tomcomer-41751
An abysmal performance all around. I remember watching it when it was released and i thought it was good. Then it turned south into some crappy program that has no real good thing about it. I'd give it a negative if i could. What happened to the good show? I can't even remember what happened. Destroyed the whole play with shitty performances by stellar casts. All around some horrible performances and absolutely crap. Don't, I mean DON'T even bother watching it.-100000000/10
charlee1
Shortland Street isn't that bad of a TV program, I mean it can't be as bad as some of the soaps that come out of the US. OK, so the plots are a bit cheesy, but isn't that the point of soaps, to have unrealistic cheesy plots??? You have to give Shortland Street some credits, their plots are almost realistic (except maybe for the plot involving crazy Dom attempting to murder half the cast).If you want to watch trash TV while in NZ, watch Shortland Street, its good for a laugh and despite what other people may have said, its not that bad and is funnily enough, quite addictive. Anyways, just watch a few episodes and form your own opinion :) Ciao
Il_Brutto
this is an ok show considering its new zealand its not as good as american ones but it doesnt completely suck
flickjunkie-3
Shortland Street was first judged as a half-a***d, no-brainer of a show. However, over the years, it has become almost impossible to miss. Everyone in NZ will have their TV's switched on to watch New Zealand's most daring, successful and brave show.The thing that makes Shortland Street such a winner is it's creativity with it's characters. Take Beanie for instance, she's a tattoo-covering-body-piercing-hair-shaving tomboy who also manages to have a largely interesting emotional side and men are attracted to her. Then there is Caroline, the nurse who we've all come to know and love as a straight and guy-attracted girl, turns out to be a lesbian when girl-getter Catalin comes along in 1999. One of the biggest stand-out characters so far has been Oscar Henry, a frightening, raping, but good man who you never know if you love or hate. The writers are always thinking up imaginative ways to get new characters and let the old ones leave, and most of the scripts written for this show are quite fascinating and intriguing. Although it has it's bad side, Shortland Street is able to deal with death, romance and several other mature elements and do it in a completely professional and believable way, making it one of the most valuable doctor-hospital-nurse TV shows in history.All said, Shortland Street is a near-perfect TV show that sometime's goes off-track, but always manages to grab your attention when you least expect it.I rate Shortland Street 9 out of 10.
