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RTE's Charity Lords of the Ring

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  • 15-08-2009 9:34pm
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    giftgrub
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    Watched the first 5 mins...switched off

    Rob who?

    Lee Sharpe? How hard up is he?

    Joe from Seoige?

    Why no women?..Miriam O'Callaghan boxing Grainne Seoige..Now that i'd watch


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    pjtb
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    It was unwatchable. So corny. And who actually likes Lucy Kennedy as a presenter?
    SO bad I think I'd prefer Fáilte Towers.


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    Skid
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    I only saw the last 20 minutes but this really was poor. I don't think the boxing will appeal to anyone who likes the usual "vote off" celeb shows. How will the charities make any money from it?

    You don't see enough of the contestants to develop any interest in who wins or loses, one defeat and they are gone.

    I didn't really like any of RTE's other reality shows but this is the worst of the lot.


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    Stevecw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Stevecw


    giftgrub wrote: »
    Watched the first 5 mins...switched off

    Rob who?

    Lee Sharpe? How hard up is he?

    Joe from Seoige?

    Why no women?..Miriam O'Callaghan boxing Grainne Seoige..Now that i'd watch

    Didn't get to see it (thankfully) but another Reality show with Lee feckin Sharpe involved!!:rolleyes:
    That guy must have been in every reality show in UK and here by now... except Big Bro (has to be a must for next celeb version)

    Sounds a bad idea, and hope it flops with ratings.


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    Bondvillain
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    I thought I had read that there were bouts for this filmed last week, with that chap from the Seoige show and some other nobody retiring from the programme due to injury?

    I thought that meant it was already shown. If its prerecorded, how does the voting principle work?

    ( Lucy Kennedy and that eejit from Bull Island are involved. I wont be tuning in to find out for myself, so if anyone knows, they can pop the reason up here. Ta. )


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    Kat Slater
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    The fact that it's about boxing is going to put a lot of people off who would normally watch RTE reality shows.

    The "celebrities" are dull and weren't even introduced properly, no insight into interactions or anything. Far too much product placement as well.

    At least Failte Towers was a bit of fun, but this show is like watching paint dry - I won't be watching again.


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    niceirishfella
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    its Total Bollox - what else is/was to be expected from RTE.


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    bonzos
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    what is the sean gallagher doing getting involved in this trash.....you wouldnt peter jones at it


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    niceirishfella
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    bonzos wrote: »
    what is the sean gallagher doing getting involved in this trash.....you wouldnt peter jones at it

    yeah, but he ain't no peter jones?
    Like Sean's bizz has virtually flopped here - he's not in the same league at all.


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    razorblunt
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    bonzos wrote: »
    what is the sean gallagher doing getting involved in this trash.....you wouldnt peter jones at it

    He's far too busy with moneysupermarket and BT ads!


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    pebbles21
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    Even Colm and JimJim wasnt this bad !


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    niceirishfella
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    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Even Colm and JimJim wasnt this bad !

    on a par i'd say............lol:D


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    Our man in Havana
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    JG Murphy wrote: »
    Is it appropriate to have Lucy Kennedy on the show with her pregnant belly hanging out and wearing a sports bra type top?
    Does she look hot?


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    Mossy Monk
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    Bond-007 wrote: »
    Does she look hot?

    If you have a thing for men.


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    Our man in Havana
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    I'll take that as a no then. :)


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    Wheels
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    Watched this on fast forward thanks to Sky+. Bit of a car crash to be honest. What was with the room where the fights were? It looked like a wedding hall!

    I didn't realise it was that Dragon guy until well into it, and had to laugh at Ray Shah just hanging about like a spare tool.

    The credits made for interesting reading too... It would seem there are a few hard up Irish 'personalities' out there.


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    Enii
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    JG Murphy wrote: »
    Is it appropriate to have Lucy Kennedy on the show with her pregnant belly hanging out and wearing a sports bra type top?

