Thread: The Neighbours Thread
Results 76 to 100 of 978
-
18th Apr 2007, 5:54 PM #76
How blatant a quick replacement character is Will's brother? You can bet your bottom dollar that he's been given all of Will's lines and storylines and was probably second in-line to play Will in the first place.
-
26th Apr 2007, 12:07 PM #77
Rumours kicking about for months, but it looks like Neighbours could be leaving BBC1 soon.
Originally Posted by Broadcastnow
More about it on The Stage TV Today blog thingy as well:
http://www.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/20...xpensive_1.php
http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcas...065867,00.html
Originally Posted by Media Guardian
Is Michael Grade still stuck in the late 1980s? He'll be poaching Brucie, offering Wogan a chatshow and bringing back Albion Market to fill that tricky Tuesday/Thursday 7:30pm slot next.Last edited by Milky Tears; 26th Apr 2007 at 12:14 PM. Reason: another link
-
26th Apr 2007, 10:39 PM #78Pip Madeley Guest
They could show old episodes of Doctor Who in the 5.35pm slot after Newsround, kids would love it.
-
27th Apr 2007, 12:03 AM #79
I think you should get in touch with Points of View, Pip. 'The Krotons' after Newsround would be awesome.
-
27th Apr 2007, 12:21 AM #80Pip Madeley Guest
'The Dominators' would fit the weekday schedule better. Si Hart would love that.
-
27th Apr 2007, 7:48 AM #81
I wouldn't be rushing home from work to watch that.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
-
27th Apr 2007, 7:15 PM #82
It'll be a real shame if it leaves BBC 1 though I don't blame them for not wanting to pay that much for it! Channel 5 would be better than ITV. They seem to treat Homo & Gay alright. Don't they do an omnibus too?
-
1st May 2007, 11:05 PM #83
We just stumbled across a Neighby-dayby-do-dahs spoiler by mistake when looking for "Sons and Daughters" on you tube. We didn't look in detail or watch the clip and it might not be genuine as you get all kinds of trickery fakery on there but if true then there's a death looming in Erinsborough...
-
2nd May 2007, 12:28 PM #84Pip Madeley GuestEverybody needs good Neighbours... even the BBC. But its contract with the Australian soap expires at the end of 2008, and the broadcaster could soon withdraw from negotiations after publicly denouncing the show's producers, Freemantle Media, for trying to up the price. BBC currently pays 25,000 per episode of the iconic soap, but Fremantle is allegedly demanding 100,000 per show, a figure which the BBC calls "unrealistic and greedy". ITV is believed to be in advanced negotiations to poach to soap, which means it could soon be moving over to meet its new neighbours in ITV's daytime line-up.
But it's not a done deal just yet - the show’s 22-year legacy means that just about everyone in the UK has watched at least a few episodes and has good memories of Neighbours on the BBC – whether its rushing home from school to watch early episodes, or crying over classic moments like Scott and Charlene's wedding, Harold Bishop's disappearance or Helen Daniel's death. Neighbours also introduced UK audiences to classic Aussie phrases like 'sanga' (that's a sandwich, non-Neighbours fans), 'ute' and 'rack off', and everybody knows the theme tune. In short, Neighbours belongs at the BBC.
The broadcaster will lose much more than a tired Aussie soap that's seen better days if it doesn't renew it's contract - it'll lose 22 years of memories and the goodwill that goes hand in hand with a long-running, feel-good show like Neighbours.
-
5th May 2007, 2:24 PM #85
Nice kiss in Friday's episode.
Latest news from The Mirror (through Digital Spy):
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...otiations.html
BBC pulls out of 'Neighbours' negotiations?
Saturday, May 5 2007, 10:33 BST
By Daniel Kilkelly
BBC chiefs have pulled out of negotiations for Australian soap Neighbours, according to a report in The Mirror today.
The show will now leave BBC screens next year after distributor Fremantle refused to accept the corporation's offer of 70,000 per episode, instead demanding that executives match ITV's bid of 104,000.
It is now believed that the bidding war for the soap will continue between ITV and Five. ITV are keen to secure a daytime hit after struggling since Paul O'Grady defected to Channel 4 in 2006, while Five are hoping to create an Aussie soap hour by running Neighbours and Home and Away back-to-back.
A BBC insider told the newspaper: "We made a very generous offer and we were very disappointed when they went off in search of more cash. It shows how greedy they are. There is no hope of us keeping the programme in the face of such fierce competition from the commercial channels.
"We can't pay over the odds for it because it is licence fee money - but what we did offer was very reasonable given the current market rates. It is very sad."
-
12th May 2007, 11:34 AM #86
I saw a bit of yesterday's episode and caught what appeared to be top lady love action going down.
-
12th May 2007, 1:06 PM #87
Pepper's baps were on display again, weren't they?
-
12th May 2007, 1:09 PM #88
I know! I was shocked to my pervy core!
Norks in Neighbours? Whatever would Mrs. Mangel have said?
-
15th May 2007, 5:48 PM #89
Loads of "lesbian" and young folk in skimpy underwear in today's episode.
