I think it could be Tom Quill, out for revenge. Seems a cruel plot for insurance, especially when the hotel is packed for an event.Quote:
Originally Posted by its.like.that
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I think it could be Tom Quill, out for revenge. Seems a cruel plot for insurance, especially when the hotel is packed for an event.Quote:
Originally Posted by its.like.that
I'd be so annoyed if it was him, plainly because that's the most obvious choice and if they are going to have a whodunnit storyline running for months, I'd find it really quite boring that they'd go for the most obvious choice in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruffed_lemur
They are setting up a whodunnit for a few months? That explains why they had Chas in the boiler room. They have set up him as one of the suspects, Tyler, Paul, the woman that Paul sets out to wreck the function etc.
I think it will be made to look like it's Tom but I think it will be his little brat brother.
REGARDING.... Neighbours going off air because of low numbers in Australia its because of it being on channel 11 I know a few people including myself who tunned out for a while simply cause it isnt as easy for people to record.
An explosion rips through Lassiter's hotel, and leaves many lives hanging in the balance.
Tuesday 5th April 2016 (Hour-long special)
Erinsborough mourns the loss of a loved one. Karl is caught in a compromising position when Sarah Beaumont returns to town.
Wednesday 6th April 2016
The explosion claims a second victim. Paige becomes fascinated by a mysterious newcomer. Susan worries about Sarah's motives.
Thursday 7th April 2016
A frantic Sonya searches for Toadie. Brad attempts to reconnect with Ned - but Lauren has reservations. What is Paul hiding?
Friday 8th April 2016
Amy mourns a lost love. Aaron's shocked to see Nate again. With his life on the line, Toadie asks a big favour of Steph.
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Wasn't that just an April fools?Quote:
Originally Posted by meagan82
Yeah, I'll try and find the article, but I remember reading that they confirmed and had already planned (or filmed) the months after the explosion and there will be a lot of red herrings and it'll be a few months before we find out who actually did it.Quote:
Originally Posted by its.like.that
I've had a look at next week's TV listings (UK), and Tuesday's episode of Neighbours is half an hour as usual. Perhaps Australia are getting the hour long episode on Tuesday that we're seeing Monday night?Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I know the article about Neighbours coming to an end was an April Fool's joke, but the subject does rear its ugly head from time to time.
The UK's Channel 5 basically keeps Neighbours afloat, and with the contract between Channel 5 and Neighbours up for renewal soon, there are some fans who are seriously nervous about the soap's future. Channel 5 pay an awful lot of money for Neighbours (I think I remember reading £30 million a year) and are likely to be looking for savings. However, the show is consistently one of their best ratings draws so they're not going to want to lose it.
Also, I know Neighbours is little watched in Australia, but (from what I've read on other sites) Australian channels (including the digital ones) have a quota of homegrown TV programming they have to produce. Given that, the money from Channel 5, and how well Neighbours sells overseas, it seems unlikely that it's going to finish any time soon.
Plus, the Neighbours team went ahead and spent millions recently on building the outdoor sets - which I don't think would have happened if they were worried about its future.
I wouldn't. Sometimes that's the most believable. Also Neighbours aren't like the other soaps at milking storylines, and crimes can take a while to solve.Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
I think it's got a few years left on it yet, I don't think it'll be around in 10 years time though however. I'd like to be proven wrong though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I can see it lasting another 5/6 years. Even if channel 5 renew their contract, they hit on a gem every now and then and eventually you will get people high up on the ladder wondering if it's financially worth it.
If channel 5 don't renew the contract, I don't see any other free view channel picking it up and if gets picked up by a digital channel, a lot of the Neighbours audience are older folk who may not have digital TV and without the UK audience, they'd really struggle.
As much as I hate to say it, Neighbours simply hasn't had the talent to hold itself up in recent years. Don't get me wrong, I know soaps aren't exactly known for producing A-list stars, but whenever I catch an episode of Emmerdale (which isn't very often) the cast in that seem to have more talent in it, whereas Neighbours has sort of become known for relying on the sex appeal of characters than the talent of the actors. I know that might sound cruel, but it's not meant to be, but some of the most popular characters/actors are so wooden and just unbelievable.
Don't get me wrong, I love Neighbours and will tune in for however long it lasts, but they need to change more than their sets if they want to make their 40th anniversary.
YesRegardless Neighbours numbers are dismal since going from channel 10 to 11Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
I don't think there's much chance of Channel 5 not renewing its contract, although they're bound to want to negotiate the price they pay down. They last bought the rights in 2007 for 10 years, so hopefully they'll buy it for another decade.Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
I agree there's some terrible actors on Neighbours, especially the younger cast (although in my opinion the worst of those - Amber and Josh - have gone or are about to go). There's also some good young actors though. I think Matt Wilson is very good and Xanthe has promise given more experience.
Comparing it to UK soaps, I'd say Corrie has some of the worst actors in soap. I think Neighbours is in good shape on the whole and has really improved in the last few years. No, it's not perfect, but it's more often than not thoroughly enjoyable in my opinion.
Oh there's definitely some promising talent in that cast for sure! I don't know the last time I watched Corrie because it was just embarrassing :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I think Neighbours has so much potential and sometimes it's not used and that's sort of frustrating. They tend to tackle quite interesting subjects and it always feels a little more genuine than some other soaps and I really hope it is around for another good while because it can be really good! My favourite character is Sheila, I think she is hilarious, as long as she sticks around, I'll be happy :p
It'll probably remain the only soap I watch along with being my guilty pleasure :p
Neighbours fans can expect heartbreaking scenes tonight (April 4) as the show's dramatic 10pm special sees a regular character killed off.
