Neighbours [News, Spoilers and Discussion]

Delta2113

Neighbours begins production Monday in Melbourne for Network 10 and Amazon Freevee / Prime Video with confirmation it has secured the location of its ‘Ramsay Street’ home, Pin Oak Court in Vermont South.

The news was revealed at Sunday night’s Neighbours: The Celebration stage show in Melbourne.

But it isn’t clear if there are any exclusions and some homes have undergone changes by their owners.

SteM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120484539#Comment_120484539

I don't see any freevee app available to install on my chromecast?

Shakyfan

I'm in Co Antrim so maybe it's only available in the UK. I think it was preinstalled but you could try searching for it and adding it if it's available. If you can even find the android version you could play it on your phone and cast it to the TV.

SteM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120485704#Comment_120485704

Freevee is not available on the Google Play store in the Republic of Ireland.

Delta2113

Former The OC and The Hills star Mischa Barton is heading Down Under to play American Reece, whose arrival in Erinsborough is far from what it appears to be.

deisemum

It's returning in September

https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2023/06/22/neighbours-announces-return-date-and-reveals-new-family/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Girly Gal

Will it only be available to stream or is it likely to be picked up anyone?

animalinside

Seems it will only be available on Amazon Prime in Ireland for now.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0324/1366080-new-run-of-neighbours-starts-filming-next-month/

RTE were very positive about it and said they were looking forward to it coming back when it was first announced:

Following the revival news, RTE bosses have confirmed it will also return to Irish audiences.

An RTE spokesperson told Irish Daily Mirror: “RTÉ is looking forward to welcoming Neighbours back in 2023.”

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/neighbours-coming-back-irish-screens-28515593

Amazon must have wrestled for exclusive rights to show it in Ireland.

However I wouldn't be surprised if it also came back on RTE at some point, it's always been very popular here.

I guess the danger is that Amazon is doing a long-term kind of bait-and-switch. As in they could do Neighbours for 2 or 3 seasons to get everyone hooked on Prime/Freevee, then once people are accustomed to using their app suddenly drop it.

We can only live in hope. Am really enjoying the earlier seasons for now.

Delta2113

September 18 or 25 on Prime it's back. Very unclear at the moment.

Atlantic Dawn

RTÉ confirm it will return to RTE on 18th September and run from Monday to Thursdays.

The soap, which has followed the lives of those living and working in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough since 1985, will return to RTÉ on 18 September and will run from Monday to Thursday.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0801/1397591-trailer-for-neighbours-tv-revival-and-theres-a-twist/

Delta2113

Source: Press Association - very strange - some people still not convinced RTE will show it.

Strazdas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120926287#Comment_120926287

That's excellent news. I guess Amazon were not that pushed one way or the other about the Irish market and far more concerned with pulling in viewers / revenue in the UK. I'd say RTE are thrilled at the news, as they had been showing it continuously for over 20 years.

Girly Gal

In two minds if I'll start watching it again. Was disappointed when it finished last year and missed it, but, felt they wrapped it up quite well in the end

deisemum

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120926287#Comment_120926287

That's great news, I watched Neighbours since the very first episode and it was easy watching.

JP Liz V1

https://youtu.be/tzzqf_qx_5Q

Trailer

BaywatchHQ

I had planned to stop watching soon even before it was announced it was ending. I think I will watch for another 2 years and then stop as one woke soap is enough for anyone (EastEnders).

I seen that they introduced another same sex couple to replace Aaron and David which just confirms what I have been saying. They are just engaging in 'tick box wokery', I could understand if they introduced these sort of characters organically but they are introducing them solely to have minority groups represented. In a small suburban street how realistic is it that there would be a transgender person, same sex parents and a woman in a polygamous relationship with two young men. Home & Away don't seem to behave like this but it is probably just a matter of time.

