PlayTV Discussion (reasonable discussion ONLY!)

robbie99 · 05-03-2010 06:13PM

It's official then

. I quite enjoyed getting through to Fiona. It's a shame they couldn't be transparent and fair with their games from the start.

Elmo · 05-03-2010 06:15PM

Bond-007 wrote: »

It's official!

**** I wrote a fing Press Relaese just like that one only I was afraid to post it

TV3 got their before me (well after me). ****ing typical response.

I knew they would mention their redundancies, their IFTA awards (I went with the forgotten Irish) and the problems in the economy.

robbie99 · 05-03-2010 06:17PM

billy the squid wrote: »

its all robbie99s fault for not letting the rest of us win on those damn triangle games.

That's right! Nothing to with the final three BAI awards they won... The decision to axe the show was taken when they withdrew the €500 quadrangles prize a few nights ago

billy the squid · 05-03-2010 06:42PM

From IrishTimes.com

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0305/breaking70.html

Our man in Havana · 05-03-2010 06:47PM

Lauren and JG must be laughing now.

enigmatiq · 05-03-2010 06:48PM

merlie wrote: »

Ok, just did some hunting online and got some confirmation about this, and yes it would seem that this show is going to be axed.

Check out this out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV3_%28Ireland%29

Scroll to the part where the heading is: Play TV Controversy and to the last part of it.

Here is the quote:"On the 4th of March 2010 it was announced that TV3 had axed the controversial program. The last show is due to be aired on March 13 2010."

So there we have it!!

That paragraph has been removed. Check out the history of the page - 2nd entry below added this para, last entry removed it.

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Here is the version containing the 'axed' statement:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TV3_(Ireland)&oldid=347798874

The para appears just above heading OneVision DTT Licence Application

Our man in Havana · 05-03-2010 07:01PM

JG is back editing Wikipedia again. :eek:

murpho999 · 05-03-2010 07:02PM

'So now the end is near"

Right lads and ladies, tonight is the final swansong. Looks like those call per minute stats were actually true.

Wonder who will be presenting and if they will pass any comment on it being the final show?

I think they should get a guest presenter for the night. Bertie Ahern or Sean Fitzpatrick would be appropriate!

I wonder how much influence this thread had on the decision to axe?

billy the squid · 05-03-2010 07:04PM

enigmatiq wrote: »

That paragraph has been removed. Check out the history of the page - 2nd entry below added this para, last entry removed it.

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Here is the version containing the 'axed' statement:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TV3_(Ireland)&oldid=347798874

The para appears just above heading OneVision DTT Licence Application

The IP beginning with 109 is Vodafone

Elmo · 05-03-2010 07:15PM

Over the course of 10 months TV3 had 12% of their schedule dedicated to EU productions. Well done TV3.

Our man in Havana · 05-03-2010 07:17PM

Elmo wrote: »

Over the course of 10 months TV3 had 12% of their schedule dedicated to EU productions. Well done TV3.

BMollie · 05-03-2010 07:28PM

Bond-007 wrote: »

JG is back editing Wikipedia again. :eek:

So we might see JG tonight...wouldn't that make my night for me...caus i'm feeling quite sad about this site and all the boardsies. We've had some great fun on it.:(:(:(

And now the end is near, and Playtv's final curtain!

Elmo · 05-03-2010 07:29PM

BMollie wrote: »

So we might see JG tonight...wouldn't that make my night for me...caus i'm feeling quite sad about this site and all the boardsies. We've had some great fun on it.:(:(:(

And now the end is near, and Playtv's final curtain!

TV3 haven't ruled out doing it again.

Our man in Havana · 05-03-2010 07:31PM

I doubt they would be mad enough to chance it again, esp with new legislation on the books to stop that sort of thing.

Eamonn Ryan has welcomed the axing of Play TV.

Elmo · 05-03-2010 07:40PM

Bond-007 wrote: »

I doubt they would be mad enough to chance it again, esp with new legislation on the books to stop that sort of thing.

Well perhaps they are waiting for the laws to be implemented before doing another version. It also looked bad for TV3 this was another reason the pulled the plug. The number of complaints and its response to it. Their press release kind of washes their hands of it, as did most statements made by TV3. For some reason TV3 thought it could do its usual while ignoring part of the schedule dedicated to Gambling. As far as TV3 were concerned they did nothing wrong. IMO typical of their CEO who often came on the news defending Eircom.

jhegarty · 05-03-2010 07:49PM

Last one out turn off the lights.

Ronan Keating · 05-03-2010 07:51PM

I wonder will they mwntion it's the last show or will the presenter just ignore it.

Aoife only got a few days out of it. She'll be back on the dole now.

