wanda Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I liked the Sutherland/KK era best (no surprises there!), but I also *loved* the era with Shannon/Selina/Angel/Chloe etc. I was only little and thought they were soooo cool, lol. I can't remember what years that was exactly though. I'm guessing around '95? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Those were my favourite eras too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIng Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Same here.. KK/Sutherland and then Selina/Chloe/Shannon/Angel&Shane etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I guess of course everyone has different ideas about the main "eras" were. I would define them as The Early Years - 1988-1992 - black credits, the Fletcher Family, The Stewart Dynasty. 1993 - 1997 - the friendship "groups" era (ie. Shane/Damien/Angel/Sarah, followed by Curtis/Jack/Shannon/Selina). Otherwise known as the Ross era. 1998-1999 - I think the show kind of lost its way here. It was still a good show but there was nothing to it that felt like original H&A. 2000-2004 - The "hundreds of teenagers" era. Otherwise known as the "Sutherland" era. 2005-present - an equally exciting and worrying new era as the show moves with the times and sees some dramatic changes in both storyline and story-telling approaches. (Also known as the "lets f*ck the fans about by bringing back their favourite ever actress - Laurie - and then axing her again" era.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c120701 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I think the BR Era was the best. BR = Before Robbie, as I didn't have to sit with the remote in my hand ready to turn down the volume whenever he is on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 2000-2001 will always be special era, even if according to Ste, 2001 was the crappest year on record, because it was the era I fell in love with the show with and I think the same probably goes for everybody, the era that started them watching the show will always hold a speicla place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlin87 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Since I only started watching the show properly 3 years ago. I can't really say. I used to watch the early years in the afternoon, and I enjoyed those episodes greatly. This year has been the best since I started watching. The Sutherland era was the worst part of H&A. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed Kirsty and Kane, but the rest of that family gave me the sh#ts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star_girl Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I think that Home and Away is at it's best at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 2001, hands down. There are very few characters/stprylines from this era that I ever disliked. (And having it all on tape, I've checked. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c120701 Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I always get confused when people talk about 2001 as I never know if the mean the actual 2001 episodes or the ones that aired in the UK in 2001, which were 2000 episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I always get confused when people talk about 2001 as I never know if the mean the actual 2001 episodes or the ones that aired in the UK in 2001, which were 2000 episodes. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's the actual 2001 episodes I hate, which aired here in 2002. I don't know exactly why I disliked it so much. It was probably a number of things. It was the first season without Ailsa... and she didn't even get a leaving storyline. Alf kissed another woman within about 2 months. Don's grandson turned up with a lot of links to Don's past and with dyslexia and within a month it was all forgotten. Loads of new characters like Charlotte, Jude and Noah who couldn't act very well (at that point). Almost every friday ended with someone collapsing and/or being rushed to hospital. Jude had bulimia for a week and then was fine. The Sally/Luke thing that went nowhere. The god-awful London episodes and Marilyn's less than memorable return (could have been great, but it flopped). The Sutherland hogging 99.999% of screen time There were some good points of course, like Vinnie and Leah's wedding (minus Alf's kiss) and Morag's first stint since 1993, and.... actually that's all I can think of. But generally I think the storylines were dire, the characters (especially the 20-somethings) were rubbish and hollow. The Nick/Kirsty/Jade/Seb/Duncan gang were too young for me to care about, the Dani/Will/Gypsy thing was too predictable and annoying, the show had terrible music that year... it just wasn't good H&A in my opinion It was also the first and only year where I didn't mind if I missed an episode, and would sometimes deliberately watch the other side instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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