Who would you pick to replace Clarkson?

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03/25/2015 at 12:21 • Filed to: None

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So Jeremy Clarkson is finished with Top Gear. Who do you think might be a worthy replacement?

Personally I think Rowan Atkinson might be an interesting choice...

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DISCUSSION (35)


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:23

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Refer to the list http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/future-top-gea…


Kinja'd!!! Nobi > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:23

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Jay Leno. Love him or hate him, he's a real gearhead and can be entertaining.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:24

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Mika Hakkinen.

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Kinja'd!!! Omenshyne > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:24

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Chris Harris. Hands down. (though Rowan A. is awesome)


Kinja'd!!! Wacko > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:25

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No one!

There can't be a top gear without the trio.

They might try, but it will fail.


Kinja'd!!! Alfalfa Romeo > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:25

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No one. Do you know what we get if we replace Clarkson?

We get season 9 of Scrubs. Season 9 of The Office. The last few seasons of Two and a Half Men. Some may also say season 9 of How I Met Your Mother, although I would disagree on that one.

It's had a good long life. The idea of keeping it alive is too ridiculous even for hypotheticals.


Kinja'd!!! jariten1781 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:27

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George Bush.


Kinja'd!!! Kate's Dirty Sister > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:30

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Jay Leno will take over and will force the rest of the crew, including the stig, to wear double-denim


Kinja'd!!! Kate's Dirty Sister > Kate's Dirty Sister
03/25/2015 at 12:32

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hhh


Kinja'd!!! Kate's Dirty Sister > Wacko
03/25/2015 at 12:33

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Hammond and May are probably still under contract and would lose big if they resign.

Of course the show won't last for long, probably just one long season of agony.


Kinja'd!!! Pessimippopotamus > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:37

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Like on most QOTD, the lede suggestion answers its own question.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > For Sweden
03/25/2015 at 12:38

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That list is a little thin though...


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:38

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The monkey has to replace the orangutan.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Wacko
03/25/2015 at 12:40

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Well there was a Top Gear before this trio. And there will be a 2016 Top Gear without Clarkson. So they're gonna have to find somebody.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Alfalfa Romeo
03/25/2015 at 12:40

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Except that there will be a 2016 Top Gear without Clarkson. So they will have to find somebody.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > jariten1781
03/25/2015 at 12:41

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Senior or Junior?


Kinja'd!!! jariten1781 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:42

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They're different?


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Pessimippopotamus
03/25/2015 at 12:43

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But there must be other good options as well... especially considering they may have to replace Hammond and May as well.


Kinja'd!!! Wacko > Kate's Dirty Sister
03/25/2015 at 12:49

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all the contracts end in 2015 anyways


Kinja'd!!! PanchoVilleneuve ST > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 12:52

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Mr. Regular wearing a rubber mask of the Queen.


Kinja'd!!! Where have all the lightweights gone? > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 13:02

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Jay Kay. He's a MASSIVE petrolhead, and has a somewhat brash, shouty personality. He's been a guest on Top Gear twice in studio, and he was a special guest in Series 3 for Top Gear's salute to Lamborghini. He has a massive garage of automotive exotica and rarities, and he's not afraid to drive them.


Kinja'd!!! Pessimippopotamus > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 13:08

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My ideal car show hosts would be Atkinson and May. Both aren't as shouty as Clarkson, but they both seem odd enough that a show could approach the car culture from a unique angle. Hammond always came off as too much of a tagalong kid for me to say that he's essential.

I would honestly take any car show featuring Atkinson. He's recognizable, has tons of charms, he's a proven comedian, and he's got legit cachet when it comes to cars: owned McLaren F1, crashed McLaren F1, and did gentleman racing. Since Top Gear abandoned basic review format a long time ago, I would suggest that BBC put Top Gear on hiatus (again), and do a completely different type of car show with Atkinson. There's no way people are going to take Clarkson getting replaced lightly, even if he deserved it.


Kinja'd!!! Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 13:16

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Since the others will also leave, my choice is Chris Harris, Idris Elba, and Rowan Atkinson.


Kinja'd!!! Pessimippopotamus > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 13:17

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People seem to forget that. Top Gear has existed since 1977 (the theme song was always Allman Bros), and was popular even before Clarkson joined. Granted, Clarkson is the person who made the show what it is today, but the show can continue in another direction if BBC wants it to, just as it did when Clarkson joined the show.


Kinja'd!!! FromCanadaWithLove > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 13:48

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Jennifer Clarkson, because we all know the 918 would have won.


Kinja'd!!! Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 14:30

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Curveball: No one replaces Jezza. The Three Autoteers ™ 'replace' the BBC with either Hulu, Netflix, or HBO! And they shit-can that awful star-in-a-car segment.

...one can dream...


Kinja'd!!! Wacko > Pessimippopotamus
03/25/2015 at 15:15

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I didn't forget, it's the same name, but not at all the same show.

It's what it is today because of the trio. Even when clarkson started it was really an information show. Clarkson made it an entertainment show.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
03/25/2015 at 15:45

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I like The Star in the Reasonably Priced Car...

And if Jezza and the other two were put in charge of the BBC, some government minister would have them fired after the next incident occurred.


Kinja'd!!! Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 15:49

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I dislike it more often than I like it. Some interviews are interesting, some laps are interesting but usually I find myself fast forwarding through it.

Agreed.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > FromCanadaWithLove
03/25/2015 at 15:50

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Well we know that won't happen... but I wonder how either of Clarkson's daughters or son would do in the role...


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > TheHondaBro
03/25/2015 at 23:03

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Did you like driving the car?

Yes


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/25/2015 at 23:04

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We will not speak of this, they will go to another network and make a new show, that is what will happen.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
03/26/2015 at 09:52

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Won't happen. BBC owns Top Gear. If Clarkson, Hammond and May make another show, it would have to be substantially different from Top Gear I believe.


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
03/26/2015 at 11:37

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There is nothing they can do if they change the name of the show. The Stig is a problem but the presenters use their own names so that's ok. The track/airfield is even privately owned so they could still use it. Phrasing and a redesign of some things would have to change like star in a reasonably-priced car etc.. might have to change. Legally nothing they can do to prevent three people from making a comedic car show.


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04/01/2015 at 14:06

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Now THAT would be away to re imagine the show!