Comebacks rarely work. For every triumphant Elvis ’68 special, there’s Whitney Houston struggling to breathe at the NEC.
One should always be wary of revisiting scenes of former triumphs, no matter how much the public demands it. For several months now, some fans of BBC’s Top Gear have been increasingly vocal in calling for the show to return, complete with a reinstated Jeremy Clarkson.
Clarkson, you will recall, was dismissed after punching a colleague. A seemingly straightforward HR decision, one would think. But, despite this being only the latest in a series of self-inflicted controversies, fans insist he be given a showbiz version of diplomatic immunity. The cancellation of Top Gear has, for the show’s millions of fans, left them as bereaved as John… Read the full story