PMSL - no Brookside was axed back in 2003, before it was axed, for about a year it use to air at weekends only if i recall rightly, and the last episode was at night time, about 10pm i think, i did upload a clip from the last ever episode...

This clip is a bit gorey, viewers discression is advised lol

Its some of the residents hanging the local drug dealer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icNeSQl5WCY

Clip coming into, from break, also feature Hollyoaks late night promo

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=24...94516&hl=en

Another clip

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2...50593&hl=en

Here is closing credits from 2001

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icNeSQl5WCY

"Brookside" was cancelled in 2003, if I remember correctly.

And regarding "Emmerdale," I should have mentioned that I would like to see the 70s episodes of it. I found a site with a transcript and caps from the pilot and it really looks good. It reminds me a lot of "Ryan's Hope."

Emmerdale was originally a daytime soap, ive never seen the really old episodes from the 70s, but its certainly changed over the years, from 90s to now

Verbotene Liebe

Opening 2006.1 (April to July): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4nmZOAgzwY

Opening 2006.2 (on air since yesterday): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mjgzkxXwx0

i checked out this weeks first 2 eps of Eastenders. I cannot believe how haggered Wendy Richard looks now. Especially with that short hair.

The somita drinking story and the father moving near his abandoned son story attracted me the most. I loved Jo Joyner on Doctor Who last year. Lynda Moss should have become a companion,

- Onderweg naar morgen (it's something in English like: On the way to tomorrow)

Oh, I've read a lot about that. It was a Dutch version of Ryan's Hope based on the original story bible by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, although it seems like most of the original characters are no longer on the show. The show seems like a twilight zone version of RH with stuff happening that would never have occured on the original show, hee.

Here is the vide of the explosion from BROOKSIDE, from 1998.

They did actually explode this for real, and had obviouly one take to it in.

Its not the first explosion, this is the second explosion that happens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdYPTRYvzvY

Here is audio only of the first explosion and the end credits...

http://media.putfile.com/Brookside

Also this from Neighbours, clips from the 2005 finale

http://media.putfile.com/Neighbours-Finale89

Australian Soap Operas

G'day everyone, im from the UK where soaps are huge. But before i talk about homeland i though id shed some light on Australian Soap Operas, which have a big following in the UK.

There are two main soaps : Neighbours, and Home & Away.

Neighbours

Began in 1985 and is Australias longest running drama/soap. Airs on Network TEN at 6.30pm its main audience is towards 15 - 30 yr olds, hence why it has a lot of young cast members. Set in a fictional street - Ramsey Street, in Erinsborugh, we see the daily lives of the residents as they go about their lives. For the 20th anniversay last year they had a plane crash, which killed off three main characters and started the ball rolling for in my eyes on of the gripping storylines Neighbours has had. Notible characters...

Harold Bishop - one of the longest residents of Ramsey Street, famously came back from the dead, well we all thought he was dead, until he appeard 5yrs later! He and his wife Madge were very populer, but in 2001 Madge was killed off, in one of Neighbours most saddest moments.

Paul Robinson - appeared in scene 1, episode 1. He has literally built up an empire in Erinsborough, he owns the Lassiters Complex, which is a hotel, and the grounds around it which feature the other main stores. It was Paul's private plane which was bombed, but who could hate him that much.. ill give you a clue - think family!

Current storylines playing out at the moment...

- Sky Mangle has just found out she is pregnant after splitting from her boyfriend because Sky cheated on him with her Art Teacher at University. But Sky also had a one night stand with Dylan's brother - Scott - so who is the father?

- Paul Robinson has just been rescued from the mine shaft in which his physco son left him there. Robert in now on the run and is after his ex girlfriend Katya.

- Susan has rekindled her love with Dr Karl, but how will Susans step kids react, after its only been 7 months since their dad died.

Friday 30th June 2006 saw Neighbours reach the 5000 episode, congrats to them and long live Neighbours lol. Neighbours airs on BBC ONE In the UK during the daytime and gets more viewers here then in Australia.

