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Late Late Show Viewers - How can we help?

Frank Black · 2011-05-06 22:00:27

Due to getting distracted during a channel change I ended up watching between 2 to 3 minutes of the Late Late Show just now. My God! I actually felt it sucking the life out of me with its blandness - I felt myself losing the will to live. Luckily I managed to summon the energy to change channels. I understand that hundreds…

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Due to getting distracted during a channel change I ended up watching between 2 to 3 minutes of the Late Late Show just now.
My God!
I actually felt it sucking the life out of me with its blandness - I felt myself losing the will to live.
Luckily I managed to summon the energy to change channels.
I understand that hundreds of thousands of people watch this every week.
And it’s on for nearly two and a half hours.
Jesus Christ -2 1/2 Hours!
What can we do to help these people?
Are they beyond help?

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#2 06-05-2011 10:01pm

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Yeah yeah. We know you watch it and then deny it to your friends.

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#3 06-05-2011 10:02pm

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Im sending Jedward around to your gaff to cheer you up...

...standby.

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#4 06-05-2011 10:02pm

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black francis wrote: »

Due to getting distracted during a channel change I ended up watching between 2 to 3 minutes of the Late Late Show just now.
My God!
I actually felt it sucking the life out of me with its blandness - I felt myself losing the will to live.
Luckily I managed to summon the energy to change channels.
I understand that hundreds of thousands of people watch this every week.
And it’s on for nearly two and a half hours.
Jesus Christ -2 1/2 Hours!
What can we do to help these people?
Are they beyond help?

Its simple, kill the batman....

no wait Tubridy

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#5 06-05-2011 10:03pm

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Who?

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#6 06-05-2011 10:03pm

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We need to get them to do a show featuring Religion. Then get that episode pulled. If that episode gets pulled them the whole show will get cancelled soon. And then, no more Family Guy Late Late Thingy.

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#7 06-05-2011 10:04pm

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In before the feck off to the tv forum.

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#8 06-05-2011 10:04pm

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shhh watch the late late..

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#9 06-05-2011 10:09pm

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its actually better to read the tv forum while its on, it can be very funny unlike the show.

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#10 06-05-2011 10:11pm

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I dunno.. VX gas?

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#11 06-05-2011 10:17pm

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The Late Late has it's hand firmly on the pulse of the Irish society.

You were expecting anything other than half dead?

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#12 06-05-2011 10:23pm

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Give Sean Moncrieff the gig

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#13 06-05-2011 10:26pm

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black francis wrote: »

Are they beyond help?

A hamper for all of them should help.

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#14 06-05-2011 10:29pm

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Sean Gallagher for president.;)

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#15 06-05-2011 10:31pm

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but where else would you have the sheer delight in watching a muppet in a wig sitting on a motorbike while crystal swing do total eclispe!

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#16 06-05-2011 10:35pm

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Someone stop the bad man!!!!!!!

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#17 06-05-2011 10:45pm

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The late late show guests are all friends of RTE staff. Very few "commoners" get late late show tickets

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#18 06-05-2011 10:54pm

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Boards makes late late worth watching:D I nearly watched it all but Reese is hot:D

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#19 06-05-2011 11:07pm

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Rat television.

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#20 07-05-2011 8:42am

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LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Sean Gallagher for president.;)

Tell me that's a wind up?:o

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#21 07-05-2011 9:18am

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#22 07-05-2011 9:22am

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Ha ha you silly peoples. Millions of you watch my rubbish show every week. I win! You lose! I am the champion!

Colmo52 wrote: »

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#23 07-05-2011 9:23am

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I can't put the pic in the post

Fail :mad:

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#24 07-05-2011 9:24am

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What do people expect? the shows target audience are middle age people.

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#25 07-05-2011 9:50am

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amdublin wrote: »

I can't put the pic in the post

Fail :mad:

last night was bad. I turned the volume down. crystal swing geeks.

the best part is the banter on boards watching it

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#26 07-05-2011 9:55am

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Oh another Tubridy rantfest.

Real original OP, real original.

(God I hate whinge threads)

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#27 07-05-2011 9:58am

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Oh another Tubridy rantfest.

Real original OP, real original.

(God I hate whinge threads)

What about whinge posts?

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#28 07-05-2011 9:58am

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Oh another Tubridy rantfest.

Real original OP, real original.

(God I hate whinge threads)

why you whining then ?

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#29 07-05-2011 10:13am

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PK2008 wrote: »

Someone stop the bad man!!!!!!!

Are you talking about DLB?

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#30 07-05-2011 10:15am

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black francis wrote: »

Due to getting distracted during a channel change I ended up watching between 2 to 3 minutes of the Late Late Show just now.
My God!
I actually felt it sucking the life out of me with its blandness - I felt myself losing the will to live.
Luckily I managed to summon the energy to change channels.
I understand that hundreds of thousands of people watch this every week.
And it’s on for nearly two and a half hours.
Jesus Christ -2 1/2 Hours!
What can we do to help these people?
Are they beyond help?

