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The Christmas/New Year 2020 TV Forum Selection Box Thread

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  • #52
    Bill Ponderosa
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Bill Ponderosa


    Father Ted Christmas special coming up, I've already watched it twice this week but will have to give it another watch.

    Will take a look at the two Johnny's and see what they're upto tonight.


  • #53
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

    Will take a look at the two Johnny's and see what they're upto tonight.

    I'd assume typical sh!te from them like Junior B and getting the shift


  • #54
    Bill Ponderosa
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Bill Ponderosa


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    I'd assume typical sh!te from them like Junior B and getting the shift

    Yeah, think Una Healy is on so can't resist that!


  • #55
    Ray Donovan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ray Donovan


    30 years highlights show of Have I Got News For You at 10:15. Should be decent.

    Please let them have the clips of the 2 boys destroying Aengus Dayton!!


  • #56
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    I flicked on "ABBA Christmas Party" thinking it was ABBA performing because ABBA are the best pop group to have existed, to my horror I witnessed Nadine Coyle butchering Voulez Vous


  • #57
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Ray Donovan wrote: »
    30 years highlights show of Have I Got News For You at 10:15. Should be decent.

    Please let them have the clips of the 2 boys destroying Aengus Dayton!!


    Or Ian Hislop going head-to-head with Piers Morgan :eek: :D


  • #58
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Have RTE ever attempted a ‘HIGNFY’-type show?


  • #59
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,721 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    Watching The Last Jedi, the Star Wars sequel trilogy is just awful even worse than the prequels. Laura Dern as an admiral is just unconvincing, should got someone like Sigourney Weaver be fair more convincing

    They're a million times better than that Anakin bollicks


  • #60
    dasdog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,743 ✭✭✭dasdog


    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    Have RTE ever attempted a ‘HIGNFY’-type show?

    The Panel is possibly the closest thing which had a few moments.

    I feel old after watching that HIGNFY look back. It was a staple at one point for me but not something I have watched in years. Got a few lol moments there.


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  • #61
    Ray Donovan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭Ray Donovan


    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    Have RTE ever attempted a ‘HIGNFY’-type show?

    Don’t Feed The Gondolas??


  • #62
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    Have RTE ever attempted a ‘HIGNFY’-type show?

    They did, Shirley

    Imagine if you will, Barry Murphy chairing a topical news quiz with Kevin Myers and Mario Rosenstock as hosts with one guest each on their team

    You've just imagined RTE1's 2010 just one series never recommissioned Have I Got News For You? unwatchable clone 'That's All We Have Time For'

    https://presspack.rte.ie/2010/01/21/thats-all-we-have-time-for/

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63861250




    There was also a Dermot Morgan topical news quiz called 'Newshounds' which never made it to air

    https://brandnewretro.ie/2014/05/22/dermot-morgan-in-dublin-1993-with-damian-corless-gig-memories-by-jake-walsh/


  • #63
    PsychoPete
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    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    They're a million times better than that Anakin bollicks

    Okay, they are flawed but for the lightsaber battles alone they far better than watching Rey and Kylo just talking to each other


  • #64
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,420 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    How are Harry and Marv still alive?
    Home Alone 2 currently on


  • #65
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    How are Harry and Marv still alive?
    Home Alone 2 currently on


    Donald Trump cameo! :eek:


  • #66
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    Welsh Megaman wrote: »
    Donald Trump cameo! :eek:

    Supposedly Donald wouldn't let them shoot the film in the hotel unless he was in it


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  • #67
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,882 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Watched that ZZ Top doc on Netflix, doesn't give an in-depth look at the band but it was fun nonetheless.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h50eAv9tjvA


  • #68
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,721 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    Okay, they are flawed but for the lightsaber battles alone they far better than watching Rey and Kylo just talking to each other

    You can say whatever you want, and I'll just say Jar Jar Binks, and that wins any discussion about crapness.


