Return of Republic of Telly

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el diablo wrote: »

This show is pathetic. Time for it to die.

It continued on just fine when Delamere left and I'm sure it will continue on now too...

The TV license inspector hounds the people of Ireland, to fund this guff?

Go Harvey Go

brian_t wrote: »

Republic of Telly continues without Dermot

Now why do I get the impression from that article that the folks at the Indo love this show, and are delighted that RTE are keeping it going...? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

That said, I do believe that they've lost count of how many series there have been - I make the next one the ninth rather than the sixth.

The show began in autumn 2009, and ever since, there has been a series every autumn and every spring, as follows:

S1: autumn '09
S2: spring '10
S3: autumn '10 (Dermot took over from Neil Delamere this series)
S4: spring '11
S5: autumn '11
S6: spring '12
S7: autumn '12
S8: spring '13

AnonoBoy

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Now why do I get the impression from that article that the folks at the Indo love this show, and are delighted that RTE are keeping it going...? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

That said, I do believe that they've lost count of how many series there have been - I make the next one the ninth rather than the sixth.

The show began in autumn 2009, and ever since, there has been a series every autumn and every spring, as follows:

S1: autumn '09
S2: spring '10
S3: autumn '10 (Dermot took over from Neil Delamere this series)
S4: spring '11
S5: autumn '11
S6: spring '12
S7: autumn '12
S8: spring '13

I think they count some of those as one season with a break in the middle.

As far as I know they're announcing the presenter today. It's not Bernard or Jennifer I heard, rather one of the guys that's appeared in a lot of their sketches.

PTH2009

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I think they count some of those as one season with a break in the middle.

As far as I know they're announcing the presenter today. It's not Bernard or Jennifer I heard, rather one of the guys that's appeared in a lot of their sketches.

The Viper ??

evilivor

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I think they count some of those as one season with a break in the middle.

As far as I know they're announcing the presenter today. It's not Bernard or Jennifer I heard, rather one of the guys that's appeared in a lot of their sketches.

Following their success on the Republic of Telly, Damo and Ivor are back on RTÉ Two with a brand new comedy/drama alongside a stellar cast including Rik Mayall (The Young Ones), Ruth McCabe (Single-Handed), and Norma Sheehan (Moone Boy)."

AnonoBoy

PTH2009 wrote: »

The Viper ??

Simcard apparently. Just got announced this morning.

AnonoBoy

evilivor wrote: »

Following their success on the Republic of Telly, Damo and Ivor are back on RTÉ Two with a brand new comedy/drama alongside a stellar cast including Rik Mayall (The Young Ones), Ruth McCabe (Single-Handed), and Norma Sheehan (Moone Boy)."

Rik Mayall?

Dempsey

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Rik Mayall?

Never heard of Rik Mayall?

Famous for The Young Ones & Bottom. He's quite good with a live audience.

Neeson

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Simcard apparently. Just got announced this morning.

Also the fella who slipped on the ice.

Go Harvey Go

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I think they count some of those as one season with a break in the middle.

If so, then I can only presume that they count the six with Dermot as three two-parters (the first parts in the autumn and the second parts in the spring), and the two with Neil as separate.

Which is ever so slightly on the ridiculous side, IMHO.

(This is the Indo we're talking about here, after all. That said, I wouldn't be all that surprised if it turned out that that actually is how the folks at Montrose have been doing it... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: )

icdg

Nobody knows how to count the seasons of Republic of Telly, as they've all been split series. However, to answer the question, Kevin McGahern from the Hardy Bucks is the new presenter of the Republic of Telly.

http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2013/0808/467094-rte-television-launches-new-season/

Go Harvey Go

icdg wrote: »

Nobody knows how to count the seasons of Republic of Telly, as they've all been split series.

Well, if the two runs of episodes (careful wording there) with Neil were also counted as one series, then the series coming up would be the fifth - and hence the Indo would be wrong.

I personally prefer to consider each run of episodes as a separate series, anyway - so I'm sticking with my claim that this next series will be the ninth.

