Note from Gautam Hegde - writer of IPKKND - Page 10

Originally posted by: serialjunkie

Build them and they shall come

Give us quality product and we will watch. Simple

Marketing 101.

Originally posted by: incandescent

thanks...

Please read all the comments on this post...cause we deserve that...We will always love u all...but now im hurt too😕...So what are ur comments for us??? Again, plz read the red bold words at the top...do u know how many posts are made here, spreading rumors and making us so mad...seriously mad...Then we wait for a reliable source to come n calm us down...U dont show promos...In USA...we get promos after that episode is played...So no use...What can we do? When u love...its unconditional...we appreciate ever scrap thats thrown to us...beggers cant be choosers...

Its ur baby...n i know u love it more than us...but we love it too...n we have high expectations with u and ur team...give us that...n then see...😊

Edited by Fazila~ - 13 years ago

First of all, thank you GH for your insights. . .sincerely appreciate the effort that you made by putting your thoughts across and more IMPORTATNLY for giving us IPK

agree with you. . . we compare, we micro evaluate, we bash instead of enjoying the current moment. . . .

we the audience have the tendency to look at each episode individualistically vs. collectively. . . . . .and since each episode is not a standalone story it is very difficult to "judge" the rationale of the current track. . . as only U the CVs know the purpose of showing a track and until it plays out the spectators do not know what the intention of it was/is. . . . . . .perhaps it is shown because it is a necessary link to tie future episodes with the current storyline. . .Due to lack of this insight the uproar and abuse arise

critique and a dialogue is important and a viewers right. . .however certain segment of the fan group tends to jump the gun even before all the cards are out in the open. . .so, at least verdict about current episode/s should also weigh the dynamics of previous storyline (not talking about execution of scenes here--just the progression of the narrative's footpath). . .

. . .GH u made a reference to a movie. . . feel members need to understand that one does not critique a movie while its being made or watch a scene in it as a standalone and analyze the whole movie. . .that's what I feel is happening to our show by the viewers. . . there is tendency to evaluate an episode (a scene in a movie) rather than look at all episodes of a track collectively. . .while u the CV's bring together the past and the present superbly. . . .

there are many examples of shows being ruined when the Creative teams changes storyline at the WHIM of the audience . . .it is the writers story and neither the audiences' nor the channel heads' . . .so when these entities start interfering and change ensues. . . the storyline suffers. . . . . . . . .since the cornerstone of the idea is not the writers anymore . . .he or she does not have the same conviction. . . they would otherwise have, had the story remained theirs to tell. . . with no one demanding nor dictating changes

I for one like to LET WRITERS TELL THEIR STORY and then decide if it was substantiated or not. .

About the negative commentatory from the viewers, remember that CV will get shorter end of the stick by default because the burden of proof ie " carrying the show" lies with them. . .

One thing would like share though. . . I do not expect each and every episode to be poignant, nor hilarious, nor acting at par excellence each and every time. . .but I do expect the team to have a desire to want to execute as to avoid obvious mistakes that are visible even to the naked eye of an inexperienced audience. . .

Fillers are necessary,. . . Actors and the crew are working very hard. . . The main leads need breaks. . .IPL is there. . .Weather changes plans. . . I understand fully and wholeheartedly. . .However amongst all this, the pride one should have for work should not be compromised. . . sometimes I feel CV's spin out an episode. . . due to work pressure or what not. . . that just says it's not perfect but IT WILL HAVE TO DO . . .and that's the mentality I have problem with. . .good enough should not be sufficient for this team (for anyone in fact, but that's a matter of opinion and I accept it). . .should aim for excellence as a team regardless of the fact that it is a filler or an story progressing episode. . .

Finally, trust there will be complainers and whiner always. . .can't do anything about that. . .let them vent, guess they have every right as well. But ALWAYS remember, we love that 4 lions followed through with their vision and gave us IPK. So, please the ENTIRE team take a bow and keep on doing the brilliant job u all are doing. U guys DESERVE all the accolades and then some.

Hi,

I would like to comment on some specific justifications which you have raised in your post:

The ONLY EXPECTATION of a regular viewer of a 4 Lions show is that of a nuanced story telling and executed with well designed episodes. The audience expects a 4 Lions story to make sense and nothing more. The show started off in June 2011 with the promise of a different love story and is lucky to have a tremedously talented set of CVs and actors who have breathed life into the story, but has been consistently failing to deliver since the forced ArHi marriage.

