Katha Ankahee -- #7 daily episode DT - Page 78

Originally posted by: Twinklestar139

It’s such a shame that there is so much potential in ITV but no one is willing to experiment with more sane and realistic content. Especially when it comes to protagonists being used by villainous characters, everyone turns a blind eye to it which is something that really needs to stop because no one is that dumb in real life but just for the sake of TRPs things will never change. They really need to abolish the whole TRP system because this is the 21st century and it does not make any sense when we have so many different platforms giving us content.

I always think..why do audience even like watching plots like this? not only is it unrealistic but it is also overly toxic.

e.g. it is normal for a girl to be in love with a boy but is it normal for the girl to spill oil on the stairs so the boys wife falls and miscarries? people are so casually plotting murders, spiking drinks and attempting rape. This is not drama, it is insanity and I can't believe it is considered entertainment.

Originally posted by: pomegranate

I always think..why do audience even like watching plots like this? not only is it unrealistic but it is also overly toxic.

e.g. it is normal for a girl to be in love with a boy but is it normal for the girl to spill oil on the stairs so the boys wife falls and miscarries? people are so casually plotting murders, spiking drinks and attempting rape. This is not drama, it is insanity and I can't believe it is considered entertainment.

ITV producers and channel owners are very clear about their audience. They are not competing with web series etc. their audience is housewives who cut vegetables and cook dinner or even helper class who watch in their homes. It is not supposed to be analytical, thought provoking OR dare I say realistic. Tv executives believe their audience watches to forget or to feel that everybody is like them. People go crazy on Twitter etc but channels do not listen to them. The trick is to get the young audience in, gain some ratings and then cater to the aunties and their kaam wali bais to stay on.

We are the ones who are going ballistic with expectations. They don’t care. This is why if I like something on ITV I don’t watch beyond 100 episodes. I prefer Pak Tv because I get a lot of variety there. Even there the shows are quite frankly roll eye stories but they are limited episodes so you know it’s an arc based story and not track based. In track based, characters run amok. In arc based, they have to develop the character.

Originally posted by: columbia

ITV producers and channel owners are very clear about their audience. They are not competing with web series etc. their audience is housewives who cut vegetables and cook dinner or even helper class who watch in their homes. It is not supposed to be analytical, thought provoking OR dare I say realistic. Tv executives believe their audience watches to forget or to feel that everybody is like them. People go crazy on Twitter etc but channels do not listen to them. The trick is to get the young audience in, gain some ratings and then cater to the aunties and their kaam wali bais to stay on.

We are the ones who are going ballistic with expectations. They don’t care. This is why if I like something on ITV I don’t watch beyond 100 episodes. I prefer Pak Tv because I get a lot of variety there. Even there the shows are quite frankly roll eye stories but they are limited episodes so you know it’s an arc based story and not track based. In track based, characters run amok. In arc based, they have to develop the character.

I never understood how people can watch brother in law lusting over his sister in law, that too without showing approriate repercussions.

to be frank, a large percentage of ITV audiences are uneducated people living in rural areas. the modern, educated ones have to moved onto other mediums.

Originally posted by: pomegranate

I always think..why do audience even like watching plots like this? not only is it unrealistic but it is also overly toxic.

e.g. it is normal for a girl to be in love with a boy but is it normal for the girl to spill oil on the stairs so the boys wife falls and miscarries? people are so casually plotting murders, spiking drinks and attempting rape. This is not drama, it is insanity and I can't believe it is considered entertainment.

Very true but we as viewers are only responsible for this kind of ott drama.

The psychological factor is that the things which is not possible in real are the things which gives us vicarious pleasure. So we find some kind of relief and happiness thats what gives us entertainment.

Eg. Bollywood make lots of realistic movies these days and they get good reviews too but at the end masala movies are the real profit makers crossing 300, 500 crores club. So its clear viewers look out for wholesome entertainment. They don't want reality. They want hero who can fight off hundreds of goons, sing, dance, harrass girl in the name of romance and excel everywhere. Movies, serials only reflect society's mindset.

