M3AN 4016 Report post Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) i guess its like every time you start a new job you are a bit weird around your new work mates but you hope to click sooner or later FTFY Edited June 14, 2016 by M3AN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted June 26, 2016 Latest rumours are that Matt LeBlanc has threatened to quite the show (the BBC has agreed to pay LeBlance for 2 seasons) over (yet) more Chris Evans abrasiveness, citing Evans' "rudeness and frosty attitude." Evans addressed the audience during filming of the first episode, saying “Don’t fold your arms, don’t wear black. Take it off – take everything off." and “Don’t fold your arms, don’t have your hands in your pockets. F***, f***, f***, f***, f***.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tawa 150 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 Harris's M2 piece was pretty good this week. If you've given up on the show, I'd still recommend finding that excerpt on youtube or whatever... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackAngel 60 Report post Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Harris's M2 piece was pretty good this week. If you've given up on the show, I'd still recommend finding that excerpt on youtube or whatever... Was that the one that said the M2 is actually the new M3, since 3 series have gotten bigger and the M2 captured the spirit of the M3s of old more? Edited July 3, 2016 by BlackAngel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tawa 150 Report post Posted July 3, 2016 yeh that's the one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted July 4, 2016 And... It looks like Mr Shouty Man is stepping down... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted July 4, 2016 Good. He was utterly terrible. Hopefully now the rest of the presenters can get together and bond so they stop being so frigid to each other. Without evans there is potential for a decent show. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted July 4, 2016 Aside from the resignation from TG, there may be more to this. London police are investigating a sexual assault claim a former colleague has brought, involving Evans, where he is alleged to have exposed himself and groped her breasts. Meanwhile, Joey Matt LeBlanc looks set to take the reigns at TG. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) back in the 90s though. Its bit of a stretch to make such a big deal of it. Apparently he is the sort of creep that likes getting his willy out at work "for a good laugh". I was kinda hoping Harris or Rory would take the reigns, i like them. Joey has the energy of a dead fish and as much personality. Edited July 5, 2016 by KwS 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted July 5, 2016 Yeah... I think the story, regardless of truth or fiction, is completely incidental. Evans has even said (with regard to Top Gear) "I gave it my best shot, and that wasn't good enough." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwhelan 241 Report post Posted July 5, 2016 Good. He was utterly terrible. Hopefully now the rest of the presenters can get together and bond so they stop being so frigid to each other. Without evans there is potential for a decent show. they need to kick sabine and eddie jordan too, they are both cringe worthy. Rory has some potential but asks the dumbest questions of guests 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted July 5, 2016 sorry guys , its a dead cat. It an't guna work. You cant take something that was made for/by someone else and make it fit a newbe. They would be better off starting from new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted July 7, 2016 Do you guys not remember top gear before 2002? It's been going a f#%kload longer than that, and used to be pretty dry. It's going through a slow and painful metamorphosis - just give it time. I think MLB is an excellent host. Rory is slick, though needs a bit of humility. Most particularly he is totally lost amidst Monkey's pithy barbs. Eddie Jordan - BZZZZZZT. Get Och Aye The Noo Crazy Dave Coulthard. Evans gave it a shot, but basically "whoo hoo" every week gets a bit boring. I'm sure Jezza spent a day a week writing metaphors and similes, culled them next week, and thus had a strong list from which to effortlessly draw whilst mid-corner. Evans was hamstrung by his personality, but clearly didn't do his homework. The producers f#$ked up by directing him to emulate Jezza. Never gonna work. MLB, by contrast, injects his own New York cool - and being an actor, has plenty to draw on. I enjoyed the seasons - though I'm sure few viewers would have appreciated Weird Uncle Eddie with his spoon accompaniment! If only they'd chosen "Spoonman" instead of abba. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 11, 2016 Much uncertainty over what will happen re Top Gear. Matt Le Blanc was asked if he'd be back and replied "I don't know. I'd like to. There's nothing officially happening yet. Follow the BBC." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted August 14, 2016 The viewer counts show a pretty interesting trend. Although it's a bit dubious since so many viewer now watch it via downloads, streaming or other non TV mediums, so it really throws the numbers out. Still, I think theres enough of a TV viewer trend to show a major decline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 14, 2016 Latest reports are 'Joey' will return, on a salary for the 2nd series somewhere between his speculated £500k for the first series, and the (again, speculated) £1m that could have been paid to shouty man. Matt LeBlanc doesn't need the money. He was making US$1m per episode for 'Friends'. Where do I sign up for a job like that? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted August 14, 2016 Would almost be happy to see Top Gear crash and burn, the PC fools who run the Beeb have killed the golden goose by sacking Clarkson. They had a clean slate, and look what they managed to produce. Pathetic. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Clarkson wanted to go, nothing they could do would hold him back. The furore was probably useful for helping it to rise from the ashes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Clarkson had to go, whether he wanted to or not. The BBC did the right thing in dumping him, it's just a bit of a pity he's apparently landed on his feet and the BBC are suffering because he's an immature, self-entitled wanker. Even a King can't be allowed to get away with murder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Dave, I think you may be making judgements on the persona that you see projected on the screen, confusing that with the man behind the programme. He acts the buffoon, the immature lad - because that's what people bought into. He is by all accounts, a very bloody intelligent and capable bloke. That Top Gear was taken from an average BBC TV periodical into the phenomenon it became over a few years from circa 2001, was down to Clarkson and his Producer - not a fluke of the Beeb. cheers 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 45 minutes ago, Olaf said: Dave, I think you may be making judgements on the persona that you see projected on the screen... No, I like his on screen persona. He threw his toys out of the cot and assaulted somebody. You can't do that. Period. It's unforgivable. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted August 20, 2016 Whilst I appreciate the humourous gibe, I was somewhat logically poking fun at Dave's suggestion that Clarkson had to go because 'Even a King can't be allowed to get away with murder'. There is however clear evidence that the BBC has in fact, for decades, allowed their kings of entertainment to do just that. Unfortunately many, many Beeb employees have gotten away with much worse, and for longer; but the greatest noise is made on internet fora about JC. I agree with you Dave, one cannot assault someone in the workplace, and should of course be held to account. Clarkson wanted to go and possibly chose a sketchy way of acheiving this end; we'll never know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted September 17, 2016 ... and the good news: The Grand Tour is set to start on Amazon Prime on November 18th. Teaser trailer here It looks slick and sharp. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted September 18, 2016 Yea, I cant wait for this. I gave up on the new top gear about half way through the season. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted September 19, 2016 On 18 September 2016 at 7:39 AM, Olaf said: ... and the good news: The Grand Tour is set to start on Amazon Prime on November 18th. Teaser trailer here It looks slick and sharp. link not working for me, is it working for others? maybe its because i am on my MacBook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
