Special Forces ultimate hell week

Capt Peacock · 16-04-2019 8:53pm #1

Anyone seen the advert for this, looks another crappy RTE rip off of a UK programme. Soldiers screaming and shouting at recruits then pouring a flask of water over some poor saps head haha.

16-04-2019 8:56pm

whens it on? the cast were on the late late acting like some delta force hit squad, it was fooking laughable. it's hard to take them seriously when the scream in the cupla focal!!

Capt Peacock · 16-04-2019 9:06pm

Don't know when its on as I wont be watching it but I can see it providing the RTE chat show circuit with fodder every week, Tubridy asking them each week..."how did it make you feel".
The thing is I quite enjoy the SAS-are you tough enough programme on Channel 4. The ex SAS instructors seem more composed and don't scream and shout like the Irish lads. They don't pour a cup of water on anyone's head either!

yosser hughes · 18-04-2019 10:14pm

It's on RTE 2 now. It's not bad at all. I enjoyed the channel 4 one and this is similar.
I'll give it a chance anyway.
I wonder how they chose the contestants? Some looked fairly fit, others less so.

willowthewisp · 18-04-2019 10:15pm

People let back in after being taken out for hypothermia?

yosser hughes · 18-04-2019 10:17pm

willowthewisp wrote: »

People let back in after being taken out for hypothermia?

Not sure yet. Probably shouldn't be let stay.

judeboy101 · 18-04-2019 10:17pm

Ran the connemarathon last weekend, if this is special forces training, we are fecked if invaded.

yosser hughes · 18-04-2019 10:22pm

judeboy101 wrote: »

Ran the connemarathon last weekend, if this is special forces training, we are fecked if invaded.

Did you run it with a 70lb backpack?

Sardonicat · 18-04-2019 10:25pm

This is just a copycat of the UK one.
Seriously couldn't cope with the gorilla with the bogger accent roaring at me.

Azatadine · 18-04-2019 10:28pm

So dramatic......

Alf Veedersane · 18-04-2019 10:29pm

judeboy101 wrote: »

Ran the connemarathon last weekend, if this is special forces training, we are fecked if invaded.

The girl pulled with hypothermia is a national senior boxing champion.

It's about more than road running.

castletownman · 18-04-2019 10:30pm

In fairness, if every little scrote with say 5 previous convictions were made to do this for a week by order of the court, the convictions wouldn't be stacking up thereafter.

Sardonicat · 18-04-2019 10:31pm

Seriously, my head nun was way, way scarier than those 2.

yosser hughes · 18-04-2019 10:31pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The girl pulled with hypothermia is a national senior boxing champion.

It's about more than road running.

Interesting. Is that the girl that was allowed stay?

kala85 · 18-04-2019 10:31pm

Would love to see how the 4 army lads would get on at it.

yosser hughes · 18-04-2019 10:33pm

kala85 wrote: »

Would love to see how the 4 army lads would get on at it.

Well they've obviously been through it before. I presume they're retired now?

mightyreds · 18-04-2019 10:36pm

kala85 wrote: »

Would love to see how the 4 army lads would get on at it.

One of them is in the gym i'm in his routine is outrageous, 10 minutes would kill an average man and it never stops full on for over an hour relentless running, weight training, running with 30-40kg weights.

Hurrache · 18-04-2019 10:38pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

Seriously, my head nun was way, way scarier than those 2.

It's a test of endurance and mental strength, not a frightening contest.

Alf Veedersane · 18-04-2019 10:40pm

yosser hughes wrote: »

Interesting. Is that the girl that was allowed stay?

Yep. Think she's more involved with CrossFit now so not exactly afraid of training.

DJIMI TRARORE · 18-04-2019 10:41pm

Not the worst crap RTE have thrown at us in fairness,the gym bunnies won't last ,imo,it'll be one or two of the ordinary built contestants

Sardonicat · 18-04-2019 10:42pm

Hurrache wrote: »

Sardonicat wrote: »

Seriously, my head nun was way, way scarier than those 2.

It's a test of endurance and mental strength, not a frightening contest.

I'm referring to their 'stern' faces in the interrogation room. Not at all convincing.
And it's neither of those things. It's reality TV, for entertainment purposes. They are performing. Hamming it up for thr cameras. The Oscar goes to bogger, who is incapable of articulating coherently.

Heroditas · 18-04-2019 10:44pm

I go for 10km runs in the Phoenix Park at lunchtime occasionally. I've often met army lads running in the opposite direction with full backpacks wearing army boots and meet them at the corresponding point on my circuit.
I can do 10km in about 50-55mins and they are doing a similar pace. Not bad going for running in army boots, let alone with a backpack.
Not easy at all....

