Am i the only one in Ireland who doesn't leghump Father Ted?

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:36am #1

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Penisland · 05-01-2011 12:38am

If you ever say that to me again, I'll put your head through the wall.

Jim · 05-01-2011 12:38am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Your opinion is wrong.

Ficheall · 05-01-2011 12:38am

What comedy shows would you rate highly then?

Ghandee · 05-01-2011 12:39am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Dissing Father Ted?

Careful now!

Down with this sort of thing!

orourkeda · 05-01-2011 12:39am

Father ted is a bollocks

TheGodBen · 05-01-2011 12:39am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Are you that little girl that upset Graham Linehan on that documentary the other night?

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:39am

Ficheall wrote: »

What comedy shows would you rate highly then?

curb your enthusiasm

Bonavox · 05-01-2011 12:39am

Down with this sort of thing.

Careful now ...

KeithM89_old · 05-01-2011 12:39am

Arrested Development is better but its still a very funny show...

Dudess · 05-01-2011 12:40am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Why?

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:40am

So if it was an outright english program would yeee love it as much?

angry_fox · 05-01-2011 12:40am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

its an institution, end of.

pebbles21 · 05-01-2011 12:40am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

You my friend need to be kicked up the arse!

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:41am

KeithM89 wrote: »

Arrested Development is better but its still a very funny show...

I dislike AE as well, but i think i'd prefer watch that to FT

starbelgrade · 05-01-2011 12:41am

It's a very funny show, but after 15 years of repeats, it's become a tad tiresome.

Then again, any show that gets repeated as much as Fr.Ted would get old too.

TeddyTedson · 05-01-2011 12:41am

I think it's very good, know a lot of people from other worlds too who like it.

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:41am

Dudess wrote: »

Why?

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

Schism · 05-01-2011 12:42am

While I don't agree with you Ted bashing I will say that Curb Your Enthusiasm is indeed very good.

liah · 05-01-2011 12:42am

Father Ted, despite the packaging of silliness and slapstick, was a pretty intelligent and forward-thinking show. It always amused me that an atheistic (if anyone tries to argue this, you need to watch it again!) show, a blatant parody of the Catholic religion and religion in general, became so widely-beloved in a predominately Catholic country.

There's an awful lot of incredibly clever subtext to Father Ted if you're actually mindful of it, and it's an absolutely brilliant parody of different types of Irish people.

I don't know how anyone can't like it, but to each their own!

Jim · 05-01-2011 12:43am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

Also popular in England, America and niche markets in the EU. It's obviously more popular in Ireland because we can relate more to the cultural references etc.

Also, AE is ****ing amazing.

Agricola · 05-01-2011 12:44am

Do you think Channel 4 would be repeating it so often 15 years later if it hadnt made some minor impact in Britain?

Fr. Ted is a sitcom of the highest caliber. It makes it doubly good for us because it relates to Ireland.

Dudess · 05-01-2011 12:45am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

I know what ya mean - your opinion is obviously more valid.

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:46am

Jim wrote: »

Also popular in England, America and niche markets in the EU. It's obviously more popular in Ireland because we can relate more to the cultural references etc.

Also, AE is ****ing amazing.

It's the only show other than heroes i've ever given up on after watching 1-2 seasons

darragh16 · 05-01-2011 12:46am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

Hence it being a cult comedy.

You don't like the show fair enough. Lots of people don't like, doesn't make it any less of a good show. Although, like anything, it does get tiresome. Thats because there's only 20 something episodes being shown over and over.

In my opinion, its good to have a good Irish comedy, like Fr. Ted. It gets us laughing at things that we know and that were prevalent in society that not many other countries would have...

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:47am

Agricola wrote: »

Do you think Channel 4 would be repeating it so often 15 years later if it hadnt made some minor impact in Britain?

Fr. Ted is a sitcom of the highest caliber. It makes it doubly good for us because it relates to Ireland.

People were talking on her the other day about sabrina the teenage witch still on reruns

Jim · 05-01-2011 12:47am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's the only show other than heroes i've ever given up on after watching 1-2 seasons

I gave up after season 1. Then eventually went back and finished it off. Quickly realised what a ****ing moron I was and it hasn't been topped since.

AlmightyCushion · 05-01-2011 12:47am

Ah come one now. It's a brilliant show. Some great lines in it.

Father Ted: What was it he used to say about the needy? He had a term for them...what was it again?
Father Dougal: A shower of bastards.

latenia · 05-01-2011 12:48am

I'd rank it about 30 in my favourite sitcoms list

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:49am

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Ah come one now. It's a brilliant show. Some great lines in it.

