JWM spin-off on Star Plus - Page 9

Originally posted by: x.Anku.x

I wish DMG would just go awayyy! Its CREEEPYYY!!! 😳

Originally posted by: zainab25

Imtiaz lies...this Pallavi chic was on some reality show, and now she's apparently an 'actress'. I doubt he has much say in the show....he's involved only legally I think.

Originally posted by: x.Anku.x

I wish DMG would just go awayyy! Its CREEEPYYY!!! 😳

Originally posted by: x.Anku.x

I think it's thanks to how pathetic TV has gotten in the last 2 years that many folk have started missing Ekta's shows. Like psawyer said, if someone BACK THEN told me how awesome Ekta shows are, I did give them one huge 'YOU ARE CRAZY dude' look right back. lolz.

DMG was in Top 20 shows when it started and it remained @ a 2.0 trps and def. above 1.0 which is extremely good for a channel like Star One as it not available in all cities till 6-7 months. But then, the Creatives had their own way of spoiling their 'baby' with off screen dramas, too much copying etc. etc later on. And towards the end, it was ruined so bad that today it's remembered more for being the most ridiculous show for the neutral and non-obsessed fans or anyone with some senses.

But bottom line is, Indian TV sucks today and it's getting even more boring. PLEASE koi acha show bana do :| I like watching TV for one hour in a day. Koi ek show bana do achaaa! :|

Originally posted by: ShadowKisses

^ They weren't called TRPs but referred to as DART, or TAM then (or so wikipedia says) and the serials at the time did end much faster than Kyunki did despite giving piss-poor TRPs for over 1 year, far as I know, before it was finally (and rightfully) axed from Star.

Don't really agree with your generalization that the plots were montonous as compared to TV today. I would argue that the many plots on television that Kekta brought about were cliched and a rehash of one another - eg Kutumb/Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai, KGGK/KSBKBT/Karam Apna Apna, Kasauti/Tere Liye etc. In comparison, what Banegi Apni Baat alone brought to the table in terms of social issues (illegitimate children, sexuality) exceeds Ekta's attempts at the same topic and I really don't think it was monotone but rather presented a plethora of views (business women/housewifes and so on).

The one thing I do agree with is that the production value has gone through the roof but I don't necessarily see that as an advantage/pro because higher production value/opulent sets/actors who have more star value don't mean squat unless you have the quality (in script, plot and acting) to back it up and unfortunately, not many of Kekta's serials (or serials today like DMG, Pratigya, Sangini) had that. If higher production value equaled quality viewing then SLB, and Gowarikar should be considered fantastic film-makers. To draw another parallel, it's like Twilight. Popular, best seller, huge fandom, crazy fans who will throw themselves at the scent of an opiate-laced Pattinson but the writing of the characters and plot would be ridiculed even in amateurish fan-fiction circles. The TV industry has turned into a money-making machine with frankly substandard acting and writing that treats its audience as morons.

Funny that you say these are the shows that drew you towards television because for me it's exactly the opposite. After piously following KSBKBT through the years, and finally having enough of its BS circa 2007, I've yet to look back and follow another Hindi serial.