Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[Jezz]

  On 19/01/2014 at 13:46, Homeandawayfan. said:

And just a few days ago it reached its 26th birthday. Neighbours and H&A have stood the test of time to say the least.

I forgot that on Saturday that it had been 26 years since the Pilot first aired. Where have the years gone?

[JamesC10]

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Sounds like the older characters won't be featured much in Lucy Addario's interview.. I'm not really looking forward to this year'a Home and Away as it continues to be teen orientated. I hope I am wrong as would love older characters to get bigger storylines.

[Bobby Forever Missed]

if this is true i'm only watching The Early Years

[Light of the Bay]

Me too.

I miss watching Home and Away but I refuse to support what it's become.

[Blaxland 89]

I've watched every episode from the start but gave up watching in mid 2008, but I still took an interest in the show and watched every now and then. Last year I gave up all together. The only bits I enjoyed towards the end were Marilyn scenes.

[Homeandawayfan.]

Right from the start H&A has always been a predominantly teen show but the thing is they did not always dominate storylines, the older ones did as well even if a majority of the shows cast were teens.

I sometimes with former producers like Des Monaghan would return and sort the show out, reduce the crime related stories and give all cast of all ages a fair share. I know John Holmes has been the exec producer since 1988 I think so why is he not doing anything about Lucy and Louise who to me are amatuers.

[alexx]

  On 20/01/2014 at 09:33, Blaxland 89 said:

Last year I gave up all together. The only bits I enjoyed towards the end were Marilyn scenes.

Same. But I'm afraid even Marilyn, John and Jett couldn't keep me tuning in anymore, just because it's become a huge chore to sit through the rest of the show. The storylines and characters as well as the overall 'tone' were so mind numbing to me and when I last tuned in to see how things were (the final week of last year) it seemed as if nothing had changed.

  On 20/01/2014 at 13:45, Homeandawayfan. said:

Right from the start H&A has always been a predominantly teen show but the thing is they did not always dominate storylines, the older ones did as well even if a majority of the shows cast were teens.

I sometimes with former producers like Des Monaghan would return and sort the show out, reduce the crime related stories and give all cast of all ages a fair share. I know John Holmes has been the exec producer since 1988 I think so why is he not doing anything about Lucy and Louise who to me are amatuers.

I don't think H&A was always a teen show. The Early Years proves that - it's aimed at a wide demographic. I think it became more of a 'younger' show gradually over the past ten to fifteen years, but has really solidified itself as a youth (teens-30's) orientated show over the past five years Imo

[Jamie!]

  On 19/01/2014 at 13:46, Homeandawayfan. said:

I like the mixture in H&A of light heartedness and darker stuff but I feel there is still too many crime related stories. I do hope one day H&A will go back to the lighter and frothier days but it has had to change in order to survive. And just a few days ago it reached its 26th birthday. Neighbours and H&A have stood the test of time to say the least.

I hope when the Braxton era is over that H&A returns to the way it was pre Braxton era. I dont hate the Braxxies but feel they do dominate the show too much and have too many gangster storylines. I know Neighbours went through a very dark phase in 2008ish so the same is happeing to H&A. Both soaps have their highs and their lows.

I accept the fact that shows can get updated to move with the times, but not to completely change what the whole show was about. If it weren't for some of the characters and locations, you'd be forgiven for thinking that today's Home and Away was literally a totally different show.

[Homeandawayfan.]

We all have different opinions but I dont think H&A has completely changed beyond all recognition and I stick by that judgement. And I would never, ever see it as a different show. It may feel like a different show a lot but I would never say it was literally a different show.

I explained before that the show is still 26 years old, 26 years going, same title, same location, it is the same programme but it often feels like a different programme but certainly NOT is a different programme altogether.

[alexx]

I agree with Jamie, that at the moment it only seems like it's the same show at times because of the location and a few of the characters.