Father Ted: What was it he used to say about the needy? He had a term for them...what was it again?
Father Dougal: A shower of bastards.

Seriously? That's the best you can come up with?

Dudess · 05-01-2011 12:49am

I think it's fantastic - many don't, and that doesn't mean they're "wrong". My love for it has nothing to do with it being Irish on its own; that said, there is certain stuff it lampoons that only Irish people, especially those who grew up in the 80s or before it, would fully understand.
Some stuff, like Jack's and Mrs Doyle's repeated catchphrases, got tiresome though...

AlmightyCushion · 05-01-2011 12:50am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

Seriously? That's the best you can come up with?

Nah there are tonnes more, it's just the first one that came up with off the top of my head as myself and one of the Polish lads were talking about it.

Agricola · 05-01-2011 12:50am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

People were talking on her the other day about sabrina the teenage witch still on reruns

You got me there. Sabrina the teenage witch, a milestone that was!

Jim · 05-01-2011 12:50am

Fs. AD. AD is what I meant. I only said AE cause of your original typo.
GET OUT OF MY MIND.

amacca · 05-01-2011 12:50am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Well I'm sure you're not the only one but I think you would be in a minority.

Its got mass appeal!

I think its one of the funniest comedy shows of all time - its one of my all time favourites although way above it (cant really compare as its radio i suppose) for me in terms of belly laughs is something else Dermot Morgan was involved in...Scrap Saturday (just genius - utter genius)

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:51am

would anyone here say it is the best tv show ever?

Jim · 05-01-2011 12:51am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

would anyone here say it is the best tv show ever?

Not TV show no. One of the best comedies I have enjoyed ever, yes.

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:52am

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Nah there are tonnes more, it's just the first one that came up with off the top of my head as myself and one of the Polish lads were talking about it.

The line you quoted is dumbed down comedy at it's best

ColeTrain · 05-01-2011 12:52am

latenia wrote: »

I'd rank it about 30 in my favourite sitcoms list

You have an active ranking system for sitcoms?

WallyGUFC · 05-01-2011 12:52am

Sh*t happens!

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 12:53am

amacca wrote: »

Well I'm sure you're not the only one but I think you would be in a minority.

Its got mass appeal!

I think its one of the funniest comedy shows of all time - its one of my all time favourites although way above it (cant really compare as its radio i suppose) for me in terms of belly laughs is something else Dermot Morgan was involved in...Scrap Saturday (just genius - utter genius)

So has religion

AlmightyCushion · 05-01-2011 12:54am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

The line you quoted is dumbed down comedy at it's best

Who cares. Why does comedy always have to be intelligent? Why can't it sometimes be a little stupid and dumb as long as it makes you laugh?

Professey Chin · 05-01-2011 12:55am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

The line you quoted is dumbed down comedy at it's best

How? Because of swearing? Youre missing the joke completely if youre looking at it that way

darragh16 · 05-01-2011 12:56am

Mary: Tit Face, you've a face like a pair of tits.
John: Well at least that's one pair between us...

scientific1982 · 05-01-2011 12:56am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Its a good enough sitcom but its really overrated. Black books was better.

Alter-Ego · 05-01-2011 12:57am

Father Ted is bloody brilliant but I would still rate Arrested Development and maybe I'm Alan Partridge higher.

amacca · 05-01-2011 12:57am

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

How? Because of swearing? Youre missing the joke completely if youre looking at it that way

Hairy Japanese B#stards!

KeithAFC · 05-01-2011 12:57am

I love Father ted.

ColeTrain · 05-01-2011 12:58am

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Who cares. Why does comedy always have to be intelligent? Why can't it sometimes be a little stupid and dumb as long as it makes you laugh?

Exactly. That was the appeal about Father Ted. It had an unusual setting with oddball characters, stupid lines and outlandish situations. Nothing made sense and that's what made it appeal to so many.

Professey Chin · 05-01-2011 12:59am

Alter-Ego wrote: »

Father Ted is bloody brilliant but I would still rate Arrested Development and maybe I'm Alan Partridge higher.

Could never even take watching that. Always found it to be pure sh!te

latenia · 05-01-2011 1:00am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

curb your enthusiasm

You're correct. Fr Ted relied on catchphrases, contrived zany surrealism (which the writers themselves admit they swiped from the Simpsons) and just enough paddywackery to keep the Brits interested. The worst episode of Curb is better than the best Fr Ted and nothing Matthews and Linehan have written has come close to Larry David's skills at plotting, social satire, self-mockery and even scatology and off-colour humour concerning incest and paedophilia.
I have never even smirked at Fr Jack or Mrs Doyle.

Am i the only one in Ireland who doesn't leghump Father Ted?

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