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Louis Theroux

  • 08-03-2010 6:15pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭splashthecash


    This guy from the BBC has done loads of hour long documenting various social topics such as porn, UFOs, wrestling, Nazis, the list goes on.

    A lot of his stuff is lighthearted enough but he has a fantastic way of presenting himslef in a non-confrontational & innocent way which lulls a lot of his subjects into opening up much more than they would be to someone who is presenting a pompous documentary. So much so in fact that a lot of the times the subject is so at ease with Louis that their ignorance & predijuce comes to the top for all to see. Excellent viewing all the time


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,952 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    Some of his docu's have been awesome, my favourite, but by far the most disturbing, was when he went to stay with the KKK/Nazi's, that was some freaky shit. Another good one is Louis at the Brothel


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭kinkstr


    Louis in the brothel was a great documentary, think ive seen nearly all of his stuff by now, always an enjoyable watch no matter what hes up to, the vegas and philideliphia episodes are 2 of my favourites.


  • Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭MeerKat17


    I love Louis, did you see the one where he tried to get an interview with Michael Jackson and was refused, but they agreed to be interviewed by Martin Bashir like a week later?!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    MeerKat17 wrote: »
    I love Louis, did you see the one where he tried to get an interview with Michael Jackson and was refused, but they agreed to be interviewed by Martin Bashir like a week later?!
    ouch,,
    that would have been a better interview than the one michael ended up with,, the one sided martin bashir, ruined michaels life


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    argosy2006 wrote: »
    the one sided martin bashir, ruined michaels life
    No, sleeping with young boys (be it in a sexual nature or not) ruined Michael's life.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    I really love Louis. A lot of his stuff is offbeat and quirky but its really interesting and can be really funny. His Weird Weekends series was great, I loved the wrestling one. His specials on San Quentin, Westboro Baptist Church were fantastic too. The one he did at Coalinga was disturbing, most of those guys he interviewed didn't seem to understand what they had done wrong. Chilling.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭greenie


    I love him too...I just wish he was on more often. The Baptist series was great. I just can't believe those people, I really have no words for them...and to brainwash their kids at such a young age..I felt sorry for the young girl, I think Louis did too..so pretty yet no friends & no life. Will probably be forced to marry one of the 'members' of the church & go on to raise her own little family of haters. I don't get how they think it's right to picket dead soldiers' funerals with signs saying they're going to hell & they deserved to die:confused:
    I saw that family on a really old Jeremy Kyle show recently..same rubbish they were preaching.
    Louis is great at handling all that baloney:)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    No, sleeping with young boys (be it in a sexual nature or not) ruined Michael's life.

    thats false,,, thats true VVVVVV



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    he does have some good ones, seen the one where he was with the gangster rappers a few days ago. Was hilarious.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭arsenallegend


    kinkstr wrote: »
    Louis in the brothel was a great documentary, think ive seen nearly all of his stuff by now, always an enjoyable watch no matter what hes up to, the vegas and philideliphia episodes are 2 of my favourites.


    i loved the brothel one cause one of the girls actually fell in love with him. But the wresling one was so funny and the Nazi one was scary you could see the fear in his eyes.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭bigwormbundoran


    Another one i found to be quality stuff was the one with the Black Nationalists, as with alot of the rest of his subjects alot of them seem to be living in a complete false sense of reality.

    On the other side of the spectrum was the boer seperatists which was equally crazy,with the recently murdered Eugene Terre'Blanche featuring heavily, and quite the scumbag he was


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    The one he did on the porn industry was good too. I saw it years ago, I think he even registered with a 'talent' agency for the documentary :). I just bought the Louis Theroux Collection off asda there for a tenner, not bad for 13 hours of documentaries.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 712 ✭✭✭arsenallegend


    The one he did on the porn industry was good too. I saw it years ago, I think he even registered with a 'talent' agency for the documentary :). I just bought the Louis Theroux Collection off asda there for a tenner, not bad for 13 hours of documentaries.


    thats a pretty good deal:eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    thats a pretty good deal:eek:

    Ya, I thought I wasn't reading the price properly but amazon and sendit have it for around the same price :). I know you can watch some Louis documentaries on the internet but the quality isn't very good smetimes and they are something I would go back and watch again after a while. A helpful reviewer from amazon said the dvd included:

