The Ray D'Arcy Show Thread - Mod note Post # 1 Updated

pookiesboo

PaulieC wrote: »

he's a method actor. That's what all the sighs have been building up to.
It made for fairly cringy watching. You'd think from listening to comments on his show and reading comments on FB that it was the best thing ever created.

You do wonder about the mentality of people who say "its the funniest thing they're ever seen" or more likely Ray was making up the positive reviews

eisenberg1

I'd say he would jump at the chance to be in Lawv/Hate, then he could say to interviewees that he "does a bit of acting/running/rugby/cooking/TV work/ etc etc"

pookiesboo wrote: »

You do wonder about the mentality of people who say "its the funniest thing they're ever seen" or more likely Ray was making up the positive reviews

PaulieC

Ray is in today's Fit magazine talking about the 5k Run with Ray. Apparently he has two kids - Kate (6) and Tom (nine months). Didn' tknow that

pookiesboo

PaulieC wrote: »

Ray is in today's Fit magazine talking about the 5k Run with Ray. Apparently he has two kids - Kate (6) and Tom (nine months). Didn' tknow that

He has two kids?! I never heard him mention it :eek:

BaZmO*

PaulieC wrote: »

Ray is in today's Fit magazine talking about the 5k Run with Ray. Apparently he has two kids - Kate (6) and Tom (nine months). Didn' tknow that

What?! Ray runs?!?

fifi234ie

I feel sorry for Ted the dog he never mentions him

thalia_13

That Love/hate parody... Who finds it funny? Indo reports that his army of fans are in stitches! I despair. Lost for words I am, due to incandescent rage... Its not even funny!!!!

Will admit though I liked the Niall Quinn interview today. I like Niall Quinn, he seems so nice, I could listen to anyone interview him...

PaulieC

thalia_13 wrote: »

That Love/hate parody... Who finds it funny? Indo reports that his army of fans are in stitches! I despair. Lost for words I am, due to incandescent rage... Its not even funny!!!!

Will admit though I liked the Niall Quinn interview today. I like Niall Quinn, he seems so nice, I could listen to anyone interview him...

It's horses for courses I suppose. I think Niall Quinn is a f*ckin geebag. A Darcy/Quinn interview sounds like my worst nightmare

joe6pack

Kate said "scone".

max life

Why do people listen to Ray if they dislike him so much? If i dont like a radio presenter ( i.e Dave Fanning - cant stand him ), I dont listen to his show!

eisenberg1

In my case, I dont have a choice, it's beyond my control. Ray has kids, funny he never mentions that on the show...............

max life wrote: »

Why do people listen to Ray if they dislike him so much? If i dont like a radio presenter ( i.e Dave Fanning - cant stand him ), I dont listen to his show!

Jason Todd

max life wrote: »

Why do people listen to Ray if they dislike him so much? If i dont like a radio presenter ( i.e Dave Fanning - cant stand him ), I dont listen to his show!

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...so wind your neck in son!

In all seriousness, most people giving out about the show have at one time or another really liked the show and hate the direction it has taken the last year or so. Ray can be great craig, but it's getting harder and harder to remember what that was like.

Also, a lot of people are in offices where they have no control over the radio.

skerry

max life wrote: »

Why do people listen to Ray if they dislike him so much? If i dont like a radio presenter ( i.e Dave Fanning - cant stand him ), I dont listen to his show!

Unfortunately I have no choice in the matter, it's on in work and there's Sh&te all I can do about it except endure the tripe he bangs on about for 3 hours.

DuckStab

"Ray... what's wrong?!"

"I... just got a Today FM memo. They're... they're adding another button next to Stop and Eject! I'm ruined! It'll take me 'til Tony f'cking Fenton to figure out how to put Paolo Nutini on!"

5live

skerry wrote: »

Unfortunately I have no choice in the matter, it's on in work and there's Sh&te all I can do about it except endure the tripe he bangs on about for 3 hours.

Yup.

What the show really needs for a week or two is a male presenter. Its like radio womens weekly these days.

Used be a fan but plug in the ipod now for 3 hours:mad:

eisenberg1

He was chatting to some GAA footballer a few mins ago and I overheard Ray asking him "as a famous footballer in Kerry, you must have had the pick o' the women?" Jesus, on top of everything else he seems to turning in to a bit of a lech.

sentient_6

Just there: ray genuienly perpelxed: whats your core?(in excerise terms) idiot.

& a minute later, woman: im not really attracted to six packs. Ray: in a man or a woman?

I'm sitting right beside the radio in work & im fit to explode listening to this moron. He comes out with frankly bizarre statements sometimes.

TheTwiz

He asked Nathan in sports if Irish footballer Conor Sammon was bald and what height was he. Is Ray taking the piss?

crazygeryy

i miss gerry ryan.

wyrn

I'm not tuning in this week. I don't particularly care for running. I know it's good for you but my god, it's for me and that's ok. I'd forgotten this morning it was the start of running week and tuned in, only to hear that they are having a press up week too.

I'll turn it back on when Anton fills in.

Laois_Man

Reginald D. Hunter made a real twat out of him there!

Lets all join the fake lauging


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BaZmO*

Laois_Man wrote: »

Reginald D. Hunter made a real twat out of him there!

In fairness, Ray was doing a good enough job of it himself. Why does he constantly think it's a good idea to tell an interviewee "a little bit about himself"? It's of no relevance to anything. :rolleyes:

JM Skipton

Best line from Reg D was "I see you brought your top interviewer out today" also laughed my head off at the John Eagleton(Met Eireann) interview about the weather earlier John sounded so depressed when describing how the weather has been for the past year think he really needs some sunlight:D

eisenberg1

Ray "Yeah, 45 is middleaged, I expect to live to 90, so 90 divided by 2 is 45"
Ray "you dont tell jokes" RDH "yes I do, have you even seen my show?"
Ray " yeah but not like Hal Roach"
Christ on a bike!!!!

ray keeps asking questions, and when his his victim has half an answer our, Ray interrupts with "When I" or "what I do is" I, Me Me me Me...

Laois_Man wrote: »

Reginald D. Hunter made a real twat out of him there!

Lets all join the fake lauging


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swiftman

mairead throwing her toys out of the pram saying she's not running.

talk about that off line

threein99

That RDH interview was painful to listen too, from the very first word to the last.

Was in stitches when RDH said im amazed a man with such low self esteem has made it this far :D:D

Stepping Stone

Does he not have any social skills? He keeps pushing PJ Gallagher about his birth and when he was clearly uncomfortable. Bloody hell. I know he is obsessed with adoption, but he seems to have no idea that it would be a sensitive issue with people.

BaZmO*

Stepping Stone wrote: »

Does he not have any social skills? He keeps pushing PJ Gallagher about his birth and when he was clearly uncomfortable. Bloody hell. I know he is obsessed with adoption, but he seems to have no idea that it would be a sensitive issue with people.

I'm just amazed that he never knows when or where to push or leave a topic alone when interviewing someone.

He was interviewing someone earlier and he kept interrupting him, so much so that the guy actually said that he'd lost his train if thought.

TheTwiz

How far into the show is his interview with Reg D. Hunter?
If i remember correctly Reg was pretty smart with him last year saying he was like a child laughing at something that wasn't a joke.

Shelflife

eisenberg1 wrote: »

ray keeps asking questions, and when his his victim has half an answer our, Ray interrupts with "When I" or "what I do is" I, Me Me me Me...

This !!

I listened to the interview in the car today, couldnt get over the amounts of "I" and "me" and "we" being used. seriously Ray You are interviewing them, not telling them stories about you.

That said it was funny the way that Reg D just toyed with him!