RTE: The Savage Eye

Proxy · 23-11-2009 11:45pm #1

Not liking this. There's nothing in it. It's caused a silent boredom in our living room.

Himself and Jason Byrne, making modern Irish comedy seem like making loud noises and silly faces is funny.

fabbydabby · 23-11-2009 11:49pm

It's all over the place. Is this intentional?

There's certainly potential there but it's just somewhat missing the mark.

A Disgrace · 23-11-2009 11:50pm

It's actually alright, and has the potential to get better.. Surprised!

el diablo · 23-11-2009 11:52pm

It's savage.

Daz R1 · 23-11-2009 11:54pm

brutal.com !!!

Ann22 · 23-11-2009 11:55pm

I actually laughed out loud at a few bits and me sittin in the room on my own.

Sir Gallagher · 23-11-2009 11:55pm

I thought this wold be completely pony but i dont know, it's not that bad, it's certainly a cut above the likes of The Panel, Republic of Telly etc. At least there's a bit of originality about it although they just ripped off a joke from Tropic Thunder there.

eth0_ · 23-11-2009 11:56pm

RTE should be ashamed of themselves.
This is even worse than I imagined possible. Won't be watching again!

Reginald P. DuM · 23-11-2009 11:56pm

This man is not funny. It's no wonder he got a hiding. I know it's been said to death but RTE and comedy have become like oil and water. Shameful waste of public money giving this guy another chance. Did we not get enough last yr.

Ivan · 23-11-2009 11:56pm

I maybe stoned, but I think it's one of the funniest Irish shows ever. The segments on Irish artists and the Irish language are equal parts bitterly true and insightfully funny. Des Bishop trying to resuscitate the Irish language. Great stuff imho. But hell, I am really stoned... Irish dancing as a martial art. Quality

eth0_ · 23-11-2009 11:57pm

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

they just ripped off a joke from Tropic Thunder there.

David McSavage rip off someone else's material? NEVER!

phonypony · 23-11-2009 11:58pm

I've always despised him. But this is actually relatively good. Some clever stuff.

Edit: HE HAD TO FUKCING SING AND RUIN IT!...

fabbydabby · 23-11-2009 11:59pm

I am willing to give this a decent chance, because I think the humour might just take a bit of getting used to. It got a chuckle or two out of it alright.

This is more than I can say for Jason Byrne, the 3unt.

sneem-man · 24-11-2009 12:00am

A lot better than I thought it would be (the odd laugh) still think he's a twat though.

Proxy · 24-11-2009 12:00am

fabbydabby wrote: »

I am willing to give this a decent chance, because I think the humour might just take a bit of getting used to. It got a chuckle or two out of it alright.

This is more than I can say for Jason Byrne, the 3unt.

Stop, I was going to say he makes him look good but I couldn't rise that hack.

I'm actually depressed after that.

Wyndman · 24-11-2009 12:02am

It's derivative, bile-filled ****e from the biggest loser in Ireland. Just unearned cursing and old, old jokes.

Ann22 · 24-11-2009 12:02am

I loved your man with the hump behind the bar:D. Very original show I thought. I thought it was crap starting off but I was pleasantly surprised:).

Aldebaran · 24-11-2009 12:03am

I, like most people on boards, really hate that McSavage guy, but I have to admit I laughed quite a bit during this show. I'm surprised... and a little ashamed.

Sir Gallagher · 24-11-2009 12:03am

I really wanted to hate it but i just couldn't, there's some decent material in there, i'm surprised to say the least.

Johnny Giles · 24-11-2009 12:04am

Mary Robinson is hilarious. Savage does a good woman!

VolvoMan · 24-11-2009 12:06am

I only saw the end of it but thought it was quite good to be honest. Say what you want about Dave McSavage, but I'd much rather watch half an hour of him than the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon or Dara O'Brien (or how ever you spell his name).

Proxy · 24-11-2009 12:08am

VolvoMan wrote: »

I only saw the end of it but thought it was quite good to be honest. Say what you want about Dave McSavage, but I'd much rather watch half an hour of him than the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon or Dara O'Brien (or how ever you spell his name).

