Amy Huberman. Finding Joy.

TheDavester

The ad's on RTE for her show as well have calmed down a bit as well.....not as frequent for the first few episodes

ligerdub

Silentcorner wrote:

I guess we all didn't agree with Peter Crawley of the Irish Times - "Huberman brings a trace of Sarah Silverman, Kirsten Wiig and Anna Faris - and a dollop of Sharon Horgan - to another otherwise conventional set up"

Silentcorner wrote:

Is there any negative reviews, I can't find any?

That is a negative review in my eyes.

The Crowman

Silentcorner wrote: »

Wow that is a spectacular drop!!! Has there ever been a bigger flop in RTE Primetime history?

I guess we all didn't agree with Peter Crawley of the Irish Times - "Huberman brings a trace of Sarah Silverman, Kirsten Wiig and Anna Faris - and a dollop of Sharon Horgan - to another otherwise conventional set up"

Is there any negative reviews, I can't find any?

Liam Fay panned it in the Sunday Times magazine.

Muahahaha

Has Pat Stacey piped up about it yet? He normally skewers crap like this.

Anyone remember the viewing figs for episode 1? Wasnt it just under 400k? If so a drop to 205k viewers is quite the collapse.

dhaughton99

Muahahaha wrote: »

Has Pat Stacey piped up about it yet? He normally skewers crap like this.

Anyone remember the viewing figs for episode 1? Wasnt it just under 400k? If so a drop to 205k viewers is quite the collapse.

That certainly won’t stop RTE commissioning her for every half thought that comes into her head.

tototoe

Lets call a spade a spade...its awful. I know shes lovely and all that stuff, but shes not a good actress, comedy or otherwise, and going by this she is not a good comedy writer either.

Muahahaha

dhaughton99 wrote: »

That certainly won’t stop RTE commissioning her for every half thought that comes into her head.

Oh I have no doubt about that, RTE love flogging a dead horse. You would wonder how much she was paid for this latest flop. Given she wrote it, acted in it and produced it I am guessing her fee is north of 100k. I get that commissioning editors have to nurture talent and that not everything is going to be an instant hit. But with Amy she has had more chances than anyone else from RTE to produce something of quality and it hasnt happened. With this one they gave her a prime time slot right after the news and a ton of promotion across TV, radio and print to push the show yet still it has flopped. Its time to put her out to roost and nurture other talent rather than wasting more money hoping the RTE luvvie comes good.

Cutie 3.14

I'm really enjoying this show! Have me a few genuine laugh out loud moments!

appledrop

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

I'm really enjoying this show! Have me a few genuine laugh out loud moments!

Your on your own with that one going by this forum.

tylercheribini

Huberman is blandness personified with the acting range of a turnip, same expression for every scenario.

FrancieBrady

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

I'm really enjoying this show! Have me a few genuine laugh out loud moments!

Agree. Amy (whom I knew little about, as a writer or celeb) has nothing to be ashamed of here if this is her first effort.

Franz Von Peppercorn

It’s fine. The dog is an annoyance. The fart jokes are gone now and it’s just a work/romance comedy story.

It’s about 6.5/10

Cutie 3.14

The dog talking isn't really necessary, it adds nothing to the show.

Thought I'd hate the new housemate, and at times I do, she's a bit forced, but she has her moments.

Overall, I like it!

FreudianSlippers

WTF there's a talking dog?!

tylercheribini

It also suffers from the usual Irish TV/Film problem of "isnt that your man from the bord bia ad" etc. Was the same when I went to see Black 47 recently, the father from the preceding ulster bank ad then appears in the film as one of the "taking the soup" Protestants. I fail to believe we have such a small pool of acting talent here that they have to appear in everything.

Elmo

tylercheribini wrote: »

It also suffers from the usual Irish TV/Film problem of "isnt that your man from the bord bia ad" etc. Was the same when I went to see Black 47 recently, the father from the preceding ulster bank ad then appears in the film as one of the "taking the soup" Protestants. I fail to believe we have such a small pool of acting talent here that they have to appear in everything.

In fairness both actors have been in Ros Na Run at one point and are jobbing actors they take what they can get.

He was actually in Black47 in more scene than in that one.

tylercheribini

Elmo wrote: »

He was actually in Black47 in more scene than in that one.

Never said he wasnt, merely cited that scene to highligh my argument. If he was in every scene it still wouldnt disprove the rampant incestousness of the Irish media industry. Im sure membership of Irish Equity is a considerable factor too.

Silentcorner

This is awful stuff lads...awful...I caught the last ten mins last night...its beyond car crash at this stage...is it still even a comedy? Where does Irish comedy series go from here...farts and talking dogs is where we are at....this really is a low point!

Elmo

tylercheribini wrote: »

Never said he wasnt, merely cited that scene to highligh my argument. If he was in every scene it still wouldnt disprove the rampant incestousness of the Irish media industry. Im sure membership of Irish Equity is a considerable factor too.

So he's in Black47, Ros Na Run and probably one of the most annoying ads on TV at the moment.

You'll find its more a case of too few projects.

tylercheribini

Silentcorner wrote: »

This is awful stuff lads...awful...I caught the last ten mins last night...its beyond car crash at this stage...is it still even a comedy? Where does Irish comedy series go from here...farts and talking dogs is where we are at....this really is a low point!

It was first and last episode I watched, I thought it couldnt sink any lower until she even wrote in hubby for a 'hilarious' cameo.

Cork Boy 53

tylercheribini wrote: »

It was first and last episode I watched, I thought it couldnt sink any lower until she even wrote in hubby for a 'hilarious' cameo.

Really? BOD was also in the first episode very briefly. Did he have a speaking part in the latest offering?

Badly Drunk Boy

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Really? BOD was also in the first episode very briefly. Did he have a speaking part in the latest offering?

I can't remember exactly what he said, but there was an expletive in the 4 or 5 words he had.

Mr. Incognito

Dear Lord. What a pile of ****e.

RTE are like when the BBC were run by post world War 2 drunks.

Its someone who lives in a bubble trying to be edgy and has absolutely no awareness of the real world.

Vacous terrible teenage tripe. Basically a talentless hack given free reign in Montrose.

Utterly unwatchable.

tylercheribini

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

RTE are like when the BBC were run by post world War 2 drunks.

Its someone who lives in a bubble trying to be edgy and has absolutely no awareness of the real world.

But they gave us Sir.Jimmy! Always had their finger on the pulse of the British nation.

Silentcorner

The story of this series, is despite the primetime slot, the hype, the promotional ads, which attracted over 500,000 people for the first episode, the ratings have tanked...last I saw by the 2nd episode the numbers dropped to 200,000....god only knows what the ratings are now, a spectacular failure really!!

Redneck Culchie

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Dear Lord. What a pile of ****e.

RTE are like when the BBC were run by post world War 2 drunks.

Its someone who lives in a bubble trying to be edgy and has absolutely no awareness of the real world.

Vacous terrible teenage tripe. Basically a talentless hack given free reign in Montrose.

Utterly unwatchable.

Time to end the TV licence

giveitholly

Utter ****e is what it is,and thats being polite

Amy will be finding further joy at your expense lads, just another RTE lifer and we're shelling out for it ad nauseam.

tylercheribini

Symptomatic of traditional RTE incestousness.

AndrewJRenko

Podge and Rodge decided to try a bit of blasphemy to mark the referendum result. Podge said

Amy Huberman isn't funny.