Jeremy Clarkson fired from BBC/Top Gear

[slammin.e28]

So when you get punched by a higher-up at work, you shrug and say 'well, that's okay, mostly because he's important'?


If so, I'll be writing your boss shortly.

If he fucked up his bosses lunch he probably deserved it.

[evandael]

Another PC driven decision that has left the world worse overall.

So when you get punched by a higher-up at work, you shrug and say 'well, that's okay, mostly because he's important'?


If so, I'll be writing your boss shortly.

[Gregs///M]

I think its safe to say Top Gear is dead now and won't be coming back. However, it seems Jeremy, richard, and James have already been discussing their dislike of the shows current format.

Perhaps they should start a new show, im sure it will be hugely successful.

[slampig]

Another PC driven decision that has left the world worse overall.

[slammin.e28]

They need to release the new episodes they haven't aired....w/out live content if need be....or at least pop them into a bonus special edition TG DVD set.

[Jeff2886]

It would be great to see the three of them still do the 918, P1, LaFerrari comparison and post it for free on youtube. I bet that would generate quite a number of views.

[rcsoundn1]

Sad to see it go down like that, but he seems to think more of himself than he should. I was a big fan of the show, but i would have stopped watching it if they let him keep his job after what he did.

[rturbo 930]

Sucks to see Top Gear go, but at least they went out on a high note, rather than dragging it out long after it stopped being funny. Although it was still better than anything else on TV, I think we can all agree it wasn't as good as it used to be.

[dishwab]

Unfortunate for us fans of the show but it was inevitable and the right thing to do.

If I punched a coworker I would sure as hell expect to get fired for it, good on the BBC for not upholding a double standard for their more powerful employees.

[jalopi]

my god... could you guys imagine the top gear uk trio without the restrictions of public TV censoring? top gear would be gold on netflix or HBO. "today, our producers presented us with a challenge: to see which of our pokey cars is more effective at attracting prostitutes" (you just read that in clarkson's voice)

tell me this is something that wouldn't happen if they were pretty much unrestricted in what they could do.

i really, really wanna see james may try to pick up a hooker

[slammin.e28]

in all honesty, the supercar testing was pretty boring to me...

I always loved the challenges which encompassed shitboxes they'd need to drive to the max.

the odd supercar was meh at best IMO

I find myself re-watching the location specials over and over. They were the best.

[markseven]

It's all a sham to get TGUS ratings up.

Feels like it. They'll make a reality show out of his six month long sensitivity training, publicly renegotiate the terms of his re-hiring, and then assimilate him back with the show.

[gotane30]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/03/25/bbc-dumps-incendiary-presenter-jeremy-clarkson-but-netflix-may-be-along-to-pick-him-up/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jeremy-clarkson-to-be-sacked-as-top-gear-presenter-by-bbc-10131695.html

These ones are all speculation. I can't find the original article I read. :(

[Dirty325ix]

For me it was 100% the host that made the show.....that's why all other top gears where such failures because it's about a lot more than the cars and that's why it was such a universal big hit in the UK and wasn't just for car guys

It's crazy that this was their gonna be their first season broadcast nationally(probably the most profitable) they drop it now

Does Jeremy own the top gear name or something I wish they could still show this year's challenges that were prerecorded

And AwakenNoMore your name makes a lot of sense now

[Mr. Burns]

RIP Top Gear.

Clarkson made the show, not the featured cars.

in all honesty, the supercar testing was pretty boring to me...

I always loved the challenges which encompassed shitboxes they'd need to drive to the max.

the odd supercar was meh at best IMO