Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Homeandawayfan.]

Dan Bennett agrees that the crime element has got too prolific now but he says they have to satisfy the shows financiers. So maybe Channel 5 has a lot of say as well as 7, seeing as 5 help fund the production costs of H&A.

[Dan F]

Despite what was reported at the time, Channel 5 have never had any creative input into the show. That comes direct from past Script Producers who would have been the first to know if they had.

And whilst there's three different threads this could go into, I'm going to post it here and hope it's taken into account everywhere....

On the topic of who is (or in this case isn't) working against diversity being introduced into the show:

For those not aware, that is of course Lucy Addario he's talking about.

[Skylover]

Thanks Dan.

I definitely think it's high up executives at Channel 7 who are blocking diversity.

They won't be able to do that forever. Channel 5 is H&A's main investor and I imagine probably a much larger channel than Network 7, so I think eventually they'll have to intervene and the producers will finally have freedom to do what they want. It just depends how long the blatant homophobia goes under the radar.

[Luke39]

I always thought the shows backers, or financers, you could argue even sponsors. Restricted freedom. I don't think their is blatant homophobia on the show though. Simply because of a lack of diversity. I think that maybe a bit too harsh. 

[sindikatas]

Does the show really rate that well if they're not afraid to mess with episode numbers?

[Homeandawayfan.]

Pity then that 5 have no creative input even though they are a big investor. If I was a exec at Channel 7 I would bring in diversity. Seems they are very right wing and want H&A to be all straight and white people which is wrong in today's world. If the H&A team could bring in LGBT characters then they would probably be more like Neighbours which has diversity.

[dee123]

2 hours ago, Edward Skylover said:

Thanks Dan.

I definitely think it's high up executives at Channel 7 who are blocking diversity.

They won't be able to do that forever. Channel 5 is H&A's main investor and I imagine probably a much larger channel than Network 7, so I think eventually they'll have to intervene and the producers will finally have freedom to do what they want. It just depends how long the blatant homophobia goes under the radar.

If Australia ever gets marriage equality. Which i hope will be sooner rather than later (and considering how much Turnbull is on the nose in the electorate, it might be at the next election) That might be the time for people to let their feelings be heard and let 7 know.

[Skylover]

17 minutes ago, dee123 said:

If Australia ever gets marriage equality. Which i hope will be sooner rather than later (and considering how much Turnbull is on the nose in the electorate, it might be at the next election) That might be the time for people to let their feelings be heard and let 7 know.

True. I also feel H&A/the Australian gay community (and minorities in general) are in the lucky position that they have international support behind them, especially from the UK, where I presume based on this it is ahead in terms of equality in the entertainment industry.

[Homeandawayfan.]

I watch Neighbours then I start watching H&A and it just reminds me that Neighbours is closer to H&A than H&A itself. Neighbours is everything H&A used to be, warm, friendly, funny, with a smidgen of shade. H&A is mainly shade with a smidgen of light relief.

[samdanfan]

14 hours ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

I watch Neighbours then I start watching H&A and it just reminds me that Neighbours is closer to H&A than H&A itself. Neighbours is everything H&A used to be, warm, friendly, funny, with a smidgen of shade. H&A is mainly shade with a smidgen of light relief.

I really Feel sorry for Channel 7 & 10..................Really without getting into leaking spoilers They have tried to improve both the hit soaps.,

 

One thing they need to accept is they NEVER going to be another Kylie........................YEt its human nature to recreate what worked in the past.

 

Oh the "what could have been" My god I wished people would have taken roles................Yet actors are human beings and they have their priorities.

 

I agree with you. Ramsey street seems to have more humor........good group of people I only had one bad encounter and the same with Summer bay. As I told Facebook they do not need to bring back Blue Heelers both have!

Watching the current episodes You had a death in the bay while on Ramsey street you having amusing conflict between Neighbours so which is more enjoyable at the moment.