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Fade Street (Ireland's answer to 'The Hills')
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:rolleyes: perfectly sums up the lameness of this ridiculous rip-off show. It's completely copying The Hills, and is a poor-man's version of The Hills.
Oh this show is sooooo original:
2 girls get an internship at Stellar magazine (oh wait, Lauren and Whitney interned at Teen Vogue)
1 girl gets an internship at MCD (oh wait, Heidi had a job at Bolthouse)
All we're missing is the girl who is working for some Irish record company.
Gosh, that Louise girl is dumb. Interviewer - "so what do you like fashion?" (or whatever the question was) "Oh I love fashion and all that kind of thing". She didn't even give an answer to the question! I thought the apartment viewing bit was hilarious - "here's the great view of Georges Street". Since when is the view on a street in Dublin a selling point? I thought a view was something scenic? Hardly would call Georges St "scenic" :rolleyes: Oh and I thought it was absolutely hilarious that posh soutsider Louise lost the coin toss and got stuck with the small room
And what was up with her saying "omg, you're gorgeous - I was sooo worried you were gonna be a freak", yah because just because she's got good looks means that she'll be a great roommate? Jees, these girls are as dumb as you can get.
I have also heard from a pretty reliable source that the job at one of the companies featured is fake, and they only work there when the cameras are rolling.
Also the state of them outside the wine bar. Where do they think they are - LA? They sit outside as if it's on The Hills in LA when Ireland weather isn't exactly the most reliable when it comes to sitting outdoors.
It's absolutely the worse crap I've ever seen on tv though. But I'll probably still watch it - just so I can rant on it here. Although if this thread dries up, it'll be no fun then watching it and so I shall stop watching 0 -
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I was really looking forward to this
Pity.
The problem with Fade street (one of many) is that Irish people know instantly when another Irish person is not being genuine i.e acting.
With American reality shows its a little harder to decipher.
When the Wexford girl was 'acting' with her mother in the kitchen, I was cringing behind my hands.
Also, one of the reasons why its peers Laguna Beach was so well received in the early seasons was because it felt real and authentic. This was due in part to the fact that the 1st season was filmed over two years allowing the story to develop organically as opposed to being manipulated in the manner that Fade street appears to be (long pause before she gets into the taxi outside the Academy.)---and seriously what Southsider goes to the Academy?
Laguna, in later seasons was overly manipulated and then it went downhill.
I remember years ago RTE made a documentary/fly-on-the-wall about young doctors which was far more real and interesting.
They could have made a good reality show about young professionals, their social lives etc but you can't just manufacture it over a few months.
As an aside. I was under the impression that they filmed an entirely different pilot called SOCO Dublin with different people.....whatever happened to this?0 -
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I was really looking forward to this
Pity.
The problem with Fade street (one of many) is that Irish people know instantly when another Irish person is not being genuine i.e acting.
With American reality shows its a little harder to decipher.
When the Wexford girl was 'acting' with her mother in the kitchen, I was cringing behind my hands.
Also, one of the reasons why its peers Laguna Beach was so well received in the early seasons was because it felt real and authentic. This was due in part to the fact that the 1st season was filmed over two years allowing the story to develop organically as opposed to being manipulated in the manner that Fade street appears to be (long pause before she gets into the taxi outside the Academy.)---and seriously what Southsider goes to the Academy?
As an aside. I was under the impression that they filmed an entirely different pilot called SOCO Dublin with different people.....whatever happened to this?
Yes they do go, to take the piss mostly before heading to the palace or NV... or if a friend is DJing.
The fake part of it all is that everyone in this social circle already know each other... we are only talking about 3 o 4 schools here...
Personally i think A Ross O'Carroll-Kelly show would have been funnier...0 -
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snuggles285 wrote: »Now in all fairness its not that bad a show, its not like as in your face as the hills!? I can kind of relate to what the program is about 'cause I moved to Dublin and Cork and lived in both cities in the same year like.
Hope it works out for the girls with their internships. Seems like they will get on ok. Really like the show though. Will look forward to watching the next episode!
LOL!
...interships? :eek: - i bet you think LC and Whitney really worked for Teen Vogue :P
Or Heidi worked at Bolthouse , if you've watched The Hills Vogue will be the queen bitch, Louise will play innocent and above it all, Cici will be the alternative rock chick, it's the-hills-by-numbers! 0 -
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*yawn* *stretch* *cough*
RTE have just posted all episodes of Fade Street on the RTE player.
Now a whole new generation of viewers can be annoyed.
https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/fade-street-1981/10782084/0 -
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*yawn* *stretch* *cough*
RTE have just posted all episodes of Fade Street on the RTE player.
Now a whole new generation of viewers can be annoyed.
https://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/fade-street-1981/10782084/
RTE really loves Vogue :rolleyes:0 -
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