Eating with the Enemy, Virgin Media One

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 10:05pm #1

Give this ago now.

Anybody else watching?

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:07pm

yes. this freedom party(whatever that is) guy looks very serious. 24 year old in a 60 year olds body.

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 10:12pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

yes. this freedom party(whatever that is) guy looks very serious. 24 year old in a 60 year olds body.

Yep, the guy with him may have being on Tommy Tiernan with a few weeks ago and I think he was a bit of a git.

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:18pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Yep, the guy with him may have being on Tommy Tiernan with a few weeks ago and I think he was a bit of a git.

He seems ok. the other guy seems very uptight.

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:25pm

Jesus, I hate this gorilla already. anyone like that who acts so cocky is really insecure in my experience. just be yourself ya knob.

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 10:29pm

I'd like to know how the Tattoo guy makes all his money!

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:29pm

that 24 year old guy needs to get himself to a rave and just have a bit of fun. he is going to have an awful $hit life if he keeps doing what he is doing. you are 24, go and enjoy life and stop being so serious and uptight.

Green Mile · 03-03-2021 10:30pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I'd like to know how the Tattoo guy makes all his money!

YouTube, TikTok pay per clicks? I dunno, probably

Holy Duck · 03-03-2021 10:31pm

Enjoying it but too much switching between tables and the ads really disrupt it, would be more enjoyable if it was let run a little longer

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 10:32pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

that 24 year old guy needs to get himself to a rave and just have a bit of fun. he is going to have an awful $hit life if he keeps doing what he is doing. you are 24, go and enjoy life and stop being so serious and uptight.

I think he just needs another conservative one. He's parents are probably the same.

WildWater · 03-03-2021 10:33pm

Do we get to see if they agree to have second date?

tea and coffee · 03-03-2021 10:36pm

God that tattoo guy is so rude and condescending.

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:38pm

tea and coffee wrote: »

God that tattoo guy is so rude.

asking was the womans male friends soft or gay when he has a huge tattoo of marilyn Monroe on his arm.:rolleyes:

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:40pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I think he just needs another conservative one. He's parents are probably the same.

I hope he never ends up in the Dail. looks like a psycho.

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 10:46pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

I hope he never ends up in the Dail. looks like a psycho.

Funnily enough if I had to choose between him and the other fella. I'd nearly go with him.
If he's the same guy who I think he is. Everything would be racist.

carrickbawn · 03-03-2021 10:47pm

Much to my surprise I am really enjoying this. Its like first dates without the cringe factor and much more mature.
I will tune in again.

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 10:49pm

carrickbawn wrote: »

Much to my surprise I am really enjoying this. Its like first dates without the cringe factor and much more mature.
I will tune in again.

Don't worry Hughie might be on soon going on the ads.

pgj2015 · 03-03-2021 10:52pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Funnily enough if I had to choose between him and the other fella. I'd nearly go with him.
If he's the same guy who I think he is. Everything would be racist.

Better off with someone who is somewhere in the middle. That 24 year old guy would have refugees in prison work camps.

deisemum · 03-03-2021 10:53pm

This is more interesting than I expected.

tea and coffee · 03-03-2021 10:59pm

I feel like that bald lad is very naive. If he thinks that private business will help people out, he's deluded. Corporations are out to make money, that is what the government isnt out for for all its faults.
People are ultimately going to look after themselves - they are going to want to get more money even if that means disenfranchising other people.
Similarly if he thinks giving people the money to "do it themselves"... people aren't always their own (orntheir family 's) best friends. Should I spend this on doing a diploma or will I go on a bender to Vegas with my mates....

The end with the priest and the drag queen was lovely. Both so articulate and open to listening to one anothers views.

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 11:04pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

Better off with someone who is somewhere in the middle. That 24 year old guy would have refugees in prison work camps.

Totally agree.

I'd like to bring the Luke guy out for pints and get him to Rebel a bit.

deisemum · 03-03-2021 11:06pm

tea and coffee wrote: »

I feel like that bald lad is very naive. If he thinks that private business will help people out, he's deluded. Corporations are out to make money, that is what the government isnt out for for all its faults.
People are ultimately going to look after themselves - they are going to want to get more money even if that means disenfranchising other people.
Similarly if he thinks giving people the money to "do it themselves"... people aren't always their own (orntheir family 's) best friends. Should I spend this on doing a diploma or will I go on a bender to Vegas with my mates....

The end with the priest and the drag queen was lovely. Both so articulate and open to listening to one anothers views.

The priest and the drag queen were lovely, Mattress Mick came across very well, a decent sort.

I agree the bald lad was very naive.

.anon. · 03-03-2021 11:11pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

yes. this freedom party(whatever that is) guy looks very serious. 24 year old in a 60 year olds body.

He's the very personification of the Boards Current Affairs forum. An obnoxious, thinly-disguised racist opinion at the ready, whatever the topic. Put me in mind of Damien Thorn from Omen II.

