Reeling in the years

Squeeonline

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

The opposite surely? Even if it was all an illusion...

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Annasopra

dj jarvis wrote: »

yea , i noticed that , was there something in that episode that they did not want to show for some reason ?

only big thing in the news that day was about Egypt , so cant see that having any affect on the showing of the program

any one any ideas why they would just pull that one episode and replace it with a ****ty Irish "celeb" cookery rubbish ?

No

They showed the scheduled episode the next day

Annasopra

Squeeonline wrote: »

Someone might be able to answer this for me....

I saw an episode recently, probably from the 70's and there was a section focussing on Enda Kenny. Back then, he was of minor importance as far as I understand. It made me think that they might have "updated" the episode to better reflect the current state of things.

I don't think there's any electorate bending motive here whatever the answer.

Not really - Winning a bye election was newsworthy

nlgbbbblth

Squeeonline wrote: »

Someone might be able to answer this for me....

I saw an episode recently, probably from the 70's and there was a section focussing on Enda Kenny. Back then, he was of minor importance as far as I understand. It made me think that they might have "updated" the episode to better reflect the current state of things.

I don't think there's any electorate bending motive here whatever the answer.

1975.

OU812

I used to have the whole lot of these, went looking tonight & now can't find them !!!

herisson

Every time its on, i keep missing the year i was born. Last time i got 1990 then missed 91 somehow and this year i missed and got 1992

Caonima

Any idea where I can see the most recent series dealing with the 2000s? Is it on RTE player...?

Badly Drunk Boy

Seans_Username wrote: »

The clip when the Lotto is launched they ask Charlie Haughey what he would do if he won it. His answer was something along the lines of "I'd spent most on helping a lot of community organisations, definitely on sports [blah blah blah].... I might keep a bit for myself haw haw"
End of the episode. Brilliant. They use hindsight extremely well.

I think this is the reason it's best to leave a significant enough amount of time before making new episodes. More significant and poignant stories and accompanying music can be selected, seeing as how this some people in the future will most easily learn about our recent history.

Andrewf20

Strange to think that in 25 years time some of us will be getting misty eyed over memories that havent even happened yet. Reeling in the years 2014. Wonder how it will look in 2039.

Great show, love the mid 80s - early 90s especially.

padma

most of them are on youtube

Neeson

Nipples on spice girls video.

Tut tut

Neeson

Jaysus Pat is a bastard. But when you look like Clark Kent you can have high standards.

Dave!

Outstanding show. Such a simple concept, yet so powerful and emotive. Best thing RTE has done.

Hope they keep making it and never change the format.

Skid X

Dave! wrote: »

Outstanding show. Such a simple concept, yet so powerful and emotive. Best thing RTE has done.

Hope they keep making it and never change the format.

It is a pure rip off of the old BBC series 'Rock n Roll Years', but RTE did it well. Long may it continue.

nlgbbbblth

They've been on so often now that it should be possible to record a full set onto a Sky box / DVD recorder with HDD.

Caonima

Not sure if someone said this already, but that show should be on the Irish history syllabus.

MurdyWurdy

Was watching the 1996 one earlier and couldn't get over the divorce referendum and all the fuss around people who wanted to vote no. I just cannot get into the mindset of a person who thinks they should get to decide how others live their life because of their own personal religious beliefs and how they think that is justified. I didn't realise it passed by such a small amount (50.3%).

It would be really interesting to see if the same people still had a problem with it 18 years later and if they think it has caused the breakdown of society that they thought it would. Did all the terrible things they predicted come to pass? Would 49.7% of voters still be against it? It has interesting parallels with the current marriage equality debate.

Caonima

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I just cannot get into the mindset of a person who thinks they should get to decide how others live their life because of their own personal religious beliefs and how they think that is justified.

Because it's not 'their own' religious beliefs; it's the herd mentality. What's good for the goose etc.

