FIFTH GEAR HAS BEEN AXED - Page 3

smtk · October 18th, 2009, 12:11 PM

dam it was the best all car focus TV show esp the last season

no more tiff and Jason images/smilies/sad.gif

Wyvern · October 18th, 2009, 1:33 PM

Didn't see that coming - if I'd kept an eye on the ratings I might have, but after 7 years, it was just something that was a fixture of the Five schedule. Pity, I always enjoyed Fifth Gear for its practical approach, which seemed to compliment Top Gear's silliness rather well. I hope the team go on to bigger and better things, and that if Five decide to reboot the show at some point in the future, they don't try to make another TG from the ashes, but look to do something fresh and entertaining.

With the benefit of hindsight, it might explain why certain Fifth Gear presenters have been free to with their Top Gear mates over the summer though images/smilies/cool.gif

ahpadt · October 18th, 2009, 1:50 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This can't be true. Fifth Gear has always been a good alternative when Top Gear didn't air.... images/smilies/sad.gif

flydiscovery · October 18th, 2009, 5:00 PM

Twitter is down this morning so no idea of Jonny or Tiff for that matter have commented. I don't see any other news outlet reporting this with a simple search. I wonder what the story is.

TechZ · October 18th, 2009, 5:27 PM

They should now put a sticker of "Fifth Gear" on the uncool section of the Cool Wall images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Vette Boss · October 18th, 2009, 5:35 PM

I hope this isn't true. Fifth Gear's more informative nature has always been a good balance to the fun and games of Top Gear.

Donington · October 18th, 2009, 5:57 PM

Fifth Gear may have been Ralf to Top Gear's Michael, but i will miss it a bit. I stopped watching for a long time when they changed the format and brought in Tim Lovejoy who, despite being good on SoccerAm, obviously knew fuck-all about cars and I hated it. I thought it was going to be axed that series really.

Jos J. · October 18th, 2009, 6:02 PM

Tiff just commented (lighty) on the news on twitter.... Hey only said that it was very bad news....

flydiscovery · October 18th, 2009, 6:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jos J.

Tiff just commented (lighty) on the news on twitter.... Hey only said that it was very bad news....

Well, I guess that makes it more likely then. Sad news.

I still can't get in twitter. Grr.

Prost264 · October 18th, 2009, 6:45 PM

What the fuck.

This sucks.

Thats the only way to put it.

This is sad. Fifth Gear was such a great alternative to Top Gear, it complimented TG very well.

It will be missed, dearly, if only by a handful of people, it will still be missed.

Wyvern · October 18th, 2009, 6:45 PM

Tiff's tweet...

Quote:

@tiff_tv Back from nice weekend in Scotland to find the Mail on Sunday announcing Fifth Gear is dead! Not good news ...

Sounds like the Fail knew before the presenters did images/smilies/dry.gif

flydiscovery · October 18th, 2009, 6:49 PM

Also of interest http://twitter.com/tiff_tv/status/4966637772

Quote:

I know five is a bit short on budgets and I know they're looking at all things but I haven't been told anything officially yet

That really sucks of the Fail to find out before the presenters.

Jens · October 18th, 2009, 6:53 PM

I hope this isn't true images/smilies/sad.gif

I enjoyed watching FG when there's no TG images/smilies/sad.gif

I quite liked Jason and Tiff too.

matyas · October 18th, 2009, 7:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCow809

Just ask yourself this question. How many times have you watched a cool FifthGear seg and wish it could be extended longer?? And How many times have you watched a stupid segment and wish they should have never made it in the first place? And the feeling that the producer is trying to cram as much shit into the programme as possible?

Almost every episode. I like Johnny's and Tom's reviews, however I have always felt they were too short. I never liked the races and some other silly segments...

+rep for you, for summing up how I felt about FG.

efoolution · October 18th, 2009, 7:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechZ

They should now put a sticker of "Fifth Gear" on the uncool section of the Cool Wall images/smilies/biggrin.gif

"because we all here at TopGear always thought they were cool - and we´re always wrong about stuff like that" images/smilies/smile.gif

every car show on german TV < Fifth Gear

sad but true. I will miss them (if that turns out to be true). They might not have been perfect and had some really bad shows ... but overall always something that I would look forward to watch ...

flydiscovery · October 18th, 2009, 7:25 PM

Tweets from Jonny now:

Quote:

To answer all the tweets about Fifth Gear ending - I don't know who the Daily Mail talked to, but nothing is official. TV is a fickle world.
http://twitter.com/Carpervert/status/4970935021

Quote:

FG is always compared to the big-budget epic movie monster that is TG. It can't and won't ever be TG. FG was always more, well, grass roots.
http://twitter.com/Carpervert/status/4970973940

So both he and Tiff don't know anything about it. If someone from Five/5th Gear really DID talk to the Daily Mail without any of the presenters knowing, that's REALLY low.

NecroJoe · October 18th, 2009, 7:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matyas

I never liked the races

GTFO.

j/k You have every right to your opinion, no matter how wrong you are. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Media getting ahold of "leaked" information before people involved in the show isn't that unheard of.

ahpadt · October 18th, 2009, 7:59 PM

Meh, if they haven't told the presenters how can they possibly have axed it? Sounds very fishy.

flydiscovery · October 18th, 2009, 8:20 PM

At this point, I doubt we'll learn much more until Monday. I'm sure there are a LOT of phones ringing right now trying to figure it all out.

