Originally posted by: spirit
GH Thank you for reaching out to the audience, your words convey the frustration that no doubt persists in your camp regarding the fate of the show, the current stalemate and let's face it, this unrelenting scrutiny by fans... Ouch! It must not be a good time to be a writer of a show under all sorts of scrutiny!
You speak of the cuss words but what of the love that has been showered upon the team - if the recent awards are any indication, it's pretty clear the viewers are not so mean as you make them sound. And you ask why? Viewers will respond why not! I agree you guys are virtually making a movie every week, if you go by that twisted logic, then I'm sure, so many people who watch your shows are making so many other meaningful things every week in their lives as well, but that's a lame excuse imo, what stopped you from using BS's limited time in a meaningful way rather than that silly romantic sequence the other day? Lack of ideas...? Or maybe the panic button... Why would you waste his precious availability in lame song and dance routine instead of something more logical, what stopped that?
The viewers respect your point of view, and appreciate all the hard work that goes into making of each episode but that is no reason to justify obvious mediocrity! -
Why was there no need to reach out to the audience when the show was climbing the charts?
Why was there no need to ask for audience ideas or make fun of them in that way, when you guys were presenting your story, in the way you wanted to at the start?
Because you guys stuck by your ideas and built it up nicely- stuck by your convictions ... and things always make more sense when you are convinced of your ideas, no matter how silly or filmi or cliched it may be, audience does lap it up. My suggestion is to stick by what you have conceived and be true to that, and not go on changing tracks, play with characterizations of your major characters, scripts as per demands. That will just end up messing your show, it's not our story to tell, it's yours, and only you can do justice to it, the best way.
Why the pressing need all of a sudden to defend things?
The other thing, which I think is seriously messing with your show, is all the publicity and by it, I mean all the bad publicity in recent times - what is the need for all those spoilers, pictures, insider info every day on this forum - are you not trying to gauge audience reaction? And whose reaction, those people who are least likely to contribute to your TRPs, those that do - will most likely not get those spoilers! See somewhere you are also benefitting from this interaction with the fans, and one which you have been using well, so it's a mutual thing, you've encouraged people to interact and provided them a platform to do that. It will obviously work both ways, pray tell me you knew it wasn't just the applause you were expecting your way! And this simple thing of BS taking a few days off should have remained just that ... what was the need for all those articles or interviews? Just too much publicity where it's not needed will only spoil things and put many people off. Just as you have invested into the show, so has the audience who watches your 'movie' every week. If its bad, well,...too bad, the ratings won't lie...either way!
And if you are a creative person or intend to be one, be prepared for the onslaught because everything you do will be scrutinized. And the nature of the medium...of your art ... is one where it[scrutiny] is inevitable. An artist who has no takers for his masterpiece, cannot whine on the podium saying, I spent x hours of my life working on this... so all you buggers have no right to criticize it. Hard work does not need to be stressed; it is evident from the final product because it will speak for itself. There is no alternate to that route...so stop ranting about that. Go back to your drawing board and if possible watch your show from the start to its last episode, do it objectively, if you are half as smart as you claim yourself to be, your product will speak for itself, and you'll know exactly what the audience has been complaining about. I can list out a few here, missing script..I'm sorry, it sounds mean I know but it really is one of the reasons, messed up characterizations, lack of adequate parallel tracks, not using all the supporting cast smartly ... at the moment they are like mere props... like those plastic pots by ASR's poolside...the thing that caught my eye first was the way you guys dealt with tracks, the resolution / treatment of issues was refreshing to say the least... you have no idea how many times i curse myself for watching this show, when you go on stretching this idiotic MU as if your show will collapse like a pack of cards the moment you resolve it. Wake up and smell the coffee, this stale MU [Terrace Misunderstanding] is what has infested your show...I could elaborate but then you get paid to do this not me. To be 'Senti' is good but learn to channelize it productively, and not get emotionally swayed. Let's not complain like a whiny kid!
As for the silly, fanatics, well that cannot be avoided given the internet and these internet forums - it's an inconvenience you'll have to learn to deal with the best way you can. But if it bugs you so much, just shut that fan page off for a month, and go back and work on your show without any outside influence, just the way you want to, have to and need to. Good luck in reviving a show, which can definitely fare better than its doing at the moment.
cheers,
-spirit-
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