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Reeling in the years

  • 08-08-2013 5:52pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,205 ✭✭✭


    Is the best programme ever. That is all :pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Gringo180 wrote: »
    Is the best programme ever. That is all :pac:
    All repeats.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,909 ✭✭✭Neeson


    See the man at the 40 foot? Looked like he had 40 inches.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    I cant wait for the new series in 7 years.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    So that's how we had it people and yous think yous have it hard....get up the yard outofthat..


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    I watched it once and was like wtf I've seen this before.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,479 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    The soundtrack is the best part of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,691 ✭✭✭michellie


    Love a bit of reeling in the years, learn more than at school ! :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Feckin Mary Harney when she was under 20 Stone!!! Still wouldn't tho :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭AndonHandon


    This is the best noughties episode, and best clip from that episode! Warnings of the economy crashing; now-disgraced bankers dismissing talk of a crash; irrelevant Hill of Tara hippies; Landsdowne Road getting demolished; Ireland v England in rugby at Crokers.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6OgiYhjtx4


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭Minderbinder


    I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

    "So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

    "No, none whatsoever"

    I'd love to know what became of that man.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

    "So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

    "No, none whatsoever"

    I'd love to know what became of that man.

    He probably got a job. Thats what people did. Qualifications and skills?? You learnt on the job.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

    "So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

    "No, none whatsoever"

    I'd love to know what became of that man.

    Phil Hogan?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

    "So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

    "No, none whatsoever"

    I'd love to know what became of that man.

    He ended up running a major bank and cost the taxpayer €8.7 billion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,459 ✭✭✭Riddle101


    Yeah it's a grand aul show. To a history nut like me, it's a blessing in disguise.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    watch the one last night where the troubles featured alot. seeing michael stone throwing grenades in broad daylight at a funeral and then seeing the two soldiers being dragged from their car before they were later executed. fecking surreal to say the least.


    great program.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,030 ✭✭✭Minderbinder


    Chucken wrote: »
    He probably got a job. Thats what people did. Qualifications and skills?? You learnt on the job.

    True. Now we're all overqualified apparently.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Gotta love the fact that the Northern Rock bank is right next door to a bookies, you'd wonder where your money was safer


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 305 ✭✭Jimminy Mc Fukhead


    Keith wrote: »
    I cant wait for the new series in 7 years.


    I don't think we have the luxury of waiting. Alright in an ideal world it would be nice for the stuff that really happened to be in the programs. But this involves it to put off making those programs for at least seven years. Sure we could all be dead at that stage. This stuff isn't hard to write - it's all pretty cyclical - Ive found that getting the music right is the key.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    the drugs were much better back then...


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,485 ✭✭✭dj jarvis


    My grandfather is always on it as he was a photographer for the Irish times for 4 decades , so anytime ANYTHING happened in dublin , he would be at it snapping away ,
    so he pops up nearly every episode ,
    i was pointing him out to my little girl (5) " look there is your great grand dad " , oh that's great daddy ,
    a few minutes later Ian Paisley popped up on the screen , and my little one shouts , " look look , its great granddad " , she thought i was pointing at dr no when i was first pointing out my granddad

    so now she thinks dr no is her great granddad :eek:

    Great show , love it


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    dj jarvis wrote: »
    My grandfather is always on it as he was a photographer for the Irish times for 4 decades , so anytime ANYTHING happened in dublin , he would be at it snapping away ,
    so he pops up nearly every episode ,
    i was pointing him out to my little girl (5) " look there is your great grand dad " , oh that's great daddy ,
    a few minutes later Ian Paisley popped up on the screen , and my little one shouts , " look look , its great granddad " , she thought i was pointing at dr no when i was first pointing out my granddad

    so now she thinks dr no is her great granddad :eek:

    Great show , love it

    The poor child :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Keith wrote: »
    I cant wait for the new series in 7 years.

    its going to have pat rabbitte saying go way with your oul palaver


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Also liked when a journo asked Rynolds what the 3rd secret of Fatima was and after an awkward 26 minute pause he replied "a religious thing"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    One of the best aspects of it is the combination of the music of the day over sometimes profound scenes/events.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    Actually there is such a big enough gap since they last made the programme that they could easily make another series. It must be fairly cheap to make as well. It just takes a good eye, very good editing skills and someone who knows their music and someone who can match the music to the news story.

    The Rock'N'Roll years I think it was called on BBC was a very good programme as well. Same idea.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,628 ✭✭✭Femme_Fatale


    ^^^
    R.I.T.Y. uses the Rock n' Roll Years formula. Does a very good job of it though.

    The 00s ended three/four years ago - way too early for a Reeling In The Years of the decade to have been made.

    The 80s one was first shown in the late 90s. Perfect timing IMO.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,367 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Good call OP, best show rte ever made IMO. The music choices are always brilliant for the scenes they show.
    I was only a nipper when a lot of the troubles happened and it's heart breaking to see what has happened in this country in decades past. It was actually on reeling in the years that I first saw the catholic refugees from the north spilling over the border, and the first time I saw the British embassy in Dublin being burned down. Powerful stuff.

