The Roaring Twenties (1 Viewer)

[Wobbler]

Oh my fucking god. Worse then I expected.

 

[Umfufu]

Wasn't as bad as I expected.
I thought it showed some promise from the writing side of things but was fucked up the arse by the terrible, hammy acting.

It's ok to be subtle when acting in a comedy.
You don't have to do pretend your in a Carry On film.

There was a couple of times when I thought
"if Ricky Gervais delivered that line in Extras, it would have been quite funny".

 

[rettucs]

it was a bit of crack. There are worse ways to kill a half an hour.

 

[Wobbler]

There wasn't a single plausible, likeble or even amusing character. They were just one dimensional sterotypes. Not only that but thanks to the narrator, the actors didn't even have to "act" out their characters. The narrator gave a brief description of the character which is all there is to the character anyway. The Oirishness pissed me off too. Friends meets D'Unbelievables trying to be Spaced. Bleh.

 

[Yurn!]

Yesss!! Gonna watch that right now.

Do you want to win not one, not two, not three but 12 DeLoreans!?

Pat to Ronan Collins 'Now, back to this nasty Patty Cake Patty Cake business. I mean, it's just a bit of fun but you better believe me though that, if it catches on, i'll be after you with a crow bar. G'wan fuck off.'

 

[Umfufu]

I did only watch about 5 minutes of it, so maybe I didn't let it really piss me off as much as it should.....

 

[classic seanc]

I'd like to know if the people involved in the show think its funny.

 

[Yurn!]

me and evil bandit used to work with the blonde wan. she was very cute and i suppose it's not her fault it was like watching a man shit on bread.

 

[classic seanc]

me and evil bandit used to work with the blonde wan. she was very cute and i suppose it's not her fault it was like watching a man shit on bread.

Sure, yeah. Most actors end up doing things they think are shit....buh wha bout evry1 else?

 

[potlatch]

Painful. Was this show trying to be an Irish Spaced-type-thing, or a high-budget Donnybrookian Seinfeld remake yoke of a thing?

 

[evil bandit]

http://www.independent.ie/entertain...medy-duo-put-a-smile-on-our-face-1259275.html

They got €100,000 to make the pilot and first episode

For fuck sake, I'm glad I've never had a tv license if that's where the money is going....

 

[bloopitybloop]

so bad.


- boring characters
- bad acting
- Irish accents make anything less funny
- no storyline
- I can't think of any good show where the events of the episode are told over a pint o' de black stuff.


It's obvious that the writers are influenced by good shit, but they just don't pull it off.

 

[Wobbler]

- Irish accents make anything less funny

Wrong! Hammed up Irish accents is a tired hackneyed comic device which makes everything less funny. I agree with everything else in your post though.

 

[ilovehoovering]

http://www.independent.ie/entertain...medy-duo-put-a-smile-on-our-face-1259275.html

RTE is waiting for the pilot to air in order to see the public's reaction. If the ratings are good, Stubbs and Sullivan will get the funding to complete the first season, which will consist of six episodes to air in October.

...is this on next week then? I'd watch one more episode just to confirm it's shittiness.

 

[Yurn!]

I e-mailed RTE begging for no-more already.

 

[bloopitybloop]

RTE is waiting for the pilot to air in order to see the public's reaction.

This thread could end careers.

 

[tibor]

The writer/director guy is over on boards.ie telling critics to fuck off.

 

[rettucs]

There wasn't a single plausible, likeble or even amusing character.

the landlord and the newspaper editor were spot on. I've met both of these in real life and have to say they had them to a tee. Especially the newspaper editor. The bloke I've met is the editor of one of them shitty free papers over the northside. He was the smarmiest, sleeziest, dishonest nob-head ever.

 

[christianwise]

where they actin bad on purpose. this show could of definitely been alot better.

 

[classic seanc]

The writer/director guy is over on boards.ie telling critics to fuck off.

I feel kinda bad for the guy seeing his words there and all, up at 3.44am.

But this show right, it's a pilot. So....there's room for improvements, isn't that the point?
So I ask, is this show beyond redemption????