Backwards neanderthal thinking

Chucken

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

Was watching the 1996 one earlier and couldn't get over the divorce referendum and all the fuss around people who wanted to vote no. I just cannot get into the mindset of a person who thinks they should get to decide how others live their life because of their own personal religious beliefs and how they think that is justified. I didn't realise it passed by such a small amount (50.3%).

It would be really interesting to see if the same people still had a problem with it 18 years later and if they think it has caused the breakdown of society that they thought it would. Did all the terrible things they predicted come to pass? Would 49.7% of voters still be against it? It has interesting parallels with the current marriage equality debate.

The fuss, as you call it, was about the wording of it. We already had a referendum in 1986 which was a disaster. People were worried, particularly women, that they would end up in poverty if they got divorced.
It was a very alien idea at the time so you have to understand peoples worries.

Btw..I campaigned and voted to remove the ban on divorce and was a very proud lady to be number 68 in this country to be granted one

Omackeral

Charlie Haughey was always in a car it seems. Always getting out of Dodge, maybe the window cracked a little bit. Big Mr.Burns/Harry Redknapp scheming headon him.

Caonima

Omackeral wrote: »

Charlie Haughey was always in a car it seems. Always getting out of Dodge, maybe the window cracked a little bit. Big Mr.Burns/Harry Redknapp scheming headon him.

Kerb crawler-looking, if you asked me...

"How much fer a ride, deeear"?

ongarboy

1ZRed wrote: »

I read up on that a few weeks ago because I never heard of it. I don't use the word tragic, but that story was.

1993 was the year homosexuality was legalised here, I was kinda surprised it didn't get a mention.

Watched an episode (1996) for the first time in ages tonight. They featured Ireland's first *attempted" gay TV kiss on Fair City (I remember it) and the captions referenced the decriminalisation 3 years earlier.

I had thought this show only appealed as nostalgia to those that could actually remember the years but it's interesting to see so many young posters here really enjoying the show even though they'd have no recollection of the events. My favourite series was the 1980s as that was my "coming of age" era. Plus the music of that era is still my favourite ...soundtrack of my youth!!

PucaMama

Does anyone know the name of the song that starts at 12:08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkqLRWRKmPA

Jimoslimos

PucaMama wrote: »

Does anyone know the name of the song that starts at 12:08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkqLRWRKmPA

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

PucaMama

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Keen2win

So would I be missing much from the original shows on the DVD's? Are they worth getting?

nlgbbbblth

Keen2win wrote: »

So would I be missing much from the original shows on the DVD's? Are they worth getting?

The original episodes are 24 / 25 minutes. About 50% of this material appears on the various DVDs. They're worth buying if you see them for a tenner or less. Otherwise just record the originals onto a DVD recorder as they're broadcast. That's what I did over a few years and have a full set from 1962 - 2009.

marialouise

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

The original episodes are 24 / 25 minutes. About 50% of this material appears on the various DVDs. They're worth buying if you see them for a tenner or less. Otherwise just record the originals onto a DVD recorder as they're broadcast. That's what I did over a few years and have a full set from 1962 - 2009.

I'll give you a tenner for a copy!

JonSnuuu

Got the box set for christmas. The mother initially bought it as a stocking filler. I however praised it like the bible. Have watched it through about 10 times since I'd say. So addicting

daithi1970

super_furry wrote: »

They're like a big gang of angry Mr Benn Bean impersonators.

fyp:pac:

Kolido

How far back does it go? I can see 1967 on YT, does it go back further?

OU812

1962. That was the year RTE started broadcasting. It was also Larry Gogan's 30th year as a DJ

mike65

Dump! Jasus U2 in 1978 just on - appalling, you'd have to give them some credit for improving a bit.

Also why the feck doesn't RTE show 4:3 ratio material in the correct ratio?

A Dub in Glasgo

mike65 wrote: »

Also why the feck doesn't RTE show 4:3 ratio material in the correct ratio?

It might be your set up that is forcing it to widescreen?

