Does the show need an injection of life, if so, then what?

[CaptainHulk]

11 hours ago, Revealed said:

If you listen to public opinion about why Neighbours is no more I've heard many people say go woke go broke. On that basis it's good that Home & Away are sticking to their guns. That said a lesbian couple would be good, they're the only relationships I care for in any TV show.

I just find tge notion _____ing stupid tbh. Bit a few heads off online about it.

Neighbours was down to money. As for LGBT For a long time they did *not* live in the real world most of their gays were plot devices. People couldn't handle this "twee little show" actually began  "growing some balls" so to speak.

Edited January 24 by CaptainHulk

[adam436]

22 hours ago, Revealed said:

If you listen to public opinion about why Neighbours is no more I've heard many people say go woke go broke. On that basis it's good that Home & Away are sticking to their guns. That said a lesbian couple would be good, they're the only relationships I care for in any TV show.

I don't think one (or two, if you want them in a long-term pairing!) LGBT characters is going to be the end of H&A as we know it, just as it wasn't a problem for Neighbours for a long time. It just became an issue when there were a large number (5 regulars by the finale!) in a relatively small cast - and that's coming from someone who idenitifies as gay myself. 

When there are so many interchangeable hetereosexual pairings in the same group on H&A, a gay or lesbian couple might actually feel refreshing.

 

[Revealed]

I stopped watching Neighbours long before they had any gay characters so I'm only going off what I heard. The point is Home & Away is just light entertainment at at the end of the day and not something you're supposed to take seriously.

I'm an average at best looking middle aged bloke with a beer belly and have never been particularly sporty or nerdy. That type of character has always been lacking in the show but it doesn't bother me. I'm also well aware you're never going to find a village in Australia where most of the women have the looks of your average Home & Away actress. Again it doesn't matter, I enjoy watching the show as an escapism of the real world. 

I agree that there are many interchangeable heterosexual pairings to the point I forget who has been with who but I'll always have fond memories of Charlie and Joey getting up close on the boat. I would love to see another lesbian relationship on the show but if it never happens then it doesn't matter. 

[CaptainHulk]

^ 7's conservative-ass mandate may not see it that way. 

They're fine with the bed-hopping and the shooting the arse off each other but  they have yet to have a full-on Gsy regular which they're probably too chicken to.

[Revealed]

Again I have no problem with them introducing a regular gay character but if they were to do so what would it achieve?

I think the majority of us are already accepting of homosexuals and those who are homophobic aren't going to change their mind because of a TV character. 

[pembie]

5 hours ago, Revealed said:

I stopped watching Neighbours long before they had any gay characters so I'm only going off what I heard. The point is Home & Away is just light entertainment at at the end of the day and not something you're supposed to take seriously.

I'm an average at best looking middle aged bloke with a beer belly and have never been particularly sporty or nerdy. That type of character has always been lacking in the show but it doesn't bother me. I'm also well aware you're never going to find a village in Australia where most of the women have the looks of your average Home & Away actress. Again it doesn't matter, I enjoy watching the show as an escapism of the real world. 

I agree that there are many interchangeable heterosexual pairings to the point I forget who has been with who but I'll always have fond memories of Charlie and Joey getting up close on the boat. I would love to see another lesbian relationship on the show but if it never happens then it doesn't matter. 

The attractive women of the show that I often fancy when they first start become quite annoying to me and my attraction stops lol 

[j.laur5]

The other thing I'm finding bit overkilled is the amount of overprotective big brother and little sisters relationship we had on this in recent years Matt/Ellie Colby/Bella Cash/Flick Ash/Billie Dean/Mackenzie  and Levi with Eden/Abby.

Also we got three sets of sisters on show at moment  Dana/Harper Lancey/Jo Eden/Abby.

We don’t have any two brothers relationship on show and we haven’t had two brothers on show in ages .