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RTÉ's Storyland MEGA MERGE

afatbollix · 2008-10-22 21:18:03

any one seeing this on you tube... seems good... edit: sapose ill include a link part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-G2ugAG44&fmt=6

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#32 22-03-2009 02:31PM

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Looks like RTE's latest (well first actually) online venture is up and running and largely being ignored -- mainly due to virtually zero advertising.

So in case you boarders aint heard -- there are 9 online drama/comedies/sci-fi currently online at www.rte.ie/storyland

Give em a gander and a vote -- some great stuff on there imo -- stuff you'd never normally see on any other manifestation of RTE.

Regards and thanks!

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#33 22-03-2009 02:49PM

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Just watched Chez Spuds - rather League of Gentlemen in tone and texture. Nicely made though.

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#34 22-03-2009 03:51PM

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Yes largely ignored...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055514530
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055514877
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055404274

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#35 22-03-2009 05:34PM

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Which one is yours OP?

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#36 22-03-2009 08:13PM

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#37 22-03-2009 08:31PM

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phasers wrote: »

Which one is yours OP?

Going by his posting history the one done by the same guys as the roaring twenties. So which ever one is the shítest then.

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#38 22-03-2009 10:07PM

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AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Going by his posting history the one done by the same guys as the roaring twenties. So which ever one is the shítest then.

That would be Pub World

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#39 23-03-2009 12:13AM

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As much as it pains me to say it 'Pub World' is not the worst epsiode up there at all.

I think that honour falls to 'Rental Boys'.

Awful. Just awful.

Pub World seriously needs to find a script though for episode 2. Having someone appear in a pub, having an alien appear and having them discover they can talk to each other does not an episode make. What they have up there as episode one is just an extended teaser.

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#40 23-03-2009 12:16AM

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Oh I was just saying that Pub World was from the same people, not that it was the shi.test.. I couldn't be bothered watching any of them to be honest!

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#41 23-03-2009 12:38AM

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Oh GOD, not ANOTHER person whoring their latest 5 euro RTE drivel on Boards..... Is it jimjim? (I see someone else said the roaring 20s. I LOVED that thread. lol)

"WOW, I just found this (Insert link here) This is fantastic. What do ye think? BTW, I'm using my bro's computer which is why I only have six posts"

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#42 23-03-2009 01:16AM

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"WOW, I just found this (Insert link here) This is fantastic. What do ye think? BTW, I'm using my bro's computer which is why I only have six posts"

The people pimping particular series are obviously long-time posters and the people with few posts (Hey!) haven't been. So...

I've got nothing to do with any of these series; I like talking about telly on the internet. If I want to talk about Dollhouse or Terminator or Lost, I have my pick of places; if I want to talk about Storyland, I don't. And it sucks that posters are being treated like they exhale herpes for talking about Irish web serials on an Irish message board.

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#43 23-03-2009 01:39AM

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I voted for hardybucks myself.
I was really impressed by psych ward as well, but I think it was quite obvious when the young fella was eating his cornflakes that there was going to be a dead family member lying about the house.
I suppose its all down to personal taste really.

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#44 23-03-2009 01:20PM

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Think OP's motivation is to raise awareness of Storyland project as a whole, not just his involvement.

I thought Rental Boys was good, and Running Low was interesting, as is Pub World.

Hardy Bucks episode is not as funny as their You Tube stuff, but is still a strong contender compared to other Storyland projects

Can't stand Chez Spuds or Jenny was a Friend of Mine

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#45 23-03-2009 03:04PM

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some one said in one of the other threads that its a beta for the new rte web player... its working well so far... if thats the case

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#46 23-03-2009 03:14PM

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just watched a selection of them there. interesting concept overall and i'm presuming a couple are from genuine first-timers. If so I think they are to be encouraged. Why attack people for trying? good concept, variable quality, top marks for initiative, a little less for the results.

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#47 23-03-2009 03:58PM

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AngelinaJolie wrote: »

Think OP's motivation is to raise awareness of Storyland project as a whole, not just his involvement.

I thought Rental Boys was good, and Running Low was interesting, as is Pub World.

Hardy Bucks episode is not as funny as their You Tube stuff, but is still a strong contender compared to other Storyland projects

Can't stand Chez Spuds or Jenny was a Friend of Mine

Just out of interest, you were involved in the Roaring Twenties as well; were you involved in Pub World?

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#48 23-03-2009 04:25PM

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Tago Mago wrote: »

Just out of interest, you were involved in the Roaring Twenties as well; were you involved in Pub World?

I wasn't involved in either of them but I know the people behind the productions:)

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#49 24-03-2009 12:59PM

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Most of them where terrible. They either had good production or a bit of a story but none had both. Hardy bucks was the best out of the lot, they had the right attitude and poked fun at themselves. 2nd would be running low. had it's moments but fizzled out towards the end to the point I wouldn't have any interest in seeing another episode.

If they opened it out so you had more entry's, it looks like they just got their Dublin friends together to soak up some funding.

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#50 24-03-2009 02:18PM

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Its thanks to this very forum that i discovered hardy bucks, and even though this wasnt the best episode, it still got my vote. there are parts where i actually laughed out loud, which tv comedy doesnt make me do anymore, especially irish made.

drinkin, schmokin, bluies, anything more and yer just being greedy like.

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#51 28-03-2009 11:26PM

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None of these will play for me. Am I missing anything? (semi-deliberate ambiguity there)

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#52 29-03-2009 12:58AM

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my pc in work wasent able to play them... yet it looks like they are using the same thing as you tube... my pc at home was able to play them....

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#53 29-03-2009 03:24AM

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Rental Boys and Hardybucks were great!

More of this stuff from RTE please.

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#54 31-03-2009 03:53PM

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mrtopics wrote: »

point taken re television

but how often do you see stuff like this coming out of the west of Ireland?

compared to the likes of killinaskully which is happy to just show painfully unfunny charicatures of boggers, this at least has some subtle humour to it

you could argue how often do you see stuff like this coming out of ireland at all (besides fr ted), we dont really do satire well and i think this is a brilliant attempt at satirising the young irish male

and no one wants to see any more shows like bachelors walk

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#55 31-03-2009 04:02PM

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they stopped showing the poll results halfway through the competition. anyone think it might be a conspiracy to stop the hardybucks from winning??????

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#56 31-03-2009 04:04PM

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yeah, I noticed that alright, interesting theory. Suppressing the west, curse you rte and the liberal media!

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#57 31-03-2009 04:08PM

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No, but I think the new accounts appearing on boards with the sole purpose of debating the pros of their favourite storyland show and the cons of the opposition has been quite amusing.

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#58 31-03-2009 04:14PM

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I never saw any results. Any time I went on the site it said the poll was closed until voting was over. I assumed this was a pathetic attempt to have people come back to the site every so often.

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#59 31-03-2009 05:36PM

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tennessee time wrote: »

and no one wants to see any more shows like bachelors walk

Don Wycherley does.

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#60 31-03-2009 05:38PM

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I'd say it's because they fecked up the system and realised they'd have to go back through the votes at the end and delete double votes from the same IP address. Until then they took down the poll so it won't show up double, triple and yes even quadruple votes for the same show and make it appear the vote was going heavily to one entry rather than the others.

But hey what do I know? I'm just the guy who mops the floors around here.

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#61 31-03-2009 07:04PM

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Just watched in on Utube, good craic

bit of money and a production team, they might have something

then again bit of money and a production team and the craic might be agone out of it?

Worth a craic on telly compared to some of the muck RTE have given money to over the years!

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