Pure Mule

Spiritoftheseventies · 25-07-2009 04:08PM #1

First series of Pure Mule being run tomorrow night on RTE. Best thing RTE have done in a long time I think.

Mossy Monk · 25-07-2009 04:28PM

I always felt Pure **** would have been a better name.

ziedth · 25-07-2009 10:19PM

i seem to usually find agreeing with you mossy but not on this i'm afraid. I liked that show, i agree with op that otmwas by far the best show rte have churned out in a while.

Mossy Monk · 25-07-2009 10:47PM

I can accept that some people like it. It just wasn't for me.

Spiritoftheseventies · 25-07-2009 10:54PM

ziedth wrote: »

i seem to usually find agreeing with you mossy but not on this i'm afraid. I liked that show, i agree with op that otmwas by far the best show rte have churned out in a while.

yes first three episodes in particulare were excellent.

Baile an Locha · 25-07-2009 11:18PM

I thought it was excellent, true perspective of rural town life

Beth1978 · 25-07-2009 11:26PM

It was a great series. They're making series two at the moment in Birr.

weemcd · 26-07-2009 10:43PM

would quite like to see this again, quite true to life, especially small town ireland, everyone knows everyone's buisness imo, decent enough entertainment

"pure fúúckin mule bi"

Xabs · 27-07-2009 01:15AM

Showing this sorry excuse for entertainment again?

There was a good show on a few years ago called "Legend"
which is much more worthy for a re-run...

Cecil Mor · 27-07-2009 01:33AM

There was a good show on a few years ago called "Legend"
which is much more worthy for a re-run...

Legend was utter RTE crap. Floyd Whelan havin his Merc's roof removed by the most polished well spoken Tallagh head imaginable. Gangsters were ridiculous, Garda nice guy in forbidden love with local hoodlum's Ma and a load of f*ckin' about with a fitted kitchen. Pure crap, only good thing about it was yer man who did'nt know what a tracker mortage was...

27-07-2009 01:33AM

Beth1978 wrote: »

It was a great series. They're making series two at the moment in Birr.

is any of the original cast (apart from obviously the late tom murphy) in it??

waraf · 27-07-2009 01:41AM

Beth1978 wrote: »

It was a great series. They're making series two at the moment in Birr.

It's no Soupy Norman in fairness....

27-07-2009 01:48AM

Xabs wrote: »

Showing this sorry excuse for entertainment again?

There was a good show on a few years ago called "Legend"
which is much more worthy for a re-run...

legend was a load of bo**cks!!!!

Eoin · 27-07-2009 03:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

is any of the original cast (apart from obviously the late tom murphy) in it??

I think Garett Lombard is still in it.

tbaymusicman · 27-07-2009 03:41PM

That is so weird i only asked this on my facebook yesterday haha:D:D

what a feckin show plus the gurl in it was yummy cant remember her name but she had the sick mammy

xr2central · 27-07-2009 04:50PM

pure mule was and still is the best show ever on rte,its so like real life in a small town in Ireland, ya sure there is no big action scenes or major life changing story lines but that is the whole point of the show you either get it or you don't, i heard a lot of people criticise the accents etc. (mostly people fom big cities) but that is actually how people speak in the midlands, anyone that did not give it a full chance the first time should use the repeats to watch it again maybe from a different perspective, PURE LEGEND would be a better name imo

R.I.P. Tom Murphy.

xr2central · 27-07-2009 04:52PM

actually well i am here, anyone know is it possible to get the first series on DVD???:)

Gingy · 27-07-2009 08:14PM

Unfortunately you can't get it on dvd. I thought RTÉ might stick it up on the net for a while, but no luck there either.

It's absolutely class, I only came across it again by chance on Sunday night, really good to see again. I heard (from the reliable source of Wikipedia) that the Autumn one is only going to be a 2-episode special, looking forward to it.

