Edited June 15, 20205 yr by Dion

I enjoyed the 3 times a week. In general it allows people to follow more soaps when they are reduced on schedule.

And in a surprise move, Michaela Rooney has reprised the role of Dr. Emily Devine after 23 years. Emily originally appeared from 1995 - 1997.

 

Like many former actors from the show, Michaela Rooney has moved to working behind the scenes on Shortland Street (as a scriptwriter).

 

It will be interesting to see where this goes. I found it interesting that the intruder was planned to be Emily all along, but that Jennifer Ludlam's leave of absence delayed the storyline for a while.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/121914377/shortland-streets-emily-devine-returns-after-25year-absence

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited June 24, 20205 yr by Dion

Shortland Street's 7000th episode screened on July 3rd. The episode itself was low key but there has been some media coverage.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/121984423/shortland-street-cast-celebrates-7000-episodes - the photos in this one are cropped in an odd way lol

 

 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/ShortlandTweet/status/1278909727884238848?s=20

Michaela Rooney's brief return in front of the camera as Dr Emily Devine has now come to an end with the character being killed off as part of the ongoing 'creep' storyline

 

 

 

If I were a longtime fan, bringing back an original character just for the umpteenth serial killer story might make me feel upset.

2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

If I were a longtime fan, bringing back an original character just for the umpteenth serial killer story might make me feel upset.

Me too! 

I'm wondering because of COVID did her stint end prematurely ?

 

IRL Michaela works behind the scenes with Shortland Street.

On 7/8/2020 at 4:08 AM, DRW50 said:

If I were a longtime fan, bringing back an original character just for the umpteenth serial killer story might make me feel upset.

Yes, it is a bit frustrating but on the other hand, the fact that Michaela Rooney already works behind the scenes and probably wasn't interested in having Emily recur does lessen the disappointment somewhat.

 

That said, Shortland Street does tend to rely on serial killers, killer epidemics  and Big pharma a bit too often.

 

23 hours ago, Forever8 said:

 

I'm wondering because of COVID did her stint end prematurely ?

 

It's possible but I think that it was intended to be a short stint all along. It was filmed shortly after the show resumed production in May but would have been written earlier in the year when COVID didn't yet have such a foothold; as far as I know, the show hasn't had to make wholesale rewrites.

The Bollywood dance from Boyd and Zara's recent wedding (filmed sometime during the two month period between June and August when the country was only under Level 1 restrictions).

 

 

All going to plan, Nicole and Maeve will become the first same-sex couple on Shortland Street to marry onscreen.

 

*Maia and Jay had a civil union, while Jack and Matiu's wedding was offscreen long after they had left and only mentioned by the characters.

 

 

 

The main news this week is that Curtis is back after two years, working undercover as a homeless man in an attempt to catch the Creep.

 

Tagging @Bright Eyes as Curtis was always your favourite (aside from Brooke that is).

 

 

 

Edited September 20, 20205 yr by Dion

Thanks for thinking of me, Dion. I don't post much, but I always appreciate the Shorty updates you give us.

 

Happy to be known as a Brooke stan. She'll always be my number one.

Edited September 20, 20205 yr by Bright Eyes

Oh dear lord Esther...Why did you have to tell Simon a.k.a The Creep that Curtis was working undercover 😡

 

And then Leanne just had to go and show Simon a photo.

 

 

Now that Curtis has survived his encounter with the creep (sans one kidney)...

 

Spoiler

 

 

It's nice to have Jack back. Seems like he will stay, unlike Curtis. The Creep arc was really good and what it brought to Curtis/Esther/Eddie. I like the show right now. I came to love Michelle very much, same with Louis.