AH royal wedding mega thread (no flaming queens)

kfallon

average_runner wrote: »

Ye people make me laugh, giving out about this and yet ye watch all other english programs, the premiership, eastenders etc.

They are made/shown specifically for entertainment, if Mary from Clondalkin was marrying Peter from Inchicore would you expect it to be on TV?

parker kent

KerranJast wrote: »

Kates a stone cold FQILF. Trademarked acronym btw.

Exactly. I might watch in the hope of a nipslip :pac:

landsleaving

hondasam wrote: »

I will probably watch it.

Me too. Few beers, some commemorative porcelain. Great day in.

120_Minutes

bonerm wrote: »

Prince William is in the Premier League of eligible bachelors and Kate Middleton has that X-Factor.

I like what you did there.

Sure why waste time showing such a british event like the wedding? It not like Irish channels show stuff like eastenders, soccer games or I'm a celebrity...



... Oh wait.

Feeona

kfallon wrote: »

I'm sure being a millionaire and being waited on hand and foot will be of some comfort to her in her 'difficult' life ahead!

And I'm sure having a fit, healthy and attractive heir to the throne will be of comfort to him in his dying days.

Quid pro quo

harr

i love watching the royal family, your man Jim is gas

TanG411

I for one will not watch the royal wedding on RTE.

I will watch it on BBC, like normal people.

Rodin

Kunle wrote: »

I was disgusted to read today that RTE ONE Television will have live coverage the royal wedding, Why are they doing this? Would they cover a royal wedding in Norway? What have those brits who were born with a sliver spoon in their mouth got to do with us? Why would us Irish want to watch that trash?

RTE will do anything to avoid having to come up with original programming
that's why they show so much football. And almost every match of the world cup

kfallon

Feeona wrote: »

And I'm sure having a fit, healthy and attractive heir to the throne will be of comfort to him in his dying days.

Quid pro quo

You insinuating she's a black widow type :pac:

ricero

up the ra

Feeona

kfallon wrote: »

You insinuating she's a black widow type :pac:

No, you are

PARKHEAD67

Kunle wrote: »

I was disgusted to read today that RTE ONE Television will have live coverage the royal wedding, Why are they doing this? Would they cover a royal wedding in Norway? What have those brits who were born with a sliver spoon in their mouth got to do with us? Why would us Irish want to watch that trash?

This is a new low. Absolutely disgusting from RTE.

ejmaztec

I feel sorry for the millions of anti-royals in the UK who must be getting this sh1t rammed down their throats 24/7 and can't escape it.

Anyway, RTE's the same as the royal family, it also being made up of overpaid over-privileged inbreds.

Minstrel27

I couldn't give a flying **** about who is showing this wedding. I will enjoy the day off like all of my friends across the water.

Rodin wrote: »

And almost every match of the world cup

Every match that got good ratings?

hondasam

landsleaving wrote: »

Me too. Few beers, some commemorative porcelain. Great day in.

I'm sure there will be a thread on here and we will all be commenting on it. keep us entertained for awhile.

PARKHEAD67

CatFromHue wrote: »

whats your take on eastenders or coronation street or emerdale?

These programmes appeal to morons. And I MEAN morons of the highest order.

kfallon

hondasam wrote: »

I'm sure there will be a thread on here and we will all be commenting on it. keep us entertained for awhile.

Me bollix, we'll all be balls/gee deep in the Guineas form to try find the winners for the weekend, oh yes!

kfallon

Feeona wrote: »

No, you are

I was not, I was merely reading between the lines of your last post :P

hondasam

kfallon wrote: »

Me bollix, we'll all be balls/gee deep in the Guineas form to try find the winners for the weekend, oh yes!

I bet you will start the thread. you will definitely comment on it.

PARKHEAD67

hondasam wrote: »

I'm sure there will be a thread on here and we will all be commenting on it. keep us entertained for awhile.

Sky news will have a banning order in this house for about 3 days before and after this shoite.Whats so special about these people anyway??? Their persecution of Catholics is ongoing to this day, whereby a king:o or queen:o cant be a Catholic. Yet you'll have imbeciles over here fawning over a dress or some stupid bloody meaningless ring.Rant over:mad:

kfallon

hondasam wrote: »

I bet you will start the thread. you will definitely comment on it.

I will.......in me hairy ballsack!

flanzer

I've a pain in my ring with all this Brit bashing. Seriously folks, this sort of nonsense ain't gonna get us anywhere. Move the fcuk on

sensibleken

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Sky news will have a banning order in this house for about 3 days before and after this shoite.Whats so special about these people anyway??? Their persecution of Catholics is ongoing to this day, whereby a king:o or queen:o cant be a Catholic. Yet you'll have imbeciles over here fawning over a dress or some stupid bloody meaningless ring.Rant over:mad:

I think anyone who believes in transubstatiation shouldn't have the power to make important decissions.

