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Red ones · 25-03-15, 07:01 PM

James May decribes Clarkson being sacked as a tragedy? No it isn't. A plane crashing in to the Alps killing everyone on board is a tragedy. Clarkson being sacked is an inconvenience for him and would normally be described as Gross Misconduct in anyone else's contract!

25-03-15, 07:03 PM

Although clarksons fate is probably closer to the original meaning.

theenglishman · 25-03-15, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Red ones

James May decribes Clarkson being sacked as a tragedy? No it isn't. A plane crashing in to the Alps killing everyone on board is a tragedy. Clarkson being sacked is an inconvenience for him and would normally be described as Gross Misconduct in anyone else's contract!

Exactly.

NTECUK · 25-03-15, 11:34 PM

BBC 2 top gear rip......

Littlepeahead · 26-03-15, 11:10 AM

Interesting that several TV channels or corporations have already come forward to say 'Yes he's very entertaining but we won't be offering him a contract'.

If they have a company policy of not employing a member of staff found guilty of assault on a colleague then that would scupper any plans.

We know Top Gear in it's current format is incredibly expensive to make and the BBC recoup all that via international sales, something another TV company may not feel they can do.

Also the people who actually come up with the clever ideas and make it all happen are not Clarkson, May and Hammond, it's the much ridiculed 'producers'. So unless a TV company are confident they could get all three presenters and the backroom team as a package then they aren't going to be able to easily replicate the Top Gear format. Plus there has been plenty of criticism that the shows have become increasingly repetitive and the cliches done to death. Perhaps the other big channels are thinking that they would not get the viewers they needed to make it financially viable, especially if the BBC are planning to continue with Top Gear with new presenters which might be just what the show needs anyway.

pookie · 26-03-15, 11:16 AM

looking forward to the new presenters on the show .. preferably ones that arent dinosaurs. Although I stopped watching gadget show when they changed presenters and the format became more like Top gear.

The dynamics of the presenters do differentiate it from other similar shows.

NTECUK · 26-03-15, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pookie

Although I stopped watching gadget show when Suzie Perry left .

Fixed it for you

Red Herring · 26-03-15, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

If they have a company policy of not employing a member of staff found guilty of assault on a colleague then that would scupper any plans.

Technically he hasn't been found "guilty" of anything..... There has been a BBC investigation into an incident and as a result of their internal report they have decided not to renew his contract, and I believe the police have asked for a copy of that report, but until he has a conviction at court I suspect anyone acting on what they have "heard" would be quite vulnerable should Clarkson seek redress. Why do you think the BBC didn't "sack" him.

Littlepeahead · 26-03-15, 03:02 PM

Technically you can't sack a freelancer, you can terminate or not renew their contract, which ends on the last day of March.

maviczap · 26-03-15, 03:05 PM

Strange timing, his contract is about to end, and he's involved in a punch up with a member of staff?

Spookey

25-03-15, 07:01 PM	#291
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Top Gear is back James May decribes Clarkson being sacked as a tragedy? No it isn't. A plane crashing in to the Alps killing everyone on board is a tragedy. Clarkson being sacked is an inconvenience for him and would normally be described as Gross Misconduct in anyone else's contract!

25-03-15, 07:03 PM	#292
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Top Gear is back Although clarksons fate is probably closer to the original meaning.

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26-03-15, 11:10 AM	#295
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Top Gear is back Interesting that several TV channels or corporations have already come forward to say 'Yes he's very entertaining but we won't be offering him a contract'. If they have a company policy of not employing a member of staff found guilty of assault on a colleague then that would scupper any plans. We know Top Gear in it's current format is incredibly expensive to make and the BBC recoup all that via international sales, something another TV company may not feel they can do. Also the people who actually come up with the clever ideas and make it all happen are not Clarkson, May and Hammond, it's the much ridiculed 'producers'. So unless a TV company are confident they could get all three presenters and the backroom team as a package then they aren't going to be able to easily replicate the Top Gear format. Plus there has been plenty of criticism that the shows have become increasingly repetitive and the cliches done to death. Perhaps the other big channels are thinking that they would not get the viewers they needed to make it financially viable, especially if the BBC are planning to continue with Top Gear with new presenters which might be just what the show needs anyway. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

26-03-15, 11:16 AM	#296
pookie Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 938	Re: Top Gear is back looking forward to the new presenters on the show .. preferably ones that arent dinosaurs. Although I stopped watching gadget show when they changed presenters and the format became more like Top gear. The dynamics of the presenters do differentiate it from other similar shows. __________________ "an unedifying exercise in postmodern, operatic grunge" Was - 2000 Candy blue sv650s -2003 Sonic silver sv1000s Gone - 2007 Wildfire Orange Ninja zx6r Now - 2010 Triton blue sv650s -Back to the future

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Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Top Gear is back Technically you can't sack a freelancer, you can terminate or not renew their contract, which ends on the last day of March. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

26-03-15, 03:05 PM	#300
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