Have you seen the new DD 'brochure''? It has details of all serials, dramas, documentaries etc, it had telecasted so far. And it is AWESOME! Imagine people like Shyam Benegal directing serials for DD! Ah, those good old days of DD! DD wasn't as bad as it is now folks! I remember watching that hilarious hindi comedy show called 'Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi' and of course our timeless epics Mahabharata and Ramayana.
I am not sure, but I think all channels are losing focus and going for the mad rush of TRIP ratings. Mass producing Saans Bahu serials won't help at generating more revenue but only wean viewers away from such cable channels. Is there anything good on Indian television nowadays? I doubt it. Perhaps DD can start rehashing their good old collection and earn more respect from the Indian T.V. Viewer.
P.S. You shall find valuable gems in that list including "Turning Point" .
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4 years 39 weeks ago, Ravages wrote:
TRP ratings, BTW. But yes, they do trip you down. Channels get too invoved they dont know where they are going and fall face down.
4 years 39 weeks ago, Ashwin wrote:
that was a good trip back memory lane... Byomkesh Bakshi, bharat ek khoj (this was one thing i never missed), Tamas, Circus, Fauji... man its like an era that has gone.
4 years 38 weeks ago, ripples wrote:
Yup, I agree. In a way, we were more in touch with India in the good old days with many Hindi serials and regional language movies on Sundays. Upon the arrival of cable, my mom who used to be an ardent Indian movie fan, lost touch with Bhojpuri and Rajasthani movies all together!!
4 years 38 weeks ago, Deepak wrote:
Ok so DD did have a few glorious moments but were all that you mention really that good? Part of the reason we liked a lot of stuff that was aired was because we did not have any choice, DD was the sole benchmark we had! I look back at some of the serials - including Ramayan and Mahabharat and am mortified at the low production quality and at times poor script... Remember that thing they say about a man with one eye being king in the valley of blind men... and back then we did not even have the proverbial valley of other players!
4 years 38 weeks ago, divya wrote:
I think DD may be lacking in its coverage of latest happenings, but it certainly did not lack in its coverage of art and culture. It is important to know that most of the graduates of National School of Drama turned to DD to work. Of course, DD was a monopoly then, but they turned to DD willingly (unlike now, when only the most exorbitant pay would attract such people).
Thanks for correcting me Raveges, I always thought they were TRIP ratings :)
Or perhaps it is just my notion of 'Good Old Days' playing up.
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