FTA-TV Neighbours and Home and Away: Cringe-worthy moments

[Cousin Jed]

Just rock up to the diner mate

 

[Fossie 32]

They do throw in a few different storylines on H&A - like postnatal depression atm.

The new cop is like he has been lifted out of Twin Peaks with his whacko mannerisms.

 

[Bulldog1954]

They do throw in a few different storylines on H&A - like postnatal depression atm.

The new cop is like he has been lifted out of Twin Peaks with his whacko mannerisms.

Didn't Lynne have that once in Neighbours?

 

[chunkylover]

i want shares in the juice bar on home and away, the amount of money the kids piss away on juice is unbelievable, alf should use the profits on the juices in upgrading the gym, it looks like it has a capacity of about 5 people

 

[CJisJC]

I remember in Neighbours, when dylan timmins, who had been in a plane crash in the bass strait and faked his own death by hiding in the tassie wilderness, magically reappeared at his own funeral, popping up right behind his mum when she was delivering his eulogy. Drama dosen't get much more riveting that that!

I also enjoy a good wedding, especially when one of them has only moments to live for some reason or another

 

[GPW1]

speaking of weddings, it would seem either the bride or groom MUST be extremely late and turn up on a horse/pushbike/submarine/etc, anything but the vehicle in which they are supposed to arrive in.

 

[Embers]

Why are 3 children below the age of 16 living in a house by themselves. Where the **** is the government in all of this? Why dont the neighbours do more to help them out.

 

[Shell]

I'm going to have to volunteer one of my own

And by that I mean the Geelong players who made a cameo at one of Ringo's football games???? Was it Shan Shan and Tom Lonergan??? Whoever it was, they were hopeless.

any story line on neighbours involving zeke is pretty vomit inducing

+1. Oh my god I hate that kid.

I wish he had drowned when Libby let him go. ****ing brat.

 

[krusden]

Surely if I applied for a role on H & A, I'd get it and be one of Nicole's love interests?... Surely?

you could be the tough out of towner type from Yabbie creek that are either
a) up to no good

or

b) suspected of being up to no good when they're actually okay but misunderstood

 

[Damon_3388]

Some of these might go back a few years for Neighbours viewers, and some are more recent:

- Tad DJing at Hemisphere nightclub
- Paul McLain playing for the Erinsborough Dingoes, then getting drafted by the crows
- Some tough BMX bandit called T-Bag trying to muscle in on Tad and Hannah's BMX track that they'd built at Harold's market garden plot
- Billy trying to do an insurance job on his own workshop by smashing the side window, but then getting found out by the police, who figured out that the window had been broken from the inside
- Drew falling off a horse, landing on his shoulder, and eventually dying from his injuries in hospital
- Sindy turning crazy and Stu having to put her in a care home
- Toady's ponytail with an undercut
- The Andrew 'Woody' Woodhouse witness protection saga
- The Boyd Hoyland character in general
- Grease Monkeys Diner

Even though he's a good character, Neighbours really 'jumped the shark' once Paul Robinson came back. It got too ridiculous after that, and they tried too many random 'shock value' storylines (most of which revolved around Paul) that made no sense. That coincided with the gradual pussification of Lou Carpenter as well. In the very old episodes (that they used to repeat in the afternoons on 10) he was a confident, brash, wheeler-dealer type. Then in the mid-90s he was the Mayor of Erinsborough, and a successful businessman with his own pub. But then they bought him down to being just a bumbling old man like Harold, and almost made them into a psuedo-gay couple.

I watched Neighbours nearly every night (as it often coincided with dinner time at home) from about 1994 until mid-2005, then lost track before Stingray died, and then didn't watch again until the 'reboot' a couple of years ago, and haven't watched again since then.

Detective Robertson on Home & Away reminds me of Nick Cave for some reason. Possibly it's his speech patterns, as well as bearing a vague resemblance to him. He's one of the more interesting characters the show has produced recently. He's quirky, but in a good way. Miles is quirky too, but just in an annoying, lame way.

 

[Shell]

- Drew falling of a horse, landing on his shoulder, and eventually dying from his injuries in hospital

I watched Neighbours nearly every night (as it often coincided with dinner time at home) from about 1994 until mid-2005, then lost track before Stingray died, and then didn't watch again until the 'reboot' a couple of years ago, and haven't watched again since then.
.

Bahahahaha. I've done that too! Falling off a horse that is. But I guess I lived because I landed on my hip, as opposed to the shoulder.

Its weird tho how you "go off/on" shows. Atm I am totally off Neighbours. Happened a few times with me and that old cop show "The Bill". Got back onto in several years ago, but havent watched it in years now since then. Doubt I'll never go back either.

