Vikings on RTE?

Mech1

First Series starts 9.30 Jan 26th. Better late than never.

Some BTS pics here, repost.http://s962.photobucket.com/user/mech1111/slideshow/Vikings

http://www.rte.ie/mediasales/television/programming-rtetwo-highlights.html#vikings

The_Mask

Highly recommend this series. Anyone know when the second series will be shown in Merica.

The Master

Starting Feb 27th so I believe

Galwayguy35

Looking forward to this, hopefully it will be as good as people say it is.

FloatingVoter

Well worth a watch. Don't do what I did initially and give up half way through episode one. It is a little slow to begin but then it doesn't stop. Season two starts in the US next month so you're in for a good trip (bring seasickness tablets if you're got them).

ligerleo

Glad to see RTE are showing this, been wanting to see this for some time now. Will look forward to watching this next weekend.

Skerries

especially considering it was partly filmed here and uses a lot of Irish actors

Wrap it up

Skerries wrote: »

especially considering it was partly filmed here and uses a lot of Irish actors

Just to correct you on that.
100% of vikings is actually shot in Ireland using Irish crew.
Int: Ashford studios
Ext: all over the east coast mainly.
Enjoy...

jenjenten

Wrap it up wrote: »

Just to correct you on that.
100% of vikings is actually shot in Ireland using Irish crew.
Int: Ashford studios
Ext: all over the east coast mainly.
Enjoy...

any figure on how much they spend per season in Ireland?....are they getting good tax breaks here?

FloatingVoter

jenjenten wrote: »

any figure on how much they spend per season in Ireland?....are they getting good tax breaks here?

Yup...even the writer is quoted in the Sunday Times this week (Culture section) as saying the tax breaks were a huge factor. In the same article he mentions he wants to continue until our not so hairy friends discover America.
The spend is Tudor sizable - from extras to cast and crew, it keeps the indiginous talent in steady work for at least three months a year.
Any fjords / unique to Scandanavia things you see are stock footage or CGI.

jenjenten

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Yup...even the writer is quoted in the Sunday Times this week (Culture section) as saying the tax breaks were a huge factor. In the same article he mentions he wants to continue until our not so hairy friends discover America.
The spend is Tudor sizable - from extras to cast and crew, it keeps the indiginous talent in steady work for at least three months a year.
Any fjords / unique to Scandanavia things you see are stock footage or CGI.

so about 20 million euro then, not too shabby.

FloatingVoter

jenjenten wrote: »

so about 20 million euro then, not too shabby.

Yeah, its a few million anyway. Vikings and Game of Thrones up north is providing the bread and butter to keep smaller local stuff on its feet. Ripper Street was giving a dig in as well until it got axed. B'stards.

Wrap it up

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Yup...even the writer is quoted in the Sunday Times this week (Culture section) as saying the tax breaks were a huge factor. In the same article he mentions he wants to continue until our not so hairy friends discover America.
The spend is Tudor sizable - from extras to cast and crew, it keeps the indiginous talent in steady work for at least three months a year.
Any fjords / unique to Scandanavia things you see are stock footage or CGI.

Yes:
On the vikings production upwards of 35 to 40 million is spent in Ireland each season alone and employs around 400 people for around 6 months.
I'm one of them :-) (for many years)
The section 481 tax break is very important to our industry in Ireland and is responsible for injection hundreds of millions of euro into the Irish economy each year as well as supporting thousands of jobs.
Enjoy the show!

Lapin

Looked ok in the trailers, (but then so did Amber).

Stars Gaybo the actor. Filmed here.

Just started - Worth a look.

EDIT :

Only just found out that this has been seen by others before.

So please NO SPOILERS or opinions based on the complete series.

Cheers !

electrobanana

A mate of mine done some extras work on this so watching it to see can i spot his fat head.

