thelionking
05 Feb 2020 19:18

thelionking edited on
2/5/2020 10:59 PM

really its so painful im so dissappointed really on this writer. we made RC we pay licence and know what best for us this is insane what he has to write off Jamie as if Jamie has ask to be excused. why when you stil has so much to offer and so energitic man to be treated so unfaily

trust me RC is not the same is dead it was Miles KB Bongi Niki Bash Now David

agh this writer has cost rhymn city

Coolred
12 Feb 2020 02:08

The lion king, David is the one that resigned, he actually retired

thelionking
13 Feb 2020 01:09

thelionking edited on
2/13/2020 1:20 AM

@Coolred noway David never resign
read here

Jamie’s portrayed David since Rhythm City debuted in 2007 when he was introduced as the “wicked puppet master who gets the ultimate kick out of his own evil and pulling strings.”

>>Flash forward 13 years and he's known as The Don.

TVSA caught up with Rhythm City's Head Writer Zeli Rodgers for the inside scoop on his exit:

TVSA: Why is David Genaro leaving the show? Did Jamie decide to leave?

Zeli: No. The character has been on the show for 13 years playing the role of a villain. After so many years, no matter how successful the character, stories begin to feel similar and play the same note.

The producers, creative team and channel felt it was time to make some changes and evolve the show by introducing some new characters.

TVSA: Did the writers decide that David’s storylines have been exhausted?

Zeli: To an extent, yes - the character had tempted and escaped death many times, had committed serious crimes and been able to get away with these over the years.

When a character has defied death so often it is very difficult for the audience to believe they are ever in danger and this makes it difficult to write for him.

The character was created in 2007 and successfully entertained audiences for 13 years, however by 2020 it was strongly felt that the Rhythm City world needed new faces and representation.

By the end of 2018 the show felt dated. Unfortunately difficult decisions had to be taken, this being one of them, and we had to risk this.

TVSA: What’s been the biggest challenge of writing the script for the exit of such a momentous character?

Zeli: The biggest challenge was to create a story which delivered to the actor’s performance magnitude and to give his character a story opportunity that both inspired the actor and lived up to his character’s stature.

TVSA: How was his storyline written? By one particular writer? By a team? Please give us some insight into the process of writing his final scenes.

Zeli: The story was written by a single writer, brainstormed collaboratively by the writing team, producers and channel, edited by story editors and the head writer.

Final scenes were brainstormed with producers, the head writer and story liner and edited by the head writer and story editor.

Jojojo
19 Feb 2020 19:02

I'm no longer watching RC.Rene always faces the wrath of the ancestors nothing in her life if according ae

Coolred
19 Feb 2020 23:51

Coolred edited on
2/19/2020 11:59 PM

@ the lion king, they are just trying to make them selves look good, I work closely with Jamie he resigned, he handed in his resignation letter in October and started serving his notice in November. Jamie said he Wants to go back home and also focus on his business he owns hotels and restaurants here and abroad.

Coolred
19 Feb 2020 23:54

See in that post there are so many lies RC doesn't even have a set script writter, they get script writers to write for 3 months, once they done submitting their 3 months script they get another one and so and so on

thelionking
21 Feb 2020 03:38

aw @Coolred thats cool hey i wish him all the best

Timone
21 Feb 2020 10:10

Samkelo Ndlovu leaves 'Rhythm City'

LOCAL / 20 FEBRUARY 2020, 3:24PM / LIAM KARABO JOYCE

Actress Samkelo Ndlovu is bidding popular eTV soapie, "Rhythm City", goodbye.

Ndlovu, who has played Lerato for the past seven years, said that her departure from the show was a mutual agreement between her and the shows bosses.

Announcing her departure on Twitter, Ndlovu said that she had tried to leave the show a year ago but was not able to. "A year ago I attempted to leave Rhythm City and during talks with producers, after even trying a 6 month on 6 month off solution, another co-star who was pivotal as an antagonist in the world of the story confirmed his eminent departure. I was then asked to stay for one more year, as the show could not lose two villains at once", she said.

In the statement she went on to further say that when she served her noticed, the producers were already prepared for her exit.

"Myself and 'Rhythm City' part ways on a positive vibration and will always cherish the time we spent together".

She went on to thank the channel and the production company.

Read full statement below:

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