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To the dismay of every housewife, student and unemployed person within the UK, the BBC is contemplating dropping the sublime entertainment extravaganza that is Neighbours.

Currently the Beeb pays around £25,000 per episode, and its current deal extends to 2008. But Freemantle Media, the company who produce everyone’s favourite Aussie soap, is allegedly demanding up to £100,000 per episode for the next series. Auntie says she can’t afford such a hefty price-tag.

Both ITV and Five have expressed interest in taking over the show. But Neighbours with ad breaks? No thank you, sir!

What a to-do....

So, should I just get on with my life, or start picketing the BBC? Is it a worrying fact I can remember more about the events of Ramsay Street in the 1980s than I can about real life?


And why is Home & Away so incredibly inferior?

i'am a Aussie and i hate both

I like commercial breaks, it gives me and hubby time to discuss plot points and such *is indoctrinated with consumerism*

In fact I have purchased shows on DVD and they aren't as suspenseful without commercial breaks.

although, if you aren't used to it.....then I can understand how it would be annoying.

I watched the first episode that was aired over here...and I still ask myself why?

To the dismay of every housewife, student and unemployed person within the UK, the BBC is contemplating dropping the sublime entertainment extravaganza that is Neighbours.

Currently the Beeb pays around £25,000 per episode, and its current deal extends to 2008. But Freemantle Media, the company who produce everyone’s favourite Aussie soap, is allegedly demanding up to £100,000 per episode for the next series. Auntie says she can’t afford such a hefty price-tag.

Both ITV and Five have expressed interest in taking over the show. But Neighbours with ad breaks? No thank you, sir!

What a to-do....

So, should I just get on with my life, or start picketing the BBC? Is it a worrying fact I can remember more about the events of Ramsay Street in the 1980s than I can about real life?


And why is Home & Away so incredibly inferior?

Don't worry. Neighbours gets so bad that you won't want to watch it anyway. (we're ahead of the UK by a few months, right?)

Home & Away is one of the worst shows I've witnessed. I know Neighbours doesn't have the best acting in the world but it is lightyears ahead of H&A. The most important thing though is the writing. H&A has no sense of humour at all, while Neighbours makes a joke about every five seconds.

Don't worry. Neighbours gets so bad that you won't want to watch it anyway. (we're ahead of the UK by a few months, right?)

Home & Away is one of the worst shows I've witnessed. I know Neighbours doesn't have the best acting in the world but it is lightyears ahead of H&A. The most important thing though is the writing. H&A has no sense of humour at all, while Neighbours makes a joke about every five seconds.

No no no no....for truly bad you need to start looking at Prisoner Cell Block H!

So, should I just get on with my life, or start picketing the BBC? Is it a worrying fact I can remember more about the events of Ramsay Street in the 1980s than I can about real life?

Picketing seems to be the only way forwards here...

I'd be less worried about lunchtimes without Harold Bishop and more worried about lunchtimes without Sky Mangel...;) :)

Picketing seems to be the only way forwards here...

I'd be less worried about lunchtimes without Harold Bishop and more worried about lunchtimes without Sky Mangel...;) :)

Sky? You jest? She has got to be one of the most whiney spoiled characters outside of Madge Bishop!

Fuck I hated that show. I had a girlfriend that used to watch it every fucking day though, then talk about it. Fuckballs! :mad:

Is Harold Bishop still a fat sad loser? It's been literally about twenty years since I paid any attention to it.

I’d be less worried about lunchtimes without Harold Bishop and more worried about lunchtimes without Sky Mangel...;) :)
Ahh Sky........

Yes, she is a purty one at that. And, you know, rebellious and that.

Comics, politics, and the like.


But you still want Harold for a cup of tea and a comforting chat after you and Sky have a tiff.

Egghiccup;12605598’]I misread the title at first and thought it read “Lunchtimes without Harold Shipman”. I thought you were the Hyde coroner for a minute there.
Imagine the overtime on that job!

