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Wyndman

I think it's worse it's getting. I used to think they had something (I found them pre-storyland) but I'm well tired of their stick now.

Take out the funny accents and the variants on "ah surs" and the comedy "male crying" and it's just a parish panto.

Even when it hits on a decent comedy set piece it takes the lazy way out through blithering improv and stock gombeenness.

(Again I'm from the country, I get the small town male. That's just not enough. It's no different from D4 heads thinking Dan and Becs is funny because they recognise the voices.)

I wouldn't be so harsh on it if it wasn't for all the glowing comments like "better than Father Ted". It's Killnascully with fart jokes.

Elmo

Wyndman wrote: »

I wouldn't be so harsh on it if it wasn't for all the glowing comments like "better than Father Ted". It's Killnascully with fart jokes.

Does Killnascully not have enough fart jokes of their own? I would agree with you "better than Fr. Ted" is a bit much, but their are very very few comedies that match Fr. Ted. I don't think it is the new Ted or anything but I do think that it could be turn into a good six parter (22min long) Mockumentry with the right encouragement.

Sizzler

Wyndman wrote: »

I think it's worse it's getting. I used to think they had something (I found them pre-storyland) but I'm well tired of their stick now.

Take out the funny accents and the variants on "ah surs" and the comedy "male crying" and it's just a parish panto.

Even when it hits on a decent comedy set piece it takes the lazy way out through blithering improv and stock gombeenness.

(Again I'm from the country, I get the small town male. That's just not enough. It's no different from D4 heads thinking Dan and Becs is funny because they recognise the voices.)

I wouldn't be so harsh on it if it wasn't for all the glowing comments like "better than Father Ted". It's Killnascully with fart jokes.

Are you one of the rentalboys ?

Wyndman

No, I just think Hardy Bucks are overrated and the gushing praise is setting them up for a fall. (They're doing stand-up in the Bulmers festival. I can't see that going well.)

Rental Boys is simply unwatchable. The jarring colours, the voices, the stolen jokes from the shows they're falling over themselves to reference. The jedi moves videotape gag from Arrested Development was the last straw for me.

TheBlock

As Storylands was essentially a comedy writer talent search it would be a travesty if RTE didn't at least give both of the finalists a half hour TV Pilot. It would be a shame not to try and nuture their undoubted talent and judging by the number of fans both already have should provide the ratings that RTE seek (even if only initially).

Otherwise they could be missing out on Father Ted....Again!!!

^^ I know it was a joke.

Wyndman

TheBlock wrote: »

As Storylands was essentially a comedy writer talent search

It was meant to be a drama talent search, so it's been a botch-job for RTE from the start.

If RTE Entertainment give them a pilot than fair enough (they are funnier than anything RTE have ever done) but unless time and merciless (BBC-style) development is put into the scripts, it'll just be another disposable rush-job.

SHREDDER

Three grown men hugging and Crying in a shed not funny? In the context of a family member gone a stray. In an Irish family intervention.

What planet are you on? Wyndam you'd have to be some dry bastard not to find it funny. That was the clinher in my opinion. "Shnaggin." I think there´s a big difference between Hardy Bucks and killinaskully. its like chalk and soft ****e.

Whats going on with Hardy Bucks doing a live show with Arthur Matthews? Has anybody else heard that? I heard Andrew Maxwell is reading passages from a protetsant gospel live in the academy, on the same night.

Fair play to the hardy bucks, episode 8 was the best one yet.
As was Rental Boys last episode.

ScumLord

RTE promoting storeyland project on the rte webplayer mainpage but their promoting rentalboys for some reason? There's some huge favouritism being shown for rental boys.

SHREDDER

ScumLord wrote: »

RTE promoting storeyland project on the rte webplayer mainpage but their promoting rentalboys for some reason? There's some huge favouritism being shown for rental boys.

I think its safe to say the project will be a fix. I can bet rental boys will win the competition if thats the case. RTE always going with the safe bet.

It'll more than likely go on to get a series on RTE 2 with Neil Delamere and Colin Murphy replacing the main actors. Ryan Tubridy is going to Cruise out of the wood work with a juicey golden hand shake. While Jerry Ryan beefs under a vail of tears, and thinks back to those glory days of Omero and Samantha Mumba, Buffalo G, Bewitched, Ryan confidential, Louis walsh, Keith Duffy and the Motion picture spin the bottle. Amanda Brunker will go along for the spin then write about the event in the sunday world.

It's a shame to see RTE haven't played fair and just publicised the competition. Thank god for youtube because TV has left the building.

