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Patty O Furniture · 22-09-2016 10:23pm

kilns wrote: »

Big TV3 plug at the end

More like unplug telly at the end

Patty O Furniture · 22-09-2016 10:26pm

Autosport wrote: »

Anita and Tracy? The cat did walk past them at one stage

I was wondering that, as it cut away too quick, i noticed the dog moving around back of sofa earlier on!

kilns · 22-09-2016 10:26pm

The Kildare family with the daughter are the best

ben.schlomo · 22-09-2016 10:28pm

Love how nobody on it has ever seen these tv3 programmes before. You'd want to be getting paid to watch most of them.

milehip · 22-09-2016 10:28pm

Tipping point's on from 6-8 weekdays and the twins are having pints in the couch,nice one lads!

ben.schlomo · 22-09-2016 10:29pm

kilns wrote: »

The Kildare family with the daughter are the best

Thought they were travellers, still kind of do.

Nonoperational · 22-09-2016 10:29pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Love how nobody on it has ever seen these tv3 programmes before. You'd want to be getting paid to watch most of them.

To be fair Smalltown was very good.

Sir Oxman · 22-09-2016 10:29pm

Funnyonion79 wrote: »

The Cavan lads straight away are the only ones that seem to be relaxed and themselves. Everyone else seems super aware of the cameras and are trying too hard. It makes me uncomfortable to watch it. All very false/staged.

Like the original so

Basq · 22-09-2016 10:30pm

Two lads from Cavan seem like a bit of craic..

.. shame not much personality from the rest!

JP Liz V1 · 22-09-2016 10:31pm

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Thought they were travellers, still kind of do.

The father sounds like Hughie from BB :P

Cazale · 22-09-2016 10:32pm

ben.schlomo wrote:

Thought they were travellers, still kind of do.

Could be travellers but it's hard to tell as they all speak like that in Athy.

That_Guy · 22-09-2016 10:32pm

The 2 Paul's and those 4 girls on the couch dressed up to the nines need to go.

BettePorter · 22-09-2016 10:36pm

milehip wrote:

Tipping point's on from 6-8 weekdays and the twins are having pints in the couch,nice one lads!

They don't watch things live. They're all given pre-recorded stuff to watch. Except for the all Ireland which id imagine they were asked to watch live.

Tandey · 22-09-2016 10:39pm

kilns wrote: »

The Kildare family with the daughter are the best

The best at what? They were all doing nothing:o

Yamanoto · 22-09-2016 10:42pm

All a bit charmless.

For a nation of supposed wits and raconteurs, there wasn't a single one-liner or quip that made you chuckle or warm to anyone.

JP Liz V1 · 22-09-2016 10:44pm

They all have lovely clean homes

buyer95 · 22-09-2016 10:44pm

Yamanoto wrote: »

All a bit charmless.

For a nation of supposed wits and raconteurs, there wasn't a single one-liner or quip that made you chuckle or warm to anyone.

I have to say I enjoyed the exchange between the 1 biddys discussing how bored the picketers must be walking around in a circle for hours!

Autosport · 22-09-2016 10:46pm

I suppose for the first night it wasn't that bad but Deidre o Kane has to go, her voice is wrecking my head

BettePorter · 22-09-2016 10:48pm

Yamanoto wrote:

For a nation of supposed wits and raconteurs, there wasn't a single one-liner or quip that made you chuckle or warm to anyone.

Agreed but to be fair I don't think the chosen shows were up to much either. I like on the English one when they stick in a bit of politics / election stuff and the families show which side they fall on with their comments. I hope the Irish one does the same. I don't see the merit in showing a clip of tipping point in the first place, never mind one in which nothing happened to warrant comment!

Cdosrun · 22-09-2016 10:49pm

That part with the show Smalltown was way to long.
It's a plug for a TV3 show.

Way to many pets,the little dog that looks like fox was getting petted so much I expect it will be hairless before long.

I'm not sure I will stick with watching this but we all have the choice to not watch if we don't want so please don't keep watching just to go on here to say how bad it is.if you don't like it done watch it.

Patty O Furniture · 22-09-2016 10:50pm

kilns wrote: »

The Kildare family with the daughter are the best

It says here, they're the Grufferty's from Athy
Still waiting on a Steph+Dom to appear?

How many episodes are to show?

kilns · 22-09-2016 10:50pm

Tandey wrote: »

kilns wrote: »

The Kildare family with the daughter are the best

The best at what? They were all doing nothing:o

Seemed a bit more natural

Cdosrun · 22-09-2016 10:55pm

buyer95 wrote: »

I have to say I enjoyed the exchange between the 1 biddys discussing how bored the picketers must be walking around in a circle for hours!