Join the LLS thread!
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056260016
Ironically, it's way better then the actual show:mad:

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#31 07-05-2011 10:18am

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Diddler1977 wrote: »

Join the LLS thread!
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056260016
Ironically, it's way better then the actual show:mad:

yes it is great fun. makes the show bearable to watch just for the fun of whining about it and it's guests.

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#32 07-05-2011 10:19am

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hondasam wrote: »

last night was bad. I turned the volume down. crystal swing geeks.

the best part is the banter on boards watching it

keith ****ing duffy.i mean how many times has he been on the late late show for ****s sake.ive nothing against him personally but how many times have they had him on.id love to know the answer to that.rte get a grip and put someone else on.even low rate english celebs would do.

bloody terrible television.

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#33 07-05-2011 10:22am

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crazygeryy wrote: »

keith ****ing duffy.i mean how many times has he been on the late late show for ****s sake.ive nothing against him personally but how many times have they had him on.id love to know the answer to that.rte get a grip and put someone else on.even low rate english celebs would do.

bloody terrible television.

was he on, must have missed him. I tuned out for awhile.

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#34 07-05-2011 10:22am

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crazygeryy wrote: »

keith ****ing duffy.i mean how many times has he been on the late late show for ****s sake.ive nothing against him personally but how many times have they had him on.id love to know the answer to that.rte get a grip and put someone else on.even low rate english celebs would do.

bloody terrible television.

Yes, Keeeet and his wife were pretty poor.

Keeet and his teeet.

A "celebrity" being interviewed about his new teeth!!!! - Are we really expected to accept this as entertainment for a Friday night????

DLB has to go:mad:

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#35 07-05-2011 10:23am

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crazygeryy wrote: »

keith ****ing duffy.

Eh his name is KeeeeeehhH.

Or as someone on the TV thread last night named him:
Teeth Duffy

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#36 07-05-2011 10:24am

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amdublin wrote: »

Eh his name is KeeeeeehhH.

Or as someone on the TV thread last night named him:
Teeth Duffy

brilliant made my day

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#37 07-05-2011 10:25am

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DLB is brutal

But the tv thread about the LLS every week is fantastic

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#38 07-05-2011 10:26am

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^^^
Looks like KeeehhH and his new teeeeehhH

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#39 07-05-2011 10:37am

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The Late Late Show has gone downhill considerably - the ratings are brutal and everyone I speak to that still watches it say they do so out of habit!

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#40 07-05-2011 10:47am

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I think the reason the modern LLS is hated so much is because the show used to punch way above its weight in Gay Byrne's time. There used to be a caliber of guest on it years ago that wouldnt look at an Irish chat show nowadays. In the internet age theres no need for celebrities to come to Ireland to publicize themselves so we're left with the RTE canteen.

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#41 07-05-2011 10:51am

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Agricola wrote: »

I think the reason the modern LLS is hated so much is because the show used to punch way above its weight in Gay Byrne's time. There used to be a caliber of guest on it years ago that wouldnt look at an Irish chat show nowadays. In the internet age theres no need for celebrities to come to Ireland to publicize themselves so we're left with the RTE canteen.

Agree.

But I think the host also has to take some of the flack.

DLB is just not fit for the job. He is unpersonable and awkward.
I cringe when I think of how badly certain interviews with big names went. i.e. Juliette Binoche, Take That and possibly the worst Rhys Ifans.

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#42 07-05-2011 10:51am

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ShamoBuc wrote: »

the ratings are brutal and everyone I speak to that still watches it

"Everyone you speak to" is over 55

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#43 07-05-2011 11:18am

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People of Ireland, hang your heads in shame for the following reasons

a) Ryan Tubridy is a millionaire because you continue to tune in to the utterly shyte line ups week after week.

b) The perpetuation of this "habit" means continued exposure to Crystal Swing, Jedward, blind people who fall out windows, Neil Delamere, The Royal Wedding, discussions about online dating and the other heavyweight issues of the day.

The late late was ok back in the day but it should have been killed the night Pat Kenny first walked through the door. Gay Byrne was bad enough, but the Tubridy fella? Come on now.

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#44 07-05-2011 2:59pm

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orourkeda wrote: »

Gay Byrne was bad enough

:eek: Sacrilege!

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#45 07-05-2011 4:41pm

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Why am I paying for a TV license, when I don't even watch Shyte-T-E?

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#46 07-05-2011 4:45pm

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Did you not appreciate the online dating segment?
The 2 fellas on the panel (that Breffni bloke and some dance hall singer) had never used online dating and the 2 women had used it for 'research' putting up fake profiles. Sure where else would you get such an expert panel? Unless of course on the Saturday Night Show with good old Brendan.

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#47 07-05-2011 4:52pm

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Oh another Tubridy rantfest.

Real original OP, real original.

(God I hate whinge threads)

The OP never mentioned Tubs?

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#48 07-05-2011 5:25pm

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Oh another Tubridy rantfest.

Real original OP, real original.

(God I hate whinge threads)

I see Tubridys white knight has galloped in.

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#49 08-05-2011 8:03pm

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jesus that crystal swing they are an embarresment they give me the creeps:eek:

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#50 08-05-2011 8:10pm

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ssssshhhhhh sh1te

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