RobertKK · 03-03-2021 11:16pm

I could have been on this show, but a fear of being on TV prevented it:)

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 11:18pm

RobertKK wrote: »

I could have been on this show, but a fear of being on TV prevented it:)

What category would you fill? if you don't mind me asking.

RobertKK · 03-03-2021 11:20pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

What category would you fill? if you don't mind me asking.

I have no idea, I was contacted on Twitter, maybe to go up against the freedom party/Irexit guy.

.anon. · 03-03-2021 11:21pm

Just noticed someone on Twitter called it "First Hates".

freshpopcorn · 03-03-2021 11:22pm

RobertKK wrote: »

I have no idea, I was contacted on Twitter, maybe to go up against the freedom party/Irexit guy.

Alright, It might have being a Kilkenny thing!

JP Liz V1 · 03-03-2021 11:37pm

WildWater wrote: »

Do we get to see if they agree to have second date?

Is it a dating show, I assumed chat debate show

RobertKK · 03-03-2021 11:39pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Alright, It might have being a Kilkenny thing!

:pac:

The way he had to mention the middle names of the presidents...think it was so he could say Hussein for Obama.
I am not against immigration either.

RobertKK · 03-03-2021 11:40pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is it a dating show, I assumed chat debate show

Chat debate with a supposed opposite.

micar · 03-03-2021 11:43pm

One of my lectures from college is going to be on it....the last person you'd expect to go on it.

Probably in his 70s now.

Dr David Walsh

StupidLikeAFox · 04-03-2021 12:37am

tea and coffee wrote: »

I feel like that bald lad is very naive.

Yeah he is and I think that is going mark the success of the show - they are all living in their own little bubbles and probably hear very few dissenting opinions face to face. Its one thing arguing on line where there are clear people in your tribe and against your tribe, its different when you have to look them in the eye and they are actually OK people with different views. Good to add a bit of humanity to these voices.

They really touched a nerve with the right wing young lad when they brought up the love and affection question, felt sorry for him on that one.

pgj2015 · 04-03-2021 12:39am

.anon. wrote: »

He's the very personification of the Boards Current Affairs forum. An obnoxious, thinly-disguised racist opinion at the ready, whatever the topic. Put me in mind of Damien Thorn from Omen II.

He reminds me of this guy.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gotham+tv+series+the+penguin&pws=0&gl=us&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg9ZjMpZXvAhXvShUIHeCBBh4Q_AUoAXoECBIQAw&biw=1280&bih=610#imgrc=5rlv7ky2fTy53M

completedit · 04-03-2021 3:05am

I thought this was awful. None of them seemed to have a clue about their arguments or worldview.

What was the fat lad with the tattoos meant to be standing for? Was he just there as a caricature of toxic masculinity?

Cringed everytime the right wing guy repeated J when saying Donald Trump. He kept doing it. I've seen people online do the same, he was giving me discount Ben Shapiro vibes. As for the guy with the Nigerian background, less said the better. Its not easy to discuss issues like this especially when your worldview is being put under the spotlight but again just seems like he's parroting others opinions. We all do it but I think it shows when a certain viewpoint has not been scrutinised enough.

The libertarian was coming out with the most generic small government statements ever with cookie cutter claims about "improved efficency" Everyone is entitled to their views that sit with them intuitively but just felt so shallow.

But tbf, the conversation format was just shallow. Whether it was the cuts or what it just came out looking very threadbare.
BTW, I think prompters like they used in the show would be a cool addition in a type of bar. Good for the convo.

freshpopcorn · 04-03-2021 3:24am

completedit wrote: »

What was the fat lad with the tattoos meant to be standing for? Was he just there as a caricature of toxic masculinity?

Was he heavy or somebody who goes to the gym a lot?

I think he role was that money, image, etc was all important to enjoy life and hers was the opposite.
Perhaps toxic masculinity was thrown in their also.

I do think the Trump guy got a bit of a land with the question about love.

Parsnips · 04-03-2021 4:04am

tea and coffee wrote: »

God that tattoo guy is so rude and condescending.

The biggest ass on it tonight. when he made that comment about Jesus bleeding. I wanted to jump tru the TV and punch his teeth in.
Couldnt believe someone would even say something like that to a stranger let alone while sharing a meal with them. IDIOT

I taught it was a good show.. Priest was excellent and closed with an nice little speach about Bonnie.
Will definitely keep watching but the format will definitely produce some absolute morons.

That lad talking about making all schools private and the public paying for homeless housing doesnt live in the same world as me.

pgj2015 · 04-03-2021 10:48am

A dinner between the tattoo guy and the donald J trump guy would have been interesting.

dobman88 · 04-03-2021 10:56am

Seems to be a fair few reality TV rejects on this judging by the ad for it. Bashir from last night was on Tommy Tiernan bemoaning how racist the world is and how oppressed he is yet hes a law lecturer in DCU, quite a good position to be in, Hughie was on first dates last week and will be on this next week, I think Phil from Tallafornia will be on too, I'm sure there was 1 or 2 more I spotted that I cant remember now.

Also it moved way too fast. I'd have liked to see more of how the conversation developed instead of just highlight quotes.

