The Anti-Toy Show Thread

Elmo

Bah Hum Bug. I just hate this show, the happy clappy songs, the never ending drudgery of the presenter who tries to hard to be happy. It's just a horrible mess of a programming, its as mind numbingly boring as a normal late late show. It is the worst of the worst. Ahhhhh!

And they start talking about it in September.

Happy Christmas All.

razorblunt

I know right!
I can't believe how they make you watch it!

The best thing about it is that it prevents a "normal" episode of the The Late Late Show from going out.

Elmo

razorblunt wrote: »

I know right!
I can't believe how they make you watch it!

The best thing about it is that it prevents a "normal" episode of the The Late Late Show from going out.

Media coverage of the show, pain in the arse.

endacl

I don’t watch it.

Not really much more to add...

brian_t

OmegaGene wrote: »

media coverage ? this is the first ive heard of it this year, turn off the tv and go for a walk lol

Well the Late Late Toy Show thread was started over a month ago.

mooreman09

Elmo wrote: »

Bah Hum Bug. I just hate this show, the happy clappy songs, the never ending drudgery of the presenter who tries to hard to be happy. It's just a horrible mess of a programming, its as mind numbingly boring as a normal late late show. It is the worst of the worst. Ahhhhh!

And they start talking about it in September.

Happy Christmas All.

Its for Kids and their families. Its a nice touch, I don't personally watch it but I'm sure I will if I have children.

To have a problem with the Late Late Is irrational. Just..... don't...... watch it....

Simple!

BarryD2

They could probably do with a presenter with a younger persona. Don't know what age Tubridy is, but he seems to have been stuck back in the days of Frank Sinatra since he first appeared.

Elmo

OmegaGene wrote: »

a thread on boards is hardly a pain in the arse as the person put it, if people are not interested then its hardly in your face media coverage

Must be what I am looking at I think all the newspapers are running some story if not 5 stories on the bloody thing.

I understand I don't have to watch RTÉ at but feck sake 3 spin off programmes this week is over kill.

Mr.Crinklewood

Elmo wrote: »

Bah Hum Bug. I just hate this show, the happy clappy songs, the never ending drudgery of the presenter who tries to hard to be happy. It's just a horrible mess of a programming, its as mind numbingly boring as a normal late late show. It is the worst of the worst. Ahhhhh!

And they start talking about it in September.

Happy Christmas All.

I agree....this show makes me angry and sad.

I need something to make me laugh.

Tickle me Elmo.

dhaughton99

95% of the toy companies pay RTE to have their toys on it.

RobertKK

dhaughton99 wrote: »

95% of the toy companies pay RTE to have their toys on it.

Not surprised given how every program on RTE comes with an advertisement for the show.
The news came with an advert for it, the weather after the news came with an advert for it. The adverts for their afternoon came with an advert for it.


It is obviously big money for RTE, and its the worst show of the year, just hyped beyond reason.

lufties

mooreman09 wrote: »

Its for Kids and their families. Its a nice touch, I don't personally watch it but I'm sure I will if I have children.

To have a problem with the Late Late Is irrational. Just..... don't...... watch it....

Simple!

I think its a symptom of a bigger problem, Christmas starts far too early, and the sole reason is for retail max gain. I don't know how people can bring kids to see santy in november., by December he'll be a distant memory.

Seriously, I grew up in the 80s and Christmas wasn't spoken about until mid December. It truly was a special time because it was a short few days of being festive which made you savour it more.

Baggly

lufties wrote: »

I think its a symptom of a bigger problem, Christmas starts far too early, and the sole reason is for retail max gain. I don't know how people can bring kids to see santy in november., by December he'll be a distant memory.

Seriously, I grew up in the 80s and Christmas wasn't spoken about until mid December. It truly was a special time because it was a short few days of being festive which made you savour it more.

It truly was a special time because you were a kid at the time. It's just as special to kids these days.