MiskyBoyy

This the same Vikings http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/?ref_=nv_sr_1

It's very good.

eddhorse

Watched it about a year ago, it's ok. 7/10

Flaccus

Really liked this when I watched it almost a year ago. Looking forward to season 2 in February.

Here is some info on the legend
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok

Lapin

Its damn good !

ZeroThreat

Lapin wrote: »

Its damn good !

Looks likely that Gabriel Byrne's character will get up to some evil in the next installment.

Galwayguy35

Solid start to the series I thought.

Jaysus that's one fine looking woman Ragnar has for a wife.

MayoForSam

I've seen about 7 episodes, it's not bad, bit of a poor man's GOT. Definitely done on a budget. Yer man Ragnar is the spitting image of Jax from Sons of Anarchy.

The abrupt editing between scenes is a bit off-putting (that could just be the ads edited out of the version I saw ).

Burky126

Glad to see this finally getting some airtime on Irish television! A great series that will hopefully see their audience grow once Series 2 gathers pace.

For those on the fence,stick with it as it does get going! (and I'm not just saying that as an extra on the set. :pac:)

fryup

where exactly did the vikings come from??

denmark, sweden or both??

too lazy to look it up

MiskyBoyy

fryup wrote: »

where exactly did the vikings come from??

denmark, sweden or both??

too lazy to look it up

Where did the Vikings come from?

The Vikings came from the countries which we know now as Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

We refer to the area that these countries are located as Scandinavia.

The Vikings lived mainly along the coastlines of these countries or along the rivers which ran into the seas. These are the Vikings that left their lands to explore, invade and settle in other lands,

Some Vikings did live further inland but, like most settlements and villages, they were often located near to rivers. These Vikings also explored and traded with other tribes and peoples as far as Russia.

Galwayguy35

I wonder will the series include the Viking journeys to Canada?

That would make for exciting television, seeing their interaction with the Indians.

FloatingVoter

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I wonder will the series include the Viking journeys to Canada?

That would make for exciting television, seeing their interaction with the Indians.

The writer has said on record he's willing to go there if the audience will follow. It would involve multiple generations but like he said in the interview I read "luckily they have lots of kids".

Savage Tyrant

I missed this. Does anyone know if episode 1 is repeated anywhere?

Galwayguy35

Savage Tyrant wrote: »

I missed this. Does anyone know if episode 1 is repeated anywhere?

Should be on RTE Player.

Lapin

ZeroThreat wrote: »

Looks likely that Gabriel Byrne's character will get up to some evil in the next installment.

Whats he up to letting his missus shag around ?

EDIT:

Just copped his logic.

haro124

Those Viking women weren't to be messed with...

Lapin

Neither is Lawrence from Trivia

strongback

A bit violent for the general audience I reckon. Throw in a bit of sacrilege and rape for good measure and I'm guessing RTE will get a few complaints.

These serial shows have gone more and for the lowest common denominator as the years have gone on.

You won't get Tony Soprano or Omar Little showing such lack of class.

Lapin

strongback wrote: »

A bit violent for the general audience I reckon. Throw in a bit of sacrilege and rape for good measure and I'm guessing RTE will get a few complaints.

These serial shows have gone more and for the lowest common denominator as the years have gone on.

You won't get Tony Soprano or Omar Little showing such lack of class.

It goes out after the watershed and has been broadcast before on other stations so those who complain have little grounds for doing so.

As for the violence, sacrilege and rape - Its about Vikings, not the Legion of Mary.

Comparisons with The Sopranos and The Wire are a bit silly really. Different eras and values.

Mech1

Ragnar is played by Travis Fimmel

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379938/

Galwayguy35

strongback wrote: »

A bit violent for the general audience I reckon. Throw in a bit of sacrilege and rape for good measure and I'm guessing RTE will get a few complaints.

These serial shows have gone more and for the lowest common denominator as the years have gone on.

You won't get Tony Soprano or Omar Little showing such lack of class.

