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Old 29-03-2004, 20:43
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Does anyone here watch river city? (a Scottish soap incase you didn't know) What do you think of it and the characters?

I think that the Aberdonian person (can't remember her name) has one of the worst accents in soap history and the actress even comes from Aberdeen!!
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Old 29-03-2004, 23:28
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Originally Posted by Patti
Does anyone here watch river city? (a Scottish soap incase you didn't know) What do you think of it and the characters?

I think that the Aberdonian person (can't remember her name) has one of the worst accents in soap history and the actress even comes from Aberdeen!!
I have to confess that I've not only started to watch it these past few months but have enjoyed it also.

I tuned in during the 'evil' Dr Marcus storyline as I expected to get a laugh out of Stefan Dennis' character & instead I enjoyed it.

Some of it's still as bad as it was the night it first aired & I lasted 10 mins but a few storylines I think have been really well done. The rape/murder one I loved & Kelly's alleged pregnancy I enjoyed also.

I've even warmed to Boab & Deke these days. As for the Aberdonian one, any idea what she's saying
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Old 30-03-2004, 14:14
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I do watch this, I think its terrible and really badly acted but somehow I enjoy it and feel the need to watch it every week. Roisin is awful, I've never heard Aberdonians speak like this although she is actually meant to be from there. I'm from Dumbarton (where it's filmed) and know a taxi driver who picks them up sometimes. He says she sits in the back of the cab practising her lines and she talks the exact same way in real life. Johnny Beattie (Malcolm) is terrible though, oh it pains me to watch him struggle through each episode!!
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Old 30-03-2004, 14:44
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Originally Posted by PosieF
Roisin is awful, I've never heard Aberdonians speak like this although she is actually meant to be from there.
Actually Roisin is from the Torry area of Aberdeen and yes it is a genuine accent although being from Aberdeen I must admit that sometimes even I struggle to understand
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Old 30-03-2004, 14:50
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Originally Posted by Tony McKay
Actually Roisin is from the Torry area of Aberdeen and yes it is a genuine accent although being from Aberdeen I must admit that sometimes even I struggle to understand

oh just for the record, I think the (normal) Aberdeen accent is very pleasant, just in case you think we're saying bad things about all you Abedonians.

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Old 30-03-2004, 15:05
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Nae bad - foo's yer doo's ?

No Roisin's is pretty bad - what we would refer to a real fishwifie's accent

On the whole though River City is getting better all the time
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Old 30-03-2004, 16:17
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Originally Posted by PosieF
Johnny Beattie (Malcolm) is terrible though, oh it pains me to watch him struggle through each episode!!
I really like Johnny Beattie in River City, I think he is good.

Agree about Roisin though, the faces she pulls are very scary !!!

I think that girl who lives in the pub, cannae remember her name, is the most wooden actress on the show !!! She is terrible, almost as bad as she was in Sweet Sixteen!
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Old 30-03-2004, 16:32
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Originally Posted by EC76

I think that girl who lives in the pub, cannae remember her name, is the most wooden actress on the show !!! She is terrible, almost as bad as she was in Sweet Sixteen!
And she's had that hair style since that film too - it's horrible!! I totally agree, she is very wooden!
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Old 30-03-2004, 19:22
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Originally Posted by PosieF
oh just for the record, I think the (normal) Aberdeen accent is very pleasant, just in case you think we're saying bad things about all you Abedonians.

Fit like?
I should hope that you weren't saying bad things about us Aberdonians.

Nae bad thanks, fil like yersel!!
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Old 31-03-2004, 00:26
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My fav is wee boab. Always been very funny and natural with it.
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Old 31-03-2004, 12:10
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This show is an embarasment to scotland.

I can bare to watch about ten minutes, then ive got to switch over!

One of the problems i feel, is the bad acting. There are so many charators who cant act and storylines that are just not interesting!

PLEASE AXE IT NOW
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Old 02-04-2004, 20:40
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I think that it would make a good comedy program!!
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Old 04-04-2004, 01:09
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Originally Posted by garymonc
This show is an embarasment to scotland.