Wyvern · October 18th, 2009, 8:32 PM

Yes, and Jonny's just tweeted to remind us that nothing's official yet (and that we shouldn't (ever) believe the mail)...

http://twitter.com/Carpervert/statuses/4972134480

October 18th, 2009, 12:11 PM	#41
smtk Joined: Jul 6th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London UK Posts: 241 Rep Power: 25	dam it was the best all car focus TV show esp the last season no more tiff and Jason __________________

October 18th, 2009, 1:33 PM	#42
Wyvern Not A Dude Joined: Oct 4th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Loughton, Essex Age: 36 Posts: 404 Car: Triumph Herald 1200, not quite as broken as it was Rep Power: 173	Didn't see that coming - if I'd kept an eye on the ratings I might have, but after 7 years, it was just something that was a fixture of the Five schedule. Pity, I always enjoyed Fifth Gear for its practical approach, which seemed to compliment Top Gear's silliness rather well. I hope the team go on to bigger and better things, and that if Five decide to reboot the show at some point in the future, they don't try to make another TG from the ashes, but look to do something fresh and entertaining. With the benefit of hindsight, it might explain why certain Fifth Gear presenters have been free to with their Top Gear mates over the summer though __________________ As a handyman he's not that handy, everything is what he lacks, The intellect of Peter Andre, the sexual appeal of a Bedford Astramax - Gareth Jones on Speed, White Van Man

October 18th, 2009, 1:50 PM	#43
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:01 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,572 Rep Power: 60	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! This can't be true. Fifth Gear has always been a good alternative when Top Gear didn't air.... __________________ 20:23:34 <&ElToro> you can touch my penis 20:26:57 <~Derek> i wish i could ElToro

October 18th, 2009, 5:27 PM	#45
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Age: 25 Posts: 2,921 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 200	They should now put a sticker of "Fifth Gear" on the uncool section of the Cool Wall __________________ techzonline.net

October 18th, 2009, 5:35 PM	#46
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 9:16 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,641 Car: 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T Rep Power: 66	I hope this isn't true. Fifth Gear's more informative nature has always been a good balance to the fun and games of Top Gear. __________________ 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T. Das Auto

October 18th, 2009, 5:00 PM	#44
flydiscovery Joined: Jan 24th, 2009 Last Online: 7:54 AM Location: US Posts: 2,313 Car: 02 Passat Rep Power: 103	Twitter is down this morning so no idea of Jonny or Tiff for that matter have commented. I don't see any other news outlet reporting this with a simple search. I wonder what the story is.

October 18th, 2009, 5:57 PM	#47
Donington Joined: Jan 26th, 2007 Last Online: 4:28 AM Location: Now in Plymouth, Englandshire Age: 20 Posts: 4,263 Rep Power: 176	Fifth Gear may have been Ralf to Top Gear's Michael, but i will miss it a bit. I stopped watching for a long time when they changed the format and brought in Tim Lovejoy who, despite being good on SoccerAm, obviously knew fuck-all about cars and I hated it. I thought it was going to be axed that series really. __________________ I live in Botswana, saving lives. DO YOU!?

October 18th, 2009, 6:02 PM	#48
Jos J. Joined: Oct 10th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Groningen Age: 25 Posts: 226 Car: Audi RS4 Convirtible...(some day maybe..) Rep Power: 11	Tiff just commented (lighty) on the news on twitter.... Hey only said that it was very bad news....

October 18th, 2009, 6:45 PM	#50
Prost264 Joined: Jun 30th, 2006 Last Online: 8:12 AM Location: Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia Age: 21 Posts: 2,617 Car: Mach 5 Rep Power: 42	What the fuck. This sucks. Thats the only way to put it. This is sad. Fifth Gear was such a great alternative to Top Gear, it complimented TG very well. It will be missed, dearly, if only by a handful of people, it will still be missed. __________________

October 18th, 2009, 6:53 PM	#53
Jens Joined: Jul 12th, 2009 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aalst - Belgium Posts: 105 Car: Fiat GP LFS Status: Rep Power: 8	I hope this isn't true I enjoyed watching FG when there's no TG I quite liked Jason and Tiff too. __________________ Jenson Button - F1 World Champion 2009

October 18th, 2009, 7:59 PM	#58
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 11:01 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,572 Rep Power: 60	Meh, if they haven't told the presenters how can they possibly have axed it? Sounds very fishy. __________________ 20:23:34 <&ElToro> you can touch my penis 20:26:57 <~Derek> i wish i could ElToro

October 18th, 2009, 8:20 PM	#59
flydiscovery Joined: Jan 24th, 2009 Last Online: 7:54 AM Location: US Posts: 2,313 Car: 02 Passat Rep Power: 103	At this point, I doubt we'll learn much more until Monday. I'm sure there are a LOT of phones ringing right now trying to figure it all out.

October 18th, 2009, 8:32 PM	#60
Wyvern Not A Dude Joined: Oct 4th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Loughton, Essex Age: 36 Posts: 404 Car: Triumph Herald 1200, not quite as broken as it was Rep Power: 173	Yes, and Jonny's just tweeted to remind us that nothing's official yet (and that we shouldn't (ever) believe the mail)... http://twitter.com/Carpervert/statuses/4972134480 __________________ As a handyman he's not that handy, everything is what he lacks, The intellect of Peter Andre, the sexual appeal of a Bedford Astramax - Gareth Jones on Speed, White Van Man

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