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Home and Away or Neighbours

  • 17-07-2016 10:01PM
    #1
    Olishi4
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    When I was a kid, you had a choice "Home and Away" or "Neighbours". You were either one or the other!

    I was "Home and Away". Later i did watch a bit of "Neighbours" but it was more because it aired at my school lunch break.

    "Bobby" dying in "Home and Away" stood out to me. And evil "Morag"

    There was a woman who lived near us who used to take everyone away camping with her. We used to call her "Pippa" because she was similar to the character.

    Anyway growing up, I watched the English soaps and "Fair City" as it was what my parents had on but I think the soap opera in general is dying. I dont know if its a good or bad thing as i think maybe it has something to do with reality tv replacing it.

    I remember many Christmases growing up and a bit of excitment on what was going to be the big story. In a way it was fun in that everyone was watching and wanted to know what shock was going tp happen.

    No one I know follows them anymore including my parents. Ah well it was fun while it lasted :)


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  • #2
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,646 ✭✭✭✭qo2cj1dsne8y4k


    Home and away. Always hot people on it. Though margot Robbie was on neighbours. I used to watch all the soaps. Now I just read spoilers and keep up to date that way. Rarely see tv anymore. If it's on it's usually music channels


  • #3
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    Home and away. Always hot people on it. Though margot Robbie was on neighbours. I used to watch all the soaps. Now I just read spoilers and keep up to date that way. Rarely see tv anymore. If it's on it's usually music channels

    My dad used to complain about the soaps and make out like my mam was inflicting this awful presence on us and then when they would come on, he'd be able to tell us what happens next after reading about it in a tabloid or whereever. We used to joke "eh how do you know?'


  • #4
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    Home and away....neighbours is/was pure shte... .still watch it (home and away) having me dinner



    Must actually give that up


  • #5
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Glenroe. That Biddy one was an awful woman altogether!


  • #6
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    Home and away....neighbours is/was pure shte... .still watch it (home and away) having me dinner



    Must actually give that up

    But what about those twins in "Neighbours" that went out with Paul? Well I think one of them did but I'm not sure of the storylines they brought from it haha! Anyway the last I knew it was all about "The Twins" :)


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  • #7
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    KERSPLAT! wrote: »
    Glenroe. That Biddy one was an awful woman altogether!

    The only memory I have of my parents watching Glenroe was when "Biddy" has an affair on Miley.

    I guess that storyline intrigued viewers :)


  • #8
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    If dreams were wings you know I would have flown to you.... aww, takes me right back.

    Neighbours is the reason I still to this day ask all my girlfriends to wear dungarees to bed.


  • #9
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    Olishi4 wrote: »
    But what about those twins in "Neighbours" that went out with Paul? Well I think one of them did but I'm not sure of the storylines they brought from it haha! Anyway the last I knew it was all about "The Twins" :)

    I don't actually know anyone who watched neighbours--it's on at a stupid time tbf


    Think Kylie Minogue used be in it back like donkeys years ago...nearly sure she was-that concludes my knowledge of neighbours


  • #10
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
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    Who was biddy tapping? I remember miley was riding the Drs wife. And that aul one (went on to play ester in fair city) being a judgey cow when her son got the young one duffed


  • #11
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    Home and away. Always hot people on it.
    Aye. It's been nigh on 20 years since I watched either, but yep IIRC H&A had the tastier peeps on the go.

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



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  • #12
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Aye. It's been nigh on 20 years since I watched either, but yep IIRC H&A had the tastier peeps on the go.

    Ya should see your wan what's in the police in it now .....the lads in work do be thinking I'm mad.....but she's pure descent


  • #13
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    I don't actually know anyone who watched neighbours--it's on at a stupid time tbf


    Think Kylie Minogue used be in it back like donkeys years ago...nearly sure she was-that concludes my knowledge of neighbours

    I just remember being a kid and the assumption was that everyone should love Kylie.

    So my mam and I and my bff at the time (about 4 or 5 years of age) saw a "Kylie and Jason" book in the shop and we both wanted it but there was only one left.

