This article was inspired by my recent lack of interest in South African soapies. I once went cold turkey on Generations for a period of about 2 years (round about the time Ntombi joined...i don't even know how she entered the scene!). See, lately I haven't been watching Generations. And now I find myself straying from other once-loved soapies like Isidingo, RC and Scandal. I pondered on this...why is it that this happens on and off all the time?!
South African productions are the best! That's my personal view. They try by all means to make things as real as possible unlike abo Bold and Days...eish! Mara there are times when I find myself grinding my teeth and pulling my hair thinking how sttjupid can they get! U know, the WTF! moments. The moment you're sitting on your couch watching and you feel so sorry for them for not having recognised your oh-so imaginative brain and using it instead of "that stjupid thing!!!".
My WTF's with south african soapies:
*The balcony scenes on Gene I think this has got to be the one that makes me grind my teeth the most! Do they really expect us to believe that's a balcony???A balcony on the ground floor nhe. E bhora worse when they're pretending to be taking a look at the view...eish!
*Sibusiso's lounge...(with one couch) and bar/kitchen...if this is how a CEO lives then I'd rather be an extra on the set anytime!
*All the bedrooms tsa generations
My Gaad!!! Firstly all the beds are placed in some obscure position, they're always in the middle of the room (bathong!), and we never see the wardrobes...haai!
*The penthouse
Ya queen and them. How is it that 3 executives could be living in the same house? Don't they all have enough money for each to buy their own little mansion of a house??? And what's up with that kitchen? It's a passage compared to what normal people in their positions call a kitchen. Then they have to take the lift to go to the bedroom/bathroom? he he he Oh ja, le bona they have one couch. and one time they showed their tv and it was the smallanyana one we all keep in our bedrooms so we can display our plasma's in our lounge. Kanti ya bona plasma ekae???hi hi hi
*The 8 million rand house ya Mashaba. he he he nna if I had that kind of cash my 8 million house would be 80x bigger than that house! And the decor is just tacky for "rich" people like them. The lounge is too small not to mention obscure...in fact, all the rooms in Generations dia pota nje. I won't even mention that garden. My bedroom's bigger than the Mashaba garden...
*Haai people let me know if I'm wrong here but is there really a company out there that has an office setup like Mashaba Media? where everybody just mills around all day nje...u don't have your own desk, nothing! Even the editor just browses by all over the place!!!
*When Karabo caught Sbu and Ntombi in bed together i remember eyebrow ya Ntombi ene ele half. ROTFL
*Huuuwiiieeee! Dineo's....an upmarked resturant with only enough tables and chairs to fit 10 people. I won't even mention the quality of the decor. Kanti ba feletse kae bo D'angelo type resturant for the higher income earners???
*Req club ya ko Isidingo...he he he it seems all town meetings are held there...how do they fit so many people in there when it looks like it's the size of a carpot???
*Mo's penthouse in Scandal. I don't recall what they said it's worth...somewhere in the millions but really now...!!!
*Stan's house...okare di room tse rentiwang ko soweto. hi hi hi
*whatever happened to having a scene here and there outside bathong??? Isidingo tries every now and then but i think batho ba ko generations only see the sun when there's a wedding!
AND THEN THERE'S THE CHARACTERS AND THE STUPID STORYLINES:
*The fighting of bra Eddie's family in scandal...they shud give it a rest now!
*Grace and Ajax need to get a room and pronto!
*I love it when sbu says "stjjjuppid" and extjjus" hi hi hi
*can someone please teach busi proper behind the camera acting before her veins pop from too much...i don't know the word...u know what it is...
*someone needs to do something about Anne's wardrobe assomblief!
*mubango mubango mubango...humbulani, does she have some other investment we don't know about? he ngwanyana ole oa apara thleng! and not just anything! she looks like o apara bo sun goddess and them. kanti coffee shop e nnyane nyana so e etsa chelete e kana? somebody please give me 10 grand so i can open up myne!
*basadi ba chief...funny how they don't mind sharing the chief but they're hurt that he might want his first wife to join the already jumping party!
*is there really a sane woman who would take lufuno's crap??? if all else fails mo loye, atlo tsamaya mosadi o o bodileng!
*he he he gym ele yona yako mubango....if any of the producers are reading this, i'd like to rent out my bathroom; it's 10x bigger than that thing u call a gym. think about it, u'll be saving yourselves endless lawsuits. people will hurt each other in such confined spaces.
*the meme saga...if meme and pheko are such good friends then how come meme doesn't know the real story behind her being suspended from work? talking from experience, i know it's much easier to lash out at your friends (they're your friends mos) than dig a hole for yourself and sulk till kingdom comes!
*i find it hard to believe a nice guy like Samuel (gene) doesn't get laid every other day. he's good looking, funny and he's loaded. not forgetting he's a gentleman. generations please get some hot ladies lined up for samuel's pleasures, he deserves it!
*those 2 detectives on rhythm city...all i can say is tjjessssuuuussss!!!
*haaibo! was watching RC the other day and Thembi was crying...i didn't know crying made u all sweaty! eeewww! no wonder dj ngwazi cheats...i can only imagine the sweat you pour out when u doing the deed!
Ok let me leave it there for now (i know i'm famous for the extra long articles...) and I'll let u tell me the rest. Share with me, what other sttjjupid things have I left out?
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