  • #69
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    The Matrix is on TCM at the moment


  • #70
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88,243 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Black Narcissus is on BBC 1 on Sunday December 27th at 9pm
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #71
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,179 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    That Ms Browns Boys xmas special was ****e


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  • #72
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,868 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    PTH2009 wrote: »
    That Ms Browns Boys xmas special was ****e

    No way, you can’t be serious?!


  • #73
    patmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,595 ✭✭✭patmac


    The RTE introducer should be censored,
    saying ‘till death us do part’ before the start of ‘A star is born’ what a spoiler.


  • #74
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,321 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Did anyone catch Soul yesterday on Disney?

    Might watch it tonight.


  • #75
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    I enjoyed the SM:TV reunion show with Ant, Dec and Cat this morning

    That was the last great Saturday Morning show

    It is repeated tomorrow at 8pm on ITV

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpY6KOInYVk


  • #76
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,636 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    patmac wrote: »
    The RTE introducer should be censored,

    The intro for Home Alone 2 mentioned something about Macaulay Culkin "at the height of his career" in the movie, talk about damning with praise.


  • #77
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    Big fat quiz of the year is on at 9pm with James Acaster,David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Joe Lycett, Maya Jama and Stacey Solomon which isn't a bad line up


  • #78
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    ‘Dumb And Dumber’ just starting on Comedy Central :)


  • #79
    NormanNicetouch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 408 ✭✭NormanNicetouch


    Just looked at the Young Offenders Christmas Special. It's basically just a load of the f word stringed out with whatever they can think of at lthe last minute to get funded by RTE. Mrs Browns Special was worse. DIdn't last 10 minutes.


  • #80
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    Watching Fallen Kingdom and even after 25 years still nobody listens to Jeff Goldblum, you don't mess with nature especially make dinosaur hybrids


  • #81
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    Matrix Reloaded on TCM now they are also showing Matrix Revolutions at 9pm tomorrow


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  • #82
    phonypony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭phonypony


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    Big fat quiz of the year is on at 9pm with James Acaster,David Mitchell, Richard Ayoade, Joe Lycett, Maya Jama and Stacey Solomon which isn't a bad line up

    Decent lineup, but I find Acaster painfully unfunny and annoying


  • #83
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Our boy Kevin Zinedine Kilbane putting manners on the English heathens tonight

    Edit - Apparently it was from 2017


    https://twitter.com/nathanmurf/status/1342956555252195338


  • #84
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    ‘A Woman’s Heart’ night on RTE One from 9.30pm :)

    ‘The Story Of SM:TV Live’ on ITV at 8pm :D

    “IT’S GOTTA RHYME!!”


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUzkWF7AVZI


  • #85
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,721 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Wallace & Grommit on BBC here.

    Love 'em.


  • #86
    bobbyss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,268 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    Saw The Busk. Could look at Lisa Hannigan all day but she has no voice at all. She acknowledged this on the programme about busking. But I've seen her before on stage on t.v. and she just can't get any sound going at all. Couldn't imagine paying a cent to listen to her. But what a beauty.


  • #87
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    I thought Harry Potter would be on rte or itv but seen its on sky movies so assume sky doesn't let anyone show them. Feckers


  • #88
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,052 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    I hadn't seen this before, he has Pat down to a T "but it's not a military toy, not properly camouflaged, leaving your Action Men exposed surely...".

    I hope RTE rerun Savage Eye, doesn't appear to be on DVD or on the RTE Player...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BIeizjBzhM


  • #89
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    ‘Back To The 80’s’ on Channel 4 now, counting down their biggest programmes from that decade (Vic Reeves tomorrow night looking at the 90’s) :)


    Don’t mention ‘Minipops’ :eek: :eek:


  • #90
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    I loved ‘The Tube’ - so many big big names and performances, The Jam’s final TV appearance, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s debut.


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  • #91
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Peter Auty forever, Aled Jones never!


  • #92
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    I haven't seen it yet, but 'Death To 2020' is on Netflix now

    From Charlie Brooker and other people who made Black Mirror




  • #93
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Gay Byrne making an appearance on Channel 5, ‘When Classic TV Goes Wrong’.

