Hidden Assets - RTE

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118205652#Comment_118205652

Ah, it's nowhere near as bad!!!

I'm willing to overlook the odd continuity/reality clanger in favour of an entertaining, engaging story that's well acted in the main, and keeps me wondering what will come next week. Although I do agree with whoever said that the Belgian fella is turning into a bit of a caricature gradually.

I also think Peter Coonan is far and away the best of the whole lot - couldn't be more different from Fran (the only other role I've seen him in that I can remember).

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118205670#Comment_118205670

Yes, your right and I apologise sincerely for daring to compare it to the awful Kin 🤣

I've just taken my meds 🙃

I think BiBi’s husband is the baddie

Flowergirl201

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118205984#Comment_118205984

My husband said the same

The_Dave

As a Limerick native I didn't realise The Strand was the only hotel we had, it's like an ad for them

MisterAnarchy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118205670#Comment_118205670

I didnt realise it was Fran !

He looks very different.

unichick

The Strand hotel is being used a lot! Are they a sponsor? And why couldn’t the cop just press for a ticket? I’ve been in & out of that car park many times & there’s no intercom that I know of. And certainly no polite man on the end of it. I’ve never failed to get a ticket out of it going in.

I am still enjoying it but the first episode was the best. Think it’s the brother too. 9/10 so far. Kin got a 5 at best.

Seathrun66

Enjoyable series but poor scripting lets it down. I think the acting is fine but some of the thespians are struggling with those dead lines.

In terms of comparison to Kin it's a far inferior show. Bron and AMC don't spend money on mediocre stuff and hire the best of casts. The pedigree of Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Ciaran Hinds, Aiden Gillen and others is on a level far above that seen on any Irish drama for decades (most of the Love/Hate cast had been in little else beforehand and moved on to bigger things) and we'll likely see more names for future series.

Hidden Assets seems to have decent plotting and good locations but it's something that is unlikely to work well internationally in the way that Kin has. It'll also struggle to match Kin's RTE viewing figures of 600,000 a week but best of luck to it, decent enough.

Sir Galahad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118210950#Comment_118210950

You do know this isn't a documentary ? It's a crime series 😂

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118211688#Comment_118211688

In what universe is this worse in script/acting than Kin???

OK, they may have had some big names (none of which I'd ever heard of, but that's not saying much), but it was awful tripe!

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118213091#Comment_118213091

Tis all subjective.

I'll defer to Rotten Tomatoes giving Kin 100%.

McGarnigle2020

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118211688#Comment_118211688

Kin was so bad I'm actually ashamed that I watched it all. I couldn't even tell you the name of which brother/ cousin was which, so little was it that I cared.

I nearly struggle to believe that Hidden Assets is written by the same fella. The plot is enveloping and moves along well, no dud actors or characters so far (at a push the Garda Supt character who demands results while trying every possible way to stymie the investigation is a bit done to death, but aside from that).

I've been seeing Peter Coonan's name in the opening credits for 3 episodes wondering when he was going to appear and it only hit me on Sunday he plays Fionn! The beard, haircut, accent and he seems to have lost a lot of weight, didn't recognise him from his Fran days at all.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118218408#Comment_118218408

Kin was an enormous audience and critical hit so you're in a pretty small minority.

Hidden Assets good too. Normal People. Dublin Murders. Smother. The Dry. Conversations With Friends.

Happy that RTE is getting involved so so much significant drama, will surely help the coffers and lead to more big stuff.

McGarnigle2020

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118218659#Comment_118218659

Critical hit , yes.

The general consensus from anybody with the vaguest notion of what a gangland criminal typically looks and talks like is that it was absolute scutter. Terrible writing, baffling casting, incoherent plot.

Why did Caolan's hitman look and dress like a busker?

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118218677#Comment_118218677

623,000 average viewers per week. Enormous for Ireland.

Gangland criminals come in all shapes and sizes. The idea they're all street roughnecks is a jaded, simplistic and false cliche. Anyone who's ever dealt with them will confirm that. The critics know that, hence the praise.

Declan A Walsh

Since we entered the 21st century, Irish tv drama has upped its game, reaching its zenith with Love/Hate. While there had been some reasonable dramas before it, the expectations changed substantially after that series. On the one hand, viewers did not dismiss Irish drama out of hand and looked forward to new dramas (particularly the Sunday night ones on RTE), and, on the other hand, comparisons tended to be made between them and our expectations were much higher than before, especially for the crime dramas.

As regards Hidden Assets, I think it is very good so far. I enjoyed Kin, but this is much better.

Galwayguy35

Just after binge watching the first 3 episodes, yeah a few things are pusing the limit of credibility but overall its pretty good.

A welcome change after sitting through Kin wich was really disappointing.

mr_edge_to_you

The only issue that I could really pick up on was the idea that the sister could meet Fran airside in a hangar without having to go through security checks.

Looking forward to tonight's episode.

