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That'd be interesting to see, although i think he mentioned Rowan not for his acting skills but for his serious car collection. I was actually surprised to know Mr.Bean was one of the first people to own a Veyron lol
 
Top Gear was not just about individuals or the cars but the onscreen chemistry these guys shared. Replace one or all 3 won't matter as the show will feel hollow without the trio.

Replacing Hammond with Tiff would be an improvement though

@psyph3r - Not just that the guy is a motorsport enthusiast and has a McLaren F1 and was even invited by McLaren to watch the F1 race.
 
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The TG trio have quit - the 2 apart from JC haven't renewed their BBC contracts. They are moving to Netflix.
 
prabs said:
Not just that the guy is a motorsport enthusiast and has a McLaren F1 and was even invited by McLaren to watch the F1 race.
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Yeh ... and his reactions were quite animated during the race.... that was a sideshow in itself.
 
prabs said:
Top Gear was not just about individuals or the cars but the onscreen chemistry these guys shared. Replace one or all 3 won't matter as the show will feel hollow without the trio.
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Its high time to make the show about cars and not some stupid shenigans of them three. seriously I dont give a shit about hammond freezing his ass in the cold wether.
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Not just that the guy is a motorsport enthusiast and has a McLaren F1 and was even invited by McLaren to watch the F1 race.
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He is a proper petrol head. I want a car show with people like him. like jay leno, chris haris, tiff needle, jason plato, vicky etc... I always wonder why a car show needs a tame professional racing driver (aka stig) apart from the presenters? Though his character is good; making him travel in public train and reading books while the presenters are racing in cars in appalling to me.
 
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Faraz said:
Have you seen fifth gear? Have heard that its exactly like that.
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I have been following it religiously since 2 years. I love that show but they seriously lack budget. They manage a good show with the little budget they have.
 
There are many serious car shows but top gear is the only FUN one. I can watch pagani's doing laps on youtube but where can i watch a renault twingo being driven into the sea or what happens to a flabby face in an ariel atom or how rubbish the average person can be at truck driving. It's a formula that cannot be recreated even though they tried. I like the madness, the deliberate attempt at being politically in-correct, the sheer ludicrousness of their attempts (hover-van, v8 blender, geoff). Top gear is not a car show in the traditional sense, its an entertainment show about 3 knobs and some cars being driven around now and then.

I hope the three of them get together and produce their own show.
 
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booo said:
btw its official now, Russel brand is replacing JC in top gear.
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How can a guy like Russel Brand get a wife like Katy Perry?????
I think I have seen his videos as a standup but car show>>>

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Russell might have been an idiot in the past but he's a much smarter and nicer person now, i quite like his "trews" videos on youtube.
 
The main producer (Andy Wilman) has left as well. Either he didn't want to deal with the hassle of remaking the show with a new cast or he and the other 3 might be planning something together.
 
Final episode of good ol' Top Gear airs tomorrow with edited footage from before the fiasco.
The trio will be back on itv soon although I don't know how they'll be able to manage the same level of production, BBC had deeper pockets and a wider reach across the world unlike itv.
 
Are you sure it's ITV? Most of the reports that I had read seemed to suggest that Netflix were the front runners.
 
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