Forget what the critics have said about DESTINY, it is a GREAT woman's magazine! Perfectly Balanced!!!!!
Also, don't be put off by the boring Karabo Moroka being on the cover, that is actually Connie Ferguson, not Karabo and there is a difference!
I saw this woman on the cover and immediately thought that her interview will be about her role in Generations, same as all the other stuff we've read in her
previous covers....NOT!
The Generations article is an awesome one really, nothing about the BORING storyline, just about the millions Generations brings to the SABC and a fact that I did not know at all. SABC owns 100% of Generations, not Mfundi.
Other interesting facts:
- Mfundi's company, Morula pictures gets paid R50 million a year to produce the show but SABC makes more than R500 million from advertising revenue. This figure does not include money they make from deals such as the Pep one they had with Queen & Stevovo...
- Apparently, in the week that Queen appeared wearing Pep clothes, the store sold over 80% of their stock!! So guys, if you bought anything from PEP, please share coz we wanna know about the quality!!!!!
- Pep Stores paid between R1 - R2 million just to have their name put in the storyline over 5 weeks
- Advertisers pay R100 000 per 30 seconds to advertise during Generations...
- Out of the R100 million used to produce Jozi H, only R7 million came from the SABC, the rest was from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation & Mfundi's own pocket. Of course his pocket is full of the moolah he makes from Generations. Without Generations, there probably wouldn't have been a Jozi H....
- Apparently Mnet is trying to cause more trouble again...they are now fishing around asking Mfundi who owns Generations!!!!!!! I see a future where DSTV becomes a necessity in SA!!!
- Generations is shown on DSTV under license but it is one of the Top 10 shows on DSTV, which nullifies my previous argument about why it is the most watched show on SABC. I said people watch it because they don't have a choice. Seems I was wrong coz if you have DSTV then you have a WIDE Selection of shows to choose from at 8pm but no, people still want to watch Generations!
I guess we can safely say there is more muthi on Generations than there is on Muvhango!
According to Destiny, it costs R8 000 to produce 1 minute of Generations and some of their lead actors earn between R58 000 & 83 000+ per month...I think we can safely assume that Connie is the one earning that R80 something thousand per month....shooo!
Besides the money they earn on the show, most of our actors have used Generations as a stepping stone to other things. Though not better than Generations, I'm sure the experience counts for something in the industry...I mean, being subjected to kissing aboKhaphela, saying all those stupid lines...it has to be worth it really. So yeah, I've never acted in my life but I want a job on Generations because Generations opens doors!!!!
- Who was Sonia Mbele before Generations??? She was that Shield ad gal we saw on Soul City a few times.
- Who was Menzi before Generations? Cijimpi...do I hear you say "WHO?" Yeah, that's what I'm talking about....
- Who was Mabatho Montsho before Generations?? Nobody....
- Who was Rapulana Seiphemo before Generations? Umm....
- Who was Camilla..umm, what's Anne's surname?? Oops, guess it didn't work that great for her coz I still don't know her name....nongayindoda bathong!
So guys, you heard it yourself, Mfundi fired Busi & Anne coz he wants new faces on the show so if you are a "new face", get yourself an agent and make sure they get you your piece of the Generations pie...I know I want it!!!!!!
Well done to the the writers of the Generations article in the magazine because it really opened my eyes to the giant that Generations really is. I was totally blown away just reading it....
Honestly, there is a bit of True Love in the magazine itself but I guess True Love is Khanyi so there was no way we couldn't feel her touch in this one.
Seeing that it's almost Dizzy tyd and all, I enjoyed the article on "How to spend your 13th Cheque" coz I have twisted ideas about how I'm spending mine....I know I'm using it to spend New Year's Eve somewhere in the continent...how are you spending yours??
I can write a long article telling you what is great about the magazine, rather check out their website on www.mydestinymag.com it's all there.
Getting a copy of the mag is also not a bad idea if you wanna experience a nicely done mag that is aimed at women but would be a great read for gay guys too. heheheh.
Thanks to them I even know how to read the Stocks pages in a newspapers and oh, how can I forget to thank them for the beautiful picture of Barack Obama...oh that old man is damn yummy!
......and that list of the top earning women in SA will definitely come in handy when deciding on my "to meet" list for next year....
Okay, I've said enough...bottom line...DESTINY ROCKS. Now can I please have my R26.95 back? It cost me more than that to write this article!!!
Next issue they'll probably be breaking down the Muvhango budget, which probably looks something like this:
Income:
Allowance from SABC per year = R30 million
expenses:
Cast salaries per year R25 million
Unfair Dismissals payouts (@ least 2 per year) = R2 million
Wardrobe = R5 000 (for the material)
= R20 000 (for the sewing lady)
Catering = R500 (Masonja a cheap)
Beverages = R500 (Jumbo Cash & Carry)
and then balance is for....whatever else...hehehehehehe
Bathong, someone needs to do something about that HUGE cast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY NOVEMBER y'all!!!!!!
*sources:
www.mydestinymag.com
http://generations.sabc1.co.za