Parichay Sharma: Weak writing has brought TV to this stage

Vasudha actor Parichay Sharma doesn't want TRPs abolished entirely. He wants them restructured. And he wants writers put back at the centre.He said, "Totally abolishing it can also land the industry in a very gray, undefined zone.

So there should be some criteria, but not on a weekly basis. You should give the writer or the show some time.

Maybe after three months, there can be ratings, or something like that."The analogy is simple. He said, "It's like when you take admission in any course, you have half-yearly or quarterly examinations. You don't have someone judging you every week and changing your classes. You still get a chance. So there should be some system, but not as frequent as weekly."If he could redesign the system, it would start with trusting the story. He said, "If you see Iranian TV, or a lot of Turkish shows, or even Korean shows for that matter, they have their own TV ecosystem where the writers are very strong. When you back a writer or trust a writer and their story, you shouldn't judge it on a weekly basis."The structure needs to be locked in from the start. He said, "I would make it mandatory to have the entire story arc first, just like what happens with web series.

Earlier, even HBO shows used to have a complete story arc from the beginning to the end. You cannot keep running a show endlessly just because of TRPs."Small changes are fine. Gutting the story isn't. He said, "Some screenplay, some dialogues, or a few additional scenes can be changed to uplift the story, but not the core of it. I would make it compulsory to submit the complete story arc for the entire year in advance, and then small alterations can be made in between if needed, but the backbone of the story should never be changed."He knows where the real problem lies. "Weak writing has brought TV to this stage, so I would completely trust the writers. If I'm trusting a story, I should trust it wholeheartedly, not just on a weekly basis,” Parichay ended.