Mattche1983

Hmm. Tricky one. I have worked for the best part of 5 years as a theatrical agent. I would think that the problems most likely lies within individual actors contracts. One contract will be different to another one so when you consider how many actors have made their way through Summer Bay. It would be a mammoth task. I am sure there are a few people on this forum who wouldn't mind going through them all. ha. Producers may have wanted to renew an actors contract who perhaps had become extremely popular with viewers. Then the agent/manager may have struck a deal for future reruns or releases and they could have even embargoed it from a certain cut off point etc (and that's just the beginning - I wont bore you too much about that). I imagine around the 1995 era when Home and away was topping the ratings- things in HR would have been quite something. The actors (and their managers) would have been in quite a powerful position. It's a shame if that is the case because it didn't do them any good anyway did it? It's only really the viewers that suffer. I too was loving the early year re-runs. Who knows there may well be a loophole to be found. It is very interesting though.

I was going to ask the same thing. In fact the other day they used the old logo (orange text) for the opening. Someone's day off perhaps?! HA!

i had a go at making my own a few days ago. Would love that job! lovely to see Home and Away back on our screens. Feels like they are targeting old and new fans with the feel of the show. x