Tao Quan is a television comedy show that has been on air for more than 20 years, since its first episode in 2003. This is a “record” period of time for a television show.
On its journey of more than 20 years, Tao Quan has gone through many ups and downs, once a beloved brand, but also had controversial years, under pressure for innovation.
The Tao Quan script is built based on the most notable events and issues of the year.
Having the Tao representing ministries, departments, and sectors such as Health Tao, Education Tao, Traffic Tao, Economic Tao... be questioned by Heaven on prominent issues, including painful problems such as corruption, bribery... has turned Tao Quan into a weighty program.
This year is said to be a year that will bring a lot of "material" when building the Tao Quan script. In 20 years of broadcasting, the program has always shown a perspective of a year of change in many industries.
In 2024, a series of major cases were tried, the most recent being the Phase 2 rescue flight case opened by the Hanoi People's Court; Before that, the test kit inflation case occurred at Viet A Company, with a series of former officials in trouble for accepting bribes from Phan Quoc Viet - the owner of this company. The court of first instance once stated that the Viet A case was "a typical example of group interests"...
Also in 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court held the first and second instance trials of the cases that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group, SCB Bank and related units; or the fraud case related to the owner of Tan Hoang Minh Group; the case of AIC Company "colluding" in 6 medical equipment procurement packages at 6 district-level general hospitals in Bac Ninh province with many former provincial leaders being tried.
Stories about bribery and corruption created valuable plot points for Tao Quan 2016.
In 2016, the Tao Quan script with its "circle of corruption" was highly appreciated for its staging and direction.
The script is tight, with many humorous situations and many profound lines, strongly criticizing and satirizing corruption.
In 2017, 2018 - Tao Quan showed satirical scenes of fighting for seats and picking democratic flowers about corruption.
Picking democratic flowers in the 2017 Tao Quan script was staged as a metaphor for the story of running for office, abuse of power, or the "interest group" mindset of the Taos.
Another "material" that is said to be mentioned in Tao Quan 2025 is the turning point change in ministries, departments, and branches with the merger and streamlining of personnel. The Tao Quan program always pays attention to major policies and changes in ministries and branches.
Recently on his personal page, People's Artist Tu Long shared behind-the-scenes photos of the rehearsal for Tao Quan 2025 with the hidden comment "Tao merger".
2024 also marks the remarkable development of a series of cultural and entertainment events, when many reality shows with new scripts and formats are widely welcomed by audiences.
From the success of the two shows Anh trai say hi and Call Me by Fire, a series of large-scale concerts were continuously held, laying the foundation for the cultural industry to rise.
On social networking forums, audiences also hope that Tao Quan can invite some "older brothers" and "talented people" to participate to add more interesting surprises.
Previously, Tao Quan had built scripts inspired by many famous entertainment programs, such as the Hoa Tao beauty contest in 2009 (when beauty pageants exploded), Tao Idol (the Tao cast competed in singing to win the championship), or the Who is the assistant contest based on the format of the show Who is a millionaire...
With many events, many incidents that attract public attention, many strong changes in many fields in 2024, this year's Tao Quan is expected to have a powerful, worth-watching script, surpassing the controversies of previous years.
