I happened to watch a lot of TV thanks to the fact that my VNC was conking off every other minute making it impossible for me to work from home.
Here are some observations:
- Reporters from Aaj Tak channel were promptly questioning some Sati Devi from the weather department on how long the rains will last. The poor lady (God bless her ignorant soul) quickly fore casted 48 hours of heavy rainfall. Beyond that, she said she wouldn't know and I don't want to punish her for that. It is a different story though that the rain stopped at 11 am itself. So much for warnings like 'Don't step out of your house unless your work is really urgent'. Besides, she was quick to point out that she is not responsible for the high tide warnings, 'It is not our department's job, please ask concerned department' to the hapless reporter.
- Meanwhile, these news channels not only keep following celebrities, they don't leave our Gods and saints in peace too. They actually have the guts to come up with new mythological, theological, actually illogical theories about everyone and anyone even remotely famous (or infamous). Be it film stars and starlets like the media's dahling Rakhi Sawant or Mika, saints like Saibaba, Gods like Hanuman, they seem to do some research on all of these. Sometimes they come up with UFO theories or with weird stuff like flying women spotted and all that rot! Then there is this whole madness about Supposed Real Horror Stories, they go to every other eerie looking haveli and awake ghosts there. But what is most upsetting is the way they portray little kids like Arushi. (The unfortunate 14 year old who was murdered along with her house help in Noida, near Delhi.) These people actually managed to get her SMSes and discussed the girl's boyfriends, love life and even made speculations of a possible incest like situation in the family. I don't know how true the allegation of her parents being her murderers is but like my brother said the other day, 'Her soul must be so tormented and scarred with all the nuisance that has been carried on in the name of coverage by the media.' God bless her soul and may justice prevail but I do feel that the media is crossing limits and trying to be a higher court and police system than the existing one in the country.
Methinks, we need to have a law that should bar them from making irresponsible statements. But then they would all be looking for new jobs, won't they? - In the evening, some channel was busy showing a live cat fight between an Indian cricketer's, Goni's wife and mother. The two were accusing each other of being gold-diggers, opportunistic women with lowly backgrounds.... . And you really had to watch the glow on the face of the newsreader who was dishing out this daily soap material to the viewers. My brother asked me if this reporter jerk would be just as happy if he were to report his own wife and mom fighting like this on national Television. And then, a gem of an idea was born.
Conclusion: Methinks, I should gather anyone and everyone despising these new channels and come up with my own channel. This channel and its employees will have only one goal in life - to make the lives of all other news channels readers and reporters miserable. As sadistic as it may sound, we need to understand here that for once the focus will be on the dark karmas of these air-brained souls and their affairs. Let's see how well they answer when we question them on their dirty secrets or better still just follow their every move. Any takers for this business idea of the year? :-P
