RTE plus BBC New year 2013/2014 Official Thread.

CountyHurler

My Girl's Mad At Me to bring in the new year?

Dear god, how difficult would it have been to count down to 12, and then have Madness play Baggy Trousers then House Of Fun... it's that simple!!

Lenin Skynard

phonypony wrote: »

RTE are fcuking eeejits. Cutting away from live fireworks to show recorded stuff from Beijing and Moscow? What in the holy fcuk?

It's fireworks. They happen in the sky.

You can watch fireworks on youtube 365 days a year at any time. I just came in from watching the fireworks in my small home town in rural Ireland and they were fantastic. Watching fireworks on a television screen is lamentable.

LordSutch

phonypony wrote: »

RTE are fcuking eeejits. Cutting away from live fireworks to show recorded stuff from Beijing and Moscow? What in the holy fcuk?

Yep, they've done it again, last year we got 30 seconds of fireworks from Dublin, and this year we got fifty seconds, before being beamed back to the 'Prosecco panel', mind you, that one in the white dress is very easy on the eye

grey_so_what

CountyHurler wrote: »

My Girl's Mad At Me to bring in the new year?

Dear god, how difficult would it have been to count down to 12, and then have Madness play Baggy Trousers then House Of Fun... it's that simple!!

I would have put a tenner on that playlist.......:(

catallus

grey_so_what wrote: »

Ah, I said that last year, doesn't count for this year!......:D:D:D

Interesting.......can I use that for a lot of things I said last year too ?? Please

Fireworks are awesome everywhere.

ProudDUB

With all the amazing historical landmarks that London has, it is amazing that all big celebrations (fireworks or otherwise) now seem to concentrate around a glorified Ferris Wheel built a mere 13 years ago.

RobertKK

I just hope there isn't much fireworks this year.

amdublin

I am mesmerised by the London fireworks

COYW

You have to hand it to RTE, they are consistent, consistently bad that is. Another shambles of a NYE celebration. BBC put them to shame once again.

amdublin

ProudDUB wrote: »

With all the amazing historical landmarks that London has, it is amazing that all big celebrations (fireworks or otherwise) now seem to concentrate around a glorified Ferris Wheel built a mere 13 years ago.

True

ProudDUB

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

It's fireworks. They happen in the sky.

You can watch fireworks on youtube 365 days a year at any time. I just came in from watching the fireworks in my small home town in rural Ireland and they were fantastic. Watching fireworks on a television screen is lamentable.

The ones on the BBC right now sure as heck ain't !

RobertKK

amdublin wrote: »

I am mesmerised by the London fireworks

To be there live to see them, must be great.

catallus

COYW wrote: »

You have to hand it to RTE, they are consistent, consistently bad that is. Another shambles of a NYE celebration. BBC put them to shame once again.

RTE put on a live show.

The BBC are showing a firework display with dubbed music.

amdublin

Ah seriously that is amazing stuff!

CountyHurler

RobertKK wrote: »

I just hope there isn't much fireworks this year.

Does self-immolation count?

Lenin Skynard

COYW wrote: »

You have to hand it to RTE, they are consistent, consistently bad that is. Another shambles of a NYE celebration. BBC put them to shame once again.

Madness vs Gary Barlow.

For shame, RTE.

Frank Lee Midere

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

It's fireworks. They happen in the sky.

You can watch fireworks on youtube 365 days a year at any time. I just came in from watching the fireworks in my small home town in rural Ireland and they were fantastic. Watching fireworks on a television screen is lamentable.

Tis I suppose.

**sobs**

Kerrydude1981

BBC firework display wouldnt put a patch on the Rose of Tralee fireworks

mike65

That was sensational!`

amdublin

catallus wrote: »

RTE put on a live show.

Yes it was sh1te

catallus wrote: »

The BBC are showing a firework display with dubbed music.

Yes it was amazing.


