Darklands? The new Love/Hate?

Gave it another go but not impressed. The chap who plays Damien seems a great actor. Very natural. The Dublinese is jammed up to the jaws of death with the rest.

freshpopcorn

I think this is one of the worst TV series I've seen in a long time.
I honestly can't take any of it seriously!

tayto lover

What a load of crap. Pure rubbish.

The Satanist

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The Dublinese is jammed up to the jaws of death with the rest.

Inserting "youse" and "fuuuuccccckkkkk saaaaaaakkkkke" into every sentence is obligatory, it seems.

The Satanist

Uncle Goose looks like he got released from a Village People world tour rather than the 'joy

The Satanist

The Satanist wrote: »

Inserting "youse" and "fuuuuccccckkkkk saaaaaaakkkkke" into every sentence is obligatory, it seems.

It's like a Fool Arms and Hog sketch

Mr Regal

The Satanist wrote: »

Uncle Goose looks like he got released from a Village People world tour rather than the 'joy

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☝☝☝
Absolutely. Another stupid name Goose

ricero

Jasus Git is fair ****e at the acting

freshpopcorn

The Satanist wrote: »

Uncle Goose looks like he got released from a Village People world tour rather than the 'joy

It's like he went to Jail in the 1980's and came out with the same image!

baldbear

I'm going to stick with it. I want to see how Damian gets on. Love hate was slagged off when it started.

Acting isn't great here. But its not the worst.

Don't slate me.

Damien on top of the Hill. Is he going to start shouting "Draaaaaagoooooo" ala Rocky?

Atlantic Dawn

Can't understand the reasoning for the teenagers involved in MMA being the main story of it, they should have went with unemployed lads in their 20's who were desperate to make cash.

baldbear

baldbear wrote: »

I'm going to stick with it. I want to see how Damian gets on. Love hate was slagged off when it started.

Acting isn't great here. But its not the worst.

Don't slate me.

God love your optimism I think both Damien and the Girlfriend are decent characters. The rest is a complete and utter mess. Butsy?? Good grief

freshpopcorn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Can't understand the reasoning for the teenagers involved in MMA being the main story of it, they should have went with unemployed lads in their 20's who were desperate to make cash.

I think MMA had a bad reputation before this and this is really playing to it!

y0ssar1an22

they're loving the drone shots. getting tiresome now the amount of them. enjoyable all the same

Bodhran

Deleted User wrote: »

Gave it another go but not impressed. The chaps who plays Damien seems a great actor. Very natural. The Dublinese is jammed up to the jaws of death with the rest.

His name is Dane Whyte O'Hara. Apparently he has no acting experience.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/i-was-gobsmacked-dane-applies-for-role-as-extra-on-virgin-medias-new-series-darklands-and-ends-up-as-star-38450331.html

Bodhran

Bodhran wrote: »

His name is Dane Whyte O'Hara. Apparently he has no acting experience.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/i-was-gobsmacked-dane-applies-for-role-as-extra-on-virgin-medias-new-series-darklands-and-ends-up-as-star-38450331.html

He is the best of them. No hammy overacting. I think he has a good future in acting if he pursues it but this show doesn't. Its a complete and utter shambles. It makes Fair City look as good as the Wire.

mick malones mauser

For a country that has produced world renowned writers,playwrights,actors,theatre companies,movie directors,scriptwriters,poets etc how f***ing bad are we at this "TV Drama" stuff.
Doing stuff on the cheap explains some of it, not paying for proper voice/accent coaches,not paying enough extras for realistic scenes (how many times are the main actors the only people in the pub shop etc) but even allowing for that this is awful

At least no Gleesons were harmed in the making !!!!

Elmo

mick malones mauser wrote: »

For a country that has produced world renowned writers,playwrights,actors,theatre companies,movie directors,scriptwriters,poets etc how f***ing bad are we at this "TV Drama" stuff.
Doing stuff on the cheap explains some of it, not paying for proper voice/accent coaches,not paying enough extras for realistic scenes (how many times are the main actors the only people in the pub shop etc) but even allowing for that this is awful

From what I can gather, TV3 put this forward for Sound and Vision Funding, expecting to get others involved, it sat waiting to be produced before realising that it wasn't going to get other investors. I think it possibly barely got anything from TV3.

In fairness Blood is a much better series.... but then you can see the funding difference.

Rowley Birkin QC

Why were they smuggling drugs in the middle of the day in an actual port whilst dressed like extras from adam and paul......Whhhhhhhhyyyy?

80j2lc5y7u6qs9

Why would a young guy like the martial artist not have some pt work.He is left school? He is a genuine guy but does not spend all time training. At least "the fridge is empty would not be heard then".Or the child needing the toy in the cereal box.


And why would he be afraid of his gf brothers, surely he would deck them with one blow.
Didn't see love hate so cannot compare but its very thin and slow

donkeykong5

Avah Shrilling Trench wrote: »

Why would a young guy like the martial artist not have some pt work.He is left school? He is a genuine guy but does not spend all time training. At least "the fridge is empty would not be heard then".Or the child needing the toy in the cereal box.


