Reeling in the Years, most depressing show ever?

amacachi

Bit of a war, maybe a natural disaster or building collapse and a bit of genocide thrown in for good measure. Christ!

Bondvillain

Have you not seen "The Byrne Ultimatum"?

Far more depressing.

sam34

i love it!

i find that i have developed false memories from it though - i think i actually remember a particluar event, just because i saw it on reeling in teh years.
i even find myself thinking i remember stuff from before i was born!

pipelaser

Are you kidding me??
Its the Best show on T.V, doubt that many people flick over it, highly watchable.
Hopefully they make i more up to date batch in a few years covering the 2000's. Altough they'll only become really interesting a few deades later.

blond45

do ye remember linda martin? who you say. dr casey a daddy father.

GBX

Cant be anyworse than the stuff there showing on 6 one.

discostick12

I actually love this programme!
Watching it now!
But yeah it is abit depressing but sure what isn't these days!

efb

Wait for 94!

amacachi

Here we go again, starvation.
Oh and it took almost 15 minutes for them to play a U2 song!

amacachi

efb wrote: »

Wait for 94!

Rwandan Genocide yeah? Really ****ing looking forward to that.

Yay, dead bodies in Sarajevo.

KerranJast

It's reminded me how assbackwards the country was in 1991. I remember 1991 and I'm only 25! :eek: People convicted of selling condoms in shops, the Beef Tribunal, everyone still looking like it was 1984. Depressing.

doctor evil

It was 1992 tonight, what was the song at the end of it. I love the program!

I can't stand the way the queen of England is just referred to as the queen. Ireland has no monarchy and there are more than one through out the world. Be specific and stop implying that Ireland recognises a monarchy:mad:

kenon

I think it's a brilliant program. Probably the best program that RTE has ever produced.

I think they try to mix up the happy stuff with the sad stuff. 1992 wasn't a great year, Bosnia/Somalia etc.

Skid

doctor evil wrote: »

It was 1992 tonight, what was the song at the end of it. I love the program!

I can't stand the way the queen of England is just referred to as the queen. Ireland has no monarchy and there are more than one through out the world. Be specific and stop implying that Ireland recognises a monarchy:mad:

Think the last song was 'Would I lie to You' by Charles and Eddie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCrCpgBRpc8

amacachi

doctor evil wrote: »

It was 1992 tonight, what was the song at the end of it. I love the program!

I can't stand the way the queen of England is just referred to as the queen. Ireland has no monarchy and there are more than one through out the world. Be specific and stop implying that Ireland recognises a monarchy:mad:

I don't think I could count how many US programmes have called her "The Queen", but I don't think they'd be as worried about it as you would. I think at least a slight majority of people would know which Queen they're referring to without specifying a country.

ynotdu

I LOVE it!great snazzy production!
Also proof if it was needed that history repeats itself.
perhaps RTE should consider a name change at least to the 1980's years?

De ja vu comes to mind:)

Doyler92

I find it great. If anyone knows where to get all the episodes could you please PM me. I'd be greatly appreciated.

doctor evil

amacachi wrote: »

I don't think I could count how many US programmes have called her "The Queen", but I don't think they'd be as worried about it as you would. I think at least a slight majority of people would know which Queen they're referring to without specifying a country.

Not worried just irritated.

amdublin

1991 & 1992 tonight were great.

Ha ha ha did you see that couple on TLLS in 1991 giving out about a sex education video for adults. Ha ha ha ha

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS COUPLE ARE???!!!!! (The wife in her lovely fluffily jumper and her lovely husband Brendan).

They were hilarious! They deserve recognition and fame in 2009

irishpaddy

the years were better before they started reeling them in.:D truly they were great years, the 60s were brilliant, the showband era were great, they are not called the good old days for nothing.:cool:

amdublin

amdublin wrote: »

1991 & 1992 tonight were great.

Ha ha ha did you see that couple on TLLS in 1991 giving out about a sex education video for adults. Ha ha ha ha

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS COUPLE ARE???!!!!! (The wife in her lovely fluffily jumper and her lovely husband Brendan).

They were hilarious! They deserve recognition and fame in 2009

Ha ha, here's the clip. Around 3.55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK425g1Bnh0

SafeSurfer

Yes one of my favourite shows. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Jesus Juice

I love that show,one of the best RTE have ever produced.I love the way,any year from the 70's,all the men have flared trousers!lol

Bondvillain

Jesus Juice wrote: »

I love the way,any year from the 70's,all the men have flared trousers!lol

Well, to be fair, thats because in the 70's all the men pretty much did have flared trousers, whether they were captured by ancient Rté cameras or not....

Still, good show.

