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RTE New Year WTF?

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  • 01-01-2010 1:18am
    #1
    brian ireland
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    I can't believe it!! What is the story with RTE and the new year countdown? We had to watch the 2010 countdown on BBC1 !! Why was there no coverage on RTE1, RTE2. I am not happy seriously. WTF!!!


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    SoldierForce
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭SoldierForce


    I was surprised too! Nice way to use the funds from the TV licence fees. :rolleyes: The whole world is busy in welcoming the new year while RTE prefer to hibernate!


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    #3
    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    Yep, me too, watch Jools on BBC2. ****ing disgrace RTE had nothing, ****ing disgrace I had to watch the national station of another country to get a countdown :mad:


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    #4
    Shryke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Shryke


    **** RTE.


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    #5
    Zardoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,593 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    An embarassment .
    What arsehole thought up the idea of putting a talent show on to ring in the new year.
    RTE obviously decided that they wouldnt even bother attempting anything decent.


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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    They made some attempt at a count al right, but were ahead of all the other channels :D:D:D


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    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    Well, the ratings must have been ****e, so I'm taking some consolation from that. More Irish people watched BBC that RTE I'd say :D embarrassing


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    #8
    Black Magic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭Black Magic


    Was there no countdown at all. Did Gráinne not give it?


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    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    They made some attempt at a count al right, but were ahead of all the other channels :D:D:D

    Did they? Missed it, thought there was no countdown at all. Would have liked a show like the BBC had in London, fireworks or something.


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    Black Magic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭Black Magic


    Jools is recorded so maybe his countdown is off!


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    PJW
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭PJW


    ^^^^ LOL

    I'll have a sup of what you guys are drinking.





    Oh yeah, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 just cause you guys missed it the first time.


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    #12
    Bodhisopha
    Registered Users Posts: 4,068 ✭✭✭Bodhisopha


    It's not worth their money when most people are only going to switch over to the BBC anyways.

    As a license fee payer i am happy they didn't even bother.


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    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    The usually record it and one year gay byrne recorded it 3 weeks earlier


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    Hawk Wing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭Hawk Wing


    What a joke, had to watch it on sky news


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    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,518 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    They did a countdown and then some guy sang Nesun Dorma.
    The same ****e every year only smellier this year.


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    Beechman
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭Beechman


    Why can't RTE do a proper countdown and along with lottery money have an outside broadcast at say Christchurch with a DECENT fireworks display and a few bands etc.... It gets worse EVERY YEAR, a lot of people stayed at home tonight only to watch that crap on RTE.


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    TELLSTAR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭TELLSTAR


    I Say Sack the Head of programming for showing disrespect to the IRISH PEOPLE
    but what can we hope for with a shower of dum wits running this Station
    "ITS PEOPLE LIKE THOSE THAT HAVE THE WORLD THE WAY IT IS "
    Regards
    Tellstar


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    brian ireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭brian ireland


    Bodhisopha wrote: »
    It's not worth their money when most people are only going to switch over to the BBC anyways.

    As a license fee payer i am happy they didn't even bother.
    Your just saying that!!! You can't be serious.

    Paying all that money and our RTE acts like it never happened. Come on!! we expect more. Don't We??


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    #19
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    I have to admit, I'm disappointed...not surprised, just disappointed.


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    sprinkles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,510 ✭✭✭sprinkles


    To be honest I wouldn't have even dreamed of watching RTE for the countdown if I was staying at home. BBC is far better at pretty much everything (sports analysis excluded). RTE are a joke and always will be imo.


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    phasers
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    In fairness RTE make a balls of it every year, I don't want to watch some attention seeking no mark talk about how brilliant they thought last year was and then introduce some cringeworthy talent school kids/ some other attention whores/ plug their book or something

    Jools FTW!


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    #22
    john__long
    Registered Users Posts: 315 ✭✭john__long


    QQ


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    #23
    SoldierForce
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭SoldierForce


    Wasn't there a fireworkd display on the river liffy in dublin city center? I thought RTE might show that! I wasn't interested in their crap countdown anyway! But I thought there was a fireworks display or something of that sort!


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    #24
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    I did the Sky News thing.

    TBH it was totally crap.

    I wanted to switch to BBC2 - but the missus took control and was afraid we'd miss it lol


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    #25
    Bodhisopha
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    Lol, do you really want to watch fireworks on tv?

    RTE could have put on the cream of what Ireland has to offer, excluding everyone who hasn't already fukked off abroad, and i'd still not have watched it.

    I don't need to see Tubridy, Twink, Dustin etc...


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    #26
    brian ireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭brian ireland


    Its like the country is in recession and RTE said!! Don't get out of bed today, feck em all!!!


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    #27
    lostexpectation
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    do you expect a live countdown to fridays?


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    #28
    SoldierForce
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭SoldierForce


    lostexpectation wrote: »
    do you expect a live countdown to fridays?

    If new year's day falls on a friday yeah I would!


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    #29
    brian ireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭brian ireland


    lostexpectation wrote: »
    do you expect a live countdown to fridays?

    Go again that went over me head


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    #30
    argosy2006
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    RTE1 & RTE2
    Dumb & Dumber,
    Ironic


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    #31
    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    lostexpectation wrote: »
    do you expect a live countdown to fridays?

    Ya, every single Friday from now on :rolleyes:


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