RTE record New Years Eve show

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RTE have recorded their New Years Eve show fronted by Gay Byrne. (Source: Irish Sun Wednesday Dec 17) The show was recorded on Monday last Dec 15 at Montrose. RTE claim it is go give its staff the night off. It even features a fake countdown to the new year.

I consider this to be scandalous as RTE have secured a €2 licence hike.

Any comments.

rollover

i dunno how they can justify their licence fee increase in tandem with inflatiion when peoples wages+salaries haven't necessarily been increased in the same manner

Chucky

Hey i dont normally post here but this thread just caught my eye.

I didnt know shows do things like this? There is no way i will watch the show now as I know it is false. Thats pathetic, lazy, and too common among the Irish government and the civil service.

Exit

They did it last year too, didn't they?

BuffyBot

I consider this to be scandalous as RTE have secured a €2 licence hike.

ROFL - Don't know why but that made me laugh. Should have signed your post "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells"

Yeah it's crap what they are doing (a pre-recorded New Years show - WTF!) but nothing really to do with licence fees - more laziness.

Elmo

They did it last year too, didn't they?

Yeah they did.

Weather it was Gay Byrne as host or just the fact that it was recorded it seem the first time that RTE got new years right.

I didnt know shows do things like this? There is no way i will watch the show now as I know it is false. Thats pathetic, lazy, and too common among the Irish government and the civil service.

But then TV3 dont have a show at all. MMMMMMM.

I dont think TV3 know the meaning of the word COMPETITION.

I would have thought that most TV channels do this.

I would have thought that it was cost effective, as of having to techs etc double time for New Years. But maybe thats not a good thing I dont know.

mike65

Will they let Gay retire?! I'm surprised anyone is getting uptight about such a non-programme. I guess we can now watch it and look out for the expressions of faked enthusiasm...!

Mike.

Terminator

Jesus wouldn't it be gas if Gaybo or any of the guests died before the show aired.

wiped

Originally posted by Terminator
Jesus wouldn't it be gas if Gaybo or any of the guests died before the show aired.

Here's hoping ............. now that would be a nice christmas present ...

DMC

But then the biggest broadcaster of them all has over the past 15 years rarely been live on New Years Eve. The end of year shows Clive James, Jools Holland and Angus Deayton hosted are/were never live. Millennium Eve was the only time in recent memory that the BBC were live.

This year, though, there is a live Hogmanay show on BBC 1 across midnight.

But if a News Flash occured on RTÉ 1 during the show on NYE, that would be funny.

Cork

Apart from the news, late show and Q & A - RTE does not really do live shows.

It is sad that a New Years Countdown recorded weeks ago. This is an absolute insult to the licence payers.


Where have all the RTE "Stars" gone??

therecklessone

Originally posted by Cork
Apart from the news, late show and Q & A - RTE does not really do live shows.

It is sad that a New Years Countdown recorded weeks ago. This is an absolute insult to the licence payers.


Where have all the RTE "Stars" gone??

Q & A is pre-recorded.

And what an insult it is. I'm so disgusted I might drive right to Montrose right now to demand my license fee back...:rolleyes:

Cork

But what annoys me about the RTE "Stars" is the sheer amount of holidays they seem to get.

Are they so over worked that they deserve more holidays than secondary scholl students?

The sheer generousity of the licence payer - knows no bounds.

(Q+A - Does he not read viewers comments - Does this not make it live?)

therecklessone

Originally posted by Cork


(Q+A - Does he not read viewers comments - Does this not make it live?)

I'll bow to your superior knowledge then. In my defence, I haven't watched it in a while, but I do know it used to be pre-recorded. I know this because I know someone who was in the audience for the infamous Youth Defence protest a couple of years ago, and that was filmed during the afternoon.

Of course, who's to say RTE don't make up the viewer comments that are read out???;) Bit like The "Irish" News Of The World has a habit of writing their own letters page...

DMC

On a politics show like Q&A, they be obliged* to give a fair and balanced report of viewers comments.

Q&A is still occasionally recorded, but normally only on the evening of tranmission.

Elmo

There aren't many live shows on the TV anyway.

Sport, News and Morning TV that is all.

Cork

Originally posted by therecklessone
I'll bow to your superior knowledge then. In my defence, I haven't watched it in a while, but I do know it used to be pre-recorded. I know this because I know someone who was in the audience for the infamous Youth Defence protest a couple of years ago, and that was filmed during the afternoon.

I think participents know the questions before hand & have their responses ready.

If I was involved with this programme - I would allow viewers to send in questions by SMS or phone & give participants 3 minutes to answer.

I have not watched the programme alot either - It lacks spark.