Gogglebox Ireland

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

U been drinkin d cans 2nite?

So pathetic. I can guarantee u of any one of the gogglebox stars said oh I hope trump wins and gets voted back in, do u actually think they would air that?

Drinking a few cans would definitely be a better time spent then trying to educate a fool like u.

Princess Calla wrote: »

If we are not allowed to talk about the English Gogglebox , which runs parallel, often reviews the same programmes so is kinda amusing to see the Irish reaction vs the English one.

Can we please have a ban on discussing American politics it has absolutely nothing to do with the show. If I wanted to hear about the pros and cons of Trump I'd head to the current affairs forum. If your political views are different than the participants in the show, that's fine, but the majority of us are tuning in for a giggle not a political debate.

I wasn't aware we couldn't talk about the UK one! I've mentioned it numerous times in here, I prefer it to the irish one tbh but mostly because I've been watching it from start - which was a few year before the irish version

Agree on the politics though, no political talk of any kind, not just US

Thecageyone wrote: »

I wasn't aware we couldn't talk about the UK one! I've mentioned it numerous times in here, I prefer it to the irish one tbh but mostly because I've been watching it from start - which was a few year before the irish version

Agree on the politics though, no political talk of any kind, not just US

Another poster requested it as there is a uk Gogglebox thread too, but it's not overly active ( as we all use this one).

Personally, talking about both in this thread never bothered me. It's a 4 year old thread with only 2,000 posts so not like it's a fast moving thread. Though I might be biased as I've talked about the uk one too.

The politics however, and the tin foil hat censorship comments are killing this thread in my opinion , a hell of a lot more than talking about Giles and Mary in the UK!

Thecageyone wrote: »

Just goes to show we all have different opinion, yours is neither right nor wrong, just like anyone else's. I find the Cabra girls painful, they do my head in, the Grufferttys have started to annoy me a bit too - the daughter seems the most sensible of them, the Dad has just gotten so melodramatic and it seems forced. Whereas the family with the 3 lads are at least lightly entertaining, maybe the one who asks the silly questions is playing up a bit? who cares? he seems comfortable within the family and I don't see their laughing at him as anything derogatory

I’m aware my opinion is neither right nor wrong, just like anyone else’s ... not sure why you felt the need to point that out?


I don’t think the family laughing at the lad’s dumb questions is derogatory, it just makes me wonder if they’re all equally dumb, if that’s what they find funny, or are they reacting that way for the cameras, or to reinforce a view of him as a funny character, that’s all, but in any event I find them quite irritating.

Thecageyone wrote: »

Can we drop the Trump BS? honestly, nobody really cares that much, there's political threads on here if it's your thing

My point is the show is censored/ edited in favour of their own political views rte/ virgin media, the piece on trump is proving my point, last year it was Peter Casey.

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Think it was me who mentioned about the UK talk in here. As I don't watch the UK one anymore, and this is the 'Gogglebox Ireland' thread, I personally find it a bit annoying having to skim over posts I feel are irrelevant to this thread. As far as I can see people don't even attempt to put the UK talk in the designated thread. But maybe I'm wrong and it doesn't annoy others, but in that case maybe the thread should be renamed to encompass both shows? Idk, doesn't bother me that much, but maybe others feel the same.

I would rather it be just a 'Gogglebox' thread as there's a bit more to discuss that way. They both show much the same programs each week. Don't mind if we just stick to the Irish one, should be a light hearted thread either way

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Any update on the girl who was sick from the earlier series family, she was on with her dad and sister, the dad had glasses, I can't remember their names

Was that the girl with anorexia ??
Heard her on the radio a number of weeks back, she seemed happy and confident of getting things back together..

Americanisms wrote: »

Find the British normal version much better than the Irish version too, there seems to be more thought put into the critiques of the British viewers, whereas the Irish people largely just play it safe with groupthink soundbites

Thecageyone wrote: »

, I prefer it to the irish one tbh but mostly because I've been watching it from start - which was a few year before the irish version

I've been watching the British one from the start too, and it has gone waaay downhill. The Irish one started off a bit dodgy but it's definitely superior now.

Jenny and Lee from Hull often seem to stage something 'hilarious', although Dale and Dawn on the Irish one may be heading that way too. Sophie and her brother Pete too.

What I hate about the British one is the way they stick with one programme week after week, and dedicate at least 10 minutes to it each week. For example, they almost showed the whole of Line Of Duty in the last series (I think)! I used to fast forward because I wasn't interested..."Have they finished talking about it?...No!". Continue with the fast-forwarding...

Christmas special will air 9th of December at 9pm.

OmegaGene wrote: »

The Christmas special is going to be Irish families living abroad
Should be a laugh which is badly needed with all this misery lately
I’m watching the Irish U.K. and Australian from start to finish again, funny stuff

Hi - where would I find the OZ version? Thanks

Danick wrote: »

Hi - where would I find the OZ version? Thanks

it is available to view online, i cant link as it is frowned upon to discuss on boards

google is your friend

The Irish abroad are trying too hard especially the three down under.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I am not keen on the Irish abroad so far and no Cavan twins or John and David

Very dull!

jojofizzio wrote: »

Yeah,the three in Auckland are painful

Are they a threesome?