I see they're hawking "Reeling in the 80's" at the end of the programmes again. Looks like another year goes by with "rights issues" causing problems for the release of the superior RITY 70's shows then...

dfx-

The late 80s are best - 87/88/89 :cool:

The 90s when made in 2000 seemed pointless at the time, but not now.

ynotdu

dfx- wrote: »

The late 80s are best - 87/88/89 :cool:

The 90s when made in 2000 seemed pointless at the time, but not now.

dfx i would totally disagree with you..................but yar a Shamrock Rovers supporter!:D

dfx-

ynotdu wrote: »

dfx i would totally disagree with you..................but yar a Shamrock Rovers supporter!:D

That could be interpreted two ways

ynotdu

dfx- wrote: »

That could be interpreted two ways

Like a game of two halves?

focusfan

People having an orgasm over a show that is made up of bits stolen for everywhere else and crap music. It shows how far expectations of TV programming has fallen this decade. Awful stuff.

Auvers

focusfan wrote: »

People having an orgasm over a show that is made up of bits stolen for everywhere else and crap music. It shows how far expectations of TV programming has fallen this decade. Awful stuff.

:rolleyes:

sbsquarepants

Ah, it's defo one of the best efforts rte has ever churned out, if not the best. No frontiers just pips it cos it has kathryn thomas in a bikini, but i'm not sure thats an rte production, i think they buy it off some independent crowd. So reeling in the years it is!!

keano_afc

Its an absolutley brilliant programme, by far and away the best stuff RTE have done. Its been re-run a million times at this stage but I never switch it off if I come across it.

Jax Teller

like watchin it i do, very informative:D

amacachi

I'm shocked and appalled, not a single U2 song in the 1994 episode.

podge018

Also kinda weird that the minute or so long footage of Boyzone didnt have a single shot of Stephen Gately as far as I could see.

mal1

podge018 wrote: »

Also kinda weird that the minute or so long footage of Boyzone didnt have a single shot of Stephen Gately as far as I could see.

I noticed this myself. I might be a little paranoid but i believe that he was cut from the video

amacachi

They seem to have skipped showing the 1993 episode too.

Sorry

focusfan wrote: »

People having an orgasm over a show that is made up of bits stolen for everywhere else and crap music. It shows how far expectations of TV programming has fallen this decade. Awful stuff.

I know, I think it's woeful. Awful music over some clips from the archive.

amdublin

Sorry wrote: »

Awful music over some clips from the archive.

Yep. What's not to love?!

Sorry

amdublin wrote: »

Yep. What's not to love?!

I suppose a lot of people seem to like that kind of thing. Good luck to them.

Mossy Monk

Sorry wrote: »

I suppose a lot of people seem to like that kind of thing. Good luck to them.

What's wrong with some nostalgia?

Bondvillain

Mossy Monk wrote: »

What's wrong with some nostalgia?

It's not as good as it used to be.

imme

it's an amazing programme, edited brilliantly, and very watchable. one can forget the context of particular episodes in our recent history, it's good for that among other things.

Cris Jones

Reelin in the Years was on tonight and I was glad I caught it; it was the best programme I saw this week!

Cris Jones

podge018 wrote: »

Also kinda weird that the minute or so long footage of Boyzone didnt have a single shot of Stephen Gately as far as I could see.

It's a pre-recorded show; I was looking out for him especially because of the sad news but there is nothing to read into not seeing him in a clip in a taped show.

ynotdu

amacachi wrote: »

I'm shocked and appalled, not a single U2 song in the 1994 episode.

Ah that must have been the year the U2 spyplane got shot down:)

WesternNight

I love Reeling in the Years. It's really well edited and the music makes me all nostalgic!

Sorry

Mossy Monk wrote: »

What's wrong with some nostalgia?

Nothing is wrong with nostalgia. In fact, I like nostalgia. I'd love a more in depth look at years gone by.

Dudess

Absolutely love it - still not sick of it. Superbly put together and I love how some really appropriate songs can be used. The idea is nicked from the BBC (The Rock & Roll Years) but still, just as good a job done.
It can be depressing all right - not just because of the awful events being set to music (gives it a particularly heartbreaking dimension - Omagh, James Bulger, and the descent into war in the Balkans in 1991 spring to mind) but because it makes the viewer pine for days gone by...

doctor evil wrote: »

I can't stand the way the queen of England is just referred to as the queen. Ireland has no monarchy and there are more than one through out the world. Be specific and stop implying that Ireland recognises a monarchy:mad:

Jesus wept...

JBoyle4eva

Had this series linked on Sky+ and noticed tonight at the beginning of the advertised 1993 episode:

"We not bring you a change to our advertised schedule......" and Nationwide came on instead. RTÉ then proceed to broadcast the 1994 episode at 19:00 as advertised.

Anyone know why they've omitted the 1993 episode from the current Sunday runs?

blond45

amacachi wrote: »

I'm shocked and appalled, not a single U2 song in the 1994 episode.

thank god for that.:p