Post-Bhagonwali Discussion Thread #1 - Page 9

Originally posted by: godblessall

Friends...whereever I go, in the Indian soap world...I see disappointment, ridiculous twist in the story line, unnecessary drag, over the top drama without any end result, dis-satisfied audience , buthering of characters , head-ache, heart-ache, 2 days happiness leading to unending pathos...and so on ...Well this cannot be the consolation for what we were served or felt for our beloved show...but this is the reality of the daily soap world...!!!! 😭

Hi all, came in the morning and saw all the closing posts. Not sure as everything is just guess works of now. @godblessall, you are right as far as most of the serials are concerned. That is why it is hard to get attached to anything else. I am in one way thankful about that but I think the majority of audiences that these shows crater to are older people that stay at home. Knowing about the life in Metros, in India most working women do not get any time to watch TV between kids and work. How do you tell a forum is closed? I am not sure. I will know when the posting fails to record I guess? Did anyone receive any response from Wafah? Poor thing I hope she is not bombarded with messages.
Oh well let us make most of it when we can. So does anyone have unsaid thoughts, plots, wishes, theories? Someone was saying BBAT was an experimental project and hence never was marketed right. But as @godblessall says all TV shows do the same with the stories. Obviously you cannot have happy times all the way. But it is the progress of the story when lacking is what bothers me the most. I think most of the stories start with the concept and depending on the swing of the public they mould their stories and when the interest begins to fade they introduce a shock element and this cycle goes on until they lose out on the channel or sponsors and come up with a hotchpotch ending in a hurry. That is the way of business for everything on TV I guess. But BBAT got more than its fair share time to end and just to go ahead and ruin that is not excusable. Maybe they save every bad idea on the "bench" and when the show comes to an end and there is no impact to the money they can draw on it more, they pick one bad idea just to see the audience reactions, so as to learn from it for their next endeavor. It is cruel for the people attached to the show like us but it makes perfect business sense! There I just believe I found the logic for the atrocious track/ending for BBAT.😆

Happy monday everyone! Hey does anyone know if we can still post here can access this forum.

Have a great day!

Thank you Leesan...I love the way you people appreciate and acknowledge the small things here...this made the forum so close to my heart...

The reason i asked that question about whether we can access the forum or it is closing as today Bhagonwali is displayed under the Archived tab in the forum.

Hi girls ... nice posts! Agree with you all regarding the ups and downs of these soaps. I have been looking at a few of them ... still trying to find something at least a little bit interesting but so far nothing to hold my interest for any length of time. So it's back to square one for me where soaps are concerned ... before BBAt I could only look at them for a couple of weeks before losing interest. Needless to say, with BBAT, I couldn't wait for the next episode ... never could get enough of BBAT!!! Still can't!!!

After looking at some of the other serials on Zee, I wondered how their fans continue to view them without complaining! I can't imagine BBAT fans staying silent if it were BBAT going the way some of them are going! Also, it seems that in their quest for ratings, Zee is just discarding and bringing on new shows!!

I still prefer to look at my old episodes of BBAT than to look at the other serials!! One thing that I never mentioned about BBAT that I really enjoyed was those scenes with the "street person" who narrated the Bhagonwali story! I specially loved to see and hear him; sometimes he would be singing with the tambourine around the fires in the street! I always found that so enthralling ... the firelight and his beautiful voice ... Never saw that in any other soap! Talk about BBAT being unique!!!

I miss my BBAT!!! I know I sound like a broken record, but I'm sure you all understand my feelings!!!

Hi guys, lovely thoughts again by all.

Agree Vanfan Di, I don't expect every episode of a serial to be honky-dory, but I am puzzled as to why they went downhill and continue doing so with BBAT despite our pleas and cries!! I don't think I can ever recover from that!😡😡😡 Its a mystery that will never be solved!!! I wish the CVs will come out now and let us know why they did what they did! Someone mentioned experimental, I still can't believe they would experiment with a show with such talented actors!!

Did anyone notice that JAY METHA was coming out with a new show on Zee?? I believe he was part of the BBAT team!! Would he not take H or N again? Guess not???

Leesan, I believe we are all in the same boat concerning our BBAT! Will never get over and cannot move on!!

Godblessall, butchered is not even the word for what they did to R & G's characters!

So true Indi, will rather watch BBAT episodes than what they offer on TV!

Pensink, let's hope they are not closing this forum and I don't think so!

Anyways, hang in there everyone, let's stay positive! At least we have each other but I know it will not be the same without this forum!!!😭

Much love and wishing you all a great week ahead!!!

@van, indi,godblessall,pensink,vedi and jay et al...Phew!!! have to include everyone from now on, just not sure for how long we will be able to post!! So I will dispense with all the formalities, and just say how happy I am to see all of you still on the forum ,though archived!!

I did contact Wafah, but I guess she must be so busy with all the queries. Oh well, hope we can hear something positive and soon. Well, I watched Rasha's latest VM this morning, and wondered if I will ever be completely over BBAT. I was fine till just after the 13th minute...when G started to cry... I just lost it!!😭😭!!! Oh dear, I am such a baby for my BBAT!!!

I think we need to set a plan in motion for when the inevitable occurs. Even if it's a few more weeks or even months, it would be nice if we can still manage to keep in contact and on the forum!! I am not a FB person, for many reasons,so that is not a good option for me. There is just something about the forum that has a special connection for me to BBAT.However I have been browsing the forum, and noticed that there are several chat clubs in existence, many being open only upon invitation.
Do you all think this is a good option for us? What do you think? Is it worth the extra effort?

Originally posted by: godblessall

Thank you Leesan...I love the way you people appreciate and acknowledge the small things here...this made the forum so close to my heart...

Thanks Vanfan for continuing discussion...I liked your opinion about how it is imposssible for a woman to forget about your origin after you get married ...I totally agree with you...but what I meant to say is that an orphan girl like Runjhun who was living a life of a slave ( except the Grand mother's love, but that definitely does not change the fact )...never had a proper home built of love and caring, gets her own family ... a husband showering unconditional love... a nest to call her own..., will she not be more eager and dedicated to save that resort...!!! Specially when she knows the people (m & ms ) who she is seeking help for have never learnt a single lesson of humanity..!!. This just seems unrealistic to me...for me, both Runjhun and Guddu's characters were butchered mercilessly in the serial that were difficult to digest...!!!

Look...still I'm complaining...!..Can't get over...!!!

And..is this forum going to close..?? How do you know? Is there any notice...? Oh..no, It's shocking ...why will it close so soon...the memory is still fresh...dont we still love to talk about it...? then why..!!!😭

Originally posted by: Leesan

I think we need to set a plan in motion for when the inevitable occurs. Even if it's a few more weeks or even months, it would be nice if we can still manage to keep in contact and on the forum!! I am not a FB person, for many reasons,so that is not a good option for me. There is just something about the forum that has a special connection for me to BBAT.However I have been browsing the forum, and noticed that there are several chat clubs in existence, many being open only upon invitation.
Do you all think this is a good option for us? What do you think? Is it worth the extra effort?