Damo and Ivor

AnonoBoy · 18-09-2013 10:50am

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

i watched it again last night with a mate and we both laughed quite a bit..don't know where all the anger is coming from..i do remember being angry for about 3 weeks when "the roaring 20's" was on though

I suffered from internal bleeding after watching the Roaring Twenties.

Luckily I'd paid my licence fee so RTE covered my hospital costs.

Algeria · 18-09-2013 11:01am

Poor Drop Dead Fred

Hercule · 18-09-2013 11:37am

Not as terrible as people are making it out to be - Although I do believe the characters of Damo and Ivor are better suited to a more Ali-G style pseudo reality show then a straight comedy show. Would love to see Damo interviewing people, harassing politicians or Ivor snubbing Irelands Z-List Celebrities - Would be far funnier to see if people would twig they were the same person if he was able to swap back and forth in a hurry.

The RTE bashing is a bit much - Quality wise their programming is streets ahead of the likes of ITV/TV3 - (not saying it justifies the license fee but there have been successes)

Mickiemcfist · 18-09-2013 12:02pm

redzerredzer wrote: »

It's more to do with the fact that just like Ross, Ivor is very rude to his parents, who are pretentious dick heads and they still spoil him.

Go to Krystle in town, you will see plenty of Ivors[/quote]

Not the twice I was there. It was full of little spice, wannabe football players. Semi knacker is the term that sneering people like myself and my friends use about such types.

[/quote]For what its worth, I thought it was funny[/quote]

It really wasn't.[/QUOTE]

Point 1:
It is common for the uber wealthy to spoil their children with the money they have, which generally causes an assumption that more is due by the children. Again this is not a documentary, it is a marginally inflated stereotype. It is also fairly common that highly wealthy people come across as pretentious to others, as generally they are driven by money, so it is therefore important to them.

Point 2:
We'll have to agree to disagree on that one, as on the many occasions I was there it was 50% Ivors.

Point 3:
If that was a point? Your entitled to your opinion, and I, Mine. May I suggest that if something is so much to your disliking in future you merely reach down to your right or left, pick up the remote & change channel?

celtic tiger 2011 · 18-09-2013 1:37pm

Hercule wrote: »

Not as terrible as people are making it out to be - Although I do believe the characters of Damo and Ivor are better suited to a more Ali-G style pseudo reality show then a straight comedy show. Would love to see Damo interviewing people, harassing politicians or Ivor snubbing Irelands Z-List Celebrities - Would be far funnier to see if people would twig they were the same person if he was able to swap back and forth in a hurry.

The RTE bashing is a bit much - Quality wise their programming is streets ahead of the likes of ITV/TV3 - (not saying it justifies the license fee but there have been successes)

Name one good show that is produced by RTE. ITV isn't a great channel either, but its light years ahead of RTE.

celtic tiger 2011 · 18-09-2013 1:59pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

i watched it again last night with a mate and we both laughed quite a bit..don't know where all the anger is coming from..i do remember being angry for about 3 weeks when "the roaring 20's" was on though

There is a lot to be angry about with Davor and Ivor. There is nothing funny about satirising two Irish sterotypes, that are at the core of everything that is wrong with Irish society . Damo is a thieving scanger, who who steals and defrauds the welfare system .

Ivor is the spoiled, useless, self entitled title D4 who knows the price of everything, and value of nothing . He is cut from the very same cloth, as those privately educated D4 banksters, that robbed the country .

ButtersSuki · 18-09-2013 2:05pm

I lived in Sasana for a few years so have no idea what The Roaring 20s, Upwardly Mobile, The Cassidys or The English Class are/were. Anyone care to enlighten me as to how bad they were?

Ash.J.Williams · 18-09-2013 2:18pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I lived in Sasana for a few years so have no idea what The Roaring 20s, Upwardly Mobile, The Cassidys or The English Class are/were. Anyone care to enlighten me as to how bad they were?

like....reeeeeealllly bad

Ash.J.Williams · 18-09-2013 2:18pm

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

Name one good show that is produced by RTE. ITV isn't a great channel either, but its light years ahead of RTE.

is this excluding the likes of savage eye that not produced by rte?

ButtersSuki · 18-09-2013 2:20pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

like....reeeeeealllly bad

Sound like it alright if D&I is being held up as better that those! A quick google there of each suggests as much, not much by way of video content though. I should be thankful I suppose!

Ash.J.Williams · 18-09-2013 2:25pm

Film students from ballyfermot that like family guy lectured us on how crap rte is and said they've written a sitcom to save ireland called "the roaring 20's", it was about people in their 20's living in rathmines.....as someone who fits that bill i eagerly tuned in to watch it.....jesus f**ing christ...i spent half the show wondering if iwasn't getting it and the rest vomiting into a bucket....the writers themselves were all over the internet next day calling us all stupid and then vanished....

edit: this next line is incorrect ..i think
the simple lad from the spar ad was in it

Skerries · 18-09-2013 2:26pm

what was that other rubbish one set in a newspaper office?

Robert2012 · 18-09-2013 2:26pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I lived in Sasana for a few years so have no idea what The Roaring 20s, Upwardly Mobile, The Cassidys or The English Class are/were. Anyone care to enlighten me as to how bad they were?

You know the way some programmes are "So bad, they're good" ?

These were "So bad, they're APPALLING!"

ButtersSuki · 18-09-2013 2:29pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Film students from ballyfermot that like family guy lectured us on how crap rte is and said they've written a sitcom to save ireland called "the roaring 20's", it was about people in their 20's living in rathmines.....as someone who fits that bill i eagerly tuned in to watch it.....jesus f**ing christ...i spent half the show wondering if iwasn't getting it and the rest vomiting into a bucket....the writers themselves were all over the internet next day calling us all stupid and then vanished....

