Home and away scandel

joejoem

I was in the pub on thursday and Home and away was on the telly. As far as I could tell two of the "wild boyo's" were having a drag race and one car went off the cliff with a lad hanging onto the bonnet. Even though you saw the driver in the car when it went over, he miraculously appeared from out of nowhere to look down at the car wreck (I was very dissapointed it didnt explode) but can anyone tell me what happend? Someone had to die right? Or is it another dumbass coma storyline. Will Pippa come back?

Fudger

you should have been concentrating on the drinking, no TV distractions !!!!!! No doubt there will be a *pun intended* cliff hanger for the next few weeks till the writers come up with some other gem of a story............

Didn't even think that program was still going these days.... jasus.

EKRIUQ

Its all a dream and he'll come back in the shower

smoke.me.a.kipper

TIPPTOP wrote:

Its all a dream and he'll come back in the shower

lol!!

seb [the guy on the bonnet] survived, possibly not walk again. i really wish i hadnt got addicted to this muck.

doh.ie

smoke-me-a-kipper wrote:

lol!!

seb [the guy on the bonnet] survived, possibly not walk again. i really wish i hadnt got addicted to this muck.

Yeah, me too. But like Joejoe, I have no idea how Duncan got out of the car and miraculously managed to suddenly appear on the top of the cliff...

Dingatron

Yeah, me too. But like Joejoe, I have no idea how Duncan got out of the car and miraculously managed to suddenly appear on the top of the cliff...

Maybe its not him but his evil twin brother who wants to take over his life? :eek:

Sherifu

Theres no other show like home and away that can recycle the same storylines and scenarios with different actors/actresses and make it look new.
Respect

I still watch an episode now and again. Like playin memory, try to figure out who played this role before

The car over the cliff might be original, they had a budget surplus?
Not enuf for explosion tho!

doh.ie

rmulryan wrote:

Theres no other show like home and away that can recycle the same storylines and scenarios with different actors/actresses and make it look new.

It's so true. Nine out of ten Home & Away stories go like this:

* Scruffy Kid established on beach

* Things go missing from Diner/Kiosk/Surf Club

* Scruffy Kid steals from store/diner

* Is befriended by other kid who does not know Scruffy Kid is homeless

* Scruffy Kid takes refuge in Caravan Park/Surf Club/Diner/Other location

* Is found sleeping rough in prestigious Summer Bay location by Alf/Other senior resident (if Alf, questions what the 'flamin' gullah is doing)

* Is offered chance by Bay resident (Irene, Alf or whoever now lives at Caravan Park) to move in with a family who already either:

a) have enough of their own kids, but, hey, what's one more! or

b) have no kids of their own, but don't mind taking in complete strangers and helping to put them on the right track

* At some point, fomerly Scruffy Kid, now Housetrained Kid, will betray trust of Bay resident

* All will be put right with a hug and/or lecture

If some variety is needed, homeless kid will have one of:
* a learning/reading disability
* come from a broken home/have cruel parents
* be in trouble with the cops

Rinse, lather, repeat with new kid until Bay is populated.
Also, keeps the genetic pool diverse. But scruffy, nonetheless.

Sherifu

doh.ie wrote:

It's so true. Nine out of ten Home & Away stories go like this:

* Scruffy Kid established on beach

* Things go missing from Diner/Kiosk/Surf Club

* Scruffy Kid steals from store/diner

* Is befriended by other kid who does not know Scruffy Kid is homeless

* Scruffy Kid takes refuge in Caravan Park/Surf Club/Diner/Other location

* Is found sleeping rough in prestigious Summer Bay location by Alf/Other senior resident (if Alf, questions what the 'flamin' gullah is doing)

* Is offered chance by Bay resident (Irene, Alf or whoever now lives at Caravan Park) to move in with a family who already either:

a) have enough of their own kids, but, hey, what's one more! or

b) have no kids of their own, but don't mind taking in complete strangers and helping to put them on the right track

* At some point, fomerly Scruffy Kid, now Housetrained Kid, will betray trust of Bay resident

* All will be put right with a hug and/or lecture

If some variety is needed, homeless kid will have one of:
* a learning/reading disability
* come from a broken home/have cruel parents
* be in trouble with the cops

Rinse, lather, repeat with new kid until Bay is populated.
Also, keeps the genetic pool diverse. But scruffy, nonetheless.

