It's a sad fact to face up to but the show has been nearer the end than the beginning for quite some time. That's not to say that it couldn't continue with one if not three new presenters; think of all the bands over the years which have survived changes of personnel and even thrived afterwards. I think the BBC will at least attempt to continue the show simply because of the revenue stream although only time would tell if it can maintain a level of success. Those writing it off just because it might not feature Clarkson do so prematurely to my mind; it is very easy to resist change but new blood might well be the shot in the arm Top Gear requires.
The problem is that the BBC *would* take the opportunity and remake Top Gear into something less 'embarrassing' for their sensibilities. The knives have been out at the BBC for a very long time for Top Gear - it's a source of constant embarrassment to their leadership that their top grossing show (indeed, the only one that actually consistently brings in any money) is something that runs contrary to all their corporate narratives and apparent values.
To be perfectly honest, if this is the end of Top Gear, I don't think the BBC could ever get it off the ground as a "reboot" in today's PC times. I can imagine that the selection of the presenters to begin with would be subject to "reflecting the wide range of multicultural Britain, and balancing the varying viewpoints of motoring" (which I'm fine with, so long as those happen to be the "best people for the roles") If a lesbian, a homosexual and a green party member were selected "because they happened to have the best ability and chemistry - then that's brilliant. However often with the BBC these days, you feel they've been selected purely BECAUSE they're homosexual or of an "alternative view".
The bolded part is exactly what they'd do, and we all know it.
By all means BBC, make another car show - hell bring back the old format of "Watchdog for car drivers" such a show would be welcomed and useful to many.
Which nobody outside the UK watched or wanted to watch, and therefore won't bring in any money.
They'll probably replace him with a woman. For balance.
To that I would add, "Who knows nothing about the subject matter being presented and is there purely to 'prove' that the BBC 'cares' about 'tolerance and diversity and accurately representing modern Britain.'
Further, it would be immediately revised to be an even more-politically-correct UK version of Motorweek, who never met a car they didn't like.
No, really. They've never met a car they didn't like. Here's their reviews of two of the worst cars ever imported to the US.
[video=youtube;i-O5i1zeXXQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-O5i1zeXXQ[/video]
Yes, this show is still going. Yes, it's still exactly the same. Yes, it's really this horrible.
The BBC would cheerfully ape it, but probably proceed more along the lines of that
'eco-feminist' Top Gear proposal by that clueless c**t; ecocrapboxen and Priuses only.
I actually love it that she / he doesn't understand a clue about Top Gear and I really hope he/she has to 'power' to make such a program and watch it fail compared to Top Gear.