Thats what the Vikings did, they robbed monasteries and killed the monks, also this it supposed to be over a thousand years ago, women weren't treated very well and certainly not slave women which I assume is the rape scene you are referring to.

strongback

Lapin wrote: »

It goes out after the watershed and has been broadcast before on other stations so those who complain have little grounds for doing so.

As for the violence, sacrilege and rape - Its about Vikings, not the Legion of Mary.

Comparisons with The Sopranos and The Wire are a bit silly really. Different eras and values.

The Soprano's/ Wire line was tongue in cheek.

I still think the graphic gratuitous violence took away from show. It was too obviously the selling point for the show. Hopefully the story writing improves in the second episode.

strongback

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Thats what the Vikings did, they robbed monasteries and killed the monks, also this it supposed to be over a thousand years ago, women weren't treated very well and certainly not slave women which I assume is the rape scene you are referring to.

It isn't necessary to be crudely graphic about sexual and violent acts to make a good show.

There are some bizarre sex acts I would not want to see depicted on screen no matter how apparently crucial they were to the story.

thesaurus2

It's not the greatest tv series in the world, but it's another one of those great opportunities for the family to play "spot the Irish actor" so this is compulsory viewing at ours now. Great to see the lad from Zonad get a role.

(I was sure I saw the singer from The Stunning on Sunday?)

corkie

First two episodes been re-shown tonight Saturday 08/02/1014 @23:10 on RTE 2

And a catchup episode every Saturday Night, I think!

TerrorFirmer

Are RTE broadcasting the unrated version or something?

Vikings, by the standards of other TV shows, is incredibly tame in content. Crudely graphic and violent? I honestly thought Vikings was neither of those at all, in fact, there was no actual nudity in the show at all (the unrated blu-ray has some), and the violence was very PG13, almost always suggestive rather than actually graphic...

God forbid you ever watch Spartacus, that'll teach you a thing or two about gratuitous nudity and violence....

I dunno what you expect, for there to be zero violence or sexual implication in the show? Not sure how that would work for a show about the Vikings....but as it is, Vikings is very tame, still a good show though.

orangesoda

I have only seen the 1st episode, i enjoyed the line 'i want to ride you like a bull, a wild bull'.
I read that it is canadian-irish, i cant help but think they should be saving their money to actually make a drama on irish mythology or something

Lapin

Feckin started early tonight. :mad:

spank_inferno

Ragnar's fake blue contacts are distracting against something filmed on a different colour palette.

Galwayguy35

Had to laugh at the monk reading his bible while Ragnar and thw wife were shaggin in the next room, then out they come and ask him to join in.

He had fair willpower to go back to his prayers after a woman like that showed him a bit of leg :P

Savage Tyrant

3 episodes in and I'm hooked.
Granted, it's not going to go down as an all time classic, but it is enjoyable.

Missyelliot2

Was Carrie Crowley (ex RTE presenter) the missus of one of the Viking Plunders?
Enjoying it, but would prefer if it was a little less gruesome........am lightweight in the gruesome dept!

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

yes carrie crowley, fine lookin woman

EyeSight

i am finding this extremely boring. I get that shows don't need to be all action, i usually prefer that. But it only works when there are interesting scenes in between!
So far i couldn't tell you much about any characters or even to summarise any episode i would struggle to pick much
does this get better?

arybvtcw0eolkf

EyeSight wrote: »

i am finding this extremely boring. I get that shows don't need to be all action, i usually prefer that. But it only works when there are interesting scenes in between!
So far i couldn't tell you much about any characters or even to summarise any episode i would struggle to pick much
does this get better?

I'm on EP7, it gets much better. Stick it out, I'm loving it.

FloatingVoter

Yeah stick with it...snakes and massgoing spoilers follow :

You will discover why going to mass every Sunday is hilarious to Viking raiders ...and why pissing off English tribal kings leads to Indiana Jones-style nightmares