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I know I probably sound like a broken record, but are the 60s and 70s episodes of Days ever likely to be released on streaming or YouTube?

Love this. One of my favourite Britney tracks.

I agree about the theme. I'm sort of used to it now, but it sounds too autotuned to me and too cheesy. No worries, I wish the show wasn't ending It feels like there's still life in it, so it sucks that it's ending.

The final ever Neighbours opening titles.

Agree. I think Zoe's return is the most compelling I've seen a soap in probably decades, but the Max involvement is so unnecessary and has tarnished it somehow. As you said, Kat and Zoe alone were enough to make this return exciting enough.

It sounds like you're on the same page as me really. I think Chris Clenshaw has just been the best of a bad bunch since the early 2010s. He's definitely done some great things for the show, I think his choice of returnees has mostly been good. However, there were some terrible ideas like resurrecting Cindy from the dead (which I think was executed pretty well, apart from the coincidence of her new family moving to the exact location of her old family). His era was far too sensationalist with stories like the Six, and then of course Linda not facing any consequences for her actions. The last good era was Diederick Santer's run from 2007-2010 but even then I think there were considerable problems with his era; that's where the sensationalism really seemed to take hold and whodunnits taking priority over good writing, like Stacey being Archie's killer and Darren being the father of Heather's baby. I suppose the rot really set in during the 2000s though, it became bleak under John Yorke, and characters like Janine, while great, should have gone to jail and probably shouldn't have been able to return after killing several characters. Ultimately, the show lost its heart some time in the late 90s. I really enjoyed EE during the 2000s, but somewhere it lost its moral compass. They even mention in recent episodes that Nicola killed someone, like it's just nothing. There's too much arguing and violence these days, and too much reliance on murders, and affairs. Why is there no fun anymore? Even the teen characters like Tommy are depressing to watch. I hate to say it, but I think what people have been saying for decades about EE being depressing has become a self fulfilling prophecy.

Why do you feel disconnected from the show? I do too, but I'm still watching. I don't know how long I will be, but I guess with the news that Neighbours is going, I will probably carry on watching.

Is there no way to watch Days in the UK?

Honestly, if I was in charge of this show, I'd probably axe half the cast or more, including Billy and his family, and the extended NuMitchells, pretty much all the Slaters including Kat, Alfie, Jean and Mo. Penny, Linda, Callum, the Panesars and Anna. I really wish they'd get back Harry Reid as Ben and Kim Medcalf as Sam even if she just comes back as recurring to build up the Mitchells with some real Mitchells, or Mark jr and/or Courtney, which makes sense with Vicki back. They could then do with a new unrelated family of fresh characters. I'm glad Stacey's going. I'm currently watching the 2007 season on Drama channel and it's really eye-opening seeing how having new younger female leads as part of the Mitchells really refreshed that family dynamic in the form of Ronnie and Roxy. They also did amazing introducing the Foxes, Masoods, Brannings, Heather, Steven, Shirley etc around this period. They used to be better at introducing new families and characters in the past, the new cast don't hit as hard these days. And having said all that, the show's in a much stronger place after Clenshaw's run, but it's amazing how much more of a clearout is still needed.

I'm furious that hack new producer is bringing back the wrong Ben Mitchell. Just bring back Harry Reid for goodness sake. Pleased about Zoe.

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Pippa was the heart of the show. It's never been the same since.