And why would he be afraid of his gf brothers, surely he would deck them with one blow.
Didn't see love hate so cannot compare but its very thin and slow

Dublin murders is on now. It's a million times better

Avah Shrilling Trench

Avah Shrilling Trench wrote: »

Why would a young guy like the martial artist not have some pt work.He is left school? He is a genuine guy but does not spend all time training. At least "the fridge is empty would not be heard then".Or the child needing the toy in the cereal box.


And why would he be afraid of his gf brothers, surely he would deck them with one blow.
Didn't see love hate so cannot compare but its very thin and slow

He's still in school, first episode showed that.

I'm guessing unlike a certain real MMA fighter, the character wants to avoid trouble!

Still crap though. Actually only watching cause it's local.

bazermc

Finding it hard to take this programme seriously without laughing at some of scenes, especially yer man with the Fran voice

fryup

i haven't seen yet...

is this so bad its good?? in a prisoner cell block H sort of way

JP Liz V1

Who plays Goose?

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Who plays Goose?

Darren Healy.

freshpopcorn

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Who plays Goose?

Why played Gooses's sister and what was she in?

gwalk

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Darren Healy.

Ah jaysis remember him in crushproof

gwalk

gwalk wrote: »

Ah jaysis remember him in crushproof

That movie is an underrated classic!

Just watching episode 2 now, they kept the Goose in prison in Bray Wanderers home ground, you can even see the pitch when they open the gate!! Ah come on!

freshpopcorn

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Just watching episode 2 now, they kept the Goose in prison in Bray Wanderers home ground, you can even see the pitch when they open the gate!! Ah come on!

Prepare yourself for lot's of drone shots of Bray!

Joe Don Dante

Butsy and Goose..... my god, i bet they'll end up bumming each other

Dwarf.Shortage

Hopefully this Goose lad isn't just a psychopath a la Love Hate Hughie, I don't hate it so far it could be decent but it could do with another compelling character and it looks like he's going to be pivotal.

In pistol whipping that little gremlin he made a decent start in my book.

80j2lc5y7u6qs9

Deleted User wrote: »

He's still in school, first episode showed that.

I'm guessing unlike a certain real MMA fighter, the character wants to avoid trouble!

Still crap though. Actually only watching cause it's local.

ok i missed that. still one would think and enterprising guy like him would have a part time job. He is so eager to escape

I watched this yesterday after hearing love hate comparisons. It shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence.

This is basically like cardboard gangsters, the TV show.

Man Vs ManUre

Cardboard Gangsters was pretty good, it shouldn’t be compared to this. This is more like Red Rock set in Bray executive produced by Coach Kavanagh.

Joe Don Dante

Joe Don Dante wrote: »

Butsy and Goose..... my god, i bet they'll end up bumming each other

Butsy's voice ......He sounds constipated..And the young mma fighter fighting a man in a cage that wouldnt fit two budgies....

Ash.J.Williams

Deleted User wrote: »

Drug shipments in broad daylight, well I never, the guards have only gone and lifted a pile of coke off a lad acting shifty in broad daylight in the one and only Bray. Perhaps not so uninspired after all!

it's 24/7

goose2005

The Satanist wrote: »

Inserting "youse" and "fuuuuccccckkkkk saaaaaaakkkkke" into every sentence is obligatory, it seems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpxJSdx6qS8

Trekker09

Has Paul Williams made his obligatory cameo referring to them as 'Scumbags' yet?

Utter drivel. Looks like a TY project, but not quite as polished.

Man Vs ManUre

The Bray setting definitely does not work. The cliff walk and hill of bray is spectacular, I know there is dodgy parts to the town but I’ve never ran into these scummies when visiting these main attractions.
I know Nidge lived in a nice house in south side Dublin, and John Boy has a stylish studio apartment (think that was in Sandy ford or else was the block with that you can see from Croke park canal end), but most of the scenes were north side kip areas.

Man Vs ManUre

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

The Bray setting definitely does not work. The cliff walk and hill of bray is spectacular, I know there is dodgy parts to the town but I’ve never ran into these scummies when visiting these main attractions.
I know Nidge lived in a nice house in south side Dublin, and John Boy has a stylish studio apartment (think that was in Sandy ford or else was the block with that you can see from Croke park canal end), but most of the scenes were north side kip areas.

Nidges house was in Castleknock. John Boys penthouse apartments was distillery lofts, just off Clonliffe Road in Drumcondra.

PhiloCypher

Watched 5 mins if this. Absolute muck. It's Fair City with notions. And that's being harsh on Fair City tbh.

Man Vs ManUre

Didn’t realise Bernard Brogan was starring in this.

Mr Regal

Butsy would play a blindin Dessie Curly in the Snapper Prequel.


Me bolllixx me bolllixxxx.

Conor Bourke

This is so bad. Butsy in particular. Enjoying how shïte it is though.

freshpopcorn

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

This is so bad. Butsy in particular. Enjoying how shïte it is though.

I know and I have no idea why I'm watching it!

holly8

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Did I hear it announced both fighters come from the blue corner ?

Yes..I wondered about that too

freshpopcorn

I had a look a Twitter there. Mainly comments laughing at it and about the drone usage.
A few phrasing it all liked by the director and and actors.