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Fair City [News, Spoilers and Discussion v3]

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    #2312
    endakenny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 956 ✭✭✭endakenny


    Gibbonw2 wrote: »
    Ps im not saying its the 'right choice'. I think RTE should be fair to all its demographics and stick to schedules and cater for all licence payers regardless of an irregular clash like this. God knows, between repeats, recording options, rte + 1 and rte player its not as if they can claim to be worried about viewers missing the episode. Cheap way to cut costs again by RTE but i disagree that Champ league wont be more popular choice by miles if choice was there.

    There isn't even an English team playing in Wednesday's match (I know that Man United, Liverpool and other English teams have significant numbers of fans in this country) but I cannot believe that there is a significant number of fans of either Borussia Dortmund or Real Madrid in the Republic of Ireland.

    Therefore, the idea that there would be more people interested in that match than in Fair City doesn't make sense.

    I wonder have any Fair City viewers complained to RTÉ on this issue.


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    #2313
    Gibbonw2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 402 ✭✭Gibbonw2


    Its not about there not being an english team? Its the semi final of the biggest club football tournament in the world. RTE pay a lot to earn the rights to show games and are trying to maximise revenue. By not placing 2 relatively popular programme choices (albeit common sense dictates that the match will be far more popular than what is rapidly becoming a laughing stock of a soap opera) they ensure that the companies advertising their products will pay top dollar for their slot. Also, when the scheduling was made, perhaps 2 months ago, Rte would still be unaware of whom the semi finalists would be. So with arsenal and utd still in running at that stage, they would have made the decision. I understand that you clearly arent a soccer fan judging by your taste in preference to watch Christyano Phelano rather than Christiano Ronaldo but trust me you are in a minority mate unfortunately.


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    #2314
    Gibbonw2
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    As I said I empathise with you. If, say, cricket was so popular in Ireland (even though im not a fan) that it was put on instead of, say, for arguments sake my daily watch of the tg4 weather girl (mairead ni chuaig- google her!) id be disheartened but id understand the economical logic of it. It happens with the English soaps also, lest you forget so you cant just blame the RTE bigwigs for such shenanigans!!


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    #2315
    endakenny
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    Gibbonw2 wrote: »
    Its not about there not being an english team? Its the semi final of the biggest club football tournament in the world. RTE pay a lot to earn the rights to show games and are trying to maximise revenue. By not placing 2 relatively popular programme choices (albeit common sense dictates that the match will be far more popular than what is rapidly becoming a laughing stock of a soap opera) they ensure that the companies advertising their products will pay top dollar for their slot. Also, when the scheduling was made, perhaps 2 months ago, Rte would still be unaware of whom the semi finalists would be. So with arsenal and utd still in running at that stage, they would have made the decision. I understand that you clearly arent a soccer fan judging by your taste in preference to watch Christyano Phelano rather than Christiano Ronaldo but trust me you are in a minority mate unfortunately.
    Thank you for the explanation.


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    #2316
    Gibbonw2
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    You're very welcome! Enjoy the football sir! ;-)


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    #2317
    sh1tstirrer
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    lucretiaborgia wrote: »
    Paddy Bishop really showing his true colours now :D
    He's like the hulk don't make me angry you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.


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    #2318
    jippo nolan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭jippo nolan


    Blanchflower wrote: »
    Paddy did not look too happy tonight. Indeed he was mighty vexed and the question now is who will he hit first?
      Will it be Dermot for continually interrupting the hard working Paddy during his well earned tea break in the community centre?
      Will it be Paul for being such a smarmy bollox and super stud?
      Will it be Zumo who Paddy despises for being such a soft disappointment of a Bishop man aka Edmund Blackadder and the King?
      Will it be Viv for carrying on with Ray the always spotless grease monkey?
      Will it be the same Ray for ignoring the sound advice Paddy gave to him to keep away from his moth?
    OR
      Will is be Stephen (the best bloody barman bar none) for being the only REAL MAN in the whole of Carrickstown?

    I reckon it Will be Stephen, whence during a row between Paul & paddy bishop, the bould Stephen serves paddy a depth charge to disarm him.


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    #2319
    Radio5
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    jos28 wrote: »
    Nah, all that remains to remind us of Oisin is the photo on the sideboard


    I was thinking that alright. Oisin (and Nicola) are never mentioned and I can't remember the last time Paul went All The Way to Cork or wherever they're supposed to be living to see Oisin. Its a long way from the heady days of Blue Dolphin in all its glory. Although it all got a bit incestuous there in the end! ;)


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    #2320
    Seve OB
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    Sigourney wrote: »
    Djamember poor Johnny One? Ah, Jayzes, I feel old.
    Dreamertime wrote: »
    He had the same haircut for 6 years :D


    Where is he now?

    Well I remember he was trying to buy drugs from Jimmy Rabbitt in the Commitments :)


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    #2321
    Gibbonw2
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    Zumo needs a love interest! Any ideas. . . . Jo, Niamh, Caoimhe, Judith, wayne, . . . . .


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    #2322
    Lorna123
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    Radio5 wrote: »
    I was thinking that alright. Oisin (and Nicola) are never mentioned and I can't remember the last time Paul went All The Way to Cork or wherever they're supposed to be living to see Oisin. Its a long way from the heady days of Blue Dolphin in all its glory. Although it all got a bit incestuous there in the end! ;)

    We never hear about Damien's brother either, can't remember his name......oh Mark !!!


