Acceptable Risk - RTE

Agent Coulson · 20-09-2017 2:39pm #1

RTE's new drama starring Elaine Cassidy & Angeline Ball starting this Sunday the 24th .

Mr.Crinklewood · 24-09-2017 8:29pm

Bump.

Starting now.

walshb · 24-09-2017 8:37pm

Do settled married people talk to each other like that on the blower?

Harry Angstrom · 24-09-2017 8:42pm

Intruder was the spit of Marty Feldman.

Water John · 24-09-2017 8:46pm

Good opening.

amtc · 24-09-2017 8:47pm

I wouldn't have thought the guards pop round to advise of the husband's death by themselves. Surely they come in pairs?

And she asks right away is there a housekeeper? It's a nice house but a housekeeper?

Vorenus400 · 24-09-2017 9:02pm

Driveway looks familiar, is it Nidge's house from love hate? Good idea getting a security gate in front of the drive

saggycaggy · 24-09-2017 9:04pm

Some of the dialogue is terrible.

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 24-09-2017 9:05pm

saggycaggy wrote: »

Some of the dialogue is terrible.

Some?

castletownman · 24-09-2017 9:07pm

Keep expecting Apres Match head of security guy to go "we'll leave it there so. Okie Doke".

saggycaggy · 24-09-2017 9:08pm

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Some?

Ok-all of it:)

Harry Angstrom · 24-09-2017 9:08pm

Risteard Cooper will always be Apres Match to me. I'm half expecting him to do a Johnny Giles impression.

Mike Guide 69 · 24-09-2017 9:11pm

"Let me put it to you Dectective........"

Hitchens · 24-09-2017 9:11pm

It's not hectic so far

Water John · 24-09-2017 9:12pm

It's fine. I suppose Angeline Ball should be still singing Mustang Sally.

Hitchens · 24-09-2017 9:14pm

Water John wrote: »

It's fine. I suppose Angeline Ball should be still singing Mustang Sally.

Roddy Doyle absolutely hated that song .......betcha didn't know that now!

ricero · 24-09-2017 9:16pm

Is this acceptable **** ?

Hollister11 · 24-09-2017 9:17pm

Decent enough tbh.

Hitchens · 24-09-2017 9:19pm

The detective is always unaccompanied due to "lack of resources"

Charlie19 · 24-09-2017 9:22pm

I think Eamon got off lightly.

evolving_doors · 24-09-2017 9:27pm

The soundtrack is wayyy to busy.

kravmaga · 24-09-2017 9:30pm

amtc wrote: »

I wouldn't have thought the guards pop round to advise of the husband's death by themselves. Surely they come in pairs?

And she asks right away is there a housekeeper? It's a nice house but a housekeeper?

Correct its done by 2 officers, picked up on that straight away and by Angeline Ball lol

Harry Angstrom · 24-09-2017 9:32pm

These baddies aren't very good, they keep getting almost caught.

Hitchens · 24-09-2017 9:34pm

"he's dead Bill"

ricero · 24-09-2017 9:34pm

Pure scutter

Purple Mountain · 24-09-2017 9:34pm

Trying way too hard to be an American drama.

24-09-2017 9:35pm

episode 1, Not doing it for me I'm afraid.......😏

JoeA3 · 24-09-2017 9:36pm

This reminds me of that Amy Huberman junk from last year. It’s set in Ireland but really it could be anywhere. Bland colourless characters that could be copy/pasted into any show.

Rubbish imo.

Water John · 24-09-2017 9:36pm

American, I presume you mean US. It obviously caters to its Canadian viewers.

So people find ITV Dectective dramas believable and authentic ?

fryup · 24-09-2017 10:04pm

why are irish actors and actressses so poor? seriously though you'd see better acting in emmerdale than this

are our drama schools not up to scratch or something?

Harry Angstrom · 24-09-2017 10:18pm

Water John wrote: »

American, I presume you mean US. It obviously caters to its Canadian viewers.

So people find ITV Dectective dramas believable and authentic ?

In the main, British detective dramas tend to be well written and well acted.

Riskymove · 25-09-2017 8:35am

JoeA3 wrote: »

This reminds me of that Amy Huberman junk from last year. It’s set in Ireland but really it could be anywhere. Bland colourless characters that could be copy/pasted into any show.

its very common these days...I think there is a view that it improves chances of cashing in by being sold abroad or remade elsewhere

Water John · 25-09-2017 11:59am

Well it is a co-production.
A lot of good dramas go local. as local can be universal in human terms and appeal. Yes, would prefer a good Irish stamp on it.

Mr E · 25-09-2017 12:09pm

saggycaggy wrote: »

Some of the dialogue is terrible.

The writer (Ron Hutchinson) has won an Emmy for his writing and was nominated for 3 others.

Was he having an off day with this or is the acting/delivery just awful?

(I haven't watched yet, so I don't know)

dee_mc · 25-09-2017 4:01pm

Mr E wrote:

Was he having an off day with this or is the acting/delivery just awful?

A lot of the dialogue seems very stilted, as if the actors have been reminded to speak every single syllable of every single word, no ad-libbing accepted! It makes it all seem a bit unnatural and forced.

PauloMN · 26-09-2017 7:24am

Caught up with this on the player last night.... hard to give it more than pass marks to be honest. I thought the acting in general was dreadful, with Angeline Ball being the best of them to be honest. The others - Risteard Cooper, the lady who plays the sister and the guy who is the MD of the company as well as the main character were all very poor I thought. The script is cringey in parts too, the TD's involvement in particular.

Not sure I'll bother watching any more to be honest.

Tom Mann Centuria · 26-09-2017 7:34am

I think they're trying to be more Scandinavian than US with the stilted dialogue delivery. It falls flat because of it, I'd guess it's the direction rather than what's written or the actors (couple of dud lines apart).

Not very good but I'll watch it because I've loved Elaine Cassidy since Runt in Disco Pigs. I'd watch her in anything. (though that does make me sound a bit stalker-y)

Hitchens · 26-09-2017 8:00am

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

(though that does make me sound a bit stalker-y)

I wouldn't worry about it. My own girlfriend* suspects that I'm a stalker ffs

*(actually she's not my girlfriend yet)

Purple Mountain · 26-09-2017 10:30am

Water John wrote: »

American, I presume you mean US. It obviously caters to its Canadian viewers.

So people find ITV Dectective dramas believable and authentic ?

Excuse my faux pas

I just felt like it was trying to be John Grisham with all the supposed conspiracy theories..and imo it doesn't work with the Irish setting.
The TD character wearing the face off the HR woman was vomit inducing. He was trying way too hard to be sleazy/creepy.

corkie · 30-09-2017 8:03pm

Repeat on tonight at 23:30, if anyone missed it last Sunday!

Hollister11 · 01-10-2017 8:03pm

Episode 2 starts in half an hour.

Sierra 117 · 01-10-2017 8:33pm

"He'll keep working away until he gets answers." She says, as we see him lying unconscious in a hospital bed.

Sierra 117 · 01-10-2017 8:40pm

This Canadian cops acting is awful.

Hitchens · 01-10-2017 8:54pm

That was some search, your man lifts his top and shows her his bellybutton, ah grand so :rolleyes:

Mike Guide 69 · 01-10-2017 8:57pm

"Two bad knees.....",yeah that should swing it for ya!!!

pinkypinky · 01-10-2017 9:01pm

Just realised Dublin City Council's office is doubling for the pharma HQ but Mr Boss was just talking on the phone from somewhere opposite the new Central Bank.