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The Late Late Show Tribute to Gay Byrne, Tuesday, RTÉ One, 9:35pm

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  • #32
    Welsh Megaman
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    NOT CARK!


  • #33
    SEPT 23 1989
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    This is how you do it Ryan


  • #34
    BorneTobyWilde
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Will there be a viewers prize?




    Two tickets to the funeral


  • #35
    Beechwoodspark
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    McDermotX wrote: »
    An audience full of RTE heads, no doubt.

    No thanks.

    Yep. RTÉ “talent” and RTÉ off camera ppl.


  • #36
    HildaOgdenx
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    Nice idea to have a tribute.

    Tubridy is just not able to handle a show like this though. I'm thinking of the LLS fiftieth anniversary show, dreadful stuff on his part.

    I don't watch the LLS, I have tried but he is so uncomfortable as a presenter and interviewer, it's painful.


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  • #37
    Itssoeasy
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    Be right back wrote: »
    Could they put together a show featuring some of his best interviews? I'd watch that more than this programme tonight.

    Do RTE have those saved ? I mean rte put out a DVD about the den and it was fairly poor from reviews of it because the amount of footage was low. I mean rte aren't alone in wiping footage of shows but I doubt rte have many of the 1960s late lates saved.


  • #38
    [Deleted User]
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    Be right back wrote: »
    Could they put together a show featuring some of his best interviews? I'd watch that more than this programme tonight.

    Undoubtedly there will be lots of such programs over the coming weeks. The researchers will be doing night duty pulling it all together, although likely much will have been put together in preparation.


  • #39
    Itssoeasy
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »


    This is how you do it Ryan

    Two pros in gay Byrne and spike Milligan. The current crop can't hold their coats.


  • #40
    AMKC
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    Ms


    Now that is a proper show. Looking forward to this and hoping they do it with dignity and respect for Gay Byrne. Imagine if every Late Late show was that good.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #41
    Beechwoodspark
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    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    Nice idea to have a tribute.

    Tubridy is just not able to handle a show like this though. I'm thinking of the LLS fiftieth anniversary show, dreadful stuff on his part.

    I don't watch the LLS, I have tried but he is so uncomfortable as a presenter and interviewer, it's painful.


    If Byrne was premier league

    Kenny was 1st division.

    Tubridy was bottom of non league small town district league


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  • #42
    [Deleted User]
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    Ironic that a death special is going to be more joyous and entertaining than a normal LLS episode.


  • #43
    RobertKK
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    I get why RTE are doing this, but I will not be watching, for me it feels like RTE are projecting their grief onto the nation, as if we all should be in mourning.
    I know some people will be happy with this program and that fine, its just not for me.


  • #44
    sligojoek
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    If Byrne was premier league

    Kenny was 1st division.

    Tubridy was bottom of non league small town district league

    Darcy used to play a bit of rugby.


  • #45
    Arghus
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    I think people should give the show a chance, there'll be loads of people watching it tonight, I'm sure we'll hear a lot more about him on Friday, but I don't think it's a bad idea of RTÉ to put something on tonight.


  • #46
    Beechwoodspark
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    sligojoek wrote: »
    Darcy used to play a bit of rugby.

    One of the stupidest most shallow presenters on RTÉ ever.


  • #47
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    It's perhaps too many people on for 90 minutes for each of them to convey their fondness for him, they should have cut it back to 10 good friends who know him over the years and some musicians.


  • #48
    Itssoeasy
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    Arghus wrote: »
    I think people should give the show a chance, there'll be loads of people watching it tonight, I'm sure we'll hear a lot more about him on Friday, but I don't think it's a bad idea of RTÉ to put something on tonight.

    I might still watch it and the idea of RTÉ putting on this show in and of itself isn't a bad idea it's just I have my doubts that the right tone will be achieved.


  • #49
    Gods Gift
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    Think of the viewing numbers.
    This could be the late late show with highest viewership ever.

    And it’s Ryan’s. With a little help from Gaybo.


  • #50
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    One of the stupidest most shallow presenters on RTÉ ever.