What?!

Ann22 · 24-11-2009 12:08am

See the two priests in the Book of Kells sketch:D, the face of your man sitting down...dead funny....and Des Bishop on top of your one in the bed..and the td at the desk he was ..'The Minister For Problems':D:D:D

Peared · 24-11-2009 12:09am

I reckon the reason for the, dare i say it, 'positive' response to this show is that because it is McSavage, the expectations were soooooo low that pretty much anything was gonna seem better than expected and therefore be rated above its actual value.

lintdrummer · 24-11-2009 12:16am

Ah come on people, that was a lot better than most of the 'comedy' RTÉ has put out lately. It didn't follow conventional formats that RTÉ tend to stick to and I got a good amount of laughs from it.

I'm not a big fan of McSavage but this was enjoyable. Someone criticised it for being all over the place but I liked that aspect, at least it wasn't predictable. Anyone who wrote it off completely must be very hard to please.

I think people have very high expectations from RTÉ, they are a small broadcaster in comparison to the likes of BBC and C4 etc. The pool of talent here isn't as big either.

Having said that I think RTÉ could do with a serious overhall. They need to be more adventurous and take more risks with home made comedy.

Drifting off topic now, so anyway, I'd give it a 7/10. Will watch next week.

el diablo · 24-11-2009 12:18am

It was pretty decent. I like his previous stuff too especially "Why do the Irish Drink so Much" a while back.

Alwayson · 24-11-2009 12:19am

Was also watching this on my own but thankfully someone called and I had to go out. Saw ten minutes. It wasn't good. The Minister sketch and the Mary McAleese sketch were straight out of Halls Pictorial Weekly but no funnier. I thought bad things came in threes - The new Panel, The new Podge n Rodge snow and The Republic of Telly... but this is looking like four in a row.

Cokeistan · 24-11-2009 12:20am

all i can say about that programme is WTF

very very strange.....

opinion guy · 24-11-2009 12:22am

Ivan wrote: »

Des Bishop trying to resuscitate the Irish language.

That was kind of funny in idea but for some reason the sketch didn't make me laugh. Alot of the show was like that - I was thinking thats a funny idea....but i'm not laughing

Aldebaran wrote: »

I, like most people on boards, really hate that McSavage guy, but I have to admit I laughed quite a bit during this show. I'm surprised... and a little ashamed.

Yeah why do people hate him so much on here ?

lintdrummer · 24-11-2009 12:23am

VolvoMan wrote: »

Say what you want about Dave McSavage, but I'd much rather watch half an hour of him than the likes of Ardal O'Hanlon or Dara O'Brien (or how ever you spell his name).

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

eth0_ · 24-11-2009 12:27am

Can anyone make a list of everyone he ripped off in this show? Hall's pictoral weekly, Langerland....

They should have given David O'Doherty another series instead of this crap.

Ivan · 24-11-2009 12:28am

emmettogara wrote: »

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

God I hate that guy... and who the hell is McSavage?

masteire · 24-11-2009 12:30am

excellent,
thought is was very like python jumping around with weird sketch after another.
30 words for cabbage

The Prophet · 24-11-2009 12:36am

This is not a good show. Neither is it terrible. A few sketches had glimmers of potential, but almost invariably the execution was offkilter.

I guess the likes of The Byrne Ultimatum are still relatively fresh in some people's minds, so The Savage Eye by constrast seems to be comedy silver.

youtheman · 24-11-2009 12:37am

Have to admit that I've seen a lot worse from other Irish 'so called' comedians. The guy behind the bar with the jar jam glasses is actually quite funny.

I'll be watching it again.

Ann22 · 24-11-2009 12:40am

Peared wrote: »

I reckon the reason for the, dare i say it, 'positive' response to this show is that because it is McSavage, the expectations were soooooo low that pretty much anything was gonna seem better than expected and therefore be rated above its actual value.

