TV3 Soap Opera

Elmo

Posted a few times about the possibility of a TV3 soap. With Coro St and Emmerdale going to UTV in 2015, a new Irish soap may appear on the channel.

It will be 2 nights a week and set in a Hospital or Garda Station or Fire Station from what I have read. Start either Sept 2014 or Jan 2015.

It will be interesting to see if TV3 take back EastEnders and also buy Home and Away and Neighbours, though no news of this.

July Rain

I hope they get Neighbors and home and away because it would be interesting to see what RTE TWO would do to fill the gap.

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Doubt that RTÉ would let Home and Away slip through their fingers. They've had it since day 1 and it's big ratings for them, so I can see them outbidding TV3 for it, which could mean having to let Neighbours slip through their fingers, but I reckon they try to keep both.
I can't imagine them giving up Eastenders very easily either.

EdmondShiels3

Any more news on TV3 soap?

Elmo

EdmondShiels3 wrote: »

Any more news on TV3 soap?

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv3-could-poach-some-fair-city-stars-for-their-new-home-grown-soap-29891669.html
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/team-behind-towie-shortlisted-to-produce-tv3s-first-irishmade-soap-29888568.html

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Elmo wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv3-could-poach-some-fair-city-stars-for-their-new-home-grown-soap-29891669.html
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/team-behind-towie-shortlisted-to-produce-tv3s-first-irishmade-soap-29888568.html

I'm looking forward to hear more about the development. If they manage to actually get a decent premise and a strong cast, it'll put a fire under the Fair City crew to up the ante storyline wise...

Elmo

CaptainNegative wrote: »

I'm looking forward to hear more about the development. If they manage to actually get a decent premise and a strong cast, it'll put a fire under the Fair City crew to up the ante storyline wise...

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/pat-stacey-history-is-against-tv3-as-it-takes-on-challenge-of-creating-fresh-new-soap-29899766.html

http://www.iftn.ie/news/featureinterviews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286728&tpl=archnews&force=1

TBH I sometimes think TV3 do this to keep in the Newspapers.

only good thing to come from this is that fair city finally gets the kick up the ass its needs its so dull & boring

will I watch the tv3 soap , first episode maybe after that probably not

4 is enough soaps to be watching

1. Coronation Street
2. Emmerdale
3. Eastenders
4. Fair City

Elmo

Deleted User wrote: »

only good thing to come from this is that fair city finally gets the kick up the ass its needs its so dull & boring

will I watch the tv3 soap , first episode maybe after that probably not

4 is enough soaps to be watching

1. Coronation Street
2. Emmerdale
3. Eastenders
4. Fair City

4 might be too many :eek:

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Elmo wrote: »

4 might be too many :eek:

Nah I reckon 4 is the norm for a lot of people.
When I was a kid Home and Away, Neighbours, Glenroe and Brookside were somewhat of an institution in my house, so I guess I got used to having 4 soaps on. Went through a few variations over the years, but currently I watch Emmerdale, Corrie, Hollyoaks and Fair City.

Elmo

CaptainNegative wrote: »

Nah I reckon 4 is the norm for a lot of people.
When I was a kid Home and Away, Neighbours, Glenroe and Brookside were somewhat of an institution in my house, so I guess I got used to having 4 soaps on. Went through a few variations over the years, but currently I watch Emmerdale, Corrie, Hollyoaks and Fair City.

I haven't really watch a soap fully in the last 10 years. I might see either Ros Na Run or Fair City and occasionally Coro St they English ones have all kind of merged into one for me.

Elmo

Elmo wrote: »

4 might be too many :eek:

yeah my house house we watch 4 soaps

Elmo

TV 3 have said they hope the series will have 2 eps a week or 100 eps per year in year one.

Elmo

"Fire" is one of the shows in the running from One Productions.

http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286839&tpl=archnews&force=1

Looks like it will air as Coro St and Emmerdale go in 2015.

They should try for a Sept launch.

orangesoda

I would only watch an irish soap opera if it was rural set personally. I don't think i receive tv3 now anyway as i live across the border

Elmo

Deal to be signed this week (or next) by TV3 and a production company.

