Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Gerard]

On 22/12/2016 at 11:28 AM, harrietjames said:

Many of the previous story lines would work in a current context. Even using the same scripts, just changing the names as appropriate.

Exactly! I suppose if they repeat old storylines, albeit put a new spin on them, people still complain. But there are many ways to play out different scenarios. They can surely balance the action scenes (which we need occasionally to keep things exciting), with the character drama and fallout from each "event". There was some fantastic stuff in the late 90's, like the flood, the earthquake etc, but a lot of it was character based drama rather than purely action scenes.

I think a lot of the current crime drama is a bit lazy on the part of the storyliners, and sooner or later viewers will get bored with it and want something more.

[Skylover]

They do repeat storylines don't they?

They have a plane crash every 10 years, they've had 2 cults as far as I know, in fact we must be due for another one  Or wasn't there sort of one in 2013...

Several loved up couples where one of them gets shot

[Homeandawayfan.]

The fostering element has been totally eradicated. Yes, the new teens are probably just lodging with the families or part of the family itself. Summer Bay House has no foster children staying there any more. What also gets recycled is the amount of stalkers and sinister people keeping an evil eye on characters who they have a grudge against.

Neighbours is still recognisably the same show I grew up with.

[Blaxland 89]

Another thing that gets me when people say how its a modern show and it can't  go back blah blah blah is that it is exactly what older fans are complaining about. The current show doesn't move with the times at all. Just goes around in a constant circle. At least for the past 5 years. In the 80s,90s and early 00s the episode would some how reflect what was going on in the world at that time with its many issues raise, character types and storylines Now it like it is set in a time that doesn't exist. Nothing about the show is very relatable anymore. 

[dee123]

On 22/12/2016 at 10:01 PM, Edward Skylover said:

Yeah, some are too iconic to re-cast, probably Donald and Sophie.

I think they could get away with re-casting Irene's kids or Martha perhaps.

Kind of off topic but i think if Georgie Parker is in it for the long haul then it's only a matter of time before we see a Martha recast.

[Blaxland 89]

1 hour ago, dee123 said:

Kind of off topic but i think if Georgie Parker is in it for the long haul then it's only a matter of time before we see a Martha recast.

I hope so. I don't usually like recast but I would like to see Martha's character arc properly resolved. I think it's awful that she has ended up on the run will someone who has committed such serious crimes and some how Alf and roo aren't out there fighting to get her home safely. 

[harrietjames]

10 hours ago, Blaxland 89 said:

 its a modern show and it can't go back

But having character driven human stories isn't going back it's maintaining what was good in the past. Ignoring for a moment that they have been done, most of the Early years story lines will still be relevant in 2017. That's what we want more of the timeless people driven character development which is what attracted us to the show in the first place...

 

 

 

[dee123]

12 hours ago, Blaxland 89 said:

I hope so. I don't usually like recast but I would like to see Martha's character arc properly resolved. I think it's awful that she has ended up on the run will someone who has committed such serious crimes and some how Alf and roo aren't out there fighting to get her home safely. 

I think the easy answer is to kill off Hugo or have him make some crazy plea deal (that only exists in soaps ) where Martha gets off basically scot free.

[Gerard]

11 hours ago, harrietjames said:

But having character driven human stories isn't going back it's maintaining what was good in the past. Ignoring for a moment that they have been done, most of the Early years story lines will still be relevant in 2017. That's what we want more of the timeless people driven character development which is what attracted us to the show in the first place...

I agree. H&A in the early days was very much character driven. OK we maybe had some "stereotypes" like Celia the busybody, Floss and Neville, the older couple, Lance and Martin, the no-hopers, and they were only the "supporting characters" besides the Fletchers and the Stewarts. Pretty much every character was unique and well-defined, had their own backstory which was reflected in their current issues.

Nowadays, most characters are interchangable and bland, and are more defined by who they're going with that week, than any actual character traits. To make up for this we get explosions and planes being brought down in a slightly desperate attempt to keep us watching.

[Blaxland 89]

13 hours ago, harrietjames said:

But having character driven human stories isn't going back it's maintaining what was good in the past. Ignoring for a moment that they have been done, most of the Early years story lines will still be relevant in 2017. That's what we want more of the timeless people driven character development which is what attracted us to the show in the first place...

 

 

 

But that's what I said?