I watch Coronation Street, EastEnders and Home & Away and it is hard enough to keep on top of these so Neighbours will be one that I will gladly cut ties with. I think another will eventually have to go but I don't know which one.

animalinside

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000277#Comment_121000277

I would have to disagree. They repeatedly have a lot of things you wouldn't expect to find one one small street (it's actually not even a street but a court) - multiple doctors, multiple teachers, police officers, a newspaper/hotel tycoon, killers, psychopaths, stalkers and so on. Being gay can be a good plot device sometimes - coming out to people about it, someone is homophobic to them, issues about things like adopting a child, and that sort of thing.

It does kind of raise an eyebrow for me if they're bringing another gay couple in so soon. I don't think they could be accused of pandering to wokeism up to now, we'll just have to see.

Atlantic Dawn

Starts Monday at 2pm on RTÉ1 and repeated on RTÉ2 at 6pm.

Delta2113

Monday 18th September 2023 (Episode 1 / 8904)

The residents of Ramsay Street are in high spirits preparing for a wedding. A new family arrive in town, with one of the members appearing to harbour a suspiciously keen interest in the street.

JP Liz V1

Neighbours star Joy Chambers-Grundy dies, aged 76

She played Rosemary Daniels on the soap.

Delta2113

Prime Video has Episode 1 (8904) up - 24 minutes.

Girly Gal

Just seen the first episode, a shocking ending to say the least!, for a first episode back it felt like there was a little too much of the new characters instead of focusing more on the regular/old characters. It was almost a reverse of the "final episode" ( which I thought wrapped things up nicely). An OK return, but, could have been better.

Delta2113

Somebody on X had made a prediction about the shocking ending which I just didn't believe so it was still a shock when I watched earlier. I'm going to watch again. I think it will be good and maybe because the finale was so outstanding we are comparing today's episode to it.

Curlysue76

Was not expecting that ending at all, glad I hadn’t seen any spoilers for it, probably wouldn’t have believed it anyway tbh. Good first episode.

JP Liz V1

Is it all a dream?

Scott and Charlene's son is back

Delta2113

What’s behind the pairing of Terese and Toadie and how did you land on this?

Jason Herbison - Executive Producer: In doing the two year time jump, I wanted to reward the audience with a truly surprising twist. It’s very possible that two unexpected characters could fall in love during that time frame and it would make total sense if you’d seen it play out. The difference is, you haven’t seen it play out – so now we ask you to keep watching and discover how it happened. I wanted an OMG moment to kick off the new chapter and Toadie and Terese were perfect. I love that they’ve never looked twice at each other in that way. But it’s not just there for shock value – there is a deep and complex back story that underpins it. We always work hard to ground everything and ensure stories are true to character.

Burt Renaults

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000277#Comment_121000277

The fact that you're referring to gay characters appearing on a soap as "woke" suggests that maybe you're older than their target audience. The average teenager wouldn't bat an eyelid at gay or trans people appearing on television. Also, soaps tend to have a big gay following - it's inevitable that this will be reflected in their storylines. I've never heard of a straight, adult male watching Neighbours or Home and Away, so I wouldn't tune in and expect it to be my kind of thing. I'm not their target audience.

animalinside

I didn't like the twist at all, I think they should have just picked up as they left off. 

I know other tv shows have done jumps occasionally but this Toadie marrying Melanie and them being so happy and now him suddenly marrying Terese is a bit much for me.

It's almost as if we've been hardcore ghosted out of their lives for the past 1-2 years and we don't know them as well anymore.

Some things work spectacularly like the final episode last year, other things don't turn out as well. I look forward to it just getting back to normal.

con747

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121128296#Comment_121128296

"I've never heard of a straight, adult male watching Neighbours or Home and Away" Are you for real? I'm about as straight and male and anything else that defines that as you can get and watched Neighbours when it used to be on and still watch Home & Away with the O/H amongst others including our very own Fair City for the comedy factor, but in fairness I most likely will give the reboot a miss.

Delta2113

I'm 54 Burt - straight and still watch Neighbours and Home and Away. Your comments make no sense and not all young people are 'Gay friendly'.

Big Gay following on X for Neighbours yes that is correct.