Elmo

lufties wrote: »

Seriously, I grew up in the 80s and Christmas wasn't spoken about until mid December. It truly was a special time because it was a short few days of being festive which made you savour it more.

Back when I was a lad it was Gay Byrne on a Tricycle for 3 hours and the Billy Barry Kids in Mid-Dec, not some fecking lula in a jumper leppin about the place.

lufties

RobertKK wrote: »

Not surprised given how every program on RTE comes with an advertisement for the show.
The news came with an advert for it, the weather after the news came with an advert for it. The adverts for their afternoon came with an advert for it.


It is obviously big money for RTE, and its the worst show of the year, just hyped beyond reason.

Imagine a mass boycott of RTE, now that would be something to behold.

lufties

Elmo wrote: »

Back when I was a lad it was Gay Byrne on a Tricycle for 3 hours and the Billy Barry Kids in Mid-Dec, not some fecking lula in a jumper leppin about the place.

Gay was excellent, he sorta played a stern grandad role but had so much character. Tubridy pales in comparison.

lufties

Pter wrote: »

It truly was a special time because you were a kid at the time. It's just as special to kids these days.

Well that may be so, but it makes logical sense that the festive period loses its magic being dragged out for 2 months

stargazer 68

Drives me nuts! It's all over the radio today - in the news!! Fb posts on every page - gotta have your 'toy show ' pjs, your 'toy show' goodie box oh and of course the tree has to be for the 'toy show ' too! Bah humbug lol

beertons

Wrong presenter anyway, he doesn't really warm to kids.

Baggly

lufties wrote:

Well that may be so, but it makes logical sense that the festive period loses its magic being dragged out for 2 months

By the same logic the magic would be maximised if we condensed Christmas to a quick 3 minute period.

Sparks43

beertons wrote: »

Wrong presenter anyway, he doesn't really warm to kids.

Statistically most presenters that warm to kids get arrested in some weird thing called Yewtree.

lufties

Sparks43 wrote: »

Statistically most presenters that warm to kids get arrested in some weird thing called Yewtree.

Well,luckily in Ireland we have people like Pat Ingoldsby.

freshpopcorn

I adore Christmas. I have no problem with it starting early/etc.
I don't really like The Toy Show since Ryan took it over.
It's basically a musical and Ryan acts like a rude upper class child and in the last few years it hasn't being Christmassy enough.

Thespoofer

If it was Gay Byrne I would watch it because of Mr Tubridy I won't.

Sleeper12

I don't have a problem with the toy show itself. It never did anything for me or my children who are now in their mid 20s.

I've never understood the hype.

Baggly

freshpopcorn wrote:

I adore Christmas. I have no problem with it starting early/etc. I don't really like The Toy Show since Ryan took it over. It's basically a musical and Ryan acts like a rude upper class child and in the last few years it hasn't being Christmassy enough.

This view mirrors my own

10/10 would agree with it again

kneemos

Even the weather forecasters have been plugging it the last couple of days.

Bizzare.

gozunda

The main thing going for it is the cringe factor tbh

Oops69

which deprived part of Dublin have RTE decided to plunder for the mandatory liberties type kids to play with the stupid toy that never works so the middle class can have a little chuckle whilst the d4 kids get to do the book slot ?.. horrible show.

Baggly

Oops69 wrote:

which deprived part of Dublin have RTE decided to plunder for the mandatory liberties type kids to play with the stupid toy that never works so the middle class can have a little chuckle whilst the d4 kids get to do the book slot ?.. horrible show.

My money is on ballybrack

bobbyss

It's total rubbish. Self-congratulatory fluff.

ScallionAyter

Something weird about Tubridy. He talks about the Toy Show 12 months of the year, so he's clearly obsessed with it. He surrounds himself with kids, playing along like Peter Pan. His carry on reminds me of Michael Jackson. Perhaps he didn't have much of a childhood, and is compensating now. He should have been allowed to be a normal kid with normal interests, instead of doing book reviews for 2FM at 12 years of age.

