Telly enthusiast, Jim Trolly, slams new TV soap Red Rock

One of the country’s most controversial retired television watchers has slammed the launch of TV3’s new Garda soap Red Rock, warning that viewers are becoming indentured slaves to the medium, writes Larry Ryan.

Former telly enthusiast Jim Trolly, who still appears on television himself, warned that packed TV schedules, insatiable advertising executives and pressure from social media users are placing rigorous demands on beleaguered viewers, with many just switching off altogether.

“They’re like battery hens. Many of these guys have 100 or more hours piled up on the Sky+ without needing to keep up with a procedural police drama set in a fictional seaside town. It’s exploitation.”