Got a good laugh out of that.
You just touched on every storyline i can ever remember.
It's the magic "template" for storylines.
I wonder if they ever hire new writers or just copy+paste?
You could sum H&A up with two words - teenage rebellion

doh.ie

rmulryan wrote:

Got a good laugh out of that.
You just touched on every storyline i can ever remember.
It's the magic "template" for storylines.
I wonder if they ever hire new writers or just copy+paste?
You could sum H&A up with two words - teenage rebellion

"Copy and paste" - LOL.

Would love to have a job writing Home & Away storylines, or at
least the chance to invent something unique and clever plot-wise, like it
was years ago back at the start.

That said, sh1t as it is, it still beats Fair City hands down...!

Sherifu

In fairness to Fair City theres no competition.
The people on Fair City aren't as asthetically pleasing
They also have the weather against them!
They ain't got no beach to base storylines around.
They tried to spice it up with the gangland angle but id be more afraid
of Harry Doyle doin a sex scene. Would he leave the cap on?
Anyway,
If i was pickin it wouldnt be damp and dreary Carrigstown when i got home

smoke.me.a.kipper

ah but fair city, its brilliant for the fact thats its rubbish. the acting is hilarious!

doh.ie

rmulryan wrote:

In fairness to Fair City theres no competition.
The people on Fair City aren't as asthetically pleasing
They also have the weather against them!
They ain't got no beach to base storylines around.
They tried to spice it up with the gangland angle but id be more afraid
of Harry Doyle doin a sex scene. Would he leave the cap on?
Anyway, If i was pickin it wouldnt be damp and dreary Carrigstown when i got home

I think you've just hit the nail on the head. Carrigstown needs a beach.

Global warming causes a severe storm in the show which erodes the coastline right up Drumcondra way (which is where Carrigstown is supposed to be near), and then they'll have their own ready made beach. Plus, the storm will have left half of Dublin's kids (the good looking ones) homeless, and so a perfect H&A type scenario is set up. The global warming increases temperatures about 10'C, and it becomes a constant summer weather-wise.
Instant hit.

Seriously, though, FC's problem to me seems based - like most soaps - on very poor planning story-wise. Going for a new shocking twist/newspaper headline generating storyline every 5 mins doesn't do much justice to characters and causes the whole programme to descend into farce. Not sure why but on the few occasions I've seen FC versus something like Coronation Street, there is a sense of 'real people' in Coronation St that makes wider plot planning work well. In FC, there's just a sense of 'not-great actors on a backlot wooden set in Donnybrook...' (to me, anyway)

Sherifu

I think we all agree Fair Citys rubbish so.
Matter adjourned or do we need a public enquiry
to find out where it all went wrong :rolleyes:

Mossy Monk

smoke-me-a-kipper wrote:

ah but fair city, its brilliant for the fact thats its rubbish. the acting is hilarious!

shame on you smak

joejoem

The acting is muc on fair city, and most of the people seem to be dirt ugly. Its like a school play that has been going on for a few years. Even when you see a cute girl in it she is spoiled by her acting. All the blame does not lie there, it is terribly directed and edited. I would say they do one take each time and say "ah that was grand its not like anyone watches it anyway, and its taxpayers money we are supposed to waste it"

Danni

doh.ie wrote:

Yeah, me too. But like Joejoe, I have no idea how Duncan got out of the car and miraculously managed to suddenly appear on the top of the cliff...

Ok, just to let u know in case you still don't.. Duncan jumped from the car before it went over the cliff. Turns out Jade did too.. I've a TV in work so my lunchtimes are spent watching australian soaps!

aidan_walsh

doh.ie wrote:

I think you've just hit the nail on the head. Carrigstown needs a beach.

/me shivers at the thought of Rita in a bikini...

aidan_walsh

Nice of them to close the doors behind then though, make sure they weren't damaged in the fall...

Its shameful that I watch this when its on... *sobs into coffee*

I just can't forget that image of the car flying through the air with the little body clinging onto the bonnet :eek: :eek:

I was surprised because I though it was very graphic for H&A.

I was starting to be impressed as it seemed they might actually kill someone off....but no, they bottled it.

In a coma after that? Yeah right :rolleyes:

BTW it was the only car race I've ever seen where the car in the lead stops and waits anxiously for the trailing car to catch up.

Caked Karen

as much as everyone says Home and Away is Crap nearly everyone watches it. its just an automatic thing whether you are just home after work around 6 - 6.30 you will throw on home and away and if you are at home for lunch you will have it on aswell. we're all secret H&A lovers!!!

What about that blond bird that couldn't even speak any language when she first came into it.....now she's at school and going for college!