..not that the queen makes any decissions

jester77

Ah now, no one is forcing you watch it. Switch channels, go for a walk, do some shopping or clean the house.

But you never know, it might also be a bit of fun. Get a few six packs, invite round the mates, throw on the bbq and hope she says no at the altar!

kfallon

jester77 wrote: »

But you never know, it might also be a bit of fun. Get a few six packs, invite round the mates, throw on the bbq and hope she says no at the altar!

Eastenders is on at 7.30pm that night, this is real life, she won't be saying no at the altar to a pampered life! I'd say her folks would disown her if she did!

PARKHEAD67

flanzer wrote: »

I've a pain in my ring with all this Brit bashing. Seriously folks, this sort of nonsense ain't gonna get us anywhere. Move the fcuk on

You would do well to pick up a history book and proceed to read it.You might then know what youre talking about;)

sensibleken

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

You would do well to pick up a history book and proceed to read it.You might then know what youre talking about;)

history being the operative word

hondasam

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Sky news will have a banning order in this house for about 3 days before and after this shoite.Whats so special about these people anyway??? Their persecution of Catholics is ongoing to this day, whereby a king:o or queen:o cant be a Catholic. Yet you'll have imbeciles over here fawning over a dress or some stupid bloody meaningless ring.Rant over:mad:

It's just two people getting married. what is the harm in watching it.

Lapin

Rodin wrote: »

RTE will do anything to avoid having to come up with original programming
that's why they show so much football. And almost every match of the world cup

RTÉ's coverage of the World Cup beats everyone else hands down.
A shítload of England fans tuned into it last summer to follow their team rather than sit through the bland tripe on offer from British broadcasters.

As for the wedding, its is one of the big TV events of the year and hugely popular with hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland whether we like it or not.
RTÉ would be crazy not to profit from it.

I suspect most people moaning about it here have a chip on their shoulder because its a British thing and they are one sentence away from mentioning 800 years of conquest and suffering. FFS get over it.

Either that, or they are genuinely upset at missing out on their regular Friday morning tv programmes. In which case - get a fcuking life.

ejmaztec

Hang them all

Freddie59

Kunle wrote: »

I was disgusted to read today that RTE ONE Television will have live coverage the royal wedding, Why are they doing this? Would they cover a royal wedding in Norway? What have those brits who were born with a sliver spoon in their mouth got to do with us? Why would us Irish want to watch that trash?

I don't agree with it either. A waste of money that's in short supply. But - hey....no recession in RTE. But you have a choice. It's called the on/off switch. Mine will be firmly in the off position.

PARKHEAD67

hondasam wrote: »

It's just two people getting married. what is the harm in watching it.

When I was getting married, I wasnt being filmed by RTE. IM Irish-I pay for my TV licence.Why should 2(non tv licence paying people) from a foreign country have their wedding filmed?Why anyone would want to watch this farce is beyond belief(especially Irish people)

seanmc1980

kfallon wrote: »

They are made/shown specifically for entertainment, if Mary from Clondalkin was marrying Peter from Inchicore would you expect it to be on TV?

and the wedding is shown specifically for entertainment?? whats your point?

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

This is a new low. Absolutely disgusting from RTE.

why? because they are showing some guile and cashing in on the advertising revenues they can generate on an otherwise loss making friday morning?



the educated vast majority of people don't care about the past ireland has with the english. A few extremeists are still banging on about 800 years but really everyone is over it. long live the queen, the Ra is dead!

PARKHEAD67

sensibleken wrote: »

history being the operative word

Well Im proud of the people who died for this countrys freedom. History or not.

Logical Fallacy

caseyann wrote: »

I agree,i am not paying for a tv licence to watch that cods wallop.If they had anyone famous here and covered their wedding i would be pissed off aswell.
I am not paying for tv for that rubbish to be shown.And their tv listings are bad majority of time.
I hardly imagine they asked if people want to watch it.:mad:

So then don't pay your TV license?

Alternatively i would suggest you embrace the concept that a TV license is a tax on a piece of technology and the ownership thereof as opposed to something which gives you a say in what RTE show, or a reason for RTE to give even the remotest **** about what you think.

