Am i the only one in Ireland who doesn't leghump Father Ted?

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:36AM #1

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Penisland · 05-01-2011 01:38AM

If you ever say that to me again, I'll put your head through the wall.

Jim · 05-01-2011 01:38AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Your opinion is wrong.

Ficheall · 05-01-2011 01:38AM

What comedy shows would you rate highly then?

Ghandee · 05-01-2011 01:39AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Dissing Father Ted?

Careful now!

Down with this sort of thing!

orourkeda · 05-01-2011 01:39AM

Father ted is a bollocks

TheGodBen · 05-01-2011 01:39AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Are you that little girl that upset Graham Linehan on that documentary the other night?

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:39AM

Ficheall wrote: »

What comedy shows would you rate highly then?

curb your enthusiasm

Bonavox · 05-01-2011 01:39AM

Down with this sort of thing.

Careful now ...

KeithM89_old · 05-01-2011 01:39AM

Arrested Development is better but its still a very funny show...

Dudess · 05-01-2011 01:40AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

Why?

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:40AM

So if it was an outright english program would yeee love it as much?

angry_fox · 05-01-2011 01:40AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

its an institution, end of.

pebbles21 · 05-01-2011 01:40AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's a meh comedy show, if it wasn't irish, i believe most irish people wouldn't be that pushed about it

You my friend need to be kicked up the arse!

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:41AM

KeithM89 wrote: »

Arrested Development is better but its still a very funny show...

I dislike AE as well, but i think i'd prefer watch that to FT

starbelgrade · 05-01-2011 01:41AM

It's a very funny show, but after 15 years of repeats, it's become a tad tiresome.

Then again, any show that gets repeated as much as Fr.Ted would get old too.

TeddyTedson · 05-01-2011 01:41AM

I think it's very good, know a lot of people from other worlds too who like it.

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:41AM

Dudess wrote: »

Why?

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

Schism · 05-01-2011 01:42AM

While I don't agree with you Ted bashing I will say that Curb Your Enthusiasm is indeed very good.

liah · 05-01-2011 01:42AM

Father Ted, despite the packaging of silliness and slapstick, was a pretty intelligent and forward-thinking show. It always amused me that an atheistic (if anyone tries to argue this, you need to watch it again!) show, a blatant parody of the Catholic religion and religion in general, became so widely-beloved in a predominately Catholic country.

There's an awful lot of incredibly clever subtext to Father Ted if you're actually mindful of it, and it's an absolutely brilliant parody of different types of Irish people.

I don't know how anyone can't like it, but to each their own!

Jim · 05-01-2011 01:43AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

Also popular in England, America and niche markets in the EU. It's obviously more popular in Ireland because we can relate more to the cultural references etc.

Also, AE is ****ing amazing.

Agricola · 05-01-2011 01:44AM

Do you think Channel 4 would be repeating it so often 15 years later if it hadnt made some minor impact in Britain?

Fr. Ted is a sitcom of the highest caliber. It makes it doubly good for us because it relates to Ireland.

Dudess · 05-01-2011 01:45AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

I know what ya mean - your opinion is obviously more valid.

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:46AM

Jim wrote: »

Also popular in England, America and niche markets in the EU. It's obviously more popular in Ireland because we can relate more to the cultural references etc.

Also, AE is ****ing amazing.

It's the only show other than heroes i've ever given up on after watching 1-2 seasons

darragh16 · 05-01-2011 01:46AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

because that's what i believe, it's a run of the mill show that's only super popular here on this island

Hence it being a cult comedy.

You don't like the show fair enough. Lots of people don't like, doesn't make it any less of a good show. Although, like anything, it does get tiresome. Thats because there's only 20 something episodes being shown over and over.

In my opinion, its good to have a good Irish comedy, like Fr. Ted. It gets us laughing at things that we know and that were prevalent in society that not many other countries would have...

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:47AM

Agricola wrote: »

Do you think Channel 4 would be repeating it so often 15 years later if it hadnt made some minor impact in Britain?

Fr. Ted is a sitcom of the highest caliber. It makes it doubly good for us because it relates to Ireland.

People were talking on her the other day about sabrina the teenage witch still on reruns

Jim · 05-01-2011 01:47AM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

It's the only show other than heroes i've ever given up on after watching 1-2 seasons

I gave up after season 1. Then eventually went back and finished it off. Quickly realised what a ****ing moron I was and it hasn't been topped since.

AlmightyCushion · 05-01-2011 01:47AM

Ah come one now. It's a brilliant show. Some great lines in it.

Father Ted: What was it he used to say about the needy? He had a term for them...what was it again?
Father Dougal: A shower of bastards.

latenia · 05-01-2011 01:48AM

I'd rank it about 30 in my favourite sitcoms list

Fighting Irish · 05-01-2011 01:49AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Ah come one now. It's a brilliant show. Some great lines in it.

Father Ted: What was it he used to say about the needy? He had a term for them...what was it again?
Father Dougal: A shower of bastards.

Seriously? That's the best you can come up with?

Dudess · 05-01-2011 01:49AM

I think it's fantastic - many don't, and that doesn't mean they're "wrong". My love for it has nothing to do with it being Irish on its own; that said, there is certain stuff it lampoons that only Irish people, especially those who grew up in the 80s or before it, would fully understand.
Some stuff, like Jack's and Mrs Doyle's repeated catchphrases, got tiresome though...

Am i the only one in Ireland who doesn't leghump Father Ted?

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