Hurrache · 18-04-2019 10:46pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

The Oscar goes to bogger, who is incapable of articulating coherently.

The irony.

artvanderlay · 18-04-2019 10:49pm

It's an unintentionally funny show. The music and slo-mos make me laugh, especially when combined with Dub/bogger accents: we don't do this type of TV very well, but that makes it very funny. Like the Apprentice when it was on: there's nothing funnier than listening to Irish people talk American bollocks! What's the prize out of all this anyways? To say you won an RTE talent show? :pac: F*ck that! Join the special forces if you want some real credit. I'd love to see the outtakes. They must bust out laughing sometimes, even during the most intense scenes.

It would be funny if RTE killed some of the contestants: I thought the hypothermia might have finished off a few of them

18-04-2019 10:49pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

This is just a copycat of the UK one.
Seriously couldn't cope with the gorilla with the bogger accent roaring at me.

Exactly.

That's their point.

Sardonicat · 18-04-2019 10:58pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Sardonicat wrote: »

This is just a copycat of the UK one.
Seriously couldn't cope with the gorilla with the bogger accent roaring at me.

Exactly.

That's their point.

It's a reality TV show. I don't consider enduring abuse from an obvious moron for the sake of getting on TV to be an achievement.
But hey, take it seriously if you want.

hmmm · 18-04-2019 11:00pm

Ah that was grand, I enjoyed that - the banter was actually quite funny. Of course it's hammed up, that's the point. First time in a while I've enjoyed a show on RTE.

I'm sure there will be complaints from the "everyone should get a medal and a very well done badge" crowd.

I'd love to know what sort of disclaimer they had to sign, that looked like proper later stage hypothermia for some!

Sardonicat · 18-04-2019 11:02pm

artvanderlay wrote: »

It's an unintentionally funny show. The music and slo-mos make me laugh, especially when combined with Dub/bogger accents: we don't do this type of TV very well, but that makes it very funny. Like the Apprentice when it was on: there's nothing funnier than listening to Irish people talk American bollocks! What's the prize out of all this anyways? To say you won an RTE talent show? :pac: F*ck that! Join the special forces if you want some real credit. I'd love to see the outtakes. They must bust out laughing sometimes, even during the most intense scenes.

It would be funny if RTE killed some of the contestants: I thought the hypothermia might have finished off a few of them

Someone should turn on bogger, a recreation of the latrine scene in "Full Metal Jacket" would be good.

artvanderlay · 18-04-2019 11:04pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

Someone should turn on bogger, a recreation of the latrine scene in "Full Metal Jacket" would be good.

I had the exact same thought watching it!

Atlantic Dawn · 18-04-2019 11:07pm

Using the Eff word a little too much.

SpannerMonkey · 18-04-2019 11:08pm

What is wrong with irish people that they hate on anything done or made in ireland.

Yes the show is a copy of the english one. No doubt licenced by rte in the same way irelands fittest family has been licenced in the usa. Its how tv works.

I thought the show was well done . One of the better RTE shows ive seen . And anyone here that think what they were doing was easy is deluded. You go get roared at for hours and hours while exhausted ,wet and freezing and see how you do. And seriously complaining that they used the F word too much haha . This is designed to stress them out mentally and physically. Cursing at people gets them riled up its part of the process.

All in all a good start and i look forward to the next episode.

18-04-2019 11:09pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

It's a reality TV show. I don't consider enduring abuse from an obvious moron for the sake of getting on TV to be an achievement.
But hey, take it seriously if you want.

And yet you watched it, smart move on your part alright.

It's fluff alright, but you are right, you wouldn't be able to endure it, very, very few would (and do) pass the real Ranger course.

Snow Garden · 18-04-2019 11:17pm

Deleted User wrote: »

And yet you watched it, smart move on your part alright.

It's fluff alright, but you are right, you wouldn't be able to endure it, very, very few would (and do) pass the real Ranger course.

I very much doubt that the 'real' ranger course is all that difficult. It simply doesn't need to be.

18-04-2019 11:23pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

I very much doubt that the 'real' ranger course is all that difficult. It simply doesn't need to be.

How so?

Even though the Irish Army is small so you'd expect the standard on average lower than other elite forces, the standard is still hard to reach.

average hero · 18-04-2019 11:29pm

Really enjoyed that. First time in a while I have enjoyed an RTE show so much. Well done to all involved!

shamrock55 · 18-04-2019 11:31pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

I very much doubt that the 'real' ranger course is all that difficult. It simply doesn't need to be.