    So I said to my pal "ok we will both just get the Jason book" tbf. I picked up the Jason book but she picked up the only kylie and Jason book on the sly and I only realised when we were at the checkout. I'm not annoyed about it anymore, I swear :)


  • #14
    JellieBabie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭JellieBabie


    They're both crap. Totally unrealistic and shallow storylines - eg a million and one fires, bomb scares, serial killers, explosions, kidnappings in one tiny town. Characters invariably get cancer or epilepsy and then make miraculous recoveries despite never looking even remotely sick in the first place!


  • #15
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,450 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Prisoner


  • #16
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Prisoner

    Ferguson


  • #17
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
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    Remember the twins Kirsty and the other one having that physic connection with each other, thelapathic, then the next storyline was they were swapped at birth


  • #18
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Home and Away because it was on after the Den. I remember the Italian family who owned the general store. Also a very young Sally Fletcher and her imaginary friend.


  • #19
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Neighbours had Kylie, Holly Valance, Natalie Imbruglia, Nell Mangel.

    Feckin Bouncer was hotter than the majority women that have frequented Summer Bay.

    Borat's Mrs the best of a sorry bunch.


  • #20
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,208 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Neighbours was way better. Harold disappearing for 5 years and when he came back the reason was he was swept out to sea and picked up by a fishing boat and lost his memory.


  • #21
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    Ruu wrote: »
    Home and Away because it was on after the Den. I remember the Italian family who owned the general store. Also a very young Sally Fletcher and her imaginary friend.

    I remember poor sally crying in the mirror!


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  • #22
    tomwaterford
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    Olishi4 wrote: »
    I remember poor sally crying in the mirror!

    I remember hearing in secondary school that she had a sex tape :eek:

    No idea if it's ture etc-but was all the talk apparently


  • #23
    Decent Skin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,284 ✭✭✭Decent Skin


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    Home and away....neighbours is/was pure shte... .still watch it (home and away) having me dinner



    Must actually give that up

    Starving yourself is not a good idea ;)


  • #24
    RobertKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,782 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    ...and that story line with Sally's sex tape.


  • #25
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    Oh i remember Irene The Evil Alcoholic who turned super good and then Selina who got entrapped with cult leader Sol. I stopped watching shortly after that.

    Awh but who can forget the love story between diner girl Maryln and Mr Fisher? :)


  • #26
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Olishi4 wrote: »
    But what about those twins in Neighbours that went out with Paul? Well I think one of them did but I'm not sure of the storylines they brought from it haha!

    Oh I remember them alright. Most lads in my class were into them from memory.

    No internet back in those days and sure scenes like the following were like hardcore porn to us :P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1aUVOjW5cU


  • #27
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Oh I remember them alright. Most lads in my class were into them from memory.

    No internet back in those days and sure scenes like the following were like hardcore porn to us :P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1aUVOjW5cU

    All she said was the waterhole was beautiful and that the man has to come round to fix the washing machine :)


  • #28
    [Deleted User]
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    Olishi4 wrote: »
    When I was a kid, you had a choice "Home and Away" or "Neighbours"You were either one or the other!

    I was "Home and Away". Later i did watch a bit of "Neighbours" but it was more because it aired at my school lunch break.

    "Bobby" dying in "Home and Away" stood out to me. And evil "Morag"

    The way you use those quotation marks makes me feel that you don't trust that those were the real names of the shows or the characters. Sneaky Aussies.


  • #29
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    Olishi4 wrote: »
    And evil "Morag"

    Shes still in it. Plays a solicitor. Looks like death warmed up. Worst facial complexion ever. Probably one of the ugliest characters on it.


  • #30
    Olishi4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭Olishi4


    Omackeral wrote: »
    The way you use those quotation marks makes me feel that you don't trust that those were the real names of the shows or the characters. Sneaky Aussies.

    No I was just using quotations because they are shows and characters!


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  • #31
    [Deleted User]
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    "Ok"


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