TV dramas without special effects may be favored by the audience. However, film and television dramas without music will not be liked unless time goes back to the "silent film era".
whether TV series, movies or novels can be favored by the audience, the most fundamental reason is "good stories". The existence of special effects can only add icing on the cake to the story. Although movies with empty content or no content can be sold in a short time because of the progress of science and technology, in the long run, special effects are not a panacea.
In the 199s, domestic cinemas often showed "three-dimensional movies". The "three-dimensional movies" in those days are by no means the same as the 3D movies like Avatar and flying swords of dragon gate we are talking about today. That kind of movie has no story at all.
Generally, it is a clip of the audience sitting on a "roller coaster" from the perspective of the audience, or a tennis ball flying face to face, and everyone wears a pair of glasses to experience a thrilling feeling.
this kind of "high-tech product" was very popular when it first emerged. However, as time goes by, 8% of the films shown in the current cinemas are "3D movies". Other people's movies have 3D stories, and yours has only 3D stories. Does anyone still watch them?
robert mckee, the father of American screenwriters, thinks that technology will be eliminated, but the story is the king of movies. As long as there is a story, the movie will never die.
There are no special effects in sketches, and there are almost no special effects in sitcoms. As long as they have stories that really move the audience, people love them.
Speaking of music, in the silent film era. Without any sound, the audience can cry when watching the film. On the Spring Festival Evening of a certain year, someone performed a pantomime sketch "Bathing", which received the same enthusiastic response and applause. Therefore, without music, it is not necessarily impossible to impress the audience.
the trouble is that you can't find a film and television drama without music at all. Even if you shoot sitcoms and sketches, you will use music to stir up emotions. Other people's films have music, but your films don't, so it's hard to be popular.