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This blog can now be found in our dedicated blogging area, where you can post your own comments about the show and its defection from the BBC to Five.
Your comments
Seriously guys, I only stumbled upon this article when I got provoked by the BBC putting neighbours on its christmas break today. Firstly theres no reason to have it off the air from the 17th december, and not back again untill 2008! Secodly I am devastated it has moved from the BBC, although an omnibus would be great for those of us who work and struggle to return home for the 5.35 showing. All i'll say with regards to its channel move, is I sense a Match Of The Day type situation, the BBC get stingy with OUR MONEY and loose a tradition that they will sorely miss, viewers for newsround and the 6 o'clock news will deplete, I can see the BBC being humiliated, crawling back and paying more money later than they'll have had to, to keep it. Its a part of Britain, and infinitely better than the shockingly poor eastenders, as neighbours knows its crap, but charms us anyway.
Lastly, it's not a gulty pleasure for me and my friends, at all. I honestly don't care if anyone mocks me for watching neighbours, it just makes me feel good as, shame on them for not knowing the resplendent joy that comes from visiting ramsay st. every day of the working week. In our society and daily life being nothing but work, eat, sleep, s***, a bit of escapism is exactly what we need.
R.I.P Neighbours on the BBC.
Sorrowfully,
James, Newcastle
"I have watched neighbours ever since I can remember. I still watch now every day with my two daughters who also thoroughly love it. It doesn't matter to us what channel it is on we will continue to watch it. Let's hope it's on long enough for my children's children to watch and enjoy this great programme. Long live neighbours!!!!!!"
Jemma Gamble-Boguszewski
I have always watched Neighbours…and always will. However, I am still disappointed that the BBC decided not to increase their offer to retain the programme. The main problem I have with Neighbours being on Channel 5 is the obvious break they will have in the middle of the show…as well as the possibility of time changes. If Channel 5 is to retain Neighbours fans and successfully air it without irate letters of displeasure, they need to keep the original scheduled format which the BBC has now (i.e. two showing per day - with the times being as close as possible to the current shows.
Paul
I have watched neighbours on and off since my teens usually missing it due to work (I am now 34) and I have to say I really like it, I don't bother with Eastenders or Corrie, though Corrie is usually less depressing than Eastenders, or so I gather from my mum.
When I heard the BBC were cancelling it, I felt really disappointed, it's good storylines and fun characters make it a fun interlude and I personally feel everyone needs a bit of escapism.
We pay a lot for our TV licence (and the BBC always want to charge
more!!) and clearly there are a lot of Neighbours fans out there, so I think it was a big mistake of the BBC to not try harder to reach a amicable conclusion in consideration of the 3 million or so fans out there.
If channel five have successfully bid and won the right to show Neighbours, all I can say is thank goodness, I can continue to enjoy!
Andrew Knevitt-Beadle
I have been a fan of neighbours for many years, a fact which is much ridiculed by my friends. These days though I miss more than I watch due to work etc. I am hoping channel 5 will do an omnibus at the weekend so I can catch up, like they do with home and away.
Whatever happens I will continue to watch it whenever I can.
Jamie Clarkson
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