Originally posted by: salvatore-nina
Jac I hope you don't mind that I'm posting this here:
All I ask is for ZeeTV to keep their gimmicky paws out of PV1's ending, and allow the Mittals to leave us with great memories.
WORD to the above! I hope Zee is at least considerate enough to allow us our happy ending for the show.
Not at all, Nina. I hope so too. My faith in them is 0 right now. But I do hope that the Mittals can fight for the ending they know would be best for the concept, the characters, and the fans.
I agree with Anu that, from all accounts, we're at this point with a PV2 because ZeeTV lacked the patience and foresight to get PV1 back on track. They think the PV concept is larger than the actors. I think that's why they very likely pushed the SP-Radha PV the way they did and look what happened -- it fell flat. It was mistimed and all the characters took a beating through it. However, the concept would not have taken off at all if it weren't for Gurmeet and Kratika's work together. It's their chemistry along with the story that resonated with the fans. Yash and Aarti. We've been saying for weeks, months even, that's who people want to see. When the focus isn't Yash and Aarti the ratings fall away. The story and the crazy antagonists cannot stand alone. However, it doesn't seem as if ZeeTV understands it or buys into that reality. All that was needed was to guide the story back to Yash and Aarti. No need to start a whole new storyline with a whole new cast. But I don't think ZeeTV gets that. They get the business side of things but don't get the creative side of things, at least not for a story with layered characterization and social relevance like PV.
While some are open to seeing where the new story will go and new viewers will likely join, it won't surprise me if many other viewers (onliners in particular) will remain resentful and just not bother. So it's a risk all around. Instead of imposing their usual gimmicks to PV, I think ZeeTV had a better chance fielding/gauging remedies from a TRP viewing focus group which could have guided the Mittals on what to adjust. But, what do we know? We're only the viewers of the show. šµ
Edited by 1HappyGrl - 12 years ago