chennai for generation y which clocks 12 hours in a corporate cabin web series have become an ideal watch these serials which come with fresh and snappy content not only raise issues relevant to the current generation but also talk about things that otherwise are considered as taboos in society theyre like palatable nuggets of wisdom coated with a strong layer of entertainment the continuing storyline and fewer advertisements help sustain your attention says hr executive sunethra mahidhar a fan of scifi comedy star boyzthe web series wave in the country began in 2014 with the show permanent roommates it was a 12episodeslong comedy that told the story of a couple who after being in a long distance relationship of three years face the prospect of marriage rated as the second mostwatched longform web series internationally the show produced by the viral fever tvf became immensely popular within a few days of its release not to be outdone shows targeting the urban educated tamils have also hit the cyberwaves black sheep and ctrl alt delete are two noteworthy ones realistic portrayals with the right amounts of drama comedy and romance serve as an ideal concoction for a good web series colloquial and conversational writing peppered with sarcasm and humour fortify the quality of these shows with keen minds drawing up the scripts professional actors and topnotch technical crew have helped to make web series a big success whether it is four it professionals juggling with love and project deadlines in the tamilenglish comic drama ctrl alt delete or an engineering student dropping out to pursue theatre and standup comedy in black sheep truetolife anecdotes take centerstagetalking about the immense response that ctrl alt delete has received put chutneys director hari haran terms the show a fair reflection of urban life in chennai just the comments of the audience below our videos prove how much the issues the show addresses resonate with the conflicts in their own life he says the idea behind black sheep was to keep it real urban and raw says citybased bhargav prasad the writer of the show that is why we shot the series in live locations with ambient sound starring popular actors janaki sabesh and jeeva ravi the eightepisode bilingual series seeks to showcase taboo issues and normalize what is otherwise seen as socially unacceptable like the way people talk about sexual intercourse prasad says the overwhelming response over 40k views per episode has motivated them to create more web content like stray stories and make word not war the biggest advantage of publishing content online is the relatively low levels of censorship it enjoys compared to television television cannot afford to put edgy content in india since it caters to a crosssection of people it is quite commendable that despite these barriers the web space has grown exceptionally and created a niche for itself says jyotsna hariharan a student in dramatic writing at nyus tisch school of the arts but making a successful breakthrough