^^^ At one time, for Imagine, it was Ramayan, and after that, it was KMH & Bandini. After Bandini ended, there wasn't any single show that carried the weight, but at least, KMH2, GkD and RS were good. Imagine shot down all of them for really inane reality shows, which really didn't get any tracktion.
They need to make up there mind as to what exactly they want to be. From the looks of it, their favorites are the reality shows, be it swayamvars, aazab gazab kahanis and whatever. If that's what they like, make it their regular programming, and scrap all their serials.
That's why when DBSK was on the drawing boards, I had argued in the Mytho forum that Imagine TV was a bad choice for the show, and was critical of the Sagars for putting it there. Just like Shani Dev, the best program that can be put for Imagine TV is an episodic program, so that even if they pull the plug anytime, it won't be missed, and they don't have to lock in a large number of actors for a long time. Very specifically, it was suggested that something along the lines of 'Adventures of Bhima & Arjun' might be a good weekly show to have, which could show all the exploits of these 2. That way, it could run for a while as a weekly program and not get upset by special programming, and the PH doesn't have much to lose if the channel chooses to can it.
Chemestry, Imagine TV - particularly after it went from NDTV to Turner Broadcasting - doesn't care about the opinions of its viewers. That's why very popular shows got canned. Just hope the show picks up in popularity despite the coverage (like Rakt Sambandh did) and that it attains the heights that the AS Ramayan did. Then it will probably be stable, and run on its own steam.
Sagar Pictures too has to do a better casting job than what they've done so far. No, no complaints about Vishal, or even Priya & Hemant, but the guys playing Sishupala, Shalva & Kritavarma were pathetic. Sagar Pictures should look @ recently ended shows and survey their actors on interest, and fit them accordingly in appropriate roles.
Edited by _Vrish_ - 14 years ago