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ALTHOUGH IT’S NEVER easy to say goodbye to the long days and short nights of summer, the arrival of autumn and winter makes for the perfect time to start a new TV series (or four).
TG4 has long had a reputation for being the Irish home of high-profile TV dramas, from The Wire to Breaking Bad. That journey continues with the latest addition to its schedule, Australian drama Stateless, which starts tonight at 10:30pm.
But how does Stateless compare with some of the other incredible dramas available to stream for free on the TG4 Player, from Scandi crime shows to a George Clooney favourite?
We want to help TG4 create the ultimate ranking of dramas from its streaming library, but we need your help, which is why we’ve created a brand new series-rating tool Prataí Lofa (that’s Rotten Spuds for the non-Gaeilgeoirí).
We’ve picked four must-see dramas from the TG4 Player below, and shared our rating out of ten for each. See how your rating compares to ours and everybody else’s below…
If you’re looking for a new series to get your teeth stuck into, Stateless is the perfect solution. Co-created by Cate Blanchett, the gripping drama follows four strangers (Sofie, Ameer, Cam and Clare) whose lives collide at Barton Immigration Detention Centre in the middle of the Australian desert.
Free-spirited airline hostess Sofie is on the run from a dangerous cult and ends up at the detention centre claiming she’s Eva Hoffman, Afghan man Ameer is fleeing persecution with his wife and two daughters, young father Cam reluctantly accepts a job at the centre to provide for his family, and Clare faces many challenges as she undertakes the role of General Manager.
The six-part series starts on TG4 tonight at 10:30pm, with a new episode airing every week. Looking forward to tuning in? We’ve given this one top marks – let us know your rating below.
Set in Copenhagen and first aired in 2007, The Killing is a Danish police thriller series. The storyline revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and follows a murder case day-by-day, with each episode covering 24 hours of the investigation. Expect plenty of plot twists throughout the BAFTA-winning series, which you can watch on the TG4 Player here. We’ve rated this one 9/10. Tell us what you think below.
Based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller, Catch 22 is a dark comedy miniseries which first came to screens in 2019. The five-part programme follows United States Army Air Force Captain John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) in World War II, who is furious that thousands of people are trying to kill him. George Clooney is one of the directors, and also appears in the series. Watch it on the TG4 Player here. Our score for this satirical show is 8/10 – now tell us what you think below.
With four seasons available on the TG4 Player, The Bridge (2011) is an ideal option if you’re looking for something to binge watch. The crime TV series begins when a body is found on the bridge exactly on the Denmark and Sweden border. The discovery launches an investigation between Swedish police detective Saga Norén and Danish inspector Martin as they work together to find the killer. We’ve given this an almost perfect 9/10, tell us what you think below.
Get stuck into new drama series Stateless, starting tonight, Wednesday October 6 at 10.30pm free to air on TG4. Missed it? Catch up via the TG4 Player.
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SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbour
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk
FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk
NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then
throws the milk away
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy
grows.
You sell them and retire on the income
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (VENTURE) CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by
your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption
for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release.
The public then buys your bull.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes.
The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to
produce the milk of four cows.
Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why
the cow has dropped dead.
A GREEK CORPORATION
You have two cows. You borrow lots of euros to build barns, milking sheds, hay stores, feed sheds,
dairies, cold stores, abattoir, cheese unit and packing sheds.
You still only have two cows.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three
cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce
twenty times the milk.
You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and
market it worldwide.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows,
but you don’t know where they are.
You decide to have lunch.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.
No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows.
The one on the left looks very attractive…
Classic. Funniest thing I read in ages :)
Agree, very funny indeedy! Sorry Lily, I’ve just shared this on fb :)
Where do you think I found it ; )… I had to share…
* It’s been doing the rounds since at least 2008. In one form or another with people adding their own take on it… It called ’2 cows’ if you want to google it…
Brilliant.
For the sake of the cows, Ireland and Northern Ireland should just become the one country. Again.
This Linda Martin story keeps on mooing.
Didn’t the Church do away with Limbo?
So the problem is that they have to label the cows as Irish-born, British slaughtered, yes? All for the sake of travelling a few kilometres.
Couldn’t they just label them as Irish-born, reared and slaughtered? Even Paisley proudly calls himself Irish (his own words) by virtue of the fact that Northern Ireland is still part of the island of Ireland. So why can’t the cows be Irish too? Labelling problem solved. Everyone can calm down, relax and take a breather. This economic crisis that could have brought the continent to a screeching halt has been averted, so the European Parliament can go back to discussing the shapes of bananas instead.
Cows in limbo priceless
Limbo’s burgers
Some load of bull
I know a farmer in Roscommon. I wonder if he will let me try convince one of his cows to shimmy under a low fence to the sound of some Calypso music.
Limbo, Limbo, Limbo!
They are up in the dall
Seriously though Irish beef factories paying poor prices at the moment for home grown stock. They dont want farmers cattle. Not even interested in Bord Bia quality assured animals. The have sheds full of their own fit for slaughter. LH reg (Goodman country)lorries delivering cattle into Goodman factory into Bandon . Same story different year.
Sectarianism rears its ugly head again. Are cattle religious? This could get messy.
So these cows haven’t been baptised then?
All i remember about that article is, ive got 2 cows.
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