It Sounds Like The New Top Gear Is Completely Falling Apart
The team filming the new Top Gear was always going to have a tough act to follow. Jeremy Clarkson and friends had built the biggest television show the world had ever seen, so when Chris Evans took over he was under a lot of pressure to do something different and do it well.
According to reports in The Sun, the show’s team have struggled to put a show together. The main problem seems to arise from the fact that the BBC want new Top Gear to be as safe as possible and not court controversy in the way the old show did. This has resulted in bosses ‘meddling’ with production and not giving Chris Evans the freedom he desires.
It’s no secret that the show’s rebirth has hit some hurdles. Last month it was reported that executive producer Lisa Clark and script editor Tom Ford had both quit the show following news Chris Harris and Sabine Schmitz could take up roles as presenters.
BBC 2 controller Kim Shillinglaw is apparently making life difficult for the teams, as she will not let crews get too carried away with themselves, much to the frustration of “control freak” Evans.
An ‘insider’ told The Sun:
“Kim has been central to everything that is happening. Generally, she has a reputation as a meddler.
“The show has had to become a lot more PC following the Clarkson row. There is less leeway to do out-there stuff and Kim has become a bit of a nightmare.”
Other issues include:
- Chris Evans crashed a brand new Jaguar on his first day at the Top Gear test track
- The presenter has also refused to give up his other presenting gigs on television and radio
- The production team doesn’t know anything about cars, meaning TG magazine staff have had to come in to help
- Evans is apparently terrible at pre-recorded films, which make up the majority of Top Gear’s run time
It’s safe to say the new Top Gear has had a rocky start, but that was to be expected given the pressure the team is under. That said, this sounds like a complete farce. Amazon Prime must be jumping with glee right now.
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Good I’m glad it’s failing ‘top gear’ will not be the same with it may Clarkson and Hammond, Chris Evans is one annoying person,I really can’t see it working, the trio were also known for the humour which attracted peoples attention and there was just something about the three that you wouldn’t find with anyone else.
All I can think is something like 5th gear for some reason… which fine I guess I can use it to fall asleep to at night
Here is an idea. Kick everyone but Chris Harris off the show. Produce it for cheap with the force on at most 3 cars at a time and upload it to YouTube for free. It could even be called Chris Harris on Cars
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Well. Who’s excited for the return of Fifth Gear?
Female german immigrant in top Gear, which was famous for being british to the bone. BBC is making politics not show.
The new TG was never going to reach the heights of Clarkson, Hammond and May. I absolutely love Chris Harris’ videos and he hinted at the end of his big P1, LaFerrari, 918 video that he was considering ‘giving it all up’, so maybe this is actually true? And as a Car Girl, I would really like to see Sabine there, at least she can drive and is not just a pretty face. But as for Evans, I think he was absolutely the wrong choice.
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Well you never know, He might end up being really good at presenting I mean this is his first big television gig, and plus if it doesn’t work out he always has his collection of Ferraris to make us like him again
I think the new TopGear could be really rather good , IF they replace Chris Evans with someone more useful maybe , personally I really want Edd China to replace him.