Zig & Zag dvd next month

Goolay

Sorry if this is old news, only heard Ray D'arcy mention it this morning.

Zig and Zag's first ever DVD will be released by RTÉ in October 2008 to celebrate the duo's 21st anniversary since appearing on Irish Television. The DVD will be entitled Best Bitz from Back Den and will feature a compilation of links, music items, Christmas Specials spanning Zig and Zag's Den years between 1987 and 1993.

lord lucan

feckin' deadly!! i'm definitely be getting this. LEGENDS:D

branie

To quote Zag: "I don't believe it!"

DublinWriter

Sounds fantastic BUT! given RTE's history with retro DVD releases, I bet this will only feature 60 minutes of clips with no extra features, cost €19.95 with a further 60 minute Volume II to be released for Xmas 2009*

*(precedent Halls Pictorial Weekly, Bosco, Mike Murphy et al).

Goolay

DublinWriter wrote: »

Sounds fantastic BUT! given RTE's history with retro DVD releases, I bet this will only feature 60 minutes of clips with no extra features, cost €19.95 with a further 60 minute Volume II to be released for Xmas 2009*

*(precedent Halls Pictorial Weekly, Bosco, Mike Murphy et al).

Haven't seen the other DVDs, but wasn't the first Bosco dvd 3 hours long or something?

Deedsie

Zig and Zag's first ever DVD will be released by RTÉ in October 2008 to celebrate the duo's 21st anniversary since appearing on Irish Television. The DVD will be entitled Best Bitz from Back Den and will feature a compilation of links, music items, Christmas Specials spanning Zig and Zag's Den years between 1987 and 1993.

I hope it has the full length Christmas specials.

To get ye in the mood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCv4iyPqZKQ&feature=related

c - 13

21 years ? Fuck I feel old.

Siobhers

happy days!! spent a whole day watching all the christmas crises on youtube!

Passenger

Ah it's gotta have some xmas specials on it. The Podge and Zag show, Postman Podge, etc.

Deedsie

Passenger wrote: »

Ah it's gotta have some xmas specials on it. The Podge and Zag show, Postman Podge, etc.

Postman Patrick i think. You should all watch the Christmas Crisis it will put a smile on your face. I watched in Work the other day and im still smiling at it.

Goolay

I've tried mailing theden@rte.ie, the Youth Programming heads and the admin of the RTÉ shop and have heard nothing back on this regarding a release date or details. Anyone out there working in a HMV or anything seen Octobers slate that could confirm?

Deedsie

I just called into Roxy music shop in Shannon. And they said it will be released on November 7th. Which sucks a bit cause i was hoping it would be out in October as was mentioned previously.

Goolay

Deedsie wrote: »

I just called into Roxy music shop in Shannon. And they said it will be released on November 7th. Which sucks a bit cause i was hoping it would be out in October as was mentioned previously.

Shame that it's not out till November but great to get a confirmation!

mojawoja

Fairy Tales, The Talking Sofa, Ted, The Phantom Ticklers, The Poultry Party, Podge, when they had bands on and took the mick, "Live-ish" from Florida, Zag's Barbies, Cousin Nigel, Johnny Cool Space Detective, when Zig used to eat his own face,

Help me out here......

Deedsie

mojawoja wrote: »

Fairy Tales, The Talking Sofa, Ted, The Phantom Ticklers, The Poultry Party, Podge, when they had bands on and took the mick, "Live-ish" from Florida, Zag's Barbies, Cousin Nigel, Johnny Cool Space Detective, when Zig used to eat his own face,

Help me out here......

Captain Shamrock... Christmas specials i am looking forward to most.

mud

mojawoja wrote: »

Fairy Tales, The Talking Sofa, Ted, The Phantom Ticklers, The Poultry Party, Podge, when they had bands on and took the mick, "Live-ish" from Florida, Zag's Barbies, Cousin Nigel, Johnny Cool Space Detective, when Zig used to eat his own face,

Help me out here......

+1000000 on Zig eating his own face :pac:

Johnny Apple in the big apple?

Their bedroom that had the line down the middle, Zag's was a dump and Zig's pristine?

Nothing to do with toast

Siobhers

10 celebrity square,ted,ted watch, zig wanting a white xmas tree,zuppy, zag liking girrrrls, zogabongs, Them girls song! zig collecting a bag of snot, that whole "boscos a boll-ocks" story!

ah like soo many memories and i know im forgetting the best of em!!

