Same Tash – Different Year
Seventeen years/seasons of Tash ma Tash, same tash, different year.
The show began as I heard once in a radio interview with one of the actors with little to nothing, he said they had to fund it from their pockets, I respect that, and I liked some of the shows as did the majority of Saudis, no other Saudi show has been going on for seventeen years, congrats to them, and I hope they keep up the good work.
However, I have to criticize the show for not improving beyond a certain level in those seventeen years, yes, they do deliver the message they want to deliver in each episode, ask any director and they would tell you the story and the message are the most important things that should come across, everything else is just aesthetics, and I agree, but not if you are going on strong for seventeen years and have people waiting for you year after year.
My modest attempts at movie making and that of the Saudi filmmakers group on vimeo have taught me a lot about the equipment out there, and to see students come up with better looking videos than a show which has been going on for seventeen years and is sponsored by many large companies who compete for commercial slots during the show’s airing… Makes me wonder to say the least at Tash’s own message.
The message in my opinion is they are holding up a mirror (a funny mirror) so society can see many of its wrongs and hopefully improve on them, not that I am sure any real difference is happening due to the show. So here I am holding up a mirror so the show can see itself, video wise, they need to get with the newer technology.
On twitter, Aysha Alkusayer (@ayshak) said “I am thinking, the most logical explanation for #6ash not hiring a consultant to review their scripts is that there’s none!” being a script writer herself, I think she knows what she’s talking about.
They only air a little more than 20 episodes each year, and they take almost a whole year to make them, I do not think they are rushed, I also think they should not still be made with this low quality after seventeen years.
But maybe that’s just me 
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Aug 21, 2010 @ 21:41:40
Don’t bother!
Do what I do!!
Switch the channel!!!
Aug 23, 2010 @ 19:51:26
I probably watch two episoded per year
Aug 26, 2010 @ 11:16:30
Thank you so much Qusay for this post!
I agree with you…after 17 years, the performance and the style should be SUPER! They are not putting any effort at all…even the stories are taken from newspapers and acted on TV as is…
The this is that they are not good actors in many way…they don’t have what it takes to be professional actors…so after 17 years of work…they are still amateur performers.
and by the way..I made a group on facebook that says I hate Tash Ma Tash أكره طاش ما طاش
Aug 26, 2010 @ 19:05:15
Thanks Maha, glad to know my views are not that far off