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Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

jonsie — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:32:22 GMT

Amazon Prime signs ex-Top Gear hosts

'New age of TV'

In a statement from Amazon, Clarkson said: "I feel like I've climbed out of a biplane and into a spaceship."

Hammond said: "Amazon? Oh yes. I have already been there. I got bitten by a bullet ant." And May added: "We have become part of the new age of smart TV. Ironic, isn't it?"

Amazon Prime Video EU vice president Jay Marine said: "Customers told us they wanted to see the team back on screen, and we are excited to make that happen.

"We can't wait to see what Jeremy, Richard, James and the team will create in what is sure to be one of the most globally anticipated shows of 2016."

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:35:34 GMT

You got a link for this @jonsie? I am an Amazon Prime customer and want to know how to avoid this...

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

MI5 — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:38:49 GMT

Jenson Button rumoured to have signed for Chris Evans' Top Gear show too.

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:43:46 GMT

Even before the show was axed I was thinking it was past it's sell by date - very predictable and basically the same rehashed rubbish week after week. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it in it's prime, but I think this format with these presenters has had its day.

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

jonsie — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:49:58 GMT

There you go @Cleoriff

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33715671

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:01:29 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Jenson Button rumoured to have signed for Chris Evans' Top Gear show too.

If true I WILL watch that .....I like Chris Evans and Jenson Button

I think they will bring a breath of fresh air to a tired format.....(anything without old big'ed gets a rating in my opinion)

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:03:46 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
There you go @Cleoriff
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33715671

Thanks @jonsie ...something I can easily avoid then...

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

jonsie — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:03:59 GMT

Does that mean Button will be retiring from F1?

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

sheepdog — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:03:07 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Does that mean Button will be retiring from F1?

Given the state of his current team's problems, probably sooner than later.....

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

viridis — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:19:49 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
Jenson Button rumoured to have signed for Chris Evans' Top Gear show too.
If true I WILL watch that .....I like Chris Evans and Jenson Button
I think they will bring a breath of fresh air to a tired format.....(anything without old big'ed gets a rating in my opinion)

I think Evans will do well, I also believe button WILL do this and is possibly in talks already.

With Evans' Carfest festivals he has a lot of motorsport contacts on his phone and is pals with more than a few F1 racing drivers.

I thought it would be him looooong before any announcement, it just fits.

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

jonsie — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:19:06 GMT

You could say he's retired now the way this season has gone....

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:22:49 GMT

Yeah...I know you predicted Chris Evans....so your crystal balls were working well that day...

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Cleoriff — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:25:37 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
You could say he's retired now the way this season has gone....

Agree with that..Jenson seems to do quite well with the car at the start of practice...and then it's as if the car condition just continues to deteriorate over the remaining 2 days

Re: Amazon Show for Top Gear Team

Toby — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:00:09 GMT

I'm happy there'll be coming back. I always watched the show, but not obsessively. When they stopped however, I definitely felt the void where the show was. I'll watch both I think.

I still like Fifth Gear too