Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "potboiler" iwumsebenzi wokubhala noma wobuciko, ngokuvamile inoveli noma ifilimu, ekhiqizwa ngokushesha futhi ngenjongo yokwenza imali kuphela. Ivamise ukuba nekhwalithi ephansi futhi ayinakho ukufaneleka kwezobuciko, futhi ivamise ukubandakanya iziqephu zefomula, amatimu ahlabayo, nezinhlamvu ze-clichéd. Igama elithi "potboiler" lisuka embonweni wokuthi imisebenzi enjalo yayibhalelwe ukukhokhela izikweletu futhi igcine ibhodwe libila esitofini.