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Glenroe was an "embarrassment"

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  • #122
    Feisar
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    Tombo2001 wrote: »
    Glenroe was part of the national psyche and national conversation.....I know that sounds kind of bull****ty but its true. There were some storylines that the whole country knew about, Biddy and Miley's wedding, Miley's affair, or smaller plotlines like Biddy being done for drink driving - that was actually much talked about; or Dick Murphy's marriage annulment was another one - I could go on.

    I would struggle to think of a single story line from Fair City that has entered the national conversation in the same way.

    To cancel Glenroe and keep Fair City was in my view, if it was one or the other, the wrong decision.

    PS I know advertising is important.....but viewers are more important, especially when we are talking about a state funded broadcaster.

    It does show how simple and sheltered we were back then though.

    It reminds me of the clips from 1990 and Ole Ole, wallpaper copy books etc. Also that for everyone of a certain age it meant you had to go to bed afterwards. When I mention Glenroe it's one of the first things people mention. That and "pass Asia four", Teresa Lowe and Where in the World.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #123
    Fuinseog
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    meoklmrk91 wrote: »
    Glenroe was special in that it was part of the national psyche and conversation. My dad who worked a lot when I was younger told me that on Sunday nights after Glenroe he would walk me up and down our hall way, holding my hands and teaching me how to walk until one day I took my first steps. I can't think of any programme that has been so beloved and remembered so fondly before or since. If any of us watched it now we would probably think it was the biggest load of shoite.

    Was actually really surprised to see that it only ended in 2001, I thought it was much earlier than that, mid to late nineties.


    wesley burrows got a lot of his stories from his local pub in Carlow. it really was a programme the whole family watched. we had little choice as we only had two stations.


  • #124
    Fuinseog
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    Feisar wrote: »
    It does show how simple and sheltered we were back then though.

    It reminds me of the clips from 1990 and Ole Ole, wallpaper copy books etc. Also that for everyone of a certain age it meant you had to go to bed afterwards. When I mention Glenroe it's one of the first things people mention. That and "pass Asia four", Teresa Lowe and Where in the World.

    the gas thing about where in the world is that you did not win large sums of money and the questions were actually challenging.did marty whelan present it as well?


  • #125
    Fuinseog
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    Duggys Housemate wrote: »
    Iguana knows his soaps.

    or he saw it recently on reeling in the years


  • #126
    lufties
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    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    All I remember about Glenroe was that it was on on Sunday night. No one in my family liked it but somehow I always ended up looking at it. I think the minute Bullseye was finished my father changed over to RTE to hear the 9.00 news, despite the fact that it was only something like 8.00 or 8.30.

    Bullseye and Glenroe were always signs that the weekend was over and a new depressing school week was starting. I would always eat a bowl of Smash instant mashed potato and tell my mother I would go to bed when I was finished. I would eat it as slowly as possible and then eat another bowl when I was finished. The thought of Glenroe being the last thing I saw on television before the start of a new school week was a terrifying prospect.

    be the lord, a bowl of smash?, whats wrong with rale shpuds? agree about the depressing school week, the thoughts of it


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  • #127
    JoeA3
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    Fuinseog wrote: »
    the gas thing about where in the world is that you did not win large sums of money and the questions were actually challenging.did marty whelan present it as well?

    Marty presented it before Theresa yes, along with half a dozen other shows at the time. He was never off the box! Then he went to Century Radio... And when that went belly up, RTE didn't let him back in too easily, so he was reduced to doung the Daz ads!


  • #128
    Fuinseog
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    JoeA3 wrote: »
    Marty presented it before Theresa yes, along with half a dozen other shows at the time. He was never off the box! Then he went to Century Radio... And when that went belly up, RTE didn't let him back in too easily, so he was reduced to doung the Daz ads!

    Lowe I think is married to the piano pounder from the late late.

    you wonder what happened to her and indeed others. Aonghus McAnally was great with Mary?? in Anything Goes. he is still with RTE but not on camera.
    Carrie Crowley seemed to have it all - intelligence, good looks etc and for a year or two presenting nearly every programme and then vanished from our screens naer to be seen again.


  • #129
    JoeA3
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    Fuinseog wrote: »
    Lowe I think is married to the piano pounder from the late late.

    you wonder what happened to her and indeed others. Aonghus McAnally was great with Mary?? in Anything Goes. he is still with RTE but not on camera.
    Carrie Crowley seemed to have it all - intelligence, good looks etc and for a year or two presenting nearly every programme and then vanished from our screens naer to be seen again.


