Jeremy Clarkson got suspended

~~Amaranthus~~ · 03-11-2015, 01:55 PM

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31824040
New Top Gear episodes won't be broadcast.
There goes my Sunday-evening enjoyment.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-11-2015, 02:26 PM

Saw it in the newspaper, it's terrible news.

*plastroncafe* · 03-11-2015, 02:32 PM

Friends of mine were betting it was his being a racist that did it, others said it was his sexism.

Curious who had the money on it being Assault and Battery.

joefsas · 03-12-2015, 02:35 AM

He took a swing at his producer was the last I heard. Weather or not he actually hit him has yet to be confirmed...

*Eiko* · 03-12-2015, 03:17 AM

There is no Top Gear without Clarkson. He is Top Gear.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 03-12-2015, 06:58 AM

Doesn't affect me personally, but my buddy is gonna be crushed...

Kanon · 03-12-2015, 09:28 AM

No! I loved this show with him!

There is no Top Gear without Jeremys funny comments, James facts and Hammonds enthusiasm! They have to work together!

Oh and not forget Jeremys funny "facts" about the Stig

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 03-12-2015, 09:48 AM

Also, if Jeremy goes, the show goes with him.

*ZariusTwo* · 03-25-2015, 08:25 AM

It's official, Clarkson's gone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736

~~Amaranthus~~ · 03-25-2015, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

It's official, Clarkson's gone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736

Please kill me.

*Discogod* · 03-25-2015, 12:16 PM

It's a real shame that a man with a history of offensive & racist behaviour was sacked for assaulting a coworker. Is there no justice in the world?

~~Amaranthus~~ · 03-25-2015, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discogod

It's a real shame that a man with a history of offensive & racist behaviour was sacked for assaulting a coworker. Is there no justice in the world?

Are you really implying that I'm excusing his behaviour?
I'm just sad about how Top Gear will never be the same again.

Orochi · 03-25-2015, 12:32 PM

They'll hire someone else just as good. I personally wasn't a fan of him, but that was due to his mass insulting of people's political beliefs, mostly my own. Stating that people working in the public service sector should be executed in front of their families was pretty harsh too. I like the show when I catch it on the odd occasion, but it's not Clarkson that does it for me. Get a new host and it'll be just as funny, they just need to have the right kind of humour.

**DarthRaphael** · 03-25-2015, 12:43 PM

I think it is going to be a difficult road ahead for the BBC to duplicate the chemistry of the 3 men on that show. I do have to partially fault the BBC for letting Clarkson get away with some of the things he has said on air over the years. Once it went on for so long I think Clarkson got the idea he could do whatever he wanted and it went too far this time. It's really a bit of a shame for everyone involved with that show.

*Discogod* · 03-25-2015, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

Are you really implying that I'm excusing his behaviour?
I'm just sad about how Top Gear will never be the same again.

No, not at all, and it wasn't meant as an attack on (or reply to) anyone in this thread. Sorry if it came across that way.

I just think that it's funny that so many people are getting their knickers in a twist over Jezza's sacking, what with the petitions and whatnot - hell, even the PM got involved (which probably says more about the sorry state of our government), whereas if a "normal" person (ie non-celebrity) had behaved in the same way no one would bat an eyelid at a mere sacking.

And I say that as a huge fan of both Top Gear (I've been watching it since pre-Clarkson days) and of Clarkson himself. I was lucky enough to be in the audience at TG and have met Jezza many times, both in a professional and social capacity, and never found him to be anything other than thoughtful, courteous and gentlemanly (in fact, the complete opposite of what I was expecting). Hammond, on the other hand, is a little prick - but that's an entirely different story...

*BubblyShell22* · 03-25-2015, 03:10 PM

I never got into this show, but I'm glad they got rid of him after what he did. I'm sure they'll have to replace him at some point unless the other two decide they can't go on without him.

*ZariusTwo* · 04-25-2015, 07:05 AM

Richard Hammond has pulled out of Top Gear out of loyalty to his buddies. Meaning noone from the current crop of presenters will be returning to front the show.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...n-Hammond.html

Any chance TG's rival Fifth Gear could maybe snatch them up?

