Katherine Lynch: Wagon's Den

walshb wrote: »

Sheila was a bit OTT with the personal remarks. And I know that is what the show is about, but it was a bit much. Jo is a real howya. She suits the show to a tee.

Sheila is doing a rip-off Podge and Rodge show.

(i.e slagging off guests and being really really vulgar)

Lisha wrote: »

It's just funny to see guests reaction
I'd laugh at Jo laughing all night
Johnny is a bit shell shocked
Matthew is well up for it

Jo's laugh near the end was so forced. I feel sorry for Lisa. Seems like a nice and gentle person. That show is just not for her. She has nothing to offer it apart from ammunition.

Lisha wrote: »

It very obvious that Lisa would not have done it without Jo
I got annoyed when Sheila stopped johnny singing that was plain rude. I also think johnny is a gentle soul at heart
I would not have watched it if different guests were on
Even at that 30mins is too long

Small doses just about ok for Sheila I think

I agree, and yes, 30 mins is about ten mins too much for that show.

D love to know who that one is shagging in RTE to keep getting shows. She's woeful.

lynch should be banned from tv...just brutal television...the pits

goat2 wrote: »

i wonder how she gets away with it, she was very horrible to lisa murphy, i know lisas lips are a bit overthe top for her beautiful face, but the picking was over the top, very degrading,
lisa murphy was shocked, disgusted we could see
that she seemed to be trying to avoid questions, i felt sorry for her and johnny. they were both too gentle for that kind of insulting behaviour,
i cannot understand how any tv channel broadcast that type of programme.
brian dowling has done very good on tv, why would he want to demean his image on this show

A sad sad state of affairs when Dowling can look back on things like Big Brother appearances and a stint presenting 'The Mint' as a time when his career had more integrity.

KL should take her threadbare bag of tricks back to the gay circuit. There, at least, she can get on her hands and knees to look for the modicum of talent that she used to have instead of being on hands and knees down in Montrose doing whatever it is she does that gets her series commissioned in the first place.

walshb wrote: »

Yes, Lisa was IMO very foolish to appear on such a show but I still thought the nature of the slagging was too cutting and personal. Lisa anytime I have seen her always conducts herself elegantly and with calmness and class. She seems a very gentle soul. Pity that this was so taken advantage of in such a cruel way. But, I guess she has to be somewhat responsible in her very appearnace on such a show.

I complete agree walshb. I'm no fan of Lisa, but if she thought she was going to get any other treatment from "Sheila Chic" she was mistaken. I thought ringing up Barry Egan and looking for publicity out of it was poor judgement too. It seems that girl will never learn.

grey_so_what wrote: »

I complete agree walshb. I'm no fan of Lisa, but if she thought she was going to get any other treatment from "Sheila Chic" she was mistaken. I thought ringing up Barry Egan and looking for publicity out of it was poor judgement too. It seems that girl will never learn.

Hit the nail on the head! I stopped buying the Sunday Independent about a year ago cos I got so fed up with Barry Egan's obsession with Lisa and Gerald Kean and am enjoying the far superior Sunday Times these days. However, I heard an ad this week about the property tax and values of homes across the country so I said I'd buy a copy of the Sindo just this once for that feature. Lo and behold, a big spread on Lisa's "humiliation" on Wagon's Den and the Life magazine doing a 10 page feature on her. The Sindo obviously hasn't changed. It and Egan's obsession with her is just plain weird.

Katherine Lynch rightly pointed out in the article that Egan will be doing more damage to Murphy by creating this "humiliation" story. I hadn't seen Wagon's Den until this so I curiously turned on Player last night. Yes, Lisa got a raw deal but you knew beforehand what to expect. She comes across as decent and ladylike but is obsessed with publicity if she elects to go on shows like this (that are simply not for her) and then "texts Borry Egun" to "publicize" her "humiliation".

I enjoy Wagon's Den - yes it is risque, coarse, vulgar, goes too far sometimes but it is a comedy roast at the end of the day.

ongarboy wrote: »

Hit the nail on the head! I stopped buying the Sunday Independent about a year ago cos I got so fed up with Barry Egan's obsession with Lisa and Gerald Kean and am enjoying the far superior Sunday Times these days. However, I heard an ad this week about the property tax and values of homes across the country so I said I'd buy a copy of the Sindo just this once for that feature. Lo and behold, a big spread on Lisa's "humiliation" on Wagon's Den and the Life magazine doing a 10 page feature on her. The Sindo obviously hasn't changed. It and Egan's obsession with her is just plain weird.

I didn't know there was a "spread" on Lisa on Sunday ongarboy, I stopped buying the Indo myself years ago but I read it online (I refuse to pay for it but curiosity kills the cat!) :D

Maybe Lisa is having the last laugh!...:rolleyes:

And I think Egan's obsession is with anyone excessively rich who invite him to extravagant do's (in other words "freebies").....:eek::D

A bit pathetic running to Barry Egan to voice her disgust at the way she was treated on the show, she was paid to appear and it was her second time appearing on it so knew the score. Sheila taking about Gerald Keane was off the cards and that was accepted.

I thought it was a funny show.