South Africa has come a long way in terms of the quality of
programming they write, produce and essentially film lately. From Intersexions
and Four Play to Society and Sokhulu & Partners. Even our soapy game is on
the up and up. But there’s still something wrong with this picture, all our
best programs have no real concepts. They’re all based on the successes and
struggles of our current society. There’s nothing wrong with that,
but when are we venturing into more conceptual content? The like’s of Heroes,
Vampire Diaries, Fringe, Lie To Me, Supernatural, House, 24, V etc. Obviously not
a direct copy like we do with reality shows,but we could have a show like
“Tokoloshi Diaries” or something (No Joke : | ).
South African Filmmakers make movies about vampires when
we’ve got the unknown possibilities of a Tokoloshi to pursue. Americans have
been chopping and changing the vampire story for decades and have perfected it… We cannot and shouldn't try to beat them at their own game.It’s time we do the same with our own mystical creatures.
Not just tokoloshis though, any unique, out of the box idea
will do. Series that will make us want to download the programs like we do with foreign content. It’s time we take the next step, we’ve been on the
current one for too long. So who’s brave enough? I’ve got a story called
“Dreamers” if you’re interested… Hit Me up.
The Tiger Himself