S15E5 “The Gang Goes to Ireland”
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Anyone else feel that the ‘Goes to Ireland’ episodes were created so the cast could write off the trip? These are my least favorite episodes, and I say this as a huge fan who has been watching this show over and over again for over a decade.
I say this as a huge fan who has been watching this show over and over again for over a decade.
Yeah, I don’t like the “we took this meme from the internet and applied it to our show” lines either. When they made stuff that took off as memes, it was us taking mainstream culture and deriving shit from it. They’re just scooping up whatever’s around and parading it around. Maybe with the parody stuff or “from the headlines” they were doing the same thing (gas crisis, etc) but it feels especially hollow when they crowbar in “Cock chewah” or “rawdogging”
I feel that so much, and agree that the new episodes that center around ‘of the moment’ issues/trends feel very manufactured and forced vs. funny commentary like early seasons did. There’s a subtlety that’s been lost and it feels artificial.
Using the phrase “soyboy beta cuck” was a poor choice. Then they used it a second time later in the same season.
The Ireland scenes were actually filmed in the USA, for the most part, due to COVID travel restrictions. There were some B-roll shots of Ireland that were filmed by a small crew that took the trip, but the main cast stayed in the USA.
Very interesting, and thank you for this. As a former resident of Sonoma County and frequent visitor of Bodega Bay, I’m afraid my cynicism prevented me from recognizing one of my favorite places. Appreciate your kind correction internet stranger!
Austin Powers: “You know what’s remarkable, is how much England looks in no way like Southern California.”
no way i love that whole storyline
Anyone else feel that the ‘Goes to Ireland’ episodes were created so the cast could write off the trip?
There’s no question. Of course they
didwanted to. (Edit: See below. Seems they couldn’t. I don’t blame them for trying. I would!) They seem like the types to admit it, anyway.Thank you for confirming, my partner and I talk about it every time those episodes come up. We’re convinced this is also the way they’ve gone in other recent episodes, particularly the late season football episodes.
I love the gang, love the actors, but I don’t love feeling like my favorite show has become a means to acquire and flaunt over the top wealth at the expense of great comedy.
That was how Adam Sandler handled his movie contracts with Netflix. “Must be in a cool place and all my friends get to come during production.”
Oh wow, that makes perfect sense. I’m sure this happens a lot, and it sucks that this is the priority over telling an actual story.
There’s no question. Of course they did.
Except that almost everything in Ireland was filmed in the states because of COVID.
In August and September 2021, images circulated where the cast teased that they were filming in Ireland.[3] In November 2021, it was confirmed that the series would have episodes set in Ireland.[4] However, due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country, the series used Bodega Bay, California as a stand-in for Ireland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gang_Goes_to_Ireland#Production
Is this why they included the plot about Dennis being extremely sick?
I am unsure about the specifics of the story, but I am sure COVID and the various restrictions and people blatantly ignoring health warnings played a role in the story.
Maybe we’d eventually learn… if they didn’t stop the podcast.
If I wasn’t Irish, why would I have a shamrock tattoo?
I’M GONNA GET ANOTHER SHAMROCK TATTOO ON THE OTHER LEG!
