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The Talking Bread

Strazdas wrote: »

Virtually the only real criteria you can use for a soap opera though is how it's faring in the ratings and by that standard FC is doing very well, currently the second most watched programme on RTE1 after The Late Late Show. If it was a genuinely bad show, I don't think the ratings would hold up to that extent.

no it isn't! Are you honestly saying you judge something's quality by its viewership?

The Talking Bread

As I said earlier re FC viewership figures being decent: It is a cultural thing for Irish viewers. It is on peak tv, regular 4 times a week listing and an RTE institution. It would be very hard for the one consistently shown Irish prime tv programme not to get decent viewing figures. Pitt another soap against it or a match or anything other than a repeat or a relatively interesting programme against it and it will lose most its ratings. Same with Winning Streak, Ray Darcy, Late Late. They are winners rating wise regardless of quality.

nagdefy

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

That episode last month where Katy almost escaped was the best episode of FC I have ever seen, followed very closely by the Heather storyline. And I'm a complete control experiment here- I watch NO other soaps and generally I appreciate excellent acting so I loved The Wire, Breaking Bad, and any tv shows which are highly acclaimed so I know quality acting when I see it. Equally I have seen my fair share of rubbish on tv or in movies.

I'm coming to FC from a pure unbiased angle- I scarcely even breathed the night Heather blurted out her affair to the pub and started the series of events which led to her breakdown. I enjoy the real actors in FC and I know that I have to put up with absolute illogical and boring crap like Damien, Pete, Orla, Sean, Laura etc as an offset for the genuine quality drama that FC can deliver if it tries.

There are 2 extremes to FC- I think The Talking Bread is a bit far towards "every single thing about FC is rubbish" for my own liking, but you don't want someone who wont even admit one negative aspect of the show, I like to think I'm somewhere in between, and yes I enjoyed the theorizing with yourself during the KT story when I thought they may have a different angle on it!

Moral of the story- good acting and script writing will always get peoples attention.

I can't say FC has ever effected my breathing:D

Now Love/Hate certainly did. Would you find any of the old horror films like The Omen, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby giving you that type of feeling? I wouldn't be scared per se but the old classic horrors still excite me.

Wanderer2010

The Talking Bread wrote: »

As I said earlier re FC viewership figures being decent: It is a cultural thing for Irish viewers. It is on peak tv, regular 4 times a week listing and an RTE institution. It would be very hard for the one consistently shown Irish prime tv programme not to get decent viewing figures. Pitt another soap against it or a match or anything other than a repeat or a relatively interesting programme against it and it will lose most its ratings. Same with Winning Streak, Ray Darcy, Late Late. They are winners rating wise regardless of quality.

Which is an absolute crying shame coz the man cannot do a decent interview to save his life, never have I seem someone make such a balls of having a conversation with another human being. He laughs, interrupts and misses the point, then leaves long gaps and makes for cringe viewing. Woeful interviewer.

The Talking Bread

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

That episode last month where Katy almost escaped was the best episode of FC I have ever seen, followed very closely by the Heather storyline. And I'm a complete control experiment here- I watch NO other soaps and generally I appreciate excellent acting so I loved The Wire, Breaking Bad, and any tv shows which are highly acclaimed so I know quality acting when I see it. Equally I have seen my fair share of rubbish on tv or in movies.

I'm coming to FC from a pure unbiased angle- I scarcely even breathed the night Heather blurted out her affair to the pub and started the series of events which led to her breakdown. I enjoy the real actors in FC and I know that I have to put up with absolute illogical and boring crap like Damien, Pete, Orla, Sean, Laura etc as an offset for the genuine quality drama that FC can deliver if it tries.

There are 2 extremes to FC- I think The Talking Bread is a bit far towards "every single thing about FC is rubbish" for my own liking, but you don't want someone who wont even admit one negative aspect of the show, I like to think I'm somewhere in between, and yes I enjoyed the theorizing with yourself during the KT story when I thought they may have a different angle on it!

Moral of the story- good acting and script writing will always get peoples attention.

That unfair. Anytime I criticise it, I give fairly reasonable reasons. And I have complimented aspects of it before. (and not just that apple biting scene from The Ram either!)

Take for example the Heather storyline, it consisted of repetitive scenes, unrealistic behaviour by Shane and his house visits, unrealistic aspects such as Renee completely turning against Farrah. There was some good aspects to Heathers acting and Farrah is a very realistic and consistent character (apart from her aesthetic and career changes over the years!!)
It was anticlimatic and I genuinely think you are going way over the top about that scene in the end! I would like to see it again maybe to convince me otherwise!

nagdefy

donkeykong5 wrote: »

If it's so rubbish than why are it's ratings always so high. On a personal note. Did you hear back from movie extras.

