KZNSeagull
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Interesting. He has been "presenting" Top Gear compilation shows on BBC Brit. I reckon he will be pretty decent.
Edit: Here he is
Edit: Here he is
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Top Gear/Chris Evans & the BBC
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Arthritic Toe
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I once bought a Christmas tree from Chris Evans.
TomandJerry
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Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc is be one of the new presenters of Top Gear when the motoring programme returns to BBC Two in May.
The US actor will be the show's first non-British host in its 39-year history.
"Matt's a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I'm thrilled he's joining Top Gear," said Chris Evans of his new co-presenter.
Additional Top Gear cast members will be confirmed shortly, the BBC said.
"As a car nut and a massive fan of Top Gear, I'm honoured and excited to be a part of this iconic show's new chapter," said LeBlanc. "What a thrill!"
The US actor will be the show's first non-British host in its 39-year history.
"Matt's a lifelong fellow petrolhead and I'm thrilled he's joining Top Gear," said Chris Evans of his new co-presenter.
Additional Top Gear cast members will be confirmed shortly, the BBC said.
"As a car nut and a massive fan of Top Gear, I'm honoured and excited to be a part of this iconic show's new chapter," said LeBlanc. "What a thrill!"
JC Footy Genius
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- Jun 9, 2015
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Surprised the BBC hasn't followed it's usual hiring policy
“The problem is that television executives have got it into their heads that if one presenter on a show is a blond-haired, blue-eyed heterosexual boy, the other must be a black Muslim lesbian. Chalk and cheese, they reckon, works. But here we have Top Gear setting new records after six years using cheese and cheese. It confuses them.”
Jeremy Clarkson
“The problem is that television executives have got it into their heads that if one presenter on a show is a blond-haired, blue-eyed heterosexual boy, the other must be a black Muslim lesbian. Chalk and cheese, they reckon, works. But here we have Top Gear setting new records after six years using cheese and cheese. It confuses them.”
Jeremy Clarkson
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Chris Evans is much too excitable and and a bit of a Lovie so there is no way that they can even begin to replicate what Clarkson and Co brought to this. If it's anything like as childish or shit as his previous shouty TV programmes it will be a massive flop.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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It seems like the 'unknowns' have dipped their toe in the water, and found out that all was not what it seemed.
I know one of the new recruits who has recently departed, and he said Evans was a nightmare to deal with, and that the show was going in a direction that he didn't want to be part of. So he jumped ship and is now working on another show elsewhere.
Gullflyinghigh
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- Apr 23, 2012
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It's almost like Clarkson was talking out of his backside. Surely not.
Is the point that they don't want a carbon copy of the Jeremy Clarkson and Friends motoring programme!
It got remarkably good viewing figures considering how repetitive it had become "opps, I have just bumped in to Captain Slow, he he". Funny for a bit but tedious after a while in my view (but obviously not everyones).
The new series will start off with viewing figures about two thirds of the previous incarnation and then drop to about half. The press will have a field day about the lost viewers but actually it will still be pretty decent for BBC2.
That's what my crystal ball is telling me, anyway!
The new series will start off with viewing figures about two thirds of the previous incarnation and then drop to about half. The press will have a field day about the lost viewers but actually it will still be pretty decent for BBC2.
That's what my crystal ball is telling me, anyway!
Icy Gull
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Well if it turns out anything like Evans other TV programmes they'll lose any viewers over 30 very quickly. I have no problem with him on the radio, but whenever I see him on TV I just have to turn off
Do the Beeb care too much about how it is received in the UK? I'd have thought global sales is what it is all about for them, although I have no idea what international buyers are likely to do. Will they carry on buying or adopt a "wait and see" attitude due to all the changes that will have happened.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I'm still hoping that the new Clarkson/May/Hammond incarnation on Amazon is really going to be called "Gear Knobs".
They should only care about what is right for the UK audience and then be happy if they can sell rights. However with the government bullying them over spending, I think more and more TV will be down to what they can sell elsewhere to the detriment of the UK audience.
Do overseas rights buy the format or the name, would the changes in the UK presenters have any effect at all? I presume that they don't use the UK version with subtitles?
Paul Reids Sock
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That would sound about right to me.
I think it will go the same as Radio 1 did when Chris Moyles left. A lot of the due hard fans will refuse to tune in, then more will switch off as it will be really different to what they know.
However, as time goes by the numbers will stabilise and start to grow again as fans of the new show begin to get on board
Czechmate
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Well if it turns out anything like Evans other TV programmes they'll lose any viewers over 30 very quickly. I have no problem with him on the radio, but whenever I see him on TV I just have to turn off
Agree with you , he is not really tv compatible , he looks like something out of Thunderbirds ! On the radio he is fine !
Ruined the chance completely now with Matt LeBlanc (stupid name) as co presenter , the bloke is a knob and must realise he can't act !
Oh well one less watching here .
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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you mean like those massively successful programmes he's done before? not always a fan myself (liked original TFI, it was of its time) but a lot of people like excited, shouty person on TV.
spot on, it will "fail" measured against last incarnation of Top Gear but probably do relatively well for Sunday evening on BBC2. co-presenters, guests and what they do with the cars will be more important than Chris Evan imo, if they go Top Gear MKI it will be a lemon, the MKII wont be replicated or bettered, so the MKIII needs to do something a bit different to both.
Icy Gull
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If they are looking for an audience of 16 to immature early 30's I'm sure it will be very well received then
