RTE axe Seoige Show

Cabaal

It was on the radio this morning, it seems RTE are axing the Seoige show, what'll the two of them do now?

Dennis the Stone

I eagerly await their transition to hardcore pornography

Mr E

I heard that, and on the exact same day, Lorraine Keane quits TV3. Hmmmm.........

mike65

Bloodbath! Or so said the Star (I think it was), slightly surprised RTE managed to screw up a cheap mid afternoon slot during recession

dlambirl

Seoige gone and Keane leaving Xpose

Hmmmm.......what pies will they stick their fingers in now?!!!! :P

Robbo

dlambirl wrote: »

Seoige gone and Keane leaving Xpose

Hmmmm.......what pies will they stick their fingers in now?!!!! :P

Well that's my stock of happy thoughts for the day...

mike65

Have to tune in for some heaving breasts as they sob inconsolably.

Dizzyblonde

Cabaal wrote: »

It was on the radio this morning, it seems RTE are axing the Seoige show, what'll the two of them do now?

They can put on dark green velvet dresses and show people around Bunratty Castle - maybe the tourists would appreciate their smug smiles

Interestingly, RTE said they'd be working on some prime-time projects with Grainne in the Autumn, and that they were 'sure they'd also be working with Sile again in the near future'

Basq

One word - "gutted"!

Pfft.. :rolleyes:

Elmo

Mr E wrote: »

I heard that, and on the exact same day, Lorraine Keane quits TV3. Hmmmm.........

Yeah????? I am gutted with this news even more, basquille.

http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4282051&tpl=archnews


Grainne for Prime Time???????

AnonoBoy

Elmo wrote: »

Grainne for Prime Time???????

Please God NOOOOOOO!!!!

Just get the pair of them off our screens and ship them back to Connemara to do whatever the feck it is they did before they got on TV.

mknotaro

It's probably not a big surprise - what with the 60 odd million they need to save. Half of that is probably saved on the daily hair and make-up bill.

Wonder if they have plans for the afternoon show - sheena ain't presenting it now, and blathnaid has her bullying scandal. What'll happen there?

I wonder if RTE have some sort of overall plan for the stations - ala with Kenny going, X person will move here, Y person there, etc. But then again, that's probably giving them far too much credit for forward planning.

Dennis the Stone

It's going to be Diagnosis Murder, Murder She Wrote and The Father Dowling Mysteries from now on

Aidric

Good riddance, neither contributed anything worthwhile.

Elmo

Tago Mago wrote: »

It's going to be Diagnosis Murder, Murder She Wrote and The Father Dowling Mysteries from now on

Cool

faceman

Seoige put on far too much weight to even warrant watching the show with the sound off.

Mr E

mknotaro wrote: »

It's probably not a big surprise - what with the 60 odd million they need to save. Half of that is probably saved on the daily hair and make-up bill.

You think putting Lorraine Keane in the Seoige slot (ooooh matron) will change this?

Linku

Isn't the Afternoon Show rumoured for the chop too, what with all the rumours going around about behind the scenes?

Hopefully this will be replaced with some quality daytime TV - I suggest an Irish version of The People's Court, it would be amazing!

mike65

It would require a change in the law first I think.

Mossy Monk

Linku wrote: »

Isn't the Afternoon Show rumoured for the chop too

My mother will be gutted, but if this brings Murder She Wrote back to my screen then I don't care. I do think Jake and the Fat Man deserves another airing along with Barnaby Jones.

Mr E

Streets of San Francisco FTW.

Elmo

Remington Steele needs to be re-aired.

Cabaal

Grainne for Prime Time???????

Say it ain't so, I like Prime Time now and then but I'd stop watching it once and for all if they put her on it or her sister

Cabaal

Elmo wrote: »

Remington Steele needs to be re-aired.

or Heart to Heart.....:pac:
its an 70 and 80's TV show revival RTE are planning

Elmo

Cabaal wrote: »

Say it ain't so, I like Prime Time now and then but I'd stop watching it once and for all if they put her on it or her sister

I think Grainne would be very suitable for Prime Time, I don't know why RTÉ keep putting current affairs presenters into Light Entertainment.

Imagine RTE News on Two with the Seoige Sisters, that grump old fart on TV3 wouldn't stand a chance

Elmo

Cabaal wrote: »

or Heart to Heart.....:pac:
its an 70 and 80's TV show revival RTE are planning

This is going into an afterhours retro discussion! I always thought Remington Steele was a skit on all of the other 80s privated detective shows like Hart to Hart and Murder She Wrote. It was very funny, one of the best comedies from the US, totally underrated IMO. (In saying that I haven't seen it in 10 years so I could have a different opionion if I saw it now).

Repeats of Live @ Three anyone or 12 TO 1.

redtom

Tago Mago wrote: »

...The Father Dowling Mysteries...

