RMweb Premium MJI Posted June 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2015 All the commentss about CE remind me of the uproar when Catherine Tate was announced as the Doctors companion with many predicting the demise of Dr Who. TG could afterall have had Noel Edmonds back! But she was good, only a couple of her characters were annoying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2015 Catherine Tate has genuine acting ability, some of her comic characters are a bit over the top for me but she can certainly act. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderHead Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Well at least Hammond has something to fall back on - he appears to have been moonlighting with Don's band: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 The rehashed final episode with the old team is on tomorrow at 8pm for 75 minutes. It should be good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 In a slightly related issue. Do you recall JC getting into trouble for allegedly using the racist word n####r? So how can Kanye West get away with using the same word repeatedly during BBC's live Glastonbury coverage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 In a slightly related issue. Do you recall JC getting into trouble for allegedly using the racist word n####r? So how can Kanye West get away with using the same word repeatedly during BBC's live Glastonbury coverage? Because Kanye West is a black man. Same reason President Obama could use it. Context is very important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 At the end of the day a deregotory word is a deregotory word whatever your ethnic origin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 At the end of the day a deregotory word is a deregotory word whatever your ethnic origin. It really, really, isn't. This isn't the place to discuss that sort of topic, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Absolutely agree Andy, or are we going to have tiers of society in which what I can say is determined by who I am? Just where does that stop? It's either acceptable or it's not, otherwise who is to judge the context? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only-Me Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Jeremy, Richard & James will be back in the Autumn on Netflix with a new programme and £10m budget! It will be worth watching! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Jeremy, Richard & James will be back in the Autumn on Netflix with a new programme and £10m budget! It will be worth watching! Has a Netflix deal been confirmed yet? I know they've been considered the front runner and it seems the most obvious platform for them, but I thought they were waiting for Sundays episode to air before they announced anything? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 It really, really, isn't. This isn't the place to discuss that sort of topic, though. It was an innocent observation on my part! Returning to the topic. If any such Netflix deal is true I may have to subscribe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 TG could afterall have had Noel Edmonds back! Aaaaarrrrgh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Noel Edmonds could team up with the Banker (at least I think that is what people on here called Chris Evans) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Looking forward to Top Gear tonight. The Final Curtain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Let me nail my colours to the mast here: Kanye West is an idiot ( just felt that that needed saying) and so is Clarkson for doing what he did. Not having a renewed contract is a thoroughly light sentence for his crime in my opinion. But the racist word thing was ridiculous. He mumbled something which MIGHT have been the word in a take which wasn't used on TV and for which there is email evidence of him begging the producer to not even consider using. What more exactly was he supposed to do exactly? I will certainly watch the Netflix show (which I don't believe is currently confirmed, but is all set bar the official announcement I believe) because I happen to think he is both funny and clever, with a healthy irreverant streak within all three presenters. P.S. Saying that a Black man is allowed to do something and white man isn't because of crimes that the white mans ancestors may or may not have been a part of doesn't exactly strike me as the most reasoned argument in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Just before I resigned from the engineering dept. of a certain food factory, a Pakistani man was recruited into it. A manger asked him who he was, his reply: "I'm the grease-monkey". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2015 Jeremy, Richard & James will be back in the Autumn on Netflix with a new programme and £10m budget! It will be worth watching! Am I the only one who has doubts about the success of this venture. When you consider independent televisions attempt to produce a clone of 'The One Show', even going as far as poaching the programs stars. Within a matter of months the program had 'bombed' and the 'stars' are no longer heard of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter220950 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 It depends how you measure success, if it carries on as before that's probably enough for it's fans. ITV probably didn't poach the whole production team! I'm sure it will make money worldwide for them, even if UK audiences are less. Parkinson moved o.k. from BBC to ITV, Morecambe and Wise less so, and This Is Your Life went back and forth without too much problem. My concern is that it was probably a show that was running out of ideas anyway, sometimes even your favourite dog or cat, (or dinosaur) has to be put down. I think JC will probably self-destruct anyway soon, he's looking more and more raddled lately. I'm certainly not going to be paying £6 or £7 a month to watch it in the future, and I'm sure the world will keep on turning, but good luck to whoever takes it on, let's hope nobody punches their lights out. Interesting article here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11704087/Top-Gear-Jeremy-Clarkson-replaced-by-an-elephant.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted June 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2015 If JC and the others start a new series on Netflix then I'll probably end up subscribing. TG was one of the few TV shows I made an effort to watch. I agree there is a risk of it becoming more formulaic and in truth I found the last couple of series were feeling a bit "haven't we been here before?" with the exception of the foreign specials which I find more interesting and which displayed more affection for the countries visited than most serious travel shows. That said, it still gave me more pleasure than most other things on TV. I'll give Chris Evans a chance and am trying to keep an open mind on new TG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 All the comments about CE remind me of the uproar when Catherine Tate was announced as the Doctors companion with many predicting the demise of Dr Who... But she was good, only a couple of her characters were annoying Catherine Tate has genuine acting ability, some of her comic characters are a bit over the top for me but she can certainly act. Good grief - that's brought back some awful memories. I've enjoyed the new Doctor Who, but can't agree that Catherine Tate brought anything but gurning and over-acting to her role. The day her character left was a blessed relief. While I understand why a lot of people feel the same about Chris Evans, I'm prepared to watch his version of TG with an open mind, as I think he will be more palatable on a car show than elsewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I'll keep an open mind on the new Top Gear but I won't like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted June 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2015 The last 2 films were better than some that they have done recently, but it was obvious that Richard and James didn't feel right doing the links without Jeremy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Liked the elephant in the room tho! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted June 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 28, 2015 We laughed ourselves silly at the films - stale? no we don't think so. James and Richard looked very uneasy - loved the elephant in the room though! Great minds, black rat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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