"I was a lonley teenager from Ballinasloe, with a pink carnation and a pick up truck, but I knew that I was out of luck, the day..... Tele'vision Died."

cartom

ScumLord wrote: »

RTE promoting storeyland project on the rte webplayer mainpage but their promoting rentalboys for some reason? There's some huge favouritism being shown for rental boys.

The Hardy Bucks are being promoted today.

SHREDDER

cartom wrote: »

The Hardy Bucks are being promoted today.

I stand Corrrected. On the Storyland Issue. I Just wanted to take a pop at the institution of the Irish entertainment clique.

SRFC90

Whens the winner for this announced!??


Up the Hardy Bucks!!

cartom

Voting finishes at 5pm tomorrow.

Up the Rental Boys

Neamhshuntasach

That rental boys is pretty crap. The writing is terrible and the whole thing is executed poorly. Don't find it funny at all. Just watched one of the hardy bucks there for the first time. The mushroom one. That's fairly decent and with a bit more cash behind it could do well enough.

hellenbach

haha saw yerman who plays eddie durkan not so long ago wearing skinny jeans and tight jacket NME schtyle

cartom

Hardy Bucks are the winners of 2009 Storyland.
Last episode up on 29th September

Volvagia

Great to hear!

Can't wait to see if lexus teaches the viper a lesson, or will the viper realise that its time to grow up.

Well done Bucks!

ScumLord

There's going to be another episode!

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ronnie3585

Nice one. Great result for the lads.

ScumLord

Scien wrote: »

Great News.
Well Done to all involved. It was by far the best of the Competition.

Interesting to see where they go from here.... C4 hopefully.

I think RTE should really take the plunge with this one. It's their one chance to do something worth while and it's not going to break the bank. They should just risk it as a late night show and take what ever flak comes with it. Even if it did cause a great big hullabaloo it would only mean good things for the channel as it needs a bit of a shake up. Either way I don't think people would be that upset by it.

Threadhead

I think with the popularity of Hardy Bucks, RTE would be absolutely stupid not to commission the series.

With all due respect to Rental Boyz, it's nice to see the usual Dublin favouritism being scuppered by the voting public.

Maybe they'll realise that paying lip service to the rest of the country with crap like Killinaskully isn't going to work. There are possibilities for Irish comedy that's not Dublin based and doesn't have Pat Shortt in it. So whatever happens, I think that's a good thing.

Elmo

ScumLord wrote: »

I think RTE should really take the plunge with this one. It's their one chance to do something worth while and it's not going to break the bank. They should just risk it as a late night show and take what ever flak comes with it. Even if it did cause a great big hullabaloo it would only mean good things for the channel as it needs a bit of a shake up. Either way I don't think people would be that upset by it.

Did you not see the Twentysomething thread?

Good luck Hardy Bucks, well done on winning Storyland and well done to everyone involved in all of the drama/comedies produced.

yurmothrintites

Congrats to the Hardy Bucks lads. Looking forward to the next episode.

Miguel_Sanchez

Scien wrote: »

Interesting to see where they go from here.... C4 hopefully.

Channel 4 aren't exactly flashing the cash on new talent at the moment. I'd say RTE probably will get first shot at it - anyone know if there's conditions in the competition that don't allow the winners to go to other stations with the idea for a set amount of time?

ScumLord

Elmo wrote: »

Did you not see the Twentysomething thread?

Nope?

Elmo

ScumLord wrote: »

Nope?

"The Roaring Twenties"

You said: -
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=54881631&postcount=62
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055212180&page=13

ScumLord

Elmo wrote: »

"The Roaring Twenties"

You said: -
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=54881631&postcount=62
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055212180&page=13

Jayz, I'd forgotten all about that one. This is different though in that they've already tested the water and can just be let at it. All RTE really need to do is give them a budget and perhaps some technical help.

SHREDDER

Wow, Hardy Bucks won Storyland.

It was a fair vote I suppose.

I think Hardy Bucks Should be left to their own devices and not be censored by anybody. Its the only way, otherwise it will more than likely become ****, and tampered with. Hard work and potential laughs down the darin. People getting in the way saying they can't do this and that. No one wants that to happen. Or do they?

See Twenty something thread.

What's the rush with tv anyway? It's nice to have something that's exclusive to the internet.

Elmo

SHREDDER wrote: »

I think Hardy Bucks Should be left to their own devices and not be censored by anybody. Its the only way, otherwise it will more than likely become ****, and tampered with. Hard work and potential laughs down the darin. People getting in the way saying they can't do this and that. No one wants that to happen. Or do they?

Getting around censorship is the big trick, and if you can do that I think you are on to a winner.