Why are there so many crap Aussie programs always on rte?

Erin Go Brath

Ok so look on rte1 and rte2 now.
Whats on? crap Aussie programs on both channels.

Turn on telly anytime during the day. Whats on?
Home and Away, Neighbours, some crappy program in an Aussie hospital, some other pile of ****e based in Dingo Creek or somewhere.

Whats this obsession rte have with crap Aussie programs?

aidan_walsh

They're obviously cheap.

worben

Cheap for RTE to buy?


EDIT: Beaten to it

Awesome-O

i totally agree, i live with girls who are addicted (almost literally) to home & away, it's like a religion & as soon as it comes on i walk out of the room for the half hour. get rid of it!!
neighbours they only watch occasionally as it's on earlier in the day but i have an equal hatred for that too

Creature

The women can be quite attractive though. Except for that melon headed one from Home & Away, ugh.

seraphimvc

as a perfectly normal man who always switch the channel when i see those tv programs:p

thank you OP for letting me know that they are Aussie programs!:mad:

Erin Go Brath

Yeh theres totty on the likes of H&A but come on they are such ****e programs with rubbish storylines. I'd rather a program where theres a bit of totty, or even little or none but with an engaging storyline. Why do we have to pay a license fee for this crap? :mad:

Dennis the Stone

I really hope that the Australians are tormented by Fair City, The Big Bow Wow and The Roaring Twenties. We have to watch their rubbish so fair is fair (city)

stovelid

It's sunny out there.

Maybe they have a horn for fair city and corrie.

Erin Go Brath

I'm not a fan of soaps in general but some of the Aussie Soaps make Corrie St look like Citizen Kane.

Voodu Child

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

I don't know if it's the heat, or the fact that they're all descended from rapists, but they must be the biggest shower of wasters on the planet.

Dennis the Stone

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?

The Home and Away Christmas annual 1991: Alf becomes impotent and has to take Mr. Fisher hostage in order to save the caravan park, which is being invaded by Irish travellers. Also, pictures of Pippa in the shower.

TestTransmission

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

I don't know if it's the heat, or the fact that they're all descended from rapists, but they must be the biggest shower of wasters on the planet.

Chopper!

Dord

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

I don't know if it's the heat, or the fact that they're all descended from rapists, but they must be the biggest shower of wasters on the planet.

There was that one film where the dingo stole (ate? ) the baby? :eek:

[aussie accent]A dingo stole my baby[/aussie accent]

Ruu_Old

Have that Sons and Daughters theme stuck in my head now, never watched it but was always on when I would be coming home from school.

Beelzebub

Because we don't have enough of our own.
We need to make more.

Conor108

Well Neighbours is awful....

But I am quite the fan of Home & Away!



*runs for cover*

RacoonQueen

Home and Away is brill. Muscular men walking around in swimming trunks. :cool:

Mrs. D'arcy

Not a huge fan of Home and Away or Neighbours but Australia has to be thanked for Kath and Kim so I'll forgive them anything.....absolutely love that programme

RacoonQueen

Mrs. D'arcy wrote: »

Not a huge fan of Home and Away or Neighbours but Australia has to be thanked for Kath and Kim so I'll forgive them anything.....absolutely love that programme

See. Home and Away I like, Neighbours I'll leave on after home and away and glance at, but Kath and Kim has to be the worst programme thats ever been on TV, and I mean EVER. It's painful to watch. There's no programme more irritating. I'd rather sit and listen to Bosco screeching on for half an hour than have that crap on TV.

gazzer

Australia has to be thanked for Kath and Kim so I'll forgive them anything.....absolutely love that programme

I love Kath and Kim. Its a great show. I will always have a soft spot for Home and Away as I grew up with it though I only watch it the very odd time nowadays (usually if I am off work on holidays or sick). In addition All Saints is a really good show.

gcgirl

gazzer wrote: »

Australia has to be thanked for Kath and Kim so I'll forgive them anything.....absolutely love that programme

I love Kath and Kim. Its a great show. I will always have a soft spot for Home and Away as I grew up with it though I only watch it the very odd time nowadays (usually if I am off work on holidays or sick). In addition All Saints is a really good show.

Same here i love Kath & Kim its so funny plus Home & Away, All Saints(tv3 put it back on friday can't get use to this wednesday thing) and Neighbours

Bendihorse

Paul O Brien plays the cop 'Jack' in Home & Away... Jesus there isn't much that i wouldn't do to him if i got him!

Conor108

And sure his wife Sam is a bit of a 'roide' too

WoollyRedHat

Tago Mago wrote: »

I really hope that the Australians are tormented by Fair City, The Big Bow Wow and The Roaring Twenties. We have to watch their rubbish so fair is fair (city)

I think Fair City is ten times worse than Home and Away. Ow' are ya love ( Fair city) Gooday mate! ( Home and Away)

Second one wins hands down.

GhostInTheRuins

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I think Fair City is ten times worse than Home and Away. Ow' are ya love ( Fair city) Gooday mate! ( Home and Away)

Second one wins hands down.

I don't know why people hate Fair City so much. It's the best comedy series RTE have ever made.