    From Weird weekends:

    Black nationalism
    Head for the hills
    Gangsta rap
    Porn
    South Africa
    Swingers
    Thai Brides
    Wrestling

    From When Louis met:

    Jimmy Saville
    Paul & Debbie Daniels
    The Hamiltons
    Chris Eubank
    Ann Widdecombe

    Louis & the Nazis
    Louis & the Brothel

    Louis' bits from TV Nation

    Can't wait for Loius and the Swingers......awkwardness guaranteed I'd say :pac:. The wrestling one was hilarious, Louis said that they weren't really sportsmen/athletes so they excercised him until he threw up!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭jonnybadd


    I love this man, his docs are really interesting and totally captivating but I would disagree with the first point of him being non-confrontational. He is confrontational but makes it seems likes hes not, its a really nice skill to see in doc making nowadays, really pushes to get his point across and it works because he is who he is basically.

    One thing I really really liked about him is in the neo-nazi episode where they presumed he was Jewish (because of the way he looked) he refused to say whether he was or he wasn't based on principal


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    jonnybadd wrote: »
    I love this man, his docs are really interesting and totally captivating but I would disagree with the first point of him being non-confrontational. He is confrontational but makes it seems likes hes not, its a really nice skill to see in doc making nowadays, really pushes to get his point across and it works because he is who he is basically.

    One thing I really really liked about him is in the neo-nazi episode where they presumed he was Jewish (because of the way he looked) he refused to say whether he was or he wasn't based on principal

    I love his style, its very subtle.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    A new episode "America's Medicated Kids" is airing this Sunday on BBC2 @ 9PM

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s56gx


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Liam O


    The 'God Hates Fags' people were absolutely hilarious, it was one of the Wierd Weekends AFAIK


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,896 ✭✭✭grimm2005


    Liam O wrote: »
    The 'God Hates Fags' people were absolutely hilarious, it was one of the Wierd Weekends AFAIK

    Not in the weird weekends series but one of the current 10 part specials (the last of which airs tonight although he has been commisioned to do more).

    But yeah, they were a fairly messed up, deluded bunch!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,883 ✭✭✭RayCon


    A new episode "America's Medicated Kids" is airing this Sunday on BBC2 @ 9PM

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s56gx

    Watched it last night ... it was up to it's usual excellent standards - love his documentaries.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 417 ✭✭Wolf Club


    The City Addicted to Crystal Meth is very insightful, if a little sad. Louie is his usual passive-yet-aggressive self, being intrusive without coming across badly. It's produced and edited very well, you really would empathise with may of the people interviewed. An informative viewpoint into what is a massively addictive, soul destroying drug.


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    Wolf Club wrote: »
    The City Addicted to Crystal Meth is very insightful, if a little sad. Louie is his usual passive-yet-aggressive self, being intrusive without coming across badly. It's produced and edited very well, you really would empathise with may of the people interviewed. An informative viewpoint into what is a massively addictive, soul destroying drug.

    That was a fantastic documentary.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭Catsmokinpot


    Louis is the man, he has a giant set of balls to be able to do what he does.

    The law and disorder series is brilliant not to mention the rest of them, he seems a thoroughly likeable chap.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,952 ✭✭✭✭scudzilla


    I love the way he acts so dumb and innocent (hope they're the right words), but has a brain in his head that'll put most of us to shame.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    I love his shows.


  • Registered Users Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Kazbah


    I heart Louis. The Brothel was my fave.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    There's an upcoming episode but I've no idea when it airs. It's mentioned in an article here - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article7098961.ece
    The film that follows Medicated Kids, Law and Disorder in Lagos is an exception, however, and Theroux gets down and dirty with the gangs that have permeated the Nigerian capital’s civic structure. His gentle but persistent questioning of one over-lord, on what his job actually comprises, is truly dangerous television.

    he also plans to make a documentary on settlers in Israel as mentioned here - http://www.ask.com/wiki/Louis_Theroux
    On April 1st 2010, during an interview to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Theroux announced that one of the upcoming documentaries will be shot in Israel, and will follow the Israeli Settlers. Answering the question "Have you considered making an episode of your show in Israel?", Theroux replied: "More than considered. In 2010 I will make an episode about teenage settlers.

