3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Chances also went this route when Australian soaps had become much more conservative - the last successful Australian soaps to have nudity and raciness ended in the late '70s.

To be fair, aside from some tit and ass shots, the early episodes of Chances aren't really "racy". I think "Home and Away with tits" sums it up - if anything it's kind of jarring to go from kind of wholesome family drama to a shot of Jeremy Sims ass getting out of a pool.

On 2/28/2026 at 7:57 PM, DRW50 said:

@dc11786 Always appreciate your insights. I'll have to look for more of these as I go through the show. I had never even heard of Jackson's Wharf. That seems to be on Tubi. Other than Shortland Street New Zealand never seemed to have a long running soap.

I think I only watched a bit of season 1 of Jackson's Wharf, which wasn't terrible but wasn't my cup of tea at the time. As I recall, the second season was more of a traditional cop show while the first one was more soap opera.

22 hours ago, te. said:

To be fair, aside from some tit and ass shots, the early episodes of Chances aren't really "racy". I think "Home and Away with tits" sums it up - if anything it's kind of jarring to go from kind of wholesome family drama to a shot of Jeremy Sims ass getting out of a pool.

As you get on, I believe a lot of the racier material becomes the subject of a bit of meta commentary as it usually is set in the ad agency and there is talk about what is appropriate and all the ad campaigns seems to involve T&A. Not that this is better than the early parts, but it at least seems to flow slightly better.

The first season revamp is odd with Annie Jones character. I do feel the surreal elements of the second season do work for a bit before they don't.

Also this and Number 96 will be airing on Foxtel starting tomorrow

https://tvtonight.com.au/2026/02/soap-classics-number-96-chances-to-replay-on-foxtel.html