Originally posted by: mink
Here I go with my opinion......
Take a stage full of young, star-struck performers who are guided by a tem of experts, add three critical judges, behind the scene gossip and a nation of screaming fans, and what do you get? "Fame gurukul," a television sensation and ratings bonanza! Here everything is custom crafted, which it has to be......right! š
The vastly popular FG has ended, so we can now calmly talk about FG & our fav. š People were so touchy & emotionally attached to their fav that they were at daggers drawn. Well, now that you gave Kishore Kumar's ex, he was a true IDOL a wonderful singer & people of all generations are his fans & love & enjoy his songs! Yes, he was a legend but these are just kids entering music industry. My point isā¦ā¦.Idols and fans have had a symbiotic relationship, but it was asymmetrical earlier. The idols could dictate the emotional moods of the fans, but the fans could only offer some support in return. Suddenly, the fans owned the power and they directly and indirectly determined the fate of their favorite. FG fans had unprecedented power (voting) and this stimulated their unprecedented enthusiasm to participate. This feeling of having the power to affect the outcome without worrying about any consequences was very cool, and probably the greatest enjoyment & dream come true for the fans! Therefore, the enthusiasm of the fans never waned and in fact increased as the competition continued. So all sorts of fan alliances emerged everywhere, to form a structure that had all the components! Under this purposeful and organized force, the enthusiasm for FG surpassed those for established stars!
The original purpose of this entertainment program was to let the masses enjoy themselves. It was a great success for the media to bring so much enjoyment to the people.
Anyway, I'll be back with more later. I have just returned fr india & all I heard there was Tales of FG so I'm loaded right now have to share it with you all. Mujhe tho abhi thora aur jhelna he padega. š š š