Hey AJ!!
Fantastic move!! Just what we required!!
I am all in support of everything that has been planned out (and much more!!)
Business decisions - There is a general trend in business to follow the crowd, but most often than not its those who try something different that stand out and make a mark. Here, the makers of the show followed the crowd (Went the DMG way) , killed off a popular main character. Let go of the best performer in the show. Also breaking up a popular onscreen pair.
Business decisions are often well thought out and well planned for they are a huge risk, what happened here seems to be thought out by a bunch of 7 year olds (apologies to the 7 years olds, just an usage).
The decision is as good as killing the goose that lays golden eggs. I thought this story is often learnt in first grade, obviously they seem to have skipped the grade and have actually done just what the story warns you against doing.
Business Tactics-
There was nothing wrong in the tactics used by the team in garnering interest, there was a long time when people speculated on what would happen after a leap (this was before the one character will be shown dead MIRACLE tactic was thought out) . I still fail to see how it was imperative one person die, there are millions of ways to create drama without having to resorting to killing of popular characters ..(u just needed to look into the hundreds of one shots in this forum) ..obvious lack of creativity glared through their pathetic business tactics..
Business Ethics
Ah now this one is easy, when people have no ethics, business or otherwise they end up doing fraudulant things..
For eg, a poll was initiated to make it look fair to the audience that the person THEY chose will be the one killed, its like blaming the audience instead..its an easy tactic that people will fall for. People vote and they transfer the guilt to those who vote, simple and easy. They underestimated the power of the character they had ALREADY DECIDED on killing. They thought ..oh these fan - types must be really silly, they wouldn't know if we rig it..
So, they conveniently interchange 2 number make it look like the person who came last in the poll came in first and tried to convince us the same.
Unfortunately for them, as un-creative they are , they dont even have basic knowledge of mathematics and ofcourse not an iota of common sense.. The rigged poll was laugh worthy, there was no mathematical symmetry in the poll results as it was a poll where 3 were voted for..how can I person's vote increase while all others remain the same?
Plain stupidity combined by lack of any ethics caused a real case of FRAUD.
Now ofcourse after an outlast there is an apology . Who needs such a thing, the person who has been wronged upon has been hurt by the act, the fans who have been loyal have been insulted.
There is an obvious disrespect for the actors (baring their favourites of course.,..AB get out now!!) , no respect for viewers or their opinions, nor any respect for the legal system of the country.
I feel sick to the pit of my stomach, and its high time they bear the consequences of their outrageous, illegal and fraudulent actions.
--Divya