General Chat

We are losing so many characters. Thought Tamara would definitely go, but now she is staying to be with a Braxton. I'd much rather be on the farm.

Another major change for our doctor, who is one of the better characters.

My son went to a fundraiser last Saturday night for a couple of children who's parents were stabbed to death here on the Coast where I live. Marty ? the Adam character was the auctioneer. He is a realtor and auctioneer at Terrigal when he is not acting. They raised many thousands of dollars for this very good cause, poor little kids having to witness mum and dad being killed. I hope the money will help to provide for their futures. They are currently living with the grandparents.

I expect we will have Sally and her daughter back next week. Wonder where that leaves Bianca? Will she be deputy at the school?

Hope everyone is well and for those in the northern hemisphere, enjoying some good summer weather. It is quite chilly here, but today has been sunny. :-)

Hello Kim. Good to hear from you. I was wondering if everything is OK with you.
I saw an item about those two kids earlier and tonight, another telling of the amount that was raised for them. The kids were overwhelmed - but I suppose it won't take away the trauma of seeing their parents killed.

I believe the UK has a recess very soon, like we have over the Christmas period, so I wonder where it will end? I think Brax has been shot (right, Marion?) so it will probably stop with him being in a coma, and they will have to wait until it starts up again to see Charlie appear to him in his dreams whilst he is unconscious. I was amazed to learn of the amount of people in other countries who watch this show on the Internet. However, it also seems that there are rogue sites who have been downloading (or uploading?) it illegally. Some sites have been shut down.

Hi Berona, yes doctor's in Sydney and it takes me about a month to get over it. Hate being ill, 18 years now. The father's eldest son killed them and my son played cricket with the dad. It has been such a sad time. Great community spirit to raise all that money, but as you said the trauma will last a lifetime.

I really enjoyed the scenes of Brax with Charlie. I think it was done very well. I'm not a fan of Ricky though and Casey is beginning to grate too. Ruffo is back next month, more bad acting. :-S

Hi all.
We have been enjoying the sun here ( a bit hot really but better not moan lol)
Hope you are both feeling ok and health is better for you.

Brax has been shot and Adam tried to finish hom off in hospital.Charlie gave him a shout though :-D.
Thats where we are up to now.

That was going on during the week that we had our problem when last-minute changes had to be made by the TV (26th June), so you must be about three weeks behind us at the moment. Your summer recess will put you further behind but then, we have a 6 to 8 week recess in Dec/Jan. That will bring it back to about what it is now.
I agree, Kim. The way they did Charlie's visit to Brax in his dreams was good. Nothing has been said about it since he recovered, but he seems to be able to move on now - and it looks like he is moving on with Ricky. I think the brothers should all move away in different directions!

HI all.
was nice to see Charlie,we had that last night.
i think VJ must have been in a grow bag since last on.He is back now.

I, too, noticed how much VJ had grown up since we last saw him. Now, we have Sally back this week and her daughter, Pippa, with her, looks around 11.
Viewers are getting confused because we have heard so much about Kate Ritchie (Sally) being "gone for five years", that they think everyone in the show should be five years older. The storyline is not quite clear on that, but it seems that "Sally" has been away for longer than five years. Kate's and Sally's absences may not necessarily be the same.

Hi all, very unseasonal 23 degrees here today. Lots happening on the show. I can tell you that little Pippa has the same type of illness that I have, now 18 years on.

Life is as complex as ever with the Braxtons, always dramas for Heath and Bianca. I wonder if Irene is getting sick again and now Sid has gone, we have no doctor in the role yet.

Kyle is also going to be appearing on another show "Formal Wars" as someone's date, so just a cameo appearance I believe.

VJ has grown a lot and Leah is still a motor mouth, haha. Hope you are all well.

Hi all.
I'm well thanks,just been busy with this that and the other.I used to go on here a lot,check for new names etc,but for a while now page not showing etc.

We are up to Brax in still in hospital.Think Marilyn has the hots for John but he hasnt noticed lol.

We have had some great weather.Had thunder and lighning on tues,great on Sat as I was at Rewind in Scone..80's it was brilliant.Heard a rumble of thunder today again.

Hello Marion and Kim. Nice to see you posting here and to know that all is well with you both.
Kim - I am interested in what you say about the illness. It seems that H&A have introduced it into the show to make people aware that it exists. To be honest, I had never heard of it myself and have not known anyone to suffer from it. From what I have learned since H&A introduced it, it seems that the earlier it is detected, the better chance of fighting it, although there is as yet, no known cure. Whilst I think it is a bit OTT for a show which is watched by so many youngsters, us older viewers can learn from it and perhaps watch for the symptoms and help others to identify them at an early stage. If you don't mind talking about it, I would like to know how it affects you.

Marion - your H&A has gone into recess for a few weeks, so poor old Brax will be unconscious for quite a while (lol)... He dreams of Charlie in his unconscious state - there are three brief scenes (one in each of three episodes) - done quite nicely - and there is no mention of her when he comes out of it - but he seems to be ready to get on with his life - with Ricky. Her trial started last night - after her brother got 25yrs-life for his part in it and I understand that Tamara's memory comes back in flashes while giving testimony. Not much has happened in between other than Sally coming home with her daughter, Pippa, who has the Mitochondrial desease - and of course, the usual love triangles with the young ones.

