The Walking Dead (RTE pace)

brian_t

Corkfeen wrote: »

They could show Nurofen Plus ads.

All advertising of codeine-containing medicines, which include Solpadine and Nurofen Plus, is prohibited.

A bit like Breaking Bad I suppose.

bb1234567

don ramo wrote: »

pretty much yeah, no-one is showing BB its not just an RTE thing, a lot of people find it very very odd

Its not really odd, BB may be great but its still not nearly as popular as TWD , TWD receives somewhere around 8 million viewers weekly while BB gets about 1 million or so. So theres your answer that why rte show TWD but not BB, unfair on such a great show!:p

don ramo

bb1234567 wrote: »

Its not really odd, BB may be great but its still not nearly as popular as TWD , TWD receives somewhere around 8 million viewers weekly while BB gets about 1 million or so. So theres your answer that why rte show TWD but not BB, unfair on such a great show!:p

thats american audiences, also as i said its not an RTE thing, not one of the sky channels show BB,

for a show thats never aired in any form past season 1 here its extremely popular,

and those 8 million viewers tied in with BB finnishing this season should mean an epic third season of TWD, should get a nice cash injection for more sets which should help keep them moving around a lot more,

spirit_77

when's season 2?? about a year since season one was on, i would have thought season two would be on by now :mad:

FlyingIrishMan

spirit_77 wrote: »

when's season 2?? about a year since season one was on, i would have thought season two would be on by now :mad:

Its been on and finished. Not sure if its aired on RTE yet, I just watch everything of the internet.

brian_t

Season 2 starts on Channel 5 on Monday at 10pm if that helps.

spirit_77

cheers:)i should of added on RTE as i dont have channel 5

FlyingIrishMan

spirit_77 wrote: »

cheers:)i should of added on RTE as i dont have channel 5

You obviously have an internet connection so just watch it of the internet.
Google TVLinks, everything is there in better quality than you'd get on RTE2 anyway.

smithcity

Season 2 is a bit of a slow burner and drags a little in the middle but it totally redeems itself by the end.

brian_t

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

You obviously have an internet connection so just watch it of the internet.

Not everyone has a decent connection.

O2 wireless broadband has a 15gig monthly limit.
Just curious how many hours tv could you watch with that?

spirit_77

brian_t wrote: »

Not everyone has a decent connection.

O2 wireless broadband has a 15gig monthly limit.
Just curious how many hours tv could you watch with that?

yeah my connection isnt the best..also i dont enjoy watching programs as much on the internet as much as the television for some reason

FlyingIrishMan

brian_t wrote: »

Not everyone has a decent connection.

O2 wireless broadband has a 15gig monthly limit.
Just curious how many hours tv could you watch with that?

Ah yeah, I forgot about the download limit some people have.
A good quality one hour show is about 150mb, so about 100 hours of tv shows per month.

tvercetti

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

You obviously have an internet connection so just watch it of the internet.
Google TVLinks, everything is there in better quality than you'd get on RTE2 anyway.

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Ah yeah, I forgot about the download limit some people have.
A good quality one hour show is about 150mb, so about 100 hours of tv shows per month.

I hope by better quality you mean more up to date and no ad breaks because with file sizes of 150mb your dealing with far inferior resolution and sound quality.

In general I would always recommend downloading and streaming shows but when it comes to shows that are due on you available tv channels, I would recommend waiting and enjoying the shows on a week to week basis. Theres something special about watching the ads all week long, sitting down with family/friends and following a show and talking about what happened all the next day at school/work/the dole office.

I have a hard drive full of shows but still like the feeling of waiting for Shameless US on a friday night and waiting on the upcoming series of The Walking Dead.

FlyingIrishMan

tvercetti wrote: »

I hope by better quality you mean more up to date and no ad breaks because with file sizes of 150mb your dealing with far inferior resolution and sound quality.

In general I would always recommend downloading and streaming shows but when it comes to shows that are due on you available tv channels, I would recommend waiting and enjoying the shows on a week to week basis. Theres something special about watching the ads all week long, sitting down with family/friends and following a show and talking about what happened all the next day at school/work/the dole office.

