Originally posted by: misfit007
That legit bewilders me. HOW? How the heck does this show still get the TRPs? I'm not that familier with how ITV works. Do actors really have such a strong base? Does ITV in comparision have even shitter content making people choose this show? Do people not have access to a lot of channels? Is it the time slot?
Like i said, i love seeing the actors on screen. I'd like to continue seeing them on screen and together too because it's really hard to find TV leads with such great chemistry and ease that comes across in their scenes but i'd like to see them with a better storyline. They actually deserve better too because i think they have a potential for great range.
I hope at some point i get to see them in a webseries. Even the Altbalaji ones tend to have a more compact storyline. I guess that's because they are meant to be for limited number of episodes and they don't have to diverge off the premise for TRPs. Honestly web series are a gift for people who want good content in Hindi.
woah too many loaded questions let me see if i can answer some of them
How the heck does this show still get the TRPs. How ITV works - kitchen politics rules. The more leads are separated for whatever reason sad good for TRP audience. They crave drama
Why do you think we had those rasoda, sasuraal simar ka type shows ruling the roost
Having said that, the TRP system is highly flawed, how can a small sample set of audience determine what billions of people like to watch.
its definitely doesn't mean people like dumb shows. We had daily soaps like shanti, swabhimaan back in the early 90s
Do actors really have such a strong base - Some do but they doesn't necessarily translate into TRPs Heck even BW stars like Amitabh, Sridevi, Karisma Raveena done daily soaps but their shows sank without trace
Does ITV in comparison have even shitter content making people choose this show - Not necessarily I mean look at Sonys shows they are quite progressive compared to other GEC. Even Star one had some decent ones however given the flawed TRP system these shows don't get their desired time to spread their legs
somewhere I feel this also boils down to people taste. Earlier people used to watch shows with substance that made sense they might not have 1000s of episodes but it still worked but our generation have so many options and they don't have time to sit and ponder on characters. Majority of the viewers of this shows are house wives who don't want to get into characters sketch their graph they just want entertainment. I mean any of the daily soaps even if you skip some episodes nothing changes neither tracks neither character motivation I mean bhagya shows are infamous for this. At the end of the day all the crave is entertainment laced with high quotient drama which these shows serve in abundance. Its like fast food you know its not good for you but just cant have enough of it😆
As far as the audience that want intelligent drama move to OTT given the plethora of choice they have so they don't bother with the shitty shows
Do people not have access to a lot of channels? Is it the time slot? Yes they do what alternatives the TRP aunties (who are the core audience for these type of shows) have. All other shows are either worse than this one or some variation to this. Like i said they only care for entertainment, logic has no place here. If we start applying logic there wont be any stretching of tracks, no character assassination short no drama.
This certainly doesn't mean you cant derive drama organically through logical tracks, however that requires time that these show writers usually don't have. Given the fast paced nature of this business many don't even have episode banks. When you have to churn out content at the pace they have to quality takes a hit and logic goes out of the window
P.S. I am not astute like you so tried to answer according to my views
Edited by Pighalta_Bhoot - 4 years ago
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