Gerard Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 H&A (at UK pace) has improved a lot over the past couple of months. Filling up Summer Bay House again (and having the exterior back on the show) has helped a lot to bring the series back on the right course. Charlotte and Hunter are good additions, and complex characters rather than out and out villains. Putting the focus on characters such as Marilyn and John has also been a positive. Irene still needs more to do. I'm currently enjoying the bits of nostalgia introduced by Marilyn's amnesia - there should be more like this, although I appreciate the series can't live in the past. There is still some dead wood in the cast, but it is starting to have the old H&A community feel about it again. Hopefully it will continue to improve over the coming months.
Homeandawayfan. Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 I am well pleased that I can watch H&A again more often and not have to worry about another knifing or drug war every episode. There will be such stories in the future as H&A does need to cover these subjects from time to time. There is still some harsh music but I dont mind it as such because the harsh music has dropped a lot in the past few months. The music in dramatic scenes now tends to be faster dance style underscore.
DialMforMorag Posted November 20, 2015 Report Posted November 20, 2015 I still think the show has a while yet till it's watchable again. What gets to me most is the small-talk from almost every character in the show at the moment. An example: "Hey!" "Hey." (anyone notice that this is how 99% of scenes start with?) "What's up?" "Not much... yourself?" "Are you sure?" "Yes, why?" (here we go...) "I don't know, you seem... distracted?" "Oh... No, I'm good." (clearly not) ... Its makes the characters so deadwood. Don't remember many of the characters being like this. Wonder if writers are struggling? My family dont watch the show, but occasionally when I'm watching it, they'll ask me "So... who's in hospital this week then?!"
jodlebirger Posted November 20, 2015 Report Posted November 20, 2015 I am five months behind. But when I read the Australian discussion, I can not help but think that the show has return like how it was in 2006. The thing which seem to me has improved is the community feeling (I already feel it in early july eps), and more storylines for all the characters, but still a lot of strange stalkers and over the top storylines which probably makes the show weird? 2006 was not much better than 2011-14, but different.
Blaxland 89 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Posted December 14, 2015 Has anyone seen the spoilers for next year? Looks more of the same to me.
Luke39 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 Well more of the same would be because the storylines this year are coming to a climax. So I guess it well be more of the same, before those storylines wind up. New Love, Couples Reuniting, Deaths, Brax e.t.c. Yeah Sounds like Home and Away haha
Homeandawayfan. Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 The level of crimes has certainly diminished, and gone back to how it was before 2008ish. 2004 was the year H&A started to become more OTT but with good scripts and still a lot of everyday things. 2009-2014 was the really dark era of the show. I am finding it more watchable and can sit and relax more watching H&A.
Luke39 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 I think the show has more balance now. From 2009-2014 partic in The Braxton Heavy era. It was so crime driven. When you have normal people dealing with crime on a regular basis it loses that impact. That sense of danger is lost. I remember John told Brax I think once, we don't know what's around the corner with you lot haha. I think now that their is more of a balance. Your seeing normal people who have done bad things. Being terrioizied by a deranged Women who I loved Charlotte. IT has more effect. Then just seeing a crime driven show with Brax as the head. The past few weeks I felt like I was watching 2001 home and away. At the very least 2008. It is amazing how much the show has changed, since Brax left and a new producer came on board. The Home and Away Eye for an Eye Special airs in NZ today. A bit of nostalgia, too see the Braxtons one last time. But I am glad the show has moved on from that period. Spoiler One thing that bothered me about the promo for next season. IS it didn't feature any of who killed Charlotte? Just felt like a standard Home and Away promo, same old same old. I mean why was Skye in it? She didn't feature at all in the finalie. I Think the marketing team dropped the ball their a bit.
Matt Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 5 hours ago, Luke39 said: I think the show has more balance now. From 2009-2014 partic in The Braxton Heavy era. It was so crime driven. When you have normal people dealing with crime on a regular basis it loses that impact. That sense of danger is lost. I remember John told Brax I think once, we don't know what's around the corner with you lot haha. I think now that their is more of a balance. Your seeing normal people who have done bad things. Being terrioizied by a deranged Women who I loved Charlotte. IT has more effect. Then just seeing a crime driven show with Brax as the head. The past few weeks I felt like I was watching 2001 home and away. At the very least 2008. It is amazing how much the show has changed, since Brax left and a new producer came on board. The Home and Away Eye for an Eye Special airs in NZ today. A bit of nostalgia, too see the Braxtons one last time. But I am glad the show has moved on from that period. Reveal hidden contents One thing that bothered me about the promo for next season. IS it didn't feature any of who killed Charlotte? Just felt like a standard Home and Away promo, same old same old. I mean why was Skye in it? She didn't feature at all in the finalie. I Think the marketing team dropped the ball their a bit. Spoiler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPNNyXQD_s Spoiler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcynP9izFwY
alexx Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 I've been really pleased with the way Home and Away has changed over the last part of 2015. I'd say that from Marilyn's big storyline onward the show has improved massively and actually feels like Home and Away again... mostly. Yes there are definitely elements that I think need to be scrapped, but overall I'd say they are on the right track with the tone shifting more towards a quite seaside town again and character focus and a greater balance of screen time shared between all characters. Irene's latest storyline hasn't been rushed and I'm really enjoying it. And not just her storyline, she's just been far more like the Irene we all know and love since September I'd say. I don't know how Lynne McGranger carried on with such a pitiful effort put into her character over the last five years or so. I watched the first five minutes of An Eye for an Eye and turned it off. Not interested at all, it's horrible and is everything I hate about what H&A has been in recent years. I haven't read the spoilers and I'm not going to. I still don't care enough about the show to bother, but I'm getting back into it slowly and I just hope that they build on the improvements this year and it gets better into 2016. If they give up and it goes back to the cold, boring 2011-2014 years I'll tune out, probably for good.
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