Also, we tend to blame all regressive shows on trp aunties. Oldies may be giving them trps but look at those show's forums. Its all full of people like us ie. ranging from teenagers to mid thirties. And those forums are at top. So what does this tells? New gen is also watching those shows regularly online and worse thing is, we keep complaining about those show but we won't stop watching. In one such forum I read somebody's post regarding how the things are so problematic in that show that people have actually filed official complaints. Can you imagine the frustration towards the show? But even after this people are watching it, chatting about it, giving it high tv and online trps.

which show are you talking about?

Originally posted by: columbia

ITV producers and channel owners are very clear about their audience. They are not competing with web series etc. their audience is housewives who cut vegetables and cook dinner or even helper class who watch in their homes. It is not supposed to be analytical, thought provoking OR dare I say realistic. Tv executives believe their audience watches to forget or to feel that everybody is like them. People go crazy on Twitter etc but channels do not listen to them. The trick is to get the young audience in, gain some ratings and then cater to the aunties and their kaam wali bais to stay on.

We are the ones who are going ballistic with expectations. They don’t care. This is why if I like something on ITV I don’t watch beyond 100 episodes. I prefer Pak Tv because I get a lot of variety there. Even there the shows are quite frankly roll eye stories but they are limited episodes so you know it’s an arc based story and not track based. In track based, characters run amok. In arc based, they have to develop the character.

Originally posted by: pomegranate

I never understood how people can watch brother in law lusting over his sister in law, that too without showing approriate repercussions.

to be frank, a large percentage of ITV audiences are uneducated people living in rural areas. the modern, educated ones have to moved onto other mediums.

Yes, exactly. ITV is catering to rural and uneducated people who btw if you have noticed have become more misogynistic and conservative as time passes. This show is not written keeping us at india forums in mind. I mean they have paid for the license of the original and have still successfully butchered it 😆. Goes to show how not for educated people it is or it is for timepass and not to be taken seriously, I used to ask my building aunties why do they still watch Ghum, a show I saw last year. She said, dekhta Kaun hai…voh chalu rehta hai jab mai kitchen mei hoti hun,, adat ho gayi hai. If mindless entertainment is their habit, regular analysis is our habit.

Originally posted by: columbia

ITV producers and channel owners are very clear about their audience. They are not competing with web series etc. their audience is housewives who cut vegetables and cook dinner or even helper class who watch in their homes. It is not supposed to be analytical, thought provoking OR dare I say realistic. Tv executives believe their audience watches to forget or to feel that everybody is like them. People go crazy on Twitter etc but channels do not listen to them. The trick is to get the young audience in, gain some ratings and then cater to the aunties and their kaam wali bais to stay on.

We are the ones who are going ballistic with expectations. They don’t care. This is why if I like something on ITV I don’t watch beyond 100 episodes. I prefer Pak Tv because I get a lot of variety there. Even there the shows are quite frankly roll eye stories but they are limited episodes so you know it’s an arc based story and not track based. In track based, characters run amok. In arc based, they have to develop the character.

Agree but would like to make small correction. Its not only aunties and their bais. So called young gen also watch those same shows online. If you see online trps of top rated shows then they excel there also. The difference is aunties dont give a damn about what's happening and dont waste time discussing over it. But young gen not only watch the show but also comes on various social media platforms to make comments, discuss etc. This way they not only gives unnecessary hype to the show but also promote it for free. So I guess our gen is more responsible for popularity of such shows.

And tv over whole world is messed up. Now katha is remake of turkish series which has been remade in 50 countries and it was liked everywhere. So you see, people all over world like stupid shows alike.

Originally posted by: Twinklestar139

I have heard from a friend of mine who knows people in the entertainment industry in india that ITV shows usually change the writers or sometimes even directors after a certain number of episodes which is usually when the quality of the show starts deteriorating. That is why initially every show might start off well when they are written by better writers but when they leave because they want to move on to something new, the new writers are simply given the task to churn down as much content as they can to keep the show alive if it is doing good business for the channel.

yes it’s called track hires. They pay most for initial tracks and then reduce fees for later tracks so they lose their writers etc,