worth, I will point out that the person who got hit did not report this. Clarkson reported himself. He did also mostly joke about it and was pretty glib while he was suspended.
It probably spells the end of Top Gear as well.
This is likely in my top 5 favorite shows. I'll miss it. But you can't be that much of an ass over the last 3 or so years and keep any job.
Good.
There has already been speculation that they'll jump to doing a show on Netflix
I don't get all the people on Facebook (and the like) saying BBC made a mistake because this'll cost them millions in viewers and billions in money. Yes, it will - the people over at the BBC aren't morons. They decided to stick to a principle - that you can't g get away with something simply because you're a celebrity. Treating everyone equal means not crucifying a celebrity for something someone else could do without a problem, but it also means not letting a celebrity getting away with something someone else wouldn't get away with either. I'm honestly a bit sad that Top Gear as we knew it is over - and anyone who's seen BBC US or BBC Australia can attest that it isn't a formula you can easily cop and paste - but he was out of line. Could they have suspended him temporarily or docked his pay or something? Perhaps, but he's made too many faux pas for that to be much of an option. He's made fun of "slaps on the wrist" in the past many a time. I, for one, assume the BBC reviewed the case and decided they couldn't keep him on, despite losing out on millions, and did so anyway. That's not a mistake. That's being principled and correct.
The Stig is refusing to give a statement.
Can't wait for the inevitable Flash game that looks like Final Fight except you get to choose from one of the (soon-to-be former) three Top Gear hosts. Jeremy can be Haggar, James will be Cody, and Richard will be Guy. You scroll along punching producers and cooks in the face, and in the bonus round, you destroy a car. Or two.
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Exactly. Sad as I am that Clarkson was sacked by the BBC, I'm not sad that the BBC sacked him, I'm sad that he punched a producer in the face and yelled at him for an excessive amount of time, after all of the other shit he's pulled, which led to the BBC having to sack him.
Probably because unlike Clarkson, the producer is a professional.
But the producer didn't have a Snickers (or Mars Bar...)
The whole fracas could have been avoided for a pound.
The whole fracas could have been avoided for a pound.
Or just punch everyone on Top Gear USA. I'd watch that.
Gordon Ramsey is actually really nice when you get down to it. He's just passionate.
It's funny because if you watch his UK shows he's not nearly as volatile and angry, it's just gimmicky bullshit because Americans eat it up like candy.
He does yell in the UK shows, just not nearly as much. And they also don't do all that bullshit editing to try to make things seem more tense or dramatic.
Which is basically what I meant when I said "not nearly."
e: That might have come off snarkier than intended. What I mean is yeah, that's what I was trying to say for the most part. Also, it's amazing how much more enjoyable a show is without all that ridiculous jump-cutting and music sting nonsense.
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I wasn't intending that post to be directed solely at you. I know you've seen the uk shows. I was making an addition for those who hadn't, and quoting your post for context. A limitation of group text-based communication.
I think forum etiquette requires I add a 'fuck you' in here somewhere, but that might only be for Jersey.