TV3 bosses are finalising details for their own drama. They will sign a deal with a production company later this week to produce an original soap to air on weeknights from next year.

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Elmo wrote: »

Deal to be signed this week (or next) by TV3 and a production company.

Are Lime productions still the front-runner? Or is it still up in the air as to which production company gets it?

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Are Lime productions still the front-runner? Or is it still up in the air as to which production company gets it?

Captain why did you demote yourself? Is the positive electrons (tries to be funny in a nerdy engineering kind of way, and fails!)

I didn't think there was any forerunner really. TBH.

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Elmo wrote: »

Captain why did you demote yourself? Is the positive electrons (tries to be funny in a nerdy engineering kind of way, and fails!)

I didn't think there was any forerunner really. TBH.

I'm too positive to be CaptainNegative any longer - I was living a lie. I was gonna go for Admiral Awesome but thought that was a bit pompous, and Also Starring LeVar Burton was literally the coolest username I could imagine.

Maybe they weren't the forerunner, just anything I read about the project Lime Productions was always mentioned, so I made an assumption.

EdmondShiels3

After reading about it I hope lime pictures get it because I watch Hollyoaks and think they do a good job there. Some people might not agree.

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EdmondShiels3 wrote: »

After reading about it I hope lime pictures get it because I watch Hollyoaks and think they do a good job there. Some people might not agree.

I completely agree - I've been hoping they'd get it for the exact same reasons. While I don't have a lot of faith in TV3, my faith in Lime could make up for that.
Fingers crossed.

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I completely agree - I've been hoping they'd get it for the exact same reasons. While I don't have a lot of faith in TV3, my faith in Lime could make up for that.
Fingers crossed.

Don't worry I'll bring the negativity. :pac:

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Elmo wrote: »

Don't worry I'll bring the negativity. :pac:

lol. I can see that - you've a fair dose of the negativity when the mood takes you. Wasn't it yourself who had somewhat of a vendetta against the Big Bang Theory a few years back (or am I mistaken)?

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

lol. I can see that - you've a fair dose of the negativity when the mood takes you. Wasn't it yourself who had somewhat of a vendetta against the Big Bang Theory a few years back (or am I mistaken)?

Yep thinking of re-igniting that one haha

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Elmo wrote: »

Yep thinking of re-igniting that one haha

Please don't.

I'd absolutely piss myself laughing if the new soap was set in a comic book store or something. I can already imagine your posts.

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Please don't.

I'd absolutely piss myself laughing if the new soap was set in a comic book store or something. I can already imagine your posts.

Nothing against comic book stores.

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Elmo wrote: »

Nothing against comic book stores.

And all the characters were caricatures... I thought that was implied.

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

And all the characters were caricatures... I thought that was implied.

It is not imply, TBBT goes to great lengths to retain all stereotypes.

Oi Mod your off topic

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Elmo wrote: »

Oi Mod your off topic

You won't be saying that when the show ends up being set in a comic book store.

In all seriousness though, I think it'll be set in a police station like The Bill.

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

In all seriousness though, I think it'll be set in a police station like The Bill.

Yeah it is the cheapest setting.

Fire Station - Too many pyrotechnics, not even the Chroma-key of the VB set could handle.
Hospital - Too much prosthetics, not even an Xposé cosmetic surgery product placement could handle
Farm - Too much manure, not even Mark Cagney could handel


But seriously

Likely settings,

Media Offices, University, Police Station, School, Mechanics, Team Sports.

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Not sure how interesting a show about mechanics would be, but I could see the rest being interesting.

Team Sports - the next Dream Team perhaps?

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Not sure how interesting a show about mechanics would be, but I could see the rest being interesting.

Team Sports - the next Dream Team perhaps?

You forgot On Home Ground

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Elmo wrote: »

You forgot On Home Ground

Did I though?

Methinks I may have purposely left it out.

EdmondShiels3

why not set it in a small village like other soaps?

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EdmondShiels3 wrote: »

why not set it in a small village like other soaps?

