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Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:31 am
by ninja
Me and my girlfriend were talking about his motivation. He obviously doesn't need to "do" anything, and if I was him I'd be living in a nice farm house in Provence with some animals, a couple of sporty cars and some motorbikes.
I think we decided that if he gives up making TV he'll quickly drink himself to death, he certainly looks like he's heading that way.
I don't think Amazon will cancel him, he's worth too much to them.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:29 pm
by ZRX61
ninja wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:31 am
Me and my girlfriend were talking about his motivation. He obviously doesn't need to "do" anything,
and if I was him I'd be living in a nice farm house in Provence with some animals, a couple of sporty cars and some motorbikes.
I think we decided that if he gives up making TV he'll quickly drink himself to death, he certainly looks like he's heading that way.
I don't think Amazon will cancel him, he's worth too much to them.
I did notice they are always careful to only show the barns, out buildings & office side of the back yard & not the huge fuck off house right behind the bloke with the camera... In fact I don't think they have shown the house once during both seasons.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:30 pm
by ZRX61
westers151 wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 3:29 pm
Not in the US market - The yanks haven't taken to Clarkson's Farm in a big way.
Really? Everyone i know in the US is watching it.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:51 pm
by wheelnut
ninja wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:31 am
Me and my girlfriend were talking about his motivation. He obviously doesn't need to "do" anything, and if I was him I'd be living in a nice farm house in Provence with some animals, a couple of sporty cars and some motorbikes.
I think we decided that if he gives up making TV he'll quickly drink himself to death, he certainly looks like he's heading that way.
I don't think Amazon will cancel him, he's worth too much to them.
With people like that you tend to find that money isn’t the motivator - it’s work and the product they produce.
I’ve got a couple of customers that are multi millionaires - pushing 70 and still working 14 hour days running their companies.
They seem to be wired slightly differently.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:59 pm
by Mussels
westers151 wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:22 pm
ZRX61 wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:30 pm
westers151 wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 3:29 pm
Not in the US market - The yanks haven't taken to Clarkson's Farm in a big way.
Really? Everyone i know in the US is watching it.
Do you know all 300 odd million people in the US?
That's not meant as a dig, however more of a pointer that it's dangerous to assume something is good/correct based on the people we surround ourselves with. After all, we look for people with similar characteristics, etc, so the chances of them liking the same things as us is higher.
See this link
https://tv.parrotanalytics.com/US/clark ... rime-video It has ok viewing figures, but nothing outstanding.
I'm not suggesting it's wrong but I wouldn't trust a stats provider that doesn't understand double negatives.
Demand has decreased by -68.1%
Given the time frame I suspect that is only about series 1.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:28 pm
by Greenman
Taipan wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:28 am
DefTrap wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:24 am
I watch it mainly because Clarkson looks like he will definitely have a cardiac arrest live on telly.
looking at his latest pictures, you might well be right!
He's lived a better life than most of us ever will!
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:34 pm
by Taipan
Greenman wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:28 pm
Taipan wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:28 am
DefTrap wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:24 am
I watch it mainly because Clarkson looks like he will definitely have a cardiac arrest live on telly.
looking at his latest pictures, you might well be right!
He's lived a better life than most of us ever will!
Absolutely! An amazing life doing top gear and whatever the new series is called. IIRC he used to be a really heavy smoker, but quite a while back, Looks like he's fallen to the weight gain curse of the ex smoker!
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:39 pm
by Greenman
Taipan wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:34 pm
Greenman wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:28 pm
Taipan wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:28 am
looking at his latest pictures, you might well be right!
He's lived a better life than most of us ever will!
Absolutely! An amazing life doing top gear and whatever the new series is called. IIRC he used to be a really heavy smoker, but quite a while back, Looks like he's fallen to the weight gain curse of the ex smoker!
I think, like me, and maybe you, he just loves living his life. We all have to die of something. I think he's a legend and is quite inspiring in his ways, even if he is a posh mofo...
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:46 pm
by cheb
Inspiring yes. I've always wanted to lamp a minion for failing in their work. Back to the good old days when we could hit the poor and not worry about it.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:47 pm
by Greenman
cheb wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:46 pm
Inspiring yes. I've always wanted to lamp a minion for failing in their work. Back to the good old days when we could hit the poor and not worry about it.
The poor, or the incompetent?
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:09 am
by ZRX61
Taipan wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:34 pm
Absolutely! An amazing life doing top gear and whatever the new series is called. IIRC he used to be a really heavy smoker, but quite a while back, Looks like he's fallen to the weight gain curse of the ex smoker!
He's the same age as me. I wear it better.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:29 am
by wheelnut
westers151 wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:21 pm
Don't forget that the show was cancelled after the 1st series. That may have been a ploy to drum up publicity for it, or a ploy to see just how much people wanted to see it again, or both. You wouldn't do that to a series that was compulsive viewing for a huge portion of the US audience, that would be dumb.
I don’t think it was cancelled as such, it was meant as a one off bit of fun but it’s popularity caught Amazon by surprise. It was then too late to film another season that year (harvest seasons are awkward like that) but they immediately commissioned another two seasons.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:09 pm
by Dodgy69
Watched 3 now, bloody ace.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:01 pm
by ZRX61
Making the hot sauce/salsa was pretty damn funny. As soon as he said "Carolina Reapers" I just knew it was going to end in tears
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:51 pm
by ZRX61
and in related news, I've just "done a Jeremy" by inadvertently dipping a chicken wing in ghost pepper hot sauce instead of Thai sweet chili sauce.
Bugger.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:47 am
by weeksy
Greenman wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:39 pm
I think he's a legend and is quite inspiring in his ways
Say what now ? sometimes you confuse me a bit.... but this... this is a long way from a bit !
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:27 am
by Dodgy69
It's basically a fingers up show to the nanny state rules of modern Britain and very popular it is.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:05 am
by Horse
Dodgy69 wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:27 am
It's basically a fingers up show to the nanny state rules of modern Britain and very popular it is.
I've not seen it,so which rules?
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:20 am
by Dodgy69
I won't spoil it.
Re: Clarkson's Farm, Season 2
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:27 am
by Horse
Dodgy69 wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:20 am
I won't spoil it.
If I've not seen it so far then you'd hardly be doing that.
So?