PARKHEAD67

seanmc1980 wrote: »

and the wedding is shown specifically for entertainment?? whats your point?


why? because they are showing some guile and cashing in on the advertising revenues they can generate on an otherwise loss making friday morning?



the educated vast majority of people don't care about the past ireland has with the english. A few extremeists are still banging on about 800 years but really everyone is over it. long live the queen, the Ra is dead!

You sir are a moron.That is indisputable. An absolute moron.

Mod: poster banned.

average_runner

kfallon wrote: »

They are made/shown specifically for entertainment, if Mary from Clondalkin was marrying Peter from Inchicore would you expect it to be on TV?

Well this is actually a real life event, and believe it or not alot of people that pay tv licence actually will want to see it.


No matter if you like it or not, this will be a piece of history created that will be long remembered.


Now i wont be watching it, but no harm showing it.

And if people dont want to be watching, well get up off their arse and do something useful on Friday morning.

gent9662

It's only fair! Why the hell did they show the inauguration of the Barack Obama?

Like I want to see some guy be sworn in as president!

I for one will be taking the day off work to watch it. Just a shame that we didnt get a public holiday like the rest of Britain.

Luxie

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

When I was getting married, I wasnt being filmed by RTE. IM Irish-I pay for my TV licence.Why should 2(non tv licence paying people) from a foreign country have their wedding filmed?Why anyone would want to watch this farce is beyond belief(especially Irish people)

Why have a Scottish stadium as a username? Why anything?

sensibleken

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Well Im proud of the people who died for this countrys freedom. History or not.

Good for you. I dont know how you can be proud as you never did it yourself. But ho hum.

flanzer

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

You would do well to pick up a history book and proceed to read it.You might then know what youre talking about;)

Judging by your username, if this you in this photo???

http://www.bifsniff.com/wp-content/files/2007/02/mail.jpg

PARKHEAD67

Luxie wrote: »

Why have a Scottish stadium as a username? Why anything?

Ha ha.:D. Another one for the historians here. Read up on the history of Glasgow Celtic Football Club. Founded by an Irishman for the Irish who landed in Glasgow as a result of being forced out of their homes in Ireland by the British oppressors. You see.History IS relevent.Very relevant despite what some imbeciles think;)

sensibleken

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Ha ha.:D. Another one for the historians here. Read up on the history of Glasgow Celtic Football Club. Founded by an Irishman for the Irish who landed in Glasgow as a result of being forced out of their homes in Ireland by the British oppressors. You see.History IS relevent.Very relevant despite what some imbeciles think;)

Glasgow Celtic are not relevant to anything

fontanalis

seanmc1980 wrote: »

and the wedding is shown specifically for entertainment?? whats your point?


why? because they are showing some guile and cashing in on the advertising revenues they can generate on an otherwise loss making friday morning?



the educated vast majority of people don't care about the past ireland has with the english. A few extremeists are still banging on about 800 years but really everyone is over it. long live the queen, the Ra is dead!

I can't stand the over the top nationalistic nonsense; but why the hell would you say long live the unelected inbred?

PARKHEAD67

flanzer wrote: »

Judging by your username, if this you in this photo???

http://www.bifsniff.com/wp-content/files/2007/02/mail.jpg

Ha ha:D.Im not a bigot and Im certainly not stupid.Not me. Sorry to disappoint:rolleyes:

Luxie

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Ha ha.:D. Another one for the historians here. Read up on the history of Glasgow Celtic Football Club. Founded by an Irishman for the Irish who landed in Glasgow as a result of being forced out of their homes in Ireland by the British oppressors. You see.History IS relevent.Very relevant despite what some imbeciles think;)

Still a Scottish football team though. In the SCOTTISH Premier League, ya know?:D

Micky Dolenz

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

You sir are a moron.That is indisputable. An absolute moron.

Banned.

_feedback_

It's a business decision. I'm sure the folks in RTE know that the majority couldn't give a fook about the wedding. Having said that though, there will be a large number tuned in.

seanmc1980

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Well Im proud of the people who died for this countrys freedom. History or not.

again died, it was 100 years ago, get over it. past is the past. look at the mess we got ourselves into with freedom!

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

You sir are a moron.That is indisputable. An absolute moron.

elaborate? Why am i moron? beacuse i dont care about irish republicianism anymore.

nice name by the way, really irish, think it shows who the ignorant one is supposting a british team lol classic!!! un-educated irish republician. are you the guy who wore the cetic jersey to the ban foreign sports rally a while back lol, look to the future my friend, you will be left behind cos nobody cares anymore!!

Guy:Incognito

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

you can watch it on BBC1 or 2 anyway over here, why do RTE need to show it.

Are there still people who don't get BBC over here?

How much advertising revenue do RTE get by not showing a program that BBC are showing?