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maxman said:
Don`t agree, i think the show is fine just the way it is, meets the needs of the masses....lol.
Idiots they may be, but i wouldn`t mind that kind of fun and be a millionaire to boot. :withstupid:
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Don`t agree, i think the show is fine just the way it is, meets the needs of the masses....lol.
Idiots they may be, but i wouldn`t mind that kind of fun and be a millionaire to boot. :withstupid:
BBC news story...........Is it a news item? Probably not but then thats BBC news with their 'agenda's'
Good advert for top gear though ......shock indignation etc.. at some point people will get bored as they are doing.
I agree new ideas and new faces please.
Good advert for top gear though ......shock indignation etc.. at some point people will get bored as they are doing.
I agree new ideas and new faces please.
Taz said:
Nope, he sold his rights to the show to the BBC for £13m a few years back. As he's worth around £30M at last estimates, sacking him will only affect the resale value for the series, so can't see it happening... if it did, he would move to ITV, make a shed load more money, and the BBC wold lose out.
By the seaside...
Got to say I am getting bored with the format and I suspect the program has run its course. Having said that I cannot see the BBC trashing one of their most successful shows which is "exported" to numerous countries. I would also say I like Clarkson's irreverent style and I often feel his refreshing non pc approach chimes with me and I suspect many others. I'll be sorry to see him go if only for that reason but I'll not miss the program and besides I can watch it on Dave (or whatever it is called nowadays) for at least the next 10 years.
May and Hammond make loads from other BBC series. They will soon see that their livelihood is at risk through association and will consider their options carefully. Responding like they did to Clarksons tweet will not have done them any favours. The production company will have invested hundreds of thousands on the unaired program's. The BBC probably has some exposure to those costs. The BBC don't mess around doing publicity stunts like this - they are serious and committed. JC is out and won't be back.
Who ever owns the rights will today be looking at the options to re formulate the show. It attracts viewers not just because of Clarkson but also because the content and superb cinematography. The show itself has recently become formulaic and completely scripted and needs a change anyway despite it being compelling viewing.
This is now a corporate issue. The Beeb will whisper one word in the ear of the production company who will then go away and do what they have to to keep their show or some form of it on the BBC which is their best channel to a worldwide market. That word is Saville. The BBC will not be bullied by one individual no matter how much money or viewers are involved.
The Jonathan Ross issue was about an individual. This is different.
This isn't just about Clarkson now. It is about business. Big business!
Who ever owns the rights will today be looking at the options to re formulate the show. It attracts viewers not just because of Clarkson but also because the content and superb cinematography. The show itself has recently become formulaic and completely scripted and needs a change anyway despite it being compelling viewing.
This is now a corporate issue. The Beeb will whisper one word in the ear of the production company who will then go away and do what they have to to keep their show or some form of it on the BBC which is their best channel to a worldwide market. That word is Saville. The BBC will not be bullied by one individual no matter how much money or viewers are involved.
The Jonathan Ross issue was about an individual. This is different.
This isn't just about Clarkson now. It is about business. Big business!
I'm amazed something so trivial can be the top story on BBC News when there's so much else going on in the world. It's pathetic. :roll:
