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Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC

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saskskier
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Looks like he may have finally crossed the line and was suspended by the BBC. Apparently he threw a punch at a producer.

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2015/03/10/news-about-sundays-top-gear/
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31824040
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Titus69
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I wanna know as to why he decided to throw a punch. Im also upset theyre postponing the episodes since this weeks wouldve had the STI vs the Golf R.
I dont want him to go, he keeps the show so popular
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.MASSHOLE.
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Well, he may as well produce it on his own now. It has the following.
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mmallender.
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suspension /= kicked off the show. lets be real, jeremy isnt going anywhere, he is top gear, there wouldnt be the same chemistry and appeal without him. james and richard may be his "co-presenters" but everyone knows, hes the top dog.
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*DUMBCAN*
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.MASSHOLE.Well, he may as well produce it on his own now. It has the following.


Depends on trademarks, but Clarkson is perfectly allowed to take Hammond and May and move to another channel. It won't be as good with ads in it though, on the BBC it got the full one hour.
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Titus69
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mmallender.suspension /= kicked off the show. lets be real, jeremy isnt going anywhere, he is top gear, there wouldnt be the same chemistry and appeal without him. james and richard may be his "co-presenters" but everyone knows, hes the top dog.


I wish that was possible but I feel that this is either the last straw or theyll leave him trailing on very thin ice.
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.MASSHOLE.
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*DUMBCAN*Depends on trademarks, but Clarkson is perfectly allowed to take Hammond and May and move to another channel. It won't be as good with ads in it though, on the BBC it got the full one hour.


I can't imagine HBO or someone wouldn't LOVE to have him.
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Titus69
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.MASSHOLE.I can't imagine HBO or someone wouldn't LOVE to have him.


Oh dear I couldnt see that, maybe velocity channel but I feel with all there shows they couldnt have a show similar to TG with a high ass budget like the BBCs
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*DUMBCAN*
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Titus69Oh dear I couldnt see that, maybe velocity channel but I feel with all there shows they couldnt have a show similar to TG with a high ass budget like the BBCs


Honestly I think TG has been kinda ruined by the really high budgets they've had in recent years. Very few of the episodes are actually about cars, mostly specials which are more about getting cheap laughs, and it's rare that those cars they are about get anything other than unanimous praise from the team. That was why the episode a couple of weeks ago was so good - coupled with a fairly entertaining main feature ("that's not a light, that's a collapsible sun!" being one of my favourite quotes) Clarkson absolutely trashed the car he was reviewing. It was a lot more fun to watch than him smiling and powersliding for 10 minutes.
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JGWI
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I hate him. But at the same time I love him.


weird
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Prof.Pretzel
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NOOOOOO
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theabortionator
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For real or publicity stunt? Also doubt he'd be booted from the show. It's not like it's highly rated or anything and it isn't as if he's a major part of the show.
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daannnnieel
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Titus69Oh dear I couldnt see that, maybe velocity channel but I feel with all there shows they couldnt have a show similar to TG with a high ass budget like the BBCs


>top gear america


it's a thing lol
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itsbenyo
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CLAAAAAAAARRRRKSOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!
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saskskier
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The referenced post has been removed.


While agree losing him would pretty much be the end of Top Gear, the show itself is only a small drop in the BBC pool. BBC massive.
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saskskier
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KayngBayng>top gear america


it's a thing lol


It's a bad thing
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RimJobber
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If BBC dropped Jeremy they would lose practically their whole audience as well as a shit ton of money. They would have to be extremely stupid.



That being said, if they do drop him, I hope he gets with a network that will allow him to have the same show, but with less fucks given. I think that Jeremy would do fine on another network, and if he got James and Richard with him they would probably do better than now only because they would come up with even cooler and edgier stuff than they produce now
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PacificRimJob
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Clarkson is a strong as fuck personality who did whatever everyone else wanted him to do for years (just look at the way he talks about things during his afro days - sure he's comical, but he's not quite as edgy in any way), and at this point in his career, he's reached "I don't give a FUCK" stage.

Now, I don't always agree with him, and sometimes he has said some shit that's pretty fucked up (namely the racisty kinda stuff), but I don't honestly believe that Clarkson is as radical as everyone thinks he is. He just likes to get on peoples' goat and is an absolute EPIC troll - and that's obvious if you've ever seen his shows.

He has powerful enemies that cling to every word he says for a chance to jump into a controversy. Go back 10 years ago... hell. FOUR years ago.. and it wasn't the case. Remember when Topgear was this niche TV show out of the UK and we north americans could find all the shows a week later on youtube? When the studio had 100 people in it instead of 2000? When his biggest enemies were the Morris Marina owners club and idiot Caravanners? He's got one of the most watched shows on the planet now BECAUSE we blew those uploads up on youtube. Now he's A-list as can be, and his newfound jumpy opponents won't let him get away with anything anymore, and he doesn't care.


...that's why I love Jezza. He just doesn't give an airborne flailing skyshit what anyone thinks about him. He's all about fucking with anyone's sensitivities. Anyone who opposes him can lick the fairest part of his asscrack as far as he's concerned. He's a comic. It's what he does. More people need to realize that. His fans have. Yes, he wants to do his show. It's his favourite thing, but at the same time, the show wouldn't be the same if he wasn't able to be who he is - it would just be Pre-Hammond Top gear from 1991 when he wasn't even the chief host - still good, but far too neutered to reach the global audience Top Gear has commanded.
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Laurent.
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saskskierthe show itself is only a small drop in the BBC pool. BBC massive.


Not really. Top gear is massive for the Big Black Cock.

Top Gear was BBC Worldwide's biggest-selling TV show internationally last year and – alongside its fellow mega-brands Doctor Who, BBC Earth and Lonely Planet – helped earn more than £200m in revenue and more than £40m in profits.
The exploitation of everything from TV programme sales to live events, DVDs and magazines from Top Gear raked in £147.3m in revenue for BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, in the year to the end of March.

I can actually see the BBC put an end to at Clarkson, in their everlasting strive to achieve 100% political correctness.
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pow_pow~
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DingoSeanHe has powerful enemies that cling to every word he says for a chance to jump into a controversy. Go back 10 years ago... hell. FOUR years ago.. and it wasn't the case. Remember when Topgear was this niche TV show out of the UK and we north americans could find all the shows a week later on youtube? When the studio had 100 people in it instead of 2000? When his biggest enemies were the Morris Marina owners club and idiot Caravanners? He's got one of the most watched shows on the planet now BECAUSE we blew those uploads up on youtube. Now he's A-list as can be, and his newfound jumpy opponents won't let him get away with anything anymore, and he doesn't care.


did you really just try to argue that top gear is what it is today because americans watched it a lot on youtube?
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death_grips
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Clarkson is a Tory goon who had it coming to him. Glad to see one less walking mid-life crisis on my telly.
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Elg
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pow_pow~did you really just try to argue that top gear is what it is today because americans watched it a lot on youtube?


Exactly what i was thinking when i read that!
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dmski
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pow_pow~did you really just try to argue that top gear is what it is today because americans watched it a lot on youtube?


The American way... taking credit from others since 1776.
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Kakdeg
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Soooo yeah, they have canceled the rest of the episodes for the season now..
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saskskier
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omnidataNot really. Top gear is massive for the Big Black Cock.

Top Gear was BBC Worldwide's biggest-selling TV show internationally last year and – alongside its fellow mega-brands Doctor Who, BBC Earth and Lonely Planet – helped earn more than £200m in revenue and more than £40m in profits.
The exploitation of everything from TV programme sales to live events, DVDs and magazines from Top Gear raked in £147.3m in revenue for BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, in the year to the end of March.

I can actually see the BBC put an end to at Clarkson, in their everlasting strive to achieve 100% political correctness.


That's my bad. I was looking at British tv ratings, not specifically at BBC. I thought BBC was bigger than it is (which is still pretty huge) and Top Gear is a pretty solid chunk of that.
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mmallender.
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Titus69I wish that was possible but I feel that this is either the last straw or theyll leave him trailing on very thin ice.


the bbc isnt about to kill one of their biggest moneymakers, it is an internationally broadcast series, and he is at the forefront of it.

the change.org petition to reinstate clarkson got 550 000+ signatures as of 1:38pm pst today, not too much more than 24 hours after it started i believe

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson?share_id=VLmBMPmInz&utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&fb_ref=Default

if they kick him off, they will absolutely be shooting themselves in the foot.

with that said, it is broadcast around the world, obviously SOMEONE is always going to be butthurt and offended by something he, or the show, does or says, everyone is jumping at the opportunity to send in a formal complaint, for anything they can grasp. people need to stop taking life so seriously and either enjoy the show, or not watch at all, super simple stuff.
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CoolDude420Clarkson is a Tory goon who had it coming to him. Glad to see one less walking mid-life crisis on my telly.


Merica
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grant.
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Maybe he was paid by either McLaren, Porsche, or Ferrari to throw the punch and end the season before the P1, 918, and La Ferrari could race. Really bummed that it's over, hopefully the BBC changes the plan and airs the last of the season. Someone should just sue Clarkson and continue with business as usual.
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OzzyJ
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why did he punch the producer?
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JeremyClarkson
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Fuck the haters I'll be back!
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Clarkson is a great American.
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the.hellion.
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OzzyJwhy did he punch the producer?


"He allegedly smacked a producer because we had offered a cold platter for dinner"

-- the daily mail


While the daily mail is usually shit, I believe them on this...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2991813/Jeremy-Clarkson-intensely-relaxed-suspension-BBC-bosses-slammed-sheer-incompetence-star-s-treatment.html
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I'm 90% certain this will be sorted out and TG will be back soon, at least the rest of the series.

It would be financial suicide for the BBC to do anything else. This season the BBC has arranged contracts with broadcasters for the series to be streamed in other countries (except US) simultaneously to it's UK broadcast, and all those broadcasters (including US) will be able to sue the BBC if they fail to deliver on it. The repercussions would be massive.
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the.hellion.
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*DUMBCAN*I'm 90% certain this will be sorted out and TG will be back soon, at least the rest of the series.

It would be financial suicide for the BBC to do anything else. This season the BBC has arranged contracts with broadcasters for the series to be streamed in other countries (except US) simultaneously to it's UK broadcast, and all those broadcasters (including US) will be able to sue the BBC if they fail to deliver on it. The repercussions would be massive.





While this all may be true, it doesn't mean that he's not a massive dick who deserves some sort of punishment for his continued inflammatory behaviour. Fuck him, entitled prick.
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Pill_Cosby
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Who cares the american version is better anyways
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saskskier
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the.hellion.While this all may be true, it doesn't mean that he's not a massive dick who deserves some sort of punishment for his continued inflammatory behaviour. Fuck him, entitled prick.


That may be true, but his personality is a huge part of what makes the show so great. Anything less than Clarkson, Hammond and May and you have American Top Gear.
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Top Gear makes the beeb a metric fxxk ton of cash.

And I think JC still owns/part owns the rights to the show - so getting rid of him for good would mean no more Top Gear.


I'd love to know why he punched the producer - the last time he hit someone was that twatbag Piers Morgan on the last Concord flight, and by all accounts Morgan was due a slap and then some.
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mmallender.
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*DUMBCAN*I'm 90% certain this will be sorted out and TG will be back soon, at least the rest of the series.

It would be financial suicide for the BBC to do anything else. This season the BBC has arranged contracts with broadcasters for the series to be streamed in other countries (except US) simultaneously to it's UK broadcast, and all those broadcasters (including US) will be able to sue the BBC if they fail to deliver on it. The repercussions would be massive.


not to mention itunes/amazon/paid streaming subscribers, are they going to refund the money people have paid for the season in advance?


the.hellion.While this all may be true, it doesn't mean that he's not a massive dick who deserves some sort of punishment for his continued inflammatory behaviour. Fuck him, entitled prick.


tell us how you really feel about clarkson.

you are a prime example of why this is such a big deal and why it has gotten out of hand. he is a television personality in his 50's who says and does whatever the fuck he wants, sometimes its offensive to SOMEONE in the world, its bound to happen when his program has a worldwide audience. stop getting so butthurt about what he says or does, its television, he offends you on his program? dont watch, super simple stuff
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Titus69
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The legit petition already has over 600k signatures so hopefully theyll see how important Jeremy is and put him and the last episode back in. Sure he rambles and offends people but theres so many other people like that on tv in the world who are still with their shows.
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mmallender.
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Titus69The legit petition already has over 600k signatures so hopefully theyll see how important Jeremy is and put him and the last episode back in. Sure he rambles and offends people but theres so many other people like that on tv in the world who are still with their shows.


almost 800,000***

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson?share_id=VLmBMPmInz&utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&fb_ref=Default
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All_Alpine
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SFB.Who cares the american version is better anyways


Nope.
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VD.
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Interesting to see Dave issuing an 'official statement' on the matter - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2988412/Top-Gear-s-Jeremy-Clarkson-suspended-BBC-fracas-producer.html
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Titus69
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All_AlpineNope.


