New Simon Delaney Vehicle

tbh

Is it just me or does that new RTE show with Simon Delaney about the foreign singer guy look like a total f*ckin nightmare? Might just be poor trails selected, but if they are the funniest clips they can find, it looks like another "Upwardly Mobile". I think its called the last lonergan or something..

Elmo

No!

Last Furlong

Get it!

I don't know perhaps it just a bad add. I fairness to RTÉ if you keep going on about their bad shows nothing is going to be ever good.

The Big Bow Wow, Upwardly Mobile, The Choose etc you can repeat naming all of them but remember for every bad one their is at least one good one.

May be it's the next Bachelor's Walk or the next Paths To Freedom or the next what ever.

But yeah it could be the next Cassidy's.

tbh

Elmo wrote:

No!

Last Furlong

Thanks Elmo, thats the one.

Elmo wrote:

The Big Bow Wow, Upwardly Mobile, The Choose etc you can repeat naming all of them but remember for every bad one their is at least one good one.

hmmm...don't know about that tbh. I think you can count the number of good comedys from rte on one hand. Paths to Freedom, for me, was the exception rather than the rule.

Elmo

You can count the number of comedies that RTÉ have done on two hands.

Comedy only

Bad Ones
Leave it to Mrs O'Brien
Extra Extra
Upwardly Mobile
The Cassidys
Finbar's Wedding

Good Ones
Love is the Drug
Paths To Freedom
Batchelor's Walk
That 80's show about the guys on the Dole Starring Paulien McGlynn
Apres Match

OFDM

Add Stew to the list of bad ones.

Elmo

Add DFTG to the list of good ones

caimin

caimin wrote:

Is it just me or does that new RTE show with Simon Delaney about the foreign singer guy look like a total f*ckin nightmare? Might just be poor trails selected, but if they are the funniest clips they can find, it looks like another "Upwardly Mobile". I think its called the last lonergan or something..

i have to say i thought it was very funny. Simon delaney was excellent in it as was the girls father and the guy who played floyd in fair city

OFDM

Wasn't bad.

tbh

I'd have to say I think it has potential - but I didn't really like the first episode. Oh well, horses for courses etc...

guest31

It wasn't the worst ... does what it says on the tin ... Simon Delaney looks like he's pullin the piss half the time, without him this would be tripe. The girl annoyed me tho' and couldn't there have been a bit of sex, ah, suppose that's coming .. I may watch again ..

ccd

Who played the chick that was in the video on the coach

Elmo

Who played the chick that was in the video on the coach

There was a woman from Gelroe in the Bus.

Yeah I was surprise. Simon Delanys character could have been played by a Portuguese Actor IMO give a realistic Portuguese sence of humour.

At least he not playing the same character he always does.

I mean it nice to get a show that isn't really bad or really good, just simply alright.

Elmo

Elmo wrote:

There was a woman from Gelroe in the Bus.

blacky connors from glenroe was driving the bus. ya the woman who used run the shop in glenroe was on the bus your right.

ccd wrote:

Who played the chick that was in the video on the coach

the girl i think was the same girl that was in love is the drug and worked in the electronics shop in it. the youngest brother slept with her in it.

Ilovelucy

The whole reason that a portuguese actor was not used is that Simon Delaney created this character himself as a laugh and used to entertain the cast of Bachelors Walk between takes as Diego. He is a fantastic actor imo, have seen him in various productions both as an amateur and a professional and is a lovely guy to boot.

BolBill

I think its ok, doesn't try too hard to be funny. Its watchable IMO.

Elmo

Hillary Fannin of the Irish Time's called it Ill-Concived.

mmmmmm

I would agree with he but she starred in both Extra Extra and Upwardly Mobile.

The guy in the Sunday business post gave it an okay review

While the guy in the Tribune really really liked it, I thought it was good but not that good.