Shortland Street

Posy · 13-04-2016 9:16pm

Heehee, poor Phoenix! He only gets away with it because he's young and his character is such a dork. :pac:

Gee_G · 21-04-2016 1:51pm

Chris is such an idiot

Posy · 24-04-2016 10:25pm

Yes. Yes he is.

Posy · 04-05-2016 11:23pm

I'm a few days behind, so just seen Friday's 20th anniversary episode. Nice to see some old faces appear- and in the end credits!

I used to love Ellen and David.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 05-08-2016 12:15am

I really wish RTÉ would double up on episodes until they caught up with New Zealand - the NZ stuff at the moment is so good, but the 4 year difference between NZ and what RTÉ are currently showing makes it hard to discuss...

Mr Seanny · 07-02-2017 1:22pm

Wow this thread is old, is anyone still watching? Can't believe I missed Zac finally getting caught over Christmas, I'm actually horrified with myself!

Go Harvey Go · 09-02-2017 8:48pm

Mr Seanny wrote: »

Wow this thread is old, is anyone still watching? Can't believe I missed Zac finally getting caught over Christmas, I'm actually horrified with myself!

It's only three and a bit years old.

And yes, we're all still watching.

Mr Seanny · 10-02-2017 12:49am

Yeah I know but it's not on Netflix to binge on to get up to date with the kiwis ðŸ˜›

Found somewhere to watch the episode so that's being watched later, poor Dr Potts, 'keep away from her... you bitc*!' ðŸ˜‚

washiskin · 29-05-2017 8:16pm

Please, Soap God, please send an asteroid to Ferndale and take out the miserable, sour faced, constantly sorry for herself Wendy Cooper.:mad:
While your at it, could you weed out Bella, Jasmine, Josh, Roimata, Henry and please, for your sake, do something about Seth's smell the fart acting......

branie2 · 19-10-2017 5:33pm

I half watch it, as it's on before Doctors

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-03-2018 5:32pm

It's great how relaxed the Kiwi's have gotten with swearing on TV, although I still tend to do a double take when someone on Shortland Street says "Sh*t", "D*ckhead" or threatens to give someone a boot in the "Arse" as its so unusual for a teatime soap. It's very common in episodes going out at the moment in New Zealand, but I do wonder how RTÉ will handle airing episodes once they catch up and it reaches the point where they start casually dropping these phrases in nearly every episode.

washiskin · 14-03-2018 6:13pm

They've had people "acting like a dick" in the Cooper household, at least that's what it sounded like to me.

Also, who in their right mind would give that insufferable airhead Bella a pa job??

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-03-2018 11:21pm

washiskin wrote: »

They've had people "acting like a dick" in the Cooper household, at least that's what it sounded like to me.

Also, who in their right mind would give that insufferable airhead Bella a pa job??

"Acting like a dick" is tame compared to some of the stuff they come out with these days in the New Zealand episodes - think RTÉ are about 4 years behind, so it could be a year or two yet before its even noticeable, but I think around the time the Hannah family (who are fantastic) come into it you'll start gradually noticing an increase in swearing.

I grew to like Bella as time went on - she's far from the best character, but far better than the rest of the Coopers anyway.

Posy · 22-03-2018 2:10pm

I liked Bella when she was with Luke, then found her insufferable with Zlata who showed up with Luke's supposed child. Especially giving away almost all her inheritance to her!!
Then I started to like her again, but now I'm back to finding her insufferable again.

What a rollercoaster of emotions. :pac:

Curlysue76 · 22-03-2018 3:16pm

Shortland Street is my guilty pleasure, I watch all the soaps but it’s always the first I watch when I get home from work.

Posy · 22-03-2018 8:40pm

Curlysue76 wrote: »

Shortland Street is my guilty pleasure, I watch all the soaps but it’s always the first I watch when I get home from work.

It's the only one I watch regularly!
I only half heartedly dip in and out of the others on occasion.

I live in fear that RTE will decide to randomly stop showing it.

branie2 · 28-07-2018 11:55pm

Karl Urban, who plays Dr. McCoy in the current Star Trek films, starred in the soap.

madmaggie · 30-07-2018 11:29pm

I remember when it started on RTE, I was on shift work at the time, and liked the programme. My hours were changed after a few years, so I lost track. It seems very slick now compared to the early days.

Posy · 08-08-2018 10:38pm

The Extract 7 and Sarah storyline last week was great.

Really enjoying this lately.

washiskin · 13-08-2018 8:19am

Posy wrote: »

The Extract 7 and Sarah storyline last week was great.

Really enjoying this lately.

Good old TK..... he even managed to make Saeah discovering a cure about himself. :rolleyes:

I used to really like his character, especially when he was with Harper, but lately .... meh...

