Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Perry]

20 hours ago, joany208121 said:

I was horrified when Ray mentioned that Lucy has claimed that the last 3 logies are all thanks to her during his sunrise interview on monday. 

"she has taken credit for the lot" 

This frightens me as people may see her as doing the right things, but at the show's cost. There needs to be a change in power ungently as we are still in this movement of sensationalism of guns and crimes despite the departure of our all male family. Check our Ray's interview below, the mention of the award and Lucy occurs at approx. 3 mins. 

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/31552506/erik-thomson-and-ray-meagher-join-sunrise-live/#page2

Well she is doing something right, the show has declined in the ratings but that's everywhere, a lot of people still watch the show, it's #1 watched show online in Australia, we have different ways of watching it and just because you don't like the show, and long term fans have switched off doesn't mean the show hasn't brought in a lot of new viewers. I love how the show was before and I'm huge fan of respecting the past but at the same time, the show needs to remain current to keep people watching, I still watch it, I don't enjoy it as much as I use to but I still watch it. You don't have to.

[dee123]

14 hours ago, cadyctslover said:

Interesting how in 10 of the last 13 years the Best Drama Program award has gone to Network 7 show

 

11 hours ago, John said:

Despite the fact that the whole Logies thing is associated with Channel 9

Not surprising at all really. Alf could catch a fish or Marilyn could chip a nail and TV Week would still put that on the cover. It's amazing how many covers they actually get.

[j.laur5]

I know H&A is no longer based on fostering but I really enjoy how the has show has turned into a dramatic and hooking show. This makes you want to tune in to the next episode even more!.  

[Bobby Forever Missed]

6 hours ago, j.laur5 said:

I know H&A is no longer based on fostering but I really enjoy how the has show has turned into a dramatic and hooking show. This makes you want to tune in to the next episode even more!.  

NOT me! Home and Away is dead as far as i'm concerned the show thats on at 7pm is CSI Australia as far as i'm concerned

[Slade]

I'm at the point where at the moment I'm finding it very hard to like or connect with most of the younger female characters.  So basically anyone excluding Leah, Irene and Roo.

Kat - Absolutely f***ing stupid.  Getting back with a guy (who is highly manipulative and a borderline sociopath) who used to hit her who's showed no real signs of changing just because she wants to get in the sack with him.  She's been incredibly dumb and if he does go back to hitting her she'll only have herself to blame.

Hannah - The town bike, whose sole purpose at one point was for guys to get their leg over.  But never fear once she's had her reconstructive surgery and she grows tired of Chris she can go back to sh**ging anything with a pulse again.

Billie - The former psycho, who's had a complete personality transplant so much so that the character comes across as completely disingenuous.  Almost angelic.  I can only assume that her treatment included some form of aversion therapy clockwork orange style.

Phoebe - The self righteous moron.  Sick to death of her at the moment and truly despise her.  Always thinks she's in the right and delivers speeches to people whilst frequently taking the moral highground.  I'm glad she and Ash have broken up as he deserves better.  She was such an emotional drain on him.  Hopefully they will stay apart but I wouldn't count on it.

Skye - Don't actively dislike her but don't find anything remotely interesting about her either.  And it doesn't help with that dull, monotone voice.  Didn't particularly like the story with her mum and because the character is very often devoid of emotion just don't feel it with her.

Maddy - For the first time don't actively dislike her but like Skye don't find her interesting (unlike before when she was a bitch and I could appreciate the level of entertainment her character was providing).  Again not sure there's not enough in the character for me to like her.

So really it's only Evelyn, Olivia and Ricky who I actually like out of the girls.

In contrast to the younger males Chris is the only one I actively dislike in fact I dislike him more than some of the female characters mentioned above.  Kyle when he's been misbehaving but he has been OK as of late.  Matt is occasionally annoying but not enough to make me dislike him.

[dee123]

On 14/05/2016 at 0:47 PM, j.laur5 said:

I know H&A is no longer based on fostering but I really enjoy how the has show has turned into a dramatic and hooking show. This makes you want to tune in to the next episode even more!.  

Do you work for channel 7 or something?

[Homeandawayfan.]

I also find the females quite mundane and banal. I was excited when we were told Dylan Carter was coming in but he is just yet another psycho.

Dare I say it again but H&A lives on in Neighbours.

[j.laur5]

58 minutes ago, dee123 said:

Do you work for channel 7 or something?

Just fan who loves Home & Away no matter what.

[Lila_Q]

I've been watching H&A since 2003 and it was my favourite show for a long time. There was always drama, explosion, murders and stalkers, but since 2012 H&A got a lot darker. I understand that they wanted to introduce Braxton's as a gang and I liked their storylines at the beginning, however the moment the writers started to focus only on them the show became all about unresolved/ forgotten crime, naïve/ recycled storylines and a lot of killed off characters. I've lost count how many characters was killed off since 2012 (main as well as guest). It will take a lot of time for the show to recover (if it recovers). This show was about foster kids, high school, community, friendship/ relationships, but I barely see that now. It is getting better, but it's not as it used to be.

What I really don't like is that in the last few years they write characters behaviours to fit the storylines. I preferred to have villains such as Amanda, Jezz, Josh West as a part of main cast, rather then characters being introduced as villains and then all of the sudden they became holier than thou (Kyle, Andy, Ricky, Billie, Hunter, etc). The other thing what I don't like is that they build up the storyline and then there is absolutely no follow up - it's done and forgotten in 2 days. Most of Braxtons storylines were like that, a lot of commercials on TV ("who won't survive", "what will happen", "what will he do"), as well as lot of cast/ producers interviews ("fist time on H&A", "it's never been done before", "greatest storyline ever", etc.) and then nothing happens.

[Homeandawayfan.]

You start to think of the Ship of Theseus effect as some people say. How much does the show change for it to become a totally different show? I.e. is the 28 year old show a series of shows called Home And Away or one basic programme but different chapters, divided up? For example 1988-2004 is H&A Mark 1, 2005-2009 is H&A mark 2 and 2010-present is H&A mark 3? Apart from Alf and the beach and Summer Bay House it is a totally different show. It always moved with the times from 1988-2004 but started to stray into a new direction from 2005-2010 but really shifted further in about 2010.