Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Red Ranger 1]

2 hours ago, Edward Skylover said:

I really like Olivia, physically the casting is good for her to be Chloe's daughter. And the actress is good. I believe the connection between her and Irene.

Eh? She looks nothing like Chloe! Or Lachie, for that matter.

[Skylover]

There's something about her mannerisms that makes me find her believable as Chloe's daughter, and how she has a slim frame like Chloe. She looks nothing like Lachie though, I agree with you there.

[Dan F]

24 minutes ago, Edward Skylover said:

There's something about her mannerisms that makes me find her believable as Chloe's daughter, and how she has a slim frame like Chloe. She looks nothing like Lachie though, I agree with you there.

Don't think anyone responded to either agree or disagree at the time I posted it, but I thought Marlo Kelly who plays Skye would have been perfect for Olivia, in both looks and mannerisms.

[Skylover]

Are you not keen on this incarnation of Olivia, Dan?

[Luke39]

Generally h and a gets it right with break ups and pair ups. Like Maddy.and Josh. Then at the time Maddy and Oscar. Although I found the pairing unlikable. I appreciated big part of Maddy maturing. Matt and Maddy was inevitable since 2014 imo. But pairings like phoebee and ash so wrong. Wrong. But yeah im loving Olivia. I.dont get why Ppl Care about continuity. Or connecting past and present. Precedence been set. Its not the first time a new actor played a previous character. In Olivias casee I don't think its too damaging.

[Red Ranger 1]

I really didn't see Maddy and Matt as inevitable at all.They barely had anything to do with each other until 2015 and what little interaction they did have suggested they didn't get on that well.(I always blame Matt for Maddy and Josh's break-up, he gave Josh some very bad advice that showed he didn't understand Maddy at all and that was when their troubles started.)I know we had those spoiler photos of them together at the end of 2014 which suggested they were going to be a couple, and even though I wasn't expecting Maddy and Oscar to get together at that point, I just thought "Oh no, really?Those two?That's not going to do Maddy's reputation any good."So I was pleased when they just became friends and I really wish the show had kept them that way.

Curiously, it does feel like we're where we were in the "golden age" of the mid 90s.Because while anyone who was watching at that time is fond of that teen group, there isn't a single classic couple among them because they never stayed together long enough, every few months they all swapped partners.And it feels like that's the case with the current line-up, none of the teen couples stay together long enough for them to feel like a strong pairing and the ones that show potential get broken up as rapidly as the ones that are a bit rubbish. Same with the young adult couples for that matter.It makes it pointless to invest in anyone.

[Dan F]

9 hours ago, Edward Skylover said:

Are you not keen on this incarnation of Olivia, Dan?

No particular problem with the casting as such (though blonde was a disappointment ), it's just an observation I had when watching Skye and having watched a few old Chloe scenes recently.

 

On 15/03/2016 at 8:52 PM, Luke39 said:

Am I.the only one who doesn't care that Olivia is a completely different character?'i think.casuals who watch dont care either.

 

7 hours ago, Luke39 said:

I.dont get why Ppl Care about continuity. Or connecting past and present.

You've made that abundantly clear whenever someone has mentioned that Olivia existed before 2015, so much so that when you go into other threads stating "I'm glad she's nothing like the original Olivia", it's coming across as trying to bait other members. You've previously said that the fact that she's an old character has no effect on your viewing experience, so why would you be glad?

In any case, I don't think you can honestly say that your enjoyment of the character would have been affected in the slightest if they had kept a firmer hand on continuity. You say you have no memory of her, so for you and others it would have just been learning more of the backstory of a new character - like you do with any other new character.

For those who do remember her however, the consistency would have been noticed and appreciated, and the existing character built upon.

Just because you don't care about continuity, it doesn't mean that you should dismiss those who do with an argument along the lines of "She's a teenager now so that means she's a completely different character and people should get over it".

[TelephotoMarigold]

^^ Isn't that getting rather off topic? 

 

[Matt]

4 hours ago, TelephotoMarigold said:

^^ Isn't that getting rather off topic? 

It's a discussion about the current producers ruining Home and Away... The reintroduction of characters under a certain producer would fall under that category, don't you think?

[Luke39]

6 hours ago, Dan F said:

No particular problem with the casting as such (though blonde was a disappointment ), it's just an observation I had when watching Skye and having watched a few old Chloe scenes recently.

 

 

You've made that abundantly clear whenever someone has mentioned that Olivia existed before 2015, so much so that when you go into other threads stating "I'm glad she's nothing like the original Olivia", it's coming across as trying to bait other members. You've previously said that the fact that she's an old character has no effect on your viewing experience, so why would you be glad?

In any case, I don't think you can honestly say that your enjoyment of the character would have been affected in the slightest if they had kept a firmer hand on continuity. You say you have no memory of her, so for you and others it would have just been learning more of the backstory of a new character - like you do with any other new character.

For those who do remember her however, the consistency would have been noticed and appreciated, and the existing character built upon.

Just because you don't care about continuity, it doesn't mean that you should dismiss those who do with an argument along the lines of "She's a teenager now so that means she's a completely different character and people should get over it".

Im not dismissing anyone or anything. I was simply sharing my opinion. Your last comment your putting words into my mouth. I never said ThAt. I could say the same about You harping on about Maddy and Matt. But I won't.