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ImgurianCandidate93
I love Top Gear but Jermey Clarkson is a bit of an jerk
Catumi
As a Prime subscriber it pleases me to hear of this news.
Muad
Oh hey it's that jerk who punches people.
MargaretThatcher
you have made my little heart titter :D
DH11
What a wonderful way to start. I can't wait until then can find 3 Koenesenadjhgajhfoaifjwenjsahgjhsakfal's to race.
FormerLurker12
Can't upvote enough
notthefox
CLARRRRRKSOOOONNNNNN!!!!!
Kelloggs9
This... This makes me so happy.
DelightLlama
HOLY SHIT! ARE THEY BEGINNING THE SHOW WITH THE RACE? HOLY SHIT!
jasoomian
For those of us who might shamefully be behind on some TG, can you give me a head's up on said race?
DelightLlama
In season 22, TG tried to get the three cars in a race, but non of the manufacturers could agree on some details, until...
DelightLlama
on the second to last episode, the race was on, but Jeremy decided to get the show on hold and later canceled, by punching a producer.
jasoomian
Ahh, perfect. Thanks for update. Currently a few series behind. You kind, internet stranger - get a doot, perhaps 3.
ClassyTavi
I'm just gonna wait for Jeremy to get fired from this one too.
Geckuro
i like how everybody forgets that that guy punched someone and basically gets off scot free
DerrickSteen
And said racist shit too.
PiffTheMagicDildo
It was a shove.
Geckuro
you dont fire someone as famous as that, essentially cancel the show over a shove.
PiffTheMagicDildo
Rich cunts like that tend to blow little things like that out of proportion.
tlgm
Am I the only one who couldn't care less about this show?
younglunatic
Yes
tlgm
Ha! Possibly. I used to think it was funny until I realised it was as scripted as any other TV show :(
younglunatic
It is scripted but the chemistry between those three is impossible to ignore.
tlgm
Yeah I guess so.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
if that's a skeleton crew how huge was the crew making Top Gear?! ...or was that sarcasm?
ReadOnlyMemories
yes
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
Helpful, that was not...
ReadOnlyMemories
Much sarcasm, very wow.
icantbelievethatsnotbutter
Top gear, but not top gear +1
watto70
nope no skeletons there
HermanManly
Clarkson, not one of those guys is a skeleton, you lying piece of shit
mydadcoulddoanything
Appropriate:
Moriarty
Spoopy.
HeWentForARipLikeOhFuckYeaBud
Updooooooot
IAmNotASkeleton
Skeleton crew: because the flesh is weak.
smellofthewild
Fuck I love these guys
marshawnlynchatapressinterviewsaying
HAMMOND!
Talligan
Hope one of them doesn't bring him a cold dinner
koonkii
is Hammond rocking a killer mullet?
TacticalEtching
I really hope Kiff the 1 armed sound man is in there somewhere.
Cjm555
I don't think I've ever been so happy!
AgentTempest
Primal Gear
baozigirl
I'm so glad I accidentally bought an Amazon Prime account now. And so excited! :)
Kude
If you happen to be a college student, you can get 6 months free (minus video and music) and then prime is 50% off!
truelovelies
Life is full of happy accidents haha
AceofShades
you forgot to stop payment after the 30 day trial too?
MooseLucifer
hey me too! I was a day late, but after seeing this post I don't really mind!
WhoDidYouExpect
As someone with no Prime account, is there another way I can watch this, or do I just wait until it inevitably gets put online somewhere?
HypersonicHarpist
If you don't want to pay for Prime you can just buy individual episodes from Amazon.
twsx
FaptainPicard
What? Literally no one in that crew is a skeleton
bittersweetbones
Was looking for this comment. Thanks for delivering! :)
Yeahfuckyeah
What does that actually mean? Film people? Help
HarryBlackstoneCopperfieldDresden
It means just enough crew to get you by. He was being very sarcastic, lol.
scabab
Some1 downvoted u, but yeah thats a slightly bigger crew than theyre used to, they used to shoot on 0.5-1m an episode and now they have 4.5
FaptainPicard
Skeleton crew means "small." Like less people than you would typically have.
Yeahfuckyeah
Ahh ok, thanks
jsktrogdor
The fascinating part of this is Netflix turned them down, saying in effect: We've had Top Gear, we know it's numbers, it's not worth it.
mrkriegersan
I think they got outbid
CaptainAshBacon
Maybe if Netflix included all episodes and not just a few seasons and episodes here and there
MmmYesShallowAndPedantic
They have bbc replay content, not new OC. Different value: I didn't give two shits about amazon prime before, now strongly considering it.