    So there's a couple to look forward to =)


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,769 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    His finest hour was the documentary where he travelled with Ian Paisley in Africa. Paisley kept making Jewish jokes/snide remarks at Louis and fully came across as the bigoted fool that he is.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 trotskee


    Dyflin wrote: »
    His finest hour was the documentary where he travelled with Ian Paisley in Africa. Paisley kept making Jewish jokes/snide remarks at Louis and fully came across as the bigoted fool that he is.


    +1 that episode really ruined Paisley for me, before hand i viewed him as some sort of a loveable rouge, but now hes just a bigot in my eyes :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    trotskee wrote: »
    +1 that episode really ruined Paisley for me, before hand i viewed him as some sort of a loveable rouge, but now hes just a bigot in my eyes :(

    Are you sure that was Louis Theroux and not Jon Ronson?


  • Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Stretchryan


    He has recently filmed an episode in Ireland, not 100% sure of the content but i think it is gonna be about Travellers..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Interesting. Any sources for that?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭DualBladez


    He has recently filmed an episode in Ireland, not 100% sure of the content but i think it is gonna be about Travellers..

    yeah interesting


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭Leeg17


    DualBladez wrote: »
    yeah interesting

    Not sure it's already been filmed here, but yea I'd love to see him film with some Travellers


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    Leeg17 wrote: »
    Not sure it's already been filmed here, but yea I'd love to see him film with some Travellers

    is this the guy on killadelphia?

    yer fat bastid near the end was gas

    heyyy man im cool man. i dont kill no one, see this street man, its cool. i just do real estate and cars man, im not a bad guy theres worse mother ****ers out there man than me.


    :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭Leeg17


    is this the guy on killadelphia?

    yer fat bastid near the end was gas

    heyyy man im cool man. i dont kill no one, see this street man, its cool. i just do real estate and cars man, im not a bad guy theres worse mother ****ers out there man than me.


    :D

    Yea Big Red. Probably one of my favourite episodes. Chilling and yet confusing the way the corner boys say they won't rat on anybody, and the guy who was shot won't tell the police who did it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭sarah+1


    Just watched the one on the most hated family in america and I'm completely disgusted! I have so much respect for Theroux for not punching one of the family members square in the jaw.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 ✭✭civildefence


    Anyone watching Louis Theroux and the Nazis on TV3? Unbelieveable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Just watching the episode about pedophiles on RTE2.. hadn't seen it before now. The behavior of the guys and the staff seems awfully overplayed.

    It's such a delicate issue though.. moreso than any subject he's dealt with so far. Some of the pateints seem to really want to better themselves.. it's hard to form an opinion on the whole thing overall really.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Alibear


    I am quite a big fan of his documentaries, and finds he deals with some awkward situations so well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Alibear


    He has recently filmed an episode in Ireland, not 100% sure of the content but i think it is gonna be about Travellers..

    Yes, he mentioned this in a brief interview on Xposé a while ago. He wanted to do it after seeing TV3's 'The Truth about Travellers' programme apparently.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭adox


    His early stuff "weird weekends" are fantastic. A real look at the underbelly of the US.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Anybody watch the one on Lagos last night? :eek: Talk about blatant corruption. Scary place.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭Leeg17


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Anybody watch the one on Lagos last night? :eek: Talk about blatant corruption. Scary place.

    Switched on 5 mins before it finished. Does anyone know when it's repeated, or where you can legally watch it online?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭Bi6N


    I love all his shows, great craic :)
    Has he done anything new resently?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Leeg17 wrote: »
    Switched on 5 mins before it finished. Does anyone know when it's repeated, or where you can legally watch it online?

    I can't find any info about a repeat. It's on the BBC iPlayer though.. you can probably watch it if you use a UK proxy, which afaik is legal enough
    Bi6N wrote: »
    I love all his shows, great craic :)
    Has he done anything new resently?

    yeah, he has a few new shows in the pipeline. There's some info about it in this thread. The Lagos episode is new and aired for the first time on Sunday night


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭Leeg17


    I can't find any info about a repeat. It's on the BBC iPlayer though.. you can probably watch it if you use a UK proxy, which afaik is legal enough

    Thanks :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭Bi6N


    Ahh great, thanks My name is Url :) I'll keep an eye out


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    There's a new episode airing tonight at 9 on BBC2

    Louis Theroux and the Ultra Zionists


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