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Originally posted by: mad_cap

Mink, first a big hello to u.
I agree with your views about fans makin them heroes from zero. But beyond that, there is also the media which moulded the public opinion and portrayed them as heroes.

Hi Maddy, I am in complete agreement with you abt the media. Behind FG, there was an invisible hand -- it was the hand of MEDIA. The nave fans believed that they were creating history, but they were in fact being manipulated unknowingly. When the results were revealed as expected and people were cheering for the Victory of Qazi & Rupu...... that invisible hand behind the curtain -- the hand that stole, toyed and manipulated public opinion to realize its quick commercial profits was Media which runs on TRP's.😛

Originally posted by: mink

Hi Maddy, I am in complete agreement with you abt the media. <SPAN>Behind FG, therewas an invisible hand -- itwas the hand ofMEDIA. The nave fans believed that theywere creating history, but theywere in fact being manipulated unknowingly. When the resultswere revealed as expected and peoplewere cheering for the Victory of Qazi & Rupu...... that invisible hand behind the curtain -- the hand that stole, toyed and manipulated public opinion to realize its quick commercial profits was Media which runs on TRP's.😛</SPAN>

We are just pawns in the hands of the media. So are the contestants.

Originally posted by: dolly

well I do agree that media and the show itself , like how it was presented (with offcourse help of media ),affected the people so much so that they were smsing in lakhs and now crazy for them. We have to agree that those contestents were not exceptional( singing wise, no offense to anybody).

Seema, Good to see you here. Ya, this voting power did wonders. Suddenly, the fans own the power and they directly and indirectly determine the fate of their idols. This is the dream come true for the fans. With this power in hand, they now have enthusiasm and a sense of responsibility. But i think the FG voters have no responsibility for anything after the vote, so they will never have any regrets and they can let their emotions run. This feeling of having the power to affect the outcome without worrying about any consequences is very cool, and probably the greatest enjoyment in life. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the fans never waned and in fact increased as the competition continued. It was a great success for the media to bring so much enjoyment to the people. Medai had this to say......If customer satisfaction is the ultimate standard to rate products, then the acceptance by the audience is the most convincing standard to rate singers. According to that Qazi is or was the best followed by Rupu.

Originally posted by: mink

Seema, Good to see you here. Ya, this voting power did wonders. <SPAN>Suddenly, the fans own the power and they directly and indirectly determine the fate of their idols. This is the dream come true for the fans. With this power in hand, they now have enthusiasm and a sense of responsibility.But i think the FG</SPAN><SPAN>voters have no responsibility for anything after the vote, so they will never have any regrets and they can let their emotions run. This feeling of having the power to affect the outcome without worrying about any consequences isvery cool, and probably the greatest enjoyment in life. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the fans never waned and in fact increased as the competition continued. It was a great success for the media to bring so much enjoyment to the people. Medai had this to say......<SPAN>If customer satisfaction is the ultimate standard to rate products, then the acceptance by the audience is the most convincing standard to rate singers.According to that Qazi is or was the best followed by Rupu.</SPAN></SPAN>

yes mink. qazi and rupu are the only ones who passed the Acceptance Testing.

Originally posted by: mad_cap

yes mink. qazi and rupu are the only ones who passed the Acceptance Testing.

yaa,because of media and also how it was shown( I feel that was the great part in their success).

Originally posted by: mad_cap

We are just pawns in the hands of the media. So are the contestants.

It is true that we are pawns in the hands of media but I heard fr my friends in the print media that ......The market determined media action, and the media(news paper) had no choice but to chase the FG stories. If any newspaper had no FG story, then they were threatened that their wages will be held back starting from the department heads, if any newspaper had FG news, it was guaranteed to sell out! Now what will you call this?

Contestants fame were due to the SMS votes by the fans. The fans and the media combined to make the Fg contestants into stars. The fans witness it with their own eyes and they caused their idols to rise. From the anonymity of the initial rounds to the starry grand final, the FG showed how the contestants grew and gave the fans a sense of psychological accomplishment. For the FG participants and their fans, this may be their greatest moment of pure beauty in their lives, even if it is so brief. I would call it brief as when the next Fg starts we'll go behind the new set of contestants unless they give some exceptional music.

But with all the good the bad & the ugly I would say that FG was a glorious success. It created new lifestyles for young people, it created new game rules for entertainment, and it created a common dream in an era of diverse interests to attract people from all ages and sectors and give people hope and goals. It let dreams become reality and it let the unthinkable become the obvious.

Originally posted by: mink

<SPAN>It is true that we are pawns in the hands of media but I heard fr my friends in the print media that ......</SPAN><SPAN>The market determined media action, and the media(news paper)had no choice but to chase the FG stories. If any newspaper had no FG story, then they were threatened that their wages will be held back starting from the department heads, if any newspaper hadFG news, itwas guaranteed to sell out! Now what will you call this? </SPAN><SPAN><?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>

<SPAN>Contestantsfame were due to the SMS votes by the fans. The fans and the media combined to make theFg contestantsinto stars. The fans witness it with their own eyes and they caused their idols to rise. From the anonymity of the initial rounds to the starry grand final,the FGshowed how the contestants grew and gave the fans a sense of psychological accomplishment. For theFGparticipantsand their fans, this may be their greatest moment of pure beauty in their lives, even if it is so brief. I would call it brief as when the next Fg starts we'll go behind the new set of contestants unless they give some exceptional music. <o:p></o:p></SPAN>

<SPAN>But with all the good the bad & the ugly I would say that FG was a glorious success. It created new lifestyles for young people, it created new game rules for entertainment, and it created a common dream in an era of diverse interests to attract people from all ages and sectors and give people hope and goals. It let dreams become reality and it let the unthinkable become the obvious.</SPAN>

And to add to it, it brought us all into this forum.

Originally posted by: mad_cap

And to add to it, it brought us all into this forum.

😆😆😆

yaa and we r addicted to it.

Hey mink, I feel Sony and Microsoft has one thing in common. Very good publicity - doesn't matter if the product is not good.

Yup, The most noticeable thing about FG is the enthusiasm of the fans: everyday the fights b/w fans fr all over the world here at IF's fg section was something to be seen. We are all here coz of Rupu, Qazi, Arpi, Shammit, Arijit.....etc. We love some we hate some but we can't just ignore any Fg contestant! FG fans had unprecedented power (the voting) and this stimulated their unprecedented enthusiasm to participate! 😃