Sorry what was your point

Shout Dust

I've only seen a couple of minutes of the rte coverage, but it looked symbolically amateur, only showing a few seconds of Dublin before cutting back to a studio where they didn't seem to know what was going on or what random clips from around the world they were showing.
Dublin looked good to be fair, although thought they'd have an Irish band what with it being the gathering and all that

amdublin

mike65 wrote: »

That was sensational!`

It was incredible.

And the energy is still high back in whatever concert hall Gary Barlow is in,

Frank Lee Midere

I like Madness. There.

I said it.

CountyHurler

Ironically, next Monday, Joe Duffy will be hosting Liveline where they will be giving out about the crap RTE new year's eve show.

Lenin Skynard

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Tis I suppose.

**sobs**

Ah cheer up Frank, I'll send you a Chinese wheel at Halloween.

(not just a link of a video of one)

(or maybe neither)

grey_so_what

I'd like Madness better if they sang a couple of songs I know.......

RobertKK

Gary Barlow versus Madness, well Gary wins that easily.

taytobreath

compare the populations of the brits and the irish and it was about right, 4.5 million, 64 million, well done rte, but i tuned into the british fireworks and i dont care, if the irish could afford those fireworks we'd alll be asking the questions

RobertKK

taytobreath wrote: »

compare the populations of the brits and the irish and it was about right, 4.5 million, 64 million, well done rte, but i tuned into the british fireworks and i dont care, if the irish could afford those fireworks we'd alll be asking the questions

But the music is better on the BBC too...

amdublin

RobertKK wrote: »

But the music is better on the BBC too...

The energy, the atmosphere

taytobreath

RobertKK wrote: »

But the music is better on the BBC too...

oh yeahh i love the jools show too, class;)

Frank Black

RobertKK wrote: »

But the music is better on the BBC too...

It's spelt 'two'.

phonypony

Frank Black wrote: »

It's spelt 'two'.

Niiiice

RobertKK

Well too and two, whatever you prefer

grey_so_what

Madness are turning into a Wedding Band......

A bad Wedding Band.

Lenin Skynard

Watching BBC to

CountyHurler

Sounds like a lad at 3 o'clock coming out of the chipper.. dreadful..

taytobreath

he's a great entertainer that gary barlow

amdublin

I am watching BBC1. I cannot switch off. I want this to go on forever.

Atlantic Dawn

taytobreath wrote: »

compare the populations of the brits and the irish and it was about right, 4.5 million, 64 million, well done rte, but i tuned into the british fireworks and i dont care, if the irish could afford those fireworks we'd alll be asking the questions

If you drove up to Newry with a budget of €10k around Halloween you would get better than they had tonight. The Lottery should have stood in and gave a decent display seeing as they will be foreign owned from next year.

CountyHurler

Here we go... Come on Suggs, I'm actually rooting for ye.. And I LOVE Baggy Trousers...

taytobreath

aww they could of kept that going for another hour or 2 on bbc 1, it was ok

am dub u must be gutted

griffin100

RobertKK wrote: »

Gary Barlow versus Madness, well Gary wins that easily.

Are you for real?? Fat dancer from Take That versus the legends that are madness!!!! No contest.

murpho999

RobertKK wrote: »

Gary Barlow versus Madness, well Gary wins that easily.

Shut Up!
You're an embarrassment!

grey_so_what

Suggs must have gone off for a whiff of an Inhaler.

He was out of breath after the last song.

He could have spared us the last yoke and played a record.

grey_so_what

Classic songs!

Oh, what fun we had.......:)

Lenin Skynard

griffin100 wrote: »

Are you for real?? Fat dancer from Take That versus the legends that are madness!!!! No contest.

You can't be serious. Gary Barlow has revolutionised music.

amdublin

griffin100 wrote: »

Are you for real?? Fat dancer from Take That versus the legends that are madness!!!! No contest.

That applied to Gary about 20 years ago
That also applied to Madness about 20 years ago

Seriously have you seen the energy that Gary B is generating tonight?!

Kiwi_knock

The Proclaimers on BBC 2 now

CountyHurler

Has anybody else's phone just had a seizure with all the happy new year messages.. I'm trying to revive my iPhone on the counter..