Damascus-Sana
The Arab stations compensated for the absence of comedy and historical series in the current month of Ramadan by showing works of these two styles that were produced in previous years and left an impact on the audience, such as Simply, Baqaa Dhah, and Harun Al-Rashid.
And it seems that the absence of texts capable of making a laugh or those documenting history in its deep details has made the current dramatic season lack this type of work.
The critic Ramadan 2021 season explained in a statement to SANA that this year, the Syrian drama season is characterized by widespread popularity again, with the entry of major production companies and another return to work after being interrupted for years.
Regarding the reason for the absence of historical drama from the current Ramadan map, Qusha returned this to several reasons, including the difficulty of the economic situation, especially since historical works need a relatively large budget, which is not currently available, and the Syrian producer does not have complete confidence that the market doors are fully open to him, and thus his losses It will be great.
Qoushah expressed his belief that after the widespread spread of Syrian drama this year, the next season will witness new historical works, especially that this type is required in the month of Ramadan by Arab channels.
As for the absence of comedy, according to Qusha, it is a demand of the masses of Syria, especially in light of the current circumstances that we are going through, as we were counting in this season on the series Swallow by the great artist Yasser al-Azma, the owner of the series of mirrors, after a great interruption, but it was not presented because it is a huge work and its producers preferred to show it away from the crowds of drama Ramadan, so we will watch it outside the Ramadan season.
Qushah stopped at the activities of the Levantine environment, which reaped the largest percentage for this season because it is the most favored in terms of promotion and commercial profit.
The young woman, Heba Al-Khatib, a business administration student, mentioned that Syrian comedies had a special flavor in Ramadan, including mirrors, a spot of light, and many others, noting that the trend was clear this year to focus on serious work at the expense of comedy, which made, according to her opinion, the image of Syrian drama incomplete this year.
As for Nada Barhoum, a student of libraries, she pointed to the necessity of having a text that respects the mind of the viewer in comedy works, far from the funniness that does not carry meaning and value, wishing for the existence of works that resemble a lost and ruinous estate because of the great impact it left on viewers and the bright image it presented about comedy.
As for Nora Idris, she explained that she loves comic work, which comes in the form of a separate series, due to the diversity it presents in topics that touch social reality in a critical comic style, wishing that the drama book will return to present this type of work that will have a great audience.
As for the Arabic language teacher, Sherine Wanous, she expressed her regret for the lack of comedy series in this season, especially since the public needs these works to draw smiles and remove worries. .