Comments on: Failed American show, not suitable for Indians.

By: cockybox

cockybox — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:45:14 +0000

@Kanishka I am completely disguted by all those K serials, including all the other drama that comes on TV. I feel they are slowly making our people negative thinkers. All these shows have such unrealistic and disgusting plots and sequels.

I think our audience needs more positive attitude shows, at the least, something that's not as far fetched.

Without a doubt, this process could take time, but, in the end - we will see better and focused media.

Something that's worth watching.

Cheers.

By: cockybox

cockybox — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:40:59 +0000

@Sanne You are right about our stereotypical analysis of things that have been reaffirmed by the media – which is actually the villain in the first place. It seems the media is giving us a different picture of the world for their own business gains. Where has ethics and professionalism gone?

By: Kanishka Sharma

Kanishka Sharma — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:55:44 +0000

To be very frank Indain television is mainly relying on how much of drama can be fit into one episode, so as to bring in more people to watch the unfolding the next time they tune in. Works fine, but has ruined or should i say corrupted the minds of viewers. Now he just cant bare a simple show with simple rules and a simple ending. There has to be a Villain, The Rat, The Pessimist and of course The One Who gets things back to the right track. This was started by the nations beloved Balaji Studios which changed the way people looked at television as a source of entertainment. As if this wasn't enough, then came someone in the Zee family who decided that there is a way to put drama (false drama to be precise) into Reality TV as well. And it worked wonders for them with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

This same method is applied to the above written article. There is a Villain in as the face of the interrogator, The Rat is the very suspicious Polygraph Machine (u never know what it is going to say), and yes of course the person at the hot seat, the poor little guy who has to deal with lies and sorrow and hatred along with trying tell the truth somehow and making the most weirdest of faces and a fake passion to cry at any moment.

It's really simple, there is always a script writer who writes the question to be asked, he skillfully manages to write a host of controversial but known answers to the world. This is spoon-fed to the actor on the seat. Then its up to the director to decide where he wants the show to go. Where does he want the most controversial things to creep up. Making the show a hit amongst the people. The show relies on truth only? Nahhh! It merely relies on the bogus stuff around it, things people already know but never thought otherwise. Our television first made us insecure about our own house (with the coming of the K serials) now we r asked to poke our noses into someone we hardly know beyond what the newspapers say. We are now being led into being the pest in the society who just needs a puff of gossip to shat in the morning. If u know where i am getting at. This can be more addictive then we think!

By: Sanne

Sanne — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:57:45 +0000

On Chat With Paul:

5:13pmSanne
hi- just read it – i dont know the show – so hard to comment..
5:14pmSanne
But I think there is one fallacy in your analysis – taking the picture of America – as promoted by Hollywood and TV to be America.. In reality – America's morals are much less stereotypical “western” than many in India (and Europe) want to believe. Many people are very religious also, to give just one example..
5:15pmPaul
i think you should copy and paste that into my comments

5:16pmSanne
Well – its something my husband (who grew up in USA) has told me a long time, and which I found to be very true when being in USA. Just like India is not a country existing only of elephants, maharajas in big palaces, poverty, spirtual gurus and exotic clean beaches and people dancing in wet sarees all the time, the USA is not just a country of teen age pregancies, loose sexual morale, eager to share there most intimate details on national TV etc…
But as we are human,s we like to stereotype and work with simple pictures – esp. if that image is reaffirmed through TV and other entertainment on a daily basis. In which case it ecomes harder and harder to resist. When someone confronts me with criticism on the norms and values of the West (based on information they got from TV/film) – I always ask to what extent they think Bollywood can be taken as a documentary of India.

On the topic of whether this should be on TV, I don't know, I haven't seen it. But the best thing about TV is that it has a switch-off button, and that no-one forces you to see it (unless you travel overnight in an INdian bus of course .