Luke39 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, dee123 said: I guess. Neighbours was almost Brady Bunch levels of innocence for a time. H&A never was. Oh yeah I diddn't mean H and A was innocent, and that was its only dimension. Guess should of been a bit more clear. H and A compared to neighbours around 1989-2001. Had a lot more layers. The human condition. The Good and the Bad, and the ugly. H and A these days is mostly the bad heh.
CaptainHulk Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 2 hours ago, dee123 said: I guess. Neighbours was almost Brady Bunch levels of innocence for a time. Have to disagree. In its first season references to Sex (Scott/Kim Taylor even though nothing happened), Prostitution, Alcoholism (Carol Brown) and even gunplay (Terry's ex turning over the Pacific bank and later holding her and Shane hostage and let's not forget Terry later shooting Paul). There was even a freaking stripper! (Daphne even though she was never seen in anything less than Lingerie ) It was initially a more mature product but was not enough to hold interest, leading to its initially cancellation. However, when they decided to skew young (rolling out characters like Clive, Mike, Charlene etc), they made it lighter. The only reason Neighbours came off "soft" over here is in the mid-90s a lot of stuff got butchered (the tamest things)
Homeandawayfan. Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 H&A was more like the EastEnders of Oz and Neighbours the Corrie of Oz but H&A and EE (more so H&A) were never depressing, just grittier. But sometimes Neighbours could be more like EE and H&A more like Corrie.
Matt Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Homeandawayfan. said: H&A was more like the EastEnders of Oz and Neighbours the Corrie of Oz but H&A and EE (more so H&A) were never depressing, just grittier. But sometimes Neighbours could be more like EE and H&A more like Corrie. I'd tend to agree here. I find that H&A, whilst at times (in the past, not now in my opinion) overly violent, has never really been boring. Whereas I go through periods of watching Neighbours drag on for half an hour with no real development. No matter whether you like the show's current format or not, H&A is never boring.
Homeandawayfan. Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Matt said: I'd tend to agree here. I find that H&A, whilst at times (in the past, not now in my opinion) overly violent, has never really been boring. Whereas I go through periods of watching Neighbours drag on for half an hour with no real development. No matter whether you like the show's current format or not, H&A is never boring. I re-watched many 1988 H&A episodes and it makes Neighbours as dull as dishwater by comparison. It was much more exotic and watchable. Today ATM I feel Neighbours is more watchable. I think as H&A is 30 years old, it is going to have good and bad periods.
Gerard Posted September 25, 2016 Report Posted September 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Matt said: I'd tend to agree here. I find that H&A, whilst at times (in the past, not now in my opinion) overly violent, has never really been boring. Whereas I go through periods of watching Neighbours drag on for half an hour with no real development. No matter whether you like the show's current format or not, H&A is never boring. Well that is true, H&A can never really be accused of being dull or boring. In some ways it should be commended for being able to keep viewers hooked.That isn't to say that it is never predictable or repetative (how many variations on a siege can you have?). But they do know how to create tension and high drama, despite it being a weekly occurrence. Neighbours is generally a lot less dramatic, and they used to plug the gap in drama with decent comedy and humour, which can be a bit hit or miss these days. But overall it is less exhausting to watch.
Luke39 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Posted September 26, 2016 I Feel its Quantity over Quality. While Neighbors I Think feels more coherent in story telling. It feels they are more direct in characterization and story line. Their is more continuity because of that. I still prefer H and A's dramatic edge. More compelling to me. The culture, the lifestyle. Even the worst of H and A, I find so compelling haha. I think Neighbors has the right amount of doses atm. And got some pretty good characters atm. It is far more consistent then H and A atm. But then again you got ppl in their suits, hotels, inside inside inside. Then H and A, it is night time, and their is a bonfire. Got people in Sandles, bikinis, the beach. Walking down to the Diner, for a burger, walk down 5 metres see the same person, Hey I saw you eating a Burger just down their rock on! . H and A feels alot more laid back then Neighbors, always has. I guess I prefer that. I Think the Quality in the comedic moments in H and A is supeior to Neighbors. IT feels less rehearsed, partic when Matt and Roo get in a room. I also feel currently H and A is better then Neighbors, is Development. I could watch Neighbors 3 episodes in a row nothing really changing. Every episode something tends to happen in H and A, that changes things in the next episode. It feels more Serialized in format.
Gerard Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 Probably no substance to this at all, but I'll just post it here: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a810481/home-and-away-not-going-digital/ " Australian network Channel Seven has been forced to deny that long-running soap Home and Away is being dumped from the main channel and being moved to a digital only channel" (Contains minor spoilers for the UK - i.e. the sort of stuff you would guess anyway!)
Dan F Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 10 minutes ago, Gerard said: Probably no substance to this at all, but I'll just post it here: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a810481/home-and-away-not-going-digital/ " Australian network Channel Seven has been forced to deny that long-running soap Home and Away is being dumped from the main channel and being moved to a digital only channel" (Contains minor spoilers for the UK - i.e. the sort of stuff you would guess anyway!) Been discussed here
alexx Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 On 9/26/2016 at 3:53 AM, Gerard said: Well that is true, H&A can never really be accused of being dull or boring. In some ways it should be commended for being able to keep viewers hooked.That isn't to say that it is never predictable or repetative (how many variations on a siege can you have?). But they do know how to create tension and high drama, despite it being a weekly occurrence. I actually think the show was boring during 2012-2015 which is why I stopped watching for the first time ever .
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