Home and Away and Neighbours etc.

Is every scene in these shows just really good looking people being in the throes of relationship problems, arguing with each other on the beach as if they actually have problems? What a depressing show to watch.

Duckworth_Luas

Flamin' Nora!!!

Beefy78

YA FLAMIN' GALAH

Penn

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Flamin' Nora!!!

Strike me roan!

Timberrrrrrrr

Throw another shrimp on the barbeeeeeee

jimgoose

Now fair dinkum Ailse, Roo's had a bittova rough trot lately.

brevity

It's 4 or 5 stories recycled until there is a bush fire and Alf has to don the hard hat and hi-vis and go rescue someone.

jimgoose

brevity wrote: »

It's 4 or 5 stories recycled until there is a bush fire and Alf has to don the hard had and hi-vis and go rescue someone.

Alf was a lot better in the old days, before the little shíts took over completely. He used to drive around in his massive Ute, elbow out the window Aussie-style, beer in the other hand steering with his knees and handing out kicks-up-the-hole to gallahs that needed them. Extremely important public service. Ripper bonzer!

brevity

jimgoose wrote: »

Alf was a lot better in the old days, before the little shíts took over completely. He used to drive around in his massive Ute, elbow out the window Aussie-style, beer in the other hand steering with his knees and handing out kicks-up-the-hole to gallahs that needed them. Extremely important public service. Ripper bonzer!

When the actor who plays Alf dies I think there will be a national day of mourning in Ireland.

People grew up with Alf and his no nonsense attitude.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I miss Mrs Mangle. She was a feisty one!

Bouncer was the star of the show in t'olden days.

The_Valeyard

MONO....



doh!!

The Backwards Man

Bronwyn and Henry have been out of Neighbours for 25 years. Fcuk me, getting oul!

Gwynplaine

All apologising to each on the beach. Nobody has any parents. The school has 1 classroom. The hospital has 1 room. The lads in school are in their mid twenties. No one smokes. If you drink more than 2 bottles of beer there's nearly an intervention.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

OnionBelt wrote: »

Is every scene in these shows just really good looking people being in the throes of relationship problems, arguing with each other on the beach as if they actually have problems? What a depressing show to watch.

I found the solution was easy. Just don't watch.

My name is URL

OnionBelt wrote: »

Is every scene in these shows just really good looking people being in the throes of relationship problems, arguing with each other on the beach as if they actually have problems? What a depressing show to watch.

As opposed to what, Eastenders and the like? :pac:

The Backwards Man

Michael Slimy Sarcasm wrote: »

I found the solution was easy. Just don't watch.

I often wonder are you more of a Harold or a Lou type oldie

Turtyturd

Does Irene still adopt kids at the drop of a hat?

Duggy747

My name is URL wrote: »

As opposed to what, Eastenders and the like? :pac:

An Eastenders Xmas special is basically misery dialled up to 11 which results in the death of someone while the soft notes of Silent Night plays showing also a montage of more misery from other characters :pac:

As for Home & Away, who could forget that tune:

Hold me in your arms,

Don't let me go,

I want to stay forever,

Closer each daaaaaaaay....

Home and awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

OnionBelt wrote: »

Is every scene in these shows just really good looking people being in the throes of relationship problems, arguing with each other on the beach as if they actually have problems? What a depressing show to watch.

Yes. That's what it's calle a tv show.

jimgoose

Duggy747 wrote: »

An Eastenders Xmas special is basically misery dialled up to 11 which results in the death of someone while the soft notes of Silent Night plays showing also a montage of more misery from other characters :pac:

...and Phiw Mitchew delivering his usual line "Oi, Beale! Gunna fump yer, innit!" :pac:

Skullface McGubbin

Sometimes I can hardly tell the difference between the two shows since they're so similar. If you were to create a mash up of the two, using clips from both shows in random order, I probably wouldn't suspect anything out of the ordinary.

Duggy747

jimgoose wrote: »

...and Phiw Mitchew delivering his usual line "Oi, Beale! Gunna fump yer, innit!" :pac:

Oi sware, Phiw............I ain't know nuffink!!

I watched Eastenders for years in school. Too much gritty realism (or so they think), since they leave out the simple fact that real Eastenders like to have a laugh and a good time to counterbalance their everyday misery.

Albert Square must be the murder/divorce/cheating capital of the western world.

SEPT 23 1989

Hitler would have loved these two soaps

wilhelm roentgen

Candie wrote: »

Albert Square must be the murder/divorce/cheating capital of the western world.

