A lot has been written on this blog about the state of Indian television. Last week I came across something that just took the cake. It was a hindi music channel that had a scrolling bar with something called 'Loveguru' where one was supposed to sms a couple's name to a specific number and get back a 'love percentage' that will tell them the chances of their relationship clicking. I sms-ed 'OSAMA' and the name of someone i used to know..got 100% as the chances of success. There were poor blokes however who got percentages of low 50-s and 60-s and i wondered how many have broken up relationships with seeds of doubts planted by this crap.
One can of course argue that its just trivial time pass and if someone is so insecure about their partners that they let a scrolling bar control their lives then they deserve what they get. I tend to agree as well..but thats not the point. Its the desperation for 'creative ideas' we keep on seeing on Indian television that never ceases to amaze me.
Add dollops of attitude on top of that and the impression these guys give of being the protectors of human rights, peace and democracy in the world and the combination always makes me want to grab the nearest heavy object and smash the screen in.
8 comments:
I saw the same thing on Australian TV so it is not just Indian TV industry that is doing it infact i saw another ad which was "cheating calculator" you are supposed to sms your partner's name and they would tell you chance of your partner cheating. All this was not on any sidey channel but al major national channels like channel9 , SBS and ABC.
i swear!! i was about to add a line saying that 'fucked or not at least it was the first original idea i saw on indian television'..seems thats also not true.
its really amazing how not a single original thought has gone into this industry in the last 15 years..
I no one lady who will not agree. And I also know it is love that makes you watch TV.
dear shuv....let go a few bucks..grab the nearest object and smash the screen...ha!ha!
..but seriously,that cud actually be the most liberating thing one can do in his whole life...
..till then read a good novel...that wud help u to cool u off this trauma...
hmm..let me wait till chinese televisions come to the indian market
stupid, yes, but you must have had a laugh on the osama bit, so...ENJOY MAADI! :D
u cant blame indian TV in this case. idea is not original. its on UK TV as well.
like Vikas said its on Aussie TV. so, seems this is quite popular. we gotta change ourselves and start enjoying these stuff.
switch to print.
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