Clarkson Island

**mud** · 06-23-2015, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Cruiser

Maybe a Netflix original series?

Good call, the trio is about to sign up with Netflix.

http://www.businessinsider.com/jerem...r-mates-2015-6

**PNWbrit** · 07-06-2015, 01:16 PM

The final episode made up from in the can footage aired a week or so ago in UK (and does here on BBCAmerica next Week?).

Kind of lame, two old car challenge segments both have the feel of stuff they've done before (at least once) and both seem very unfinished/polished. Hammond and May briefly present films in bizarre "he's not here but we can't mention why" manner.

**BmillsSkier** · 07-06-2015, 01:25 PM

**ICEHOCEY77** · 07-06-2015, 06:03 PM

the elephant in the room.

**Ski to Be** · 07-06-2015, 06:39 PM

Heard that the BBC executives that axed Clarkson are under a lot of heat now for killing the golden goose.

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**BmillsSkier** · 07-06-2015, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Ski to Be

Heard that the BBC executives that axed Clarkson are under a lot of heat now for killing the golden goose.

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I can't imagine pissing off nearly one BILLION viewers globally is good for business.

**Ski to Be** · 07-06-2015, 09:22 PM

Office politics. They wanted him gone for awhile. I've seen it happen on a much smaller scale where the top sales person got axed by some bitter person that was above them on the pyramid but made far less $ for personal reasons. The whole thing was handled the wrong way. They tried to make an example of him . They could have kept it in house and paid the producer a large sum of money to never talk about it.

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**PNWbrit** · 07-07-2015, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Ski to Be

Office politics. They wanted him gone for awhile. I've seen it happen on a much smaller scale where the top sales person got axed by some bitter person that was above them on the pyramid but made far less $ for personal reasons. The whole thing was handled the wrong way. They tried to make an example of him . They could have kept it in house and paid the producer a large sum of money to never talk about it.

Bit more to it than that. The BBC is nearly like civil service... at least in terms of management, oversight, financial control. There just isn't the mechanism to write a check to a disgruntled (punched) employee to protect a profit center.

In this situation it's a pity there isn't. But in many others that system protects it from commercial pressures that other broadcasters/media can't.

**PNWbrit** · 07-30-2015, 09:39 AM

Former 'Top Gear' trio deal with Amazon represents a new era for Clarkson, Hammond, and May

And also rumors that Jenson Button is in talks with BBC about co-hosting their "new" top gear.

**::: :::** · 07-30-2015, 10:08 AM

'Top Gear' Team Signs Deal With Amazon; New Car Show Set For 2016
http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-...-set-for-2016/

**PNWbrit** · 07-30-2015, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by acinpdx

'Top Gear' Team Signs Deal With Amazon; New Car Show Set For 2016
http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-...-set-for-2016/

Hey man in case you hadn't heard yet. Apparently Top Gear team have signed a deal with Amazon.

**Gcooker** · 07-30-2015, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Hey man in case you hadn't heard yet. Apparently Top Gear team have signed a deal with Amazon.

I laughed.

**::: :::** · 07-31-2015, 01:59 PM

LOL - posted via the app & it landed on its own page so I I never saw that

I do wish Netflix had picked it up since I already pay for that

**PNWbrit** · 08-12-2015, 10:05 AM

The BBC get to keep the Stig?

**BmillsSkier** · 08-12-2015, 10:39 AM

Huh. I guess it will suck not having the STIG to do hot laps in a new car each week and the varying roles he has in challenges, but I should just be happy that the three presenters will carry on together doing what we love watching them do.

**Gcooker** · 08-12-2015, 02:15 PM

They should just dress up Chris Harris to do the hot laps, take a piss out of the BBC.

**stfu&gbtw** · 08-12-2015, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Gcooker

They should just dress up Chris Harris to do the hot laps, take a piss out of the BBC.

Only in the event they can't find someone who knows how to drive. The monkey has jumped the shark.

**ICEHOCEY77** · 08-12-2015, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

The BBC get to keep the Stig?

He's not the Stig, but he is the Stig's Amazon cousin.

**stfu&gbtw** · 08-24-2015, 09:21 PM

So, the BBC has released a pair of "Best of Jeremy" episodes, shamelessly extolling the value that the "Big JC" brought to the show. Watching it now, and the voiceover is completely obnoxious. As though it's the viewership that needed convincing about Jeremy's impact on the programmmmmmmeeeeeee.

Did I spell that correctly?

**PNWbrit** · 08-25-2015, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Gcooker

They should just dress up Chris Harris to do the hot laps, take a piss out of the BBC.

I've been watching a bunch of his stuff recently.. the guy can fucking drive. Very entertaining and varied content too. BBC should have given him the steering wheel of Topgear.

**PaSucks** · 08-25-2015, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by stfu&gbtw

Only in the event they can't find someone who knows how to drive. The monkey has jumped the shark.

You are stupid. That is all.

**Fritz** · 08-30-2015, 07:37 AM

Apparently Amazon upped the budget to something like $7 million per episode up from $1.5 at BBC. They're also paying The orangutan $46 million for 3 years. Big payday.