Got the anti pneumonia vaccine yesterday thanks donkeykong. Very kind of you to mention it.

Wanderer2010

The Talking Bread wrote: »

That unfair. Anytime I criticise it, I give fairly reasonable reasons. And I have complimented aspects of it before. (and not just that apple biting scene from The Ram either!)

Ah I know theres room for all views here, I must look harder for your occasional compliment

I just had an image of you there in tears reading my comment just like Love Hate a few weeks back when KT wrote he was a psycho.

"The things you wrote about me Wanderer, they weren't true, LIES!".

nagdefy

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Which is an absolute crying shame coz the man cannot do a decent interview to save his life, never have I seem someone make such a balls of having a conversation with another human being. He laughs, interrupts and misses the point, then leaves long gaps and makes for cringe viewing. Woeful interviewer.

Oh horrendous.. How Brendan O'Connor was moved to accommodate him i'll never know. He's getting worse as he ages.

He can't handle strong women at all.

The Talking Bread

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Ah I know theres room for all views here, I must look harder for your occasional compliment

I just had an image of you there in tears reading my comment just like Love Hate a few weeks back when KT wrote he was a psycho.

"The things you wrote about me Wanderer, they weren't true, LIES!".

Pure defamation, I'd say!

Wanderer2010

nagdefy wrote: »

Oh horrendous.. How Brendan O'Connor was moved to accommodate him i'll never know. He's getting worse as he ages.

He can't handle strong women at all.

Literally his technique is to just giggle throughout the whole conversation and miss the entire point of his guest. I had to hide behind the sofa when he was interviewing the lawyer from Making a Murderer- painful.

nagdefy

Jesus Robbie has a plan and Cathal now..

nagdefy

What grave did they get Dermot's new business associate out of? Jesus he's insipid.

walshb

FFS, Dermish. You'd want to get that flu looked at...sorry, sorry. Liver!

walshb

Wtf are the plan(s)?

Sephiroth_dude

"Dermot only put me on the list last week" she wasnt his p.a last week LOL

walshb

FFS, Gripey. It's Kiki, not K T. To LoveHate it's ki ki.

donkeykong5

nagdefy wrote: »

donkeykong5 wrote: »

If it's so rubbish than why are it's ratings always so high. On a personal note. Did you hear back from movie extras.

Got the anti pneumonia vaccine yesterday thanks donkeykong. Very kind of you to mention it.

My arm was sore for a week after it. But I am glad I got it. It lasts 5 years. Hope you will be back in February for your work.

nagdefy

donkeykong5 wrote: »

My arm was sore for a week after it. But I am glad I got it. It lasts 5 years. Hope you will be back in February for your work.

Same here with the arm

walshb

Stripey: Jodie, tell Lauren that she can find me in the Ballintine stacking the vending machine.

Wanderer2010

Jesus Stripey instead of naively believing every single thing some prostitute stranger who goes missing for days at a time tells you, maybe a few alarm bells should be ringing at the fact that your previously good as gold mysterious sidekick is foaming at the mouth at any mention of KT being in Dublin.

Love Hate mustn't have a job anymore- since he was revealed, there hasn't been one scene of him working with Doug or Ray.

The Talking Bread

The Talking Bread wrote: »

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Can I laugh at my own post please!! :D:D:D:D:

nagdefy

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Can I laugh at my own post please!! :D:D:D:D:

It's annoying when you think you have typed a comedy gem or produced a work or art and you seem to be the only one laughing:mad:

sligojoek

Bad continuity this evening.

Jane gets a phone call to collect Ben. She magically gets off work to collect him and brings him straight to Dermot's house. She's wearing completely different clothes to the bar uniform she was seen in minutes ago.

Her acting leaves a bit to be desired too.

CollyFlower

OMG, they're turning Jodi into a Stripy :eek: did you see the dressing gown she was wearing?


It's 'Missing Persons Day' today, it was mentioned the other night on FC but I thought it was something FC just made up, (just seen it on the news) FC never even mentioned it tonigh.... Things like this are the reason why people laugh at FC! .... Aren't I right Bread?

bazermc

For gods sake I know the housing rental problem in dublin is bad, but does Mongo honestly think he can get his two tenants to move out every weekend so he can use the place for an air B and B.

Is there not a lease in place that provides for quiet enjoyment. ??

CollyFlower

The rental sector is mad now Ben, these things do happen. 'Share a bed ' that's how bad things are.

CollyFlower

Sorry, Bez! ^

bazermc

CollyFlower wrote: »

Sorry, Bez! ^

Baz

CollyFlower

Oh,

The Talking Bread

nagdefy wrote: »

It's annoying when you think you have typed a comedy gem or produced a work or art and you seem to be the only one laughing:mad:

It isn't annoying when you know it is a comedy gem!!! And you know it! :D:D