Fuck I hated that show. I had a girlfriend that used to watch it every fucking day though, then talk about it. Fuckballs! :mad:

Is Harold Bishop still a fat sad loser? It's been literally about twenty years since I paid any attention to it.

yup

Is Harold Bishop still a fat sad loser? It’s been literally about twenty years since I paid any attention to it.
A sad fat loser that went mental and nearly strangled a man to death!

Soap!

Sky? You jest? She has got to be one of the most whiney spoiled characters outside of Madge Bishop!
You'd seem to know. ;)

Besides, I don't want her for her personality. I'm shallow!
Ahh Sky........

Yes, she is a purty one at that. And, you know, rebellious and that.

Comics, politics, and the like.


But you still want Harold for a cup of tea and a comforting chat after you and Sky have a tiff.
She is purty indeed. :)

But somehow I don't think Harold would be comforting someone who's pissed off his granddaughter.

Oh yeah, and...my claim to fame...I've met Alan Fletcher! (aka SuperDoc Karl Kennedy).

Heh, just read the wiki entry for Karl Kennedy. Check this out:

Though a former GP, Karl seemed to be trained in every field of medicine possible, as he has been directly involved with every aspect of any medical problem to happen in Erinsborough since his arrival, including mental health problems and births
:D

Oh yeah, and...my claim to fame...I’ve met Alan Fletcher! (aka SuperDoc Karl Kennedy).
Ahh, who hasn’t met Alan Fletcher?

The man tours the UK twice per year!

A sad fat loser that went mental and nearly strangled a man to death!

Soap!

Clearly that was long after I stopped watching. I remember some bogus plot about jane harris being ugly. Convinced no-one I think.

And now I have the damn theme song in my head. ARGHHHH!

Ahh, who hasn’t met Alan Fletcher?

The man tours the UK twice per year!
Yeah, well...

*hides*

He's a shit musician, if truth be told.

Next you'll be telling me C4 is dropping Hollyoaks.

BBC had better wise up. From what I remember, Neighbours gets the highest daytime ratings outside of the 1 o'clock news.

And it's awesome, as long as you don't try to take it seriously.

If England stops buying Neighbours, maybe the show will get cancelled.

If England stops buying Neighbours, maybe the show will get cancelled.

Someone *will* buy Neighbours, that's for sure. It pulls in 12 million viewers, making it the second-most watched soap behind Coronation Street I think...

Someone *will* buy Neighbours, that's for sure. It pulls in 12 million viewers, making it the second-most watched soap behind Coronation Street I think...

Bugger!

*listens to the other room*

It's on right now! *hides*

Sky has really spiralled out of control since Stinger died.

Sky has really spiralled out of control since Stinger died.

You're from convictland. Can't you stop it at the source?

Wait wait wait.... in England they show it at lunchtime? That's really weird. Also, why can't they do that hear. So I'm not forced to watch it during dinner.

You're from convictland. Can't you stop it at the source?

I live not too far from the Neighbours studios, so I probably could effect some sort of "permanent solution", but it's really not in my nature.

Sky has really spiralled out of control since Stinger died.

He dies?

Nice spoiler warning, btw.

Wait wait wait.... in England they show it at lunchtime? That's really weird. Also, why can't they do that hear. So I'm not forced to watch it during dinner.

They show it twice a day, at lunch time and tea time.

Personally, I wouldn't give it one showing a month, but there you are.

I hate neighbours, but the other day I managed to catch some hot lezbian action at the end! Keep it!!!

The day Neighbours is never again shown (at least in Britain) will be many years later than it should have been.

lets just axe it now

He dies?

Nice spoiler warning, btw.

Err....ah....no....he doesn't.....it's all a....dream sequence. Yes, a dream sequence, that's it.



(Apologies, I didn't think about you being behind us.)

I hate neighbours, but the other day I managed to catch some hot lezbian action at the end! Keep it!!!

Yeah. I saw that. But it wasn't like a full on hyper snog :(

(Apologies, I didn't think about you being behind us.)

You fail at diplomacy

You fail at diplomacy

Meh, it's only Neighbours.

Oh neighbours, I'd wish there would get rid of Home and Away in Australia too.

Meh, it's only Neighbours.

I know, but an effort could still be made. I could give away so many spoilers in things *rubs hands together*