JP Liz V1

icdg wrote: »

Nobody knows how to count the seasons of Republic of Telly, as they've all been split series. However, to answer the question, Kevin McGahern from the Hardy Bucks is the new presenter of the Republic of Telly.

http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2013/0808/467094-rte-television-launches-new-season/

I thought Bernard would get the job

icdg

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I thought Bernard would get the job

The problem with that (or Jennifer Maguire) is that neither of them are really themselves on the show any more, O'Shea never was at all and Maguire only really played it straight in the very early episodes. Both of them play characters now (neither of which are particularly likeable) which is grand in their current roles but had they took over the host's role they'd have to play it straight - playing it in their current characters would meant the show would die a very swift death. As it is I can't see it lasting beyond this season now.

AnonoBoy

Dempsey wrote: »

Never heard of Rik Mayall?

Famous for The Young Ones & Bottom. He's quite good with a live audience.

Of course I've heard of him. Just surprised to see him roped into something as low-rent as Damo and Ivor (which incidentally isn't going to be a live show but some manner of god awful sitcom I think)

Ugh.

Lenin Skynard

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Of course I've heard of him. Just surprised to see him roped into something as low-rent as Damo and Ivor (which incidentally isn't going to be a live show but some manner of god awful sitcom I think)

Ugh.

So, the show is low-rent and godawful which you've already decided in spite of the fact that it hasn't aired yet and nobody has seen it. On top of that, your "ugh" would indicate some kind of dis-satisfaction that someone who's previous work you've possibly liked, is also in the show. That's some great logic.

AnonoBoy

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

So, the show is low-rent and godawful which you've already decided in spite of the fact that it hasn't aired yet and nobody has seen it.

I've seen the sketches on Republic of telly and disliked them. I'm guessing unless they change the writers and performers (which they haven't) then I will more than likely dislike this.

Not rocket science to figure it out.

Also - I wouldn't say that 'nobody' has seen it. There's advance word on these things - haven't seen it myself but have heard that it's pretty much more of the same.

NoClues

Looking forward to this kicking off tonight, is it just Jennifer maguire and Bernard oshea presenting or who's that new guy(just saw the ad there)

TextureLikeSun

Dire dire dire :-(

UsBus

Ahhh......no this isn't working anymore.......

NoClues

The pub sketch wasn't bad, everything else so far tho. . I mean rubber bandits aren't funny.. any more

TextureLikeSun

I know im so let down :-\ what happened to Dermot?

efb

I miss Dermot

celtic tiger 2011

How is this ****e still on television. It was ****e ,it is ****e, and it always and forever will be ****e.

colinod0806

Was it just me or did the rubberbandits seem different to anyone else?

NoClues

Rte are looking to increase the license fee so they can produce more quality programmes like this

SRFC

NoClues wrote: »

The pub sketch wasn't bad, everything else so far tho. . I mean rubber bandits aren't funny.. any more

Never were,they are robbing a living if RTE is paying them any money for them sketches,


Pathetic show should be axed asap,dont mind bernard on his own rest is pure rubbish.

Go Harvey Go

I don't see why this thread can't be merged with:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055828709

Owen_S

New episode is up on the RTE Player, it's pretty damn good too, far better than I was expecting.

Vinz Mesrine

Owen_S wrote: »

New episode is up on the RTE Player, it's pretty damn good too, far better than I was expecting.

Good?????
That was quite possibly the worst thing I have ever seen on Irish television. There wasn't a single moment that even got a smile from me, let alone a laugh.

Ash.J.Williams

major improvement on last year, sim card played a stormer.

Owen_S

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Good?????
That was quite possibly the worst thing I have ever seen on Irish television. There wasn't a single moment that even got a smile from me, let alone a laugh.

Haha worst thing on Irish television? You probably haven't seen Twink on the Late Late Show :pac:

Vinz Mesrine

Owen_S wrote: »

Haha worst thing on Irish television? You probably haven't seen Twink on the Late Late Show :pac:

Id rather watch that one covering Get Lucky for the rest of the day before watching Bernard o'Shea again

AnonoBoy

Watched it.

Think the new presenter is good.

Thought the sketches were hit and miss - the Irish Pub stuff was a bit weak. The quickfire gags worked better in the Parents in the 80s stuff they did last season.

Rubberbandits must be kicking themselves that their Channel 4 show fell through and they're back in Montrose.

ShagNastii

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Rubberbandits must be kicking themselves that their Channel 4 show fell through and they're back in Montrose.

It's a pity. The stuff they produced for channel 4 was pretty good. They're great talents.

