Chat King Gerry Ryan Lands New Saturday Night Show

franklyshocked · 17-03-2010 10:34AM #1

Just saw this bullsh1t story on one of the daily rag sheets.
I've got a number of problems with this.
First of all, how the hell is that front page news!
Then I have to ask, how many more failed chat shows are RTE TV going to give Gerry Ryan, and for that matter howe many more failed saturday night chat shows can RTE cope with launching?

Gerry isn't a chat king. If the surveys are correct his radio listenership is getting older and smaller as people turn over from 2FM to a superior Ray Darcy on Today FM

17-03-2010 10:38AM

Gerry atric more like. Am i rite?

gurramok · 17-03-2010 10:40AM

If he is getting a pay rise for this new show, will he be taking forever to decide whether to take it just like his endless pondering over a paycut last year?

Johnny Utah · 17-03-2010 10:46AM

Chat King?

More like Fat King... will he still be gorging himself on burgers and kebabs while interviewing his guests?

bitemybanger · 17-03-2010 11:20AM

What do you all mean??? Gerry is a hero, did you not see the film?
SHOW ME THE MONEY??;)

AckwelFoley · 17-03-2010 11:22AM

Gerry ryan is like liver.

You either like / love him or you either hate the chap.

Personally.. meah.. i like liver,but it needs to be cooked well..

orourkeda · 17-03-2010 11:23AM

It cant be all bad if it means getting rid of the fat c*nt Brendan O'Connor

moonpurple · 17-03-2010 11:29AM

lady on newstalk, guest, 0810 this morning, stop reading now gerry if you are online, says

gerry ryan does not work for tv because he is not good looking enough..

(did not stop brian, haddock cowen)

orourkeda · 17-03-2010 11:33AM

moonpurple wrote: »

lady on newstalk, guest, 0810 this morning, stop reading now gerry if you are online, says

gerry ryan does not work for tv because he is not good looking enough..

(did not stop brian, haddock cowen)

Ryan Tubridy has a big goofy head and it didnt stop him either

Trashbat · 17-03-2010 11:42AM

I'm so glad I've left Ireland and dont have to pay a licence for this nonsense anymore.

It infuriates me that any decent Irish talent is snapped up by the British stations (Dara O Briain etc...) while we continue to have the granny pleasers paid huge wages to host outdated formats. Those wages could have been used to keep talent or produce quality programming.

Even talent that has stayed at home has gone independant (Ray Darcy for one, who i believe is far superior to Tubridy)

Gerry Ryan should never have got past college radio. Funnily enough Joe Duffy actually had some broadcasting talent until he became the radio version of the Daily Mail.

El Weirdo · 17-03-2010 11:43AM

franklyshocked wrote: »

Just saw this bullsh1t story on one of the daily rag sheets.
I've got a number of problems with this.
First of all, how the hell is that front page news!
Then I have to ask, how many more failed chat shows are RTE TV going to give Gerry Ryan, and for that matter howe many more failed saturday night chat shows can RTE cope with launching?

Gerry isn't a chat king. If the surveys are correct his radio listenership is getting older and smaller as people turn over from 2FM to a superior Ray Darcy on Today FM

I assume this bit is to be read with tongue firmly in cheek.

Minstrel27 · 17-03-2010 11:45AM

Trashbat wrote: »

It infuriates me that any decent Irish talent is snapped up by the British stations (Dara O Briain etc...)

You expect Irish television to compete with UK television for wages? Get real will you.

orourkeda · 17-03-2010 11:52AM

Trashbat wrote: »

I'm so glad I've left Ireland and dont have to pay a licence for this nonsense anymore.

It infuriates me that any decent Irish talent is snapped up by the British stations (Dara O Briain etc...) while we continue to have the granny pleasers paid huge wages to host outdated formats. Those wages could have been used to keep talent or produce quality programming.

Even talent that has stayed at home has gone independant (Ray Darcy for one, who i believe is far superior to Tubridy)

Gerry Ryan should never have got past college radio. Funnily enough Joe Duffy actually had some broadcasting talent until he became the radio version of the Daily Mail.

Dara O'Briain is a douche.

I'm glad he went to England

mfceiling · 17-03-2010 11:54AM

franklyshocked wrote: »

Just saw this bullsh1t story on one of the daily rag sheets.
I've got a number of problems with this.
First of all, how the hell is that front page news!
Then I have to ask, how many more failed chat shows are RTE TV going to give Gerry Ryan, and for that matter howe many more failed saturday night chat shows can RTE cope with launching?

