Being no longer hopeful for, but disgusted by RTE

Does anyone else who just witnessed the abysmal, poorly-produced 'new' Podge and Rodge show on RTE feel the same way?

I consistently tuned in (whenever I could) to the duo's previous offerings over the last few years and found them at the least mildly amusing, at best absolutely hilarious. For RTE some of the material was pushing the envelope of acceptance, in a slightly similar way to South Park in the US, and it seemed fresh every week.
But their new "Stickit Inn' show has not only flipped my thinking, but turned my opinion of RTE and our homegrown shows on it's head. It appears that if you are not an RTE employee or tuned into the culture that surrounds all the Crystal-going socialites and celebrities, then you are outside the apparent target audience for this show. It's not that I didn't get all the in-jokes, they just weren't amusing enough to crack a mere smile. Even Podge and Rodge, two puppets, looked awkward and dismayed at times. In my unasked for opinion, this show is just an organised swingers party for all these 'celebs' to handjob each other's egos.
We've seen all these satirical topic of the week shows done before in every format, and letting Podge and Rodge have a crack at that whip is not a viable or necessary project to undertake with the already scarce revenue from license fees and tax payer's cash.

Oh and seeing that Colm Meaney halifax ad during the commercials almost made me throw up...again.

galwayrush

I'll read this again at the weekend when i'm pissed.:rolleyes:

cyning

Couldn't agree more: the drivel RTE comes up with makes me so cross: that Podge and Rodge show was mortifying to watch: their home produced programs are mostly unwatchable!

super_furry

Looks like they've finally got the internet at TV3.

Dudess

Wouldn't tune in if you paid me, but was at a friend's so had no choice - Jesus wept.
Gerard Keane is... what? And the barmaid has massive bazookas - so RTE has caught up with the Carry On era.

That encapsulates the show.

thomond2006

I love Rodge.

Podge is a príck.

Yakult

what did they actually do? I didnt bother watching thinking it would be the same ****e as last year

cyning

R_H_C_P wrote: »

what did they actually do? I didnt bother watching thinking it would be the same ****e as last year

what they did was basically stick a barmaid with big chest and hold a "quiz" between two seperate "celebrity" teams: Gerald Keane and Lisa Murphy vs Amanda Brunker and Daithi O Se.

Pretty awful.

Worse than any drivel they have produced lately

rainbowdrop

Podge and Rodge always were a poor man's Zig and Zag anyway.....:cool:

brendansmith

Podge and rodge was alway crap. FIN

Yeah cyning has it covered in a nutshell, they've basically resorted to overtold jokes and glimpses of tits (albeit a serious pair) for ratings. And superfurry, I wish i work for TV3, or any media company at this time, even RTE!:)

starbelgrade

stankratz wrote: »

Does anyone else who just witnessed the abysmal, poorly-produced 'new' Podge and Rodge show on RTE feel the same way?

I consistently tuned in (whenever I could) to the duo's previous offerings over the last few years and found them at the least mildly amusing, at best absolutely hilarious. For RTE some of the material was pushing the envelope of acceptance, in a slightly similar way to South Park in the US, and it seemed fresh every week.
But their new "Stickit Inn' show has not only flipped my thinking, but turned my opinion of RTE and our homegrown shows on it's head. It appears that if you are not an RTE employee or tuned into the culture that surrounds all the Crystal-going socialites and celebrities, then you are outside the apparent target audience for this show. It's not that I didn't get all the in-jokes, they just weren't amusing enough to crack a mere smile. Even Podge and Rodge, two puppets, looked awkward and dismayed at times. In my unasked for opinion, this show is just an organised swingers party for all these 'celebs' to handjob each other's egos.
We've seen all these satirical topic of the week shows done before in every format, and letting Podge and Rodge have a crack at that whip is not a viable or necessary project to undertake with the already scarce revenue from license fees and tax payer's cash.

Oh and seeing that Colm Meaney halifax ad during the commercials almost made me throw up...again.

Why don't you, why don't you, why don't you, go switch off the televison set & go & do something less boring instead?

starbelgrade

starbelgrade wrote: »

Why don't you, why don't you, why don't you, go switch off the televison set & go & do something less boring instead?

Wow it took longer than i anticipated for that kind of a reply. I think it's perfectly alright for me to watch something and cast my opinions on it. But you are right dude, I will never tune in to that drivel again.

starbelgrade

stankratz wrote: »

I think it's perfectly alright for me to watch something and cast my opinions on it.

You are perfectly entitled to waste your time in whichever way you choose.

Asmodean

Good to **** over. Thats about it.

TheIrishGrover

starbelgrade wrote: »

Why don't you, why don't you, why don't you, go switch off the televison set & go & do something less boring instead?

Well, because the OP is probably not one of those people who choses to post an opinion based on something he has not seen or heard. Unlike many MANY posters on ANY forum. The OP watched the show and then gave his opinion on the show. Now if the OP said that they watched the show all the time and complained about it all the time without switching over then I would agree with your point but maybe, maybe you should refrain from posting a glib answer that contributes nothing to the thread and go and do something less boring instead.

