Why do young Indians (mostly college students who understand English) like watching foreign TV series more than they like watching Indian series?
Okay, so to start with here are some things which foreign TV shows do and Indian TV shows don’t:-They have limited time through which a series is planned to be completed rather than going on with the script by stretching the plot till the show is making good money. foreign shows have seasons planned, script written and future of the story planned. They follow a perfect timeline.They focus more on character development rather than plot baiting for audience. Every character is given enough screen time to make the audience relate to them so that when the plot requires the audience can feel what the character or protagonist is going through.They make the audience think and explore the possibilities. What Indian TV does is that they give all these background dialogues for all the characters to tell the audience what the character is thinking about rather than let the audience try to figure out where the plot is going to lead them. This just shows that these shows target dumb audience with less intellect.They give proper screen time to plot details and characters whereas Indian TV shows just try to pass out the time they get on air by unnecessary dramatic music and camera shots. Even Indian reality shows have all the soap opera drama which feels like its scripted just to pass the time.They always try to bring something new to the audience (even if they fail to do so, they always try to). This is the one which hurts me the most. The Indian TV shows have never ever produced quality content when it comes to improvising. Its always about family drama, dumb comedy or singing / dancing reality shows. They have tried youth oriented comedy but failed, they have tried fantasy but failed, they do not have writers or money to make superhero or science fiction shows so ultimately the wheel comes spinning back to soap opera drama and 3rd grade comedy.Last but not the least there is a lack of quality acting and direction which according to me can sometimes make shows successful despite the weak script and plot holes.Although I have many more points but these are the ones which have the greatest impact on today’s Television.