Gerard Posted September 24, 2016 Report Posted September 24, 2016 H&A obviously has a bigger budget and I don't think many would dispute that the scenery in Summer Bay is much more attractive than the Neighbours backlot, which makes Erimsborough look more like an industrial estate. Whlle H&A does look visually stunning and Neighbours looks truly awful by comparison (it looked better back in the 1990's), I guess if budgets are tight, it's better to spend the money on the actors and the production team. But if you look past the visuals, does H&A really have that much to offer? Perhaps if H&A had a tighter budget, they would have to compensate by having better character-oriented storylines, as the great location does tend to paper over a lot of cracks. Neighbours is largely confined to the people living in six houses in one street, so is never going to stray too far away from its original formula. H&A on the other hand, has an entire town, or group of towns as its universe, and can basically change and adapt a lot more. Unfortunately much of that change has been in the wrong direction over the past 5 years or so. If H&A's budget was slashed, it would be interesting to see if this would actually drive the show to improve.
Bobby Forever Missed Posted September 24, 2016 Report Posted September 24, 2016 2 hours ago, Luke39 said: I am just saying I Think H and A is heading in the right direction. The music in tone is still way too harsh in tone. Fine but don't just assume that in 10 years time everyone else will remember this tripe as fondly as you obviously will i resent that implication myself
CaptainHulk Posted September 24, 2016 Report Posted September 24, 2016 H&A wasn't totally twee then. There were Rapists, Wife-beaters, Arsonists and whatnot running around. Difference is writers knew how to exercise restraint!
c120701 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Posted September 24, 2016 1 hour ago, CaptainHulk said: H&A wasn't totally twee then. There were Rapists, Wife-beaters, Arsonists and whatnot running around. Difference is writers knew how to exercise restraint! The difference was they were a catalyst for a story rather than the entire story itself. Take Irene for example, discovering after having been held captive that Mick was actually her son was the conclusion of her story, that should have been a catalyst for a continuation of the story. Guest characters stories should never end with them, the end of their story should have an effect on the regular character(s) which is the overall conclusion.
Gerard Posted September 24, 2016 Report Posted September 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, c120701 said: The difference was they were a catalyst for a story rather than the entire story itself. Exactly. The "bad guys" were usually guest cast, not regulars, and normally the wrong-doers got their comeuppance in the end. Unlike these days where main characters literally get away with murder, and are rarely even condemned by anyone.
Homeandawayfan. Posted September 24, 2016 Report Posted September 24, 2016 Take Robert Perez. Robbie Perez was soon apprehended and jailed for kidnapping Gypsy. If that was today he would kidnap someone, kill 4 people, shoot a plane down and still be walking free and serving drink in the diner.
emmasi Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 6 hours ago, Homeandawayfan. said: Take Robert Perez. Robbie Perez was soon apprehended and jailed for kidnapping Gypsy. If that was today he would kidnap someone, kill 4 people, shoot a plane down and still be walking free and serving drink in the diner. That's ridiculous. He'd be serving drinks at Salt
dee123 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 On 24/09/2016 at 11:11 AM, Luke39 said: Times change, so format has. The innocent, sweet home and away of past years, is gone. They have gone to far. I actually think Home and Away is pretty good right now, best it has been in a while. But that is just me. I Think Nostalgia can paint a certain picture, probably the case 15 years from now, prob be saying how amazing Home and Away was in 2016 haha. That was never really H&A, what are you talking about?
Luke39 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 3 hours ago, dee123 said: That was never really H&A, what are you talking about? Was in the early years, had an innocent about it. I don't think anything about current H and A is innocent. Seeing how crime driven it is.
dee123 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 40 minutes ago, Luke39 said: Was in the early years, had an innocent about it. I don't think anything about current H and A is innocent. Seeing how crime driven it is. I guess. Neighbours was almost Brady Bunch levels of innocence for a time. H&A never was.
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