Firetrap

It is I...Captain Joke. Toenails anonymous. Captain Underpants. Captain U-Boat. The Podge and Zag Show (I can still remember the theme tune)

Deedsie

Ted Watch, Stamp out line dancing, St Patricks day,

"With a shillelagh in me ear and a shamrock up my nose, ill be off to connemara in the morning"

Don Conroy, Simon Young, Podge's various aliases, The bands, The music video at the end of the day.

It was the run up to christmas though that the Den really ruled the roost.

Wo sind die Zogabongen? Kleine Zogabogen auf die chocoladen Zagen. That line always stuck with me. :-)

reganovich

My god, I cant wait for this...cant believe RTE didnt archive the Den properly

Estella

Deedsie wrote: »

"With a shillelagh in me ear and a shamrock up my nose, ill be off to connemara in the morning"

I can still remember that word for word, tune an all.

Zig and Zag impressions during Euro '88 and the Word Cup were class.Wonder if they will stick any of them on the dvd, would love to see Eamon Grumphy again.

Deedsie

Estella wrote: »

I can still remember that word for word, tune an all.

Zig and Zag impressions during Euro '88 and the Word Cup were class.Wonder if they will stick any of them on the dvd, would love to see Eamon Grumphy again.

Do you remember Dustins Chant "The Briggan, The Brack, The Noggin and The Fermot" Repeated.

Siobhers

Deedsie wrote: »

Do you remember Dustins Chant "The Briggan, The Brack, The Noggin and The Fermot" Repeated.

ahhh yeah!! and abbyfeale,abbyfeale,abbyfeale,abbyfeale, knocknagoshal and duagh....i dunno what that one was about though!

and zag used to rap the end credits!and herbie corkey junior!

Deedsie

Siobhers wrote: »

ahhh yeah!! and abbyfeale,abbyfeale,abbyfeale,abbyfeale, knocknagoshal and duagh....i dunno what that one was about though!

and zag used to rap the end credits!and herbie corkey junior!

Rays rave.

branie

The phantom ticklers, Zig and Zag's evil alter egos - remember them?

Passenger

TV just isn't the same these days... Today's kids don't know the brilliant entertainment we enjoyed.

IvyTheTerrible

Deedsie wrote: »

Ted Watch, Stamp out line dancing, St Patricks day,

"With a shillelagh in me ear and a shamrock up my nose, ill be off to connemara in the morning"

Don Conroy, Simon Young, Podge's various aliases, The bands, The music video at the end of the day.

It was the run up to christmas though that the Den really ruled the roost.

Wo sind die Zogabongen? Kleine Zogabogen auf die chocoladen Zagen. That line always stuck with me. :-)

Ou est le centre de George Pompidou?

Ah this thread brings back memories!

Siobhers

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Ou est le centre de George Pompidou?

crap how'd i forget that one...me and my friend spent 4 days in Paris over the summer shouting that out, and actually went and found it to laugh away to ourselves!

Deedsie

Siobhers wrote: »

crap how'd i forget that one...me and my friend spent 4 days in Paris over the summer shouting that out, and actually went and found it to laugh away to ourselves!

I was in France for a month last year for the world cup. The only bit of French i new was "Ou est le centre de George Pompidou?"

I drove people nuts.

Deedsie

Siobhers wrote: »

ahhh yeah!! and abbyfeale,abbyfeale,abbyfeale,abbyfeale, knocknagoshal and duagh....i dunno what that one was about though!

and zag used to rap the end credits!and herbie corkey junior![/QU

I remembered more of Dustins Chant:

"The Briggan, The Brack, The Noggin and The Fermot,

Got me maith in the back and we are doin a bit of snogging,

Snoggin, Floggin, Loggin, down in sallynoggin,

Go on out of that."

Passenger

Deedsie wrote: »

Go on out of that."

"...who're ye coddin"

Goolay

Finally have some details about the dvd. The BBFC have given it a "U" rating and have the following details:

Category
ZIG & ZAG - BEST BITZ FROM BACK DEN
Video Feature
Classified 20 October, 2008 .
Run Time 141m 41s

Consumer Advice: Contains no material likely to offend or harm

This work was passed with no cuts made.

The BBFC has placed this work in the COMEDY genre(s).
The main spoken language in this work is English.

Directed by David O'Hara
The cast for this work includes: Not known.

When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 141m 41s.

This work was submitted to the BBFC by RTE (TV Merchandising) .

