Adrian Kennedy phone show

spiderbeast

Is it me or do the same callers pop up on the show all the time?

Also the topic of conversation is always so simple.

MadsL

Hate the way Adrian K 'plays Devil's advocate' arguing both sides of an argument within 2 mins....really annoying. Have a backbone, for God's sake!

spiderbeast

Yeah you're right, he never gives his honest point of view.

Sleepy

Also the topic of conversation is always so simple.

so are most dubs!

flogen

MadsL wrote:

Hate the way Adrian K 'plays Devil's advocate' arguing both sides of an argument within 2 mins....really annoying. Have a backbone, for God's sake!

not to jump to the defense of Dublins biggest muppet, but it is kind of his job, the people on the phones are there to argue the sides. The way that show works is they pick topics that are always going to be one-sided arguments. One I heard (years ago) was "is it wrong to smoke hash and drive?", and they got some idiotic, half-cut mongo on to say it was ok to do it. Queue the enraged mothers shouting at the pothead and you've got good old fashioned entertainment.

Talk shows like that are just outlets where morons can pretend to have a political conscious (and where they can be vindicated in all their idiocy). It does allow people who know what they're on about to have a proper discussion elsewhere, but it also allows the afore mentioned morons to think that they know what's best for you, me and everybody else.

Anyway, what I hate most about that show is when Kennedy tries to use slang, such as "pot".... it's very David Brent in that respect.

flogen

D!ve^Bomb!

spot on flogen... if the 'kendo' voiced his opinion it would be a rather boring show tbh.. i think it's good that he argues both side of the argument as he usually raises some good points from both points of view..

and yes there are some regulars on the show that always ring in.. i used to listen when i went to bed in my schooling days, it's an ok show but anytime i happen to come across it now i can't really listen to it because of the STRONG dub Tallaght accents and the neverending words 'like' 'eh' 'like' 'eh' 'ye know' 'eh' 'AH HEE - AR!!' 'FOOCK OFF YEW'

joejoem

That show annoys the crap out of me, its like jerry springer or something. The same w****rs are allways on, a load of wasters who I pay tax to support who go around blaming the goverment for not having jobs.

It is a sure way of fustrating yourself so much you wont sleep, and if you cant just try to count how many times you hear the word muppet

Jonny Arson

I used to listen to the show alot last year but I've got fed up of it recently. There are these two blokes called Jonesey and Vince who are always on and have no worthwhile opinions and are only put on just to cause a confrontation.

Funnily enough i listened to it last night for the first time in yonks and the topic was a great one. It was about bouncers and why do they not let people into pubs/clubs for no reason. Your man Vince is put on for about half an hour and all he did was have a go at people who he thought were arrogant. I think muppets like him are simply plants just put on the show to start an arguement.

*adele*

Argh it can be really annoying especially when he makes fun of people especially "culchies", lay off them

Kêrmêttê

spiderbeast wrote:

Is it me or do the same callers pop up on the show all the time?

If they get an entertaining caller on the show they sometimes ask you afterwards if they can call you back another time. So, if they don't get enough callers about a certain topic or if the debate is starting to lag, they call up people from their list.

Also the conversation can be stupid and simple because you'll find a lot of the callers have phoned in after wandering home from the pub and they haven't a clue what they're really talking about at all!

FX Meister

It's generally just ignorant dubs who are on the show and loads of them are hoax callers. Sure myself and a few friends used to call up all the time for the craic. One time I had a load of people freaking at me when I said I used to go drinking on a friday night, have eight pints and drive home as taxis were too expensive.

DrIndy

I hate it with avengeance! The Strawberry alarm clock is good and I normally like FM104, but always have to change the radio after 10pm coz of that drivel thats on...........

Töpher

Hello, Chris?

D!ve^Bomb!

FX Meister wrote:

It's generally just ignorant fubs who are on the show and loads of them are hoax callers. Sure myself and a few friends used to call up all the time for the craic. One time I had a load of people freaking at me when I said I used to go drinking on a friday night, have eight pints and drive home as taxis were too expensive.

that's just sad

LegacyUser

it's horse 5hit

FX Meister

D!ve^Bomb! wrote:

that's just sad

No, it's entertaining when you're a kid.

segadreamcast

D!ve^Bomb! wrote:

that's just sad

Well it happens. Some stations (not naming names) like to get mates to phone-in too and have controversial points - just for the sake of stirring things...

FX Meister

Thats the reason they kept me on so long, because I was stirring so much.

Horsefumbler

MadsL wrote:

Hate the way Adrian K 'plays Devil's advocate' arguing both sides of an argument within 2 mins....really annoying. Have a backbone, for God's sake!

u tit. thats the way presenters of debate shows allways go on when thers ppl argue both sides of an argument. But sometimes on certain issues he doesn't do it actually.

I don't listen to it very much but my mam is mad about it

Dinner

I like it. It does get a bit tedious when you have some ignorant little sh!te on it.

From what I've heard Kennedy has to stay impartial for most debates so that he isnt seen to be favouring one group or another. Though sometimes its obvious where he stands.

JackKelly

Used to listen to it before going to sleep. Then i came to my senses. TBH, 98Fm was better. Less muppets, and more light hearted.

MrJoeSoap

Theres always the same guy called Frank, and his name suits his character perfectly. He hates everyone.

Diarmsquid

Anyone ever hear of a guy called Jude who rings in??
Of course you have, he rings in EVERY night and he is always complaining.
Funny thing is, he's always complaining about Ireland but he's not actually Irish.
He wrecks my head!!!!

And I agrre the Phoneshow is going downhill with the same topics coming up every night. But 'Get it off your chest' with Jeremy is still classic comedy.

AlienGav

Frank wrote:

All girls who wear short skirts are slappers!

Classic!