Sounds like RTE alright!

Award-winning US sitcom Parks & Recreation is currently on somewhere between 12 midnight and 3 am on Tuesday nights/Wednesday mornings (not even a regular time, it changes every week) whilst Damo & Ivor, Mrs Brown's Boys and Killinaskully are shown at prime time.

RTE, supporting the arts............:rolleyes:

ButtersSuki · 18-09-2013 2:30pm

Skerries wrote: »

what was that other rubbish one set in a newspaper office?

That apparently was Extra Extra. Whilst googling the others that was mentioned somewhere. Described as "the worst programme ever on RTE" by one reviewer.

UpTheLilies · 18-09-2013 2:30pm

The savage eye was top notch right enough, the exception that proves the rule perhaps

Robert2012 · 18-09-2013 2:37pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

That apparently was Extra Extra. Whilst googling the others that was mentioned somewhere. Described as "the worst programme ever on RTE" by one reviewer.

And that is some achievement !

Ash.J.Williams · 18-09-2013 2:37pm

UpTheLilies wrote: »

The savage eye was top notch right enough, the exception that proves the rule perhaps

the other one halls pictorial is quite good but kinda rips off the savage eye (possibly same company making it?) i think it's actually the same company that make it (googles) Yes it is...blinder films.

darragh o meara · 18-09-2013 2:38pm

UpTheLilies wrote: »

The savage eye was top notch right enough, the exception that proves the rule perhaps

Agreed, Always looked forward to Mick the Bull's section on it.

Watched Damo & Ivor the other night and I actually thought it was good for what it was. I first saw Damo a few years back when he done a skit of the MTV show " Pimp my ride" Damos version was "Skanger me Banger"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RlXJCwSjwg

Ireland needs more of these people out making shows like this.

ButtersSuki · 18-09-2013 2:40pm

darragh o meara wrote: »

Agreed, Always looked forward to Mick the Bull's section on it.

Watched Damo & Ivor the other night and I actually thought it was good for what it was. I first saw Damo a few years back when he done a skit of the MTV show " Pimp my ride" Damos version was "Skanger me Banger"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RlXJCwSjwg

Ireland needs more of these people out making shows like this.

Not if it leads to Damo & Ivor!

AnonoBoy · 18-09-2013 5:26pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

is this excluding the likes of savage eye that not produced by rte?

Well it was commissioned by RTE but not produced in house. I think Damo and Ivor was produced independently too was it not?

JP Liz V1 · 18-09-2013 10:27pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

The question is which is better Damo or Jason Byrne?

Damo by a country mile :P

Atlantic Dawn · 20-09-2013 1:49am

Watched it, thought it was really bad, perhaps I hadn't seen the characters much before to establish them but for episode 1 but wasn't impressed, not one laugh from me from the lot of it. There was so much potential for this when you look at the likes of Paths To Freedom which this is essentially a younger version of.

wow sierra · 20-09-2013 2:15am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUZN75BM7LU

Damo & Ivors Driving lessons is seriously funny. Thought the clips on Republic of Telly were great.

The half hour version was really bad - but maybe it will improve.

Atlantic Dawn · 20-09-2013 2:18am

wow sierra wrote: »

Damo & Ivors Driving lessons is seriously funny. Thought the clips on Republic of Telly were great.

The half hour version was really bad - but maybe it will improve.

Yes the clips on ROT were good, I feel here in the half hour slot it just ain't going to work in its current format, needs to establish the characters more.

Radiosonde · 20-09-2013 5:35pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Film students from ballyfermot that like family guy lectured us on how crap rte is and said they've written a sitcom to save ireland called "the roaring 20's", it was about people in their 20's living in rathmines.....as someone who fits that bill i eagerly tuned in to watch it.....jesus f**ing christ...i spent half the show wondering if iwasn't getting it and the rest vomiting into a bucket....the writers themselves were all over the internet next day calling us all stupid and then vanished....

Shockingly, they got to work again...they made this http://www.rte.ie/storyland-2010/mariana/index.html for rte a few years after. Then they vanished!

martyoo · 21-09-2013 11:18pm

I see that they are removing any negative comments of their Facebook page and then stopping the person from commenting further on the page. Bad form!

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LOSTfan57 · 22-09-2013 2:08pm

Top Quality

Pegmatite · 22-09-2013 9:10pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

.i do remember being angry for about 3 weeks when "the roaring 20's" was on though

I remember most of my anger being directed towards the writer who came on here promoting it.

He had a mickey fit of a meltdown on here when he was told it was .

"Its not derivitive sh1t, its like Seinfield but in Ireland"

I think there where a few jokes lifted straight from The Simpsons.

Frank Lee Midere · 23-09-2013 10:24am

celtic tiger 2011 wrote: »

There is a lot to be angry about with Davor and Ivor. There is nothing funny about satirising two Irish sterotypes, that are at the core of everything that is wrong with Irish society . Damo is a thieving scanger, who who steals and defrauds the welfare system .

Ivor is the spoiled, useless, self entitled title D4 who knows the price of everything, and value of nothing . He is cut from the very same cloth, as those privately educated D4 banksters, that robbed the country .

Wouldn't you ^want^ to satirise people like this if you could.

It was funny. Hard to believe that damo and Ivor are the same guy. A good comedy by RTE standards. In any case any Irish comedy gets bad reviews on the Internet. If Fr. Ted were Irish only it would be despised.

Damo and Ivor

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