    I often watch this and think of the scene in The Fifth Element where Lelu gets upset at the violence of human history and decides we are not worth saving. For Gods sake, don't let her watch reeling in the years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 413 ✭✭Seans_Username


    The clip when the Lotto is launched they ask Charlie Haughey what he would do if he won it. His answer was something along the lines of "I'd spent most on helping a lot of community organisations, definitely on sports [blah blah blah].... I might keep a bit for myself haw haw"
    End of the episode. Brilliant. They use hindsight extremely well.

    Oh yeah and I love watching a good baton charge by the Gardaí as well.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭inlikeflynn86


    Tonight's episode ..... "Let Christy Take it" classic

    Love that show :pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭MaroonAndGreen


    Tommorow's will be good, love watching the aul highlights of Italia 90 ha ha


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    I'll be honest - it often brings a lump to my throat for no discernible reason, especially the 80s ones.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,628 ✭✭✭Femme_Fatale


    I'll be honest - it often brings a lump to my throat for no discernible reason, especially the 80s ones.
    Me too. And the early 90s ones. Bittersweet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    The 00s ended three/four years ago - way too early for a Reeling In The Years of the decade to have been made.

    They made the 00s one 2 years ago. Tbh it wasn't great, not enough distance from the events, imo. Thought the TG4 version was much better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Me too. And the early 90s ones. Bittersweet.

    I'm guessing you're about 33, same as me. Worst is the Bhopal disaster with Time after time by Cyndi Lauper playing


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭dorkacle


    My 'birth year' was on today :D such a good show! The 80's = best music ever!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,476 ✭✭✭✭A Dub in Glasgo


    This is a great seris, I downloaded all the episodes 1969 to 1999 on a torrent last week


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,109 ✭✭✭RikkFlair


    1988 is the best one, Morrissey starts it off "Trudging slowly over wet sand..."

    Ray Houghtons goal. Ian Paisley getting thrown out of the European Parliament. But the best bit is when Martin Cahill (The General) calls over an innocent bystander as a witness while being harrassed on the street by RTE :pac:

    I think I know that one off by heart.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭dorkacle


    I remember years ago seeing the different years for sale with birthday cards, I think it was in Arnotts.

    Was tempted to buy the years for each of my family members there and then (even though their birthdays weren't coming up).

    Regret not now, haven't seen it on sale anywhere since.

    Can you actually buy them anywhere?


  • Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭marialouise


    You can get the DVDs but they're not as long as the equivalent years show on YouTube or RTE as they've cut out bits they couldn't get rights to. Well edited so you'd never know, but definitely 5 or so minutes shorter than the real episodes.

    Aw 1993/1994, Rwanda, Jamie Bulger.... They always upset me so much!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    This programme is not shown on rte1+1 for some reason?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Apparently there is a lot of restrictions on DVDs and online because of the cost of royalties for the music.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    People moaning about the state of the economy should watch hands. People makes anything from Reed baskets for the american tourist to people cutting stone completely by hand. It's amazing to think how much Ireland has changed in 40 years. Even in a recession the quality of life nowadays is fifty times better than then


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    I'll be honest - it often brings a lump to my throat for no discernible reason, especially the 80s ones.

    Glad I'm not the only one. I nearly get bleary eyed at every episode. The fall of Communism tonight was brilliantly accompanied by U2's All I Want Is You.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    I was watching one before and the caption said "Ireland revels in ecomonic success" or something along those lines.

    I just had to laugh.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭jaffacakesyum


    It's the best thing o RTE full stop. I get emotional watching it and I wasn't even born in the 80s :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭Cool_CM


    The clip when the Lotto is launched they ask Charlie Haughey what he would do if he won it. His answer was something along the lines of "I'd spent most on helping a lot of community organisations, definitely on sports [blah blah blah].... I might keep a bit for myself haw haw"
    End of the episode. Brilliant. They use hindsight extremely well.

    Oh yeah and I love watching a good baton charge by the Gardaí as well.

    That's the best part about it, with the benefit of proper hindsight they were able to pick up in things that weren't important at the time but were in hindsight. Pity they didn't wait for a few years to make the ones after 1999. Most of the things that they focused on will probably not be the things that we reflect on in a few years.


  • Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Not G.R


    You know when an R.E.M song comes on shíts about to get real.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    I think it's the 1986 episode where they do a bit on people emigrating and it makes me laugh every time...

    "So you're going to London then (because you can't get a job in Ireland)... have you any qualifications or skills?

    "No, none whatsoever"

    I'd love to know what became of that man.

    I seem to recall him wearing an eye-wateringly 80s Christmas jumper on that clip.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,909 ✭✭✭Neeson


    At 13.29 the man on the left is huuuuuugggggeeeeee. You get a glimpse of it swinging as he spins around. Must have hurt a few women in his time.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Neeson wrote: »
    At 13.29 the man on the left is huuuuuugggggeeeeee. You get a glimpse of it swinging as he spins around. Must have hurt a few women in his time.

    :eek: I had to watch it a few times just to make sure.


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