Will RTE ever commission comedy of this quality again?

RTE will never top Soupy Norman.

Disappoints me because Pierwsza Milosc has run for twenty odd years. Twenty years of material. They even introduced an evil twin for Esther.

And they had some big Polish actors in it. Leon Niemczyk, who was in Polanski's Knife in the Water and I've been watching in a lot of old East German SF and westerns.

He is the most difficult and probably the most bitter man I have ever met.

(I imagine a lot of Irish creatives to be like him, especially several of those who write for the Sunday Indo).

He liked me though (unlike several of those who write for the Sunday Indo 🤣).

the savage eye was very hit and miss imo. Some characters and scenes were very unfunny, some were quite good, masterpiece? No.

It wasn't woeful, it was suitably inviscerating of some Irish totems and taboos, and hilarious at times. In fact they should re-run it, as its more relevant now than ever in many ways.

And yes, David Andrews (McSavage) is a colossal pain in the hoop in reality, but so are many, many entertainers. Just ask those who knew Bing Crosby, Rex Harrison or Ike Turner.

I loved Savage Eye and it really reminded me of TG4's RiRa which was a great sketch show. Never got into Paths to Freedom but can appreciate that it was a very well made show. Killanascully should have been a one off episode or a single scene in something like D'Telly or similar because the premise gets tired very very fast.

I do love how you say "TV tax" like it's some sort of revelation or something it's taboo to admit. That's exactly what it is and it's not really a secret.

If you think Kilnaskully is bad (and it is) wait until you see $hite like damo and ivor, bridget and eamon. 🤮

That lad from Damo & Ivor has gone radio rental. Even Gemma O'Doherty does be all like to him 'calm down lad'.

As I said, to each their own. My opinion is that it was sheer nonsense. You liked it, I didn't. Such is the mix of the audience TV tries to cater to.

Rik starred in Damo and Ivor, he was also playing the father in Man Down. But that doesn't make Damo and Ivor any better TBH.

Dave McSavage is a strange, bitter little man who did not get punched nearly enough throughout his life. However, that doesn't change fact that The Savage Eye was a work of comedy genius.

(It still wasn't the best comedy made by RTE. That particular plaudit belongs to Paths to Freedom)

Very true, terribly really that people have opinions that are different to others or don't fully line up.

Lucky for RTÉ Graham L didn't offer them Fr Ted they'd just be blamed for all his bitterness.