Pogo":1rwq41bm said:
cyfa2809":1rwq41bm said:
the uk have kind of grown to hate him somewhat
he has sort of outgrown his boots if you like
He is still very popular but because of his politics he's a target for the beardy, weirdy, guardian readers. They always hated him, no change there.
I don't hate him.
Don't dislike him for his politics.
Don't have a beard, nor read the Grauniad.
As others have said, I think there was a time when he was just about right for the show. And even now, outside of "The Act" on Top Gear, when making other programmes can still be very good. But increased popularity has gone to his head, and he's become this kooky caricature, and in doing so, thinks he can become some quasi-comedic-edgy-politico, but fails on just about every score - not truly funny, beyond drooling adoration, and just controversial enough to court the skinny-jeans-and-aviators cool vote, but a pale pastiche of anything edgy enough to bring a true storm to his doors, so to speak...
Yet some think that in being so scriptedly (!) un-pc, that he's the man, and do the whole never-mind-the-quality-feel-the-width thing. In reality he's just another fool who's bought into his popularity and the gravy-train-whilst-it's-still popular and now plays to the lowest common denominator. All the while, I think, now, Top Gear would be vastly improved if it was done in voice-over, or dubbed, by The Fast Show characters.
Either that, or Clarskon could truly fulfill his potential and play Randy Savage (RIP) in a made-for-TV-bio - Ooh Yeah.
