The Creatives did it again! - Page 3

Originally posted by: Sandeepa108

The most painful thing is that Avi and Rubi's talents are being wasted on this show.

Originally posted by: gardes

The Creatives made an obscene gesture at us today for writing letters to them to end the Vishakha track! Today I saw one of the most insipid shows of CB!

After watching the show, on hindsight I felt that today's show had so much potential and the half hour felt wasted in patao dialogues, non-direction and lack of jhanoon between 2 people who I expected to display it the most - Dev and Radhika - not because they don't know how but because they were not given the right material to work with.

The fault is with the Creatives' team!

Of all people you can watch on Indian television, Dev and Radhika HAVE CHEMISTRY! They have displayed such chemistry in sad, happy and melodramatic moments!

The whole story revolves around the one truth that has been hidden from the world - Dev and Radhika's first wedding, the heart and soul of this show!. One would expect the moment when it comes out and the conversation between them to be electrifying, passionate, angry, and a whole slew of emtions that leads to the eventual understanding of each other in the most meaningful of ways.

So what if Dev and Radhika love each other unconditionally, but Dev was the aggrieved party. He was put through a lifetime of hell in the short period of time he was with Vishakha. I expected him to be more human and show his pain to Radhika even as far as a couple of episodes. I expected him to realize Radhika's pain too and Radhika's fight for her astitva in the Shashtri household. I was not asking to see the evidence, I know what it is. All I wanted was the PASSION, the CHEMISTRY that comes from great dialogues, the UNDERSTANDING at the end why they maintain their eternal and unconditional love for each other.

Was I asking too much? Nah!

What I got was one moment of Dev's anger and that too at Ms Butinsky who was in every room and frame, a few pat dialogues, Radhika's crying like her old self and dull, dull, dull interaction. How can 2 actors who are responsible for the reason I watch this show be subjected to such crap by the Creatives, I will never understand. They are so hung up on their circles and carrots - the 2 Cs - that they cannot see how much they are hurting their own show!

For shame!

Originally posted by: why3

Gardes,

I was not planning to write this, but despite myself I was anticipating today's show. It was such a let down for all the reasons you mentioned and more. I was comparing it with last year's April 29th episode and what a difference in performances and script. The script really let down Dev and Radhika.

I knew that Dev would believe Radhika in first few minutes. It was no brainer. He knows Radhika for more than a year now and whom would he believe - Vishaka or Radhika. Obviously, he would know that Radhika did it out of obligation towards her family and would forgive in the end. It is the middle part that was such a let down.

The creatives have decided that half of the show must belong to Vishaka and she must be given those stupid dialogues where nobody contradicts her as everyone becomes dumb in front of her.

1. The talk between Radhika and Dev just before the first wedding. I may be wrong, butI thought it was not known to anybody. Suddenly, Vishaka knows about it because Radhika told her?? I don't think Vishaka told this conversation to Dev during the wedding night. But whatever.

2. The inane dialogues between Radhika and Dev. Radhika saying that she did it as a sacrifice just as he finally accepted Vishaka. Well, Dev decided to move on only after Radhika told him that she was getting married to someone else, doesn't love him, his father died and he became RP. Even then he never moved on with Vishaka and begged Radhika several times to let him divorce Vishaka so that three lives are not ruined. Also, even if he decided to move on, he was under the impression that Vishaka was his official and religious wife. On the other hand, Radhika knew that Vishaka was not married to Dev, was running away from home for her movie career, was making video and planning to sleep with Dev without marriage. Radhika never stopped that or took any action to prevent that. I was expecting Dev to point that out that it was a sin as a RP for him to sleep with Vishaka and Radhika allowed that sin. If the sin didn't happen, it was because of Dev and not because of Radhika.

3. I accepted Dev to point otu that she used in a way him and his family to pay her debts to Shastri family. also, the sacrifice should be for the worthy person adn not for the unworthy. Basically, Radhika allowed Vishaka to do all that damage to Dev and his family. She never expressed remorse not even today. The old Dev from last year would have told her off for that. I accepted them to have at least 2 episodes to discuss this and then come back after Radhika was suitably repentant and realized her mistakes. Nothing like that happened.

4. Finally, Vishaka is talking those stupid dialogues about Radhika always lying and making fool of this nice family. How come Dadi was not given a single dialogue where she said that Vishaka was the one who got Dadi arrested that morning by lying blatantly to the police. So, if it comes between Vishaka adn Radhika, Radhika wins hands down. If Vishaka is low enough to want to sleep with dev for one night, she is capable of so much more and everyone knows that.

