Ryan

Ailsa and Celia's. There's been a few scenes in 1989 and 90 on the beach across from it, but none to show the area where the building was. I wanted to see if it were still standing because as I've said the fire looked pretty realistic.

One thing I keep trying to see is the old store in recent episodes, there's been a few shots from that beach, but filmed so as to not show what's there.

There's been quite a few updates over the past week or so.

To celebrate there's been some updates this weekend.

It must come in the next few months because it appears before Emma departs.

On the theme of The Stewart House, we've not been into the kitchen in the Early Years have we? Indeed, I don't think we've been in the dining room for a while!

I always find it interesting with these updates from episodes way back, comparing how it looked then and how it looks now. Some haven't changed, some are recognisable, but different and others aren't there any more.

A few more updates over the past few days - I found it interesting doing the 2009 Cliffhangers in what was a year I thought was awful just how much I don't remember.

Hopefully a start to more frequent updates - 4 profiles added this afternoon.

3 more character profiles added today.

I am missing a few half episodes in 2000 where I slept in or my Freeview signal dropped out. At the dance where Lara and Seb win the dancing prize, I'm missing the final scene which is Paris and Irene at the porch and a few of the episodes are Five ones which contain a few edits. But I've effectively got 2841 to the 2008 Olympic Cliffhanger on video, then I've downloaded ever episode since then (and actually before as well, really from the mid-07 when the files become really good quality) to now. So, that's a stretch from 2841-5360 (2521 episodes). I've also got copies of 0-467, and probably about another 200 episodes on and from various sources in between. So, probably about 60% of all episodes.

I think I remember pointing it out to you on Neighboursfans.

Five repeated 2841-3140 four years ago. I already had 3105 onwards on video so from a personal level, it didn't matterto me that they had stopped. Scary to think it's that long ago now! Then again around this time of year two years ago we were wetting ourselves that the Pilot was about to get repeated.

I thought I answered this. Ah, the curse of writing out and post and then accidentally closing the window I guess!

Some character profiles from the second half of the last decade have been uploaded over the past week.

Red Ranger, not to spoil things, but I believe next week in the UK episodes John Palmer is moved to cast. It's one of the sad things about no titles, I imagine they'd be a stir of excitement if he popped up next Gina after 2 years as a guest. Now, I'm not quite sure anyone noticed it.

Tam and Irene off the top of my head.

Soap-Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome

SORAS, a popular TV technique that allows you to get a decent actor in for a child so that it can have more interesting stories than missing pieces of lego. Some of the examples of it American TV are laughable, like kids becoming teenagers 5 years after they were born.

A handful of character profiles and a few titbits about the Early Years added today.

Two Walkers get a character profile today, Sid and Indigo.

Given Neighbours attempt at an Irish character, we should perhaps be glad.

To me an original character is the first group of full-time actors that they have when they launch show and when they released the show to the press, Fiona Spence and Justine Clarke were part of this, in the same way I wouldn't include Bob, as I would say he's merely a guest that appears in a few early episodes.

Celia and Roo were original characters even though they don't appear for a few days.

I've got a few fancards, though not really something I collect. I certainly look at some of the figures on Ebay which seem absolutely absurd.