Damn she's hot though.....

Sherifu

Caked Karen wrote:

as much as everyone says Home and Away is Crap nearly everyone watches it. its just an automatic thing whether you are just home after work around 6 - 6.30 you will throw on home and away and if you are at home for lunch you will have it on aswell. we're all secret H&A lovers!!!

That dont make it right!
With time and support from your family you can break free
Think of 1/2 an hour for the rest of your life.
approx 6,250 hours if ya keep watchin it.
Get out now, i havent looked back since i kicked it

Caked Karen

i cant im too involved! alf looks hot these days!

Sherifu

When i saw they brought back Donald Fisher (to add weight to the storyline with his considerable dramatic acting capabilities) it brought me back to the days after school lazin about, never beat the old H&A for the recurring storylines.

Trivia on ALF :
"Kate Ritchie (Sally) is one of three Home & Away cast members who've been on the show since the very beginning (Ray Meagher (ALF) and Norman Coburn (DON) are the other two)."

IrishMike

doh.ie wrote:

It's so true. Nine out of ten Home & Away stories go like this:

* Scruffy Kid established on beach

* Things go missing from Diner/Kiosk/Surf Club

* Scruffy Kid steals from store/diner

* Is befriended by other kid who does not know Scruffy Kid is homeless

* Scruffy Kid takes refuge in Caravan Park/Surf Club/Diner/Other location

* Is found sleeping rough in prestigious Summer Bay location by Alf/Other senior resident (if Alf, questions what the 'flamin' gullah is doing)

* Is offered chance by Bay resident (Irene, Alf or whoever now lives at Caravan Park) to move in with a family who already either:

a) have enough of their own kids, but, hey, what's one more! or

b) have no kids of their own, but don't mind taking in complete strangers and helping to put them on the right track

* At some point, fomerly Scruffy Kid, now Housetrained Kid, will betray trust of Bay resident

* All will be put right with a hug and/or lecture

If some variety is needed, homeless kid will have one of:
* a learning/reading disability
* come from a broken home/have cruel parents
* be in trouble with the cops

Rinse, lather, repeat with new kid until Bay is populated.
Also, keeps the genetic pool diverse. But scruffy, nonetheless.

You sir are a genius !

doh.ie

IrishMike wrote:

You sir are a genius !

Oh, cheers, man! Worth logging on for!

Roar

rmulryan wrote:

hey tried to spice it up with the gangland angle but id be more afraid
of Harry Doyle doin a sex scene. Would he leave the cap on?

rofl!!!

that had me in stitches for a few minutes in work! got strange looks off people!

Nasty_Girl

doh.ie wrote:

It's so true. Nine out of ten Home & Away stories go like this:

* Scruffy Kid established on beach

* Things go missing from Diner/Kiosk/Surf Club

* Scruffy Kid steals from store/diner

* Is befriended by other kid who does not know Scruffy Kid is homeless

* Scruffy Kid takes refuge in Caravan Park/Surf Club/Diner/Other location

* Is found sleeping rough in prestigious Summer Bay location by Alf/Other senior resident (if Alf, questions what the 'flamin' gullah is doing)

* Is offered chance by Bay resident (Irene, Alf or whoever now lives at Caravan Park) to move in with a family who already either:

a) have enough of their own kids, but, hey, what's one more! or

b) have no kids of their own, but don't mind taking in complete strangers and helping to put them on the right track

* At some point, fomerly Scruffy Kid, now Housetrained Kid, will betray trust of Bay resident

* All will be put right with a hug and/or lecture

If some variety is needed, homeless kid will have one of:
* a learning/reading disability
* come from a broken home/have cruel parents
* be in trouble with the cops

Rinse, lather, repeat with new kid until Bay is populated.
Also, keeps the genetic pool diverse. But scruffy, nonetheless.

And the other 1 storyline out of the ten goes like this,
New family arrives, (nashs, sutherlands, hunters)
Bitchy daughter(s) hate the place and roar at their parents that it's all their fault for ruining their lives.
Colleen becomes "One of the family"
Dad acts like b*llix over the daughters boyfriends,
Mother says how stubborn daughter is... "Just like her dad" and everything is all better.
Eccentric son or nephew does something weird.
Daughter gets pregnant.
Accident after accident blah blah blah blah
Mammy and daddy Marriage breaks up. Mammy runs away and the kiddies who allhated summerbay in the beginning all say that it is their home and they can't leave because they love it sooooo much.
Family leave soon after....