Thursday, April 8, 2010

Are we moving forward or backwards?

Its such a relief to have IPL on TV these days. It gives me a break from all the rona dhona, shadi, god-bharai, karwa chauth and gangor pujas that are shown in the TV serials that air these days.
Its true that the Saas-Bahu era was irritating and we literally celebrated the day the last show that had the same concept ended but the too much social message spreading era is even worse.
I really miss the old Doordarshan TV shows like Vyomkesh Bakshi, Circus, Talash, Fauji or even the new-age shows like Banegi apni baat, Tara and Swabhiman.
All I see on TV these days is people crying over a child marriage or caste system or some avatar of some Goddess being born in a poor family.
Why can't we have more sitcoms like Dekh bhai dekh and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai?
Or intellectual shows like Bharat ek khoj and Surabhi?

The Indian television really needs another makeover now.