*ZariusTwo* · 01-16-2023, 10:06 AM

Now Amazon have dropped him for writing an article attacking Harry and Meghan

https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/j...ed-1235490701/

~~Sumac~~ · 01-16-2023, 11:39 AM

Being patriot is not a rewarding thing this days.
Especially, if you target media darlings, who by all accounts no better than assholes they are barking at.

*Mayhem* · 01-16-2023, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumac

Being patriot is not a rewarding thing this days.
Especially, if you target media darlings, who by all accounts no better than assholes they are barking at.

It's not so much targetting Megan, but the nature of the words he used.

03-11-2015, 01:55 PM	#1
~~Amaranthus~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: West-Flanders, Belgium Posts: 1,815	Jeremy Clarkson got suspended http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31824040 New Top Gear episodes won't be broadcast. There goes my Sunday-evening enjoyment.

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Saw it in the newspaper, it's terrible news. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

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joefsas Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dorset, uk Posts: 690	He took a swing at his producer was the last I heard. Weather or not he actually hit him has yet to be confirmed... __________________ WANTED: S.H.FIGUARTS LEONARDO BANDANA TAIL PIECE!

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Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	There is no Top Gear without Clarkson. He is Top Gear. __________________

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CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Doesn't affect me personally, but my buddy is gonna be crushed... __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

03-12-2015, 09:28 AM	#7
Kanon Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 560	No! I loved this show with him! There is no Top Gear without Jeremys funny comments, James facts and Hammonds enthusiasm! They have to work together! Oh and not forget Jeremys funny "facts" about the Stig __________________ "The enemy of my enemy is my bro!"

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Whatswiththeheadbands? The Weed of Crime Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Shadow's Sanctum Posts: 3,006	Also, if Jeremy goes, the show goes with him. __________________ Who knows what Evil lurks in the hearts of Men? The Shadow knows...

03-25-2015, 08:25 AM	#9
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 20,887	It's official, Clarkson's gone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32052736 __________________ TMNT Fan Script Discussion Thread "It Should Have Ended Here"...add your ideal ending to the Series Fauxnale wiki Add Your Story to the TMNT Fanfiction Wiki Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

03-25-2015, 12:16 PM	#11
Discogod Resolutely Analogue. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,707	It's a real shame that a man with a history of offensive & racist behaviour was sacked for assaulting a coworker. Is there no justice in the world?

03-25-2015, 12:32 PM	#13
Orochi Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Essex, England Posts: 136	They'll hire someone else just as good. I personally wasn't a fan of him, but that was due to his mass insulting of people's political beliefs, mostly my own. Stating that people working in the public service sector should be executed in front of their families was pretty harsh too. I like the show when I catch it on the odd occasion, but it's not Clarkson that does it for me. Get a new host and it'll be just as funny, they just need to have the right kind of humour.

03-25-2015, 12:43 PM	#14
DarthRaphael Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 913	I think it is going to be a difficult road ahead for the BBC to duplicate the chemistry of the 3 men on that show. I do have to partially fault the BBC for letting Clarkson get away with some of the things he has said on air over the years. Once it went on for so long I think Clarkson got the idea he could do whatever he wanted and it went too far this time. It's really a bit of a shame for everyone involved with that show. __________________ I edit your posts

03-25-2015, 03:10 PM	#16
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I never got into this show, but I'm glad they got rid of him after what he did. I'm sure they'll have to replace him at some point unless the other two decide they can't go on without him. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

04-25-2015, 07:05 AM	#17
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 20,887	Richard Hammond has pulled out of Top Gear out of loyalty to his buddies. Meaning noone from the current crop of presenters will be returning to front the show. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...n-Hammond.html Any chance TG's rival Fifth Gear could maybe snatch them up? __________________ TMNT Fan Script Discussion Thread "It Should Have Ended Here"...add your ideal ending to the Series Fauxnale wiki Add Your Story to the TMNT Fanfiction Wiki Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

01-16-2023, 10:06 AM	#18
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 20,887	Now Amazon have dropped him for writing an article attacking Harry and Meghan https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/j...ed-1235490701/ __________________ TMNT Fan Script Discussion Thread "It Should Have Ended Here"...add your ideal ending to the Series Fauxnale wiki Add Your Story to the TMNT Fanfiction Wiki Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

01-16-2023, 11:39 AM	#19
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Being patriot is not a rewarding thing this days. Especially, if you target media darlings, who by all accounts no better than assholes they are barking at.