Now, coming to Shastriji, hasn't he seen his mother in action now - first at Mehndi and then at PB threatening to send the entire family to the jail by burning Vishaka. If she was a witness, why would he be inclined to believe her over Radhika. If she let that sin happen at the first wedding, won't she lie even now? How is her testimony preferred over just taking Radhika's word who hasdone numerous sacrifices for him and his family? For that matter, why would PF believe Amma who just ruined their lives? Hopefully, tomorrow's episode would be more logical.

Wasn't planning to write anything but had to vent after seeing today's episode. Now getting sure that Devki is going to lie too and Radhika won't be believed until the photo comes out probably courtesy of Birju who is the smartest of them all at this time.

Originally posted by: Sandeepa108

I forgot to add:

I know we are not supposed to do comparison posts here but I cannot help myself.

Today I did something very rare. I watched every single show on Zee Tv starting with CB. I know we are behind in the US and thus my observation would be irrelevant to this thread, but nonetheless, here is what I noticed: every single show is much better than CB. Am I saying that the other actors and actresses on these shows are better than Avi and Rubi? No. Am I saying the other jodis on these shows have more chemistry than RaDev/Avina? No. Am I saying that the writing, direction, editing, and overall show packaging of the other shows is better than CB? YES!

Take a look at Lali and Archana. In today's US episodes both Ratan and Ankita were simply awesome...not because they are better actresses than Rubina, but because they have much, much better material to work with. Even Abha from YMGGK and Maithali and Bhanwari from DS, a relatively new show, have far better dialogues and material to work with. Same goes for the leading men of these other shows. They are not dumbed down like our poor Dev is. Not only that, but these other artistes and the jodis they are part of are given much more publicity by Zee TV than RaDev and Avina. That's why CB and Rubina never win any awards. Avi manages to win because he has a huge number of female fans. But poor Rubi always gets left out in the cold because she is never given anything strong and substantial to do on CB and nobody except her ardent fans notices her work like people notice Ratan and Ankita's. Last year at least Rubina had some good writing to work with, but this year has been a huge disappointment. Moreover, all the other shows on Zee move at a faster pace than CB and do not have so many holes and unresolved loose ends. Today's CB episode is just one in a long list of examples where the CVs screwed up bigtime. The truth revelation episode was their chance to mend the fences and bring back the charm and glory of CB. But they failed miserablely. I feel very badly for Avi and Rubi because this is not at all fair to them. I have nothing against Priyanka but I am really sick and tired of seeing Vishaka day after day. She had absolutely no right to be in today's episode, much less interupt RaDev's conversation! At this rate CB will not survive. If Zee's other shows are so imaginative and creative and give their leads a lot of good material to work with, plus Zee has a new line-up of shows, I don't think CB will make the cut unless they change their team of writers and do some serious making over.

I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings, but I'm just sharing my opinion. I love Avinash and Rubina, but I'll be honest...I do not love CB anymore. Avina deserve much, much better than CB.

Originally posted by: radev2010

Yes, "The Truth" of the first marriage it out .. most (or should I say all) of us expected it to be electrifying like the haridwar episode .. but, that didn't happen !

I didn't expect much from the creatives ..the show lost its charm long back so, I had little hope from the creatives ..

Today when I read the post by devradhika4ever "The BEST episode ever" I was thrilled I was looking forward for the written updates.. then didn't find anything that was either touching or impressive .. i was kind of disappointed.

Came home watched the episode twice but, didn't feel a thing ..

We have been waiting for the truth to come out for so long that its now tasteless ..

If creatives would have shown us a electrifying episode ..some what like the haridwar one. I would have forgiven them for Vish ONS and would have written it off saying .. "Creativtes, its worth it!" I forgive you, you put us through hell last few weeks but .. cholo Maaf kiya..

The show lost it charm long back and we/I are just hanging on to this show with a hope that it will get better or until few days back that the truth will be out .

But, guess what .. the truth is .. its over!

The show does not have the karishma or jadu anymore and we should stop expecting anything from Creativtes .. because we are just going to be a disappointed ..over and over again!

No offense to anyone .. like I said before ..its a free country, free forum , free CB, creatives disappoint us for free and my opinion comes for free..

So, my friends .. the best thing to do today is logoff and go to bed. That's what I am going to do.

Have a good night !

-R

Originally posted by: anukapoor

Gardes: Yes, totally right you are..........Creatives are not using such talented actress - Avina............ My heart was so fixed on that pain, anguish, surpise, shock, tears, acceptance..........so many shades of emotions in Radhika and especially Dev's eyes...........those unspoken feelings, sigh of relief..............to come out...........those flash backs............Voh tum thi.............feeling........basically Haridwar showdown and better ...........How come they have parallels and circles for almost everything but not this................ I really hope that this Dev's first reaction and whole showdown is yet to come...........may be in May's Akhateej..............No harm in hoping, right...................