FluffminsterFuller
That's a terrible idea though. A lot of top gear fans won't touch Netflix version because of the censorship.
ddpv
Amazon payed an insane price, it will never make a profit but they need it to lure customers to their service. Netflix doesn't need to.
Shlits
I honestly think the streaming service for Amazon Prime is awful. I'll never subscribe until they make all the videos free! (especially 4k!)
bmaximus
maybe that's because netflix kept editing their shows and ruining them. they even took complete episodes out. I stopped watching on there.
barnwolf
To be honest Top Gear does not sound like a cheap show and Jeremy's definitely not easy to work with.
scabab
sorry that barely made any sense at all, i must be drunk again
scabab
considering each game of thrones episode costs 6 million, house of cards costs more, and all their programming is at least 4 mil an 1/2
scabab
2/3 top gear, which amazon are budgeting at 4.5m per episode is very reasonable, but which used to shoot at anywhere from 500k to 800k an
scabab
3/3 episode, is really not an expensive proposition.
BlueBomber05
Amazon paid a quarter of a billion dollars for the new show and the hosts. They're popular but 250 million is a lot of money to make back
Taiche
Considering the number of viewers they get? That should be a cakewalk of it's done well
jsktrogdor
Amazon's plan isnt even to make the money back on the show. They lose money on almost everything. They want users.
kickasssloth
I think its more about returns have you got any idea how much this costs to film per day vs their normal show? They probably can't afford it
clickshytango
I'm curious, numbers as in expenses to produce the show or as in viewership of past episodes on Netflix?
jsktrogdor
Numbers as in their audience on Netflix compared with what Top Gear was asking for.
mungothemenacing
Since all Netflix does is air the old episodes of TG, probably numbers meaning viewership.
CaptainofAutumn
They took half the old ones down
mungothemenacing
They'd only had the most recent few seasons for a while now, that's not related to any punchings or firings.
iwrestldazombie
That's insane. Top gear is the only show I can watch, re-watch and still be intrigued and laugh over and over. I love you Netflix, but WTF!
Patilistan
Its a cult favorite. I like it for its humor. I can see how a majority of Netflix viewers don't go for it.
prassel
@netflix how could you!
RandomAbscessMemories
It's also a really expensive show to produce. Amazon works differently; maybe it makes financial sense under their strategy.
deebr
Amazon doesn't care if they lose money (for 20 years), that's their financial strategy.
d0o0o0d
Amazon thinks Not-Top-Gear will drive Prime memberships. They might be right, the show has diehard fans.
bud467
Netflix original series cost more to make than topgear
kepler20c
I'm not sure about Amazon original series, but under prime a lot of content you still pay for.
RandomAbscessMemories
That's what I mean. For Netflix a good show might attract more subscribers. For Amazon people will* pay directly for good content.
RandomAbscessMemories
*Depends if they make it a pay-per-episode like most of their 3rd party TV or roll it into Prime
raggingmuppet
Why would they want to spend a fortune on a show that's been done before by three aging blokes who want 100% editorial control?
OdeToBouncer
Because it printed money for the BBC bringing in over 75M USD annually with a global viewership of 350M people?
OdeToBouncer
If 2% of that 350M is wiling to pay 99/yr for Amazon Prime and Gear Knobs (or whatever) that's just shy of 700M USD. A year.
ridebikeseveryday
cause its the best god damn show on television
Yoshuzu
Honestly id rather do time in prison for planting an axe in clarksons face than sit and watch an episode with him in it... i like hammond.
ridebikeseveryday
you probably like the tesla dont you
jsktrogdor
Amazon Prime is $100 a year, gives you free shipping on millions of Amazon items and gives you access to their streaming content.
aoimori
They know the numbers they get showing 4+ year old episodes of Top Gear, not new episodes. That's an embarrassing thing for them to say.
jsktrogdor
I always find it adorable when some fucking moron on the internet thinks he knows more about business than a 28 billion dollar company.
aoimori
I always find it adorable when some fucking moron on the internet can't articulate himself without being a loudmouthed asshole.
jsktrogdor
I could articulate myself all sorts of ways. But I prefer to treat a pig like a pig, no reason to sweet talk it.
aoimori
I'm a pig for pointing out that there's a difference between exclusive new episodes and reruns that are on and have been on for years?
wenturi
Waiit, I am no expert on the cars, but are those 3 cars that were supposed to compete vs each other on Top Gear?
aCoolBreezeOnAHotSummerDay
That I have to say is just such a badass way to open the show!
