Oh, I think the Top Gear crew will be back, under a different name and a different network, but they'll be back. There's no way that a rival network can ignore the kind of views that Top Gear was generating, especially when you don't have to deal with the costs of the kind of byzantine bureaucratic overhead that the BBC has. The real question right now is whether or not the BBC can tempt Andy Wilman, Hammond, or May to stay with the network now that Clarkson is gone. I fully expect them to pack up and go as a unit.The BBC has a clear political agenda, they've been axing everything that isn't a part of that agenda, and Top Gear was the last of that. They seem like they've been after an excuse to sack Clarkson for some time now. Sure, his behavior is inexcusable, but when you're dealing with high-profile talent, that sort of thing happens all the time. If they wanted to hold on to Top Gear, they would have resolved everything quietly and internally without making a public fuss. As it stands, the BBC loses its biggest claim to relevance, enough fans to sign a million-plus signature petition are left without a show to watch, and everybody loses but Clarkson, who's now the entertainment industry's most employable free agent.
Interesting discussion.
Anyone else find the new Audi design language absolutely bland and boring as f*ck?
