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Originally posted by: Samanalyse
Borna, you have no idea how much I missed these very looong posts.
This is what my face looks like right now ==> 😃
*Sigh* It's not that I haven't watched any shows after PV1 ended but nothing has sustained me for more than a week. The real reason is not because shows are bad per se, just very boring.
That said, I am so happy that you are enjoying JLZ! From the glimpses I have seen, it does seem like there are some wonderful actors at work there and that the leads' relationship is being developed beautifully. Actually, after the announcement about TP, I have been wondering how many more shows I would give an honest try if only they had a guaranteed end, and how many I am holding back from because they don't. It's one thing with shows that decline after their story runs out, like Geet in my experience, where you can just pick and ending point and call the rest bonus time with your favourite actors. It is another thing entirely when a show is yanked in the wrong direction long before its core is exhausted, as happened with PV and even AB. That is truly heart breaking and the worst part is that there is never any warning and you try so hard to hold on to the good before finally admitting what has happened to your show.
Aww, Sammy! 🤗
And this is me, even with a splitting headache: 😃
Ditto! At least, I've missed making substantial posts and talking to my friends from the PV-ZMD days about shows...
Your remark about how no shows sustained your interest for more than a week sounds exactly like my condition after LTL was set up by the channel to change focus (aka to take a suicidal nosedive) back in March 2011. I've recounted that story many times before, I believe. So much pain, having that story snatched away when there was so much left to be shown with a superb cast bringing the writing to life. After that, everything seemed to pale in comparison. Even Mohnish Behl couldn't charm and impress me into watching KTLK - and I absolutely loved his work in Sanjivani, so that's saying something...After PV-ZMD pulled me out of my hiatus, there was no looking back for a while, but when it ended the way it did, I detached from it just fine, given my history with similar past experiences, and then I didn't watch anything at all except for a few old episodes of the two shows I mentioned above. I also was happily distracted by British TV for a while, but even those ended up giving me heartache 😆
And so my penchant for falling in love with ill-fated couples who fall into these categories continues: a) they are neglected "side characters" in shows that focus on only one couple's "moments", b) they are a main couple in a show full of terrible twists, c) they are subjected to an actor replacement because the channel is full of itself. I sometimes have random bouts of nostalgia and bitterness comes surging to the surface with regard to a few shows I hold in higher stead than the others...But then I always tell myself to be happy for the good things those shows had - and that usually does the trick.
I had heard about the Khoobsurat fiasco and couldn't believe that they were eliminating Ehsaas from the show! He was the heart of the show, wasn't he? Literally and figuratively, in a manner of speaking? That's just sad!
In recent years, the shows I've ended up actively following and loving the most are the ones I've come across quite by accident. Oddly enough, I had heard of JLZ in passing during my days lurking around another show's forum as that show was breathing its last after endless illogical twists (that's a fiasco with a story for another day!) and people were talking about how "some other show is copying it." I didn't care much for those comments at the time, but now that I've been watching JLZ, I remember those complaints and all I can do is roll my eyes. In terms of essence, characterization, and treatment, zameen-aasmaan ka farak hai, but of course some people aren't willing to step back, look beyond the surface, and let go of the notion of their favorite actors' shows being "flawless" so discussion is pointless. *shakes head wearily*
@bold: Wow! I don't think I'd be able to handle following more than one show that is currently on-air at the moment! At least you seem to have a list of sorts! Maybe you could check back in a few months and see how things are going? 😆 As for me, I get pulled into a fictional universe headfirst (heart-first, really) and then end up being swept along in a sea of emotions, as you probably know! I've never been so strongly attached to a slice-of-life sort of story before. I've always gravitated towards soulful stories that have hints of darkness in them. But JLZ is truly making me very happy...touchwood! Plenty of lovely, subtle progression on the relationship front, characters that are relatable, music that sounds like a film score...and two lead actors I can happily watch all day if they're given episodes where all they have to do is look at each other, smile, and be adorable...😆 They don't even have to SAY anything. That's how expressive their silences are! *happy fangirl sigh* 😆 I told a friend earlier, "Hopeless me...But I'm happily hopeless!" 😆 (Aside: I took my talent for rambling to the JLZ Forum and now IF has even more of my looong posts in its archives 😛 😆)
I actually don't know the details about the issues that SC faced...All I know is that it changed hands before I got the memo! 😆 Loved reading your views about TP, by the way! I have to commend the people in the TV industry who have the courage to try out new genres, new methods of storytelling, and new formats. I may not have a personal interest in the majority of the shows out there right now for various reasons, but it's nice to know that new things are being attempted here and there amid the usual fare...
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