You know Labib:
we have soap operas here in UK called Coronation street on ITV and EASTENDERS on BBC
Cornation street was first aired in 1960 and still continues , it is a prime time show and aired 4 days a week. so all the crap Ekta says in western world these are shown only in the afternoons is utter nonsense!!
Eastenders has been running since February 1985
characters in these soaps age naturally anad many relevant issues are taken up and knitted into the story line!!
there are a few Australian soaps too running for decades
Neighbours , Home and Away these are also daily soaps!!
So 8 years in comparison is nothing!!!
one should have good actors who are professional and take up their jobs seriously and without a doubt a good creative team
Both go hand in glove with each other!!
One can't do without the other !!