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I thought twice before making this post but maybe I should make it anyway... If I think over this issue a little more, I may change my mind..
I am a bit annoyed with the constantly increasing forced criticisms of CC these days. I understand when regular followers of any show make constructive criticisms and offer suggestions for improvement. But for some reason this feeling doesn't come across when I read these ever increasing negative criticisms of CC. To me it's more like "We knew from day one that this show won't work and here we are to prove ourselves with the following points." I mean seriously why bother? If you have zero interest in the show, why make the effort to point out how flawed it is. Do you do that with every single show that you think is not worthy of your interest? In that case, I should always find you criticizing one or the other show every 2 minutes on a certain forum... cuz at least 70% of the shows on different channels are not well developed.
To me personally Sanaya has been the sole USP of any Indian television show. And I don't think she was given that ideal opportunity to prove herself in any of her shows so why should I pinpoint CC? At least CC has given her a good wardrobe and a much more sensible character. When our opinions differ on a certain show, it is more likely because our preferences differ. All good. I can list several shows that most of us here would find utterly stupid but they managed to click with large audiences.
I can only imagine how stupid I'd look if I went to the forum of DABH now just to criticize their show considering the fact that I have zero interest in the show, the lead actors, the concept, and the plotline. So can we please leave those who are sincerely following CC to enjoy the show in peace? Those who appreciate CC are obviously sane people just like yourself.
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One of the main criticisms to this post and my response to it:
I said most of the emerging "critics" not all of them seem to be more interested in destructive rather than constructive criticism. If the person is a silent follower of the show and suddenly decides to offer his/her criticism, s/he needs to introduce himself/herself properly for credibility purposes. In writing a reading response, you cannot just say oh this is such a bad piece for the following reasons (or in some cases no reasons) and just end it. You gotta tell me how the author could improve his work by offering some suggestions. There's a thin line between bashing and criticism.I am not denying that she got to play different characters in her 3 shows... so where's the contradiction? All I said was that none of her three shows has offered anything spectacular so why should I sit and complain that CC was not the right choice or the right opportunity for her to showcase her talent? And I never said that wardrobe is all that matters. I only said that CC has offered her a decent wardrobe compared to her previous show.Well no it wouldn't appear as an oxy moron if you knew the difference between popular fiction and classical literature. One of my professors aptly describes popular fiction as airplane readers cuz they are the best form of entertainment when you're on a long flight. Harry Potter and all those Vampire series are good examples of popular fiction but what are their chances of making it to a literary canon? Almost zero. Yes fans will talk about them enthusiastically on different platforms, but genuine literary critics will never find them worthy of their time. If anything at all, CC has just failed to be a popular show at the moment. This doesn't mean that it has no substance or is so much lower in terms of quality compared to Sanaya's previous show. And what do I care about my post being on the first or last page of a Forum as long as I can be in a sane forum...Finally, we tend to use the terms "critique" and "criticism" interchangeably but they have a subtle difference. Try to google it. I have been in this forum for a long time and I can say with great confidence that the members here have never hesitated to critique the show when the need arises. All I said was that if a member's sole purpose is to criticize, then I am not interested in his/her opinion.For a starter, here are some points of difference between critique and criticism:
- Criticism finds fault/Critique looks at structure
- Criticism condemns what it doesn't understand/Critique asks for clarification
- Criticism is spoken with a cruel wit and sarcastic tongue/Critique's voice is kind, honest, and objective
- Criticism is negative/Critique is positive (even about what isn't working)
Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Mangal Lakshmi