Channel 5 is giving the show a rare post-watershed slot for a specially-filmed hour-long episode, which focuses on an explosion disaster at Lassiters Hotel.
Lassiters will be a hive of activity today as various characters find themselves in the building, just in time for the shocking moment that the boiler room explodes. In the unmissable scenes that follow, this causes death and devastation which will change life in Erinsborough forever.
The storyline kicks off in Neighbours' regular 1.45pm and 5.30pm airings today, but viewers will have to tune back in at 10pm tonight to find out which character will be the first to die in the carnage.
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Toadie is trapped in a hotel room underneath rubble
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Tuesday's episode will feature a brief 3-minute recap from the 10pm airing but the tragic scenes won't be shown again in full, so Neighbours fans are being encouraged to watch the one-off special to get the full impact from the storyline.
As with the last 10pm special, which focused on an explosion at Sonya and Toadie's wedding, the hour-long airing has been specially edited for a post-watershed audience and will include chart music from artists such as Adele and One Direction playing over some key scenes.
The action then continues across the week, with more tragedy, turmoil and even the return of Karl Kennedy's old flame Sarah Beaumont to throw another spanner in the works.
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So if people are unable to watch or record this they will miss the scenes that include the first death? I thought it was a more gory version of the first death scene. I'm glad for a little clarification though :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Imogen goes to work with Naomi in LA , Josh dies , Imogen doesn't, Kyle leaves and goes with Georgia, I would say Susan is injured and pretty sure its Doug and Tom Quill that die
I was hoping this hour long episode was going to go straight into the explosion after the recap. I'm guessing this first half hour is just going to be the same as what was aired earlier, the only thing that's different so far is the music playing over scenes
Yes, it was very disappointing that the first half hour was just a repeat of the earlier episode. I wouldn't have minded if I'd been forewarned so I didn't have to sit through it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
I have to say as a big fan of Neighbours that I thought the episode where Josh died was one of the most ludicrous soap episodes I can remember watching. So many suspensions of disbelief were required!
Me too, I was fortunate enough to record it so I could fast forward the first half hour but how disappointing!!
How comes Toadie has gotten caught up in a death trap again?! Poor old toad.
Yeah, it wasn't really an hour special, it was a 30 minute...sort of special. I didn't really get the point of having it at 10, I was hoping for it to maybe be a little more gory, but that didn't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Are licensing laws for music different after 9 or something? The use of chart songs suddenly seemed so random :p
What was the song? I didn't notice it on the Aussie episode tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
What was the song? I didn't notice it on the Aussie episode tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
For Josh's death scene they played Adele's song 'When We Were Young.'Quote:
Originally Posted by PAJ88
Throughout the episode they played 1D, Zayn and Lucas Graham songs too, but I think it was just for the UK special they had them play, they don't usually use chart music
Yes, that was annoying. The second half was excellent ( apart from Adele wailing above Josh ), but we could have just had a 30 minute special.Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
Yeah it was really annoying, the fact as well they were like "this is not going to be a repeat episode! This is brand new material!" and then it was half a repeat and half new material...ugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruffed_lemur
If they had said "the first 25 minutes will be the build up again and then new stuff" I don't think I'd have been quite as annoyed
I found Imogen really cold she just ignored her dying brother and followed Daniel.
Yes, that was out of character. There's no way she would have really shown absolutely no concern for Joshua - who she knew was injured too. That was just one of the many occurrences that required a suspension of disbelief from me in that episode.Quote:
Originally Posted by meagan82
The new promotion looks good :) ...I think I will like the John Doe story line and love ♡ story with Paige... not keen on Karl/Sarah .. Jai looks fun though. ....
Neighbours fans should grab those tissues again - the show will be airing its second Hotel Death Trap demise today (April 6).
Viewers are still reeling over the tragic loss of Josh Willis, who passed away in tearjerking scenes after getting trapped underneath a concrete column at the hotel.
Wednesday's episode is now being promoted as equally unmissable, as another popular character is killed off in sad circumstances.
Neighbours' executive producer Jason Herbison commented: "We promised it would be the biggest week ever and while I know viewers are reeling over the death of Joshua, please don't put the tissues away yet.
"Tonight we lose one of our much loved long-term characters and there are more surprises to come from the debris.
"However, despite all the drama of this week, it's not all despair. There are some very happy endings and surprise arrivals in store over the coming weeks."
Neighbours' hotel horror is proving to be a huge hit, with over a million viewers tuning in for the action-packed 10pm special on Channel 5 on Monday night.
The sudden increase in buzz surrounding the show has also led to Neighbours trending high on Facebook and Twitter as viewers have speculated over the next victim.
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As predicted by many, it is going to be bye bye Doug :(
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poor brad
How will he cope with seeing both his son and father die before his eyes in one day? That would be extremely difficult to come to terms with. I hope there are long term repercussions from these deaths for all the Willises.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Doug's death was sad, although it felt strangely underplayed to me. I did like seeing his "ghost" afterwards though. :)
Same, there's nothing worse than when shows have traumatic deaths and then the families are over them a week later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Although I do remember reading an interview with the woman who plays Therese (I need to start learning the actors names!) and she said they were still filming the emotional aftermaths of recent storylines and I'm assuming that has to be the deaths of Josh and Doug.
It was quite nice they both went at the same time and I don't mean that in a nasty way! But Josh and Doug had a really special and unique bond and I always enjoyed their scenes together, especially when they were plotting Ned's return, so storyline wise is was nice, but as for family tragedy, that's a tough one!
I agree, and I'm so glad Brad never got to tell Doug about Josh's death. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by LauBuch
I hope we see a new side to Brad, Scott is a good actor given decent material to work with
I thought the actresses who play Terese and Piper did the best acting for Josh's death
Rebekah Elmaloglou is amazing