Thursday, March 12, 2015

A tawdry end to a classic TV series

The Mirror reports that Jeremy Clarkson, host of Top Gear, has been suspended due to feeding a fist sandwich to a BBC producer.  Filming of the last three episodes of this season are also on hold.

The puncher and the punchee:


And the reason for the confrontation?

"One source claimed: “It was all over a catering issue. They came to the end of filming after a long day and Jeremy discovered that no food had been laid on."
“He just saw red and hit the assistant producer, who he blamed for not having organised the food. He snapped.”
"The incident was reported to BBC bosses on Monday who then informed the 54-year-old yesterday he was suspended."
I for one will miss this program.   I can' think of even one episode that wasn't entertaining.

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6 comments:

  1. LLMarch 12, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    He's only 54? He looks 74.

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    1. c w swansonMarch 12, 2015 at 2:26 PM

      He really does. Hard living, I guess.

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    2. DanMarch 12, 2015 at 3:58 PM

      Top Gear is the single biggest money maker for British TV.....and Clarkson is a big reason for that money. Normally I'd say that things would be allowed to settle down
      However the Brits of late have had a penchance for committing societal suicide on a massive scale. The BBC is just stupid enough to cancel their meal ticket.

      You have to love Clarkson, he had the balls to punch Prick Morgan.

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  2. Dave W.March 12, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Clarkson, Hammond and May's contracts all expire at the end of March. They had been working on an extension before this. Now? Who knows?

    I'll be pretty damn pissed if the Beeb lets my favorite show die because the head of programming hates Jeremy.

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  3. HMS DefiantMarch 14, 2015 at 12:18 AM

    What Dan said,

    The beeb is really stupid enough to terminate their most popular show. I'll miss him but we got reruns! I loved when he and James May drove to the magnetic pole and drank gin and its and got in trouble for it. Like they were going to run over a polar bear....

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  4. HMS DefiantMarch 14, 2015 at 12:18 AM

    What Dan said,

    The beeb is really stupid enough to terminate their most popular show. I'll miss him but we got reruns! I loved when he and James May drove to the magnetic pole and drank gin and its and got in trouble for it. Like they were going to run over a polar bear....

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