Because it's on TV3 and people will wonder what it has to offer that other soaps don't already give us.
It actually won't add anything extra, but by setting it somewhere slightly out of the norm for a soap opera, people will be more likely to have a look.

gazzer

I reckon they will go for a young persons soap in the same mode as Hollyoaks. Hopefully without the weekly deaths though and OTT storylines

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TV3 used to air Hollyoaks for awhile didn't they? Back in the day?
I wonder if they might try to aquire it again and pair it up with the new soap.
I'm assuming they dropped it because they couldn't afford Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Corrie

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

TV3 used to air Hollyoaks for awhile didn't they? Back in the day?
I wonder if they might try to aquire it again and pair it up with the new soap.
I'm assuming they dropped it because they couldn't afford Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Corrie

They were a few weeks behind Channel 4, I think they might have kept it if it had been simulcast, but then E4 airs the following ep after C4. They replaced it with The Royal AFAIR.

RTÉ have the rights to Eastenders secure so far. http://cce.gno.ie/news/2014/02FEB/27rtebbc.php

Elmo

Element Pictures and Company Pictures are to produce the new soap.

Company Pictures are known for E4's Skins
Element Pictures are known for RTÉ's Bachelor's Walk and Pure Mule

TV3 have sent a letter of intent to the company's, Corinne Hollingworth advised on the commission (EastEnders producer).

Cost between €5m and €10m, 104 episodes to be produced, with them broadcast twice a week. Starts early 2015.

Pity they don't try for Sept to allow audience to watch them between Coronation Street Monday and Friday Nights, until it goes to UTV in Jan 2015.

Source: The Sunday Times. Business Section. 02.03.2014

EdmondShiels3

Is there any idea of where it will be set. What times can they put it on? Most time are filled with other soaps. Wednesday 8.30, I cannot see any other times unless they put it on at the same time as Ros na Rún.

rogercar

gazzer wrote: »

I reckon they will go for a young persons soap in the same mode as Hollyoaks. Hopefully without the weekly deaths though and OTT storylines

I really hope that it won't be a young persons soap. I think it should be a soap for all ages to watch. I would like to see it set in a small to medium sized town, but close to a big city, eg, set in an hotel, an Irish version of Crossroads. Something similar to Glenroe, with the hotel at one end of the town, and a farm at the other end.

Elmo

They could always put it on monad and Friday at 8 with a repeat on 3e at 9

EdmondShiels3

They should start it while they have corrie because I don't watch much on TV3 apart from that. I think they could put it on wed/thur 8:30 because no other soap is on apart from Ros na Rún which I don't think many watch. They could repeat it at 10 or 10:30 on 3e like bbc3 do with Eastenders.

Elmo

EdmondShiels3 wrote: »

They should start it while they have corrie because I don't watch much on TV3 apart from that. I think they could put it on wed/thur 8:30 because no other soap is on apart from Ros na Rún which I don't think many watch. They could repeat it at 10 or 10:30 on 3e like bbc3 do with Eastenders.

I don't think they should stack up against a similar Irish show TBH. Sunday and Wednesday at 8:30? Sunday to get the XFactor Audience.

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Elmo wrote: »

I don't think they should stack up against a similar Irish show TBH. Sunday and Wednesday at 8:30? Sunday to get the XFactor Audience.

'Cept TV3 won't have The X-Factor.

I was thinking Sunday myself and probably Wednesday

Elmo

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

'Cept TV3 won't have The X-Factor.

I was thinking Sunday myself and probably Wednesday

Tv3 retained xfactor and much of ITVs weekend schedule.

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Elmo wrote: »

Tv3 retained xfactor and much of ITVs weekend schedule.

Fair enough then Ted... I was uninformed in my previous post...

EdmondShiels3

They could put the soap on Wednesday at 8:30 and Sunday at 7:00 it would not be on at another soaps time. If they are stupid enough to put it up against a big program or soap they have no chance.

Elmo

http://www.iftn.ie/broadcast/BroadcastNews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286906&tpl=archnews&force=1

Elmo

According to The Sunday Times it will be based in a Harbour Town on the East Coast.

Elmo

Details to be announced next Wednesday.

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