Is it the ultimate sin to say you dislike Alf in the early days?

[Sb boy]

lol  Alf in prisoner. Was a bad dude   Settled. Down. And married.  Since he moved back home in the bay  still he. Lays down  the law. Like a town. Sherif 

[Luigi Severus Fletcher]

  On 19/03/2025 at 15:15, Old H&A Fan said:

You should have seen him when he ran Blackmoor. He really was a Nazi from hell. And the way he treated Aboriginal social worker Pamela Madigan. When he called her a darkie she slapped him one! And when he was Jim Fletcher's Army mate until Mr Fletcher and Meg double-crossed him. Mr Fletcher paid, with a flamin' bomb delivery. It destroyed his family, blew them to smithereens. Then when Alf came to Summer Bay, he became Craven-lite.

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Elspeth would have been neat in Home and Away, hell, everyone from Prisoner, barring the actor who played Ram would have been awesome.

[CaptainHulk]

I'll always defend 1994 because it seemed like everyone genuinely happier and there were belly laughs galore (Jack/Fisher bedroom incident, Rob, Roxy and the overheated lift, Waterbedgate, Sleepwalking Irene, Sarah: "I look like Ronald McDonald and Shirley Temple rolled into one!") and there was *some* drama (Ross seperation, Year 12 cheat week arc, Shane/Ros)

[Sb boy]

1994 was ok. But. 1995 to 1998 is the golden era for the show  especially here in the uk 

[CaptainHulk]

  On 21/03/2025 at 08:52, Luigi Severus Fletcher said:

Elspeth would have been neat in Home and Away, hell, everyone from Prisoner, barring the actor who played Ram would have been awesome.

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Yes. He's a bone of contention. 

[nenehcherry2]

I have a soft spot for 1994. There's very little high drama, especially mid-way into the season, but the comedy's great and the writing, however light-hearted, is true to the characters' natures and to the actors' ranges. 

The contrast with the how the show evolved 12-18 months later is like night & day! 

[Old H&A Fan]

  On 22/03/2025 at 13:48, CaptainHulk said:

Yes. He's a bone of contention. 

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Why? Was he a bad actor? He seemed to play the part of Ram pretty well!

[Sb boy]

1994 is good for comedy. Just not drama  like someone  said  there is a laugh. In some of. The storylines. Especially the  storylines. With  Alfs. Bad back  and waterbed  towards the end of 1994  wich I am. Rewatching. Now  things. Got more dramatic. With pip and Michael’s.  Dramas  but. 1994 was more about. Comedy  compared to dramatic. Storylines

[CaptainHulk]

  On 22/03/2025 at 18:03, Old H&A Fan said:

Why? Was he a bad actor? He seemed to play the part of Ram pretty well!

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Maybe too good an actor and let's leave it there.

[CaptainHulk]

  On 19/03/2025 at 13:52, Luigi Severus Fletcher said:

He was hilariously thump-happy back in the early years... Always wanting to punch someone. I didn't like how he was kinda racist when it came to David (Roo's Asian boyfriend).

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Tbf, The Bretts, Nathans and Joshes of the world deserved it.