Jacklost Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I thought the show had gotten bad by the horrible year that was 2010. The last years the show has been on its best. I love the show now! Not many shows manage to stay that good after almost 30 years Ps. I love the Braxton's
630si Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Jack lost there won't be many who share your views! Love them or hate them the Braxton's are now etched in the shows history. Just like the Stewart's, Roberts, Fletchers etc. It's just a shame it went on for so long. A lot of us fans were over it by 2012. I'm optimistic the writing will improve given recent behind the scenes hanged and I still do love the show. I'm also saddened people on here are tuning off. This is the nature of soap, bad periods are followed by good ones etc. Theres a lot of cast changes happening too. Let's see where it goes.
Jacklost Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Why won't there? I will be surprised if there's anyone who actually liked 2010 in Home and Away o.O
Homeandawayfan. Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I still remain optimistic, it will not happen overnight and I was probably just looking on the worse side when I said it may never come, this improvement. But in all honesty I am practically a regular viewer again, and if improvements seem to be on the way I may be a full time viewer again like Neighbours. At the mo H&A is more like EastEnders and Neighbours is like Corrie but in the past, esp in the 1990s H&A was the warm and fuzzy one like Corrie and Neighbours was more political like EastEnders. As I said, rewatching 1988 H&A while it felt like The Carly Morris Show at times, it was much more modern and vibrant than Neighbours which was set in a cul de sac and was a bit behind the times.
greg098 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I tried to give the show another chance after this season started back up but I found it boring. I wasn't interested in tuning in. However Neighbours has gotten me hooked again. With their 30 year anniversary episodes and the excitement of old cast members returning, it has made me want to watch the show again. At the moment, Home and Away is offering nothing for me so I'm not watching it. If the writing becomes better, they remove most of the cast and replace them with new characters who aren't plain and boring and they move away from the crime drama then I will tune in again. Until that happens, I can't see the point in watching it.
Light of the Bay Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Neighbours has really turned around and I find myself wanting to catch the next episode as they have interesting stories going on and many of the characters are well developed and interesting to watch. There needs to be a cast cull and some major changes behind the scenes. Lucy Addario should step down and someone who knows the show or a person who has a passion for character led drama and the 'spirit of the show' should take over. Once Brax goes (his exit storyline is boring, yet more poor writing) the ratings will dive and Lucy may be pushed out rather than leaving of her own accord. This show needs to find that balance it once possessed and portray interesting characters living their life in the quiet town of Summer Bay. Ditch the themes (remember the 2009 Mystery or the sickening 2010 Bay of Love?) and focus on the characters and their lives.
Gerard Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I can't say I'm really enjoying H&A (UK pace) at the moment. I suppose it's natural after the "dramatic" end of year cliffhanger that there will be weeks of hospital scenes and angst in the fallout. But as usual, the long term cast are sidelined while we're meant to care about those who are injured. I can't say I'm really invested enough in any of the "younger" cast to care who lives and who dies. They are all pretty much interchangeable these days. I have also no idea who's supposed to be going out with who any more. Chances are they'll be going out with someone else in a month or two anyway. It's nice to see Summer Bay House exterior back, but that alone is not enough to turn the show around. H&A used to be quite good at the emotional stuff and tugging at the heart strings, but at times I find it hard to get drawn in to all that. On the other hand, I'm finding that Neighbours is everything H&A is not at the moment, warm, engaging, humorous, and I'm excited to watch it. Hopefully some time soon I'll feel that way about H&A again, but I agree, there needs to be a cast cull and also a refocusing on distinctive characters we actually want to care about, and can understand why they do they things they do, for who they are, rather than what life-changing issue they're dealing with today and will have forgotten tomorrow.
630si Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Any changes that are made will take around 6 months to filter out on screen. More like 7 for us in the UK. It won't happen overnight we just need to trust Bevan Lee again. He knows the shows history. Didn't he write the first episode or something? So I'm confident the depth to the characters and storyline will return.
Dan F Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Any changes that are made will take around 6 months to filter out on screen. More like 7 for us in the UK. It won't happen overnight we just need to trust Bevan Lee again. He knows the shows history. Didn't he write the first episode or something? So I'm confident the depth to the characters and storyline will return. It's Dan Bennett that's taken over as Series Script Exec, not Bevan. Though still credited on current eps as the Network Script Executive, Bevan actually hasn't had anything to do with H&A for over 4 years (and has taken leave from Seven in recent months to explore other opportunities in LA anyway).
630si Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 Ahhhhhhh!!!! Thanks for putting me straight.
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