Love/Hate (v2) [ Spoilers ]

kippy · 28-10-2014 10:25AM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Does anyone else think that L/H is the most overrated and over hyped show of all time?
Apart from a bunch of dublin nomarks,stony faced guards, criminal travellers, living their lives-then-whats the story? The show has zero substance and wouldn't hold a candle to a series like 'breaking bad'.

Oh breaking bad, one of the best series of all time, with a final budge of 3 million dollars per episode?
Of course it's not as good as Breaking Bad but as far as Irish series go it's a brilliant one.

Every series can be put down with a one liner you just used there. Whats breaking bad about, criminal teachers, one liner FBI guys, living their lives selling drugs - what's that all about?
Indeed there are as many "holes" in the plots of great series as there are in L/H but some people seem intent on pointing them out in L/H.

It's a good series that provides entertainment for the masses in an other wise brainnumbing soup of "entertainment" like, XFactor, strictly come dancing/iceskating/cooking/ etc etc

ectoraige · 28-10-2014 10:31AM

walshb wrote: »

Has anyone mentioned about Paulie sussing that there is a rat in the organization? How does he come to this certain conclusion? So the cops are on his tail. That surely is expected to happen. Cops tail criminals. We all know this. It wasn't the first time that he and his cronies had met at the zoo. Maybe I missed something that led Paulie to be so confident that it had to be a rat for the cops to be at the zoo?

He'd just arrived and the cops were already there in position around the meeting point. It doesn't take a genius to realise they knew in advance.

Stiltzkin · 28-10-2014 11:52AM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Does anyone else think that L/H is the most overrated and over hyped show of all time?
Apart from a bunch of dublin nomarks,stony faced guards, criminal travellers, living their lives-then-whats the story? The show has zero substance and wouldn't hold a candle to a series like 'breaking bad'.

Comparing a show that has a 600K/episode budget to Breaking bad, which has 3-4 million. Okay....

dzer2 · 28-10-2014 11:54AM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Does anyone else think that L/H is the most overrated and over hyped show of all time?
Apart from a bunch of dublin nomarks,stony faced guards, criminal travellers, living their lives-then-whats the story? The show has zero substance and wouldn't hold a candle to a series like 'breaking bad'.

Ah RDB didnt get a rise on the other thread so come here:D:D

purplecow1977 · 28-10-2014 12:30PM

Haven't watched Sunday's episode yet! HAVE to watch it today!!!

paulbok · 28-10-2014 12:40PM

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Bit late....but that was one hell of an episode, gotta watch it again

Can we send a few posters around to watch it with you? If so make them take notes.

bazermc · 28-10-2014 12:55PM

paulbok wrote: »

Can we send a few posters around to watch it with you? If so make them take notes.

And make sure they pay attention and listen to what is going on. Actually confiscate phones etc on the way in.

Then anybody coming on here asking stupid questions will get a public beating

Guffy · 28-10-2014 01:28PM

Larry Wildman wrote: »

Go easy on me folks, but who's Nidge?

Also, what city is Love/Hate set in?

It is called Love/Hate, yeah?

Bite me..

I apologies that unlike you I don't have time to watch a series more than once to remind myself of a character from 2 or 3 years ago. Also that I couldn't place the name with the character from his couple of episodes... (was he in season 2?)

realdanbreen · 28-10-2014 01:39PM

Stiltzkin wrote: »

Comparing a show that has a 600K/episode budget to Breaking bad, which has 3-4 million. Okay....

So you're suggesting that they would write a better storyline or plot if they got paid more? As for Nidge? I've seen more menacing looking blokes playing corner back for Borrisokane !

walshb · 28-10-2014 01:47PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

I've seen more menacing looking blokes playing corner back for Borrisokane !

And WW was menacing looking?

Ash.J.Williams · 28-10-2014 01:50PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

So you're suggesting that they would write a better storyline or plot if they got paid more? As for Nidge? I've seen more menacing looking blokes playing corner back for Borrisokane !

point A:
Well yes...more cash would mean more shows and less cramming.

point B
In fairness TVL is a great actor, and if your corner backs can act as good as him maybe they are in the wrong job.
John Gilligan for example is a midget.

Wolf Club · 28-10-2014 01:52PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

So you're suggesting that they would write a better storyline or plot if they got paid more?!

Probably, most of the big American shows employ teams of writers to work on series with the creator overseeing the work , Stuart Carolan writes all of Love/Hate, no matter how good he is, the show would almost definitely be better if they had a team of writers working on it.

28-10-2014 01:55PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

So you're suggesting that they would write a better storyline or plot if they got paid more? As for Nidge? I've seen more menacing looking blokes playing corner back for Borrisokane !

I have problems with a lot of the actors in this show but Nidge certainly isn't one of them. He's the best things about the show.

Larbre34 · 28-10-2014 02:08PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I have problems with a lot of the actors in this show but Nidge certainly isn't one of them. He's the best things about the show.

Absolutely.

He clowns it up when he has all his plates spinning in the air, like schmoozing Terence Big Balls etc.

But when he was in the car with Aido telling him that the hit on Patrick had gone wrong again and he went ballistic about the eye-for-an-eye and his own family being in the firing line now, it was utterly brilliant.

Eoin · 28-10-2014 02:10PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

As for Nidge? I've seen more menacing looking blokes playing corner back for Borrisokane !