    Theresa Lowe left RTE to take up law. She's a practicing barrister now! I saw a documentary on her recently enough as part of that "RTE 50" series.

    Carrie Crowley popped up acting in a TG4 mini-series not too long ago, "Rasai na Gaillimhe"... I didn't recognise her at all till the GF pointed her out.


  • #130
    Raiser
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    Fuinseog wrote: »
    Glenroe was a much loved product of its time. I do not know a single dubliner who watches Fairly ****tty unless they want to mock it. Glenroe used real actors.

    In fairness Fair City uses real knackers and I don't think they even claim to be acting, they just kinda speak their lines with a very odd expression on their faces and then go back to hanging around outside HMV.......

    - For Glenroe I was always trying to write the weekends '2 hours of desperation' Irish essay for my pr1ck of an Irish teacher, was due in first thing each Monday morning...... Shudder.......


  • #131
    djflawless
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    I think all negative comments should be taken back!glenroe was legendary stuff!!


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  • #132
    dttq
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    I love the rural persecution complex as displayed here in this woman's rant. It's the same persecution complex used by gombeen politicians in rural areas to get re-elected to their local constituency. e.g.

    "Dem peoples up der in da big shmoke are tryin to destroy our community and take all the money".


  • #133
    Ash.J.Williams
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    If they didn't cancel it, we would all hate it.


  • #134
    suicide_circus
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    Very fond memories on glenroe here :)
    But Fair City is just unwatchable crap


  • #135
    later12
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    dttq wrote: »
    I love the rural persecution complex as displayed here in this woman's rant. It's the same persecution complex used by gombeen politicians in rural areas to get re-elected to their local constituency. e.g.

    "Dem peoples up der in da big shmoke are tryin to destroy our community and take all the money".

    Take all what money?
    What are you talking about?

    We live in one of the most centralized countries in the world, with decision making generally being undertaken in a small number of public buildings in the capital. Of course there are going to be concerns that there is an urban based detachment from the problems facing rural communities, especially when that centralised system of governance is aggravated by the whip system in Dail Eireann.

    I don't think you can just pass off genuine concerns that rural people have as a "persecution complex"; I have no idea who says "they're trying to take all the money"...:confused:


  • #136
    padd b1975
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    Fuinseog wrote: »
    Ros na Run was on RTE before TnaG. according to wikipedia

    "Ros na Rún was originally transmitted on RTÉ One and later transferred to the Irish-language station, TG4 when it opened in October 1996. Ros na Rún first aired on the night of November 3, 1996"

    unfortunately it does not say when exactly it started on RTE.
    I think it was shown nightly one christmas in 15 minute episodes, not sure what year.


  • #137
    Fuinseog
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    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    If they didn't cancel it, we would all hate it.

    we would hate it if it did not evolve. obviously looking back it was ridiculous, but it was not at the time. its like saying Bosco was moronic.


  • #138
    Duggys Housemate
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    dttq wrote: »
    I love the rural persecution complex as displayed here in this woman's rant. It's the same persecution complex used by gombeen politicians in rural areas to get re-elected to their local constituency. e.g.

    "Dem peoples up der in da big shmoke are tryin to destroy our community and take all the money".

    Are you even in the right thread?

    EDIT: oh he's talking about Mary MsEvoy complaining there is anti-rural bias amongst Dublin critics. God forbid the untermenschen have their say. And, of course the critics do have that bias.


  • #139
    asherbassad
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    Fcuk Glenroe,

    I say bring back Bracken!


  • #140
    Biggins
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    swimming in a sea wrote: »
    when i hear long discussions on Glenroe it just reminds me how lucky i was that we had the UK channels in our house so where not forced into watching it.:)

    ...And I thank every day for it too! :D


  • #141
    StephenHendry
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    glenroe was great, they should show some of the old episodes. my favourite character were miley, blacky connors and dinny.


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  • #142
    who the fug
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    Biggins wrote: »
    ...And I thank every day for it too! :D

    Barstwards , those of us in one channel land missed the Sweeney, Professionals Starsky and Hutch

    Fecking RTE and the ****e they would put on , and don't get me started on the three day ****ing marathon that was the Popes arrival one effing Scooby Doo cartoon in three days, set the religion back years in our house


    Never sat down to watch Glenroe , but it seems to have seeped into my being


  • #143
    sh1tstirrer
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    NegativeCreep wrote: »
    Anyone else think that Glenroe is the most overrated piece of crap ever? Just me?
    It's like fair city set in the country. Absolute rubbish and I wouldnt watch it if it was free.

    Dont get how anyone can watch a soap without wanting to kill themselves after tbh.
    You obviously can :rolleyes:


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