Ah ... if it were only known ... the amusement engendered by controversy! 😉
but it seems like you're expressing your opinion mostly because you want a reaction out of us fans.
That's not true i.e. a desire on my part to get a rise out of anyone ... on the other hand, providing fodder (however plain) for intellectual stimulation (however marginal) - yes ... we cannot all gush over everything ... all of the time ...
as for calling us viewers simpletons, i'd recommend you alter your vocabulary.
Ohh! Reeully?!! Alter my vocabulary?! Gee whiz! That's a tad hard to do given the toiling on my part to even get to this point ... Dear, I strive to 'speak' the 'Queen's English' ... well ... shucks ... OK ... forgot .... duh ... since the Queen does not hold sway in this part of the world ... American English ... to the maximum extent possible ... 😊
could get you thrown out of the forum.
OK ... if you say so! I'll take that risk ... 😭
let me clarify at the outset that you are perfectly entitled to any opinion you wish to hold of a show or it's actors and producers/directors, and I respect it.
That's very charitable of you, so thanks! It's also comforting to realize that rather than a diatribe (aka 'a rise') as a response, someone may strive to explain what about the show is so endearing ... I already granted that part of those who love/adore/live/breathe it are very likely of a different generation ... but I also admitted to having an almost incongruous liking for the zany (and this show was advertised - to me - as a likely candidate) ... at this point, I have not come away with a deep appreciation for whether this serial is supposed to be drama or comedy ... perhaps somewhere on that continuum ... I wasn't especially moved in either direction ...
'meanness' of age
Ah yes! I see the misunderstanding here ... 'mean' is that long forgotten middle school mathematical concept ... it's also known as the 'average' ... ergo, mean age = average age ...
I'll put it very simply: each episode of Rishta.com, at least so far, has certainly given me food for thought. And that would translate into intellectual stimulation, would it not?
Much obliged to you for putting it simply ... now, I like what you say in terms of 'food for thought' (which of course, as you rightfully point out, provides intellectual stimulation - of varying granularity) ... I also grant you that I have not seen the serial since its inception, but if I extrapolate based on what I saw yesterday, I should remain unmoved ... but enough about me ... tell me what were/are these morsels that caused/cause you to cogitate ... and about what ... there's something I'm missing ... and I hate being left out in the cold 😔
I think what makes for good television need not be intellectual in the conventional sense of the term, anyway.
Well ... I'm unsure what you intend with 'conventional sense' ... but surely being amused is as much a part of one's intellect as not ... just different parts of the brain are activated in instances that cause mirth ... in any event, most of cognitive neuroscience is putting 'conventional thought processes' on their virtual heads (no pun intended) ... at the risk of being redundant ... I do like entertainment that is out there in left field ... and all cultures are capable of such humor ...
I respect your opinion, although I Disagree.
Good! I hardly thought that there would be droves of 'fans' who would be in violent agreement with me ... but I'd still be interested in knowing what aspects of the serial resonate with you ...
Nothing is perfect in this world neither you nor any of us!
Agreed! 'Perfection' is a nonsensical concept ...
But i think you watched this show just to see what is wrong in it..not what is right in it!
First, how do you know that to be a fact? Second, why on earth would I watch a show for the express purpose of carping about it?!! You couldn't begin to feel the sense of deprivation I have already suffered over the recent past waiting for decent Indian TV (recent past only because it's been unavailable to us here so far West on the planet) ...
Why to boil your blood and ours as well !
Will you oblige me with a re-read of my initial post? There was that brief preamble ... the one with an apology ... which may be falling on many a blind spot (and this is not a derisory comment, there actually is a part of the retina known as the 'blind spot') ... furthermore, if, as you say, each is mistress of her own world, then you are the only person capable of regulating your own response ... and my blood did not boil ... at any time ... I was just a little confused about the appeal of the serial ... I think, I still am 😕
I'm about as open-minded as one can be (but not to the point where my brains fall out of course) ... so I can be persuaded ... help me see it from your eyes ... I must have a larger blind spot than most ...
