Will it reverse the negative trend? JOJ TV aired the first episodes of Osud, which is its flagship series. She is counting on him not only during the spring TV season, but she would like to keep him on her screen for a long time. Therefore, it lured many famous names to the news from screenwriters Danica Hričová and Adam Halák. Popular actors Jozef Vajda, Kristína Vaculík and Vladimír Černý also got their hands on the script.
The artistic skeleton is made up of the team from the previous Ranch project, with whom they tried to play it safe. However, it seems that this cocktail does not sit well with a large part of the audience, and social networks were flooded with harsh messages. They did not spare television, actors, dialogues or the plot itself with criticism.
“I don’t watch, the trailers were enough for me. All malice, intrigue and screaming actors. That’s the trend of Slovak series. Where are the times of quality television productions,” asks Katarína, and a certain Iveta completes her: “At first I thought I was watching the Ranch. Then I noticed that there were no horses and in the end I wasn’t even watching.” The debater Alena does not like the performances of the actresses.
“Petrášová, Mészárosová, Madarová nope, I’m bothered by their speech, unfortunately,” she wrote. The harshest critics compare the performances of the artists to amateur theater. “You can’t watch it. I’m surprised that Vajda did it,” Marianna is angry. There are also those who support the project. “I’m watching, it’s finally starting to boil over there” said fan Katarína, and Anna added that “always better than the competition’s Promise.” Discussant Jaroslava took a firm stand in her comment. “I was quite interested in it, except for the fact that the same actors are playing there as in Ranch. With some exceptions. Sometimes I had the impression that I was watching Ranch. But Jožo Vajda is great, sometimes I think he gets hit by a slag, the way he gets upset.” I watch Joj Play premium and the series is great,” added Darina.
JOJka also felt unpleasant reactions from the viewers on the viewership of Osud, which has been rapidly decreasing since the first part. While the first part you according to watched by 437,000 curious people over the age of 12, the second part ended with 326,000 viewers, and the third went down to 292,000 fans. It turned out even worse with the fourth episode of Destiny, when only 231,000 viewers in the universal target audience were to watch it on average. In the ratings, the series lost almost half of its viewers in two weeks of broadcasting.
It is not clear whether the project will remain in its positions. However, Koliba stands up to the haters and openly explains what’s going on. “Viewers’ comments on social networks are today a common part of series and other television formats. Viewers openly communicate their sympathies or criticism, although negative reactions often resonate in discussions,” says Katarína Nosková, PR manager of JOJka. “The series Osud earned not only criticism, but also sympathy and positive feedback from the audience. It manages to achieve good results in the 12+ target group and surpassed a competing project on another TV station. There is a lot of effort and teamwork behind every series or format, so of course we are sorry for the negative comments, but we perceive them as part of the public debate.” added Nosková.