I wonder if Casey will ever be happy. Never known a kid to have so many dramas, apart from Heath, but not more said there, lol.

How do these people get out of gaol so easily, if that was me I would have been locked up.

I agree the Pippa storyline is a bit heavy. I have never heard of a Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. Lots of diseases affect the mitochondria and it is different for adults. I am on a new medication developed by the professor who discovered the Gulf War Syndrome. I have been on it 4 weeks now and no improvement. I just keep getting one autoimmune disease after the other. I guess it might take a bit of time to kick in.

Also Tamara Walton from the old Blue Healers is coming into the show and seems Indi is leaving too. I guess her time has come to an end without Romeo.

The actors all work by contract and they usually have something else lined up before the contract runs out. To renew it, they might miss out on something good. Everyone is trying to work out how Sally's daughter is in high school - and on the chat thread, we have all kinds of suggestions on how old she is. Sally apparently home-schooled her and I think they are passing her off as about 12, but the viewers (the experts) say she is only about 10 because she was 'about 5' when they went away and they have been gone for five years. They forget that it's a fictitious story and that the actress Kate Ritchie, was away from the show for five years - not "Sally".

Hi all.

Not been on here for a while,I hope all is well with you all.
We are on a break from H&A just now.Last I saw was Heath seemed to be getting Darcy back or at least see more of her.Casey was broken hearted at Tamara not loving him.

We are to get a Drama based on the remake of Cell Block H.I used to like that even though you could see the walls of the set move sometimes lol.
I must look and see when it starts.

You have to wait until 9th September. That will put you about two and a half months behind us - but when we have our break in Dec/Jan, you will catch uagain and only be less than a month behind. It seems to be an international rule that the country of origin must be ahead of other countries.
I'm amazed at the amount of people in other countries, who log into illegal sites to watch episodes which are showing in Australia. I tried to look at one of the sites, and my computer security blocked it with a warning that it had 'malicious content'. I have told the youngsters on the chat thread, but they don't care - they just HAVE to know what's happening in the future! .. Impatient youngsters.

Hi Berona.

I do like it but I am happy to wait lol.

The new drama we are getting is called Wentworth? I am I right in thinking yo have/had it on over there?
I will no doubt watch it if it doesn't clash with another programme.

Better get moving washing waiting to go out while it's sunny.

Hi Marion, . I hadn't heard of Wentworth, so I went searching and found that it has been on cable t.v. but not on our free-to-air channels. I'm surprised it wasn't on the ABC (national channel) and also, I understand that some of the old actors from Prisoner (or Cell Block H) wanted to be in it. Wentworth was the name they gave the prison in the series. It does seem to be based on the original series, as I noticed that the lesbian girl (Frankie Doyle) who was in the old one originally, was also depicted in this one. I'll have to delve a bit more and see what's going on.

Noticed this thread getting down in the pile. Couldn't let it get lost!

Well, Bianca has done it again. Another wedding spoiled when Heath's conscience (?) got the better of him and he tried to confess to her just as they were about to take their vows. So she decked him! I think I would have shot him!

We saw young Jett singing to his girl friend tonight. Quite nice - but I doubt if he will ever be a noted singer.

Hello All H&A not been on over here for a few weeks now .been watching neighbours trying to see who is still in it .DR Carl is looking after the daughter he had with Izzy .remember her .Dont know when H&A is back ? hope you are all okay .had some fine sunny weather this yr not a lot ,but nice for a change .its beautifull today .just local shops & a bit of gardening later.Take care Barbra :-)

Good to hear from you Barbara. I tried to follow Neighbours by recording their weekly 5 episodes 'catchup' but I didn't seem to have the time to look at them, so I deleted them. I had recorded 6 weeks of them. Might get around to it again soon.

I still look at the H&A facebook page and I'm surprised at the amount of people from the UK who keep asking US when THEIR show is starting up again?.. There is a facebook page named "Home and Away UK" - but they by-pass that to come onto the Australian page and we are getting dozens of them daily, asking the same question - even though it is mentioned on the UK page. I like to help - but I am getting tired of writing 9th Sept. . I can't help wondering what they would think if WE asked THEM the same question when our break comes around in Dec/Jan.?
I don't mind helping - but it does make you wonder!!

We finally got Bianca and Heath married this week. After wearing three white wedding dresses, (Vittorio, Liam, Heath), she finished up in a red one - and that's something else we are getting on the facebook page - "Where can I buy it?". Well, I won't be buying it - someone found out where to get it - at $945. I would want a lot more than one dress for that!

Haven't heard from Kim for a while. Hope you are not feeling ill, Kim, and if you are, I wish you the best.

Hello Berona .noted 9th sept . dont go on face book .just plod along on here x had a couple from oz in the holiday let i look after , John & Roz Rodgers there son played Cricket in the test match over here Chris Rodgers ..they were having a few days in scotland .having a short break, as they followed him to test matches in england. very nice couple he was very chatty. talked a lot to oh .as he is a cricket fan, there son was born in St Goerge Sidney . Red would be right for bianca .she couldnt wear white ? speak to you again .Hello to Kim & Marion Bye for now Barbra :-)