killinaskully - funny- yes or no

philstar

Did any of you read the article in the Herald this week about killinaskully, two journalists giving opposing views on the ..is it or isn't funny debate.

Personally speaking i think its......cringeworthy, i mean in this day and age having a show that portrays irish people as bog ignorant muck savages is embarrassing, surely we're beyond that??

And no im not a D4 head or a townie, i live in the sticks.

Mossy Monk

I think it is a terrible sore on the face of Irish television.

GhostInTheRuins

It's a horrible, horrible show.

tampopo

...NO!!!!!!!

Basq

It's painful..

.. i loved D'Unbelievables but Pat Shortt is just desperate at this stage!

qwertplaywert

Ignorant, bog stanard tv.

Is it just me, but everyone who lives with me in rural Ireland seems to think it is the television Citizen Kane

MayMay

My parents love it so maybe it appeals more to their generation. Personally I think it's all a bit simple.

ixoy

Is it meant to be a comedy?!

cashback

qwertplaywert wrote:

Ignorant, bog stanard tv.

Is it just me, but everyone who lives with me in rural Ireland seems to think it is the television Citizen Kane

No, not everyone. I think it's sh*t.

eamon234

It's embarrassingly bad - it could be really funny but the writing is useless - Pat's a nice guy but he's a bit of a one trick pony when it comes to this stuff he's been milking the same joke for years now - although I hear his new film Garage is about to change all that...very dark apparently

ianrush

The thing is, I know people who are involved in commisioning this series in rte and even they admit it's absolute muck, but because it gets the ratings (and dvd sales) they can't get rid of it. So basically as long as they keep watching, RTE will keep making it. So whoever you are, STOP WATCHING IT!!

philstar

ianrush wrote:

The thing is, I know people who are involved in commisioning this series in rte and even they admit it's absolute muck, but because it gets the ratings (and dvd sales) they can't get rid of it. So basically as long as they keep watching, RTE will keep making it. So whoever you are, STOP WATCHING IT!!

but who the f&ck is watching it, everyone i ask says they'd rather stick rusty nails in their eyes, but yet it still gets huge viewing figures?????

hhmmm....maybe there's alot of closet fans out there:cool:

eirebhoy

Never watched more than 5 minutes of it.

Oman

i think it can be funny and its not an embarresment or anything but to anyone say living in america they'd thing thats ireland and its good to keep up the irish traditions and lifestyle through good old killinaskully

Ruu_Old

Saw one episode where there was an American over trying to buy land (like The Field), load of rubbish and never watched it again.

MrVostro

i think its funny but i can only take about 10 minutes of it at a time

_Kaiser_

God-awful, unfunny excuse for "comedy" - but then I can't stand Pat Shortt in most things anyway.

Though the other lads in the house love it (they tell me I don't get it cause I'm a Dub?) :rolleyes:

pd101

Thought the first series was funny enough, but since then its been terrible.

chalkitdown1

philstar wrote:

but who the f&ck is watching it

Old people mostly, I'd say. My father loves it. I, and everyone that I know in or around my age(23) hates it.

tvnutz

terrible terrible show. It is just not funny at all! Can't understand how it gets good ratings.

Ruu

Ruu wrote:

Saw one episode where there was an American over trying to buy land (like The Field), load of rubbish and never watched it again.

In fairness Ruu,that was a good episode.It was from the first series.Total satire of "The Field".
series2 to whatever were muck though.

Im_No_Superman

pd101 wrote:

Thought the first series was funny enough, but since then its been terrible.

My thoughts exactly.

philstar

i hope to god, this show isn't be shown abroad,,,,,the embarrasment of it:o

Dennis the Stone

Computer says NO

Haven't a Clue

I often wondered who the people who enjoyed this were. It's probably the worst programme on rte in my opinion.

Gran Hermano

Bad bog-TV tbh.

philstar

Haven't a Clue wrote:

I often wondered who the people who enjoyed this were.

the mentally ill maybe

Jesus Wept

Green Giant

The-Rigger wrote:

a good point emphatically made

There are some very funny bits in it but it's frightfully inconsistent - one episode is hilarious and the next is just strange

prospect

First series was good, but it is getting worse.

It has some funny bits, but they are getting more and more sparse.

But I voted yes, just to help take the bad look off the poll...

hiscan

prospect wrote:

First series was good, but it is getting worse.

It has some funny bits, but they are getting more and more sparse.

But I voted yes, just to help take the bad look off the poll...

i agree with you prospect , i think pat shortt is not as good on his own he was better with jon kenny in d'unbelievables