BMollie · 05-03-2010 07:53PM

Ronan Keating wrote: »

I wonder will they mwntion it's the last show or will the presenter just ignore it.

Aoife only got a few days out of it. She'll be back on the dole now.

I'd say they will carry on as usual. Probably very annoyed that we have found out. They were hoping that they could just disappear into the sunset.

Elmo · 05-03-2010 07:55PM

jhegarty wrote: »

Last one out turn off the lights.

They should do it like this, oh the memories

They could have one of the presenters redirect the phones.

enigmatiq · 05-03-2010 08:54PM

BMollie wrote: »

So we might see JG tonight...wouldn't that make my night for me...caus i'm feeling quite sad about this site and all the boardsies. We've had some great fun on it.:(:(:(

And now the end is near, and Playtv's final curtain!

Absolutely agree, BMollie. It has been great fun, following premium car-crash tv on one screen, while following (and latterly participating in) the excellent exchanges on this board on another screen.

I will miss the second part much more than the first. There were, of course, a small number of purile and abusive postings, but these were suitably dealt with by the powers that be (you know who you are!).

Otherwise, the contributions here were of a quality that I have not seen on any other public forum - smart, articulate, dedicated, mathematical and verbal intelligence, and more than a little wit and humour. In many cases, it was clear that a significant amount of work and knowledge was involved.

But in all of this, the objective was never far from the focus of attention, and there can be no doubt that the combined efforts of the boardsies here has been an important contributor the sealing Play TV's fate, although whether that will be recognised in the Media remains to be seen.

So to all of you, I hope that this is Au Revoir and not goodbye. Bond - calm and commanding, the wizard Auld Yin (whose name suggests a possible common Scottish origin with myself), super archivist and commentator Billy the Squid, Robbie, Carolluke, Alana and so many more. And of course BMollie - sometimes sharp, sometimes soft, but also with warm humour.

I will miss you guys

:(

.BrianJM · 05-03-2010 09:05PM

enigmatiq wrote: »

So to all of you, I hope that this is Au Revoir and not goodbye. Bond - calm and commanding, the wizard Auld Yin (whose name suggests a possible common Scottish origin with myself), super archivist and commentator Billy the Squid, Robbie, Carolluke, Alana and so many more. And of course BMollie - sometimes sharp, sometimes soft, but also with warm humour.

I will miss you guys :(

Wick & Edinburgh

Elmo · 05-03-2010 09:29PM

I would love if everyone on here tried at least once to get through and just say to the presenter

"Awh! You guys, what am I going to do without you".

If your in with a chance of winning 50 euro go for it.

.BrianJM · 05-03-2010 09:45PM

I wonder if they will show the splash about 'Brand New Interactive Game Show'.

Elmo · 05-03-2010 09:51PM

Auld-Yin wrote: »

I wonder if they will show the splash about 'Brand New Interactive Game Show'.

??? don't remember this any you tube of it?

enigmatiq · 05-03-2010 10:20PM

Auld-Yin wrote: »

Wick & Edinburgh

Mother Irish, father from Wishaw in Lanark

Our man in Havana · 05-03-2010 10:21PM

Auld-Yin wrote: »

I wonder if they will show the splash about 'Brand New Interactive Game Show'.

I reckon it will be business as usual tonight. I reckon Fiona will not mention it.

Penn · 05-03-2010 10:27PM

I didn't post here a lot, because I rarely ever watched the show. But I always enjoyed coming here the next day and reading through a few pages of all your comments and complaints about the show. Thanks guys n' gals

Nova_era · 05-03-2010 11:33PM

Bond-007 wrote: »

I reckon it will be business as usual tonight. I reckon Fiona will not mention it.

She probably doesn't even know herself. When she opens the envelope at the end, the solution will have been replaced with something along the lines of "It was good while it lasted, production."

I'll miss it though, it's nice to see live TV in the middle of the night when you can't sleep and are feeling lonely.

GWillerkins · 05-03-2010 11:36PM

I've been threatening to sign up for ages, raging now I left it. I'm studying denistry in Budapest and have met a couple of the presenters a few times,theres loads of Irish studying over here and we all end up knowing each other. I didnt know what show they were on until someone at home told me at Christmas and directed me here. Could'nt believe the kind of show it was (going by this forum,have never actually seen it!)because they're all sound. I met the bloke just as he was leaving and I met Fiona a few times now. The little one is lovely too but only met her out once,there was another one who was sent home but I never met them. I had great plans to infiltrate them and report back to youse lot...Too late now!

andrew90 · 05-03-2010 11:38PM

Anyone thinking of starting a support group to deal with lhe end of Play TV, nights will never be the same again

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