Mossy Monk

Podge and Rodge have been **** for a long time. Perhaps you grew up a bit OP

Cabaal

cyning wrote: »

what they did was basically stick a barmaid with big chest and hold a "quiz" between two seperate "celebrity" teams: Gerald Keane and Lisa Murphy vs Amanda Brunker and Daithi O Se.

Pretty awful.

Worse than any drivel they have produced lately

So yet again RTE creates a program to give its employee's air time as guests, didn't the Irish Times find that 70% of guests on RTE shows are RTE employee's....some joke.

tomred1

They haven't been funny since they did a second series of their show.

southie

can i please add that all that sh**e they are showing on monday night is a disgrace, that jason byrne thing sweet jesus its just mortifying, why are they giving these has been comedians shows that noone watched. and that other stupid program about the dub couple, who wants to watch that rubbish. NO ONE

There is another one starting now that other eejit niall delamar or what ever his feckin name is, a show about the other crap rte feeds us during the week and this idiot is going to regurgitate it again some night during the week.

Why are we paying TV licences? why are the flippin idiots in rte been paid these massive bloody salaries? just close bloody rte scrap the licence fee and get rid of them fat arse presenters for once and for all

Meeja Ireland

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Podge and Rodge have been **** for a long time.

Indeed. Whatever spark of novelty and wit they started out with, they seem to have lost their way completely over the last few years.

As to the roster of guests, I would expect that many people just won't appear on the show. That will throw them back on the never-say-no bunch like Brunker, and on whatever favours they can pull in the RTE canteen.

But none of last night guests were actually RTE employees, were they? I thought Murphy and O'Sé were from TV3, and the other two are the Jane Austen of anal waxing and the Matlock to the stars.

madrab

any pics of these enormous cans? ;-)

Jip

southie wrote: »

and that other stupid program about the dub couple, who wants to watch that rubbish. NO ONE

Wrong, lots do, take a look at the dedicated thread.

Flying Abruptly

madrab wrote: »

any pics of these enormous cans? ;-)

Screen grap from RTE player

mike65

Dammit I'll give it a go.

Dudess

starbelgrade wrote: »

Why don't you, why don't you, why don't you, go switch off the televison set & go & do something less boring instead?

But this is a discussion forum, with a Television sub-forum, so that comment could be applied to everyone who has ever posted a comment on a TV show here.

Do you work on Stickit In...?

moe_sizlak

Dudess wrote: »

Wouldn't tune in if you paid me, but was at a friend's so had no choice - Jesus wept.
Gerard Keane is... what? And the barmaid has massive bazookas - so RTE has caught up with the Carry On era.

That encapsulates the show.

gerald keane is the biggest media whore ( hack ) in the country , promise to put a mic or a camera in front of him and he will appear on just about anything

Jazzy

RTE seems to be big into circle jerking over the past 3/4 years. this program had it written all over its face. they just make up celebs, then tell you that these are celebrities and if you dont accept this your a nerd. i honestly believe that from about 2004 till now will be recognised as a dark era for RTE. the wrong people are commissioning the wrong programs.

their stuff is so bad they have to go about creating fake accounts on boards.ie to help promote them. John Ryan (the 'brainchild' behind Nitelive) had a fake account here where he was trying to be edgey-cool and take the p1ss. a few of his mates set up fake accounts to support the show and say how john ryan is actually a genius.

thats the state RTE is in folks. fake accounts on the internet to tell us to love their shows and accept their celebrities

mikom

Jazzy wrote: »

thats the state RTE is in folks. fake accounts on the internet to tell us to love their shows and accept their celebrities

Yep.... Lord Haw Haw hasn't gone away, he just got upgraded to a pc and a boards account.

994

rainbowdrop wrote: »

Podge and Rodge always were a poor man's Zig and Zag anyway.....:cool:

Weren't they created, written and acted by the same people?

madrab

Mr.Boots

the biggest pile of moist pisss i have ever seen.
went to see them in vicar street last year....i still want my money back.
If i want to see comby greasy head, his mot who looks like a reptile and sounds like a trained monkey, hte stupidest irish speaking **** of a culchy and the vomit stain that is amanda brunker ill stalk them......

Asmodean

moist pisss

I was unaware that piss came in non-moist format :?

Wow good to see that i'm not alone in thinking that our National Broadcaster has, for the most part, failed us miserably over the last few years. But I doubt a few Boardsies are gonna make a difference so we either watch or not. Cheers for all the replies and posts, looking forward to posting more regularly on Boards.

kaimera

Flying Abruptly wrote: »

Screen grap from RTE player

thanks for the pic but wow is she terrible looking.

mike65

Rubbish, she has that "bent over and loving it" look!

Dozen Wicked Words

It looks like its still saving up for the final operation.