    There must be a couple of people in Ireland of higher broadcasting caliber than what is on offer within RTE, but they don’t have the right connection, and it seems the organisation doesn’t want anybody who will encourage diversity of opinion.


  • #51
    Beechwoodspark
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    Gods Gift wrote: »
    Think of the viewing numbers.
    This could be the late late show with highest viewership ever.

    And it’s Ryan’s. With a little help from Gaybo.

    Doubt it. From talking to ppl today on my rounds ppl are turned off by the whole thing. Over the top.


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  • #52
    elperello
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    Sounds like it will be unmissable.
    I'm in and a brand new USB stick to preserve it for posterity.


  • #53
    Aidric
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »


    This is how you do it Ryan

    Wonderful stuff. Byrne's greatest quality was his empathy. He understood the need to connect with his interviewees on a human level in order to extract from them an interview the listeners/viewers wanted to hear. The important distinction from today's interviewers is that his empathy was genuine and not affected.

    Contrast him to Tubridy who displays a robot like quality in getting through his list of pre prepared questions and you see why he is such a loss to broadcasting. He wasn't afraid of the flow of live TV, in fact he embraced it.


  • #54
    koura
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    They should invite P Flynn.


  • #55
    Beechwoodspark
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    Prediction. Viewing figures will be an above average prime time.

    Talked to over 100 ppl today. Most were bemused or annoyed at the coverage.

    The over 60 women’s demographic are very into this though.


  • #56
    Pelvis Parsley
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    I listened to the Drivetime podcast from yesterday on the way home this evening.

    Two things struck me;

    -Firstly John Sheahan stressed (and I hope he does so again tonight in front of Turgidity) what a good listener Gay was-I think the phrase used was along the lines of, not looking at his cue cards for the next question while you were answering the first one.

    -Secondly, someone mentioned that Gay was more than capable of independent thought, and able to steer the show, producer or not, and appear (mostly) apolitical and impartial while doing so.

    I hope the Gurning Beanpole will pick up on that too, although he'll probably be so excited by a veritable motherlode of bereavement, it's unlikely.


  • #57
    Professor Genius
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    Gods Gift wrote: »
    Remember the night he rang the woman at her daughters wake. Handled it well.

    Imagine that happened tubs and the questions he’d ask.

    Was the full clip of that available any where?


  • #58
    Better Than Christ
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    RobertKK wrote: »
    I get why RTE are doing this, but I will not be watching, for me it feels like RTE are projecting their grief onto the nation, as if we all should be in mourning.
    I know some people will be happy with this program and that fine, its just not for me.

    100%

    The coverage, like that of Gerry Ryan's death, has been hideously self-indulgent. For the likes of Tubridy, Duffy and all the other RTE lifers, the world begins and ends in Montrose. For the rest of us, outside of that bubble, Gay Byrne's death is little more than a case of "ah God, that's very sad". No doubt many of us will enjoy seeing the old clips, but nowhere near as much as RTE will enjoy showing them to us.


  • #59
    Gods Gift
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Prediction. Viewing figures will be an above average prime time.

    Talked to over 100 ppl today. Most were bemused or annoyed at the coverage.

    The over 60 women’s demographic are very into this though.


    Thank you pat mustard.


  • #60
    HildaOgdenx
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    Mentioned it on the RIP thread, but one of the shows I loved was the tribute show for The Dubliners. You have a feeling all through it, that anything at all could happen, or be said, and that Gay was in his element, and whatever happened, he would be equal to it.

    None of the current, vastly overpaid, RTÉ presenters could do it, in my opinion.


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  • #61
    machiavellianme
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    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    Nice idea to have a tribute.

    Tubridy is just not able to handle a show like this though. I'm thinking of the LLS fiftieth anniversary show, dreadful stuff on his part.

    I don't watch the LLS, I have tried but he is so uncomfortable as a presenter and interviewer, it's painful.

    It's RTE. They probably celebrated at having something to fill 90 minutes midweek and a full 2 pages of the Christmas rte guide. Watch them repeat this tripe ad nauseum now and fill a few more weeks of "quality" homegrown programming.


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