Its hard to take this one too seriously. Why would you want to waste the night in Ramadan being a couch-potatoe? Here is the article from Magharebia.
Ramadan Mubarak! Awashir Mabrooka !
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Viewers hoping for an improvement in the quality of broadcast series and sitcoms say they have been disappointed by the programming.
"Most Moroccan series broadcast by the national television channels are weak and underestimate the intelligence of the Moroccan people," 22-year-old student Samira Semmar said.
"The level is mediocre," she added. "And yet they're highly talented actors. I think it's the scripts that let them down. You often get the feeling the actors are making it up as they go along."
Moroccans waited a whole year, hoping to savour Moroccan artistry for the July 10th start of Ramadan, but the quality comes nowhere near the mark, said public sector worker Larbi Mellakhi. "Why do producers make comedy programmes when experience shows that humour is not Moroccan artists' strongest suit?"
"The jokes are old and unfunny," he added. "It's a great disappointment to us."
He was keen, though, to point out that not all programmes were the same. Some were even good enough to save the day, he said.
"Comedy is a difficult genre, requiring lots of time and research," art critic Salah Chennoufi said. "Most of the programmes are characterised by amateurism, and it is clear that the failure lies in the scripts."
It is time to give young artists an opportunity to bring new ideas, he added, noting that many young actors have come out well in talent search programmes.
Given viewer's disappointment, many have turned to Arab satellite channels, with their unrivalled range of Ramadan television programming.
Ramadan Mubarak! Awashir Mabrooka !
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Moroccans disappointed with Ramadan TV programmes
By Siham Ali in Rabat for Magharebia – 19/07/2013
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| Photo Credit: Brahim Taougar |
Moroccans are unhappy with the quality of home-produced programmes on national television during Ramadan.
Viewers hoping for an improvement in the quality of broadcast series and sitcoms say they have been disappointed by the programming.
"Most Moroccan series broadcast by the national television channels are weak and underestimate the intelligence of the Moroccan people," 22-year-old student Samira Semmar said.
"The level is mediocre," she added. "And yet they're highly talented actors. I think it's the scripts that let them down. You often get the feeling the actors are making it up as they go along."
Moroccans waited a whole year, hoping to savour Moroccan artistry for the July 10th start of Ramadan, but the quality comes nowhere near the mark, said public sector worker Larbi Mellakhi. "Why do producers make comedy programmes when experience shows that humour is not Moroccan artists' strongest suit?"
"The jokes are old and unfunny," he added. "It's a great disappointment to us."
He was keen, though, to point out that not all programmes were the same. Some were even good enough to save the day, he said.
"Comedy is a difficult genre, requiring lots of time and research," art critic Salah Chennoufi said. "Most of the programmes are characterised by amateurism, and it is clear that the failure lies in the scripts."
It is time to give young artists an opportunity to bring new ideas, he added, noting that many young actors have come out well in talent search programmes.
Given viewer's disappointment, many have turned to Arab satellite channels, with their unrivalled range of Ramadan television programming.