All those aussie shows must be dirt cheap.

emeraldstar

:mad: I got really annoyed coz Home and Away WASN'T on today :mad:

That's the only one I watch though; Neighbours, Shortland Street, All Saints - hate them!!

seaner

Conor108 wrote: »

And sure his wife Sam is a bit of a 'roide' too

whaaaaaaat???? ARE U SERIOUS?
She's like a pre-pubescent boy!!!

Seriously man, she's disgusting.

Give me martha over her any day...heck give me Colleen over her!

JC 2K3

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

lostexpectation

fecking repeats
http://www.politics.ie/viewtopic.php?t=32805e

faceman

TV died a long time ago. EVen though Lost and Heroes etc are on the tv nowadays, they dont count cos they have too much of a movie feel to them.

TV died when Glen A Larson stopped making the good stuff.

idlesupernova

How many black characters have been in H&A and Neighbours? Harold Bishop Leader of the Ramsay Street KKK

WoollyRedHat

faceman wrote: »

TV died a long time ago. EVen though Lost and Heroes etc are on the tv nowadays, they dont count cos they have too much of a movie feel to them.

TV died when Glen A Larson stopped making the good stuff.

Why didn't anyone tell me this!

And LMAO at the previous post, classic!!

Mossy Monk

Australian TV is awesome.

MizzLolly

Bendihorse wrote: »

Paul O Brien plays the cop 'Jack' in Home & Away... Jesus there isn't much that i wouldn't do to him if i got him!

Yummy!

panda100

Bendihorse wrote: »

Paul O Brien plays the cop 'Jack' in Home & Away... Jesus there isn't much that i wouldn't do to him if i got him!

he's dreamy!I wouldnt say no to Drew either!
I love crap Aussie soaps!

The Queen

Why are there so many?

Because you touch your self at night.

I like Shortland Street, but that's a New Zealand one I think!

Jumpy

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

I don't know if it's the heat, or the fact that they're all descended from rapists, but they must be the biggest shower of wasters on the planet.

Ah yes, good old internet anonimity. Id suggest you do a bit more research before mouthing off about what you know nothing about. :mad:

Anyway, I was decended from a cabbage stealer. Rapists were hung :rolleyes:.

Voodu Child

Jumpy wrote: »

Ah yes, good old internet anonimity. Id suggest you do a bit more research before mouthing off about what you know nothing about. :mad:

I did research it! :mad:

First Google hit for 'Australian achievements'.

'The Dingo Fence' eh? Pfft... :rolleyes:

Mahatma coat

the dingo fence fcukin rocks man, Aussies are good at **** like that.

noone that I know watches H&A or neighbours over here, they are made primarily for the UK and Irish markets.

if you want to see some good ausie drama you should check out 'Underbelly' its about the Melb gang wars of the 90's now thats class.

www.underbellytv.com

daisy123

Why are there so many crap Aussie programs always on RTE??

It's because it's a student's right of passage to watch crap daytime television. I love Home and Away (completlely agree with the comments about Jack, yummy yum yum, not so much about Sam, yucky yuck yuck), because it's mindless, fun tv to watch. Pure escapism for 30 mins a day...I guess some people need more minutes, hence the influx of more shows!!! (Mmmmmm, Jack.......)

Dudess

Moved from After Hours.

cashback

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

In fairness, Australia has produced plenty of good stuff. Sometimes it doesn't get this far.
Films like The Castle, Two Hands, Chopper.
TV like Kath and Kim, The Secret Life of Us.
Music like AC/DC, Nick Cave, The Go-Betweens.

I'm sure there's more. They produce plenty of crap too but so do we.

Lirange

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

Most tv programmes are tripe. But there have been several good films: Lantana, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Romper Stomper, Mad Max, Chopper, etc.

lostexpectation

the director if the secret life of us(a great prog) and Blue heelers has a drama on rte toninght, declan eames? another reason could be irish emigrants.


but no explanation in this universe will explain their scheduling so late at night.

Pepe LeFrits

I used to like one of those shows (H&W or Neighbours) for that really hot blonde bird, until she got hit by a bus.

Anyone know what her name was?

She was hit by a bus in real life by the way.

The mirror on the side of a bus slammed into her face as she was standing at the side of the road.

// edit - Madeleine West. Turns out she recovered. Still a lash. Hurrah!

KerranJast

voodoo_child wrote: »

Everything that comes out of Australia is crap when you think about it...have they ever made any good programmes/films at all? Or literature, art, music, scientific achievements.....anything?!

To be fair to the Convicts they made some quality kids shows in the late 80s/early 90s e.g.

Pugwall/Pugwalls Summer
Spellbinder
The Girl From Tomorrow
Ocean Girl
Round The Twist
Ship to Shore
and a few more that I've forgotten.

Sadly those are now a forgotten dream.

phasers

Skippy.

Mossy Monk

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Madeleine West.

When asked if I would, I said yes.

gcgirl

Prisoner Cell block H !! all the nights i'd stay up and watch that !! Brill tv!

Elmo

The OP mentioned some Medical soap from austrailia. If they are talking about Shortland Street then they would be wrong to think it is austrailian it is actually from New Zealand.

Waterrats was a good series from Austrialia.

But I don't think there are any other shows on RTÉ from austrailia other then Home and Away and Neighbors.

TV3 show All Saints.