Top Gear: The future?

[Cleoriff]

Unless you have been in a news free zone for 24 hrs it wont have gone unnoticed that Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended...

Allegedly he punched a producer....

Sundays episode has been shelved along with the remaining two in the Top Gear series..

Clarksons suspension has led to a massive petition for his reinstatement.

Personally, I wonder why so many want him back? Surely this massively popular show can survive without him? (Stands back ready to be panned for that comment )

Maybe this 'hero worship' of Clarkson is a 'man thing'? (apologies if that appears sexist )

I don't particularly like him. I think he arrogantly believes he is invincible....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31828184

[Anonymous]

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@perksie wrote:

Looks like Chris Evans has signed up for three years with the Beeb for Top Gear.

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It won't be the same, and the fact that Richard Hammond and James May won't be involved, just makes it a non-starter as far as I'm concerned 

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@perksie wrote:

Looks like Chris Evans has signed up for three years with the Beeb for Top Gear.

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It won't be the same, and the fact that Richard Hammond and James May won't be involved, just makes it a non-starter as far as I'm concerned 

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Chris Evans has just been on This Morning saying he is meeting up with James May this lunchtime and in his own words...'so who knows'....

[viridis]

They are mates, don't be surprised if he can talk them round....

[jonsie]

I think this was probably one of the worst kept secrets. ...

[perksie]

All they need now is Jody! 

[Anonymous]

Well, Chris Evans is going to have put his own stamp on the show, but this is an interesting development:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33162666

[Cleoriff]

I think Chris Evans needs an award for bravery if honest. Millions of Top Gear fans, incensed at the sacking of their 'god Clarkson' will be sitting in the wings waiting to pan the show with Evans at the helm. Personally I like him. Even more so after I watched the reprise of TFI Friday last week with Clarkson and Evans saying 'never say never'...

[jonsie]

One thing about life, nothing is constant and change is inevitable.

Give the guy a chance, personally I think he will do a good job and I'm looking forward to it.

[Cleoriff]

I agree Jonsie. Personally I like Chris Evans......so the show is on a winner as far as I am concerned. I rarely watched it before as I couldn't stand Clarkson.

I also thought it was a brilliant piece of 'marketing' for him showing TFI Friday just before the announcement was made. It reminded people he wasn't just a radio presenter. I look forward to it...

[viridis]

Have always liked Evans, the guy ruled TV in the 90s and knows how to entertain.
Loved the tfi special put me right back to 1998 all over again..