And not one F word!

jimgoose

Candie wrote: »

I watched Eastenders for years in school. Too much gritty realism (or so they think), since they leave out the simple fact that real Eastenders like to have a laugh and a good time to counterbalance their everyday misery.

Albert Square must be the murder/divorce/cheating capital of the western world.

Dummind Strictly Come Dancing - we need Phiw Mitchew vs. Fairly Shítty's Thomas "Mistur Flinn!!" Flynn. Smackdown. Raw is War. I'm a-comin' an' Hell's a comin' with me.

jamesbere

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Hitler would have loved these two soaps

He would of thought they were gas

Old Jakey

No casual use of the word ****, no aggressive abos, no drunken bogans fighting each other...piss poor depiction of Aussie life.

This is much better

goose2005

*walks on beach*
*gazes moodily into distance*

Ruu

I miss Lance and Martin, they borrowed an army tank and ran over Ceilia's bike.

jimgoose

Ruu wrote: »

I miss Lance and Martin, they borrowed an army tank and an over Ceilia's bike.

I actually remember that. That kind of class is very rare these days. :cool:

conjon

You're hardly watching Home & Away for the story line?

Ruu

conjon wrote: »

You're hardly watching Home & Away for the story line?

Rack off ya dag! :mad::pac:

Richard Hillman

I like the way they only employ good looking actors. The likes of Eastenders and Coronation Street have become obsessed with "real people". To such an extent to where good-looking people are under represented.

swimming in a sea

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I like the way they only employ good looking actors. The likes of Eastenders and Coronation Street have become obsessed with "real people". To such an extent to where good-looking people are under represented.

I only watch Hollyoaks, a much more prettier place and about a two deaths a week.

KungPao

Is Tug still going in Summer Bay?

kingchess

British and Irish soaps=ugly people snarling at each other

pappyodaniel

Hot person A has problem.

Hot person B gives advice.

Hot person C goes missing.

Alf organises a Search Party.

The end.




You know we belong together
You and I forever and ever....

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

KungPao wrote: »

Is Tug still going in Summer Bay?

Tug, Sausage, Swampy, Doc, Happy, Bashful... ok, soe of those may have been dwaves...

Medusa22

I remember watching 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours' when I was a kid. What always amused me was that someone would go off to the beach in a sulk or a huff, and when someone would go after them they'd be crying and getting all upset and angry and they'd tell the person to ''rack off'' and I just thought to myself, if you want to be alone to cry then why do you go to the beach where someone is bound to find you? I suppose they usually shared a room with 10 foster brothers/sisters so they wouldn't get any privacy at home either :pac:

eviltimeban

Grow a brain mate!

Nothing beat Neighbours in the late 80s / early 90s. NOTHING.

gordongekko

KungPao wrote: »

Is Tug still going in Summer Bay?

i got arrested once for that.

eternal

Irene is the local boozer. Once I saw her struggling with a nagan of vodka and when everyone found out the whole place went crazy. Here if you don't throw back nagans you're the one with the problem.
In all fairness she's a good actress though.

colm_mcm

My missus watches it religiously. I catch a few episodes as a result. I've noticed a few things.

There's always at least 1 cast member in a coma
Everybody has an iPhone
There are no children
Nobody goes to the pub

Irish Guitarist

Any adult that lives in Summer Bay for a significant period of time will at some point foster or look after a teenager. Irene was such a bad mother she had her children taken from her and put into foster care. Then after living in Summer Bay for a couple of years she started taking in any teenage runaway that needed a home. The authorities never batted an eyelid over this.

circadian

Who's Toady banging these days?

Irish Guitarist

I'll say one thing for Australian soaps; the characters can at least cry without snot flying everywhere. I remember catching a glimpse of Eastenders a couple of years ago when Phil Mitchell was crying about being addicted to crack. He moved his head and next thing a gigantic snot swung from his nostril and hit him in the eye.

colm_mcm

I don't think anyone on home and away smokes

Billy86

OnionBelt wrote: »

Is every scene in these shows just really good looking people...

They're both set in coastal Australia, and so this part is extremely accurate.

mzungu

OnionBelt wrote: »

Is every scene in these shows just really good looking people being in the throes of relationship problems, arguing with each other on the beach as if they actually have problems? What a depressing show to watch.

Thats been pretty much it since they started. It obviously works though, Home and Away is on the go for 30 years, I think Neighbours is even longer.

I'd like to have a suitable Alf Stewart soundbite to use, but I can't think of any.

mzungu

colm_mcm wrote: »

I don't think anyone on home and away smokes

...and if they do they usually end up in hospital on life support!!