Originally posted by: AreYaar
Haha all depends on my mood. I've watched sooooo many shows over the years that many favs have gotten collected along the way.
Frankly even if you pick any average show from 5 years back, that will also feel Oscar worthy compared to current shows and you will notice how current shows lack even basic coherence and flow 
.....so your brain will feel soothed even watching old average content cuz wahaan bhi atleast basic sense toh tha in average stories
Anyways, my comfort show which had soooo much light-hearted content was Ishqbaaaz....even now I can revisit any random scene of that and it lightens my mood. NBT had old school, slice of life charm so that's for a different mood. I loved Gulaal, LTL as well. KY2 is another one I like to revisit from time to time.
Omg you’re absolutely right — even the average shows from 5-7 years ago feel like award-winning masterpieces when compared to today’s circus of half-baked content. There was a certain charm and structure back then that seems completely lost in current television. The writing made sense, the stories had flow, and the characters actually behaved like human beings—flawed, relatable, consistent. Every scene built on the last; emotions were earned, not shouted at the audience in desperation.
Contrast that with today’s content… where logic and consistency are treated as optional extras. A lead might switch personalities episode to episode, plotlines jump around randomly, and conflicts exist solely for the sake of drama or TRPs. Romantic arcs feel forced, friendships feel shallow, and even moments meant to evoke strong emotions land flat. It’s like the writers forgot that the audience needs internal coherence to emotionally invest in a story.
And it’s not that every old show was perfect — far from it. Even the “average” shows of that era had their flaws. But they had right intentions. The pacing, the emotional beats, the chemistry between characters, the narrative arcs — all of it mattered. You could watch a random episode and still feel satisfied, still feel something, even if the story wasn’t “groundbreaking.” That’s what’s missing today. The basic sense of cause and effect, of human behavior, of emotional continuity — all gone.I think that’s why revisiting old shows feels so comforting.
Ahhh "ishqbaaz" ....you reminded me of my bestie..she is a big "ishqbaaz" fan and she says that "ishqbaaz" is 'serotonin"🤣
Gulaal❤️....& Rahil Azam...from a show like that to Anupama..
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