Striking Out [RTÉ1]

BuilderPlumber

Saw a tiny bit of this last night. It is hard to believe it is nearly 14 years since The Big Bow Wow was first on our screens. That was full of storylines that went nowhere, stereotyped characters and unrealistic situations. Tara actually would fit in well with the Bow Wows and is a stereotyped character too. SO may be better than TBBW but not by too much. TBBW had gardai, drug dealers, lecturers and postgrad students as its main characters while SO is about solicitors. The depiction in both are clichéd and situations in both often unrealistic. Tara's makeshift 'office' and the borderline criminal who works with her would not reflect a real world solicitor.

ED E

joeysoap wrote: »

That hotel in Wicklow was nice and the use of Drones for photography is excellent. Storeylines are rubbish though.

Is it just me or does the enterprise not go to Wicklow?

joeysoap

Nearly sure that wasn’t the Enterprise. Wrong colour scheme. Looked like normal intercity to me.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

I am finding it really difficult to tell Tara's mother and that Deirdre woman apart.

Does any PA nowadays call their boss 'Mr whatever'? Eric's secretary kept doing it and it drives me mad.

ED E

joeysoap wrote: »

Nearly sure that wasn’t the Enterprise. Wrong colour scheme. Looked like normal intercity to me.

Derp, you'r right.

Del.Monte

Ah, it does me alright for a bit of a wind-down. Nice scenery, generally pleasant characters and harmless. You want excitement turn on the radio for the latest on the Hutch/Kinahan feud.

I thought the ex.nun was going to throw herself into the harbour near the end there - that would have 'livened' things up. As for Ray, I was sure that he was going to tell his boyfriend that he was going straight - I think he has the hots for Meg. Until next week..:D

AndrewJRenko

Del.Monte wrote: »

I thought the ex.nun was going to throw herself into the harbour near the end there - that would have 'livened' things up. As for Ray, I was sure that he was going to tell his boyfriend that he was going straight - I think he has the hots for Meg. Until next week..:D

Any idea where that harbour/pier scene was shot?

Del.Monte

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Any idea where that harbour/pier scene was shot?

Pretty sure that it was the West Pier at Wicklow Harbour.

Bredabe

Racking my brains to figure out where the closing credits were filmed, anyone know where it is?

madmaggie

Does every programme made in Dublin have to feature those "red sticks". I don't know the proper name for them, but they seem to be in everything.

applehunter

Fair City via Califronia

Stilted dialogue.

****.

madmaggie

madmaggie wrote: »

Does every programme made in Dublin have to feature those "red sticks". I don't know the proper name for them, but they seem to be in everything.

Outside Bord Gais theatre i think?

MilesMorales1

Tara always has the same odd expression on her face.

MilesMorales1

Ooh Huberman just showed a flicker of emotion. Controversial.

AndrewJRenko

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Ooh Huberman just showed a flicker of emotion. Controversial.

Did Princess Amy really just say the F word? Not feck, the other F word.

MilesMorales1

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Did Princess Amy really just say the F word? Not feck, the other F word.

The bad F word.

Yes she did, I was shocked she actually reacted to something as opposed to simpering.

Radio5

Tara needn't worry too much about the precious inquiry... if the Law Society got news of what herself and George have been up with the insurance scammers, she'd be toast professionally anyway.

A bit weird that Caroline wants to meet up with her for a 'girly chat' ...

Poor old Mammy. Home alone and forgotten about....

Meg is really annoying with that whispery voice and the oversize glasses...

Mr E

I heard on Newstalk this morning that complaints have been lodged to RTE about the amount of smoking in this show, including smoking at the workplace.

Slow news day. :rolleyes:

c68zapdsm5i1ru

I switched over during the ads and couldn't be bothered to switch back. Even my mother, who used to love this programme, has got bored with it and didn't bother to watch it through last night.

Mebuntu

Bredabe wrote: »

Racking my brains to figure out where the closing credits were filmed, anyone know where it is?

If you mean in the "Nun" episode 3, the large grey building with the pillars towards the left is the old Mater Hospital with St. Joseph's Church, Berkeley Road to the right.

Del.Monte

Bredabe wrote: »

Racking my brains to figure out where the closing credits were filmed, anyone know where it is?

The closing scenes show the camera rising north of St.Joseph's church on Berkeley Road, Dublin.7. - close by Broadstone Station and the Basin at Blessington Street.

Sierra 117

I like how there's almost as much discussion about filming locations as there is about the show itself.

Though to be fair, they do a really nice job with the cinematography.

Sierra 117

Sierra 117 wrote: »

I like how there's almost as much discussion about filming locations as there is about the show itself.

Though to be fair, they do a really nice job with the cinematography.

Only for it the show would be ****ed.

freshpopcorn

The next episode is going back to the bigamy story in the previous series.

Radio5

freshpopcorn wrote: »

The next episode is going back to the bigamy story in the previous series.

On joy that was great fun last time around!

madmaggie

The trailer for the next episode is annoying the hell out of me.

freshpopcorn

The secretary will always be called Karen to me!

ignorance is strength

Okay, I've finally caught up. And I think it's pretty good. Do people not realise how challenging it is to script, cast and shoot a high-quality show, especially on an Irish TV budget? They complain as though Irish TV production companies willfully chose to make shallow characters and rushed plots, and as though the series could have been saved if only someone had had their good sense. Because I think this one is good and it's naive to demand or expect better. The excessive drone shots bother me somewhat -- not, actually, because they don't look well, but because it feels like a cheap and contrived way of filling in or ending scenes -- and Tara Rafferty's emotional hysterics, while the men around her keep their composure, are puzzling for a show progressive enough to have a strong female lead. But all in all, I'd give it a 3.8ish out 5 and hope that its success promotes more homegrown drama.

freshpopcorn

Hopefully Eric doesn't end up being gay on Lucy/Karen!

MilesMorales1

ignorance is strength wrote: »

Okay, I've finally caught up. And I think it's pretty good. Do people not realise how challenging it is to script, cast and shoot a high-quality show, especially on an Irish TV budget? They complain as though Irish TV production companies willfully chose to make shallow characters and rushed plots, and as though the series could have been saved if only someone had had their good sense. Because I think this one is good and it's naive to demand or expect better. The excessive drone shots bother me somewhat -- not, actually, because they don't look well, but because it feels like a cheap and contrived way of filling in or ending scenes -- and Tara Rafferty's emotional hysterics, while the men around her keep their composure, are puzzling for a show progressive enough to have a strong female lead. But all in all, I'd give it a 3.8ish out 5 and hope that its success promotes more homegrown drama.

You're right, lets give Irish tv programmes like this and fair city a break because RTE is a **** show and they have low budgets. Give me a break, this is ****ing cack, and its only redeemed because its turned into a 'so bad its mildly amusing' scenario.