TV3 Soap Opera

Elmo

Working Title

Red Rock: It is set in a Garda Station

EdmondShiels3

What happened to the Harbour Town?

expectationlost

It will be set in a fictional harbour town on the Dublin coast. TV3 said the show will centre around two families in the town, as seen through the eyes of the local police precinct.

huh? thats kinda strange

http://www.dailyedge.ie/red-rock-tv3-soap-1452218-May2014/

Red Rock as in Howth/Sutton?

where will it be shot interiors/exteriors? and exterior exteriors?

Skid X

Elmo wrote: »

Working Title

Red Rock: It is set in a Garda Station

That reminds me of an old Leslie Nielsen advert

expectationlost

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/article1409169.ece
according to this they havn't even decided on a set

rogercar

Does anyone else think that Redrock is a terrible name? It really does sound like an energy drink or a western. I hope they change it to something more catchy.

expectationlost

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/tv3-unveils-red-rock-harbour-town-soap-1.1786995?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Mr McKenna grew up in Howth, Co Dublin, and said he had drawn on his life when writing the first two episodes of the soap. However, the setting of Red Rock will be fictional and it has not yet been decided where the location filming will take place once shooting begins in October.

TV3 is also considering building a permanent set near its existing studios in Ballymount in order to make the soap, which will employ more than 100 people.

“Although it is set in a police precinct, it’s not a police show, it’s about the wider community,” Mr McKenna said. The team of 10 writers hired for the production range from experienced television writers to people better known as novelists and playwrights.

expectationlost

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/poplife/2014/05/07/red-rock/

twice a week

expectationlost

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/tv3-hope-crime-pays-as-new-soap-goes-up-against-rival-30256612.html is that howth lighthouse?

EdmondShiels3

I hope the name changes to something better.

Elmo

Casting for Eastern European character

http://extrasireland.com/casting-call-grandads-eastern-europeans-and-more/

CASTING CALL – EASTERN EUROPEAN MALES!
Louise Kiely are looking for Eastern European Male Actors – Age mid 30′s – for an exciting new soap to shoot in Dublin.
Ideally you live/have a base in Dublin.
CVs, Photos and Reels should be emailed to casting4louisekielycasting@gmail.com
Places are not guaranteed unfortunately.

Elmo

Confirmed Red Rock is the name of the new soap.

foxy farmer

Wonder if Sammy Hughes will take issue with the name seeing as he has been running a highly successful agricultural engineering business by the same name with over 20 years in the north.

duridian

Elmo wrote: »

Confirmed Red Rock is the name of the new soap.

Irish soap placenames, stones/rocks and the colour red?

Glenroe/Gleann Rua = The Red Glen
Fair City set in Carrigstown, Carrig/carraig, or rock
Red Rock a mix of the two

(Regarding Carrigstown, could it possibly be argued that it was anglicised from "carraig is tóin", rock & arse/base, or in other words "rock bottom")

duridian

foxy farmer wrote: »

Wonder if Sammy Hughes will take issue with the name seeing as he has been running a highly successful agricultural engineering business by the same name with over 20 years in the north.

That thought has actually inspired me, foxy!
I propose TV3 name and set their soap as/in New Holland instead. They could make it into a Home and Away type of show, but set mainly around a group of young Irish emigrants and their life in the Antipodes. Would probably cost more due to the setting, but I think it could open up more possibilities.

foxy farmer

duridian wrote: »

That thought has actually inspired me, foxy!
I propose TV3 name and set their soap as/in New Holland instead. They could make it into a Home and Away type of show, but set mainly around a group of young Irish emigrants and their life in the Antipodes. Would probably cost more due to the setting, but I think it could open up more possibilities.

Considering its TV3 we're talking about here it'll probably end up like the BBC disaster El Dorado.

Grab All Association

Anyone remember that awful soap Upwardly Mobile?

foxy farmer

Chris___ wrote: »

Anyone remember that awful soap Upwardly Mobile?

You're pushing the boat out there big time. A soap with canned laughter. Jaysus.