Village headmaster might make a comeback
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Stumbled upon this earlier today:
In the 70s, one TV drama that held everyone spellbound was the Village Headmaster. It is widely believed that since the drama was rested, there has never been anything like it on TV.
People who watched it then still long for the rested programme and more often than not they nostalgically compare what we have on TV now with the Village Headmaster.
Characters like Councillor Balogun, Oloja of Oja, Gorimapa, Sisi Clara, Teacher Oghene and the rest made the drama series worth people's while.
The present generation, wonder what it was that made the TV series such a great programme to have made their parents and grandparents talk about it with nostalgic feelings.
Since the news of possible return of New Village Headmaster sneaked into town the old and new generation have been looking forward to it with great expectations. 'What will it look like? What will happen to the role played by Sisi Clara, Councillor Balogun and others that are now late? Will the drama still be in a village setting and the rest? Will it still hold viewers spellbound as the old programme used to be?
Showbiz Now sought to find anwser to these questions by speaking with the creator of Village Headmaster, Ambassador Segun Olusola, and he was more than gracious to tell us what to expect and most importantly what not to expect.
Content on TV nowadays
I am not happy when I don't understand what they are doing. By not being happy has nothing to do with if they are doing well or not. It's just that the style and the mode of television programming nowadays is just so fast for me to comprehend. I am begging that we need to come back to good old time television. Then, I will be able to comment and will be able to advise.
Difference between the good old time and what we have now
The good old time television tells the story. Even when we watch drama like the Village Headmaster, you can pick up a story from the beginning to the end. These days, all we see is dancing and I guess the young ones like it. For instance I enjoy the morning hour programme on AIT.
View on Nollywood
Nollywood came about as a way of popularizing films which requires money, technology of film making. When Nollywood came in, we looked down on it. But now I have seen Nollywood, I have spoken to their leaders and I believe that if Nollywood. had not been introduced, Nigeria would have been a backward country. I want to congratulate those who are leading Nollywood, I think they should go ahead.
People say the content is shallow?
I think those who think the content is shallow should go and produce their own. Let them go and produce what they consider not shallow. There are some of us that if we were to judge by the content of our hearts then there won't be any film in the public places.
On the New Village Headmaster
Oh yes! Plans are on with, Chief Tunde Oloyede, one of the longest producers of the Village Headmaster with many media practitioners. I can't say for sure the time but I know it will come out.
Level of involvement
I will assist in any way possible. Don't forget that the Village Headmaster was originally created by me. The story of the Village Headmaster was published by me and it is still available in the market. There is no way I will not be interested or involved in the Village Headmaster project because I wrote the original story.
Has shooting commenced?
They are still trying to get sponsors.
What about Oja Village?
Nigeria has not moved away from the village setting. There are still a large number of villages in this country. We are going to be designing our village where we will have the Hausas, Igbos, transporters and many more. It will still be an Oja village.
Some people who participated in the last Village Headmaster are late, how do you get their replacement?
We have to design other characters, because we cannot reinvent those who have passed on. We shall make reference to them, but that is not going to stop other new characters. We will have replacements in characterization. We cannot re-invent another Sisi Clara or councillor Balogun.
Will it be as compelling as the old one?
We will still be meeting with the producer and the director where we will express all of these opinions and at the end of the day, we will have a better Village Headmaster in this country and beyond.
Who will be the producer and the director?
They will be made known to the public in due course. The head of the production team is Chief Tunde Oloyede who is the longest serving producer of the Village Headmaster. -
hopefully, i can watch it this time around and understand what the fuss about it is all about
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no mata d come back, its definitely not goin 2 b like back in d days. lets keep our fingers krossed anyway.
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true, did you watch it back in the day doni?
because i didn't -
i did oh n i njoyed it. although i was quite young den
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and you remember it?
oya jist me. what was it like
i am so curious about this thing <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> -
sorry to break in......i did as well back in dem days but i didn't understand the main story but the side stories i enjoyed..............
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So jist me anything you can remember
what was it about? <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt="
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i cant remember anything at all
i only remember "tales by moonlight" and some other olddddd programmes -
to tel you the truth all i have left in my memory is just the feeling but the story i guess it wiped away with most of my childhood night mares....LOL, really can't remmeber much just some middle aged dude moving around in his bicycle and some old guy saying he's the the kabiesi...and some right hand guru called chief eleyinmi........yes, can also remember the daily report of happenings in the village that the king and his right hand man had to solve.....
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i will definately look forward to this one then.
i love those african stuff. i mean soaps with african settings -
believe me right now it's going to be boring if it's going to be the same one........i know this.....way back then it was just the fact they were the only guys putting up a show and it was NTA thinggy
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ye, but i think the producers are aware of the situation on ground
with the whole mexican soaps taking over the Tv stations and stuff.
they better give us something good.
or else <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: --> -
they had better cos i think the appetite of the audience have grown beyond reality to fiction
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IF the reality is well package, people will still follow it.