That's not a very valid point to make though. He's not portrayed as a hard man in his own right, he gets others to do the dirty work - or at least be right beside covering his arse for him when he does it.

He screwed up killing the traveller a few seasons ago, he did a legger this season when they attacked him, he hid under the bed when Lizzie got into the house.

He's not menacing because of what he'll do, he's menacing because of what he'll have done.

ThunbergsAreGo · 28-10-2014 02:12PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Does anyone else think that L/H is the most overrated and over hyped show of all time?
Apart from a bunch of dublin nomarks,stony faced guards, criminal travellers, living their lives-then-whats the story? The show has zero substance and wouldn't hold a candle to a series like 'breaking bad'.

It is all opinions really, I struggled through Breaking Bad (esp. the first three series) and would never contemplate rewatching it (in comparison with the Wire for example)

I enjoy Love Hate alot more, I dont expect everyone to agree, the world would be boring if that was the case. Think this series has been good. The fact more people watch it definitly adds to it as well

Hitchens · 28-10-2014 02:13PM

Eoin wrote: »

That's not a very valid point to make though. He's not portrayed as a hard man in his own right, he gets others to do the dirty work - or at least be right beside covering his arse for him when he does it.

He screwed up killing the traveller a few seasons ago, he did a legger this season when they attacked him, he hid under the bed when Lizzie got into the house.

He's not menacing because of what he'll do, he's menacing because of what he'll have done.

We know he can use a baseball bat............but can he use a hurl? That's what Dan wants to know :-0

Larbre34 · 28-10-2014 02:14PM

Yeah thats it. The likes of Fran will be menacing and jump in to a scrap, likely getting themselves killed or maimed, but Nidge just wants to survive intact. Then he'll have you killed. Sounds like the more sensible alternative to losing an eye or being crippled.

GrumPy · 28-10-2014 02:20PM

I was browsing broadsheet.ie and caught sight of the front page of various newspapers - the f[]ckin' sun published a huge f[]cking spoiler right on the front page!!
Furious doesn't cut it. :mad:

Hitchens · 28-10-2014 02:21PM

GrumPy wrote: »

I was browsing broadsheet.ie and caught sight of the front page of various newspapers - the f[]ckin' sun published a huge ****ing spoiler right on the front page!!
Furious doesn't cut it. :mad:

Is the Sun newspaper a broadsheet now?

styron · 28-10-2014 02:24PM

Hitchens wrote: »

We know he can use a baseball bat............but can he use a hurl? That's what Dan wants to know :-0

More than qualified - if he can get Deano in the boot of a car, a GAA ref is like a walk in the park Zoo :pac:

Macy0161 · 28-10-2014 02:25PM

GrumPy wrote: »

I was browsing broadsheet.ie and caught sight of the front page of various newspapers - the f[]ckin' sun published a huge f[]cking spoiler right on the front page!!
Furious doesn't cut it. :mad:

Will be avoiding it just in case, but didn't one of the papers last week have a spoiler that turned out to be complete rubbish?

Hitchens · 28-10-2014 02:33PM

Suppose the gang keep using the azoo for meetings because the fuzz will think they wouldn't use it anymore, and during a meeting of Nidge and Fran - who is out on bail - to settle their differences, Nidge accidently falls into the lion enclosure and is attacked by three male lions who are about to tear him limb from limb, when Fran jumps into the enclosure and one of the lions manages to escape with its life?

josealdo · 28-10-2014 02:40PM

Hitchens wrote: »

Suppose the gang keep using the azoo for meetings because the fuzz will think they wouldn't use it anymore, and during a meeting of Nidge and Fran - who is out on bail - to settle their differences, Nidge accidently falls into the lion enclosure and is attacked by three male lions who are about to tear him limb from limb, when Fran jumps into the enclosure and one of the lions manages to escape with its life?

yes and paddy the travellers gets a job and becomes a diligent tax payer

tom_tarbucket · 28-10-2014 02:49PM

I know its been asked before but I cant find the answer.

I think last Sunday night, 26th Oct was Episode 4. How many more episodes left this season ?

28-10-2014 02:51PM

tom_tarbucket wrote: »

I know its been asked before but I cant find the answer.

I think last Sunday night, 26th Oct was Episode 4. How many more episodes left this season ?

2

tom_tarbucket · 28-10-2014 02:53PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

2

Thanks. And any more seasons in the pipeline or is this it ?

28-10-2014 02:59PM

tom_tarbucket wrote: »

Thanks. And any more seasons in the pipeline or is this it ?

There was actually something going around about this season having 12 episodes in total. Then I heard it was split, 6 now and 6 more in January. Then I heard that its just this 6. Rumour mill is in full swing.

I dont know whats in store for the future but I think its getting to the stage where they should end it

Edit: Just read this on wiki,

Series five of the show will contain six episodes and started on 5 October 2014, with the final sixth season scheduled to air in 2015. The fifth series began filming on 18 March 2014 and lasted three months, with several weeks of production taking place in Spain.

Kimbot · 28-10-2014 03:01PM

Season 6 will go ahead, I read somewhere during season 4 that they confirmed season 5 and if season 5 gets the ratings the season 6 will get the go ahead. I cant find the link anywhere.

Ash.J.Williams · 28-10-2014 03:02PM

Hitchens wrote: »

Is the Sun newspaper a broadsheet now?

no

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