    Yeah, I actually felt sorry for her. She looked so undignified.


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    Enii
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    Go Joe!


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    DublinWriter
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    giftgrub wrote: »
    Why no women?..Miriam O'Callaghan boxing mud-wrestling Grainne Seoige..Now that i'd watch
    Fixed it for you...


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    amdublin
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    Caught the last 5 minutes of this. The actual boxing was actually quite exciting.

    Re Lucy: It's a bad sign when your co-host the ex boxer is a better TV presenter than you.


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    Onearmedbandit
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    What does Lucy Kennedy add to the equation? Barry McGuigan can hold his own on telly enough to present it himself. Waste of money imo. Also Brian Ormonde with the tale of the tape wtf? Crap program so far. Also the ref seems to be taken the piss and being to leineint on people ducking with punches.


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    mjg
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    Last night was the first time that I've watched this, had to keep changing channels in an effort to watch the boxing, not the build-up.

    When they started with Barry Mcguigan's flashback to the first withdrawal, then Lucy Kennedy "bumping into" an injured Joe O'Shea I thought right, that's as far as they'll go with the dramitisations, surely. When we had the complilation of the lads getting the all important call back to the program though, I had enough.

    Didn't even see the boxing in the end.


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    bazwaldo
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    "Hands up" I admit I watched all but the first half of last night and was well confused when two who lost the night before were back and Joe O'Shea and Jack Sheedy were missing. I see from the post above that O'Shea was injured. What happened Sheedy?

    BTW, bar the major corny bits, I've found it watchable. Seeing how these lot are like in a ring having never hit anyone before, I find, is interesting!


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    NormanNicetouch
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    Shockingly badly thought out, poorly executed. The reaction shots on new developments ("Barry, we've just heard a new one has dropped out" "Holy mother of God, what shall we do????" despite Barry obviously knowing it for the last 24 hours) are laughable.


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    ScumLord
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    Watched it on the website, don't know what episode it was probably the last one, I thought it was hilarious. All the guys coming in with sick notes, bunch of pansies! I almost vomited when I saw them in the health spas though, it really annoys me to see RTEs finest living it up, really, really gets my goats up.

    Terrible, terrible show. I didn't even get to see some RTE **** get the head knocked off him. :mad:


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    JonathanAnon
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    Just watched this now. Awful stuff. Sent home the best lad cos he was too good. Lads training pushing bales of ****e around a field. Talking heads to camera worse than the old WWF (Wrestling, not wildlife). Witherspoon singing to Ben Clarke after he was told that he has an aneurysm? Has the lad no tact? Lucy there like one of the lads pregnant missus who only came along cos she's on maternity leave. And that "what have you got to say to each other bit" is the most cringeworthy piece of TV i've ever seen.

    I thought it couldnt be as bad as ye said it was in the posts above. Unfortunately I underestimated RTE. Wish they'd thrown Tubridy in the ring.,.. with a lion.


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    Tzetze
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    Saw the line-up of contestants in an ad and decided to give it a miss. Now, if only Gerry Ryan was a contender, I think I'd PPV to watch him get some sh1te knocked out of him!


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    NormanNicetouch
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    Tzetze wrote: »
    Saw the line-up of contestants in an ad and decided to give it a miss. Now, if only Gerry Ryan was a contender, I think I'd PPV to watch him get some sh1te knocked out of him!

    In fairness, most of the country would.


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    JonathanAnon
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    in fairness wtf is a pregnant woman doing presenting a boxing show? Alan Shortt is very annoying and not very funny.


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    Enii
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭Enii


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    in fairness wtf is a pregnant woman doing presenting a boxing show? .

    Why would Lucy Kennedy choose to do this programme in her condition?


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    murpho999
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    What's the problem.....she's presenting....not boxing!
    She's also only pregnant, not ill!

    Anyway, just watched the last half hour!

    Truly awful, no drama or excitement.

    Editing on fights was terrible.....why couldn't they have shown it live?


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