Just make it good. reality or fiction -
people will die for fiction (thats where Hollywood is about now)..........nobody wants you to tell him what happen around when he can see them for himself
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Holly wood is America. Nollywood is Nigerian
Also, there is not 100% fiction. they still need reality to balance their stories
in every fiction, there is a bit of reality, no matter how small.
If the producers of this village headmasters get it right, it might be the next thing to watch.
Who would have believe in "super story" ability to hold viewers spell bound for such a long time with their series of stories? -
Who would have believe in "super story" ability to hold viewers spell bound for such a long time with their series of stories?</p></div></blockquote>
super story fell when it became an everybody's affair........ i don't really like,
what happened to behind the clouds, supple blues, fortunes, these were real life case interpreted to pictures and they had peoples locked down too -
Thank God you said when it became everybody's affair and not "bad stories or something".
Admit it, we Nigerians love to embrace new thing. and talk about it all day long , then all of a sudden when the interest is gone? i pity that thing <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->
they'll dislike it, you will begin to wonder, if this is the same thing they once loved and couldn't do without <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: --> -
thats why its good to listen to the viewers and make a change b4 things get too boring..it came to a time most of the stories were boring and too fake to comprehend including dry dry actor (OLD FACES) that needed help to revive their career.........but trust now a true naija
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lol old faces <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->
I dont know who the old faces are , but i commend them for the actors/actresses they use. it doesnt always have to be new , young and known people.
they also have to consider those that can interprete a certain character very well.
Nigerians are very hard to please. do it this way , they want it the other way. do it the other way. all of a sudden they want it this way.
I commend Wale adenuga and his team for coming this far with super story -
well i must say it's really not about pleasing people haven't been in a situation where you want to see some one else try something new...............then seeing the same man who played father in the last story is the same man playing father in the next story.....how on earth will you be able to differentiate that?............some one who can do it best doesn't have to be some one who's been doing it from time
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Playing father back to back?
I am yet to see such, i guess you are not a "great" follower
that is why you are mixing it up
i was like that one time, i got too busy. and didn't know what was going on with the series going on at that time.
IF there is any Nigerian soap opera that can boast of consistency and holding enough Nigerians glued to their TV.
It has to be super story. -
thats why its called super story, but watch out for my soaps as it hit the screens too.....it may not be on the NTA network for starters but it will be....... coming soon (you can laugh now)
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lol, ok. make sure you keep us posted <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt="" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P --> with the schedule when it hit the screens
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i could give a little peek on it though as the writer i wont mind letting you in on some info (real deal)about it..............
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I dont mind. let's hear it.
Hopefully it will air at a time, when i am stuck with TV -
About Village Headmaster, I am also looking forward to it.
@Jonneybrains
I don't believe Village headmaster was popular just because it was the only thing being aired, I think it was really cool the way people talked about it. What else did you think made Amb. Segun Olusola what he is today?
Concerning Super Story, they have good storylines and although I don't think I can do any better myself, I strongly feel the directing is baby-ish at times. So, I don't bother watching it. Its definitely not for a guy who spends the better of his days glued in front of a computer typing codes. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="
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....mmm
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"folasanwo" wrote:....mmm</p></div></blockquote>
One of the reasons you became a GC o something or how una call am so fast -
he boot slow and in the process typos occur......says his doctor from the island of Mumunia not far from island paranoidia
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"Ashewo" wrote:"folasanwo" wrote:....mmm</p></div></blockquote>
One of the reasons you became a GC o something or how una call am so fast</p></div></blockquote>
sweetie...<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="
" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->... when i type "...mmm..", its one of two things, (1) its either a bait, for someone to jump in and comment like you did...lol....most times i do that to participate but not type something off point...<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> or (2) i'm thinking about the topic, but am either too busy to type a full response, or dont have enough facts yet!
I know you like my GCONz...yeah...its pronounced Gee-corns.....lol....<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> -
"folasanwo" wrote:I know you like my GCONz...yeah...its pronounced Gee-corns.....lol....<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --></p></div></blockquote>
I know it's the 'corns' part that you like the most. <!-- s:mrgreen: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":mrgreen:" title="Mr. Green" /><!-- s:mrgreen: --> -
now thats bad...........lol
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now thats bad with out the corns...........lol
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gee-corns baby..... or you could call it "gee-agbado"...lmao.... where's ashewo at?
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why are you looking for me?
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nuffin, just didnt see you online at that time... oh, ok, i admit it, i was in fact, missing you...<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
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hey, thats an offence flirting with a suspect .....office fola..............better be correct oh
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i'm guilty..... oh... dont put me in cyber-jail...lol
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cyber jail or cyber hell fire
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ooooouuuhhh... my laptop is getting hot from the cyber flames...lol
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Even if village mumu come back, it would not make any difference.
Do you think Nigerians don't recognise the difference between shoddy sap operas and ogbonge ones these days? -
the production team would have to do an outstanding job...thats the truth oh!
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