Wild Decembers

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http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/wild_decembers.html

Adapted by celebrated author Edna O'Brien from her novel Wild Decembers this is an interlocking story of land and love set in a rural community in contemporary Ireland. Starring Owen McDonnell (Single-Handed, Conspiracy of Silence), Matt Ryan (Collision, The Tudors) and Lara Belmont (The War Zone, Henry VIII), the drama features a very fine cast of the best of Irish actors from stage and screen including Sean McGinley, Hugh O'Connor, Jane Brennan and Andrea Irvine.
Directed by Award Winning director, Anthony Byrne (Single Handed, How About You) the drama features a wealth of production talent including producer, Clare Alan, DOP, John Conroy, Production Designer, Derek Wallace and Costume Designer, Judith Williams.

RTE 1 tonight at 9.25pm

JONJO THE MISER

On rte one now meant to be set in the 1970's but they were using euros ad they just mentioned sunbeds well done rte :rolleyes:

delta_bravo

Just seen about 10 minutes of this. This is some f*cked up weird shít. My epg tells me its set in the 1970s but I saw some of the characters using euros. Havent a clue whats going on. A lot of sex in it for rte programming also

Richard Dower

Sex...on RTE!!!!!!

JONJO THE MISER

Aww sweet jesus he is now in the shop on the computer e-mailing with your man saying there great yokes arent they, this surely is a piss take as the rte guide says this is set in the 1970's.

JonathanAnon

delta_bravo wrote: »

Havent a clue whats going on. A lot of sex in it for rte programming also

It's odd as bef*ck .. Owen McDonell for the hundreth time plays the same character.. Having become very good friends with "The Shepherd", he then had a dream about him, and apparently on the basis of this dream completely changed his opinion of him.. There's also a number of characters hanging from the scenery like the vampires in True Blood... I've been on farms and I have yet to see nefarious, gothic looking characters adorning the milking parlour..

je55ie

This film has me puzzled , what year is it meant to be?

JONJO THE MISER

jessie37 wrote: »

This film has me puzzled , what year is it meant to be?

The fecking 1970's, they have the internet euro money but no moibles but a big old telephone, this is just plain crazy, i have never seen the like of this in my life.

je55ie

They did have a mobile phone he was on one earlier and then they brought out the old phone after that....are they for real with this film?

Alwayson

This seems to be the same cast as that rural cop drama that finished only a week or so ago. Too much for my pickled brain to be telling them apart at any rate. Is RTE that short of actors?

JONJO THE MISER

jessie37 wrote: »

They did have a mobile phone he was on one earlier and then they brought out the old phone after that....are they for real with this film?

Missed that bit, this must be the weirdest tv show i have ever seen and its not because im after a few drinks.

je55ie

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Missed that bit, this must be the weirdest tv show i have ever seen and its not because im after a few drinks.

You would need a few drinks To watch it .... lol

JonathanAnon

Nice to see that Owen McDonnell and Sean McGinley have put their Garda differences behind them in the last few weeks all the same...

Alwayson

delta_bravo wrote: »

Just seen about 10 minutes of this. This is some f*cked up weird shít. My epg tells me its set in the 1970s but I saw some of the characters using euros. Havent a clue whats going on. A lot of sex in it for rte programming also

Could you define sex please? RTE can't afford to pay for nude scenes!

Alwayson

Alwayson wrote: »

Could you define sex please? RTE can't afford to pay for nude scenes!

And they obviously can't afford decent fight scenes either. Please Jesus, let's all pray they don't sell this ****e abroad and embarrass the country even more!

delta_bravo

Alwayson wrote: »

Could you define sex please? RTE can't afford to pay for nude scenes!

well I shouldve been more specific. There wasnt a full on sex scene there was a girl dressed in a bra and panties that began unbuckling one of the characters belts while she was on her knees. Very unlike RTE


Anyway this is out far too close to the end of Single Handed. Total mindf*ck of a program.

Can anyone check for me if we have any sort of law that Sean McGinley must feature in every single Irish tv and film? I think hes a decent actor but jesus its a bit much seeing him in every bloody show

je55ie

Maybe its in the 00's but they are old fashioned or something, they couldn't possible make that many mistakes ....really?

sh1tstirrer

Total rubbish false accents, Euro, computers, email, mobile phones back in the 70's. Wake up RTE. The plot and acting is stupid, too many close ups. I spent half an hour watching this tripe until I switched over to a more realistic channel :rolleyes:

Filmed with atrocious lighting too it seems. i couldnt even see who was

winning that fight

a few mins ago

je55ie

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Total rubbish false accents, Euro, computers, email, mobile phones back in the 70's. Wake up RTE. The plot and acting is stupid, too many close ups. I spent half an hour watching this tripe until I switched over to a more realistic channel :rolleyes:

Dont forget the Mondeo Garda Car :rolleyes:

JonathanAnon

Lara Belmont has a rep for getting her kit off.. So it's probably on the cards again....


"If you're not doing anything Friday night, would you like to come and show me where my dead relatives are buried cos I cant find it"...

I've used that line a few times meself...

