Striking Out [RTÉ1]

Thumbs up from the Indo

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/best-tv-in-ages-amy-hubermans-new-drama-striking-out-was-a-roaring-success-last-night-35335396.html

Found it only ok. To me it seemed as if RTE had taken inspiration from some of the better legal drama, the Good wife, Silk, and someone mentioned Suits and pulled them all together. No sure that Tara /Amy Huberman is strong enough to pull the whole thing together, sixth is what is needed like in Silk. The main character was superb in that.

The actor playing Conor was very weak, couldn't feel sorry or any emotion for him.

Yes it just about reached the level of 'ok'. Huberman is excellent but she's carrying the entire show, no-one else is anything other than a cardboard cut-out and the plot is bizarre.

Don't start me on the legal content -I know, there's no place for reality in this kind of drama but some of that was still quite unintentionally funny. Having said all that, I'll watch the next one, but mainly to do some more location-spotting.

I can't understand RTE's fascination with posh Dublin dramas. Most of us can't relate to these characters, and what is it with their affected upper class English accents??
For me, the best two dramas that RTE have been involved with in recent times were Pure Mule and Love/Hate, which were a world removed from the lives of the one-dimensional characters in Striking Out.

I forgot to mention how cringeworthy the ad for this was.

Obligatory shot of main character in bed with her boyfriend, another walking on street crying, another wide angled shot of her walking in slow motion for some reason, and to top it off "this is my life, these are moooyyy chooooyyyyyces"

Seriously, who has a hen night on a work night.

The Indo are determined to tell us all it was great. It "saved RTE's Christmas blushes" according to the front page headline :rolleyes:

Didn't think much of it to be honest. There was no real courtroom tension. Everything was too easily resolved. Characters didn't really go into depth either. Not a whole lot happened between Tara and the Fiancé. Didn't understand the mothers motivation behind keeping them together, and the argument they had towards the end wasn't really well written. Though I thought it was well acted by Amy.

It was also a little too similar to the good wife - right down to the sassy leather jacket wearing private investigator. There is no comparison between the quality though.

On a side note, the actor that played character involved in sex scandal was terrible. Fair City level bad.

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Does she get her kit off?

Not until near the very end of the final episode

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

Thought is was decent. Characters a bit unrelatable though, gaf in Ranelagh, fancy apartment in ballsbridge and the mothers gaf in Dalkey. I know she's a high powered lawyer but I thought that was laying it on a bit thick.

I know it's been discussed already but the luas on leeson Street was a bit of a jar. Just say the club is on Harcourt Street. Again, bit poor for an Irish show on an Irish channel aimed at an Irish audience.

Some of the dialogue was grim, particularly the fight with the mother at the end. But all in all watchable, though maybe I'll have the laptop on in the background for the next episode.

Shows produced in Ireland tend to make a lot of stupid oversights like that. In Can't Cope, Won't Cope they opened with a scene where they got a taxi from outside Flannery's to Coppers!

There is also an obsession to have the characters with higher end responsibilities and wealth.

jack presley wrote: »

Don't ever watch the Snapper then. He's on a rush to the Rotunda from the north side and he crosses the Liffey onto the south side beside the Customs House..!!!!

It's not an oversight, Geography doesn't matter in fictional programs.

Fiction based on reality. It's not difficult to avoid these errors.