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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 17, 2023 2:05:15 GMT -5
If they do drop Clarkson, I really hope they keep May. His stuff away from the other two has been consistently good. His Toy Stories shows he did for the BBC were great fun, his cooking show on Amazon is surprisingly enjoyable, his travel shows are very good (the episode in Japan where a toy repeatedly calls him “Bim” is hilarious) and the best of all was The Reassembler, which sounds like the most boring concept ever (he reassembles old devices and that’s it) yet his self-deprecating humour makes it very enjoyable. As much as I loved the glory years of Top Gear and still enjoy their latest “cocking around in cars” escapades, this is probably the right time for them to call it a day in that department. May turned 60 yesterday and it seems his relationship with Clarkson is a bit strained at the moment. I enjoy May's shows, and his YouTube channel (which has always been a conspicuously Clarkson-free zone, while Hammond appears frequently), but he's been considering retirement and The Grand Tour being given its notice might just spur him on.
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Post by Rave on Jan 17, 2023 2:48:54 GMT -5
My first thought upon seeing the thread title was "WTF did Clarkson do now?" because he always does something to get himself kicked off stuff. I enjoy May's shows, and his YouTube channel (which has always been a conspicuously Clarkson-free zone, while Hammond appears frequently), but he's been considering retirement and The Grand Tour being given its notice might just spur him on. Thank you for the reminder to subscribe to May's channel, I went down the rabbit hole a while back thanks to the cheese remixes and somehow never got around to subscribing.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 17, 2023 3:19:54 GMT -5
Clarkson was always a vile, obnoxious, entitled bully and they knew that when they signed him. He was fresh off being fired for hitting a producer for not arranging food properly after a shoot, after all. The guy was never worth what they paid for his services and they realised that pretty quick after signing him, but were stuck as a deal is a deal.
He was so certain he was bulletproof he gave them and others an out by going mask off.
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Post by thechase on Jan 17, 2023 4:12:01 GMT -5
Harry's biography is pure Alan Partridge according to twitter. I might just buy it.
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Post by dirtyoldman on Jan 17, 2023 4:34:58 GMT -5
Something about Meghan brings the absolute dumbshittery out of some Englishmen, like Piers Morgan looking even worse than usual whenever she's the topic. Dan Wotton is ten times worse. Something little bit obbessive about him
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Post by Bo Rida on Jan 17, 2023 4:44:41 GMT -5
Kind of crazy that Clarkson basically mastered the art of saying outrageous things to attract attention and then mixed in enough sensible things for people to stick around and make him money.
Now there's loads of people trying that grift without his brains or ability to mostly stay just the within the boundaries of what's acceptable. Or without the sensible part. As a result the others don't tend to have Clarkson's longevity.
It leads to a weird situation where he gets away with things he shouldn't but regularly gets seen as an unfair caricature. Which I guess adds to his success.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 17, 2023 5:27:03 GMT -5
Clarkson is the last caveman standing from the era of boorish tabloid and 'lads mag' columnists who in reality tended to be rather posh and privileged despite their everyman personas. Good riddance to the lot of them.
I feel he outlasted his peers as he pivoted to TV early and became a celebrity with trash columnist being his side job, so he managed to walk away unscathed as the 'cars, boobs and beer' magazine industry imploded after the rise of the internet.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Jan 17, 2023 10:32:26 GMT -5
This is what happens when you give Harry and Meghan the fight they are looking for. Take the royal approach; mum's the word.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 17, 2023 11:01:37 GMT -5
This is what happens when you give Harry and Meghan the fight they are looking for. Take the royal approach; mum's the word. 'The fight they're looking for ' Please, they got this sort of abuse from day one and even if they were completely silent, stories would ne manufactured and they would be stalked 24/7 as there's things about Meghan the right wing British press and goons like Clarkson and Piers Morgan just don't like, no prizes for guessing what. The only way this stops is if the victims of the tabloid press dig their heels in and fight back, so more power to them.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Jan 17, 2023 11:06:00 GMT -5
Clarkson is the last caveman standing from the era of boorish tabloid and 'lads mag' columnists who in reality tended to be rather posh and privileged despite their everyman personas. Good riddance to the lot of them. He was railing against the "red trouser brigade" a while ago, oblivious to the fact that he is part of the red trouser brigade. He went to Repton.
It's a shame it's taken this for broadcasters to start binning him off. Because let's not act as if this is the first time he's said something reprehensible to wind up the cretins who read his columns, it's been his MO for years he should've been held to account for it a seriously long time ago.
