Crimecall (Ireland) Vs Crimewatch (UK)

az2wp0sye65487

Its tough to admit that Ireland is not as capable as the UK, no matter what the subject in question is. But, after watching Crimecall lastnight, and Crimewatch on Monday night, I have to say that the production of the Irish show is absolute sh*te!!!

It's so Un-professional its embarrassing!

Discuss...

B0X

Kobe Lazy Upstairs wrote: »

It's so Un-professional its embarrassing!

Discuss...

It's grand though, it's not as if any other country would bother watching ours.

useful_contacts

dam i missed it

im actually serious here:(

shamblertine

the UK just have better crimes

Saibh

Had never had a reason to watch Crimewatch.

Crimecall - long time since I watched it tbh, didn't even think it was still broadcast.

Alessandra

I don't see anything wrong in the way it's presented. It's a bit drab but in fairness most of the people watching it are of the older generation and only watch it for "news". We only have a fraction of the UK population and not the same level of crimes so I think it does the job. Why should we have to compare every Irish tv production to the Uk equivalent.

Steyr

Alessandra wrote: »

Why should we have to compare every Irish tv production to the Uk equivalent.

Because thats where we get our ideas:pac:

J.S. Pill

Anyone old enough to remember 'Garda Patrol'??

Captain-America

The English are better than Ireland at everything. It's a fact of life.

(Feel free to give me thanks for that one.)

Joey the lips

Crimewatch used to scare the sh1t out of me as a child I used to think the english are a bunch of mad fcukers. Now I know its the scottish and welsh as well

Crimewatch is def better........ Since I saw my brother on crimeline

Gran Hermano

Garda Patrol and the livestock rustlers FTW!

ejmaztec

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Garda Patrol and the livestock rustlers FTW!

Was that the one that used to have a picture of a different stolen bicycle each week, along with a picture of a stolen shovel?

mike65

"A JaaaaaaaaaaCeeeeeBeeeeeeee has been stolen from the yark of O'Haras Plant hire in Athenry The thieves escaped in a Toyota Corolla, and the JaaaaaaaaaBeeeeeCeeeeeee"

ejmaztec

mike65 wrote: »

"A JaaaaaaaaaaCeeeeeBeeeeeeee has been stolen from the yark of O'Haras Plant hire in Athenry The thieves escaped in a Toyota Corolla, and the JaaaaaaaaaBeeeeeCeeeeeee"

I bet all the ports were sealed off as the Guards spilled onto the streets all over the country.

ScumLord

It's the guards that really pull that show down, guards are utterly useless in front of a camera. They try using big words to be accurate but it's painfully obvious they don't ever talk like that.

az2wp0sye65487

ScumLord wrote: »

It's the guards that really pull that show down, guards are utterly useless in front of a camera. They try using big words to be accurate but it's painfully obvious they don't ever talk like that.

Yeah, they do let the side down a bit alright. In Crimewatch, its as if the police have had some media training and know how to behave in front of a camera. They speak and sound like they're having a conversation. In our Crimecall it's so obvoius they're reading a scripted dialogue they might as well be holding the script in front of them...

javaboy

Moved from After Hours.

LordSutch

I have watched BBCs Crimewatch since the very begining, great show professionally done, Kirsty Young is good, but I prefered the show when it was presented by Nick Ross & Fiona Bruce > before that, Nick presenting with the late Jill Dando.

mike65

I gotta ask, why would anyone watch that sort of show, esp on in another country?

LordSutch

Murders, Mysteries, Bank robberies, Missing persons, Art theft, Crime in general seems to captivate the publics imagination 'me included' > Crimewatch is very slick & very watchable, you hear about the real crimes in the news every other day on TV & Radio, and then Crimewatch tackles them, (compulsive viewing for some)!

I suppose its a bit like any crime/detective show on TV, from Columbo to Morse, to Midsomer Murders > only with 'Crimewatch' its the real McCoy, and some people just love this kind stuff ..........

UrbanFox

J.S. Pill wrote: »

Anyone old enough to remember 'Garda Patrol'??

Yes. The drumming sound of the theme music used make me laugh.

SEPT 23 1989

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8k1d8uX9Gw