I know your man McSavage from other shows and never liked him for some reason, I didn't know his name however or recognise him 'til halfway through the show so it's not as if I had low expectations in the first place. I'm mad I wasn't paying much attention to it for a while. Will definitely watch it again. I wonder if the wee fella was his son, he looked a little bit like him.

Cokeistan · 24-11-2009 12:44am

youtheman wrote: »

Have to admit that I've seen a lot worse from other Irish 'so called' comedians. The guy behind the bar with the jar jam glasses is actually quite funny.

I'll be watching it again.

I think i'll be watching it again because it was so absurdly f***ked up!

Aidric · 24-11-2009 12:45am

emmettogara wrote: »

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

No he isn't. He's fine in the role as a presenter but as a stand up he's distinctly average.
I only saw ten mins of the show tonight but it certainly has potential.

Lemondrop kid · 24-11-2009 12:46am

opinion guy wrote: »

That was kind of funny in idea but for some reason the sketch didn't make me laugh. Alot of the show was like that - I was thinking thats a funny idea....but i'm not laughing

Yeah , i think he has talent be he can't quite let go of his anger - still definitely some nice bits, esp the Home Alone and the crazy Barman

opinion guy wrote: »

Yeah why do people hate him so much on here ?

Been wondering that myself, noticed it before - prob because he is not the most em gentle spoken of creatures - very hard to watch when interviewd, most recently on that rte 2 kids prog - the cafe

Lemondrop kid · 24-11-2009 12:48am

eth0_ wrote: »

Can anyone make a list of everyone he ripped off in this show? Hall's pictoral weekly, Langerland....

They should have given David O'Doherty another series instead of this crap.

One man's rip-off is another man's source material...:)

'All is derivative...'

johnfunk · 24-11-2009 12:49am

I found it funny and I hate everything RTE produce

Jako8 · 24-11-2009 12:50am

masteire wrote: »

excellent,
thought is was very like python jumping around with weird sketch after another.

Please don't compare this to the genius of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Darksaga87 · 24-11-2009 12:51am

I just watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TmZKuVoqQ&feature=channel

and like........ im lost for words, is this crap seriously on tv?

Cokeistan · 24-11-2009 12:52am

Jako8 wrote: »

Please don't compare this to the genius of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

agreed

Lemondrop kid · 24-11-2009 12:54am

phonypony wrote: »

I've always despised him. But this is actually relatively good. Some clever stuff.

Edit: HE HAD TO FUKCING SING AND RUIN IT!...

That reminds me of one quite funny bit - the sean nos singer - pretty damn funny

VolvoMan · 24-11-2009 12:54am

Proxy wrote: »

What?!

emmettogara wrote: »

Dara O Briain is one of the funniest Irish comedians ever, he's a legend!

You're entitled to your views and all, but I just find him dull and too politically correct for my liking. He's more light humoured than anything else.

Lemondrop kid · 24-11-2009 12:59am

I assume there's a 'I want to shoot Jason Byrne' thread somewhere, but is there one for Des Bishop? Or should i start one? He He

Monty Pyton comparisons? - people, people let's keep perspective!

lintdrummer · 24-11-2009 1:03am

VolvoMan wrote: »

You're entitled to your views and all, but I just find him dull and too politically correct for my liking. He's more light humoured than anything else.

He's very quick witted. Most comedians tour and rehash the same routine every night of the week. He involves the audience completely in his show. His whole routine is based on talking to members of the ausience which is impressive because he makes most of his stuff up on the spot. You could see him 2 nights in a row and get 2 different shows.

eth0_ · 24-11-2009 1:12am

emmettogara wrote: »

You could see him 2 nights in a row and get 2 different shows.

I dunno. At least 50% of his show is made up of him going "eh...." so there's be a lot of repetition there :P

masteire · 24-11-2009 1:13am

it looked as though it came from a python workbook, that all i mean people, chill out

Lemondrop kid · 24-11-2009 1:20am

masteire wrote: »

it looked as though it came from a python workbook, that all i mean people, chill out

Well that's ok then...:)

RTE: The Savage Eye

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