cadyctslover Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 How about we stop discussing whether Jacklost is a new viewer or not and get back on topic?
Jacklost Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 Jacklost, when you're quoting posts, can you just quote the recent posts, not the entire conversation (if you know what I mean). I enjoy reading your thoughts but it's difficult to read what you are saying because you are quoting the whole conversations. Thanks How do i do that without manually editing them away myself? As I understand it you are saying you have been watching the show for 10 years. I would not regard you as a new viewer. Actually i have watched since 2001 from late 2003. Hard to explain, they used to show 2 years old episodes so when i in late 2003 started watching they where showing the late 2001 episodes back when Will is thrown out of the boat after some charter trip and old Flynn meets that boy that ends up collapsing at the store or what it was back then. The area that Rhy´s had before Jessie decided to make a bar, which now i think is the training center. They have started to show two episodes each day now so i have now watched home and away for 12 years:)
Jezz Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I don't think it matters how long you've been watching Home and Away. What matters most is you appreciate the great history that Home and Away has had and you understand the idea of what the show is truly about. The producers need to aim to keep enticing new viewers to watch the show but at the same time a little bit of research wouldn't go astray for 'new' viewers to understand and learn about the show. Dylan is the name of Rhy´s bastard son he got with Angie. What ever happened to that character anyway? Last time we saw him was when they found out Angie had a twin sister. LOL you've made so many mistakes in this post I feel the need to correct them. Rhys was not Dylan's father. It was suspected initially that Dylan was a product of Rhys and Angie's affair back in the late 1980s but Angie later revealed that Rhys was not Dylan's father. Angie did not have a twin sister, she had a cousin called Josie Russell who had a very strong resemblance to her first cousin in Angie in terms of her looks. Laurie Foell portrayed both Angie and Josie when they were on the show. Dylan last appeared in episode 3803 and now lives in the city (Sydney) as far as we know. I doubt he'll make a return now especially since Tasha left the show in late 2006.
Jacklost Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I don´t remember what happened in episode 3803 but the last i remember of him was that scene where they sat in the car out side Josie´s house after having found out she lives there. There may have be scenes with him after but i honestly don´t remember. I was gonna say she was her cousin but how can a cousin look so alike? They should have just made her a twin sister instead because that would make more sense If Rhy was not Dylan´s father how come when he was accused for murdering Angie he protected him and said he killer her? I can´t believe i didn´t remember that he was not his son after all. There has probably been allot of talk now from me about Dylan but do we know how old he was in the show? I don´t wanna take the chance og guessing as im usually never correct
alexx Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I'm not that 'old' myself, but I took time to educate myself on the history of the show and the characters. In time, I got to know the characters and their back stories in great depth and I'm so glad I did that as it gives you a much better outlook when you're aware of so much history! These 'new' viewers could easily take some time to learn about the history of Home and Away and maybe then they'd realise that there's so much more to the show than what is being produced today. Just my opinion. Actually I'm with you right up to where you conclude that what is being produced today is some how less than what has past. I certainly agree that new viewers would benefit greatly from an understanding and familiarity with the past history of the show. This would include an understanding and knowledge of past iconic characters and storylines.. However I would see that knowledge as making for a greater appreciation of how the show has developed and an appreciation of what it has become. I think my point in all of this is that some viewers, old or new don't even know that Irene has kids. This is the fault of the current producers/writers who should be developing Irene as a character every single year. Surely that includes some concentration on the fact that she actually has kids that never ever come to visit her or haven't been spoken of enough to the extent that some viewers don't even know she has kids. It's slack writing and boring writing. I assume those same viewers don't know Alf has a son either.
John Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I understand where you're coming from and I certainly value an understanding of the history of the show and it's characters. However are we to say that the part of the audience that watches the current show with interest but has no interest in exploring it's history has no value. Or that there is no possibility that their interest in the show will start from here and extend into its future?
JamesC10 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Posted February 13, 2014 I am just wondering why there wasn't an interview with Lucy Addario from Digital Spy last year. Every year, Digital Spy has always interviewed Home and Away producers. Strange it didn't happen last year. Digital Spy asked some difficult but honest questions. I wonder if Home and Away decided not to do it anymore.
alexx Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I understand where you're coming from and I certainly value an understanding of the history of the show and it's characters. However are we to say that the part of the audience that watches the current show with interest but has no interest in exploring it's history has no value. Or that there is no possibility that their interest in the show will start from here and extend into its future? I just think that it's poor form to have a character such as Irene in the show and some viewers don't even know she has kids. It's got nothing to do with doing your own research as a viewer or looking to the past, it's about keeping Irene realistic and developing her realistically in the present, which Imo should involve her kids or referencing why she has nothing to do with her kids. It's about character writing, its got nothing to do with the viewers Imo - they can't be blamed if they don't know much about Irene other than the woman who serves coffee in the Diner. It's the fault of the writers. I do think that a lot of the viewers, particularly quite a few on this forum, know a lot more about H&A on whole, than some of the producers and writers do.
Light of the Bay Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I am just wondering why there wasn't an interview with Lucy Addario from Digital Spy last year. Every year, Digital Spy has always interviewed Home and Away producers. Strange it didn't happen last year. Digital Spy asked some difficult but honest questions. I wonder if Home and Away decided not to do it anymore. I was wondering that too! All Cameron Welsh and Lucy Addario did in those interviews was evade the difficult questions!
cadyctslover Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I am just wondering why there wasn't an interview with Lucy Addario from Digital Spy last year. Every year, Digital Spy has always interviewed Home and Away producers. Strange it didn't happen last year. Digital Spy asked some difficult but honest questions. I wonder if Home and Away decided not to do it anymore. I was wondering that too! All Cameron Welsh and Lucy Addario did in those interviews was evade the difficult questions! Yep, I have raised that with Lucy on Twitter, and would you know, she never replied ! Going back to the thread on this site where her answers were discussed following the interview in 2012, a lot of posts focussed on her arrogance and complete ignorance to the problems with the show that existed at the time, many of which still exist. It's far easier for her to bin off Digital Spy interviews and focus on those with TV Week, where she won't be asked any complicated questions. Lucy's behaviour has some worrying similarities to Susan Bower when she was in full-on denial mode over the quality of Neighbours a few years back.
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