Late Late Show - Pat Kenny, time to go?

Most of the rte peole are overpaid and underworked...no wonder our tv licences are so high. Podge + Rodge are worth every penny though. Does anyone watch rte anymore? Killinascully has gone downhill bigtime + is not funny anymore. The late late was never the same after Gay Byrne left. Country people tuned out after Glenroe surrendered itself for no good reason. Our population is the same as that of greater Manchester...what did we do to deserve rte?
 
rabbit said:
Most of the rte peole are overpaid and underworked...no wonder our tv licences are so high. Podge + Rodge are worth every penny though. Does anyone watch rte anymore? Killinascully has gone downhill bigtime + is not funny anymore. The late late was never the same after Gay Byrne left. Country people tuned out after Glenroe surrendered itself for no good reason. Our population is the same as that of greater Manchester...what did we do to deserve rte?
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I do, The Clinic is good, some good documentaries such as hidden history, Pure Mule was a good production..... much prefer RTE than some of the tabloid tv crap. No one is forcing you to watch it.
 
Naked Camera is good, very heartning to watch when you're away from home, especially the set ups of celebs (or George Hook).
 
My vote for a new prsenter for the LLS would be for Ray D'arcy or possibly even Sean Moncrieff.

I think Turbidy is trying to hard to be like Conan O'Brien but he just can't quiet pull it off.
 
If I had to choose between Gay or Pat, i'd choose Pat.
Because he helps people make their mark in the world, like young new bands, comedians, actors etc..
But Gay was politics mad and i don't think it's fair that rich politicians come on the LL and get payed when theyve all ready become what they wanted to be in life.

And i think most people hate poor pat because they were not brought up with him, and they want to live in the past for nostalgic reasons or whatever.
 
Sn@kebite said:
If I had to choose between Gay or Pat, i'd choose Pat.
Because he helps people make their mark in the world, like young new bands, comedians, actors etc..
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did not poor Gay help many a bnd starting out too ...like U2 for example, and the Boomtime Rats etc

Besides, the main function of RTE entertainment programmes is to entertain us, the licence payer and taxpayer, the ordinary person who is tired after a weeks work in the factory or office, on the farm, at college or whatever.
 
Pat was excellent on Today Tonight and I think he is very good on the radio. Current Affairs and political programmes suit his personality much better. The only time you see him comfortable on The Late Late is when there is a serious political discussion ongoing. He would be very good as the next presenter of Questions and Answers for example, and The Late Late would be more entertaining in the hands of someone like Tubridy. It's just a case of someone not being suited to their job really.
 
Sn@kebite said:
Maybe cole was being sarcastic as well as ClubMan?
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No - well not me anyway. Obviously you can legitimately avoid paying the license fee by not having a TV but also obviously many people probably think that this is an outrageous suggestion.
 
ClubMan said:
No - well not me anyway. Obviously you can legitimately avoid paying the license fee by not having a TV but also obviously many people probably think that this is an outrageous suggestion.
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I had heard that simply the capacity to receive a signal is regarded as sufficient reason to have to pay the fee - regardless of whether you have a TV or not. Possibly a myth?
 
Caveat said:
I had heard that simply the capacity to receive a signal is regarded as sufficient reason to have to pay the fee - regardless of whether you have a TV or not. Possibly a myth?
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The way that the law is phrased would mean that this is technically correct but, as far as I know, in practice they only enforce it if you have equipment specifically designed for reception (e.g. a TV or a PC with a tuner card etc. versus a coat hanger or iron in your blood etc.).
 
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