Sweet and Sour (1984) User Reviews

looking for this series on DVD

[tender_heartau · 10/10 · 15 October 2006]

Hi I am looking for this great series on DVD or VHS can anyone help me please or tell me where to find them. the series was on TV here in Australia in 1984 and i thought it was great but finished far too quickly.

The actors where great i enjoyed watching Arky Michael Raffertys rules and Tracy Mann in Skirts.

I would love to be able to find this series on DVD and relive this great cast.

I was in my 20,s when this came on TV and can remember fondly watching it with my late father and mother.

1980's Aussie Monkees, but great music

[gut-6 · 18 October 2004]

This series focused on a bunch of twenty-somethings trying to get a band going, and featuring original music. The songs were written by some reasonably distinguished people in the Australasian music biz, most notably Sharon O'Neill, and much of it was very good indeed. Sharon's songs in particular rank as post-Blondie pop classics; they are some of the best work she has ever done. Do get the soundtrack - it is fantastic, and includes many different styles.

Some of the actors were quite well-known too, notably the lead Tracy Mann, and David Reyne, brother of Australian Crawl vocalists James Reyne. In fact all the main actors are quite glamorous. There are numerous cameos from prominent people in the Australian pop music biz of the time. My comparison to the Monkees, by the way, wasn't derogatory. The Monkees may have been a manufactured band, but they did release some excellent songs even if they didn't play them. I guess I'm trying to say this is no Partridge Family. The story may be no masterpiece, but it was fun when I watched as a teenager, with some quite amusing situations. I'd probably cringe a lot more nowadays, though, at some of the mawkishness.

In summary, this series deserves to be remembered as a cult favourite, far more so than the nauseating Australian/American Idol. It was well done as far as these sorts of shows go.

Soundtrack, music, mp3 DESPERATE!!!

[greebo-4 · 12 March 2006]

Does anyone (& I mean anyone) have or know of where I can get any music from this show, I have been trying for about 7 years (well more) but can't seem to find it anywhere!!! I've tried listing every possible wording on the net but only came up with this one site. I remember the show like it was yesterday & wish to god I had taped it MMMMMmmmmm.... come to think of it I did have a copy of the soundtrack years ago but alas my EX boyfriend took off with it about 18 years ago (GOD was it that long ago) HELP I'm getting really desperate & thanking you all from the bottom of my heart in advance.

PAT (South Australia)

Probably more '80s than the average person can take...

[bovril · 27 January 2003]

I can remember watching this before I was even in high school. It seemed cool and realistic at the time. Although, I could've been mistaken on either point. And 'The Takeaways' soundtrack is still out there if you look hard enough (in 2nd-hand Australian record shops). Basically, if you're looking for a version of Degrassi where the members of Zit Remedy were were Spike, Heather, Clutch, Snake and Yik, then this is the gritty Australian music drama for you.