How do you know

Signore Fancy Pants · 18-04-2019 11:36pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

I very much doubt that the 'real' ranger course is all that difficult. It simply doesn't need to be.

Jaysis.

You are dead wrong. You saw a very mild 1 hr of tv, probably from your nice warm, dry house on a comfy couch.

The Selection Course lasts 9 months. Then the real training starts.

Military training is hard and its hard for a reason. Special Forces training is harder again and it has to be.

You saying "it simply doesnt need to be" is because you have no comprehension of it.

Atlantic Dawn · 18-04-2019 11:59pm

Very poor so far compared to the UK version where the tasks involve so much more teamwork, perhaps next week will be better.

The eff word is ruining it, it's devalued when it's mentioned twice in every sentence.

shamrock55 · 19-04-2019 12:26am

Not great so far, too much like sas but nowhere near as good, might get better hopefully

19-04-2019 8:07am

are we not neutral or consigned to peace keeping so whats with all this we operate in the shadows, covert like!!! I don't see liam neeson and lee marvin there hopping in and out of the congo shooting fook out of rubber trees!!

that said I really enjoyed the program, the tall liam neeson looking lad is funny he curses so much. that girl was a tough person mentally I have to say. So much for the juiced up looking ALPHA!! her body from the neck down let her down due to cold but that could happen to anyone just like mountain sickness. the difference with her was from the neck up, she seemed fine, coherent and stable enough to say yes I'm fine, good on her.

Rows Grower · 19-04-2019 8:31am

Thumbs up from myself and the wife, very entertaining.

Looking forward to the next episode.

Road-Hog · 20-04-2019 7:36am

Why anyone would want to partake in this program is beyond me......being bawled at and sworn in almost every sentence and every second word being fcuk by a meat head of an instructor.....definite thumbs down for me. Other than attention seeking i dont see any other reason why anyone would volunteer to go on this show to be publically humiliated.......as usual most people’s critism seems to be limited to that it’s not a patch on the ‘uk version’......?

Alf Veedersane · 20-04-2019 9:11am

Road-Hog wrote: »

Other than attention seeking i dont see any other reason why anyone would volunteer to go on this show to be publically humiliated.......as usual most people’s critism seems to be limited to that it’s not a patch on the ‘uk vesion’......?

Easier ways to seek attention.

I'd imagine most wanted the physical and mental challenge of surviving the training

Road-Hog · 20-04-2019 10:35am

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Easier ways to seek attention.

I'd imagine most wanted the physical and mental challenge of surviving the training

There are more private ways of doing this then putting yourself through it on a tv program with a significant portion of the nation looking on......

Rows Grower · 20-04-2019 10:42am

Road-Hog wrote: »

There are more private ways of doing this then putting yourself through it on a tv program with a significant portion of the nation looking on......

Here's an idea Road-Hog, don't watch it anymore.

Find something that you enjoy watching and watch that instead, life is too short.

Heckler · 20-04-2019 10:48am

There was a good show with Bear Grylls about 13 years ago before he became the piss drinking scamp we all know and love. Can't remember the name but it was about him and a few others doing the selection and training for the French Foreign Legion. Was very entertaining. The training officer was a demon to them but a nice guy as I remember when interviewed alone.

Alf Veedersane · 20-04-2019 10:55am

Road-Hog wrote: »

There are more private ways of doing this then putting yourself through it on a tv program with a significant portion of the nation looking on......

What other ways of taking on this specific challenge are there?

Heckler · 20-04-2019 10:55am

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

What other ways of taking on this specific challenge are there?

Joining the Army. Serving a few years and putting yourself forward for selection to the Army Ranger Wing.

alchemist33 · 20-04-2019 11:21pm

As a first episode I thought that compared well with the UK equivalent shows. It's going to be lower budget but the challenge looked just as hard.

jimbobaloobob · 21-04-2019 12:39am

Heckler wrote: »

There was a good show with Bear Grylls about 13 years ago before he became the piss drinking scamp we all know and love. Can't remember the name but it was about him and a few others doing the selection and training for the French Foreign Legion. Was very entertaining. The training officer was a demon to them but a nice guy as I remember when interviewed alone.

That's right they did a month of what's needed to get into the legion. It was filmed by the BBC. Might be available on YouTube.

The Black Oil · 21-04-2019 9:56am

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Special Forces ultimate hell week

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