Posy · 14-08-2018 12:13am

He has either been preachy, moody or angry for the last while.

branie2 · 17-08-2018 10:57am

Nice to see Dayna looking out for er younger brother

branie2 · 21-08-2018 11:50am

Remember when the theme song was sung during the closing credits?

JP Liz V1 · 21-08-2018 3:36pm

branie2 wrote: »

Karl Urban, who plays Dr. McCoy in the current Star Trek films, starred in the soap.

Martin Henderson also started on it

DarTipp · 12-09-2018 5:15pm

branie2 wrote: »

Remember when the theme song was sung during the closing credits?

i do think was it back in 01 or 02 when on rte 2 in the evening, anyway love shorty , evan now having an affair :eek:

washiskin · 22-10-2018 12:16pm

I didn't think I could dislike a character more than I disliked Yvonne, but Wendy really takes the biscuit.

branie2 · 08-11-2018 1:06pm

I don't think Dallas will get Bella back

branie2 · 07-01-2019 1:29pm

Sound seemed strange in today's episode

JP Liz V1 · 12-05-2019 12:19am

The actor who plays Vinnie has died - RIP Pua

poppy37 · 13-05-2019 10:00am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The actor who plays Vinnie has died - RIP Pua

Sad news, he was only 38 and a father. Shortland Street is my guilty pleasure I record it every day and then binge watch a few weeks at a time.

Curlysue76 · 13-05-2019 10:36am

poppy37 wrote: »

Sad news, he was only 38 and a father. Shortland Street is my guilty pleasure I record it every day and then binge watch a few weeks at a time.

Very sad news, I watch most of the soaps but always go for Shortland Street first when I get home from work.

Posy · 13-05-2019 11:08pm

Thanks JP Liz, hadn't seen/heard this anywhere else.

How terrible. Poor Vinnie.

JP Liz V1 · 13-05-2019 11:18pm

Posy wrote: »

Thanks JP Liz, hadn't seen/heard this anywhere else.

How terrible. Poor Vinnie.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7017351/Pua-Magasiva-starred-Power-Rangers-movies-New-Zealand-soap-Shortland-Street-dies-aged-38.html

Pua Magasiva (Vinnie) and Robbie Magasiva (Maxwell) brothers on screen and off screen

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 15-05-2019 10:05pm

Rest In Peace, Pua. Very sad news.

branie2 · 31-07-2019 1:13pm

Very sad ending today

Posy · 08-08-2019 6:44pm

I can't believe

that Pixie died.

What a load of crap.

poppy37 · 08-08-2019 10:10pm

Just caught up now, that was a tough watch. The haka was spine tingling.

On a happier note I’m loving Drew, brilliant character.

Posy · 09-08-2019 8:53am

Yes, he's great!
And he started out as pretty dislikeable, so hopefully that means he won't turn out to be evil, like so many others. :pac:

Posy · 14-08-2019 10:14pm

The actor who plays TK never seems to move his left arm, he just holds it awkwardly at his side. Was the character injured in some way that I've forgotten, or is there something wrong with the actor?
I don't want to google it, since I'm watching a soap that was shown in 2015, just wondered if anyone else noticed this. :pac:

Edit: I see they have worked it into the storyline, and now he has a sling!

branie2 · 26-09-2019 11:15am

Murray will be on the warpath when he finds out what happened to his father.

branie2 · 12-11-2019 1:11pm

The game's up for Margaret

Curlysue76 · 12-11-2019 7:18pm

Good, haven’t seen today’s yet, but she really annoys me. I like how they’re making Curtis a nicer more grown up character, but I wish they’d stop with the homophobic crap he comes out with.

Posy · 12-11-2019 7:46pm

Yeah, his 'throwaway' comments like fairy/homo are really not on. I am starting to like him, apart from that.

Gee_G · 25-11-2019 4:49pm

Great excitement in today's rte episode

branie2 · 25-11-2019 5:00pm

RIP Len

branie2 · 25-11-2019 5:18pm

The actor who played Gareth Hutchins was very good as well

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 25-11-2019 5:49pm

Oh, you're at that point!!! These were the Christmas Cliffhanger episodes back in 2015 - I was keeping up with New Zealand back in those days, and was possibly Shortland Street at its absolute best. Drew McCaskill and the Hannah family definitely breathed some new life in to the show. Not to mention Damo, the IT guy... absolute legend!

Leonita · 26-11-2019 12:21am

So was it the wife who shot Drew in the final scenes??

branie2 · 26-11-2019 10:25am

I'd say it was

branie2 · 28-11-2019 1:51pm

That's it for Harper and Boyd, then

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