Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Luigi Severus Fletcher]

Home and Away lost it's touch in 2011, when the Braxton's arrived. Since then, the Braxtons have been hard to get rid of, when Casey died and Heath left, I was like "two down, one to go", though we have some more problematic characters mixed in with the Braxtons, Ricky and Ash, so I am hoping that something happens (storm, earthquake, mudslide) which will wipe them out, I mean, we lost Michael in a flood, can we please lose a Braxton? What I would like to see is an old character return, for good. Though, Lucy and Louise barely even consider them.

[Luke39]

Braxtons werent all bad. Just the way THEY incorporated them. They took over the beach. And the sense of danger and crime wave started. If they introduced them more peacefully lol. I think things would hv been far different imo 

[Homeandawayfan.]

I still very casually watch H&A now, if I start to watch an episode and within a minute get the same old doom and gloom storyline and very monotonic, forgettable and grating underscore music I then switch over. I watch Neighbours religiously. I wish I could say that about H&A again.

Ah the days of Lance and Martin, Shane and Damo, 4 great examples of pranksters, and troubled teens who needed love and guidance. That is proper H&A.

[Luke39]

32 minutes ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

I still very casually watch H&A now, if I start to watch an episode and within a minute get the same old doom and gloom storyline and very monotonic, forgettable and grating underscore music I then switch over. I watch Neighbours religiously. I wish I could say that about H&A again.

Ah the days of Lance and Martin, Shane and Damo, 4 great examples of pranksters, and troubled teens who needed love and guidance. That is proper H&A.

Im watching in Nz pace. Which is like four eps behind. No.Spoilers heh. It's better ill say.I.thought 2013-2014 was just unwatchable. Too harsh music, the tone. Since latter half way 2015. New sets etc. Feels 2016. Ed Sherran performing felt like old H and A. Now crime wise still exists because of the Braxton left overs. And it may still exist post Brax. But I think.They are heading in.the right direction. Best change in the show is the established teen groups. I loved Mattie, Ric, Cassie, Belle, Lucas etc. Kirsty, Jade, Nick, Etc. Kim, Tash, Robbie. Now with Josh, Matt, Maddie, Evie, Oscar etc. Its returning. I.think the foster aspect too. Since Spencer and Maddie hit the scene. Has brought bk the fundamentals. I still think theirs way too much crime. These are every day ppl. You dont need drama through crime or violence. Just simple words can create such a big effect. 

[~Lynd~]

I'm really enjoying HAA as of late but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about what'll happen once Dan's time is done.I fear it'll go back to the same old messy state it's been in for years.

It needs someone who knows the history of the show and understands how to incorporate it into the present which shouldn't be to hard seeing most of those issues are still  relevant today, but until recently the last several years have only seen people want to change the show, and not for the better.

I guess we'll find out come August.

[Homeandawayfan.]

H&A has always been more adventurous and more teen orientated than Neighbours (Neighbours was even nicknamed Neighbores) and darker and edgier which is why I always liked it in the 1990s but back then they had the balance right, a mix of hilarious storylines and family drama, whereas now it harks much more towards the gritty, dark and destructiveness. In 2004 they made the grit more prevalent but 2005 and 2006 was Shakespeare compared to now, they still had a good balance, and it was watchable. 1988-2003 such killings and drug wars and crime stories were quite rare.

[Blaxland 89]

I know what people mean about it improving but I think the quality is incredibly poor compared to before. 

There is still an incredibly imbalance between old and young. They seem incapable of writing anything other than long lost children for anyone other 40. I personally hate this new Irene story line. It really feels like its just been pulled out of a hat. 

Spoiler

Take Brax for example. He is returning with a story line completely revolving and focused on him. But a fab actress and character like Morag returns and it all revolves around other peoples story. Could they not have come up with a big story involving her, if she is to be in it? Something we haven't seen before maybe. 

 

[Homeandawayfan.]

I concur. The show focuses on a certain clique of characters and none of them are people I would want to know in real life such as Charlotte, Kat, Tank, Maddie, Brax etc. And the gooduns such as Palmer, Roo, Jett, Alf, VJ, Irene, Leah etc get to be glorified extras. To many of us the show is broke, and it will take years for it to be fixed.

At least when I watch Emmerdale, EastEnders, Neighbours etc I get watchable telly.

[Luke39]

Hmm yeah, I dunno. I'm enjoying Home and Away at the moment. It's not got the right balance sure. But I'm really enjoying the teen group. Neighbours I think gives its older actors and characters far more screen time THEN Home and Away does. In Home and Away its the complete opposite. If anything to take from Neighbors. Home and Away needs to merge the young and old more. But I watch Neighbour's. And while I feel a more traditional connection. There is something about Home and Away at the moment that's unpredictable. But that's just me.

[Blaxland 89]

Personally I will only be satisfied when the drama will once again come from the characters history, personality and story lines within. And how all characters work well within each other. 

eg. If they randomly took one character and wrote a duologue with every other character they scenes should all be just as engaging and make sense

.Take Celia, in 1989 you could put her alone in a scene, with Pippa, Ailsa, Alf, Morag, Marilyn, Lance, Martin,Fisher, Emma, Bobby, Stacey, Sally even! They would all work well but differently as their personalities complement each other.  

I'm talking gibberish now. lol