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Posted: 14 years ago
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Completely agree with Shagnika. I think the emphasis of background story in promo is a problem and most probabaly Sony is behind this rather FW. If you see other promos as well like Jhalak, Adalat, they are complete giveaways and to top it all the frequency is also irritatingly high. Few years back, the focus of the promo was lack of evidence, or some inherent difficulty in solving the case, the viewers saw that as a +ve as how CID would solve the case finally ?
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Why are people avoiding this thread this time?
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Well Guys, This post is my first post here.I was looking to post something here ever since I came across this forum but couldn't do so.

Well, As far as the topic of "Parallel Stories in CID" is concerned, I have absolutely no problem with that..I truly believe that to sustain its previous years charm (which is almost lost now) CID truly need "Innovation" in coming months.There just has been too many countless occasions now when I slept in the middle of the show.

I always believed even during the initial CID days that parallel stories could be a good idea as CID can of course work on multiple cases simultaneously but looking at the way this concept is being handled at present, I can just pray for CID.

To handle the parallel stories is no kid's work.It needs matured and expert hands (BP Singh Sir for sure) and not someone who can't even handle a single episode maturely. As BP Singh sir is not directing anymore, and judging by the way single story episodes are going I think handling parallel cases is out of reach for current team and that too by a distance.

Going a bit off - topic here:

I also think that it is high time now CID should start to focus on different kind of crime cases and not just showing Murders, Khoons, Body Parts, Impossible methods of committing murder. etc..For God's sake please stop making a fool of us.
They can show show many other kinds of crime cases like they used to show earlier..

I am not being offensive here and hurt anyone but someone should tell FW that please do not make ACP Sir to shout, it is too irritating when he gets hyper and say "Bataoon mujhe, kyuun kiyaaa tumne iskaa khoooon".Compare him with the old episodes, you will understand what i am trying to say. And also if FW can't make Freddy Sir behave properly, please don't ask him to make a fool of himself always in every episode.

And at last Can anyone justify to me "How the title of the current series is apt and true seeing how the episodes has turned out so far"??This reflects the true state CID is in Presently.


Saying all these negative things,for me the only good thing left in CID is Abhi Sir and Daya Sir.They truly are Rockstars carrying CID on their own shoulders.

Sorry if i disappointed and hurt anyone with my post..
But I think most of you will agree with me.




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Posted: 14 years ago
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ankitsinghal_89 there is lots to post here. Its a lively forum
Well I dont like PKs either, especially if they are givimg us doses of Abhijit Phasao tactices.
About insensitivity shown by other members to the collegue in danger, the logic is investigation must go on.
I dont like to see Abhijit in peoblem though, and uthers behaving normal like in revenge of the criminal, last scene made it up though
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Running parallel cases is not a issue imo. Hyped up promos and the way series is handled are actual issues. I have no idea about the promos for abhijit shruti, abhijit in danger etc series, but those plots even running in background were handled well. Watching those series with their respective episodes do make us concerned about duo, but not emotionally tortured, and i m sure i would have enjoyed them at the time they were on aired, even if those series had run for a month or more.
Promos here are supposed to give up an idea about, how next episode is going to be, but with a series running, now promos are only about parallel stories running in background, and we loose interest in the actual case for that episode. Similarly there are no titles for the main cases now. We had AC1 to 9 with 5 or 6 parallel khoni stories in between, and i can hardly recall any, what was in them.
Now whatever the ending was, its a separate discussion, but imo with hyped up promo, as a series, AC started of and continued well till AC8. Parallel stories sidelined main series, but it was not much annoying, and only thing which was disturbing, was cid members not being bothered about their colleagues, and were busy in other cases as if nothing has happened. Daya's marriage series was not that bad in begining, parallel cases were highlighted in promo initially, but again promo and purana formula of 'sub natak tha' ruined it. Now its worsened in AKAKR. Hyped up promo, followed by unnecessarily stretched series, and more than any progress in the series, its emotional hatiyachar going on with every new episode, to such an extent that we are unable to understand what was going on in parallel case. Frankly i have lost interest in the series now.
With lack of good stories FW is unable to keep high TRPs, and they want it back, and thus are using misleading promo and such emotionally disturbing series to keep viewers glued. Being a production house they have the right to decide what they feel is good for their show and to gain TRPs, but probably unknowingly and unwillingly by these tricks they are losing loyal fans.
As shagnika said that best thing about CID show is its one hour story, but i dont mind watching series in background once in a while, but not like the way it is going on now. And i agree with everyone here that such series should not last longer than 4 or 5 episodes.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Hmm. I was avoiding this thread because there has come a jinx on me. The moment I comment, either the thread becomes more avoided or i become overlooked. Not that I blame anyone, but this has happened again and again. Once upon a time I was wanted here, but these days only my own buddies want my presence, also half of them being away.

