Are the current producers ruining Home and Away?

[cadyctslover]

Why won't there? I will be surprised if there's anyone who actually liked 2010 in Home and Away o.O

In my view the 2010 season was streets ahead of 2013/14. Although it didn't really hit the mark overall, at least they tried to make the show distinctive again.

Right now Home and Away could be any lazy, characterless soap opera.

[Jezz]

I'm an optimist!!

I did find the introduction of the River Boys an interesting, new initiative to the show. I thought it did show something different about Australian society and provided a glimpse of a life away from the "sunny idealism"of Summer Bay.

That's not to say I think it was always very well handled. I did think that there was entirely too much focus on the criminal aspects of life on the "other side of the tracks" and not nearly enough emphasis on the human side of what brings about the social disadvantages these people face. I would have liked to see much more of Sheryl. I would like to have seen the introduction of the Braxton patriarch much earlier so that we could have understood more of the conditions the brothers faced. More exploration of the struggles that Brax faced in trying to be a substitute father would have helped as well.

I guess I'm agreeing with some others in saying that the whole period would have been much more interesting if the characters had been explored and developed in much more detail. Still I think the glimpse into the Surf Gang culture was a worthwhile excursion for Home and Away.

However I never thought that it was a permanent, radical change in the nature of the show but simply an era that would pass like other eras. Like the Josh West era and the cult with Tasha and Robbie etc.

I don't think the show has been permanently "ruined" although I understand that some may think so.

I agree with Ray Meagher that the balance has been wrong in recent times. As I've said above too much emphasis on the crime and not enough emphasis on the reasons for it.

I look forward to where the writers go from here. For me the River Boys era is over. The Band of Brothers no longer exists with Heath and Casey leaving. It was a worthwhile era but it's gone.

There is already a move toward much more involvement of the whole cast or large sections of it across the age groups which I really like.

I'm saddened by the fact that some members are no longer watching the show. If the show moves on to another era then they will miss out.

Great post John!

I think the introduction of the Braxtons was a unique move for the show to explore a more darker culture in Australia which is prevalent in certain areas. After all the River Boys are loosely based on the surfer beach gang known as the Bra Boys in New South Wales.

There's no doubt that the balance hasn't always been right over the years. The Braxtons have been the forefront of the show for a number of years but it was never going to last forever

and with Brax's departure coming up soon I sense that will be the end of the Braxtons as we knew them even if Kyle sticks around for a while yet.

I've enjoyed the Braxtons and I'm eager to see how the show evolves and the direction it takes

after Brax's inevitable departure.

[Bobby Forever Missed]

I tried tuning in yesterday and tonight (Australia pace) but ended up switching off after 5 minutes as the teens got all the screentime sorry but i'm NOT interested in who's going out with who or who's going to die it's safe to say the current show is dead to me

[Dan F]

Another reminder to please keep spoilers out of here please, this is the General Discussion area so no talk of anything that hasn't yet aired in the UK, or is yet to air in Australia.

[Jacklost]

Why won't there? I will be surprised if there's anyone who actually liked 2010 in Home and Away o.O

In my view the 2010 season was streets ahead of 2013/14. Although it didn't really hit the mark overall, at least they tried to make the show distinctive again.

Right now Home and Away could be any lazy, characterless soap opera.It's still my favorite show

[cadyctslover]

It's still my favorite show

Any chance you could add some detail to that discussion point? H&A being your favourite show doesn't tell us anything.

[Homeandawayfan.]

God help us if Lucy left and Susan Bower was announced as her replacement, or Lucy Addario was to be Neighbours next producer. Apparently SuBo did write for H&A in the 1990s, around 1994, for a few episodes.

Jacklost how is it your fave show, do you like the Braxtons and endless crime stories and under developed characters?

[Jacklost]

I like all the action, drama and tense of the show. I like the Braxtons but that seem to be over soon now

[Jezz]

Another reminder to please keep spoilers out of here please, this is the General Discussion area so no talk of anything that hasn't yet aired in the UK, or is yet to air in Australia.

Sorry about that Dan! I've taken note of what you've said now.

[Gerard]

God help us if Lucy left and Susan Bower was announced as her replacement, or Lucy Addario was to be Neighbours next producer. Apparently SuBo did write for H&A in the 1990s, around 1994, for a few episodes.

I don't think anyone would disagree that Ramsay Street is a much better place now than it was a few years ago. I don't specifically recall Susan Bower writing for H&A, but as I just said in another discussion, I think the era from around 1992-1996 was H&A at its very best. Still, there is a big difference between writing a few episodes and being in charge of production

For me at the moment, Home and Away exists. I never miss an episode, but at the same time if it was announced that the series was to end, I wouldn't be that disappointed. Neighbours has improved dramatically thanks to new people in charge. Hopefully the day comes soon when someone in charge of H&A will turn it around in a similar way.