This is the result.

lufties

Oops69 wrote: »

which deprived part of Dublin have RTE decided to plunder for the mandatory liberties type kids to play with the stupid toy that never works so the middle class can have a little chuckle whilst the d4 kids get to do the book slot ?.. horrible show.

Tubs himself did the book slot back in the day lol.

RobertKK

Time for Gogglebox

I'm a celeb being recorded...

splinter65

Pter wrote: »

By the same logic the magic would be maximised if we condensed Christmas to a quick 3 minute period.

3 hours of Christmas is just about right. Envy them in the states where it’s about 32 hours long. Perfect .

splinter65

ScallionAyter wrote: »

Something weird about Tubridy. He talks about the Toy Show 12 months of the year, so he's clearly obsessed with it. He surrounds himself with kids, playing along like Peter Pan. His carry on reminds me of Michael Jackson. Perhaps he didn't have much of a childhood, and is compensating now. He should have been allowed to be a normal kid with normal interests, instead of doing book reviews for 2FM at 12 years of age.

This is the result.

He can’t stand the kids behind it all. I think he hated kids when he was a kid himself. He left his own kids when they were kids.
The LLTS is an opportunity for Tubridy to demonstrate that he’s of such superior intellect and presenting skills, Irelands greatest ever broadcaster, greater than Wogan, greater than Byrne, that he can disguise this loathing to such an extent that he has mastered a 3 hour live nightmare and fooled the whole country into thinking that he’s Willy Wonka.

RobertKK

The Last Leg time on Channel 4

RobertKK

Ministry of Justice on Channel 4 is looking good.

brian_t

Everyone else is probably watching the Toy Show.

Silentcorner

What??? The LLS Toy show is on tonight???? Damn it i missed it again...that's ten years in a row....they really need to promote this show better...I mean, it is the only episode of the LLS where Tubridys complete lack of charisma, talent and warmth are at their least obvious...you'd think they be singing it from the roof tops!

lufties

Do tv3 still do a toy show?

freshpopcorn

lufties wrote: »

Do tv3 still do a toy show?

I don't think so!

freshpopcorn

As somebody who posted negatively about it earlier. I was happy with it. I'd have added a few Christmas trees tough.

RobertKK

I didn't want to watch it, and I feel I haven't missed anything despite all the hype by RTE.

Samsgirl

RobertKK wrote: »

I didn't want to watch it, and I feel I haven't missed anything despite all the hype by RTE.

Trust me, you missed nothing. Utter tripe

Never understood the appeal

Elmo

lufties wrote: »

Do tv3 still do a toy show?

TV3 doesn’t exist anymore

lufties

Elmo wrote: »

TV3 doesn’t exist anymore

Or whatever banner it goes under. I don't live in Ireland.

road_high

Used love the toyshow but now in the social media age it has become packed with very contrived and feel good stories- feels very forced and unnatural really.
Too stage managed

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Never understood the appeal

agreed, i work in an office and were all aged between 27-35 and the hype from the girls in that office was nauseating, and their tweets/fb posts on it was sad...its just a bunch of kid playing with toys..and it comes off lately as they just want something to go viral like that kid about the clocks was it

The kids come off as rude and precocious. When I was a kid, kids were a bit shyer and had a bit more humility on the show. Now kids try to be “characters”, ably assisted by the Irish media. I just don’t like it and become one of those "shure, look how Oirish I am" circlejerks to big up the toy show every year as some must watch event. It's just like the circlejerk over chicken fillet rolls, the immersion, flat 7up, the wooden spoon etc. Might be an unpopular opinion, but that's how I feel every time I see people banging on about it

road_high

Yea I didn’t warm to any of the kids really. Way too forward and adult like on it these days.
The hype is unreal- they sell special clothes (to wear while watching the toy show) and of all things Toy show treat boxes to eat while watching the damn thing. Just in case you struggle with buying a few packs of sweets and crisps !!