wpeake
Joined May 2001
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Its so easy to get a cool job in Neighbours that no one bothers with the qualifications that run-of-the-mill schmos require. Jason Donovan walked into a job as a hot-shot journalist. Guy Pierce became a school teacher within a few weeks of finishing high school himself. On an recent viewing of Neighbours (after a thankful hiatus), I found the lamentable Toadfish, not content with defying his obvious nerdinity to score a gig as a DJ, inexplicably lobbing up at court in the role of hip barrister. Not only that but Toady, who no one will ever mistake for Cary Grant, has scored himself the current female heart-throb for his squeeze. He seems to have been promoted from 'Comedy Relief', or the 'not so good looking guy with the heart of gold,' to male lead, as a reward for having hung around on the show several years longer than of the other acting novices who have started their careers on this egregious program, and remarkably, have used it as a launching pad to fame and fortune.
Another feature of this program is the shamelessness of the writers in recycling plotlines. Sure everyone does but the Neighbours gang favour the most purile devices. One that keeps turning up like Banquo's ghost is where one of the 'adult' characters challenges a protagonist to a sporting context at which the other cast hangers-on either join in or turn up as spectators in sun hats. Thus over the last 15 years or so we have had the Great Ramsay St Cricket, Australian Rules (several times), bicycle, Basketball, bowling, athletics, soccer Challenge (and others I have tried to forget).
By the way, in case anyone thinks I seem to know a darn lot about Neighbours for someone who professes to dislike it, I say I have never once watched this show voluntarily. Television program selection is rarely decided by the male of the house.
Another feature of this program is the shamelessness of the writers in recycling plotlines. Sure everyone does but the Neighbours gang favour the most purile devices. One that keeps turning up like Banquo's ghost is where one of the 'adult' characters challenges a protagonist to a sporting context at which the other cast hangers-on either join in or turn up as spectators in sun hats. Thus over the last 15 years or so we have had the Great Ramsay St Cricket, Australian Rules (several times), bicycle, Basketball, bowling, athletics, soccer Challenge (and others I have tried to forget).
By the way, in case anyone thinks I seem to know a darn lot about Neighbours for someone who professes to dislike it, I say I have never once watched this show voluntarily. Television program selection is rarely decided by the male of the house.
If a you are stooges purist and only watch the films featuring Curly, make an exception in this case. ranks with "a plumbing we will go' as quintessential stooges. Larry, Moe and Shemp are the wonderful pip boys, tailors. Includes classic scenes where breakfast (pancakes) is cooked on an ironing press and a crooks head is pressed in the same device.