Anyone who watches British comedy at all knows the extremely mixed history of American remakes of wonderful Britcoms. Frankly, it’s a miracle that “The Office” made it (thank a great cast and that apparently NBC couldn’t steamroll Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in the process of making it) because for it there is “Coupling,” “Spaced,” “Men Behaving Badly,” and “Teachers.”

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May

I was surprised by the american Office.  I didn't think anyone could make anything worse than the british version of it, but the americans succeeded.  As for not getting Gervais, maybe they wanted someone who was funny.

Millions of people like abusing children, it doesn't make it a good thing!!

I just don't find him funny.  He can play one role, that is all.  There is no talent in that.  Stephen Merchant wrote most of it, apparently, and did most of the directing according to a member of the crew.

But then maybe I'm not a good authority on it as I seem to be one of the few who thinks Morcambe and Wise are unutterably boring and NOT funny, even though the world seems to think otherwise. lol

Have you noticed something stange about Top Gear's Stars In Their Cars? The bigger-name the American actors, the higher their lap-times. I do not believe for a second, for example that Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz both managed to get the best times. Sounds like some bum-licking going on to me.

People who watch Top Gear get what they deserve lol.  Junk.

He's not a biggot. Just don't like him as a presenter. He's welcome to his opinions though. Freedom of speech and all that.

Jeremy Clarkson doesn't have ANY opinion, all he's got is prejudices, which makes him the walking definition of a bigot according to the dictionary...

"The predominant usage in modern English refers to persons hostile to those of differing sex, race, ethnicity, religious belief or spirituality, nationality, language, sexual orientation, and age"

The only reason there isn't a picture of Clarkson at the end of the text is that my dictionary's not illustrated...

But maybe this is just a misunderstanding due to a little spelling mistake... Phil thought Karl meant to say Clarkson is a big goat, which he clearly isn't, he's a big ape!

Really, lads... I can't believe we're arguing about the specifics of why we don't like that sorry excuse for a human being...

Which leaves the question open, why would anyone want to watch Top Gear, then?

Well, think about this... what would remain of "Til Death Us Do Part", if we took Alf Garnett out?
Clarkson fills the same role in Top Gear and, unfortunately, same as it happened with "Til Death" (re. Warren Mitchell interviews), far too many people take him seriously...

The comparison is not too far-fetched, as an incurable optimist I like to believe that "Jeremy Clarkson" is largely scripted, and that he can't be THAT bad in real life... but I'm gullible, and probably just making excuses for myself because I keep watching Top Gear...