"Tao Quan 2024" - efforts of new cast

The show's crew made fun of themselves right at the beginning, when Tao Van The - played by Tu Oanh - appeared after the introduction of MC Thao Van, teasingly saying: "Don't you get bored hosting the show like this?". In recent years, the show has received many comments such as "bland" and "boring".

During the two-hour broadcast, the producers of Tao Quan introduced many creative points compared to the familiar motif. The new Tao cast, including Quan Anh (Social Tao), Quoc Quan (Economics), Tu Oanh (Literature), and Ba Anh (Traffic), performed well but only focused on appearing in the final scene, which was edited briefly for about 20 minutes. They did not report or confront each other, but only had a brief exchange, summarizing some outstanding issues of the year, and listening to the Jade Emperor's instructions.

Tu Oanh's role as Tao Van The has the most lines among the "four" Taos, sometimes rapping with a mischievous, innocent style. Ba Anh's role as Tao Giao Thong likes to flatter and brag about achievements. Tao Kinh te va Xa Hoi is more calm and quiet. Thanh Huong plays Luyen - her character in the film.Life is still beautiful- was called to court - but has not made an impression.

Before that, the Jade Emperor (Quoc Khanh) and Nam Tao (Duy Nam) went undercover to survey a mini apartment complex in the lower world. The scene was quite long, taking the audience out of the familiar space of Heaven. The actors raised many issues such as the high price of real estate, the power and water cut off in many apartment buildings last year, causing people's lives to be disrupted and facing many difficulties.

This year's program continues to reduce the satire, focusing on creating laughter. The Jade Emperor, the Kitchen Gods and the supporting cast point out many negative aspects but do not carry a heavy criticism tone. Prominent issues such as disciplining a series of high-ranking officials, inadequacies in license plate identification, car registration, traffic jams, and the proliferation of "garbage" content on social networks are listed through a satirical perspective. In addition to the negative aspects, the program mentions many bright spots, typically the GDP growth of 5.05%.

The crew scored points in the music section with a parody song, a specialty of the show for many years, borrowing lyrics from songs likeCut the sorrow in half, Cast the hexagram, The Stork.

Despite the new cast's efforts, most viewers commented that Tao Quan 2024 was bland and not as good as previous years. The program has some "mistakes" and awkward details when mentioning history and gender. When the Jade Emperor and Nam Tao went to inspect the real estate situation and were asked to make a deposit, the characters borrowed historical elements, saying that only at the Bach Dang battle (938) did "deposits" have to be made.

In addition, when a character with a graceful gesture appeared, the Jade Emperor commented "probably from the same lineage as Dau", causing many viewers to believe that this detail implied prejudice against people in the LGBT community. Previously, Cong Ly's role as Dau was often involved in similar controversies.

On fanpageTao Quan - End of year meetingWith 92,000 followers, hundreds of people commented on remembering the old cast with their "unmistakable" acting. The crew dropped the role of Bac Dau, because artist Cong Ly was in poor health and had not found a replacement. The new Nam Tao played by Duy Nam did not show the depth of the role played by artist Xuan Bac. In addition, the program was criticized for its "showy" advertising when the Jade Emperor repeatedly mentioned many brands in the video introducing the secret visit.

Ms. Nguyen Bac (60 years old, Hai Duong) commented that the program had some good parts, especially the summary. "However, the first part of the story about the lower world was quite rambling. What madeThe Kitchen Gods"The scenes of the Tao reporting and "slashing" each other that are deeply ingrained in the viewers' memories are left out and not exploited," said Ms. Bac.

Hoang Hai (31 years old, Hanoi) said: "The program's content still revolves around hot issues of the year, but the way it is delivered is not as attractive as in many years. Each slice and segment is quite good, but the overall content is still disjointed."

Previously, after three recording sessions, the production crew said that they anticipated that the use of a scripted motif and many new faces might make it difficult for the audience to feel the content in the first minutes. However, the program makers hoped to create a breakthrough for the show.The Kitchen God.

Tao Quan - End of year meetingis a television comedy show, broadcast every year on the eve of the lunar new year, first produced in 2003. The show borrows the story of the Kitchen Gods returning to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor what they have done throughout the year. Through this, the show reflects and criticizes many prominent issues related to economics, culture, and education. After 20 years of broadcasting,The Kitchen Godsconsidered spiritual food for many generations of audiences.