I cannot stand Chris Evans. Nobody can replace the real team and the BBC are dumber than i imagined if they think Chris Evans will fix it. Hes more of a llose cannon than Clarkson ever was. Time to boycott the TV licence and watch the BBC sink.
I agree; Henry isn't in the same league as Whitham, Hodgson etc when it comes to riding a bike, but that wasn't my point. Being an ace rider isn't a requirement to getting the TG gig surely. Reckon he's a good option for the job. But really do we think the BBC have got any bikers on their shortlist apart from GM?
I'm in this camp too, we might really luck out and end up with two good motoring shows, as long as the clarkson / Hammond / May program isn't scheduled to clash.
What does he know about cars? He drives a Maserati the poor misguided fool. And he'll need cosmetic surgery to remove that fixed smirk.
I'd put money on Danny Baker turning up sooner or later - he's one of the people the Ginger Tw@t pays to laugh at his crap jokes on most of the things he does...
And Henry Cole - seriously ? As a presenter he's soporific ! Anyway - why do we need bikes on Top Gear ? It's a car programme... well, actually it's not really about cars is it ? No TV company has made a decent bike show in the last 20 years - why would anyone think that the BBC can do it now, even as part of a car show ?
yeah, and clarkson buried it, what kind of spoiled, egotistical overpaid moron ape punches a human being over food, let alone a colleague ?
you mean like when unemployed clarkson, hamster and gay get bought by another tv company? we'll see........
Fred Dibnah with flat cap and roll-up test riding a Grindlay Peerless. "An't w'ole thing were bloody fantastic like, yer know.." I'd have watched that. Too late now. Great opportunity missed.
I wonder if there isn't a market opportunity for a car show with car reviews. That'll be informative (though entertaining) reviews about cars, that you might even buy. It would be different from just destroying them and modifying them absurdly with an army of BBC mechanics and technicians. Maybe no one is interested in such a show which is why Top Gear was turned into a comedy programme.
For all his larking about, when Clarkson does a semi-serious car review he's very good at pinning down the essence of the car, good points and bad, without boring you to death with technical detail. He manages to put the viewer (or reader) into the driving seat. You are somehow left in no doubt of what to expect if you were to drive the car yourself. I'm no journalist but I bet that's a much harder trick to pull off than it looks. Whether or not you like him or his style, he's a skilful writer and broadcaster.
I agree. I just think it's a pity that the whole programme descended into a pastiche, when the actual reviews at the beginning were really good. I think that Clarkson has a great turn of phrase.