Always had a thing for the nun sidekick on that...

LookingFor

It always struck me as exceptionally dumb to have two live afternoon shows back to back that were basically clones of each other with different presenters.

It was just stroking the egos of the Seoige sisters to give them there own dedicated show with their name on it, as if they couldn't mingle with the other afternoon show presenters.

Elmo

LookingFor wrote: »

It always struck me as exceptionally dumb to have two live afternoon shows back to back that were basically clones of each other with different presenters.

It was just stroking the egos of the Seoige sisters to give them there own dedicated show with their name on it, as if they couldn't mingle with the other afternoon show presenters.

I think it was more, all we need to do is to delete and oshea and we get seoige.

The two shows are far too alike, I think keeping the Big Bite would have been a better option but it didn't really suit daytime TV.

The used to have Live @ 3 and 12 to 1 running at the same time.

Cabaal

Elmo wrote: »

The used to have Live @ 3 and 12 to 1 running at the same time.

LOL we should all lobby for the return of Live @ 3 :pac::pac:

sharkman

I wonder if they presented the show naked would it be better?




You Betcha !

WindSock

Thats a shame, as far as afternoon shows go, I think the Seoige one was far better than the nauseous Afternoon show. I can't stand sarkey Blathnaid and all the rest of the paff on the show. Ah well I never watched either show really but I do think the better one is getting the chop.

BolBill

Good riddance I say. One with a dodgy gob and the other with the personality of a piece of wood.

biko

Noooo
actually - yeeeesss

ejmaztec

I hope RTE didn't throw all those old test-cards away.

Dennis the Stone

redtom wrote: »

Always had a thing for the nun sidekick on that...

The red haired one, so did I. If I threw it up it would never come down

jonsnow

I always taught it was such a naked display of the nepotism so rife in rte (and Irish journalism generally).After an exausting search the length and breath of the country they decided to appoint the stars sister.Was there really no-one else suitable!!

tintin67

mknotaro wrote: »

Wonder if they have plans for the afternoon show - sheena ain't presenting it now, and blathnaid has her bullying scandal.

What's this bullying scandal? Sheana has been off with vertigo for the past few weeks. Don't mock, folks. It can be very very serious indeed if you're suddenly took queer over a lit cooker during a live cookery segment. Or nutted by a vicious redhead.

oldyouth

Seriously, I'm fascinated by Sile Seoige's eyebrows. They don't match and look as if they are stapled on. Anyone think the same, or should I see a therapist?

MementoMori

oldyouth wrote: »

Seriously, I'm fascinated by Sile Seoige's eyebrows. They don't match and look as if they are stapled on. Anyone think the same, or should I see a therapist?

Cant say I've every noticed her eyebrows - maybe give the old therapist a shout just to be safe, like?

Also don't think it's much of a loss

regob

its not really a great loss to rte television

Diabhal Beag

So we can only fap off to the fat ginger one :eek: Its to horrible to think about

SOUTH PAW

Not surprised, yawn, yawn, yawn:rolleyes:

rovert

Pure miss this

AndyP

I dont know what all the fuss about cloning humans is about. Grainne looks like an attempt at cloning humans from robots to me.

tintin67

sharkman wrote: »

I wonder if they presented the show naked would it be better?




You Betcha !

There's a fierce laddish element on this board. Can none of ye look at a woman without picturing her out of her bloomers? Cold baths for all of yez.

sgall

Seoige and the Afternoon Show are simply different shades of beige. Even when the economy was good there was never any justification for having both shows. RTE needs to leave the specialisation in fluff to the hacks in Ballymount

saz89

i can't believe the amount of disappointment that seoige's been axed!
it made my night when i saw it on the news! the two f them are the most patronising people on the tv, am so glad we don;t have to look at their face anymore. stick them back on tg4 where noone will see them, that's my opinion.

Elmo

saz89 wrote: »

i can't believe the amount of disappointment that seoige's been axed!
it made my night when i saw it on the news! the two f them are the most patronising people on the tv, am so glad we don;t have to look at their face anymore. stick them back on tg4 where noone will see them, that's my opinion.

I think there is a certain amount of sarcasism on this thread.

I could be wrong. I know I am looking forward to Lorraine Keane taking over.*


*me being sarcastic

elshambo

GOOD!
Its rubbish!
Its a waste of the older sister who at one stage was quite good but seems to have gotten caught up in the "im famous" Irish z list rubbish

Hopefully its a sign that the muppetery programming decisions of the past
are a thing of the past

OOH he was on big brother give him a show

ooh she has a sister give them a show

ooh she was on podge and rodge and they are funny on their comedy chat show SO she must be funny too, give her a comedy chat show thing

oooh aaahhh that was on BBC could we make a cheap version with some nomark outta the glamour mags?
etc!:rolleyes:

saz89

ah good man, thanks for clearing that up for me