Anyway. Since Vizzy has keenly requested me to comment, I am commenting-- but at the risk of this thread.

I am not against parallel cases actually. As long as they are managed properly they actually show how a team like CID carries on while the main theme of the series goes on. Life doesnt stop when an officer is in danger or something personal comes up.

However, if the series cases drag on meaninglessly and with melodrama, and if the parallel cases dont hold attention, then it means FW has lost the art of series with parallel cases. As long as the parallel cases dont intimidate and hinder with the main series, its fine.

Let us take the series of the past. Abhijeet in Danger case was carried on as a background in Haunted Building case and Unknown Conspiracy case. Both the parallel cases managed to keep our anticipation and were thrilling. They were also short so that we could see what was going on with Aditi's investigation and Abhijeet's final release from guilt.

Code Banjara managed to be a small series. It started as a background of Abhijeet Sawant Under Arrest case and became a full fledged case with Code Banjara case, and ended with Daya coming back in the beginning of Mysterious Truck case. There was an easy flow despite parallel cases.

The very well known Face Off series and Trail In London series had only one parallel case and managed to keep suspense throughout.

Besides this we saw several subplots running alongside parallel cases, which did not drag too much and which ended as soon as they ended. Such as Anjalika-Acp issue, Daksh's brother issue etc. The subplots were not really important in comparison to the main cases going on. However many people got bored with Daksh's brother issue because it was dragged too far.

Then, when Acp Ajathasathru's Special Cid Bureau episodes came up, we saw several crossovers. Cases of the two branches, alongside subplots and parallel cases served to be confusing. Here the concept of parallel cases failed. Many people preferred watching cid or vice versa- for them such cross overs were wierd chiefly because they missed out on various elements and clues in the plots and cases. A notable example or two- Anokha Inteqam and Mad Bomber.

In 2010 we saw the return of series concept, after some years of singles. It is now observed that the audience having got changed, the times being different and the FW having lost its art of storytelling, the whole concept of series with parallel cases has failed. Though I personally dont mind series with parallel cases, the AC and AKAKR series have shown that poor parallel cases coupled with melodrama or confusing series plots have dragged the audience's patience to the uppermost limit.

Poor handling of stories shows that the concept of parallel cases should be done with. What is needed is an extremely talented and skilful writer-director team in order to ensure a successful series coupled with parallel cases.

A few more words before u get bored... In AC, we saw various loopholes in the series plots and further confusion added by mudane cases of parallel running (which are really upto ordinary police to solve). Also the well known adage "Too many cooks spoil the broth" has been proved correct. Too many writers and directors have resulted in a failure. In AKAKR, we can see the same results.

The series themselves, if put together leaving out parallel cases, have failed due to innumerable loopholes and faults.


Well, Vizzy, here is my comment....
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Posted: 14 years ago
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You are always 'wanted' suhani...why you feel so. Good review.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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the timing problm in special bureau crossovers were the main.

i didn't see anokha intequam, but mad bomber will always remain as one of the all time best cases of cid to me.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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u r completely right suhaani

IN my opinion parallel stories nowadays are not handled well although there r some exceptions too but they are rare

specialy this AKA series is hurting more than anything 😭
and in the end they come with the same khulasaa "it was our plan- our trap"
I am fadeup of this excuse
it seems so much unrealistic to carry so long drama
I really wish the old golden days come back soon

also the dialogues are not up to the mark
In 21st jan's(yesterday's) epi sometimes Abhi sir talk to ACP sir very hardly and some times he was normal in the same circumstances in one dialogue he said ACP to acp sir and next dialogue he said ACP Sir

I was just going through older threads and found a thread where ppl said that dialouge writers are writing dialogues as if they dont know our trio I completely agree with this
I am very disappointed with dialogue writers

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