I've just seen the Latest News on the BBC website and the BBC have lost their battle for an injuction to block the publication of a book which will reveal the identity of The Stig.
"Obviously I'm now going to have to take some legal action of my own, because I have been the Stig for the past seven years, and I don't know who this bloke is, who's mincing around in the High Court pretending it's him
Really, he couldn't just have waited until the show's over? It's not like that's going to be more than a few years anyway. And it's not like everybody who's into Top Gear knows everything about every racing driver everywhere; I'd never heard of this bloke before entering the TG fandom, so I can't imagine that every one of the +300 million viewers the show has worldwide "knew" who the bloke under the helmet was.
I agree with aiela it was much more fun to play along, I wonder if we are going to get a brand new Stig? I'd like them to get him from an action figure box like the one of James of his Toy story program :)
I've lost a lot of respect for HarperCollins, too, seeing as they're trying to cash in on TopGear and at the very least, encouraged Ben Collins to reveal his identity.
But TopGear will go forward, as they seem to have already done, and Ben Collins will be labeled as a money-or-glory-hungry spoilsport. The new question becomes: Black Stig (who also got the axe over writing a biography) got sent over an aircraft carrier - how will White Stig get his?
White Stig, we hardly knew ye. And then we learned too much about you.
Though, I do like James' response:
"Obviously I'm now going to have to take some legal action of my own, because I have been the Stig for the past seven years, and I don't know who this bloke is, who's mincing around in the High Court pretending it's him
Edited at 2010-09-01 01:58 pm (UTC)
Really, he couldn't just have waited until the show's over? It's not like that's going to be more than a few years anyway. And it's not like everybody who's into Top Gear knows everything about every racing driver everywhere; I'd never heard of this bloke before entering the TG fandom, so I can't imagine that every one of the +300 million viewers the show has worldwide "knew" who the bloke under the helmet was.
Mirror Stig article
Also, I didn't know who Ben Collins was. (And I'm British.)
(Just kidding... I'm gonna be FAR to pre-occupied with other drivers to stalk ol' stiggy.)
Time for a new colour Stig, methinks.
Jeremy: After many complaints about the lack of consideration for climate change and the environment we have decided to go green...
...then the camera pans round to a brand new Stig in a green suit.
British Racing Green Stig.
But TopGear will go forward, as they seem to have already done, and Ben Collins will be labeled as a money-or-glory-hungry spoilsport. The new question becomes: Black Stig (who also got the axe over writing a biography) got sent over an aircraft carrier - how will White Stig get his?
White Stig, we hardly knew ye. And then we learned too much about you.