Airflamesred, aye, I'm sure they will, they can make anything enjoyable to watch. TG is my favourite TV show. And I don't even drive!
Frank, Top Gear is kind of a motoring magazine show, big budget, beautifully shot camera work, funny, a joy to watch. They have had a 'masked' super-driver that tests all the cars, sets incredible times, mentors the 'Star in a reasonably priced car' guests. Some say, he wears a tie in the bath and, when he's not on the track, he likes to perform laser-surgery on fatigued goats. All we have known, however, is that he's called 'The Stig'.
The Stig's identity has been one of British TV's best kept secrets of nearly the last decade. Now, though, the man behind the helmet has decided to pen his autobiography, disclosing his secret in the process. The BBC had taken this to the High Court to try and stop the secret from emerging because, 'The Stig' had signed a contract in which he agreed never to disclose this secret.
The BBC has lost the case and now, Mr. Ben Collins(a Formula 3/Le Mans driver/Proffessional stuntman in movies, and such) has been unmasked through it all.
The Stig's real identity has been puzzling the general public for years and, personally, I really liked this premise.
Of course, the BBC is majorly pissed off that the secret has been legally revealed and so is the TG team, and, the general public of viewers, who's license fees have paid for half the court battle's costs.
I'd have liked the secret to have never been revealed but really, I suppose it's the guy's own prerogative to talk about his life, after all, it is his life. Meh, it's just a disappointment to me.
Anyhow, good luck to the guy, and the TG team, I know they'll make the best of the situation, although, I do foresee a lot of snide in any forthcoming TG shows that will be aired, from the rest of the team.
A shame, really, it was great not knowing the secret but really, it IS just a TV show after all. And on the brightside, at least someone has beaten the BBC, a major corporation and, one to be reckoned with! Well done on that, Ben Collins, but you're still an arse for doing it!
