I would like to add my two bits as well here.. I am not sure if it s the number one show, but if you leave apart that one slap gopi got, it is more or less a good serial.
For me, infact I am a newbie to ths serial, but its a nice one, right from the story, i know the story only since aug2011 😆 is a nice one..a husband taking interst to teach his wife, ppl dont bother teaching their kids, and here a husband is teaching his wife..something very good. As kaki said, sometimes to fulfill your dreams, you need the support of your family and her husband supported her in every which way, i dont think even all parents do that.
And then now when Gopi is sick, Ahem is there to help her in every which way, and this is what happens more as a norm when you are old, you need help to do your basic chores as well, leave aside other things..he was really there for her at every step..to me that signifies the title saath nibhana,
And Koki, well the few serials I see, i have never seen a MIL so nice, she is generallly scheming, so that is a big change..
And then the actors, i think gopi and ahem are playing ti really well, given that they are new comers.. Well gopi is someone i think ppl will like at the first go..very cute and innocent..i can go on about Gopi :)
So i think it is a good show,.
And as someone pointed out, most of the hindi serials have same base, either the two ppl who love dont get married, or two ppl who hate each other get married and fall in love. And the audience love this falling in love process..So all serials have it,,,here i think the slap is extra and not really sure why the CVs showed it, they could have shown him raising the hand.
And finally serials have to be taken with a pinch of salt, one cant base your life completely on the serials/films.