Homeandawayfan. Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 8 hours ago, Luke39 said: The last thing H a Away need to do is go back to the past. Unless we want H a Away to be stuck in a time warp lol. I understand a lot of you watch the early years. So you have something to compare it too. But The crime and explosion element part to h a Away is great. Ppl want to see that in prime time drama now. The Morgans were a big part of why the show was so good latter half. It could Be Neighbors. And abandon its roots completely. Or it could have set designs that look like the show is stuck in the 90s. I prefer the way they are doing it. It looks like a show in 2016. We may hear this "H&A cannot live in the past" and "H&A has moved on" posts but surely society has not changed to the way H&A is portraying it as. Endless murders, drug wars, gun wars, psycho teens, baddie after baddie. It is 80% violence and cruelty and 20% everyday stuff. In Neighbours it is the other way around. And how has Neighbours abandoned its roots????
Matt Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 24 minutes ago, Homeandawayfan. said: We may hear this "H&A cannot live in the past" and "H&A has moved on" posts but surely society has not changed to the way H&A is portraying it as. Endless murders, drug wars, gun wars, psycho teens, baddie after baddie. It is 80% violence and cruelty and 20% everyday stuff. In Neighbours it is the other way around. And how has Neighbours abandoned its roots???? I don't know whether 'endless murders, drug wars, gun wars, psycho teens, baddie after baddie' is exactly an accurate representation. There has been no murder this year, and 4 since 2011, the drug war has ended, there has never been a 'gun war', and psycho teens and baddie after baddie have been staples in the show (and any other soap) since the dawn of time...
Skylover Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 20 minutes ago, Matt said: I don't know whether 'endless murders, drug wars, gun wars, psycho teens, baddie after baddie' is exactly an accurate representation. There has been no murder this year, and 4 since 2011, the drug war has ended, there has never been a 'gun war', and psycho teens and baddie after baddie have been staples in the show (and any other soap) since the dawn of time... Yes, now we're onto witness protection. Which is a horrendous storyline. And it's another crime story. Seriously, Summer Bay would be the last place the Morgans would seek refuge. If this was a real town it would be famous the world over for how dangerous it is. 4 murders since 2011 says it all. That's almost 1 a year! Absolutely ludicrous. and yet people can't see what the issue is. The fact this thread has lasted 3 years and 194 pages says it all.
Matt Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 15 minutes ago, Edward Skylover said: Yes, now we're onto witness protection. Which is a horrendous storyline. And it's another crime story. Seriously, Summer Bay would be the last place the Morgans would seek refuge. If this was a real town it would be famous the world over for how dangerous it is. 4 murders since 2011 says it all. That's almost 1 a year! Absolutely ludicrous. and yet people can't see what the issue is. The fact this thread has lasted 3 years and 194 pages says it all. Actually, I think it's a great storyline, but that's my opinion. I think it's actually very realistic that they'd settle in a small country town - no one would think to look there. Shall I bring up the WP storyline on McLeod's Daughters? Literally, out in whoop whoop. The fact that Neighbours has had (arguably) the same amount in the same span of time says a lot as well, so I don't think it's just Home and Away you can lump that ludicrousy on... And before it's questioned, yes I'm including the hotel explosion as murder because Julie Quill should've known that tampering with the boiler would at least cause one person to die... At least with the Caravan Park explosion, it was a genuine accident... i think it's lasted 3 years and 194 pages because people have too much time on their hands to complain, but hey, all opinions are welcome.
Skylover Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 Which characters in Neighbours are you referring to, who have been murdered? Regan and Josh? The difference is that Neighbours has a variety of storylines. It doesn't pretend to be a crime drama. ETA: I don't watch McLeods Daughters.
Matt Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Edward Skylover said: Which characters in Neighbours are you referring to, who have been murdered? Regan and Josh? The difference is that Neighbours has a variety of storylines. It doesn't pretend to be a crime drama. Kate, Josh, Doug - you could chuck Regan in there (the intent to harm was evident). Every show has a variety of storylines. It's how it's perceived by the viewer. I don't see it as a crime show. Sure it has a crime element, but so does every show. Although I do thing we are starting to drift away from the purpose of the topic now.
Skylover Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 Just now, Matt said: Although I do thing we are starting to drift away from the purpose of the topic now. Not really, it's the crime element which is ruining the show, so it's on topic. If you don't view it as a crime show, what do you view it as? Surely not a family show
Bobby Forever Missed Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 11 minutes ago, Edward Skylover said: If you don't view it as a crime show, what do you view it as? Surely not a family show You know, FOR KIDS!
Matt Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 12 minutes ago, Edward Skylover said: Not really, it's the crime element which is ruining the show, so it's on topic. If you don't view it as a crime show, what do you view it as? Surely not a family show I view it as a soap. If I wanted to watch a family show, I'd put on one of the feel-good, always-happy-ending shows like the Brady Bunch. It's not meant to be a family show - someone tell me when the last time there was a 'family show' on mainstream television? Because I can think of one since the 70s... The purpose of Home and Away is for people to watch it and it's meant to leave them coming back for more. To tune in again and see what's going to happen. Like it or despise it, you yourself still watch it. It's doing it's job. I don't think there's a single person out there that views anything on television nowadays as 'a family show'. Just now, Bobby Forever Missed said: You know, FOR KIDS! But it's not for kids. It specifically states 'Parental guidance recommended for persons under 15.' And I'm sorry, but coming from someone the age of half the characters (or around the age), I find it incredibly relatable!
Skylover Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, Matt said: Like it or despise it, you yourself still watch it. It was so bad between 2013 and 2015 that I didn't watch it. It's still bad but there are glimmers of hope occasionally, what with things like Duncan's return. Home and Away was a family show as recently as the early 2000s IMO.
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