Dude theyre one story shows with no reviews is so much cooler than ferraris in Italy or rallying in Finland!!!
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Titus69I wanna know as to why he decided to throw a punch. Im also upset theyre postponing the episodes since this weeks wouldve had the STI vs the Golf R.
I dont want him to go, he keeps the show so popular


i want to see that too.i want to see a audi rs3 in the mix too though
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PacificRimJob
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pow_pow~did you really just try to argue that top gear is what it is today because americans watched it a lot on youtube?


Haha, it looks like I was making an argument there yeah.

I don't really know what I was trying to say there. I guess I was trying to say that it started out pretty unknown except for by the car community and then at some point (probably around the time they were finding it difficult to take down the Toyota Hilux) people everywhere started paying attention - and of course not just in America. It blew up from there, and now it's the biggest show on TV, and it's about fucking cars and old geezers fucking around with dry slapstick.
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PacificRimJob
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the.hellion.While this all may be true, it doesn't mean that he's not a massive dick who deserves some sort of punishment for his continued inflammatory behaviour. Fuck him, entitled prick.


He may be an entitled prick, but he's an entitled prick who you love to hate and can't help but laugh at.

He's a sophisticated type of douche who most people dont' have to personally put up with... It's kinda awesome.
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Byron_tha_gr8
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DingoSeanHaha, it looks like I was making an argument there yeah.

I don't really know what I was trying to say there. I guess I was trying to say that it started out pretty unknown except for by the car community and then at some point (probably around the time they were finding it difficult to take down the Toyota Hilux) people everywhere started paying attention - and of course not just in America. It blew up from there, and now it's the biggest show on TV, and it's about fucking cars and old geezers fucking around with dry slapstick.


well tbh the viral nature DID make it wayyyy bigger than it ever would have been all on its own. But it wasn't just America, it was the entire world. No other show/sport/entertainment has caught on as universally and as fast as Top Gear.

Which is why the BBC would be retarded to suspend him more than one show. He and the show he created can make them billions. And while the BBC may be massive, they are far from being so massive that they can throw away the money and popularity that only Clarckson can bring.

That being said he's a racist, sexist idiot. And I hope he stays that way.
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PacificRimJob
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Lord_Byronwell tbh the viral nature DID make it wayyyy bigger than it ever would have been all on its own. But it wasn't just America, it was the entire world. No other show/sport/entertainment has caught on as universally and as fast as Top Gear.

Which is why the BBC would be retarded to suspend him more than one show. He and the show he created can make them billions. And while the BBC may be massive, they are far from being so massive that they can throw away the money and popularity that only Clarckson can bring.

That being said he's a racist, sexist idiot. And I hope he stays that way.


Of course it wasn't just america. That's what I'm saying. I was mostly offering an example of the viral nature that blew up Top Gear, and wording it incorrectly - which made it seem like I was very 'muricacentric.

Top Gear has it's own shows in how many countries now? Aus, USA, Germany, Russia... I think Hungary? ...Probably not so much in Argentina haha. But seriously, that shit absolutely exploded and everyone now has or wants their own home-language version (granted, none are even remotely as good as the OG - the American one is absolute fucking PISS...)
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theabortionator
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the.hellion.While this all may be true, it doesn't mean that he's not a massive dick who deserves some sort of punishment for his continued inflammatory behaviour. Fuck him, entitled prick.


Hurt feelings?

mmallender.you are a prime example of why this is such a big deal and why it has gotten out of hand. he is a television personality in his 50's who says and does whatever the fuck he wants, sometimes its offensive to SOMEONE in the world, its bound to happen when his program has a worldwide audience. stop getting so butthurt about what he says or does, its television, he offends you on his program? dont watch, super simple stuff


Because he isn't deliberately trying to be offensive or anything herp derp derrrrrrrrp
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Laurent.
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DingoSeanOf course it wasn't just america. That's what I'm saying. I was mostly offering an example of the viral nature that blew up Top Gear, and wording it incorrectly - which made it seem like I was very 'muricacentric.

Top Gear has it's own shows in how many countries now? Aus, USA, Germany, Russia... I think Hungary?


Australia, Russia, United States, South Korea, China and now France. Russian Top Gear is strange, does actually work.

Trailer for the French version coming up looks surprisingly decent, as if unlike with the Amercian they actually used a proper film crew with some presenters with actual personalities.

It will never be real Top Gear of course.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/761326/Top-Gear-France-Saison-1---Mercredi-18-Mars------20H45-sur-RMC-D----couverte
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