Dragons Den (IE) - Season 2 Episode 1.

Mr E

Back tonight on RTÉ1 at 10:15.

I enjoyed the first series, so I'm looking forward to this one.

beardo81

What are the odds Sarah won't invest in anything this series.... again. Doubt there will be much money laid out overall this series.


Decent entertainment though!!

CamperMan

plenty of crappy ideas on the show.. your certainly guaranteed a laugh

ballsymchugh

so, so far they're pinning their hopes on an irish version of reggae reggae sauce..

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Anyone watching this??

It's my first time seeing the Irish one and I've enjoyed it.

Herbie is a legend!

Dj Stiggie

Aw just seen the closing credits

I do like the Irish version, and the Dragons are generally more likable

Harpy

aw delighted for herbie!! he was great fun..

GiftGrub100

Missed it, will try to watch on the RTE player, can't wait to see Ms. Newman invest in a business !!

Reginald P. DuM

Apparently Sarah "I'm Out" Newman invests in someone next week. :eek: Who'd a thunk it eh.. I'd say I have more money than her. What real business woman has the time to write a book? Unless it's a last chance to cash in on her name while she's in the public eye.

Tonight was a good show, mainly because of Herbie. Fair play to Gavin Duffy for backing him. Duffy is the most undragon-like dragon among them as he tends to look beyond the balance sheets more often than the others. He's no fool with money either, he just likes to take a calculated chance on a good person. Money for Herbie, lol..

omahaid

Yes, big lol at Herbie . Great ad for Ireland. I enjoyed the first ep, pretty ok.

dambarude

I like the show. I had never seen the British version until I started watching the Irish version last year.

The Irish one seems a lot more small scale in terms of ideas and investments, but it seems to be fairly well made. There were some great 'characters' on the first season, and it seems that this one is no different thankfully.

Pity we need to copy a British show to get something that's watchable.

GiftGrub100

Well according to Wikipedia, so it must be true:

Dragons' Den is a venture-capitalist television programme that originated in Japan where the format is owned by Sony and partially Microsoft and Taimoor. The format, which is now broadcast internationally, consists of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas in order to secure investment finance from business experts — the "Dragons".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons'_Den

Herbie is living proof that sometimes in business you have to sell yourself and he certainly did that. if only he could come up with an idea every week

magma69

I bet there is a Herbie fan page on Facebook already. He did charm the pants off the Dragons. Love to have a pint with him

Reginald P. DuM

Deleted User wrote: »

Herbie is living proof that sometimes in business you have to sell yourself and he certainly did that. if only he could come up with an idea every week

Did I hear correctly that Herbie is an ex-pilot, now a tiler?

shuvly

I love the english show, they have great dragons on it with well established characters and judging styles. Irish one still in bedding in period, and with current economy, perhaps unfair to compare the two shows, so forgive me for still preferreing the english one!

Reginald P. DuM

Reginald P. DuM wrote: »

Did I hear correctly that Herbie is an ex-pilot, now a tiler?

Didn't hear that bit now. God though he told so much of a story its hard to remember everything. very infectious character though.

Shane10

ya said he was a pilot alright.
here is a question that bugged me last season. they always have the same clothes on. how is this as it would hve been filmed over months a suspect. every episode last year they have the one outfit on. does anyone know the answer to this?????

tipperaryboy

great very enjoyable show pity the series isnt long enough.

hugoline

Shane10 wrote: »

here is a question that bugged me last season. they always have the same clothes on. how is this as it would hve been filmed over months a suspect. every episode last year they have the one outfit on. does anyone know the answer to this?????

Same question came up in last years thread and was answered here. Besides requiring the dragons on set for only a few days it also lets the editors cut the individual stories together for a more appealing TV show.

It is now on the RTE player

Shane10

hugoline wrote: »

Same question came up in last years thread and was answered here. Besides requiring the dragons on set for only a few days it also lets the editors cut the individual stories together for a more appealing TV show.

It is now on the RTE player

i see. i would have thought the filming would have been more spaced out, didnt realise they would cram it into a few days.

AEG

Loved the German-Donegaller on last night's episode. His interaction with the judges was excellent and glad he got assistance.

jimmay

Will this be repeated during the week on tv before the next show? (I prefer watching on tele than laptop :P I'm so high maintenance!)

AEG

jimmay wrote: »

Will this be repeated during the week on tv before the next show? (I prefer watching on tele than laptop :P I'm so high maintenance!)

Usually Sunday evenings on RTE2. That was the case last year as far as I can remember anyway!

jimmay

AEG wrote: »

Usually Sunday evenings on RTE2. That was the case last year as far as I can remember anyway!

Great stuff AEG. Sunday evening, half 6, all ready to record on the Sky Plus

patwicklow

Reginald P. DuM wrote: »

Did I hear correctly that Herbie is an ex-pilot, now a tiler?

yea good old herbi glad he got backing yes hes a tiler now thats were he must have got the idea for that loo yoke fair play to him so simple.

tillytally

..herbie the pilot/tiler/toiletpiper has a fan page on facebook! brilliant!!

Our man in Havana

Search for Money for Herbie. Only 6 fans.

zootroid

I rate the UK version much more highly. I think the UK dragons are much more successful, and as such, I don't quite understand where the egos the Irish dragons have come from.

JonathanAnon

zootroid wrote: »

I rate the UK version much more highly. I think the UK dragons are much more successful, and as such, I don't quite understand where the egos the Irish dragons have come from.

I think there is a lack of personality on the Irish version. The two guys at the end just merge into the one character for me because they are so uninteresting and devoid of colour.

Sean Gallagher is the only one who at least tries to ad a bit of colour to the thing. Duffy would be second but he can be boring as well. And dont that to me about yer wan in the middle, the only one to which the metaphor "dragon" accurately applies.

JonathanAnon

I also find it ridiculous that these guys dont get SERIOUS media training and public speaking training up to six months before going on. This could be a huge thing for the business, and 90% of them come on with poor, monotone, unenthusiastic presentations.

Most of them seem like a school book report done the night before.

_Kaiser_

Gavin is about the only Dragon that's worth watching and as with last year, seems to be the only one that gets the idea of the show and will take a punt on the person as well as the idea.

Niall and Bobby don't seem to do/say much. Sean talks a lot but again, rarely invests and as for Sarah.. why is she still on this show after not investing in anyone ONCE last year??

Reginald P. DuM

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

and as for Sarah

I generally like the Irish version now, but she really tests my patience. And not just sometimes, all the time...

ballsymchugh

Reginald P. DuM wrote: »

I generally like the Irish version now, but she really tests my patience. And not just sometimes, all the time...

if i were herbie, i would've told her to shove her book up her arse. but the trailer for the next show had her saying that she was about to do something that she's never done before... would it be bad to hope that her investment screws up?!!
she'd probably pull out of it anyway, as what happens to a fair number of the ones on the british version.

JonathanAnon

ballsymchugh wrote: »

if i were herbie, i would've told her to shove her book up her arse. but the trailer for the next show had her saying that she was about to do something that she's never done before... would it be bad to hope that her investment screws up?!!she'd probably pull out of it anyway, as what happens to a fair number of the ones on the british version.

Well knowing her history on the show she probably invested 2k for 99% of the company.

JonathanAnon

Dont forget this tonight lads, apparently Sarah invest in somebody eventually, having gone through the first series without having even made the token gesture of investing in someone.