The reason you are facing the outburst of criticism and low TRPs in the last 3 months is because the show seems to have compromised on these fundamental strengths -

(a) Lost characterizations

You spent 8 months in etching the characteristic traits of Arnav, Khushi, Shyam and Anjali in the minds of viewers and then conveniently forgot about the same traits when you made:

- Khushi think of 101 ways to annoy ASR to get the truth out when she should have been emotionally tormented with the forced marriage;

- Khushi & Arnav throw water at each other at AR office (its an office for God's sake and ASR is the owner);

- Khushi strategize to save AR designs from Sethi brothers (isnt ASR a tycoon, how come they can be fooled by chindi con men);

- Arnav forget about Khushi's Holi confession for almost a month and not try to investigate whether what he saw on the terrace was the full picture (Arnav's mind seems to be in a brain freeze mode since the terrace day);

- Arnav strip left, right and centre without any reason (if this was meant to be for the droolers, then better idea is to get BS to shoot some bare torso stills and post online and trust me it will do better than it did for the show);

- Shyam appear only for a few mins once in 3 episodes without any insight into his plan of action (this is the only villain in ArHi's life and he was glaringly missing in action post marriage);

- ASR confessing love to Khushi over phone without any prelude as to his present condition (the whole anticipation which was build over the months on ASR's confession went down the drain);

- Khushi dream of Arnav running around the pool (well, agreed ASR looks like more like a gali ka chokra these days but please do not make him do such lover boy antics because we still have the reserved, angry yoin man ASR printed on our mind and hearts)

You may have forgotten your characters, but the viewers have not and 90% of the flak is because post ArHi marriage, the 3 protagonists have lost their defining characteristics.

(b) Failure to develop side tracks post ArHi marriage and extremely slow movement in the storyline

If IPK was intended to be a star crossed love story, it cannot focus only on ArHi, right? Star-crossed means outside forces play a role in keeping the lovers apart/together. Then how can you say that IPK is a romantic show and people are watching it only for ArHi? If that would have been the case, your TRPs would not have nosedived post ArHi marriage.

The ordinary viewer of this show watches it to see that in spite of all external circumstances and obstacles, there is a deep love connection between the leads which will reign supreme in the end. That the two families, each member of the Raizadas and Gupta's have a role in bringing the lovers together and helping them against the odds. The viewer loves the caustic Manorama mami, the doting Nani, the adorable Gupta ladies and of course Bauji (if you guys still remember him, that is).

Prior to Lavanya's exit, the parallel events constantly involved the family members of ArHi and that made for wholesome viewing. But after the ArHi marriage and SPA 2012, all the tracks are only revolving on ArHi chemistry whether it makes for sensible viewing or not, does not seem to matter anymore. Can't recall how and why did NK returned to Sydney without saying bye to anyone. Then came bubbli with her possessiveness for Akash, she was misused to create tension between Payash but after clearing the smoke, could also have been used constructively to make three of them a story in itself. But of course, you know better.

Since March, each episode took up 15 mins screen time on showing ASR stripping / ArHi screaming at each other, but next episode it seemed like nothing happened the previous day and ArHi is randomly eye locking on Rabba Ves. No progress in ArHi relation or the story even after 3 months in real time. If you expect the viewers to put with this, then you should get the Channel to do a more comprehensive survey of the viewer demography for your better understanding.

I fully appreciate that you have to keep changing/bending the tracks to accommodate the availability of the cast & crew, however, this does not justify compromises in (i) how the characters are supposed to think, behave & react on the screen OR (ii) the basic threads of your storyline.

Your real hero is your story and script and only when it is tightly in place, will ArHi chemistry work. In the last few months, it appears that the show makers have lost sight of the story and are just yielding to pressure from particular segment of fans for more Arhi scences or BS scenes without having regard to the story or the sensibilities of the characters. The result is in front of you! LOW TRPs and scathing criticism, now, if this leads to pressure from other corners, who is to be blamed?

(c) Spoilers and news on off-screen drama flooding online forums

Lastly, if you are concerned with the fan freazy, you should also keep a lid on what is happening behind the screens. You have so many people out there who reveal what is going to happen in the upcoming episodes or what's in the mind of the show makers and you also post spolier pics, that there is no anticipation in the viewers. Coupled with his, stories about your actors quitting also generates nothing but negativity and a mad frenzy. The story makes the actor a star and not the other way round and who will know this better than you guys. For a PH, actors quitting is nothing new and must be happening all the time but it should be managed judiciously, which clearly has not happened in the case of recent news revolving SI, BS and DB.