Ash.J.Williams

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Watched it.

Think the new presenter is good.

Thought the sketches were hit and miss - the Irish Pub stuff was a bit weak. The quickfire gags worked better in the Parents in the 80s stuff they did last season.

Rubberbandits must be kicking themselves that their Channel 4 show fell through and they're back in Montrose.

are you for real? The bandits are a huge success critical and ticket sales.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

ShagNastii wrote: »

It's a pity. The stuff they produced for channel 4 was pretty good. They're great talents.

Liar Liar Danny Dyer, get him in a headlock!!

AnonoBoy

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

are you for real? The bandits are a huge success critical and ticket sales.

Yeah I know. I like 'em.

Doesn't change the fact that their Channel 4 series fell through does it?

Let's face it, if it hadn't we wouldn't be seeing them on Republic of Telly again.

Ash.J.Williams

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Yeah I know. I like 'em.

Doesn't change the fact that their Channel 4 series fell through does it?

Let's face it, if it hadn't we wouldn't be seeing them on Republic of Telly again.

I wasn't aware it "fell through"


(googles it ....jeeaysus you are right! sorry)

el diablo

ShagNastii wrote: »

It's a pity. The stuff they produced for channel 4 was pretty good. They're great talents.

They're bleedin' brutal. Both are now working in Supermacs in Ballyhaunis apparently.

Eoin247

I never really watched the republic of telly before, and i never really saw much about the rubber bandits.

Their sketch the other night was awful though. Extremely cringey, unfunny and embarrasingly cliche. Are they always this bad?

The rest of the show was ok. Had a few laughs and the opening was brilliant.

AnonoBoy

el diablo wrote: »

Both are now working in Supermacs in Ballyhaunis apparently.

Oh yeah that's what they're doing alright. :rolleyes:

Ash.J.Williams

Eoin247 wrote: »

I never really watched the republic of telly before, and i never really saw much about the rubber bandits.

Their sketch the other night was awful though. Extremely cringey, unfunny and embarrasingly cliche. Are they always this bad?

The rest of the show was ok. Had a few laughs and the opening was brilliant.

They're not for you.

el diablo

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

They're not for you.

Because he's not a sixteen year old schoolboy.

Ash.J.Williams

el diablo wrote: »

Because he's not a sixteen year old schoolboy.

their ch4 show contained quantum physics, a song about the chaos theory and some existentialism ...so if that's what the 16 year olds are into these days then fair play to them!

Cartel Mike

I've seen this show maybe 3 times and I could only really stomach about 10 mins of it on Monday.

It pulls apart other cringy shows which is ironic as you could dedicate a full hour into breaking down just how brutal this is.
What they're giving the audience or how therye getting them to laugh is anyone's guess. Sometimes people just laugh out of sheer embarrassment I guess.

The brits know how to make these kind of live light entertainment shows I think. We're just not very good at it. There are similar attempts from Northern Ireland which are just as cringy.
You need a very witty script and a naturally funny presenter/comedian for a start. No offense to the guys who have presented this show but they don't have the right charisma or timing. And the script is often ear bleeding stuff.

silverdolphin

I watched a rerun of it last night and O'Shea's imitation (was it meant to be a parody?) of the Graham Norton Show was horrendous. Why "parody" something that is funnier than their own show? Do they seriously think they can be funnier than Graham Norton? Sorry to be harsh, but they shouldn't have done that, that was uncalled for. I don't think anything has changed. It's the same as last year. The new presenter looks like Dermot's twin brother. If there was less focus on RTE, maybe it would be a step in the right direction for the show.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Watched it on sky plus. Liked the opening skit.the Bernard o Shea one was rubbish.. Rubberbandits not great either but all in all not bad. 6/10

Eoin247

silverdolphin wrote: »

I watched a rerun of it last night and O'Shea's imitation (was it meant to be a parody?) of the Graham Norton Show was horrendous. Why "parody" something that is funnier than their own show? Do they seriously think they can be funnier than Graham Norton? Sorry to be harsh, but they shouldn't have done that, that was uncalled for. I don't think anything has changed. It's the same as last year. The new presenter looks like Dermot's twin brother. If there was less focus on RTE, maybe it would be a step in the right direction for the show.

I agree that it was pretty bad. I think the first third of the show was the best and it just slid off the cliff from there.