Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
I can relate, for many a channel. To upgrade my current cable to the next tier would more-than-double the monthly rate. B David Bruggeman, to moi, Nov 27th: My apologies for misremembering where it went (I am not in the demo for any motoring magazine, whether or not they have a TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-27 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
My apologies for misremembering where it went  (I am not in the demo for any motoring magazine, whether or not they have a TV network).  I either couldn't get Motor Trend through my cable provider, or it would have required upscaling my service which I couldn't justify. David On Monday,

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Wikipedia has the series moving from BBCA to Motor Trend TV, born Discovery HD, later Velocity, still owned by WBD... B M-D November, to David Bruggeman, Nov 27th: The whatnowchannel? I think it didn't help with the audience when the show left BBC America for the Road & Track channel. --

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-27 Thread M-D November
The whatnowchannel? On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 3:42:11 PM UTC-5 David Bruggeman wrote: > I think it didn't help with the audience when the show left BBC America > for the Road & Track channel. > > David > > On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 12:33:57 PM PST, Kevin M. < >

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-27 Thread M-D November
That tracks (pun not intended), as Sabine worked with Clarkson, Hammond & May and understood the general tone of the show. On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 3:33:54 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: > I thought the late Sabine Schmitz was a great presenter on the series, but > nobody else was able to

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-22 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
I think it didn't help with the audience when the show left BBC America for the Road & Track channel. David On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 12:33:57 PM PST, Kevin M. wrote: I thought the late Sabine Schmitz was a great presenter on the series, but nobody else was able to conjure

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-22 Thread Kevin M.
I thought the late Sabine Schmitz was a great presenter on the series, but nobody else was able to conjure a fraction of the chemistry of the big trio, no matter how hard they tried. And they tried hard. On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM M-D November wrote: > I'll be honest, I didn't even

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-22 Thread M-D November
I'll be honest, I didn't even realize the flagship show was still running. I know it continued after the Clarkson/Hammond/May exodus, but I quickly lost interest in it. On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 1:39:08 PM UTC-5 John Edwards wrote: > The story acting as if “Freddie” is his real name

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-22 Thread John Edwards
The story acting as if “Freddie” is his real name is hilarious to me. (It’s Andrew) He’s made a few public appearances this summer, as he was getting back into coaching cricket, and it looks like he still has some way to go to recover. On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 12:51 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-22 Thread Kevin M.
Wait wait wait… are you saying it is unsafe for amateurs to drive cars really fast? On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 9:51 AM Mark Jeffries wrote: > The long-running (over 45 years!) automobile show has been taken out of > production by the Beeb following an October 22 high-speed crash involving > host

[TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

2023-11-22 Thread Mark Jeffries
The long-running (over 45 years!) automobile show has been taken out of production by the Beeb following an October 22 high-speed crash involving host Freddie Flintoff, of which BBC Studios, the for-profit division that actually produces the show and most other in-house productions, had to pay