Emirati dramas topped the nominations of readers of "Emirates Today", who participated in the newspaper poll about the series that caught their attention during the first week of Ramadan this year. The nominations also included Gulf works, including "Umm Haroun" and "A Passion", and other Egyptian works, the most prominent of which are "choice" and "Prince", in addition to Syrian works in the forefront of which are "The Magician", "The Sculptor", and "Children of Adam".
The poll published by "Emirates Today" on its platforms on social media, and nearly 500 readers participated in it, revealed the impact of the current conditions on the habits of readers who participated in it, a large number of them indicated their departure from following the drama and focusing their attention on following up news related to HIV "Corona" the newcomer (Covid 19), and one of the readers replied to a question about the series he prefers, saying: "Briefing about the developments of" Corona ", while some crossed in a humorous way, and another replied:" The series (Stay in the House) ", referring to The state of the home stone the world is going through, and a third mention: «Coron series A ”as he leads the" trend ", while a third mentioned that he is following the" 2020 series ", given the successive and rapid events this year.
Participants expressed their admiration for the Emirati series presented this year, namely, "Bint Soghan", "Khashi Nashe", "Miftah Al-Qafl" and "Al-Shahed Al-Burr", expressing their desire to provide local works throughout the year, and not be limited to the month of Ramadan. While some indicated their eagerness to follow the "popularity of cartoon" and "inch wicker", because they are suitable for all family members.
As for their nominations from the Gulf series, it came in the forefront of "Umm Haroun", which raised from the beginning of its presentation a case of controversy regarding its aspects of the lives of Jews in the Gulf region. The nominations also included the series “A Passion”, “She and Her Daughters”, “Muhammad Ali Roud” and “Kisra Zuhr”.
"Choice" and "Prince"
While the series “The Choice” topped the readers ’nominations from the Egyptian works presented this year, we refer to this nomination that the work deals with real events on the championships of the Egyptian army men through the story of the martyr Ahmed Al Mansi, and he carries a strong dose of the feelings and values of patriotism, belonging to the homeland and sacrifice for his sake. , Which are values that must be passed on to future generations. Readers also nominated the "Prince" series, starring Mohammed Ramadan, and "The End" starring Youssef El-Sharif, the first Egyptian series of science fiction to take place 100 years from now. The nominations also included other works, but with a lower rate of voting such as "Valentino" and "We Love Tani Les", "With 100 Ws", "Betrayal of the Covenant", "Fatwa" and "The Game of Forgetting".
Syrian diversity
The nominations of the participants from the Syrian drama varied between the "Silk Market", which represents the levant environment, and the series "Brokar", which takes place in the 1940s, along with modern works such as "An Interview with Mr. Adam", "The Magician" and "The Sculptor", In addition to the series "Sons of Adam".
The strange thing is that some of the participants mentioned old series that were shown in Ramadan in previous years, such as “My aunt Kammash” and “To my father and mother with a greeting” and “Al-Zeer Salem” and “Omar bin Al-Khattab” and “I will not live in my father’s robes”.
"My heart is reassured"
Although the question focused on the soap operas, the nominations also touched on the programs, and they were issued by a large difference, “My Heart Reassured” program, which is shown on the Abu Dhabi Channel, and through which the Emirati youth provides relief to families and people in need in different countries, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent Authority. In addition to other programs, including the "Badge" heritage competitions program, and the "Ramez Majnoon Official" dumps program.
Participants expressed their admiration for the Emirati series presented this year, expressing their desire to present local works throughout the year.