I have a hard drive full of shows but still like the feeling of waiting for Shameless US on a friday night and waiting on the upcoming series of The Walking Dead.

I should have said 40mins, I forgot that the ads were removed and that removed a good 20mins of a one hour show so. But other than that, the video and sound quality matches that of RTE (not RTE HD).

I also like the waiting the week, it makes things more interesting and I always have something to look forward to. Thats why I follow the American schedule and not the RTE one that is almost a year behind the american one.

tvercetti

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

I should have said 40mins, I forgot that the ads were removed and that removed a good 20mins of a one hour show so. But other than that, the video and sound quality matches that of RTE (not RTE HD).

I also like the waiting the week, it makes things more interesting and I always have something to look forward to. Thats why I follow the American schedule and not the RTE one that is almost a year behind the american one.

Granted your still following them on a week to week basis and have friends and boardsies following the shows at the same pace but I still don't think it matches up to watching them on TV and thats coming from someone who downloads more than I watch on TV. RTE to there credit are well capable of building up anticipation through the week between episodes like they did with Homeland, its just a shame they don't keep more up to speed. They did it in the past with a few series of Prison Break but don't look like doing again it anytime soon.

I wouldn't agree that sound and video match up to rte, alot of compression takes place, in particular sound files are compressed alot, you might argue its not very noticeable but there is a difference.

Out of interest, do you always stream as opposed to download, I like downloading, then can share with friends or re-watch.

FlyingIrishMan

tvercetti wrote: »

Granted your still following them on a week to week basis and have friends and boardsies following the shows at the same pace but I still don't think it matches up to watching them on TV and thats coming from someone who downloads more than I watch on TV. RTE to there credit are well capable of building up anticipation through the week between episodes like they did with Homeland, its just a shame they don't keep more up to speed. They did it in the past with a few series of Prison Break but don't look like doing again it anytime soon.

I wouldn't agree that sound and video match up to rte, alot of compression takes place, in particular sound files are compressed alot, you might argue its not very noticeable but there is a difference.

Out of interest, do you always stream as opposed to download, I like downloading, then can share with friends or re-watch.

I usually stream, if I'm going away somewhere I'll make sure to download a full season in advance (if its already available), but my connection is quite slow so I usually just stream, wait 5mins or so for a video to get a head start with the buffering and then start watching.

JP Liz V1

Season 2 starts on RTE 2 tomorrow night

theShawzer

Does anyone know what the song is from the ad on RTE for the start of this season, it sounds a bit like johnny cash but i'm not sure?

spirit_77

anyone know if it is repeated any night?

Elmo

spirit_77 wrote: »

anyone know if it is repeated any night?

Can see it on the TV listings

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=10036303

Nice opening episode.

spirit_77

Elmo wrote: »

Can see it on the TV listings

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=10036303

Nice opening episode.

Thanks! only realised it was back on air after seeing the 2nd episode being previewed!

Professional Griefer

spirit_77 wrote: »

anyone know if it is repeated any night?

Its on the RTE player.

Linky

Cartman78

Caught up with the 1st episode of the new series last night - strong start. Will be interesting to see how this develops.

GavRedKing

Going to watch the 2nd series again on RTE, havent seen any of it since it originally aired.

Cant wait.

JP Liz V1

Looks like RTE are giving Season 2 a repeat showing tonight at 12.15am

Cartman78

Any indication when RTE might get around to showing Series 3?

FlyingIrishMan

Cartman78 wrote: »

Any indication when RTE might get around to showing Series 3?

Probably another year since it hasn't finished airing in the US yet.

omerin

People still watch programs on TV :0

mrbrown69

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Probably another year since it hasn't finished airing in the US yet.

Wouldn't be that long a wait, if they're running season 2 again would imagine they'll show 3 not long after...probably late Summer/Autumn

FlyingIrishMan

mrbrown69 wrote: »

Wouldn't be that long a wait, if they're running season 2 again would imagine they'll show 3 not long after...probably late Summer/Autumn

Maybe, but its been it was around a year after S1, and S2 finished when they aired it on RTE. Perhaps they'll buy the license sooner realising how popular it is now.