Why haven't we more Irish produced quiz shows ?

crusher000 · 20-11-2012 08:22AM #1

If we look at our neighbours across the water all their TV stations have any number of quiz shows. Irish TV then take the idea and copy it. We now have 4 Irish TV chanels so why don't we have our own quiz shows ? Maybe we do but if I can't think of any they must be bad.;)

Xavi6 · 20-11-2012 08:25AM

Bring back the Lyrics Board and Where in the World*, problem solved.

*Mmmmmm, Theresa Lowe...

Lemonperv · 20-11-2012 08:26AM

I think it's because all our presenters are the most annoying people in the world so they're even MORE annoying on these types of shows.

I like QI but imagine that in Ireland? Shudder...

the groutch · 20-11-2012 08:28AM

were definitely terrible at copying the UK: Millionaire, Weakest Link, Deal Or No Deal, all catostrophic failures.

kneemos · 20-11-2012 08:31AM

RTE hardly produces anything outside news and current affairs,it's all independent production companies.

crusher000 · 20-11-2012 08:38AM

And as for the prizes. You'd be lucky to win a box of tea bags.

galwayrush · 20-11-2012 08:57AM

It would have been impossible to better Quicksilver. RTE quit when they were ahead.

chughes · 20-11-2012 08:59AM

I'd say an Irish version of The Chase would do well. There is probably enough table quiz aficionados still knocking around to keep a programme like this going for a while. Getting the right presenter and chasers would be important though.

BrensBenz · 20-11-2012 09:11AM

Quiz shows are only as good as the contestants. Our small population has some really bright people but I'm not sure if we have enough of them, willing to take part, to make a whole TV series???
Where is the Taj Mahal? Across deh rode from deh Dental Hospital.
Who built the Titanic? Noah.
What was Van Gogh's first name? Volkswagen.

Slunk · 20-11-2012 09:15AM

Because they are always a disaster. Take family fortunes with that gimp off tv3 for example. It's an embarrasment.

Feathers · 20-11-2012 09:17AM

the groutch wrote: »

were definitely terrible at copying the UK: Millionaire, Weakest Link, Deal Or No Deal, all catostrophic failures.

You mean all the ones produced by Endemol, the Dutch production company that exports show format worldwide?

It's just that you here of them first via the UK.

fasttalkerchat · 20-11-2012 09:23AM

Lemonperv wrote: »

I think it's because all our presenters are the most annoying people in the world so they're even MORE annoying on these types of shows.

I like QI but imagine that in Ireland? Shudder...

The Panel was a great show. Hosted by Dara O'Brian.

smallerthanyou · 20-11-2012 09:23AM

Irish pointless! I don't care if its done badly done, you still can never have enough pointless!

Ghandee · 20-11-2012 09:38AM

Which stars do travellers follow?

Eh, is it Joe Dolan Larry?

seanmacc · 20-11-2012 09:58AM

We had that one "It's not the Answer".

Very, very irritating.

Richard Hillman · 20-11-2012 10:04AM

We need a version of Total Wipeout. We already have a proven Irish presenter

20-11-2012 10:09AM

It really shouldn't be hard to come up with a decent format and the prizes don't need to cost much, look at pointless, hour of TV and the daily prize averages out to way less than 2 thousand pounds a day.

As someone said above though, it's probably our presenters that would doom the whole thing to failure.

Immaculate Pasta · 20-11-2012 10:16AM

Guess the potato?

:cool:

CardBordWindow · 20-11-2012 10:16AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

We need a version of Total Wipeout. We already have a proven Irish presenter

All RTE would need it to get some 2x4s wrapped in bubble wrap, and set them up in a bog!

keith16 · 20-11-2012 10:18AM

Blackboard challenge was decent enough and so was the "University Challenge" one with that Kevin Myers chap presenting. Can't remember the proper title, University Times or some such?

Plazaman · 20-11-2012 10:18AM

galwayrush wrote: »

It would have been impossible to better Quicksilver. RTE quit when they were ahead.

Of all possible combinations of situations that could develop in the infinite scenarios of the modern age you will never get phrases like these uttered again :

"Stop the lights Bunny"
"Good Man Joe, you've won 2p"

RTE suck dead donkeys dícks when it comes to producing (a) quiz shows and (b) comedies. Looking at the Mario Rosenstock show, they're still using the same background technology as they did in the day of Bosco. No green screens for RTE to project a background onto.

fishy fishy · 20-11-2012 10:19AM

Slunk wrote: »

Because they are always a disaster. Take family fortunes with that gimp off tv3 for example. It's an embarrasment.

LOL what happened to his cheeks - he looks like a chipmunk.

fishy fishy · 20-11-2012 10:22AM

what about that show where the group of people had to sail a lovely old boat around Ireland. They ended up smashing it to pieces and had to be rescued. a disaster, but hilarious

:p

hardCopy · 20-11-2012 10:26AM

Somewhere in the bowels of RTE Craig Doyle is creating a new show for himself based on this thread.

Thanks OP.

Kolido · 20-11-2012 10:27AM

I used to like blackboard jungle and where in the world. Don't know if they would work now though.

Anyone remember that music gameshow user to be on with Dave Fanning and Joe Elliot and others I can't remember?

deelite · 20-11-2012 10:32AM

Remember Pot Luck - not a quiz show sorry - cookery show presented by Carrie Crowley

Porkchop McGee · 20-11-2012 10:34AM

Number 1.

Had Dermot Morgan lived there was a Father Ted style quiz in the pipeline which he would have hosted in character asking bible questions to groups of nuns to win all expenses paid trips to Lourdes.

The place, not Madonna's daughter, that is.

Rasheed · 20-11-2012 10:46AM

crusher000 wrote: »

And as for the prizes. You'd be lucky to win a box of tea bags.

Sure look at the money 'Winning Streak' gives away.

They gave away over €500,000 at the weekend ( don't laugh, I was only watching it because a neighbour was on it! I swear.....)

Take some of that money and do a quiz like that money and do that 'In it to win it'. I love that programme.

20-11-2012 10:46AM

Porkchop McGee wrote: »

Number 1.

Had Dermot Morgan lived there was a Father Ted style quiz in the pipeline which he would have hosted in character asking bible questions to groups of nuns to win all expenses paid trips to Lourdes.

The place, not Madonna's daughter, that is.

I think Dave Heffernan presented Number 1.

By the way, how difficult is it to purchase pork chops in Tehran?

CardBordWindow · 20-11-2012 10:55AM

Kolido wrote: »

I used to like blackboard jungle and where in the world. Don't know if they would work now though.

Anyone remember that music gameshow user to be on with Dave Fanning and Joe Elliot and others I can't remember?

2TV was it?
Or was it The Beatbox, presented by Ian Dempsey?

20-11-2012 10:55AM

Feathers wrote: »

You mean all the ones produced by Endemol, the Dutch production company that exports show format worldwide?

It's just that you here of them first via the UK.

DOND is Endemol.
Millionaire and The Weakest Link are original UK shows.
Although you are right, these shows come from all over the world, Dragons Den is originally Japanese I think.

Why haven't we more Irish produced quiz shows ?

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