-
15th May 2007, 6:10 PM #90
Naughty Boyd. I'm so disappointed in him.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
-
15th May 2007, 7:05 PM #91
The character of Boyd, well disguised by his enviable good looks and physique, is actually that of an absolute pig, and this latest storyline isn't out of character for him. I can't believe Janae has effectively given him license to spend two weeks f**king that bird with big lips and then resume his happy marriage! It should be a trap - at the end of it she should say "no. If you loved me, you wouldn't have gone near her".
And then he'll be gone. But we'll always have that episode where Boyd taught Dylan self-defence and they wrestled around topless for a whole scene.
Sorry, where am I again?
Si.
-
15th May 2007, 7:10 PM #92Captain Tancredi Guest
I gave up when Bryony left- it just wasn't the same.
On reflection, I'm not sure her name was Bryony, but it was something like that. Trouble is, the moment you try to describe any of the younger cast of Neighbours- blonde, twentysomething, etc., you're describing them all...Last edited by Captain Tancredi; 15th May 2007 at 10:16 PM.
-
15th May 2007, 11:18 PM #93Captain Tancredi Guest
Bronwyn! That's who it was!
Three hours of subconscious thought, that took. Oooh, Bronwyn was nice...
-
18th May 2007, 1:46 PM #94
Breaking News from Media Guardian:
1.30pm: BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has confirmed that the BBC has lost Neighbours after 21 years. More follows...
http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcas...083026,00.html
BBC loses Neighbours
Ben Dowell
Friday May 18, 2007
MediaGuardian.co.uk
The BBC1 controller, Peter Fincham, has confirmed that the BBC has lost its daytime ratings banker Neighbours after 21 years on the network.
Mr Fincham broke the news that the corporation had lost the soap on BBC1's One O'Clock news bulletin today.
The loss of Neighbours will deal a huge blow to the BBC1 schedule, where it pulls in around 3 million viewers for its 1.35pm lunchtime showing and around 2.6 million for its 5.35pm repeat.
It also marks the end of an era - Neighbours has been broadcast on BBC1 since 1986.
The announcement follows heated negotiations between the BBC and Fremantle, the RTL subsidiary that distributes Neighbours.
Corporation have insiders attacked the show's distributor for "unrealistic and greedy" demands during the negotiations.
A senior BBC insider said today: "They were asking for 300m over eight years. It's just too much. We couldn't justify that price tag."
It is not yet clear where the soap will end up, but ITV and Channel Five are understood to be bidding for the show.
Neighbours would plug a hole in ITV1's afternoon schedule, which has struggled since the loss of Home and Away to Five and the defection of Paul O'Grady to Channel 4.
Neighbours could also be used on ITV2, which is also looking for a "teen-oriented soap".
ITV could follow the lead of Five, which runs Home and Away on its main network at 6pm, then gives viewers a first look at the next episode immediately afterwards on digital channel Five Life.
Great day for Fincham and BBC soaps. EastEnders hit its second lowest audience last night as well.Last edited by Milky Tears; 18th May 2007 at 2:05 PM. Reason: I'm a bit late with the link
-
18th May 2007, 4:40 PM #95
Oh my.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
-
18th May 2007, 5:52 PM #96
It's gone to Channel 5.
-
18th May 2007, 5:52 PM #97
What a shame.
We all saw it coming but I for one hoped there'd be a "it was never in doubt that we'd secure Neighbours" sort of comment from the Beeb and the whole thing would be a publicity stunt.
It took about a year between "Home and Away" finishing on ITV and starting on 5. If that happens with "Neighbydeighbydo-dahs" it'll be like the olden days when the UK was 18 months behind Australia.
I don't blame the Beeb for turning it down at that price but it's a shame. 21 years...
-
18th May 2007, 6:20 PM #98
Gives me an excuse to finally stop watching it.
-
18th May 2007, 8:23 PM #99
If Five do an omnibus I'm all for the move, I never get to see Neighbours anymore.
-
19th May 2007, 1:00 AM #100Pip Madeley Guest
The viewing figures have dropped so much (from 19m to a combined 5m), you can understand the Beeb's reluctance to pay so much for it...
Scott and Charlene's wedding (1988) - 19.1m
Charlene leaves (1989) - 18.4m
Henry Robinson leaves (1991) - 16.6m
Jim Robinson knocks the fruit bowl over and dies (1994) - 15.1m
Harold Bishop returns from the dead (1997) - 10.3m
Helen Daniels dies while watching Scott and Charlene's wedding video (1998) - 10.1m
Susan and Karl divorce (2004) - 5.8m
Lassiters plane crash (2006) - 6.75m
Izzy leaves, hiding her pregnancy (2006) - 5.6m
Similar Threads
-
Si Hunt Whispers... IS IT WRONG TO "SNOOP" ON YOUR NEIGHBOURS?
By Si Hunt in forum General ForumReplies: 15Last Post: 2nd Dec 2009, 11:19 AM
PSAudios 6.1. Bless You Doctor Who
[/URL] (Click for large version) Doctor Who A thrilling two-part adventure starring Brendan Jones & Paul Monk & Paul Monk Bless You,...
23rd Nov 2020, 3:02 PM