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I think our beloved show will greatly improve with the most minutest of tweaks - adding a 'main samay hoon' application into it.
Now we all know that time in the real world is not the same as IPKKND time. There are days when we run through three days in one episode, but more often than not, one week in the real world is a few weeks of IPKKND time. Since time is not moving quickly enough, it is easy to conclude that we are not having such a good time. However, this can be fixed in two ways:
1) actually showing us a good time
2) by adding the 'main samay hoon' app
For now, we set aside Point 1 and focus on Point 2. The 'main samay hoon' app is just reinforcement messages throughout an episode that clearly establishes what is the rough time period that the current track is taking place in. How far gone are we in terms of time since the last big plot twist. Is it two weeks since the wedding? Two months? Two days? What? Tiny hints will be appreciated.
For example:
1) Anjali's baby bump to show how much time has gone by
2) Constant references to her pregnancy/ trimester/ number of weeks
3) Of course, celebrate festivals, but even if one were to consider the great ocean of Hindu festivals, we have run through most of them. But since everything in the show happens twice, why not, yes? Alternately, celebrate festivals that are somehow not sexy enough for TV - like Baisakhi (coming up), Tamil/Telugu/Bengali/Kannada New Year's Day and so on
4) The characters can make references to time in passing.
Payal to Aakash: (coyly) Aaj humarein shaadi ko huye, do hafte ho gaye.
Audience: Einstein Chachaji was right.
Khushi: Salman Khanji ki agli picture jo agle mahine niklegi, hum Lard Governor ke Saath nahin dekh payenge, kyonki 6 mahine walli shaadi khatam.
Audience:Dhinka chika, dhinka chika
If they don't want to bother with the extra work of working time into the show, a ticker will be good. 2 weeks later. 3 months later.
Knowledge is after all power. And once we begin to see a hint of light at the end of tunnel, all will be forgiven. Kind of.
Now we all know that time in the real world is not the same as IPKKND time. There are days when we run through three days in one episode, but more often than not, one week in the real world is a few weeks of IPKKND time. Since time is not moving quickly enough, it is easy to conclude that we are not having such a good time. However, this can be fixed in two ways:
1) actually showing us a good time
2) by adding the 'main samay hoon' app
For now, we set aside Point 1 and focus on Point 2. The 'main samay hoon' app is just reinforcement messages throughout an episode that clearly establishes what is the rough time period that the current track is taking place in. How far gone are we in terms of time since the last big plot twist. Is it two weeks since the wedding? Two months? Two days? What? Tiny hints will be appreciated.
For example:
1) Anjali's baby bump to show how much time has gone by
2) Constant references to her pregnancy/ trimester/ number of weeks
3) Of course, celebrate festivals, but even if one were to consider the great ocean of Hindu festivals, we have run through most of them. But since everything in the show happens twice, why not, yes? Alternately, celebrate festivals that are somehow not sexy enough for TV - like Baisakhi (coming up), Tamil/Telugu/Bengali/Kannada New Year's Day and so on
4) The characters can make references to time in passing.
Payal to Aakash: (coyly) Aaj humarein shaadi ko huye, do hafte ho gaye.
Audience: Einstein Chachaji was right.
Khushi: Salman Khanji ki agli picture jo agle mahine niklegi, hum Lard Governor ke Saath nahin dekh payenge, kyonki 6 mahine walli shaadi khatam.
Audience:Dhinka chika, dhinka chika
If they don't want to bother with the extra work of working time into the show, a ticker will be good. 2 weeks later. 3 months later.
Knowledge is after all power. And once we begin to see a hint of light at the end of tunnel, all will be forgiven. Kind of.
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