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    #2323
    Felexicon
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    Radio5 wrote: »
    I was thinking that alright. Oisin (and Nicola) are never mentioned and I can't remember the last time Paul went All The Way to Cork or wherever they're supposed to be living to see Oisin. Its a long way from the heady days of Blue Dolphin in all its glory. Although it all got a bit incestuous there in the end! ;)
    They were mentioned in last nights episode.


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    #2324
    jos28
    Registered Users Posts: 7,195 ✭✭✭jos28


    Gibbonw2 wrote: »
    Zumo needs a love interest! Any ideas. . . . Jo, Niamh, Caoimhe, Judith, wayne, . . . . .

    I've been saying for ages that Zumo has never been seen with a woman. I think they should give him a male love interest. For all we know Zumo has been in the closet for all his time on FC. I'd love to see show it would be dealt with in Zumo's tough male world.


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    #2325
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,785 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    He's like the hulk don't make me angry you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

    I was waiting for him to turn green :P
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #2326
    pl4ichjgy17zwd
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    Thought the child-sounding announcer sounded a little bit like whoever the actress is who plays Rachel? Might not have been, but it certainly reminded me of her (though the voice-over sounded even younger than she normally does)


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    #2327
    padd b1975
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    Gibbonw2 wrote: »
    Hmmm, speaking of Stephen, wonder was he in 'the bar' in New York after the Giants Stadium in 1994.
    If he was, all the customers would be pregnant, even the men :rolleyes:


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    #2328
    wordsmithi
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭wordsmithi


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I love to see what Lucy would do to Wayne and Eddie for robbing from Dolly bet Wayne would wish he was inside prison instead of her punishment :p

    #lucyneededbackurgentlyincarrigstown

    That is the only scenario I would love to see involving the Lucy character, I couldn't tolerate another long drawn out uneventful storyline but an introduction of a sinister stalker who is out for revenge is a good addition to a soap. Lucy would fit the bill - I enjoy the dramatic side of it anyway!:)


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    #2329
    wordsmithi
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭wordsmithi


    Radio5 wrote: »
    I was thinking that alright. Oisin (and Nicola) are never mentioned and I can't remember the last time Paul went All The Way to Cork or wherever they're supposed to be living to see Oisin. Its a long way from the heady days of Blue Dolphin in all its glory. Although it all got a bit incestuous there in the end! ;)

    It is totally unrealistic to have this forgotten son and then invent one just to threaten Paul's marriage to make the tv guide cover. He will soon be cast aside and forgotten. Nicola and the boy only went to Cork but it as if they died or never existed in the first place..............................??.


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    #2330
    movingsucks
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    Yea why didn't they just have Oisin return and acting up and Nicola has to go abroad for the Summer or something...
    Especially if
    theyre just gearing up for a Bishop/Brennan feud due to Charlotte and Callum hooking up

    That's just my own speculation now nothing confirmed


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    #2331
    Blanchflower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 626 ✭✭✭Blanchflower


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    If he was, all the customers would be pregnant, even the men :rolleyes:
    While Stephen (the best bloody barman bar none) should have the right to impregnate the male of the species even he cannot defy the laws of nature as we do not have a womb for the fetus to gestate in. :eek: This right was discussed during the Life of Brian many years ago. Perhaps the Monty Python team had Stephen in mind when writing this :cool:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUBAx8jbYNs


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    #2332
    Randomiser
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    movingsucks wrote: »
    Yea why didn't they just have Oisin return and acting up and Nicola has to go abroad for the Summer or something...
    Especially if
    theyre just gearing up for a Bishop/Brennan feud due to Charlotte and Callum hooking up

    That's just my own speculation now nothing confirmed

    Oisin is still a kid - 15 I think. I imagine they were looking for somebody a bit older to come in who could do more and cause more trouble.


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    #2333
    movingsucks
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    Suppose, he could still cause some trouble tho... He could rob some sweets from Spar it would be a riot


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    #2334
    jenny wren 1950
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭jenny wren 1950


    yay! my luke is back :cool:


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    #2335
    wordsmithi
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭wordsmithi


    If the "new" son and Rachel get together, that will be just a repeat of the Heather and Floyd thing which is sort of ridiculous really.


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    #2336
    JP Liz V1
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    wordsmithi wrote: »
    If the "new" son and Rachel get together, that will be just a repeat of the Heather and Floyd thing which is sort of ridiculous really.

    Na I still think we might see a Rachel and Sean romance more than her and Callum
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #2337
    JonathanAnon
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    Forget about the yoga, Judith... Greyie is back in town.. :cool:


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    #2338
    JP Liz V1
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    Callum: "Paul did you ever hear of contraception" :P
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    #2339
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 3,673 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    Callum's getting all the best lines tonight:

    To Paul: "Have you ever heard of contraception?"

    Also to Paul: "Do you think I want a tosser like you for a dad?"

    That contraception line was gold but if Paul had heard of it then it would have deprived Fair City of about 75% of its storylines. :pac:


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    #2340
    Mike hunt Jnr
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Mike hunt Jnr


    So handy just been able to bump into your local doctor and sort out a DNA test in the local community centre. And Luke is only gone a wet day and he's met a new bird in Canada.


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    #2341
    JonathanAnon
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    Mike hunt Jnr wrote: »
    So handy just been able to bump into your local doctor and sort out a DNA test in the local community centre. And Luke is only gone a wet day and he's met a new bird in Canada.

    Yep, they were the two questions I was left with after the first half of FC as well..


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