To celebrate Shortland St turning 21 this month, we’re asking fans to write about how much they love the show. The best submission will win the chance to interview stars of the show live on Stuff.co.nz. Here, Danielle Balmer comes out fighting on behalf of the show.
I’m the only person in my flat who watches Shortland Street and I have to deal with a constant stream of negative comments from my flatmates.
“This is terrible acting”, “I hate this story line”, “Who even watches Shortland Street” – that’s all I ever hear from them.
But I don’t care what they think. I’m a fan.
I can’t remember when I first started watching Shortland Street – it was that long ago. The show never fails to disappoint: the story lines are so relatable.
It is encouraging to have a New Zealand show still going strong after so many years. When I was in high school I had to do a report on something New Zealand and I chose Shortland Street. The amount of countries it’s broadcast in just goes to show how great it is.
I love that the actors have loyalty to the show. Some have been with it for years, something you don’t see all that often these days.
I’ve even got my Nana hooked and she fits her lifestyle around the half an hour at night.
I was watching Home and Away the other day and in all honestly Shortland Street is just as good, if not better. It certainly doesn’t rely on skinny blonde women in bikinis to boost ratings.
I will continue to support Shortland Street no matter what other people say.
There is no other show in New Zealand that really compares to Shortland Street.
Keep up the great work!
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