Originally posted by: PreetD
Thatâs definitely another annoying thing about ITV. I find thereâs a lot of sense of entitlement in ITV fandoms - give us what we want or else kind of attitude. TRPs rule everything, whole storylines change for it. And I get changes need to be made, ratings play a big role here on Canadian/American TV as well but itâs not the same I feel. It really hinders the ability for creatives to tell different stories. I havenât watched any web series but I was having a conversation with a friend and she said thatâs why web series have taken off. Writers have more freedom to tell the stories they want. I get that sometimes you need to pivot because a storyline just isnât working but here they completely forget everything they wrote before to fit a new narrative. It feels sometimes like theyâre just throwing all the random things at the wall and waiting to see what sticks. Which is frustrating.
I hear you. Iâve stayed away for a while and even when I initially saw a few Aryan/Arylie scenes come up on Instagram I tried to resist. But Iâve been going through a lot of change recently, and been feeling quite burnt out, and desi tv - despite how it makes me feel sometimes - feels comforting. But I might just have to give it up forever at some point if the storytelling is going to remain the same.
Iâll just have to stick only to my comfort American TV - which is just rewatching old shoes I grew up watching over and over lol
same here.. just that my comforting entertainment had remained kdramas for last more than 1 decade.. and just for this show and Aryan i hv put all my dramas (5 on air dramas on hold.. i hvnt watched a singlr episode of my weekly dose of 9 episodes) so you can see how much i am sacrificing for Aryan and how big impact he had made on my psyche.
but then i am blessed to find Kdramas for that matter as they taught me about Real Storytelling, Screenllay and how to tell a captivating story just with beautiful cinematography.
their the storyline, whole narrative, characters stick to the original plan makers dont change them until n unless its something grave (in my 10 years with kdramas there was just 1 show where they actually changed the male lead).
And thats why i love kdramas.. they start with a solid storytelling, great mis e scene, meaningful cinematography and all symbolisms are there. Storyline is build around those things and you can trust all the things you are seeing as you know this journey towards destination is built on trust.. trust between makers and you.. trust between characters and you.. trust between plot and you... and then there is consistency.. which remains intact from 1 second till the last. And i know i can count upon all things happening cause they are there for a reason.
but ITV shows can show all types of symbolism for one pair and when they think its time to get some fresh air.. new characters with similar set of symbolisms... where is consistency.. where is the trust between you as maker and the viewer... why viewer are being treated as some stupid fellow who will bite on whatever bone you throw. thats my biggest issir with ITV there is no respect for viewers as viewer. Despite its known viewers give you the TRP but they dont get deserved respect.
hope this changes in future.