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We didn't watch Vincent Browne's new show... we just watched Twitter

The People’s Debate… through the eyes of someone who didn’t watch it.

Mar 6th 2014, 9:55 AM 4,108 Views 5 Comments

WHAT DO YOU get when you take the Tonight With Vincent Browne Twitter feed, and put it on telly?

You get – it would seem – last night’s TV3 broadcast of The People’s Debate, a monthly show which will see a 200-strong audience acting as a debate panel.

The Twitter reaction to Vincent Browne’s more regular TV3 show is often as entertaining and informative (if not more so) than the show itself.

So, dear reader, DailyEdge.ie decided to watch The People’s Debate solely through the eyes of Twitter, and here’s what we deduced:

There was shouting, so much shouting

It's the #peoplesdebate and the people are shouting. About time the people got to have a good shout on de telly!
— Fiona Kenny (@FionaKenny1) March 5, 2014

Source: Fiona Kenny/Twitter

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"I enjoyed the debate" says #vinb. Did I miss something?! No debate, only 1 way shouting & posturing. So frustrating!
— SarahRoarty (@SarahRoarty) March 5, 2014

Source: SarahRoarty/Twitter

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"Join us after the break when we'll spread tomorrow's papers out on the ground and shout a paragraph each" #vinb
— Not The RTÉ Guide (@YourRTEGuide) March 5, 2014

Source: Not The RTÉ Guide/Twitter

It stopped just short of all out war

This a prequel to 'Battle Royale' ? #vinb
— Kevin Oliver Murray (@Kevnmur) March 5, 2014

Source: Kevin Oliver Murray/Twitter

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In fact, all that was missing was a Linda/Billy style showdown

Tonight on #vinb, the programme finally descends into the all-out Lord of the Flies screaming match bloodbath you always knew it would.
— Donal O’Keeffe (@Donal_OKeeffe) March 5, 2014

Source: Donal O'Keeffe/Twitter

All the #VinB debate is missing is...Linda Martin #BringIt #Bloodbath #FightNight pic.twitter.com/xYp2QZUcqY
— Deric (@deric_tv) March 5, 2014

Source: Deric Ó h'Artagáin☀☔/Twitter

Flouride is to blame, for everything

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Fluoride causes autumn. Science fact. #vinb
— Not The RTÉ Guide (@YourRTEGuide) March 5, 2014

Source: Not The RTÉ Guide/Twitter

We're now talking about flouride @ #vinb ... This show has now officially jumped the shark
— Declan (@deccymckenna) March 5, 2014

Source: Declan/Twitter

It really was Twitter: The TV Show

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Wait, there are nipple clamps on Liveline? Fetch the bleach for our ears!

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Twink makes everything better

When's Twink coming on to sing/dance/do anything? #vinb
— Helen O'Rahilly (@HelenORahilly) March 5, 2014

Source: Helen O'Rahilly/Twitter

Poor old Vin B needed a hug by the end of it

*We're running out of time* says #vinb. As he thinks longingly about a Sherry and a seaweed bath
— Annie West (@anniewestdotcom) March 5, 2014

Source: Annie West/Twitter

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We didn't watch Vincent Browne's new show... we just watched Twitter