TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » Yeah, I just think they could do with narrowing the focus a bit. Although if there was a second series there obviously wouldn't be an armed rebellion to squeeze into it so they could probably focus on the characters a bit more. I don't see the point in Hammond sticking around unless he leaves his wife. I guess if he and May were trying to make a go of things as public opinion towards the British was changing it could make for some interesting conflict.
TCDStudent1 wrote: » A drama surrounding the 1918 election could be an interesting topic. So I would hope that if there was a 2nd series, it wont not skip through to the war of independence.
Strazdas wrote: » I believe a second series is pretty definite now going by what RTE's managing director said this week.
TCDStudent1 wrote: » Yes but what will the 2nd season be about? Will it be the immediate aftermath of 1916? Or further down the line? Personally I'd like to see something around 1917 / 1918 because I don't think it's been done before (could be wrong though).
mick malones mauser wrote: » Another series? ? A follow up to rebellion? Ok Here are the requirements Proper actors who can act, voice coaches would help. Proper research, that doesn't mean flicking through a few books or articles on the times and picking little bits that they presume no one will have ever heard of, thus showing how well researched the project was.Proper director, the likes of ken loach, not some art student who has an uncle in Rte, which is the usual requirement. Proper use of sets/ locations And finally. ..can anyone guess. ..go on. . That's right NO GLEESONS
mick malones mauser wrote: » ElmoThe director may well have been recruited from outside the normal cabal but so what I never let facts get in the way of a good argument. I am truly amazed that you can defend this woeful production
Baggy Trousers wrote: » That's insane. Surely the ratings are saying the opposite? It's very very average and has utterly failed to capture the imagination. What period would the 2nd series cover?
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » I think there's probably loads of scope for another series if they narrow down the focus a bit. Calling it Rebellion kind of ties their hands a bit though.
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » Yes, the local post office of a Monday morning could have been ablaze with criticism back in '66.
Strazdas wrote: » It's a myth that the ratings are bad for this series.
Episode 3 had 700k viewers across all platforms, that would equate to an audience of around 8 or 9m in the UK, which the BBC or ITV would be ecstatic about for a drama series.
mick malones mauser wrote: » But many on here wish it was. ..The UK
Strazdas wrote: » I've heard that the second series will be set in 1918, but it's unclear what part of the year (probably because it hasn't been written yet). I assume the conscription crisis, the rise of Sinn Fein and the General Election would form the backdrop.
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: » 1918 would be good too for Arthur coming home from the war, assuming he lived.
jmcc wrote: » The figures continue to decline. That doesn't seem to be a myth. But this isn't the UK. How are the figures measured? Is anyone watching in a fifteen minute segment considered a "viewer"? How many people switched channels and never watched the complete episode? Regards...jmcc
The Rape of Lucretia wrote: » There are many interesting strands that would be interesting to follow on from this opener. Plenty of good plotlines and good characters that would not have to resort to soap rehashes, or stoop to tissue paper thin storylines as Downton did.
Strazdas wrote: » Apparently it's quite commonplace for the ratings for a new TV drama to start out relatively high and then to drop with each passing week (and rather unusual for them to go in the opposite direction in fact).
As for the actual ratings, when they say an average of 700k viewers, they mean 700k people watched the entire episode from start to finish.
jmcc wrote: » More PR fluff? If the first episode of a series is good, then there's a word of mouth effect that can spike the numbers watching the second episode. If there is no emotional buy-in from viewers, the numbers for subsequent episodes fall. That's what appears to be happening here. No it does not. An average is not a total. And if RTE or whomever is still measuring in 15 minute increments, then the figures for those watching the full episodes may be lower than the 700K claimed. There has been a shift from synchronous viewing (where people would watch programmes when they were broadcast) to asynchronous viewing (where people use DVRs and online viewing to watch programmes) so the online viewing data might be somewhat more accurate. Regards...jmcc
Strazdas wrote: » They are able to measure peak ratings for all their TV shows. If a show has an average audience of 700k, then it's peak figure will be much higher, well over the 1m mark.
Strazdas wrote: » The fall off in viewers for Rebellion is not dramatic. They've shipped viewers and probably would have liked to have held on to some of them, but the ratings for episodes 1 and 2 were excellent, so they've fallen from a strong starting point.
They are able to measure peak ratings for all their TV shows. If a show has an average audience of 700k, then it's peak figure will be much higher, well over the 1m mark.
The Rape of Lucretia wrote: » Thats a hell of a lot of figures for and Irish drama. Serious success by any measure. You can see why RTE is moving towards some sort of follow-on.