Show details for [<font size=2 face="Arial">]General Remarks[<font>]General Remarks

This work is made up of a number of separate components.
Note that since February 2001 the BBFC has measured each component separately, but older works may not have the exact details, only a list of titles.
01:28:42:23 ZIG & ZAG - BEST BITZ FROM BACK DEN
00:33:13:16 CHRISTMAS CRISIS
00:08:04:14 THE ROTTEN APPLE CLUB MURDERS
00:03:06:14 ZIG & ZAG ... CHRISTMAS NO. 1...
00:03:33:03 NO TITLE ON SCREEN
00:03:44:02 ZIG & ZAG... ZIGZAGGIN AROUND...
00:01:15:18 DEMPSEY'S DEN

So an hour and a half of "best bitz" from The Den along with the full Christmas crisis episode, music videos for Christmas #1 & Zigzaggin, an 8 minute Rotten Apple Club bit and more.

Hurray!

Goolay

And some further info here:

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/zig-and-zag-return-to-tv-for-21st-anniversary-1504520.html

Scarinae

Dublin579 wrote: »

And some further info here:

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/zig-and-zag-return-to-tv-for-21st-anniversary-1504520.html

That seems to just be about a TV special... Though that won't stop me from recording it!!

Passenger

Looks good, I'm looking forward to this now.

Passenger

Ok, RTE 1 is showing 'Zig & Zag's Best Bits from back Den' next Mon 27th at, I think, 6.30pm. So a little taster before the DVD drops.

lord lucan

watched that tonight,my god it brought back some memories. ian dempsey must cringe when he sees them jumpers he used to wear!!:D

thejuggler

I saw the special last night on RTE 1. Over the end credits I think the continuity announcer said the lads would be interviewed on either the late late or tubridy tonight in their first live tv appearance for many years to promote the dvd. I'm not sure when this will be on though. Did anyone catch the date?

Jip

The Tubridy Show on November the 8th.

Passenger

Aye, kinda had me wanting to see some more of the shenanigans, especially the Christmas Crisis.

Siobhers

and they're goin to be on Ray D'arcy show around the 12th of Nov...you can apply to be in the audience and everything! big ol den catch up

thejuggler

Jip wrote: »

The Tubridy Show on November the 8th.

cheers Jip

GSpoon

.. woo hoo cant wait to buy the dvd! Next step for RTE now is to do a 'best of the late late toy show'.. when it used to be good (Gay Byrne)

Deedsie

GSpoon wrote: »

.. woo hoo cant wait to buy the dvd! Next step for RTE now is to do a 'best of the late late toy show'.. when it used to be good (Gay Byrne)

Thats a great idea. Wont feel this years Toy Show now. All i can remember from last year was the cringing bit with Seinfeld.

lilmizzme

I would kill to get my hands on this video....had it as a kid and nearly wore it down i watched it so much!!

Goolay

lilmizzme wrote: »

I would kill to get my hands on this video....had it as a kid and nearly wore it down i watched it so much!!

I still have it, box and all

Passenger

What's on it?

Deedsie

I had it in my hand today. Lad couldnt sell it till tomorrow. Looks really good.

Ann22

Isn't 'Trevor and his magic duvet' on the 'Nothing to do with toast' one? Remember Zag used to say Zig looked like Rick Astley? I can see a slight resemblance.:D



The Podge appearances were good too:o.

WorriedSick

Well I picked up this DVD today in Tesco in Gorey and handed over my €20 in a flash and ran home to watch it. I was so looking forward to watching Zig and Zags Christmas Crisis... Guess What???

It's not on the DVD!!! I'm so disappointed. Its just 1.5 hours of the Best Bits from The Den with a couple of extras which are videos for Christmas No.1 and ZigZaggin'..Thats it! I'm Gutted!!! :mad:

Goolay

WorriedSick wrote: »

Well I picked up this DVD today in Tesco in Gorey and handed over my €20 in a flash and ran home to watch it. I was so looking forward to watching Zig and Zags Christmas Crisis... Guess What???

It's not on the DVD!!! I'm so disappointed. Its just 1.5 hours of the Best Bits from The Den with a couple of extras which are videos for Christmas No.1 and ZigZaggin'..Thats it! I'm Gutted!!! :mad:

oh No WAY! Are you positive it's not there anywhere? as an easter egg or something?

It was submitted to the BBFC when getting a rating:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/5D9610F7747DCC7C802574E80048CB1E?OpenDocument

33 mins Christmas Crisis