Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Homeandawayfan.]

1988-1993 was when the show was on fire, 1994 was when the show was moderately on fire. 1995-to mid 1997 was probably the most Golden Era and was on fire, the fire was out of control, 1998 and 1999 was when it was just smouldering and it caught fire again in 2000 and the fire died down a bit in 2005 and was smouldering in 2006-2010 and now there is just the odd spark. Please throw a petrol bomb onto H&A again.

The show is becoming a bit more watchable again. Keep it up, H&A is not one of those atrocious abominable US thrillers that clutter up the Channel 5 afternoon schedule.

 

[CaptainHulk]

^ God, those terrible, 2-star TV-Movies they show on that channel. Some of 'em are okay but Can't stand more 10 minutes, TBH!

 

 

[Luke39]

I think expecting change in a tv show in moments is unrealistic. It well be a year before we see change, if it needs change. Depends on what ppl mean by change. I watch the show and apart from being dull, i dont see much that has changed fundamentally from 2008. I guess it feels silent, and almost, like nothing much is going on. It needs spicing up, maybe another serial killer storyline? I dont know shake the place up. I loved H and A in 2008. I like the characters, i just think they need to put more effort developing the characters. And a better balance between drama and seeing the characters live every day normal life. Its been better since its stop being so Braxton centric. But all.the crime driven stories, has had its effect on the show. I mean with that drug dealer holding up Josh and Kat, i thought i was watching Blue Heelers lol not Home and Away. 

[c120701]

Exactly, you can't change the kind of storylines you're telling overnight, but you can change the way they are told on an episodic basis.

[Homeandawayfan.]

I love a good crime story and H&A has always often been a den of drama but they always knew when not to over egg the pudding. Summer Bay Nutter 1988, Ailsa's attack 1995 and Gypsy's kidnapping 1998-1999 were 3 very scary and gripping storylines but they were rare occurrences and well written. Lucy like to make such storylines the norm.

I think we will always see such stories to a degree but Dan Bennett seems to be making sure a decent script is written. I think we will not see a huge improvement until Lucy leaves when maybe we can say the producers are not ruining the show anymore, even if it will always have flaws.

[CaptainHulk]

Crime stories are/were fine when done in small doses.

[kmp1963]

Is it terrible of me to be dreaming of a massive disaster that wipes out half the current cast for this years finale.

Sigh!

 

[Luke39]

Home and Away recently has turned more into Blue Heelers or Hill Street Blues lately then Home and Away. Although things have been changing lately, I feel the community feel is returning. Ever since The Braxtons or The River Boys landed, they did kinda take over. I remember for a while none of the residents could go on the beach because the river boys were their haha. Obviousley since Brax left, that has changed. And I also think The Braxtons have merged into the community. And with Brax out of the picture, that sense of danger with The Braxtons has ended. Home and Away in the future though, should never be a crime driven show. It should be based on normal people. living normal life, in a very appealing backdrop and setting. Becoming too crime driven takes away from that, in small doses the drama has more impact.

[Homeandawayfan.]

I still have a feeling that wile the community spirit may improve a bit, and so may the writing, that the H&A now is going to be the H&A of the future. Seems the Ashford's and Barrett's has taken over with the crime stories. Unless the channel moves to 7TWO.

[CaptainHulk]

Hill Street Blues was actually great (Furillo, Belker, Hill, Renco, Hunter, Davenport, etc) but we want to watch HOME AND AWAY here!

I already said the show felt like "Yabbie Beat" or "Northern Districts" with the focus on the Station on the hospital during 2004-08.

There still is a crime element, how soon before someone from Ash's past comes after HIM or even Kyle>?  (We know he wasn't a bastard in name only!)

But I feel the community-mindedness there even though it's fleeting at times.

Just want a couple people/elements gone.

It's gonna take time, a whole lotta precious time...