Do you hate RTE???

stevoman · 20-11-2008 01:31PM #1

Personally i despise RTE and what is is today. There is hardly any irish talent on the TV or the Radio and in fairness whoever runs the place should be shot. They cant think up of any original ideas from their {EDIT sorry i thought the apprenitce was RTE, but the programme about doin up you house is just as gay}, the that shambles that was Colm and Jim Jim the other night and even most of the people on the radio i cant even stand. Look at Gerry Ryan Nob Nation for example, the just ripped off Today FM's Gift Grub!

And it seems that if you get a job on 2fm you are guaranteed a television show of your own at some stage! it even boils down the soccer pundits, Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghtan. Honestly if Ireland qualify for the nest world cup the entire team wont have to bother paying pensions as RTE will offer them a nest egg doind some sort of bad punditing or commentary on the soccer in 15 years to come.

As we have seen a lot of threads on after hours by enraged boardsy's giving out about the national broadcaster im just wondering what do you all really think of RTE?

iseegirls · 20-11-2008 01:32PM

if only there was a TV forum . . . . .

6th · 20-11-2008 01:33PM

I think they are great, sure didnt they have some roide on Nationwide on Halloween night. That alone was worth the licence fee.

stevoman · 20-11-2008 01:33PM

iseegirls wrote: »

if only there was a TV forum . . . . .

After hours poll cant be beaten im afraid!

thebman · 20-11-2008 01:37PM

Haven't watched it in ages, don't think you should have to pay the part of the tv license that goes to RTE at all. They should just make it a subscription service, of course they know they'll die on their arse if they ever had to do that since they don't offer most people what they want to watch anymore.

In fairness though, 90% of channels are crap but I don't have to pay for the other ones to use my games consoles or DVD player :rolleyes:

javaboy · 20-11-2008 01:38PM

stevoman wrote: »

After hours poll cant be beaten im afraid!

I thought the general consensus on AH was that the Poles should be beaten?

Was there a change to the charter?

EDIT: Oh polls.

pierrot · 20-11-2008 01:38PM

yes, its a ridiculous organization, who will continue to fund the likes of that Home Run ****e ( how on earth did that get on telly), and give their mates like Pat Kenny big new contracts even though everybody hates him.
anything they will put money towards will be something 'edgy and controversial' , Raw being the latest example. horrible stuff.

aidan_walsh · 20-11-2008 01:39PM

brim4brim wrote:

of course they know they'll die on their arse if they ever had to do that since they don't offer most people what they want to watch anymore.

Anything to quantify that remark?

mikemac · 20-11-2008 01:39PM

I think TG4 do an excellent job on the budget they have

They have shows like Afraic or Ros na Run employing Irish staff and production crews. Good documentaries too, usually get an actor to do a new voiceover.
Showing GAA games also that RTE would never show

Part of RTE too

pierrot · 20-11-2008 01:41PM

i will say that the news is ok though, one thing we are lucky about is that we have a fairly impartial and un-interfered-with news service. And Sharon ni Bheolan.

newbie2 · 20-11-2008 01:43PM

stevoman wrote: »

...their gay apprentice programme...

made by TV3 I thought....

javaboy · 20-11-2008 01:45PM

pierrot wrote: »

i will say that the news is ok though, one thing we are lucky about is that we have a fairly impartial and un-interfered-with news service. And Sharon ni Bheolan.

Ah Sharon.........

She's awful without a script though. She stutters and stammers and asks stupid questions as soon as things go off-script even slightly.

Dudess · 20-11-2008 01:46PM

stevoman wrote: »

They cant think up of any original ideas from their gay apprentice programme

If you're referring to The Apprentice, that's on TV3.

Look at Gerry Ryan Nob Nation for example, the just ripped off Today FM's Gift Grub!

True. Tis pathetic. Although Gerry Ryan doesn't have anything to do with it, it just happens to be aired during his show.

And it seems that if you get a job on 2fm you are guaranteed a television show of your own at some stage! it even boils down the soccer pundits, Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghtan. Honestly if Ireland qualify for the nest world cup the entire team wont have to bother paying pensions as RTE will offer them a nest egg doind some sort of bad punditing or commentary on the soccer in 15 years to come.

You don't know what you're talking about, not having inside information as to what RTE's strategies are... etc.

