Neighbours [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

JP Liz V1

I feel sorry for Mel

Two women fighting for Toad

JP Liz V1

Amanda Holden to play Harlow's aunt, Prue's sister

JP Liz V1

Spoiler Warning

Kyle has cancer not Hendrix

Rfrip

the whole polyamourous storyline needs to end, its just pointless

I think Hendrix having cancer would have been a great storyline , i think he is a really good actor, well by soap standards!!

Annasopra

If I was Brent I would report Paul to the cops for bribing that guy and get Toadie to lodge an appeal on the conviction

Fionne

The whole custody case is ridiculous. David is coming off as being even more disturbed than he claims Nicolette to be.

Also, Melanie "I'm not an old person, I can't have osteoporosis" - get a grip woman. You're 56, not 36, it may not be old per se but is old enough to get checked for osteoporosis.

leahyl

Spoiler Warning

Kyle is being killed off in a cancer storyline - I like Kyle 😥

deisemum

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118146214#Comment_118146214

An no, one of my favourite characters

Rfrip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118149080#Comment_118149080

me too and i really like him and Roxy together

JP Liz V1

I like Glen, I wonder does Terese stray

Dave_Dublin

Anyone else annoyed that RTÉ did not take the opportunity to catch up this week?

They've ended the show today WITHOUT showing the season finale - - - so they'll show the "cliff-hanger" in January.

This was the perfect week to catch up and be in-sync with the other broadcasters again but NO, they'll stay behind.

JP Liz V1

Spoiler Warning

Britney dies

JP Liz V1

I can understand 3 women after Glen

washiskin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118503405#Comment_118503405

I expected that.

Annasopra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118503405#Comment_118503405

Who?

Girly Gal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118503405#Comment_118503405

A very minor character, so no real loss to show

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118505634#Comment_118505634

Spoiler Warning

Leo's baby mama

BaywatchHQ

A very difficult soap to endure nowadays, I have to scroll online just so I can endure the episodes. The most annoying thing is the workeness, a suburban street, transsexuals, polygamy and gay parents all on a small street is unrealistic. I could cope with that if the storylines were good but they definitely aren't, the last good storyline was Finn.

A good example of this is when the telephone post fell on the party. This could have been dramatic but the next episode they do this weird flashback episode with very little aftermath footage of the post falling.

I've made the decision to stop watching this show in a couple of years as it isn't worth the 100 minutes per week. I've been watching on and off since 2000.

Also I was shocked at some of the adult content I heard on this show. Roxy telling Kyle that he should "fill it to the brim" when he was going to donate semen. Then they showed him donating the sample in the hospital room. That isn't what I want to be seeing on a dinner time soap. That hypersexual character Roxy annoys me.

Girly Gal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118557488#Comment_118557488

It's completely unrealistic alright, a bit overloaded with gay characters atm, but, I think Mackenzie (the trans character) is a good character and the fact she is trans (as is the actress who plays her) is rarely referenced now that her transition storyline is complete.

Delta2113

Neighbours is reportedly facing the axe on Channel 5 after 14 years at the heart of the station's daytime schedule.

Bosses at the long-running soap are thought to be in crunch talks over the show's future amid reports that Channel 5 wants to pull its funding for budget reasons.

According to a report in The Sun, Neighbours producers are "pulling out all the stops" to save the show but no deal has been reached.

I hope it can be saved but if Holby City can go so can Neighbours.

BaywatchHQ

My negative review of the show came at a suitable time with news of Channel 5 axing the show. The only problem I have if the show finishes is that I won't get the chance to visit the studios. I wouldn't care about having no new episodes, I have most of 2003 episodes on USB and DVDs of 2005 and 2006. Also the whole of 2007 is on Dailymotion and I also think most of the earlier years are on Dailymotion. I know the full of 1992 is on there but in poor quality.

animalinside

BaywatchHQ nobody cares about your "review", that is not how boards like this work.

Devastating news for one of the great icons of everyday tv, no doubt to be largely replaced by very low budget reality tv tripe. While some of the stories have been lame lately the characters are very strong and it'll be a terrible shame if it all goes to waste. 😞

Delta2113

Itv,Sky,Acorn Tv,Netflix,Prime Video I hope one off them saves it. Still well over 1 million in the U.K. watch it.

Delta2113

Channel 5 bought the show in 2008 in a 10-year £300m deal. That would later become a 4 year deal, then a one year extension to June 2022.

https://www.change.org/p/channel-5-channel-5-don-t-axe-neighbours

animalinside

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118594886#Comment_118594886

I think BBC should also be in the running to buy it back again - they had it originally, just like our own RTE continue who to have it. As a public broadcasting service their reason for existing is to obtain programmes that mean a lot to many people and are a part of society and not just operate solely on financial considerations as the low-budget reality tv shows have an advantage for. A family-friendly show where people try to work out their problems, so much better for society than overly violent shows or reality tv. The BBC should save Neighbours and it would do wonders for their reputation among people who like it.

Apparently a broadcasting heavyweight has predicted someone will in fact pick it up, so fingers crossed:

https://deadline.com/2022/02/neighbours-cancellation-latest-uk-broadcasting-heavyweight-michael-grade-predicts-fremantle-will-find-another-buyer-1234927575/

Delta2113

BBC won't save Neighbours at the same time they are getting rid off Holby City.

JP Liz V1

Is it cancelled in Oz completely or just from UK airing?

animalinside

It's crazy and hard to believe but cancelled completely unless they can find another buyer.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/17578363/neighbours-april-rose-jemma-donovan-tears/

Here's the petition to save it: https://www.change.org/p/channel-5-channel-5-don-t-axe-neighbours

gerdy baby

At end of it all, does anybody really care if neighbours is axed? There is plenty of other stuff to watch, we are all fickle viewers. I liked the show at the start, but got fed up with it. The final episode (if it does not survive) will be like the finish of "the truman show".we will just switch off and get on with our lives. And it can't be too popular in Australia if it depends on chanel 5 for backing etc

animalinside

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118624421#Comment_118624421

Millions of people care. Every episode gets almost 2 million viewers worldwide, easily beating Home and Away.

The Irish Times is carrying an article about how much it upsets one person and there are many other similar accounts all over the media.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/watching-neighbours-was-the-only-part-of-the-day-my-late-wife-felt-happy-1.4797967

Neighbours is a really unique programme, I think it's the best soap and will be sad to see it go.