Hurt feelings? Lol this is P&N.
I don't understand your point at all. No laws are being changed. And what do you mean by forgiven? He didn't punch the audience. I have nothing to forgive him for, neither do those that enjoy the show. This is just more entertainment. The punch is between the producer and Jeremy. Not that big of a deal, especially considering the overtly male cast and crew.
Have you ever watched the other shows that Hammond, Jeremy and James do? They are all really fun to watch. Top Gear USA on the other hand...I'd rather watch paint dry.
Clarkson has thrown plenty of punches that have made the news. He clocked Piers Morgan at an awards ceremony.
Clarkson has thrown plenty of punches that have made the news. He clocked Piers Morgan at an awards ceremony.
Did Piers Morgan offer him gazpacho? Or was the tea being served to him warm instead of hot?
If I remember correctly, Piers said something about Clarkson's wife.
Jeremy Clarkson petition 'BBC Bring Back Clarkson' is now officially the fastest-growing Change.org campaign in history
https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson
The site is getting hammered, and the petition is up to 450k signatures. Something tells me that the BBC is frantically working on a way to get out of this.
I can't believe you guys would protect Obama like this from punching Netman Yahoo, just because you like his politics. Bad behavior is bad behavior and actions have consequences. This kind of lack of personal responsibility is what creates ghettos. The guy committed a crime and has to do the time. Fucking liberals.
This was just one big misunderstanding. It initially sounded like he punched the producer.
There was no punching.
There wasn't even a slap. It was a smack.
And, it was all over hot food.
LOL!!
My fault for thinking this was anything more than a prime meathead throwing a hissy fit.
OP, I request you change your title to "Top Gear" host SMACKS producer.
This story, outrage over his suspension, the 'incident' itself - it's just a big stupid joke.
Too bad the producer wasn't armed...
I submit the following for your consideration:
Humanity's Greatest Achievements
1. The internet
2. Space flight (man on the moon)
3. Top Gear
4. Sliced Bread
5. The Printing Press
I submit the following for your consideration:
Humanity's Greatest Achievements
1. The internet
2. Space flight (man on the moon)
3. Top Gear
4. Sliced Bread
5. The Printing Press
I like Top Gear and Clarkson a whole lot - have seen every single episode and special they've ever produced - but I don't know if I can get over someone keeping their job after punching a coworker. There have to be standards, even for the charismatic.
So I am assuming you tried to make a joke by using what you perceive as the logic of those you disagree with. Am I right?
What logic? Hypocrisy isn't logic. You won't fine me defending Roman Polanski, which is essentially what is happening here. What kind of a donkey punches people?
How is it going to help anyone to just fire him? Everyone who works there loses their job... What lesson does it teach?
lol +1You are so out of touch with reality.
Kate Upton's rack rates way above sliced bread.
I agree, but Yllus makes a valid point. There have to be standards even for the talent, and surely those standards are somewhere above drugging, screwing and sodomizing a thirteen year old.You truly are fucking stupid to equate throwing a punch with having sex with a 13-year old.
Yes there are different degrees of wrong. Why do you have to be so stubbornly difficult with everything you do?
I think I'll watch me some Top Gear USA and try to figure out why it sucks so much. I'm 5 minutes into a youtube video and I can tell you the obvious:
-Annoying voice intro.
-None of the intro clips grab my attention.
-Giving the hosts titles like "the wrecker" is stupid.
-Weird dramatic music when giving facts about Alaska.
-The hosts appear to be actors. I doubt they really act like that in real life.
-Fake banter.
-Terrible cinematography.
-Top Gear UK's hosts would talk to the camera without talking to each other, so it would add a sense of dramatic irony. The viewer knows why things are happening or going wrong, but the other drives don't understand what's going on. Top Gear USA's hosts talk to each other through radio, so they understand the situation better than the viewer. That makes things less funny.
-The fat bearded guy can't drive a jeep on a paved highway without looking drunk.
My god. What the hell is wrong with American TV? Is it really too much work to just point a camera at people at let them be normal? One of the guests on Joe Rogan's podcast was on Last Comic Standing, and she said it was like living in a prison. Hanging out with comics is normally a lot of fun, but producers would try to screw everything up as much as possible. You can't drink alcohol with the other comics, you can't smoke weed with the other comics, you can't joke about things or be friends. There's always some stupid producer trying to create drama or make it look like two people are enemies. Something that should be a lot of fun ends up being horrible. That's American TV in a nutshell.
Nobody bothers to film sliced bread on a zero G flight.
lol +1
Nobody bothers to film sliced bread on a zero G flight.
I agree, but Yllus makes a valid point. There have to be standards even for the talent, and surely those standards are somewhere above drugging, screwing and sodomizing a thirteen year old.
Personally if he slapped a stagehand or grip I'll be calling for his firing, but slapping a producer gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling. Occupy Clarkson,speaking truth to powerslapping power upside its head.