Michael Collins always on the television

DanielODonnell · 13-09-2015 10:14PM #1

I wonder why Michael Collins is always on RTE? it is only a few months ago since it was last on the television after the late late show, it is still fresh in peoples memories.

tomwaterford · 13-09-2015 10:16PM

I hear there making a new version :eek:

Ruu · 13-09-2015 10:17PM

How is Strictly???

Gwynplaine · 13-09-2015 10:19PM

Never seen it. Never will either.

freshpopcorn · 13-09-2015 10:29PM

We're going to be in for lot of Michael Collins/1916 programmes for about the next 10 months.

Harry Palmr · 13-09-2015 10:31PM

DanielODonnell wrote: »

I wonder why Michael Collins is always on RTE? it is only a few months ago since it was last on the television after the late late show, it is still fresh in peoples memories.

Heretic! Non-believer! Fianna Fail-er!

timthumbni · 13-09-2015 10:35PM

DanielODonnell wrote: »

I wonder why Michael Collins is always on RTE? it is only a few months ago since it was last on the television after the late late show, it is still fresh in peoples memories.

You think that's bad. The fec@ing Bourne Identity is shown about twice a week on ITV2 this last 3 or 4 years. Now that is taking the pis@.

Sheep Lover · 13-09-2015 10:36PM

Rightly so, it should be shown just after the one o clock news everyday even. Should be an intermission in the middle for a tea break and ringing of the Angelus also

NachoBusiness · 13-09-2015 10:38PM

What did the fly on Kojack's head say to the other fly which was flying past?

Hey look, I'm on telly!

kneemos · 13-09-2015 10:40PM

Haven't seen a decent film on RTE in years.TnaG used to have good movies but even they've given up.

voz es · 13-09-2015 10:40PM

Michael Collins what a brilliant man he was!

Duckworth_Luas · 13-09-2015 10:48PM

All filmed by Stanley Kubrick in Nevada

dxhound2005 · 13-09-2015 10:52PM

voz es wrote: »

Michael Collins what a brilliant man he was!

It's a shame he never go to walk on the Moon.

KungPao · 13-09-2015 10:56PM

timthumbni wrote: »

You think that's bad. The fec@ing Bourne Identity is shown about twice a week on ITV2 this last 3 or 4 years. Now that is taking the pis@.

The ITVs are great for a bit of Cliffhanger and Daylight on heavy rotation. They love a bit of Stallone.

I like Mick Collins but the love triangle with the awful Julia Roberts ruins it.

Hitchens · 13-09-2015 10:58PM

Dev the treacherous hoor :mad:

DanielODonnell · 13-09-2015 11:00PM

It was shot in 1995, the same year Julia Roberts made Chandler Bing wear her panties on Friends.

Mackas_view · 13-09-2015 11:01PM

De Valera was the worst thing to happen ireland since the famine

timthumbni · 13-09-2015 11:03PM

KungPao wrote: »

The ITVs are great for a bit of Cliffhanger and Daylight on heavy rotation. They love a bit of Stallone.

I like Mick Collins but the love triangle with the awful Julia Roberts ruins it.

I haven't watched mickey collins to be honest but can only guess the unimaginable horror involved in Julia Roberts attempting an Irish accent. Plastic face Mickey Rourke has a lot to answer for imo.

Hitchens · 13-09-2015 11:06PM

the Irish actors accents were worse attempts than Julia's

gormdubhgorm · 13-09-2015 11:07PM

Only bit about that film that annoys me is that people believe tanks went into croke park because of the film. I know the bomb bit was thrown in for the criaic. But the uninitiated take it as history. Rickman is great as dev in though he is great at the deadpan lines. If RTE want to go the 1916 route they should keep playing "the wind that shakes the barley" better film.

timthumbni · 13-09-2015 11:10PM

Hitchens wrote: »

the Irish actors accents were worse attempts than Julia's

What was Alan rickman like as de valera? I quite like Rickman actually. I was going to say what's his Irish accent like but with de Valera maybe that wasn't an issue.

Gatling · 13-09-2015 11:47PM

timthumbni wrote: »

What was Alan rickman like as de valera? I quite like Rickman actually. I was going to say what's his Irish accent like but with de Valera maybe that wasn't an issue.

He was actually ok for most parts .

The odd part nesson is a image of enda Kenny in some scenes

FloatingVoter · 14-09-2015 12:27AM

timthumbni wrote: »

What was Alan rickman like as de valera? I quite like Rickman actually. I was going to say what's his Irish accent like but with de Valera maybe that wasn't an issue.

Scarily good. A lot of people who never heard the real Dev think Rickman is taking the piss doing a Sheriff of Nottingham routine villain. Dev did actually speak like that. Very.....slow......and con----si--dered.

Faith+1 · 14-09-2015 01:55AM

Does anyone remember going to the Grangegorman to see the GPO set? Fecking brilliant so it was!

efb · 14-09-2015 01:56AM

MC->FG->DO'B

That's why RTE show it, now where's my tinfoil hat' no contract no conscent!

RobertKK · 14-09-2015 02:27AM

I have never seen it, nor do I want to see it.

DanielODonnell · 14-09-2015 02:45AM

Maybe Robert would get too upset seeing a pro treatyman like Collins getting shot

DanielODonnell · 14-09-2015 03:00AM

regarding the set

http://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/0807/719815-michael-collins-film/

Nodin · 14-09-2015 06:15AM

DanielODonnell wrote: »

I wonder why Michael Collins is always on RTE? .

He's popular and better than that O'Se eejit. He'll be doing the Rose next year.

Nodin · 14-09-2015 06:22AM

RobertKK wrote: »

I have never seen it, nor do I want to see it.

Why, might I ask?

theteal · 14-09-2015 06:23AM

That the lotto guy?

Michael Collins always on the television

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