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RTE Breakfast Show - Morning Edition
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Bump again!
So, what has changed on the show since my last post?
The answer is the exact same as the one to Edwin Starr's question about war.
:rolleyes:
Yes, Morning Edition has now been on the air one year - and still the timetable is in original condition, still Keelin sits at the left end of the desk, still the programme title pulsates at the bottom of the screen, et cetera et cetera... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
If the producers and editors (which include the otherwise respectable Anthony Murnane) are so unwilling to make even the slightest alteration to the show, then to use a cliché, why are they even bothering?
That said, Keelin does seem to enjoy presenting it - and one can't fault her for that.0 -
Go Harvey Go wrote: »Bump again!
So, what has changed on the show since my last pos
The answer is the exact same as the one to Edwin Starr's question about war. :rolleyes:
Yes, Morning Edition has now been on the air one year - and still the timetable is in original condition, still Keelin sits at the left end of the desk, still the programme title pulsates at the bottom of the screen, et cetera et cetera... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
If the producers and editors (which include the otherwise respectable Anthony Murnane) are so unwilling to make even the slightest alteration to the show, then to use a cliché, why are they even bothering?
That said, Keelin does seem to enjoy presenting it - and one can't fault her for that.
Surely its main plus point is that its not Ireland AM. So much more watchable for the 15mins i have in the morning.0 -
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ben.schlomo wrote: »Surely its main plus point is that its not Ireland AM. So much more watchable for the 15mins i have in the morning.
That and Keelin are probably the only plus points about the show.
I'm not sure whether or not RTE actually want to compete with Sinead, Alan, Mark and Aidan - but even if they don't, that still doesn't mean that it's right to let Morning Edition plod away without making the tiniest change to any part of it...0 -
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As I said before, I think the unanswered question is why is the programme on from 9am-11am?
It has never been a 'hard news' slot on Television. I think RTE don't want to go head to head with Morning Ireland on Radio 1.
It seems like a decent enough programme but I've never heard anyone talking about it. They should either move it to 7-9 or 12-2 (where they could call it Afternoon Edition, or something).
So RTE seemingly don't want to compete with Ireland AM, and they seemingly don't want to lose any of their precious Morning Ireland listeners to their own first TV channel... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
(And again, "Do we look like we give a fúq about how the BBC goes about this time of the day?" :rolleyes:)
It doesn't look like they give a fúq, either, about how many people talk about the show. If they did, then surely they'd want plenty of people to talk about it - for the right reasons, of course - and thus they'd be willing to make changes to it as required...
As for why it's on from 9-11? It's quite likely that they feel that no other slot suits them better.
Any earlier, and it clashes with Cathal Mac Coille and co. 10-12 or 11-1, and "It's too close to the One O'Clock News - and also what do we do with Dr Phil, Shortland Street, Doctors and Telly Bingo?" 12-2 or 1-3, and "Then we have to get rid of the One O'Clock News - and also what do we do with the Australian soaps, the EastEnders and Fair City repeats, and Today?"
Ah, the mindsets of the folks at Montrose... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I presume they'll let Morning Edition trudge on until the summer - and if they bring it back again in the autumn, it'll still be trudging, with the start time still 9am, the programme title still pulsating, Keelin still sitting at the left end of the desk, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...0 -
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Should have started at 7am not 9am.
As I said back in February:Go Harvey Go wrote: »So RTE seemingly don't want to compete with Ireland AM, and they seemingly don't want to lose any of their precious Morning Ireland listeners to their own first TV channel... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
(And again, "Do we look like we give a fúq about how the BBC goes about this time of the day?" :rolleyes:)
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As for why it's on from 9-11? It's quite likely that they feel that no other slot suits them better.
Any earlier, and it clashes with Cathal Mac Coille and co. 10-12 or 11-1, and "It's too close to the One O'Clock News - and also what do we do with Dr Phil, Shortland Street, Doctors and Telly Bingo?" 12-2 or 1-3, and "Then we have to get rid of the One O'Clock News - and also what do we do with the Australian soaps, the EastEnders and Fair City repeats, and Today?"
It must be said, though, that the show's cause really wasn't helped by the unwillingness of the producers and editors to make even the smallest changes to it.
Of the few changes they have made, perhaps the biggest one is displaying the schedule at the start of each episode on the big screen in the studio, so Keelin can stay in vision as she runs through it:
But still she sits at the left end of the desk - and this resulted in a very awkward and jarring shot back in June, shortly before the show took its summer break.
Justin Treacy had just finished reading the sports news, and he and Keelin were having a brief sports-related conversation before she handed over to John Finnerty for the headlines. She was sitting close to the camera, with her back to it (so the shot was almost from her point of view); Justin was standing at the opposite end of the studio - and John was sitting right between the two, looking down at the desk and clearly not getting involved in the conversation in any way...
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Perhaps if the producers and editors had been a bit more dynamic, and perhaps if the bosses had taken the plunge and put the show on at the same time as Morning Ireland, then it might be doing pretty well now - possibly even giving Ireland AM a run for its money.
Instead, it's being consigned to history. At least it hasn't done Keelin's reputation any harm at all.
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