Neighbours

Isla does have three parents, threesomes seem popular in Neighbours !

I always watch yesterday’s episode on my iPad while I eat my breakfast. Like you *Franburn I didn’t watch for many years but came back to it a while ago the story lines ridiculous but I enjoy it.

I love both Neighbours and Home and Away, they`re the only soaps I watch apart from Eastenders. Haven`t seen today`s yet though, as I had visitors.

I must catchup. Was out shopping today.
I can't stand the mother Nicolette. I wish they would write her out! Ditto Amy. The polyamorous relationship storyline is so silly. I'd never heard of this until Neighbours.
But I still love watching.

I watch it because unlike other soaps it is generally light-hearted. It was only recently that I realised Harlow is Jason Donovan’s daughter.

It’s absolute rubbish but I always watch it. Nicolette is so inconsistent- carts the baby around constantly then puts her in the crib and leaves her to scream. Poor Isla. I know- it’s only a story!

I like watching Neighbours. at least there are no disasters and deaths every few months as in corrie and emmerdale which I no longer watch.
Can't stand 'amy' her teeth dazzle me.. the storyline of two boyfriends is daft isn't it.

I watch Neighbours and Home and Away because they are such an easy watch when you want something light. British soaps are far too grim. I thought Nicolette swapping the two babies was a great storyline because you knew the real baby would turn up one day. I guess they couldn't wait to do this, it was only a couple of weeks. They certainly have 'modern' storylines. A gay couple, a lesbian couple, two of them brother and sister, and then Nicolette offering to surrogate a baby for the boys. Now the appearance of a second baby who belongs to one of the gay brothers. You couldn't make it up. Oh, they just did ??

My mother used to watch it in the 80s . Whatever would she think of it now? I don’t think they even drank alcohol back them , let alone have LGBTQ characters.

Amy's daft storyline anmoys me. Do people really behave like this??

Not in my world nadateturbe

I’ve watched Neighbours since it began, I still enjoy it, although it was better in the past, these days it’s enjoyable rubbish. Passes the time.

Agreed, it is rubbish with some ridiculous storylines but I always love Paul. He behaves dreadfully but always with good intentions, it always ends badly for him, but somehow he rises up again like a phoenix from the ashes.

Yes, I will probably continue watching it whilst they keep Paul in it. Such a very loveable rogue.

Not sure about story lines being worse now than the past. One I remember from very early days was the diver who had such aserious accident, that the hospital said that if they managed to save his life he would probably never walk again. Within less than a month he was walking, running and going on a camping holiday with his family.

Franbern the Aussie soaps are renowned for that! Every week someone ends up in hospital, often with life changing injuries or illnesses. They lose limbs and organs, they have brain or spinal surgery, they cannot walk. But very soon are back to normal and it's pretty much forgotten. I also love the way they get a hospital appointment the same day, they never have to wait. Doctor Karl seems to deal with everything from pre-natal, through cancer to brain injury. It's a magical world where real life doesn't intrude! ?

I blame my DS watching so much Neighbours in the 80s and 90s for his emigration to Australia!!

Just so he can keep you updated Julie ?!

Did I miss the follow up to Hendrix’ cancer scare? He seems to have reverted to normal behaviour .

All clear Atqui

Jane always looks so fearful, she is need of medication , suppose with Nicolette for a daughter she has good reason to be fearful.

Thanks Annie. I’ve been away and I must have missed an episode on catchup. ?. I find so many of the characters infuriating but still watch it avidly! Yes Nicolette is a nasty piece of work - poor Jane. - unconditional love.

Doctor Karl seems to deal with everything from pre-natal, through cancer to brain injury. It's a magical world where real life doesn't intrude!

I so agree. But I love it.

Now Amy is getting seriously high maintenance. Me me me and nothing but me. Everything and everyone has to revolve around her and her feelings. She never seems to be at work, just spends her life dressing up and fretting about her flippin' love life. Finding her really annoying.

Wonder what would happen if she got pregnant??

One of the things that is notable with the character of Paul is that the actor who plays him always has that slight limp where the character is supposed to have a prosthetic leg.

So often, in soaps, this sort of thing slowly disappears - but Paul has always kept it going. Probably he knows more about the history of the character than many of the SW's.