I agree with you Charishma. The big reason why shows that have started in fairly recent times fail to last longer than a year or two. Even highly popular shows. In particular with this show, there was a lot of promise int he beginning, BUT the minute the four phere wedding happened, it was back to being just another soap that claims of being different but really isn't any different from others. The initial competition or the hatred between RK and Madhubala could have been very well portrayed but it wasn't. In the pressure of playing for the numbers right away the original plot was lost. But at the same time I agree that trp numbers is what its all about, but another thing to take into account is that people become habitual to things on tv. Now if they had stuck to the original plot, I am sure people would have warmed upto it, because regular soap aunties know nothing of the bollywood lifestyle or what happens behind the scenes. That would have kept their attention. And another thing is there is no consistency in characters. Whether it is RK maintaining the bad boy image, or Madhu maintaing the strong woman image. I think the failure lies more in Madhu's characterization because the initial rebelling Madhu showed only lasted a few episodes, she just became the doormat, which did frustrate the trp aunties which was the cause of trp falling. If you look at other shows, the reason some last longer than others is because of the consistency in the characters, it revolves around one family, or several issues but it is dealt with the same way each time, they are family dramas, they show exactly what the audience expects, and the audience keeps their attention to it, because of its consistency. Now I also think the bad boy image is overdone on TV. In each TV show the female lead character was given the chance to fight and prove herself, but Madhu was just submissive the whole time, she wasn't showed as strongly as she claimed to be. Another reason being the lead actors are never willing to play a father or a mother, which is difficult because what do you show after the marriage? how many triangles or evil stepbrothers or stepsisters can you show? The audience which are the aunties expect this to happen, like why are there no children? Or saying how long will they keep showing the same thing, where is progression in marriage. That is why most shows that end a few months into marriage can maintain their trps, which is also why movies end right when the hero and heroine are married. The problem is few months into the marriage there is nothing else to show, its just beating around the bush until the trp's fall, unless the show takes up social issues or something the female lead generally does. With that being said this show is just making a full circle by coming back to exactly where it started. AS hopes to repeat the "magic" or recreate the initial curiosity people had. While the younger audience as you said only cares about the actors, and are tech savy and into the personal aspect of the actors, the regular aunties don't really care about that, which is why replacements in highly rated tv shows work just fine after a while. The aunties care about the content, what is being shown than who is it acting in the show generally. Now I think AS does not understand it, but ST on the other hand knew that this route was overused which is why his initial development for the show post leap was noticeably different. He knew that going back in a circle will not work for the show in the LONG RUN. It might work for the next few months, but after the completion of that track, you are right back to the beginning. ST is highly connected with the general audience of the show, and thus has the capability to judge what should happen next, his confidence is not seen in AS, and I don't think AS is capable of running a successful show past a limited time. He is too concentrated on the what do online fans want versus what would the trp aunties want, in the sense of content versus just concentrating on the actors. Well here is my rant. Phew. Gosh this was crazy. 😆 But I think that is one reason why the western shows last for several seasons because they are more focused on individual development, from what I have seen. The plot is usually fast developing and the ended, and picked up later with a different story. Anyhow here it is my opinion. And please excuse my grammar and spelling mistakes since it seems to be a
HUGE deal here😆. I kind of am in a hurry. Gotta hit the homework load.
Edited by Vsoujanya - 11 years ago
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