    Surprisingly, not Boyzone’s TV debut. :eek:


  • #94
    carveone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭carveone


    RTE doing their usual superb job of ****ting all over the ending of every movie they show by slapping a "THE END" black screen the first chance they get.

    Was that the end of "Avengers: Infinity War?". Was it? How do I know? I'm sure people aren't interested in long post movie credits but this is the usual RTE no-style, no-brains, minimal effort garbage fire - it's so bad you aren't even sure it's the end. They're pathetic.

    And even if you don't care about credits, I'm aware that there was a massive post credits sequence that someone might have been interested in watching but that was cut out.


  • #95
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    carveone wrote: »
    RTE doing their usual superb job of ****ting all over the ending of every movie they show by slapping a "THE END" black screen the first chance they get.

    Was that the end of "Avengers: Infinity War?". Was it? How do I know? I'm sure people aren't interested in long post movie credits but this is the usual RTE no-style, no-brains, minimal effort garbage fire - it's so bad you aren't even sure it's the end. They're pathetic.

    And even if you don't care about credits, I'm aware that there was a massive post credits sequence that someone might have been interested in watching but that was cut out.


    Only RTE would show The Avengers film where half the population of the universe get wiped out instantly.

    Joe Duffy is compiling another ‘Legacies’ show for tomorrow morning.


  • #96
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Skid X wrote: »
    I haven't seen it yet, but 'Death To 2020' is on Netflix now

    From Charlie Brooker and other people who made Black Mirror


    Watching now :D


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  • #97
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,093 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    carveone wrote: »
    RTE doing their usual superb job of ****ting all over the ending of every movie they show by slapping a "THE END" black screen the first chance they get.

    Was that the end of "Avengers: Infinity War?". Was it? How do I know? I'm sure people aren't interested in long post movie credits but this is the usual RTE no-style, no-brains, minimal effort garbage fire - it's so bad you aren't even sure it's the end. They're pathetic.

    And even if you don't care about credits, I'm aware that there was a massive post credits sequence that someone might have been interested in watching but that was cut out.

    They aren't showing End Game, no point showing Infinity War if you aren't going to show End Game


  • #98
    carveone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭carveone


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    They aren't showing End Game, no point showing Infinity War if you aren't going to show End Game

    Funny, I'm not into any of the Avengers movies (I liked Guardians of the Galaxy though) so in general, it's popcorn watching for me so it's not about this film per-se. It's about RTE's crassness in doing such a jarring end cut to practically every film they show (except Irish ones) - it's like we're expecting the end and the finale builds and ... bam you're hit by a wet towel.

    Edit: I remember Charlie Brooker having a hilarious rant about end credits a few years ago (aha, found it). Jesus, that man is funny...


  • #99
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Watching now :D

    Watchable, seemed a long one though, it's like a celebrity Wipe created for a US audience. Hugh Grant as Tennyson Foss looks as if he is 75 plus in it, great makeup or probably in his case lack of it, lol.


  • #100
    Hangdogroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭Hangdogroad


    Skid X wrote: »
    They did, Shirley

    Imagine if you will, Barry Murphy chairing a topical news quiz with Kevin Myers and Mario Rosenstock as hosts with one guest each on their team

    You've just imagined RTE1's 2010 just one series never recommissioned Have I Got News For You? unwatchable clone 'That's All We Have Time For'

    https://presspack.rte.ie/2010/01/21/thats-all-we-have-time-for/

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63861250




    There was also a Dermot Morgan topical news quiz called 'Newshounds' which never made it to air

    https://brandnewretro.ie/2014/05/22/dermot-morgan-in-dublin-1993-with-damian-corless-gig-memories-by-jake-walsh/
    Jaysus, I'd forgotten about that thing with Kevin Myers. It was pure car crash stuff.


  • #101
    Welsh Megaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,732 ✭✭✭✭Welsh Megaman


    Another chance to see ‘Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe’ tonight on BBC Two at 9.30pm :)


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