Santa Cruz

Caonima wrote: »

Kerb crawler-looking, if you asked me...

"How much fer a ride, deeear"?

More likely, How much will you give me for a ride dear?

mike65

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

It might be your set up that is forcing it to widescreen?

Nope, it should be 4:3 with the black bars either side, I shouldn't need to adjust the picture myself - any competent broadcaster would play it out correctly like ITV 3 and 4 do with their old programmes.

A Dub in Glasgo

mike65 wrote: »

Nope, it should be 4:3 with the black bars either side, I shouldn't need to adjust the picture myself - any competent broadcaster would play it out correctly like ITV 3 and 4 do with their old programmes.

You do if you force your TV to display the incoming signal as 16:9. A different story if it is on 'Automatic'

Pumpkinseeds

The hair and dresses in the 1978 episode tonight were atrocious, a combination of bad hair days and mu mu's:D Was that Bono sticking his head in front of the camera in the march support of pirate radio/for independent radio? It was very quick and I was too lazy to rewind to check.

bodhrandude

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Possibly the only exceptional piece of TV RTE have ever managed to produce.

That and Come West Along the Road when it showed the good stuff.

cml387

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The hair and dresses in the 1978 episode tonight were atrocious, a combination of bad hair days and mu mu's:D Was that Bono sticking his head in front of the camera in the march support of pirate radio/for independent radio? It was very quick and I was too lazy to rewind to check.

All we had in those days was woad and axle grease.(young people today mutter mutter)

Titzon Toast

bodhrandude wrote: »

That and Come West Along the Road when it showed the good stuff.

Spot on. Hands was very good as well I thought.

The_Kew_Tour

1990 is always my favourite.
Italia WC Cup and Cork winning the Double highlights make it alone.

A Dub in Glasgo

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

You do if you force your TV to display the incoming signal as 16:9. A different story if it is on 'Automatic'

Mike is correct. The HD feeds don't pillarbox 4:3 content, they stretch it to a 16:9 frame. The Simpsons on RTE Two is the same. SD on Sky and UPC still outputs correctly.

I'd expect a better technical standard from a PSB.

newbie11

Excellent show, late 80s the best for me with all the changes in eastern Europe and the troubles in the north reaching a peak

topper75

Karsini wrote: »

Mike is correct. The HD feeds don't pillarbox 4:3 content, they stretch it to a 16:9 frame. The Simpsons on RTE Two is the same. SD on Sky and UPC still outputs correctly.

I'd expect a better technical standard from a PSB.

I always blamed myself or my TV for that. Thanks.

recyclops

having been watching the dvds i have decided my favourite aspect of the show is that the always show the all ireland football and hurling finals

Dave!

That's the part that I have to suffer through in each episode! Small price to pay to see the rest of it!

Strazdas

recyclops wrote: »

having been watching the dvds i have decided my favourite aspect of the show is that the always show the all ireland football and hurling finals

I've a slight issue with that. Some of those finals were dreadful and contested by bad teams or hopelessly one sided and therefore a non event but I suppose the producers felt duty bound to include the footage no matter what, for fear of being slated by people from those counties.

Hotfail.com

Strazdas wrote: »

I've a slight issue with that. Some of those finals were dreadful and contested by bad teams or hopelessly one sided and therefore a non event but I suppose the producers felt duty bound to include the footage no matter what, for fear of being slated by people from those counties.

Don't see what's wrong with it tbh, it's probably the biggest sporting event Ireland has every year.

Strazdas

Hotfail.com wrote: »

Don't see what's wrong with it tbh, it's probably the biggest sporting event Ireland has every year.

Yes, but they're really only showing it as such ie. as a big "event" in the calendar year. You could have the most atrocious final between two bad teams or a one sided final and it will still get an automatic showing on the programme : every other sporting clip is there on it's merits....Ireland winning the Tripe Crown or appearing at the football World Cup, Sonia O'Sullivan, Barry McGuigan, Padraig Harrington etc