Drag queen and priest seemed like a good chat, we just didnt see enough of it.

gmisk · 04-03-2021 8:45pm

Drag queen and the priest very sound, decent people, found plenty of common ground had very interesting conversations.

The young fella in the ireland freedom party needs to get a life. He came across as totally brainwashed, learned off little sound bites clearly, the love and affection question was pretty telling I thought..sad really...then again the fella with him wasn't much better everything racist vibe to him, but definitely easier to get on with.

The fat tattoo guy with the fake teeth and dressed like dealz liberace was absolutely awful, painful, total knob, absolute nightmare.
The girl with him was a bit blank, she just seemed confused by the rubbish the fella was spouting...understandable really.

Mattress mick sound as you would expect, the bald guy with him utterly delusional about life, privatizing everything isn't really a great solution to anything.

.anon. · 04-03-2021 9:48pm

completedit wrote: »

Cringed everytime the right wing guy repeated J when saying Donald Trump. He kept doing it.

It's to differentiate him from all the other Donald Trumps.

jos28 · 05-03-2021 1:39am

I initially thought this was going to be a gutter level tv but was very surprised. A great concept but I wish they had allowed the discussions to develop more. That's probably more down to editing than anything else. Highlights for me were Bonnie and the priest, both lovely decent people with open minds. I felt sorry for the Ireland Freedom party bloke when it came to the topic of relationships. He needs to expand his horizons, if I was his Mother I'd be sending him off around the world to live a bit. I thought the Libertarian bloke was ill prepared, no homework done, back of the class.
I enjoyed it and will definitely watch again.

AMKC · 06-03-2021 7:11pm

I only watched it today and agree that that 24 year old was very arragant. Thinks private companies will solve health and the housing crisis lol.
I thought others was sound do and a lot more open minded than that 24year old.
The priest and the Drag Queen got on much better than the adds made it out to which was great to see.
I thought you man with the Tattos was a bit of an idiot alright but your one was sound and quiet open minded.

freshpopcorn · 10-03-2021 10:02pm

Episode two on now!

RobertKK · 10-03-2021 11:13pm

I watched, so far no massive arguments in this series.

JP Liz V1 · 11-03-2021 12:30am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Episode two on now!

Was Alan the salon coordinator (not hairdresser) on some other reality show(s)?

freshpopcorn · 11-03-2021 12:46am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Was Alan the salon coordinator (not hairdresser) on some other reality show(s)?

He did Blind Dates and Pulling with my Parents and probably has popped up in other places to.

AdrianG08 · 11-03-2021 11:26am

Not a bad concept for a show but its set up again with virtue signalling to the forefront. They might aswell give both parties a sticker saying good guy and bad guy.

The priest obviously didn't play ball and play up the old caricature of a "stuck in the dark ages priest".

National party guy was obviously not going to be able to challenge the law lecturer on anything once race was thrown into the mix, his role is just as narrow minded goon.

Most annoying for me was the girl brought in to chat with the dealz liberace fake teeth dude, she had no personality whatsoever, surely they could have found someone with more fire in their belly? He even commented how disappointed he was that she had little to say.

Good show, but badly cast I think.

Alaninwondeand · 11-03-2021 11:36am

Your one who likes riding other fellas(shock) is in it aswell. Think she was in Tommy T awhile back.

Since its first date's cast offs, can fat tattoo guy chat with chubby sunbed gay traveller. Might see some sparks then.

freshpopcorn · 11-03-2021 12:03pm

I feel like it’s one of these programs that they’ll only let it go so far and won’t have anybody really really controversial on it.

gmisk · 11-03-2021 8:21pm

Just watching this now.

The girl with short hair was alright (the singer), off with ya ride who you like, that fella with all the surgery and dyed hair, is seriously painful he has been in so many reality shows, desperate for any fame. Definition of an attention whore. I don't for a second believe he has any deeply held beliefs let alone is a devout catholic. Chicken this chicken that....eugh...the guardian "who is dat?!"...

The online health and fitness coach...you could have just said unemployed...the moustache and turtle neck..he looked like a Poundland bond villain. Painful. Pseudo intellectual nonsense. Overuse of air quotes.
The guy with the beard seemed to ramble about, but he stood his ground and made some fair points, maybe overegged things a tad...he needs to cheer up.

Student business guy, seemed pretty intelligent and very much of his generation. Clearly on for publicity bullsh#t buzz words a go go, I find that insanely painful, it's constant working in IT.
The yummy mummy "in my house we focus on experiences" - a bit out of touch with reality.
Nothing wrong with monitoring use on technology I guess...but you need to give a 16yo some leeway.
She has to be realistic, but she wasn't for moving.

David, the older fella, felt like he was on the wrong show, it was really awkward, he had a weird air of aggression about him. Men's rights now...rrrright. I don't think his generation had much to complain about when it comes to men not having equal rights..his opinions on toxic masculinity were bizarre.
The guy who has an opinion on everything was fairly flustered and confused looking occasionally, but he held his own though mostly and seemed a decent fella.

Eating with the Enemy, Virgin Media One

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