Striking Out [RTÉ1]

PressRun

Poor imitation of The Good Wife, tbh.

The Rape of Lucretia

Its not an imitation. Its its own thing.
And has Amy who is a gem. Men Behaving Badly guy is pretty good too.

Shurimgreat

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Its not an imitation. Its its own thing.
And has Amy who is a gem. Men Behaving Badly guy is pretty good too.

Ah here. She's a mediocre actress at best. I can't decide if its a poor script or poor acting that's undermining her in striking out. But its a very mediocre performance and has all the hallmarks of clocking in, reading the lines and clocking out again.

I agree with others who say she isn't suited to this role. She's not.

But clearly the RTE casting director when given a new drama starts with AH as top of the list and tries to shoehorn her into every new drama whether she's suited or not.

jezzer

Shurimgreat wrote: »

Ah here. She's a mediocre actress at best. I can't decide if its a poor script or poor acting that's undermining her in striking out. But its a very mediocre performance and has all the hallmarks of clocking in, reading the lines and clocking out again.

I agree with others who say she isn't suited to this role. She's not.

But clearly the RTE casting director when given a new drama starts with AH as top of the list and tries to shoehorn her into every new drama whether she's suited or not.

yes with Hubermans it is a case of throwing her in because she is a well known name because of who she is married to so the show will get a bit of a lift but it doesnt always mean she is the right person for the role, in fairness to other actors it must really annoy them but in fairness to hubermans i think everyone in her position would do the same, i heard her on ian dempsey this morning and she seems a nice person but in terms of her acting ability shes ok nothing special

Capt Peacock

BuilderPlumber wrote: »

Gerry Ryan was the original presenter of operation transformation: a man who ate to excess and was on drugs presenting a fitness show.

What really used to crack me up was that morbidly obese Gerry wore a track suit while watching the poor saps weigh in :P

BuilderPlumber

Hippo wrote: »

This thread certainly moved OT fairly successfully!

Reality TV is a whole other debate. If you're going to make drama programmes, then at least try and make decent ones.

I guess any drama is better than most reality TV. I have to yet watch Striking Out but a problem with a lot of Irish dramas (with the exception of Love/Hate and one or two more) is they tend to have interesting concepts but end up getting poorly executed or else are held back by restraint. A lot of them do not know what they are either.

Clean Break for example started off as a sort of a Love/Hate set in Wexford with a tiger kidnap plot straight out of that series too. At times, the series hinted at living up to being a worthy successor to Love/Hate but then it held back. The very end with the stamps being the reason for everything was Tales of the Unexpected. CB was all in all watchable though and while it may not have scaled the heights of greatness, it was still decent. SO will probably be similar and may give it a go Monday or so.

Lady Chatterton

Is there anyone for the 'Striking Out' bus this evening?

Lisha

Anseo

Lisha

Wife is yellow dress is rotten mean.

Lady Chatterton

Jaysus Lisha, I think it's a little usual for someone to turn up at the hospital to find their husband has another wife

The Rape of Lucretia

This is her life. These are her choices.

Lady Chatterton

The properties on this programme are fab.

Lisha

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

Jaysus Lisha, I think it's a little usual for someone to turn up at the hospital to find their husband has another wife

Ah but she was rotten before other woman says she was his wife too.

The Rape of Lucretia

I think there is one thing we can all agree on without any controversy, even if I am a long time admirer - Amy has a lovely BOD - not sure that there has ever been one better really.

Lisha

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

The properties on this programme are fab.

Yes I want fair city Yvonne's cottage

Lady Chatterton

Ladies..... I know your husband, he used to work for Kay McCoy in Fair City, he's not worth fighting over.

Lisha

Ah the poor son is totally forgotten. Corinne is a nasty one

elastico

So the storyline of week one the TV presenter just got dropped?

And week 2, the dead persons will, just gets dropped?

Lady Chatterton

Lisha wrote: »

Ah the poor son is totally forgotten. Corinne is a nasty one

It's the first bit of decent acting I've seen yet

CH3OH

it is woeful acting and an awful storyline

BettePorter

Amy's even got her brother a job on the show

elastico

CH3OH wrote: »

it is woeful acting and an awful storyline

Looks like 3 unrelated episodes the only overlap being the parents trying to push the couple back together.

Watching it to see how naff it will end up at this stage

Lady Chatterton

BettePorter wrote: »

Amy's even got her brother a job on the show

Which guy is her brother?

elastico

Will Eric bang the wife in the yellow dress?

Lisha

Corinne's house is jaw droppingly gorgeous

Theo67

Shocking stuff. And Amy's walk is even beginning to annoy me.

BettePorter

Lady Chatterton wrote:

Which guy is her brother?

The head of the hospital fella

BabysCoffee

Theo67 wrote: »

Shocking stuff. And Amy's walk is even beginning to annoy me.

Her shoes are nice

jojofizzio

"You're acting like an oddball"...takes one to know one in this case...

Icsics

Bar scene straight out of the good wife

BabysCoffee

Ridiculous conversation about the teething ring

elastico

Ah this is utter tripe

jojofizzio

Why does the IT geek speak like a five-year-old?

scargill

what's the story with the whispery voice on the Kalinda character?

elastico

scargill wrote: »

what's the story with the whispery voice on the Kalinda character?

Is she from the AIB backing brave ad?

Lisha

scargill wrote: »

what's the story with the whispery voice on the Kalinda character?

No doubt to make her seem strange, fey and interesting.

jojofizzio

elastico wrote: »

Is she from the AIB backing brave ad?

YES..that's where I recognise it from...so it must be an actual(and not put-on voice?:eek:very irritating,whether it's real or fake

Lisha

Ahh I like Ray

Icsics

'I could be struck off for this'......every episode

Lady Chatterton

Lisha wrote: »

Ahh I like Ray

He is the most likeable character in this thing.

BabysCoffee

OK it's beyond ridiculous now

jojofizzio

BabysCoffee wrote: »

OK it's beyond ridiculous now

Yep,Men behaving Badly guy on the sheisha in the middle of the day:eek:

elastico

Lady Chatterton wrote: »

He is the most likeable character in this thing.

"Nothing penetrative"

Second Toughest in_the Freshers

elastico wrote: »

Will Eric bang the wife in the yellow dress?

elastico wrote: »

"Nothing penetrative"

...

Icsics

Love interest in cafe guy

Lisha

'Almost photogenic memory' - if that was deliberate it's brilliant. If it was a genuine mistake......ah bless....

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Just catching up on it now, on second episode. I like it but it's like a cheap mans good wife

Lisha

He I told ye Corinne was rotten to the core

scargill

BabysCoffee wrote: »

OK it's beyond ridiculous now

I thought so too. But they've managed to top it again!

CCTV footage.......how far-fecthed can they make these silly stories ???!!

vkid

This is a massive pile of steaming poop..