July 4, 201510 yr From where I sit I think they went out in pretty good order. The last episode in particular had me in stitches. I'm hopeful, but doubtful, that the three of them will get together elsewhere to do something. Right now, it's like an athlete retiring way too soon...
July 30, 201510 yr Amazon snaps up former 'Top Gear' trio for new motoring showhttp://www.engadget.com/2015/07/30/amazon-top-gear
July 30, 201510 yr Beat Me to it. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33715671 http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9072361/top-gear-amazon-new-show http://www.standard.co.uk/news/celebritynews/amazon-sign-top-gears-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-and-james-may-for-new-show-10426102.html and of course http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3179787/Amazon-sign-Jeremy-Clarkson-James-Richard-Hammond-new-episodes-streamed-year.html because Edited July 30, 201510 yr by Grahame
October 2, 201510 yr Top Gear Related.JC is guest host on HIGNFY. Should be fun.Spoilers from the recordinghttp://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jeremy-clarkson-battered-first-bbc-6557434And live tweeting of a follow along to the broadcasthttp://www.telegraeph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/11907578/jeremy-clarkson-have-i-got-news-for-you-live.htmlJournalism, eh?
October 7, 201510 yr Oh Yes!Via:http://jalopnik.com/clarkson-hammond-and-mays-show-is-going-where-top-gea-1735217371http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/7/9471643/top-gear-hosts-amazon-show-jeremy-clarkson
November 30, 201510 yr Further meanwhile. Amazon definitely leveraging their investment in Clarkson. Edited November 30, 201510 yr by Hopstretch
December 24, 201510 yr He's the only Youtube subscription that I ever setup. That said, they should just give him a show and not call it Top Gear. Burdening anyone with trying to fill that void seems fruitless.
December 24, 201510 yr Meanwhile the hand-picked new producer has bailed out. http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-12-22/chris-evans-loses-his-top-gear-executive-producer-lisa-clark-after-just-five-months Quote ... together they devised and produced a range of entertainment formats and scripted comedies across all channels and platforms, from BBC1’s Celebrity Dog School to BBC3’s Tittybangbang. How did I possibly miss the latter?
December 24, 201510 yr Well, BBC3 has been fertile ground for new comedy, and has some massive successes to its name. I never saw Tittybangbang, but knowing the alternative comedy genius of Bob Mortimer the collection of challengingly weird characters does not surprise me at all. That it survived three series suggests it had an audience. But the BBC is making some very strange decisions lately. In spite of massive protest BBC3 is being axed from the TV and put 100% on line. They have just decided to quit Formula 1 coverage to reduce costs, and it has been picked up by Channel 4. And the axed a 3rd series of House of Fools, one of my all time favourite comedies, in spite of great ratings.
December 25, 201510 yr Chris Harris is the best automotive journalist on youtube. Though credit also has to go to his cameraman, Neil Carey, as he puts out some terrific work. Together the two of them have produced stuff that I've consistently liked more than Top Gear lately, so inviting Chris is the natural, logical choice. Considering that he hasn't been doing that well since he left Drive, it's also only logical that he accepted. I'm not sure about Sabine, and word round the campfire is that David Coulthard will also be joining them. Either way, that's a pretty good lineup of presenters. I would have loved to see Rowan Atkinson but the BBC probably can't afford to pay him. Now here's to hoping that the BBC's managerial clusterfuck doesn't tighten the leash too much and make them copy the old TG formula verbatim.
December 29, 201510 yr On 12/24/2015 at 10:56 PM, n_maher said: He's the only Youtube subscription that I ever setup. That said, they should just give him a show and not call it Top Gear. Burdening anyone with trying to fill that void seems fruitless. It really is going to put an unfair amount of pressure by keeping the old name. The orangutan, midget, and captain quick (and the incredible production crew just as much) made Top Gear into what it is, the BBC should just let that stay associated with "Top Gear" and let Harris create something of his own without that baggage. Is most of the crew staying with the BBC or following the trio?
January 4, 201610 yr http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/6831197/Top-Gear-crisis-for-Chris-Evans.html
January 4, 201610 yr Although the Sun is not associated with journalistic objectivity, that piece does make the new TG seem like a disaster waiting to happen.
January 18, 201610 yr Indeed. Meanwhile ... http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/6866247/Top-Gear-host-Chris-Evans-is-car-sick.html Via: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/12105483/New-Top-Gear-presenter-Chris-Evans-suffers-from-car-sickness.html Oops.
February 4, 201610 yr The saga continues. http://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-gear-tv/matt-leblanc-joins-top-gear
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