When she said "like when the wheels on the bus go round and round".

Utopia Parkway · 22-09-2016 10:57pm

Will take a while for it to settle down and the more entertaining TV watchers to emerge and the bad ones to be phased out for new ones. The Cavan twins definitely the highlight.

Cdosrun · 22-09-2016 11:08pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Will take a while for it to settle down and the more entertaining TV watchers to emerge and the bad ones to be phased out for new ones. The Cavan twins definitely the highlight.

I had a twin and I'm sure those two lads will have small fights all the time.
When one was going out to make tea it seemed to cut where they
decided who's turn it was to make it.

TheRiverman · 22-09-2016 11:14pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Is Rory Cowan the fella with the extremely campy voice? If so a bit too panto for Googlebox I'd say.

I wonder is that his real voice or is he putting on his Rory Brown voice?

CloudCumulus · 22-09-2016 11:18pm

They seemed to take ad breaks every 8 minutes or so, very annoying.
The Limerick mum and sons with the nice sitting room seemed the most unnatural of all, it was cringey. But it might be first time nerves for all of them.

Chocolate girl · 22-09-2016 11:30pm

Loved the Cavan twins standing for the national anthem.

NufcNavan · 23-09-2016 12:04am

I don't understand the appeal of this show.

It's all contrived. Nobody is going to act or converse naturally with a camera in their living room. Watching someone watch tv? No thanks.

fin12 · 23-09-2016 12:05am

I don't think that's true that people watch TV 3 and a half hours a day, I hardly watch a half an hour a day tv, watch everything online.

Ann22 · 23-09-2016 12:06am

Enjoyed it. Sorry for echoing other comments but I too liked Cavan lads bits best. Hate your one O'Kane's voice also. The moaning young one during Anchorman got on my nerves. ðŸ˜•

Cdosrun · 23-09-2016 12:15am

NufcNavan wrote: »

I don't understand the appeal of this show.

It's all contrived. Nobody is going to act or converse naturally with a camera in their living room. Watching someone watch tv? No thanks.

Ok, so I guess you won't watch again or post in the tread.

Patty O Furniture · 23-09-2016 12:20am

TheRiverman wrote: »

I wonder is that his real voice or is he putting on his Rory Brown voice?

He was on R1 earlier on, that's his real voice, but i heard his voice 1st time on Liveline last week, but almost like panto as someone made a comment on his charity work.

Ann22 wrote: »

Enjoyed it. Sorry for echoing other comments but I too liked Cavan lads bits best. Hate your one O'Kane's voice also. The moaning young one during Anchorman got on my nerves. ðŸ˜•

I agree & don't they know:

snor · 23-09-2016 12:20am

Have never seen before but have to say i really enjoyed it. Agree parts of it a bit contrived but witty in places - one of the woman making the sign of the cross when the woman in Smalltown died was typical, loved the anticipation during the Cleopatras love scene! Agree the twins were great. Thought that The family of African origin came across as lovely - the Navan accents on the kids.
Maybe I am just naturally nosey. Houses all so tidy and so calm...

fin12 · 23-09-2016 12:22am

The white Lion is amazing. I really hope they are protected. Only 12 in the wild. Sick poachers. Hate them.

Bowlardo · 23-09-2016 12:31am

NufcNavan wrote: »

I don't understand the appeal of this show.

It's all contrived. Nobody is going to act or converse naturally with a camera in their living room. Watching someone watch tv? No thanks.

when it started first it wasn't contrived on channel 4 ...that why it got popular because they didn't think anyone would watch it. They started to change a bit when the got popular. the Irish one can't possible work because all the people that went for it are very aware of how successful the c4 one became and aware that potentially their could be money made from it. the success of the original was that the people on it forgot about the camera after a week or two and it is then they started to grow on you. i hated the C$ one and then one hung over morning watched 3/4 episodes and loved it. There was a connection between all the people on it.

Unfortunately a lot of the people tonight were very boring and i can't see them getting any better. The twins from cavan were relaxed, the family with the two young lads and the ma and the african family could be funny/interesting but the rest are a dose...especially the couch with teh 4 girls on it taking selfies and horsing wine out it

Cdosrun · 23-09-2016 12:37am

fin12 wrote: »

The white Lion is amazing. I really hope they are protected. Only 12 in the wild. Sick poachers. Hate them.

Off topic but Fin watch that program ingenuis anamels.
It is great.

