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My dearest Sri (and Adiana too),
I agree with you completely, and I had in any case never even considered doing fresh posts for the old episodes that I had already written about. It would be, as I have stated repeatedly here and on the Reminiscences thread, impossible to improve on them, and as you say so correctly, it is never like the first time around.
So I decided to do fresh ones only for the first 9 episodes that I had not done then, for I started posting here only on June 30, 2013, when the show had covered those 9 episodes. In the event, as Nos. 8 and 9 have proved to be such washouts, I have been spared the effort of doing those 2 posts!
Adiana, I agree with you that a second viewing can sometimes reveal nuances that one missed the first time around. Which is why, as I wrote here to Mandy and as Donjas wants, I was thinking of editing those old posts by adding an updating intro or rewriting some parts. That might have been of interest to those who came into the show some weeks or even months after June 2013.
But even that takes some effort, and what gets me down is the lack of numbers for both the readers and the comments. Anyhow, I shall try for a little longer, without daily posts, and instead do them for perhaps 3 at a time As I am going to have to do anyway for Nos. 8-10! Let us see how we go on, and if things get worse, I can always call a halt to the process!
And Sri, I love you too! What is your teenager up to these days?
Shyamala/Akka
I agree with you completely, and I had in any case never even considered doing fresh posts for the old episodes that I had already written about. It would be, as I have stated repeatedly here and on the Reminiscences thread, impossible to improve on them, and as you say so correctly, it is never like the first time around.
So I decided to do fresh ones only for the first 9 episodes that I had not done then, for I started posting here only on June 30, 2013, when the show had covered those 9 episodes. In the event, as Nos. 8 and 9 have proved to be such washouts, I have been spared the effort of doing those 2 posts!
Adiana, I agree with you that a second viewing can sometimes reveal nuances that one missed the first time around. Which is why, as I wrote here to Mandy and as Donjas wants, I was thinking of editing those old posts by adding an updating intro or rewriting some parts. That might have been of interest to those who came into the show some weeks or even months after June 2013.
But even that takes some effort, and what gets me down is the lack of numbers for both the readers and the comments. Anyhow, I shall try for a little longer, without daily posts, and instead do them for perhaps 3 at a time As I am going to have to do anyway for Nos. 8-10! Let us see how we go on, and if things get worse, I can always call a halt to the process!
And Sri, I love you too! What is your teenager up to these days?
Shyamala/Akka
Originally posted by: jayaks02
I am most likely the minority or a lonely voice. But still voicing or just thinking aloud,
If you have done already individual posts in JA's first run, Akka, which most likely ran into 150 pages in each thread with people actively participating with such divergent views/counterpoints and likely discussion, what is the point in doing it all over again ?There is no question or even iota of doubt that you will bring in some more perspectives into the second writing but I think it is an not apt thing to do to your incredible writing as a craft.I am somehow unable to understand the need to do multiple analysis of the same episode.I have read most of your old posts here, as well as dhawani - They are ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL. Can you yourself improve on them ? I do not know. First time is special.There is a time for everything - JA had its golden episodes and glorious commentary from you.Just redoing it and trying to create that magic seems a tiring exercise to me.I can delete the post if need be. LOVE you and your writing. 👏⭐️
Geet - Hui Sabse Parayee
Bade Achche Lagte Hain Naya Season