GavtheMav
Omigod Omigod Omigod
OperationCommando
They are
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
"Were" but couldn't get arrangements completed
etang600
Amazon .
slenders
U can just buy these cars on Amazon ? Do they offer free shipping ?
ImNoEngineerWaitAmI
McLaren P1, Porsche 918, and the Ferrari the Ferrari!!!
bpsr2000
This comment is not getting the attention it deserves.
Amblydoper
Upvroom!
ImNoEngineerWaitAmI
Thanks for being on my level
7orqu3
Thats not the 918 on the right
ImNoEngineerWaitAmI
It's a like the race edition, basically a different paint job.
TheDeckhand
It is
yourbassist
Don't worry, I thought the same thing. I just had to convince myself. Seeing it in white shows how much the front looks like a Ferrari.
ViolentPotato
Yes, they're all super powered and super light hybrids.
MmmYesShallowAndPedantic
Yes and being driven by their factory-approved television presenters...
itmightbeuselessinformation
And Amazon is already beating the BBC top gear and the show hasn't even aired!
Apple5rFruits2
Wait, jeremy clarkson is back on the show?!!!
DigitalBang
....
IDunkedMyTesticlesInMayo
I think it's a laferrari, a 918 spyder and a p1, but I'm no expert
mytola
As an expert, I can safely say that you are right.
Cassiraa
And two busses.
ViolentPotato
As a non expert but someone that relatively knows their shit with cars, yes, that is correct
Twig1
But I'm not a rapper
ImaCarGuy
As a car guy, you are correct. LaFararri, P1, and 918 spyder
POOTERS
If you're really a "car guys" you'd know how to spell LaFerrari.
ImaCarGuy
Son of a typo. I didn't even pay attention to the spelling.
MyCatGoesFaster333
yes it's the Ferrari the Ferrari
jonahrah
But you are right
FrancoUnAmerican
+1only for your username ... But .... But why ?
toounoriginaltothinkofacleverusername
For left is the Ferrari The Ferrari.
SlightlyOddChild
I would take the P1 any day. Not because it's the best,but cos it's sexier than any woman I have ever seen. Ever.
ResidentPetrolHead
BINGO!
ConJonNotJonConnor
When does the first episode come out?
BigBeeOhBee
November 18, 2016
insanitypurge
It's a bingo!
XdelaforceX
THAT'S a BINGO!
downofathistle
I watched Top Gear all the time since I was a kid, but could you please explain for... a friend?
bendeem
top gear was ended mid series. those three cars were supossed to be raced in the half we never saw.
karasueve
ya i was so upset when they got cancelled and was afraid that amazon picking them up was fake...makes me very happy to see this.
bendeem
yes
NinjaTurtleRaphael
WE HAVE A WINNER!
BloodBlight
Chicken dinner!
recentlyunearthed
The crew would be larger, but most of them quit after Jeremy punched them in the face
wandergeist
Which is why his crew now consists entirely of skeletons, who don't feel anything when you punch them in the face.
Zllivas
Spooky
AntiCircleJerker
I liked Top Gear, but I feel like it's weird that imgur is celebrating that Jeremy got the last laugh when he assaulted someone.
recentlyunearthed
The internet needs to get over the fact that shows end. All three presenters are pretty old now, too.
Taiche
Ehh it's a lot more complicated than that. Apparently they were treated terribly on some of their trips, and Jeremy was going through a 1/2
Taiche
2/2 Major cancer scare at the time. That doesn't excuse violence, but it puts it in more of a gray area.
AMeanOldGrouch
I'm willing to give him another chance. If it came out that he was consistently violent that would be a while other thing
EchoOfSnac
Well, the other two followed him, so they can't think he is too bad of a person.
glitterwank
Because he entertained thousands of people on a show that everyone, even people not into cars, loved. And then he was fired over nothing.
baadkaarmaa
Him and Chris Brown did nothing wrong.
glitterwank
You can hardly compare the two, can you?
Reaperman64
He beat someone till they went to hospital. He should go to jail, not have an uproar that his show got cancelled.
glitterwank
Just to be clear, did he punch someone or did he brutalise him completely that he was left within an inch or his life? Genuine question
ringadingdingbaby
Wouldn't call punching a colleague in the face, nothing.
glitterwank
I would. It's not very professional and not a friendly gesture but that guy didn't have to be such a pussy about it.
ringadingdingbaby
Even if he didn't report it, it was a work event and you would still be fired for it.