first things first rick-meister, i for one DO read your long posts. lol.
secondly, i'm glad pakistani drama's are 2 for 2 now, in your books. no doubt, each drama has its respective flaw in all categories, but as you said the story and the acting is what's most important. production values make it that much better, but my philosphy is, as long as the acting is stong and the story is compelling, its all good. this is TRUE ART in its purest form. production values are icing on the cake.
that being said, your second point is also correct. people in india have been spoiled, and rightfull so, with up2date technology espeically in the entertainment field. if u have it - flaunt it, no?!so they might not pick up on pakistani dramas. but once again, none of us can be sure of this. 'joe blow' in india might very well appreciate them just as much as you do. who knows?! generally tho, on the surface, you're right. the variety of choices indians have makes it difficult to revert to old time art. nothing wrong here.
however i will say yet again, you should watch CURRENT DAY pakistani dramas!!! i'm telling you, production values in these are 110% BETTER than in the dramas you have seen. i would go so far as to say, some of them, are even better than indian dramas (production wise). so if these are available in india...they'd be equally watched, i think. give one a try. 'landa bazaar', 'mehndi' are just 2 that come 2 mind that fit the above mentioned characteristics.
Posted on 9/22/2003 11:41:01 PM
