There is this 9pm show which is supposed to be "family" entertainment which is obviously the epitome of lousy scriptwriting and directing. So tell me, why is viewership dropping faster than a rock? Oh! It's the economy! Yeah right.
Ok. I shall list the bad points below like a bullet presentation.
- Script: In order to show the EVIL of people, the bad people always have to be the WORST a man can be. Hello, which era are we in? Do we need periodic brainwashing that tells us, yes, this attitude is bad, that attitude is good? So all hell must always break loose until heaven punishes the evil in dramas. Erm, in that case, would the Gods not be busy? No wonder people are idling in their footsteps and not working for the good of man like God or the Gods really wanted.
- Dialogue: 10 year-old talking like a grandmaster of life. Huh? Ok, Buffett started investing at 11. 11! I am still playing football at that time and looking at the young girls across the street at 11. Maturity may vary, but if you tell me Buffett talked like a centurian when he was 11, I would say either you are nuts or Buffett is an alien. Geniuses exist, but the show is obviously using the most impossible scenario ever. There are many instances of advanced maturity in showbiz, and obviously, this is an insult to the smarter scriptwriters.
- Directing: Ok, you can say that I'm picky on this one, but your scriptwriter is already in the dumps and if you don't use commonsense to maintain the balance of the show as a director, you really are wasting people's money taking that fat salary as a director. Ed would be laughing his butt off once he sees these shows. One example, screaming, fighting in public places always attract little or no attention. No fight watchers, no good will people, only the characters in their small world. Wow! What an enclosed world!
- Attraction: Non existent. Singapore shows have followed Taiwan's example of showing fights and screaming dog fights between people who are supposed to be our everyday nobodies. Are you saying that Singaporeans fight and scream at each other every day? Which part of Singapore are these guys from? Even punks have little time to fiddle in everyday fights.
- Attitude: Nobody believes in chivalry. Men will always like to hit women and women like to scream for no reason. Huh? Either the scriptwriters have very poor manners or they believe that others always have poor manners. Poor souls. They should hang around with my lot more. We may not be the richest people around, but we are happy and forward looking. Maybe I am the only one left in the world to believe in chivalry and justice, but I'm sure that others are not on the evil side of life. Man, these shows are bad for kids.
Name brands do not always deliver. Just because everyone subscribes to the channel doesn't mean everyone watches it. I think SPH should wield the axe on the redundant fats they have in the broadcast section. One, why do you need 2 Mandarin channels in Singapore? Two, how can you keep the ineffective for so long? Three, why is this money losing company still allowed their excesses?
All in all, the television channels, from planning to production, have lost their value significantly. You don't need sleaze to attract. You just need quality. Other than the often boring news, I think I don't have much to watch. Especially when the companies are too poor to increase their purchases of quality shows. If you can't attract the masses, how can you be the tool of Singapore's always effective communication?
I do hope they improve, at least for Singapore's sake if not for my viewing pleasure.
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