| Fade HELLLLO | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Steve McCormack |
| Starring | Louise Johnston Danielle Robinson Vogue Wilson Clare Cara Cavanagh |
| Opening theme | "Those Girls" by Talulah Does The Hula[1] |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12[2] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTÉ 2 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | November 11, 2010 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The City The Hills |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Fade Street is a reality television show produced by and shown on RTÉ Two in Ireland. The format is loosely based on the style of American reality TV shows such as The Hills and The City. It follows the personal lives of several Dubliners aged 20 to 29.[3] The show's participants work in a variety of jobs, several of which are associated with the Dublin based Stellar magazine.
According to RTÉ, the show is unscripted and responses are spontaneous. Like The Hills, many of the scenes in the show are manipulated by the shows creators. The characters are not given lines or a script, but, instead, react genuinely to the situations they are put in. Members of the public present during filming have called the reliability of this assertion into question, claiming the show's participants regularly do several re-takes of scenes if the creators are not happy. In an RTÉ interview, the cast denied allegations that the show is scripted, claiming that learning lines would be too hard. Cici, one of the show's main characters, said, "it's completely unscripted."; they're actually that thick in reality..[4]
The soundtrack, featuring songs used in the show coming from upcoming or established Irish music artists, is central to the series.[5]
In August 2011, the show was renewed for a second season on RTE 2 Television with the Webisodes portion exclusion on RTE Player. It is scheduled to premiere Thursday, December 1st.[6]
Contents |
| Cast Member | Notes |
|---|---|
| Louise Johnston | Louise, 22, is from Clonskeagh, Dublin 14. She is studying economics in UCD but her ultimate dream is to get into event management. Louise is very interested in fashion, likes to socialise, and works part-time as a night-club hostess.[7] |
| Danielle Robinson | Danielle, 21, is from Wexford. Dani was studying sociology in Waterford but has taken a year out to explore other career opportunities in Dublin. Dani is a Body piercer, a vegetarian, and is very interested in politics.[8] |
| Vogue Wilson | Vogue, 24, is from Howth, Dublin. She studied quantity surveying but, due to the current job climate in Ireland in the construction sector, she has decided to look at different careers and jobs. Vogue works as a model, waiter, and has worked for Stellar magazine. She is also a DJ, performing at the 2009 Oxegen music festival.[9] |
| Claire 'Cici' Cavanagh | Cici, 20, is from Palmerstown, Dublin 20. She studied fine art in DIT for her BA Fine Art degree. She also models with Assets agency and works as a DJ performing at the Oxegen 2011 festival and Electric Picnic. She loves art, music, and fashion.[10] |
| Paul Furlong | Paul is Danielle's ex-boyfriend from Wexford. He has a job in Wexford and dislikes the fact that Dani has gone to Dublin to gain more job opportunities, feeling she won't be able to spend enough time with him in Wexford. The Fade street audience took a particular liking to this character, and a tribute Facebook page, entitled "Paul from Fade street", has over 3500 fans. [11] |
| Julia Doherty | Julia, 23, studied fashion design in NCAD, hoping one day to set up her own menswear label in London.[12] |
| Kevin 'Kev' Breen | Kev, 23, is from Dublin. He works as a photographer and is a member of the band Kid Karate.[13] |
| Steven Gannon | Steven, 22, is from Dublin. He works as a photographer and plays drums in a band called Kid Karate.[14] |
| Ger Murphy | Ger, 27, is from Cork. Ger is the lead singer of the Cork band J90.[15] |
| Shane Lennon | Shane, 27, is from Limerick. Shane is a carpenter, a model, and an aspiring actor.[16] |
| Diarmaid Maher | Diarmaid, 27, is from Waterford. He graduated from UCC with a first class degree in Business Information Systems. He plays club football and hurling for An Rinn and is currently modelling.[17] |
| Suzie McAdam | Suzie, 22, is from Limerick. Suzie studied Interior design in DIT and is a model.[18] |
| Shireen McDonagh | Shireen, 24, is from Ballinteer. She works as an account manager and is a model.[19] |
| Tom Gillespie | Tom, 24, studies economics in Trinity College and is a wakeboard / surf instructor.[20] |
The show received poor reviews from critics, but the shows producers say Fade Street is aimed at the people in the twenty-something age group.[21]
Rosemary Mac Cabe of The Irish Times described the show as "awful and brilliant in equal measure" and quotes William Butler Yeats noting "a terrible beauty is born".[22]