I can bare to watch about ten minutes, then ive got to switch over!

One of the problems i feel, is the bad acting. There are so many charators who cant act and storylines that are just not interesting!

PLEASE AXE IT NOW
100% agree!

I bloody hate River City. It is badly acted dross. They even manage to get on the scottish bit on Children In Need and ruin that. It's just pure crap.
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Old 04-04-2004, 21:00
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I think it's funny as hell!! The guy that plays George used to stay across the road from me, but he's moved to teuchter country now!

And Roisin?!

""RRRRAAAAYYYY MUNDDDD. SOAMTHAN TERRABULS GAUNNIE HAPPUN"

lmao
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Old 05-04-2004, 11:01
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Rossin needs a voice coach!

George needs some acting lessons, along with: raymond, stevie and that johnny beatie!

The whole show is a joke and should be axed.

and to think.......it costs tv licence payers £14 million.......talk about a waste of money!
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Old 06-04-2004, 11:46
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My mum's mate was speaking to someone who used to work with the actress (if thats what you could call her) who plays Roisin (I think she was a nurse but I could be wrong) and even they say that she can't act but she's great to work with.

Just a thought, but who actually tells these people that they can act?!?!
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Old 06-04-2004, 12:10
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Thing is (with the exception of obviously the usual Scottish suspects) I think most Scottish actors appear wooden on screen, particularly when they are the only Scots in the programme/film. When you have a whole bunch of them together in one soap it's difficult for it not to turn into Gepetto's shop of horrors!

Ooh, watch as I turn my back on my nation!!! I should be ashamed of myself, although I do enjoy River City for what it is - crap but it knows it!
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Old 06-04-2004, 12:21
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Originally Posted by PosieF
although I do enjoy River City for what it is - crap but it knows it!
I couldn't have put it better myself!
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Old 06-04-2004, 12:52
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Originally Posted by PosieF
Johnny Beattie (Malcolm) is terrible though, oh it pains me to watch him struggle through each episode!!
I don't watch it, I couldn't suffer it, i tried bt couldn't....but when you say Johnnie Beattie, do you mean 'Now You See It' Johnny Beattie????

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Old 06-04-2004, 13:06
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Originally Posted by tough_ref
I don't watch it, I couldn't suffer it, i tried bt couldn't....but when you say Johnnie Beattie, do you mean 'Now You See It' Johnny Beattie????

JC
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Old 15-04-2004, 12:29
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Originally Posted by garymonc
This show is an embarasment to scotland.

I can bare to watch about ten minutes, then ive got to switch over!

One of the problems i feel, is the bad acting. There are so many charators who cant act and storylines that are just not interesting!

PLEASE AXE IT NOW
Sorry , i have to say i completly disagree with this. I used to hate it , and slowly but surley began watching it coz of my mum always watching it. About the acting , it is a little sketchy but still its not too bad. I think river city (and the story lines) are just as good , mayby even better than some of the more popular soaps like eastenders etc...

Dont bite my head off at this , only making an oppinion

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Old 15-04-2004, 12:49
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Eldorado was crap as well until it got settled down a bit and the characters became established...river city will be fine
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Old 15-04-2004, 12:52
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Long live River City!!
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Old 16-04-2004, 23:21
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Originally Posted by Patti
Long live River City!!


very true!!
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Old 17-04-2004, 11:56
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I was a long term Emmerdale viewer but recently decided to DITCH Emmerdale due to the "mad, mourning Marlon" storyline. And to be honest, the imminent arrival of a wooden patsy kensit was the last straw........

So now River City is my Soap of Choice! But i'm already finding that only 2 episodes a week doesn't give you a chance to "engage" with the characters. The sets are superb, very expensive looking and I'm going to stick with River City for a while.

The "Roisin" character is the most awful, surreal, yet strangely compelling, person I have ever seen in a UK soap....I also find her facial expressions disturbing. Of course she's only there so that no- one could accuse the producers of "Central Belt domination"!!

I predict that as the character develops, Roisin will become something of a cult figure- a national treasure like "heather with the weather" .....?
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