JONJO THE MISER

I give up after hearing do ya ever go to Dublin for the 4th time, rte bunch of idiots , how much license payers money was spent on this crap?
A joke, this must go down in history as the worst rte made show ever, we need a tribunal for this:mad:

JonathanAnon

I've also updated the wiki page for The Internet....

The Internet was invented by the US Department of Defence as a means of communication if we were attacked by Russia farmers in Ireland during the 1970s..

JonathanAnon

Just a point of order here lads... WHY did Joseph leave, is he fighting a court up in "the big schmoke".. why is he gone for so long??

sh1tstirrer

jessie37 wrote: »

Dont forget the Mondeo Garda Car :rolleyes:

I gave before that Why didn't the producers watch an episode of the Riordans they might have clicked as to what life was like back in the 70's :rolleyes:

Richard Dower

Jesus....this is woeful.

JONJO THE MISER

Aww jaysus she just put out a candle now, they have the internet but no elecrticity

je55ie

Reading with a candle but yet they had the internet! :eek:

je55ie

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Aww jaysus she just put out a candle now, they have the internet but no elecrticity

Jinks.... but really what were they thinking, just watching it now for the mistakes.

sh1tstirrer

jessie37 wrote: »

Reading with a candle but yet they had the internet! :eek:

I thought it couldn't get any worse after switching channels :rolleyes:

JONJO THE MISER

Aww them Dublin doctors, someone needs to get fired for leaving this on the air, im writing a email to rte about this.

JonathanAnon

I was looking around for verification that it was set in 1970s Ireland as opposed to just rural Ireland, but it's there alright....



Maybe was Edna O'Brien's book set in 1970s and the movie version was set in modern rural Ireland.... Cos I cant imagine that the cast would have not questioned the fact that they were using computers/Internet/mobile phones in 1970s Ireland...

Alwayson

Did the girl with the hat just say "I don't want to get my hat broken?"

je55ie

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I was looking around for verification that it was set in 1970s Ireland as opposed to just rural Ireland, but it's there alright....



Maybe was Edna O'Brien's book set in 1970s and the movie version was set in modern rural Ireland.... Cos I cant imagine that the cast would have not questioned the fact that they were using computers/Internet/mobile phones in 1970s Ireland...

Thats what I was thinking too but why was she using candles??

JONJO THE MISER

Just look at the clothes there wearing this is meant to be set n the 1970's, there was no internet nor anything else, a joke a bloody joke of a prodoction and i hope anyone who was involved in this travesty will never get a job again, incompetance of the highest order from R.T.E:mad:

Alwayson

The programme that killed Christmas

JonathanAnon

okay only fifteen minutes... not too late for a spaceship to take them both away.. that's my bet anyway

delta_bravo

They clearly spent all their money to get 1970s vehicles in that ford tractor and the car the woman landowner had was an old one. They just gave up after that.


"Dublin. Thats where all the action is"


Haha what a piece of sh*t. I feel obliged to email RTE to let them know they probably wasted a few 100k on this production company

Richard Dower

That's it...i'm turning over to QI on BBC2

delta_bravo

Haha the reg of the red jeep was "92-C"

Lazy bastárds didn't even attempt to set this in the 1970s

je55ie

The jeep said 92 :rolleyes:

JONJO THE MISER

we have it all wrong this is meant to be a comedy.

Kumejima

Seriously wtf is going on, is it present day? Set in the 70s? It has every 50s cliche going, with gypsies and church statues and shock horror an unmarried mother! I can only imagine what the premiere of this was like. Morto factor 9 followed by everyone agreeing "Let us never speak of this again" before going off to the pub to get locked. Though not together of course, they wouldnt be able to look at each other.

Alwayson

The only thing realistic about this is the bit of snow

je55ie

Best film I've ever seen

sh1tstirrer

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Aww them Dublin doctors, someone needs to get fired for leaving this on the air, im writing a email to rte about this.

I just emailed them thanks for reminding me

delta_bravo

This is like the Irish version of "Lost".

If I was an actor I would be ashamed to have my name in the credits.

je55ie

Actually if it was a spoof Id nearly understand

Alwayson

What the RTE website says (it actually contradicts itself here)

Adapted by celebrated author Edna O'Brien from her novel Wild Decembers this is an interlocking story of land and love set in a rural community in contemporary Ireland. Starring Owen McDonnell (Single-Handed, Conspiracy of Silence), Matt Ryan (Collision, The Tudors) and Lara Belmont (The War Zone, Henry VIII), the drama features a very fine cast of the best of Irish actors from stage and screen including Sean McGinley, Hugh O'Connor, Jane Brennan and Andrea Irvine.

Directed by Award Winning director, Anthony Byrne (Single Handed, How About You) the drama features a wealth of production talent including producer, Clare Alan, DOP, John Conroy, Production Designer, Derek Wallace and Costume Designer, Judith Williams.

Seeing as we have no wealth in this country any more this is probably an apt description

delta_bravo

If you have been affected with the poor quality featured in this show please contact RTÉ on 01 208 3434.

All calls will be completely disregarded.

mmx

jessie37 wrote: »

Jinks.... but really what were they thinking, just watching it now for the mistakes.

Don't believe your epg - this is set in contemporary rural Ireland.