1986 Titles : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p-YhSHy9vE

2006 Titles : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv7MkjmzNvY

Promo, these feature after the last scene and just before the credits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_n0k33Y7M

Another promo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuVGJWi6pGg

Home and Away

Home and Away launched in 1988, and is more popular in Oz than in Britain. Its centred round the town of Summer Bay, and boy oh boy has it been through a lot... Earthquakes, Cyclones, Heatwave, Crashes ect ect and a stalker/physco. The two longest characters are Alf Stewart and Sally Fletcher - who grew up on the show. Currently airing now is a gripping storylines.. basically the stalker came back to get revenge, she always said Summer Bay will pay for killing Sarah (although she shot herself!). So Zoe arrives at Jack and Martha's wedding - with a bang, see the video here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXR5G5yXuE

2006 Titles : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ76jPkBHTI

1992 Titles : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSjecDwDFk

Home and Away - 18yrs of Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feeIE025piw

Lenoard looks like a cheap Roger Howarth and Tanja, a cheap Bree Williamson

Lenoard looks like a cheap Roger Howarth and Tanja, a cheap Bree Williamson

Who is Lenoard?

one of the picz in this thread show a guy with the name Lenoard attached, i assumed this is who he is

Tanja, a cheap Bree Williamson

can't get much cheaper than the original

getting back to the topic of the foreign soaps, I can't believe I forgot to get into the Australian soaps.

I LOVE Home and Away! I've been watching it on and off (sadly, mostly off due to availability issues) since 2001. All of 2006 has been capped and uploaded online and I've seen every episode this year ... loving it. Such a sense of family that I can't find on any other show.

Neighbours ... not a fan. It comes off as far too preachy and afterschool specialish.

I only really get that from Neighbours when they do something really in your face and social issue related. But H&A has been guilty of the same thing (not so much these days because they don't really bother tackling issues anymore).

But in defence of Neighbours, the whole gay thing was handled brilliantly over a period of months on that show with lesbian kisses included. After Lana accepted she was a lesbian, they didn't just drop the story or turn it into an afternoon special. It evolved into a complex kind of love triangle.

When H&A tackled the same issue...pretentious bollocks ensued. It was a two episode guest stint that wreaked of afternoon special and they openly admitted to shying away from a gay kiss or anything that controversial.

I think my main problem with H&A is that (these days at least) they take themselves so ridiculously seriously. At least Neighbours makes occasional light of the OTT storylines such as Paul falling off a cliff and losing his leg or Rob the psycho twin or the Lassiter's explosion.

As far as dialogue is concerned I don't find there to be much between them seeing as they share freelance dialogue writers for both shows. I enjoy both of them but I've watched Neighbours continuously for 20 years which is why I think I prefer the community feel and friendships of that show.

ETA: Here's a preview of next week with Rob deciding to crash his parents' wedding with a gun

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XM7vuSFFEow

I like Neighbours, for me its a family show. It doesnt go ott like every other week, i watch at Australian pace, and the phole physco Robert is excellent.

I do have to say the promos from Network can be misleading, very misleading.

Ain't that the truth. Neighbours used to do it during the Karl/Izzy/Susan storyline making you think Susan had found out the truth about the baby when in fact she was just shocked that Sindi has used the last of the orange juice.

H&A does it too, particularly with the stalker stuff. "5 people will DIE!" Which means one major character, three extras and someone's dog.

The Neighbours preview I've posted is on the mark though. There is a shooting at the wedding (which I assumed was Paul but now I wonder if Katya gets injured too). I know it's not Gail.

Yes i know the shooting happens, from listening closley i have a feeling Katya will jump in the way, or accidently get shot.

"Come on Kat, say something to me" - i assume Katya is shot.

Even the the promos are misleading, they do have that appeal to make sure you do come back for the next episode.

Where are you James F? Im in UK, so i download the eps from a certain website lol

I personally think that no one will actually get shot. Its like when the promo said Robert was literally going to kill Katya, but she slipped on the cliff, and he helped her, they showed a police car turning up - but that police car was infact them turning up to Stingray's car, when he had been drinking.