Mr.Crinklewood

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118207504#Comment_118207504

Really weird thing for them to mention that in the show. What was the context?

mr_edge_to_you

Nora loves a whiteboard

mr_edge_to_you

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118237597#Comment_118237597

Nora is just very, very, very , very Odd 😏

Dempo1

The story starting to get a little muddled, the spat between to two Belgian detectives very annoying and odd. What exactly Angela doing in Belgium, waiting for for a ride 🤔 , didn't someone think to check the Toilets at the strand Hotel a little more thoroughly first time round 🤔 , I'd suspect at this rate of the investigation in Belgium, the chief inspector would be looking for a new job .

sully123

Surely if you fell from that height there wouldnt be much of you left to identify.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118237628#Comment_118237628

Could have been a soft landing so to speak 😁

HeidiHeidi

So Emer now has a desk in the Belgian detective office? She settled in very quickly!

And Nora with her whiteboards and neatly drawn boxes (just enough to fill the whiteboard, no more) is just a bit too much of a stereotype for my liking.

I fear I'm going to need a whiteboard of my own to keep track of the story, it's growing so many legs!

siblers

It's getting very convoluted and disjointed and all a bit silly . Level of acting isn't of a particular high standard either. Better than Kin but not by much

NewbridgeIR

Episodes 3 and 4 have been a lot less enjoyable than the first 2.

Hopefully will see more of Siobhan in the remaining ones.

Dempo1

Joe Duffys normally the one for plugging Louis Copeland , there'll be outrage on DA Liveline tomorrow

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118237628#Comment_118237628

They'll probably find a parachute next week.

De Bhál

There's usually one plot/storyline heavy episode in these shows and once over with back to a bit of action. Hopefully that was tonight's episode as it got right tied up in knots there.

Also, Nora is not the best actor I've ever seen on TV.

That spaceship piece of architecture is getting some airtime. Hopefully it takes off or something.

i actually thinks its a decent watch. i think the main Belgian detective is a fine actor.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118184885#Comment_118184885

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118185309#Comment_118185309

Dont forget, Mr Miyagi kicked his ass in the Next Karate Kid movie :)

mr_edge_to_you

As Sunday evening entertainment goes, it's pretty good. Park reality for a little bit, switch off and enjoy it. Line of Duty had some pretty absurd stuff in it too, to be fair.

Hidden Assets is far more interesting and enjoyable to watch than Kin.

siblers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118237965#Comment_118237965

He's the best thing about it. Angeline Ball isn't a good enough lead either imo. Wonder if she was first choice

Need a Username

Is Ball playing the same character that se played in the series with Elaine Cassidy* a few years back?

*Husband gets murdered on a business trip and wife uncovers dirty dealings the company where they work.

Pussyhands

I watched one episode of this and I liked it better than Kin. Kin was too cliche'd

Loved that episode. It's certainly got a few twists and turns that keep the interest.

Emer isn't the strongest lead but the subtle chemistry between her and Christian is very well done. He's a fine character, although his lad Vince is clearly as bent as uri gellers spoon and I'm not sure he's completely on to him yet.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118237597#Comment_118237597

When she cracked open the red pen it was pretty funny

Atlantic Dawn

Christian would make a great Dutch gangster to appear in an upcoming episode of Fair City, he could smuggle in an illicit container load of plastic straws for McCoy's.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238899#Comment_118238899

That's right - she is. It was called Acceptable Risk. It seems to be a bit arbitrary as there is no link with that storyline whatsoever, unless it still has to emerge.

Need a Username

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118240140#Comment_118240140

there didn’t need to be a link I suppose

years later, a new case

maybe the intent was a series or when developing this they decided to hire Ball again and thought may as well be the same character

McGarnigle2020

Gripping stuff, still baffled as to how it was written by the same lad responsible for the hilariously bad Kin.

My opinion (not a spoiler, just a guess)- Bibi's father in law for sure, and possibly husband, are knee deep in Fionn's dodgy dealings. Bibi mentions he was thrown out of a plane, 10 seconds later dad in law reminds us he owns a private plane.....

Occasionally getting a bit preachy, have a feeling the bomb will have been a false flag to boost the right wingers political campaign (Belgium has had enough real ISIS attacks without having to embellish a few)

De Jong is gonna seriously regret treating his underling like shyte soon enough, not crediting him for working out where Fionn's body was and not inviting him to the murder scene will come back to bite him.

Seathrun66

So where is it all heading? Bombing campaign orchestrated by Canadian businessman (Michael Ironside) to provoke an anti-Islamic backlash and get the far-right politician into power and thus be his puppet. Allow unhindered development of land, etc. The politician and Ironside will both be involved in the conclusion regardless, the focus on them not yet clear but they're not being regularly referred to for no reason.

Dempo1

O Jesus, Nora wiping the white board clean 😳

NewbridgeIR

Siobhan is so hot in this

Culprit found 😆

Dempo1

I'd presume the forensics (fingerprints) would have been completed by now on that laptop, why is the annoying know all detective still wearing latex gloves 🤔

Nora is getting stranger by the minute

Why would they need fingerprints??

Mr.Crinklewood

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118274782#Comment_118274782

.. she's getting ready for the whiteboard version of the face recognition