On topic.
I recorded this show while watching and walked my dog and watched it again , I think when people get to know who is who on it they might change their mind.

Good IMO.

fin12 · 23-09-2016 12:43am

The Cavans twins house looks like a mansion.

fin12 · 23-09-2016 12:56am

I thought it was pretty good don't see much of a difference between it and the. English one. I think the two Pauls are very boring. Wish they had picked from Cork city instead.

kneemos · 23-09-2016 1:15am

Just watched it,thought it was good enough . Probably the best thing TV3 has done in fairness.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 23-09-2016 1:21am

For what it is it's not the worst to be fair - I'm not too familiar with the UK version, so can't really compare, but I think for a first episode it was pretty decent. The twins are gonna be the stars of this - it's obvious even from this thread that people will want more of them.

kneemos · 23-09-2016 1:26am

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

For what it is it's not the worst to be fair - I'm not too familiar with the UK version, so can't really compare, but I think for a first episode it was pretty decent. The twins are gonna be the stars of this - it's obvious even from this thread that people will want more of them.

The bit with the fly was hilarious,very Douglesque.

Badly Drunk Boy · 23-09-2016 1:48am

fin12 wrote: »

I thought it was pretty good don't see much of a difference between it and the. English one. I think the two Pauls are very boring. Wish they had picked from Cork city instead.

I reckon the people who don't work will be lost in the edit and eventually dropped, just like in the English one, and new people will appear.

Overall, I thought it was alright. Programmes like these take a few episodes to settle, until you get to know what the people are like.

sadie06 · 23-09-2016 7:14am

The two Pauls have to go straight away. Not just pointless but annoying!

Of the four girls, the one on the far left could be good. Loved the two women from the liberties.

The African family seemed like good fun.

Blessington family were a bit meh...as were Limerick mother and sons.

I must be alone in not liking the Cavan twins at all. Think they were the ones hamming it up and had worked on an act.

I might change my mind about all of the above next week though.

somesoldiers · 23-09-2016 7:27am

ArKl0w wrote: »

Night time in all the houses when they're watching the six one news?
There's something wrong there

They don't watch the shows live, they are given a recording of a few programmes some time after they have aired. They is also why they will often not know what they are watching until the opening credits...."oh it's E.T." or whatever you might hear them say.

NUTLEY BOY · 23-09-2016 11:49am

I enjoy the CH4 version with the exception of the dreaded "celeb" versions.

Last night's Irish version seemed like a fair start. Wondering if it will last 12 weeks ?

One thing that did annoy me was the absence of sub-titles ! My hearing is alright but I always watch the CH4 version with subs to make sure to catch everything and or to check that my hearing has not deceived me

Brock Turnpike · 23-09-2016 1:41pm

sadie06 wrote: »

The two Pauls have to go straight away. Not just pointless but annoying!

Of the four girls, the one on the far left could be good. Loved the two women from the liberties.

The African family seemed like good fun.

Blessington family were a bit meh...as were Limerick mother and sons.

I must be alone in not liking the Cavan twins at all. Think they were the ones hamming it up and had worked on an act.

I might change my mind about all of the above next week though.

I have to say, it was better than I expected it to be.

Two Pauls - Pointless
The Liberties - Excellent. Very funny
Cabra 4 - Awful. Get rid. Worst thing about it
Eastern European Friends - Terrible
Limerick, Blessington and Navan families - a large serving of meh
Twins - Decent start. Something to build on. If they can keep it up they'll be there or thereabouts come the end of the series
Castleknock Old Ladies - Decent stuff. They are ripe to produce some gold.

seamus · 23-09-2016 1:45pm

Yeah, not a bad start. The selection of programmes they watched is probably a little more "meh" than the C4 version, I'm not sure if that's because they want to show as much Irish content as possible.

I'm not a fan of Deirdre O'Kane for the voiceover. It just comes across really monotone for me, the same with her advertising work. She's certainly no Caroline Aherne - it'll be interesting to see who C4 have lined up for the voiceover work this year.

batistuta9 · 23-09-2016 6:42pm

Chocolate girl wrote: »

Loved the Cavan twins standing for the national anthem.

so natural that was :pac:

batistuta9 · 23-09-2016 6:47pm

Yamanoto wrote: »

All a bit charmless.

For a nation of supposed wits and raconteurs, there wasn't a single one-liner or quip that made you chuckle or warm to anyone.

there was few, one of the dubs commenting on miriam o'callaghans 42 children & the kildare dad saying the only white lions he sees are in the middle of the road

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