Gerry isn't a chat king. If the surveys are correct his radio listenership is getting older and smaller as people turn over from 2FM to a superior Ray Darcy on Today FM

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Buford T Justice · 17-03-2010 11:56AM

Great, thats all we need now. Gerry Ryan with his big fat head on saturday night TV

Mr I will ask questions to the guest but answer them myself with my own opinion before giving them the chance to answer the thing.
They should just put him on the box on his own, he'd love an hour a week to just talk about himself

Maybe he can

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My name is URL · 17-03-2010 12:02PM

Didn't his daughter get a show too recently? She looks just like him.. inflated ego coated in grease

Trashbat · 17-03-2010 12:04PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

You expect Irish television to compete with UK television for wages? Get real will you.

While some of the more established stars are on astronomical wages, alot of the Irish talent aren't even on full time contracts, and are working freelance, yet still are given opportunity to be part of better produced programming.

RTE pait Pat Kenny close to €1,000,000 per annum and others weren't far behind. Apart from Wogan and Graham Norton, you wont find any Irish talent paid anywhere near that in the UK.

Im not talking about a total wage restructuring, I'm just talking about directing resources appropriately to ensure expected standards are met.

jesus, even Jim Beglin has taken the shilling, and he's one of the worst sports pundits I've heard, albeit still superior to RTE's jobs for the boys policy.

What would be wrong with RTE producing shows that sell internationally and then filtering down earnigns from syndication? how much was spent of Stew (awful "comedy" sketch show)? Sold absolutely nothing Internationally.

Its not a matter of competition, its a matter of appropriate use of existing resources. RTE do not do this, and giving Gerry Ryan a new show is a clear example of how clueless they are.

Aidric · 17-03-2010 12:06PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Didn't his daughter get a show too recently? She looks just like him.. inflated ego coated in grease

Nice. She did indeed. The Saturday night show is like a game of musical chairs involving overweight, ponderous talentless hacks.

littlefriend · 17-03-2010 12:14PM

heehee where is Degsy?

tallus · 17-03-2010 12:21PM

franklyshocked wrote:

Gerry isn't a chat king. If the surveys are correct his radio listenership is getting older and smaller as people turn over from 2FM to a superior Ray Darcy on Today FM

Darcy is a little midget twat.

I'd prefer Ryan over him any day, and that's saying something.

dixierip · 17-03-2010 12:22PM

No new ideas same old dross. Fresh new talent or a guy with numerous failed tv projects behind him .....secrets, Ryan town, Gerry Ryan tonight..
Do RTE have no innovation at all?

littlefriend · 17-03-2010 12:29PM

tallus wrote: »

Darcy is a little midget twat.

I'd prefer Ryan over him any day, and that's saying something.

You know, I think I almost would as well.

rovert · 17-03-2010 12:41PM

Could set my watch to threads like this

MrMojoRising · 17-03-2010 01:02PM

The self styled G Ryan is a master of all media. Witness it on his last show - Operation Transformation. On it he took command of the radio, the web, and the tv. He undoubtedly deserves his own show. His wit and unique POV on life in general needs an outlet to be heard. IMO he's the best broadcaster since Gay.

bonerm · 17-03-2010 01:19PM

snyper wrote: »

Gerry ryan is like liver.

You either like / love him or you either hate the chap.

Also he smells of piss.

Coriolanus · 17-03-2010 01:22PM

snyper wrote: »

Gerry ryan is like liver.

You either like / love him or you either hate the chap.

Personally.. meah.. i like liver,but it needs to be cooked well..

So... if I read this right, we're going to cook Gerry Ryan like a spitted pig?

Plowman · 17-03-2010 01:33PM

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Oafley Jones · 17-03-2010 01:44PM

Can anyone come up with a list of all his failed shows. There has to be at least 10 so far. During the 90's he had a new one at least every two years.

Coriolanus · 17-03-2010 01:50PM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Can anyone come up with a list of all his failed shows. There has to be at least 10 so far. During the 90's he had a new one at least every two years.

Ryan has hosted several series of television shows, including Secrets, Gerry Ryan Tonight, Ryantown, Gerry Ryan's Hitlist and Operation Transformation. He currently presents Ryan Confidential, which recently finished its sixth series on RTÉ One.

That's from wiki though, so don't know if there's more.

pikachucheeks · 17-03-2010 02:01PM

littlefriend wrote: »

heehee where is Degsy?

He's still banned, seemingly! If he gets word of this, he'll be bashing his head off his keyboard in frustration! :pac:

RTE need to look outside their tiny gene pool and find some new talent. All they've done for the past number of years is churn out new shows or rehashed versions of shows with the same boring presenters, or give key positions to relatives of their big "stars".

OutlawPete · 17-03-2010 02:10PM

littlefriend wrote: »

heehee where is Degsy?

pikachucheeks wrote: »

He's still banned, seemingly! If he gets word of this, he'll be bashing his head off his keyboard in frustration! :pac:

I just called over to Degsy's place there, no answer but I think it's obvious he's heard the news

I took this photo through the window which I think speaks for itself ..

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Chat King Gerry Ryan Lands New Saturday Night Show

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