Firetrap · 30-07-2009 12:59AM

Ya it's disappointing that RTE hasn't put it up on the net. I missed the 1st episode on Sunday night. :mad:

Unshelved · 30-07-2009 10:24AM

I heard that one episode centres around a funeral (I wonder if that's the Tom Murphy character) and is filmed in the Old Court Hotel in Birr. Dawn Bradfield, Charlene McKenna and Liam Carney are all back. Don't know who else though.

Edited to add - http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0702/puremule.html

Chumpski · 31-07-2009 09:17AM

Wasn't one guy named Scoby? Genius. I mean the name and that he took on a married woman (ex rose of tralee too)! Good on ya Scoby.

JonathanAnon · 31-07-2009 10:55AM

Watched it the other night. I'd be one of RTE's biggest critics, but I thought this was good. Usual batch of voiceover actors, actors from other programs (which annoys me), but besides that it was great. The accent on yer wan with the big teeth is a bit much though.

Spiritoftheseventies · 31-07-2009 11:36AM

Yes saw the first three episodes. The guy from the Clinic is up in Episode three as far as I know. Yes wonder will they deal with post celtic tiger ireland in new eps. would be interesting angle.

nessie911 · 31-07-2009 12:17PM

Baile an Locha wrote: »

I thought it was excellent, true perspective of rural town life

Pure Mule was crap, it had such bad story lines, it is not a true perspective of rural town life, i live very close to where pure mule was filmed, and where it is being filmed at the min, and it is not at all like that. people have real lives and real problems... And we dont sound like that, like thay sound like thay have been bet up or sometin... maybe they should try get some good actors and directors too...

AnonoBoy · 31-07-2009 12:20PM

nessie911 wrote: »

Pure Mule was crap, it had such bad story lines, it is not a true perspective of rural town life, i live very close to where pure mule was filmed, and where it is being filmed at the min, and it is not at all like that. people have real lives and real problems... And we dont sound like that, like thay sound like thay have been bet up or sometin... maybe they should try get some good actors and directors too...

Ye do sound like that to everybody else though.

Pure Mule was good solid, well made entertainment. Not to everyone's taste perhaps but undeniably well crafted.

Paulj · 31-07-2009 12:29PM

Anybody know if it'll be possible to stream this off RTE's website? Would love to see this again but i'm outside the country for a few months.

nessie911 · 31-07-2009 12:31PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Ye do sound like that to everybody else though.

We dont sound like that. I started college in limerick last year and no one knew where i was from, and they all laught at how pure mule made us sound, and laught at the fact that i didnt sound at all like that crap program...

I dont no anyone who speaks like that. I think some areas of tipp but not around where i live.

Spiritoftheseventies · 31-07-2009 01:12PM

have relations from Tipp (Templemore area) so I thought Pure Mule was a very good portrayal of country life. Found nothing wrong with the accents.

Firetrap · 31-07-2009 06:04PM

Paulj wrote: »

Anybody know if it'll be possible to stream this off RTE's website? Would love to see this again but I'm outside the country for a few months.

Not a hope I'd say. It's definitely not on the RTÉ Player (just checked).

From the FAQ "We aim to make programmes available in the RTÉ player the day after broadcast. If a programme is not available the day after broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two, we may not have the rights to make it available on the RTÉ player."

moe_sizlak · 01-08-2009 10:29AM

pure mule was great , the accents are a little too flat though , people in the midlands speak like tinkers for the most part

01-08-2009 11:04AM

nessie911 wrote: »

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Ye do sound like that to everybody else though.

We dont sound like that. I started college in limerick last year and no one knew where i was from, and they all laught at how pure mule made us sound, and laught at the fact that i didnt sound at all like that crap program...

I dont no anyone who speaks like that. I think some areas of tipp but not around where i live.

Maybe they were laughing at your spelling.

Seriously though, as much as I dislike that show the characters do capture the accents pretty well it has to be said.

Pure Mule

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