 

[krusden]

That coincided with the gradual pussification of Lou Carpenter as well. In the very old episodes (that they used to repeat in the afternoons on 10) he was a confident, brash, wheeler-dealer type. Then in the mid-90s he was the Mayour of Erinsborough, and a successful businessman with his own pub. But then they bought him down to being just a bumbling old man like Harold, and almost made them into a psuedo-gay couple.

- spot on. after madge died/left/whatever, harold and lou were like a latter-life gay couple but to begin with lou was a dodgy pr!ck and consequently a better character.

 

[SunKing]

Why are 3 children below the age of 16 living in a house by themselves. Where the **** is the government in all of this? Why dont the neighbours do more to help them out.

I think Kate is 18 & Harry is 17 so they are fine to look after themselves. I'll volunteer to look after Kate though

 

[Cousin Jed]

That coincided with the gradual pussification of Lou Carpenter as well. In the very old episodes (that they used to repeat in the afternoons on 10) he was a confident, brash, wheeler-dealer type. Then in the mid-90s he was the Mayour of Erinsborough, and a successful businessman with his own pub. But then they bought him down to being just a bumbling old man like Harold, and almost made them into a psuedo-gay couple.

Lou works very few episodes (At the request of Tom Oliver the actor) so they can't really get him involved in anything but fluff storylines.

 

[do you know george?]

Taylah

More Taylah (IIRC her dad shipped her off to boarding school before Zeke had a chance to...):

 

[Kerrby]

I turned on tonight looking for funny Malcolm in the Middle but this came back on .

That new guy is horrible.

 

[Embers]

What pisses me off about these "actors" is in interviews they all say they want to leave in a few years to pursue a career in Hollywood. All of them would be lucky to pursue a career in McDonalds never mind bloody Hollywood. Your nobody. Toady realised this and stuck to his guns. Harold, Lou, Paul.

Unless your Deltra Goodrem and can sing a bit too just stay on the show instead of pretending you actually have talent.

 

[Ebert80]

Whilst thats probably right, and the acting is pretty poor, there is occasionally the exception such as Guy Pearce and Jesse Spencer.

I can't see the actor playing Zeke starring in any blockbusters though, lol.

 

[Shell]

I turned on tonight looking for funny Malcolm in the Middle but this came back on .

That new guy is horrible.

Malcolm is still on Friday nights.


And ugh, massive cringe worthy moment if there ever was a moment..

Donna on finding out that the guy she hooked up with at schoolies week is only 16.. "oh no. Im a cougar"

Honestly who writes this shit.

 

[damochandler]

both shows are terrible and they aren't even close to what they were back in the day. the story lines have been shit house at best and the by the looks of it the writers are too stupid to realize this

it's about time they were both culled, it's been long enough for both..

 

[Macca19]

I watched Neighbours nearly every night (as it often coincided with dinner time at home) from about 1994 until mid-2005, then lost track before Stingray died, and then didn't watch again until the 'reboot' a couple of years ago, and haven't watched again since then.

Yeah, pretty similar. I watched it religiously from when I was 4-5 years old (1986-87) through to about 18 months-2 years ago when I just got bored of the crap acting and shit storylines. When Toady started looking after that chubba mini-toady was when I stopped bothering.

I agree that it jumped the shark when Paul came back and the whole burning down of the pub or diner (cant remember which one), then Paul losing his leg. Just meh.

 

[Macca19]

- spot on. after madge died/left/whatever, harold and lou were like a latter-life gay couple but to begin with lou was a dodgy pr!ck and consequently a better character.

Yeah, he was better at the start when he was the dodgy salesman who owned Carpenters Cars.

 

[The Sultan]

Watch H&A occationally as the missus and kids watch it, but think it was last years (or the year before) they had one of the characters competing in the Summer Bay illegal underground bare knuckles fighting, where supposedly thousands could be made by fighting in front of crowds of 5.

Surprisinly the missus and kids dont see the humor in me pointing the obvious holes in the plot, the shoddy acting, the obvious swerve, or the fact this stort/arc has been done three times in the last year.

 

[Caesar]

both shows are terrible and they aren't even close to what they were back in the day. the story lines have been shit house at best and the by the looks of it the writers are too stupid to realize this

it's about time they were both culled, it's been long enough for both..

Rag on them all you want, but the whole 'back in the day' thing doesn't fly. They were always deadset awful.

 

[Kerrby]

Malcolm is still on Friday nights.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!

I went from double episodes of funny Malcolm in the Middle to GAYbores and 7PMS ProSUCKYshow.

Also now that 7PMS is back, the show the repeats on late at night. Which means a) Letterman gets pushed back an hour or half an hour (Depending when they do their hour show) and b) Sex in the City has been replaced because god knows why they're replaying it when no one even watches it at the 7PM timeslot!

ARGH!!!!!!

/rant