We do love Ramadan shows and we do binge on them every night after Iftar. But as much as we love them, there are certain things about them that annoy us and ruin the experience for us.
Here are 10 of the most annoying things about Ramadan shows that we wish we didn’t have to see anymore:
1. Actresses waking up with full makeup on
There is nothing wrong with appearing without makeup… even Kim Kardashian does it!
2. Adapted plots and screenplays
We hope we don’t see another version of "Indecent Proposal" or "Sleeping With the Enemy" badly copied and pasted into an Arabic show. Whatever happened to creativity and originality?
3. Waiting 30 episodes for the climax
Why do we have to endure 29 episodes of lingering stares, background music and endless meditation scenes until the climax in the thirtieth episode when all the action gets crammed into one single scene?
4. A mini united nations family
I’m all for pan Arab drama but having an Egyptian, a Syrian and a Lebanese as brothers from one family with each of them keeping his own accent is just ridiculous.
5. Botoxed and face-lifted 50 something actresses playing the role of a young 30 something vixen.
Take a cue from the likes of Faten Hamamah, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep who aged beautifully and played age appropriate roles.
6. Shows where you can hear more background music than actual dialogue
Dear director: if I want to hear music I’ll just play my iPod!
7. Singers and models turning into actors
If they have the talent then it’s OK. If they don’t then it's NOT OK. But the biggest problem is when they think they actually acted well and the media starts hailing them as the next Ahmad Zaki or Raghda.
8. 100+ TV shows in one month!
Have mercy on our eyes, minds and electricity bills! There are 360 days in the year! Why stuff more than 100 shows into one month?!
9. Extra risqué scenes
Did you ever notice how Ramadan shows tend to be extra risqué with more scenes involving wild parties, drugs and revealing lingerie than any other shows?
10. Shows about life in Damascus in the nineteenth century
They were nice the first 15 times! But I don’t think we need another show involving hammas, hara, women screaming at each other and men with huge moustaches saying "ya bateeeel!"