Research Article

“Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series

Volume: 22 Number: 6 December 17, 2025
TR EN

“Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series

Abstract

Participatory culture has led to a higher level of industry-audience interaction in the field of television in the new media age. This research aims to examine the effects of viewer feedback on the duration of characters' existence in the series, by analizing YouTube comments for the series Masumlar Apartmanı, Kızılcık Şerbeti and Bahar with the netnography method. In all three series, there are side characters whose existence in the story was terminated in line with the audience's demand. It is understood that the reason for the negative comments in the two examples is about the function of the character in the story, while in the third example, the actor is not considered suitable for the role. Regardless of the reasons, it is seen that in all three series, the audience expresses their demands, knowing that their voices are heard, and that they say that they will stop watching the production if their opinions are not taken into consideration. It is seen that participatory culture in the new media age creates a result in favor of the audience. However, the creators' need to obtain the audience's approval at every step may turn into an element of pressure on them.

Keywords

Participatory culture, series, local series, audience, audience comments.

References

  1. Altuntaş, B. (2024) Giray ve heves kızılcık şerbeti’ne veda edecek https://www.birsenaltuntas.com/dizi-/giray-ve-heves-kizilcik-serbetine-veda-edecek/51122/
  2. Ateşalp, S., & Başlar, G. (2015). Katılımcı kültür tartışmaları ekseninde sosyal medyada diziler: Kardeş payı örneği. Intermedia International E-Journal, 2(1), 158-180.
  3. Çavuşoğlu, Ç. (2022). Youtube platformunda katılımcı kültür bağlamında babalık temsilleri. İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi İletişim Çalışmaları Dergisi, 10(21), 49-80.
  4. Çetin, İ. (2019). Yeni medyada yükselen ses “Katılımcı Kültür”: Survivor örneği. Dördüncü Kuvvet. 2 (2). 150-173.
  5. Dikmen, E. Ş. (2017). Türkiye’de televizyon yayıncılığının dönüşümü: Sosyal tv yayıncılığı. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, 5(1), 425-448. https://doi.org/10.19145/gumuscomm.283117
  6. Ensonhaber.com (2024) Kızılcık Şerbeti'nde bir değil iki ayrılık! Kadrodan çıktılar... https://www.ensonhaber.com/medya/kizilcik-serbetinde-bir-degil-iki-ayrilik-kadrodan-ciktilar
  7. Eren Çetin, Ş., & Ayhan, A. (2020). Katılımcı kültür olgusu bağlamında sosyal medya: Netnografik bir analiz. Intermedia International E-Journal, 7(12), 47-69.
  8. Fuchs, C. (2015) Dijital emek ve Karl Marx, NotaBene Yayınları
  9. Gökmen, E. (2023). Televizyon yayıncılığının değişen yüzü: Televizyon ve sosyal medya yöndeşmesi. Finans Ekonomi Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 8(3), 550-563. https://doi.org/10.29106/fesa.1355807
  10. Kırık A.M. & Domaç A. (2014) Sosyal medya üzerinden reyting ölçümlerinin analizi: Twitter örneği. Akademik Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, (2) 5 414-430
APA
Yıldırım, N. (2025). “Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series. OPUS Journal of Society Research, 22(6), 1254-1268. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1797840
AMA
1.Yıldırım N. “Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series. OPUS JSR. 2025;22(6):1254-1268. doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1797840
Chicago
Yıldırım, Nisa. 2025. “‘Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!’: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series”. OPUS Journal of Society Research 22 (6): 1254-68. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1797840.
EndNote
Yıldırım N (December 1, 2025) “Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series. OPUS Journal of Society Research 22 6 1254–1268.
IEEE
[1]N. Yıldırım, “‘Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!’: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series”, OPUS JSR, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1254–1268, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.26466/opusjsr.1797840.
ISNAD
Yıldırım, Nisa. “‘Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!’: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series”. OPUS Journal of Society Research 22/6 (December 1, 2025): 1254-1268. https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1797840.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım N. “Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series. OPUS JSR. 2025;22:1254–1268.
MLA
Yıldırım, Nisa. “‘Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!’: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series”. OPUS Journal of Society Research, vol. 22, no. 6, Dec. 2025, pp. 1254-68, doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1797840.
Vancouver
1.Nisa Yıldırım. “Hear Our Voice, Screenwriter!”: Participatory Culture in the New Media Age and Active Audience of Local TV Series. OPUS JSR. 2025 Dec. 1;22(6):1254-68. doi:10.26466/opusjsr.1797840