Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[samdanfan]

3 hours ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

I feel H&A should show diversity. Neighbours shows diversity a lot better.

yes so true they had an Korean Student on Ramsey street for awhile years ago. Summer bay is your typical Hottie Headquarters if you want to drool over Bikinis and Topless mates. as the bloke told me when he visited the set. Nothing wrong with that sterotype of Aussie culture. which does exist however not all Aussie are alike and it be nice to see some realism now and then.

 

 

[Blaxland 89]

On 13/01/2017 at 2:35 AM, Luke39 said:

Why does it matter? H and A only obligation is to deliver quality tv. I don't think they are under any obligation to show diversity or progression. Sorry but I just think people take this show way too seriousley. Sorry but it seems that way too me. Alot of these tropes that H and A depict, they did not create. You see the Psycho Lesbian, or the Psycho Teenager e.t.c. In many shows, so I don't think its fair to isolate Home and Away soley. But that's just my opinion. I think for a show that has been only nearly three decades. It's doing fine depicting Aussie life and culture in 2017, which it now is. I don't think the show is as bad as people always make it out to be, but thats jmo. 

 I apologise if I am wrong but at a guess I would say u were a white straight male.?  I don't mean to be personal in any way, but I am sure Australia has a huge mix of people. For one of the main shows of the country to only represent just one demographic I would say thats incredible prejudice to the shows own decrement. I agree with you. It's not an obligation to deliver equality. It should go without saying. I've been in love with home and away since 1988 despite the fact I've never been represented. But enough is enough. There are black people. There are gay people. And shock horror- some of them live in Avalon and Clareville etc. I know them! And some may have even travelled up from the city! To ignore in 2017 is disgusting. I would say that the old school home and away even had a large percentage of gay fans. The current show has stuck two fingers up at them. The last black main character was elighah. When was that 2012? Make me sick to the stomach. 

And again I reiterate. Art should be used to challenge. Not to confirm with establishement. Otherwise what is the point. 

[samdanfan]

4 minutes ago, Blaxland 89 said:

 I apologise if I am wrong but at a guess I would say u were a white straight male.?  I don't mean to be personal in any way, but I am sure Australia has a huge mix of people. For one of the main shows of the country to only represent just one demographic I would say thats incredible prejudice to the shows own decrement. I agree with you. It's not an obligation to deliver equality. It should go without saying. I've been in love with home and away since 1988 despite the fact I've never been represented. But enough is enough. There are black people. There are gay people. And shock horror- some of them live in Avalon and Clareville etc. I know them! And some may have even travelled up from the city! To ignore in 2017 is disgusting. I would say that the old school home and away even had a large percentage of gay fans. The current show has stuck two fingers up at them. The last black main character was elighah. When was that 2012? Make me sick to the stomach. 

Would it hurt if they tried to show some equality!

[Blaxland 89]

7 minutes ago, samdanfan said:

Would it hurt if they tried to show some equality!

I would say no. But then again I'm not sure. I'm from England though. We have had diversity  in our soap operas for a long time and it really isn't a big deal anymore. Our shows acknowledge different types of people. We don't get to see a lot of australia's good dramas unfortunately. Although we know there is so much talent there. Neighbours and home and away are still the main shows that we associate Australia with here. They  are both shown on the same channel. One after the other. So There is  obvious difference between the two. I think only guys from Australia can answer your question. There is diversity in all of our soaps. Home and away stands out like a sore thumb over here. 

How an earth can they justify having an all white cast for five years

[samdanfan]

46 minutes ago, Blaxland 89 said:

I would say no. But then again I'm not sure. I'm from England though. We have had diversity  in our soap operas for a long time and it really isn't a big deal anymore. Our shows acknowledge different types of people. We don't get to see a lot of australia's good dramas unfortunately. Although we know there is so much talent there. Neighbours and home and away are still the main shows that we associate Australia with here. They  are both shown on the same channel. One after the other. So There is  obvious difference between the two. I think only guys from Australia can answer your question. There is diversity in all of our soaps. Home and away stands out like a sore thumb over here. 

How an earth can they justify having an all white cast for five years

So true Im thinking they want to show the beach life in NSW more than anything else based on what I been told.

[harrietjames]

1 hour ago, samdanfan said:

I'm thinking they want to show the beach life in NSW more than anything else based on what I been told.

And people of all colours go to the beach in NSW - as do people with all sexualities, abilities and disabilities. Hell last time I was there a fat and ugly person like me was allowed on too...

[joany208121]

I'm loving this conversation, and I want it to continue, but I think it should be moved into the diversity thread. 

Moving back towards this thread's topic, TV Week released a list of HAA's scariest shootings, with over half of them taking place in the Lucy/Braxton era. http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/galleries/galleries/2017/1/home-and-aways-scariest-shootings/

Does this show that there has been a severe repetition in storylines since 2011, as this gallery only depict the "deadly" and not ones like Kat's or Brax's close calls. 

[John]

27 minutes ago, joany208121 said:

I'm loving this conversation, and I want it to continue, but I think it should be moved into the diversity thread. 

Moving back towards this thread's topic, TV Week released a list of HAA's scariest shootings, with over half of them taking place in the Lucy/Braxton era. http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/galleries/galleries/2017/1/home-and-aways-scariest-shootings/

Does this show that there has been a severe repetition in storylines since 2011, as this gallery only depict the "deadly" and not ones like Kat's or Brax's close calls. 

I agree. 

[Gerard]

6 hours ago, joany208121 said:

TV Week released a list of HAA's scariest shootings, with over half of them taking place in the Lucy/Braxton era. http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/galleries/galleries/2017/1/home-and-aways-scariest-shootings/

Does this show that there has been a severe repetition in storylines since 2011, as this gallery only depict the "deadly" and not ones like Kat's or Brax's close calls. 

Every time they repeat a storyline, unless they're really creative about it (and that's not a word I associate with modern H&A), it loses some impact. Like thinking back to the very early days with Kerry Barlow's shooting. That was shocking, though not graphic. Nowadays it is the other way around. In this era of high drama, it's only a matter of time before another shooting (or gun-related scenario) comes around, so they are more routine than scary. Are the writers running out of fresh ideas? You could say they did that 20 years ago I suppose.

[Skylover]

6 hours ago, harrietjames said:

And people of all colours go to the beach in NSW - as do people with all sexualities, abilities and disabilities. Hell last time I was there a fat and ugly person like me was allowed on too...