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Post by Kalmia on Jan 17, 2023 11:32:17 GMT -5
all overblown nonsense the whole thing No, it isn't. It's part of an ongoing campaign by the Murdoch gutter media against Meghan which has been going on for years. Clarkson should have been blackballed by the industry after he physically assaulted a BBC producer several years ago, an attack the cowardly twat would have never even attempted on a member of the general public because he knows he'd get f***ing killed in all likelihood. But he was rewarded by Amazon, and the cesspool tabloid shite that is ITV. This. Clarkson has always been a bully and he should have been forgotten about years ago. He'll probably pop up on GB News in a month or two.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 17, 2023 11:47:40 GMT -5
No, it isn't. It's part of an ongoing campaign by the Murdoch gutter media against Meghan which has been going on for years. Clarkson should have been blackballed by the industry after he physically assaulted a BBC producer several years ago, an attack the cowardly twat would have never even attempted on a member of the general public because he knows he'd get f***ing killed in all likelihood. But he was rewarded by Amazon, and the cesspool tabloid shite that is ITV. This. Clarkson has always been a bully and he should have been forgotten about years ago. He'll probably pop up on GB News in a month or two. He'll do a Piers Morgan and head to America where he'll be treated with an undeserved level of respect until he goes on Fox news and makes it clear exactly who he is.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jan 17, 2023 12:32:04 GMT -5
This is what happens when you give Harry and Meghan the fight they are looking for. Take the royal approach; mum's the word. 'The fight they're looking for ' Please, they got this sort of abuse from day one and even if they were completely silent, stories would ne manufactured and they would be stalked 24/7 as there's things about Meghan the right wing British press and goons like Clarkson and Piers Morgan just don't like, no prizes for guessing what. The only way this stops is if the victims of the tabloid press dig their heels in and fight back, so more power to them. I know! Like, over the 5 years they've been married and the time they were dating, has a week gone by without some kind of "leak" or smear, or angry old man ranting? I've had people say "I'm just tired of hearing about them" I point out, what have they actually DONE? They've only spoken 3 times, the Oprah interview, the Netflix Series and this book, and that's all been within the last couple of years after torrents of abuse. If people are tired of hearing about them, look at who's bloody saying anything.
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Post by poodoojenkins on Jan 17, 2023 20:05:02 GMT -5
I can't imagine a situation or set of people I care any less about.
Probably because I'm an American, and neither the Royal Family or Jeremy Clarkson mean anything here.
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Post by Malcolm on Jan 17, 2023 21:13:22 GMT -5
'The fight they're looking for ' Please, they got this sort of abuse from day one and even if they were completely silent, stories would ne manufactured and they would be stalked 24/7 as there's things about Meghan the right wing British press and goons like Clarkson and Piers Morgan just don't like, no prizes for guessing what. The only way this stops is if the victims of the tabloid press dig their heels in and fight back, so more power to them. I know! Like, over the 5 years they've been married and the time they were dating, has a week gone by without some kind of "leak" or smear, or angry old man ranting? I've had people say "I'm just tired of hearing about them" I point out, what have they actually DONE? They've only spoken 3 times, the Oprah interview, the Netflix Series and this book, and that's all been within the last couple of years after torrents of abuse. If people are tired of hearing about them, look at who's bloody saying anything. Kinda like how the only reason I knew who Justin Bieber was was because people couldn't stop declaring their hate for him every chance they could.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2023 21:20:18 GMT -5
Don’t like the guy for valid reasons like everyone else but he’ll just pop up somewhere else in no time
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Post by Lupin the Third on Jan 17, 2023 23:33:43 GMT -5
'The fight they're looking for ' Please, they got this sort of abuse from day one and even if they were completely silent, stories would ne manufactured and they would be stalked 24/7 as there's things about Meghan the right wing British press and goons like Clarkson and Piers Morgan just don't like, no prizes for guessing what. The only way this stops is if the victims of the tabloid press dig their heels in and fight back, so more power to them. I know! Like, over the 5 years they've been married and the time they were dating, has a week gone by without some kind of "leak" or smear, or angry old man ranting? I've had people say "I'm just tired of hearing about them" I point out, what have they actually DONE? They've only spoken 3 times, the Oprah interview, the Netflix Series and this book, and that's all been within the last couple of years after torrents of abuse. If people are tired of hearing about them, look at who's bloody saying anything. The garbage that's been spewed about them has kinda made me more of a fan of Harry and Meghan.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 18, 2023 0:35:44 GMT -5
There's plenty of fair grounds to criticise Meghan and Harry on, but Clarkson and other Murdoch employed dickheads are mentally incapable of doing it. Like their obsession with Greta Thunberg there's always a creepy sexual tone to what they say and write. Piers Morgan in particular is obsessed with Meghan. I've got a pretty good idea about what porn searches these guys are likely to focus on.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Jan 18, 2023 3:28:43 GMT -5
I often think about the man who Clarkson punched in the face which led to him losing his BBC job. It must have made that man seethe every day to see Clarkson go on to further success and for people to feed his "lol he punched a guy he's so cool" narrative.
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Post by Totorob101 on Jan 18, 2023 5:44:50 GMT -5
Clarkson has always been a nasty piece of work and that he is allowed to continue to be through tv and other media for years is an absolute disgrace,awful man.
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