Creature · 20-11-2008 01:50PM

Yes.
Reeling in the Years - Great
Everything else - Terrible

pierrot · 20-11-2008 01:50PM

spot on, TG4 ftw. Thats what you'll see about many minority language set-ups, because they are already at a disadvantage they actually have to work hare and be edgy, rather than being lazy and having a go at it

Vegeta · 20-11-2008 01:53PM

pierrot wrote: »

i will say that the news is ok though, one thing we are lucky about is that we have a fairly impartial and un-interfered-with news service.

They are far from impartial

It BeeMee · 20-11-2008 01:56PM

stevoman wrote: »

their gay apprentice programme

I must have missed that one.
Did anyone become a fully qualified gay out of it?

Randi · 20-11-2008 01:58PM

It BeeMee wrote: »

I must have missed that one.
Did anyone become a fully qualified gay out of it?

i dont think so, maybe the OP doesnt like gay people and everything he doesnt like has to be gay. I hate when people use that word to describe something they dont like. its like me saying this post is so straight

Mark200 · 20-11-2008 01:59PM

pierrot wrote: »

i will say that the news is ok though, one thing we are lucky about is that we have a fairly impartial and un-interfered-with news service. And Sharon ni Bheolan.

I think rte news is as boring as ****. Fair enough it might be un-interfered-with, but it's ridiculously monotonous. I couldn't possibly sit through a whole rte news programme in one go

newbie2 · 20-11-2008 02:00PM

I think someone got a contract to be gay for a year. After that they get an appraisal on how their gayness was over the previous year.

aidan_walsh · 20-11-2008 02:00PM

Mark200 wrote: »

I think rte news is as boring as ****. Fair enough it might be un-interfered-with, but it's ridiculously monotonous. I couldn't possibly sit through a whole rte news programme in one go

Not enough flying graphics, NEWS ALERTS!!!@!@! and sounds effects for you?

Biggins · 20-11-2008 02:06PM

Yes, with an absolute passion.
Total waste of stations. Utter garbage.

pierrot · 20-11-2008 02:07PM

Vegeta wrote: »

They are far from impartial

I said they were fairly impartial. Actually in hindsight, I take that back.
I think they give a fairly balanced view of world news, when compared to some of the bigger news stations.

Mark200 · 20-11-2008 02:08PM

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Not enough flying graphics, NEWS ALERTS!!!@!@! and sounds effects for you?

That'd be a start

It just seems like they've all been trained to talk exactly like eachother

Dudess · 20-11-2008 02:11PM

Well yes, there is a specific news-reading technique.

Jay P · 20-11-2008 02:11PM

stevoman wrote: »

Look at Gerry Ryan Nob Nation for example, the just ripped off Today FM's Gift Grub!

That guy actually used to do the voices on gift grub but he had a falling out with mario rosenstock so he lefto to do his own thing. Needless to say, it was Mario who wrote the scripts on gift grub....

But yeah, RTE is pretty meh I have to say, not that I watch much tv as it is...

stevoman · 20-11-2008 02:16PM

Dudess wrote: »

You don't know what you're talking about, not having inside information as to what RTE's strategies are... etc.

its obvious what their sratagies are! get a foot in the door with us on tv or radio and your here forever!! pat kenny, ryan tubirdy, ruth scott, dave fanning, gerry ryan...... need i go on. and they are all brutal personalities!

Dudess · 20-11-2008 02:18PM

RTE is temp contract central. You DON'T necessarily get to stay there if you get your foot in the door...

stevoman · 20-11-2008 02:20PM

pierrot wrote: »

I think they give a fairly balanced view of world news, when compared to some of the bigger news stations.

World views maybe, but Irish Politics? NO! they will report what is happeing, but not one repeorter will stick his neck out to embarress any politician!!! and why wouldnt they do that? because they wont bite the hand that feeds them as the goverment sets the rates of the TV license. In essence the Goverment really have RTE in their back pocket so to speak.

stevoman · 20-11-2008 02:21PM

Dudess wrote: »

RTE is temp contract central. You DON'T necessarily get to stay there if you get your foot in the door...

Sorry but i couldnt disagree with you anymore.

copacetic · 20-11-2008 02:22PM

stevoman wrote: »

Sorry but i couldnt disagree with you anymore.

so you agree then?

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