Big Boss, season two is here and so are the innumerable reality shows. More and more channels are jumping the band wagon and not only that, starting a brand new entertainment channel with a reality show is quite in vogue.The dance shows..the shows based on singing, dus ka dum.. KBC....and the original versions of the same....what is it that take the TRPs of such shows northward?is it something to do with the human psyche that derives pleasure in watching the lives and their secrets so openly?
For instance,big boss,season two started with 1.5 TRP which can b called very impressive for a new channel..what was it that made so many watch that show..was it just the intensive advertising ,the participants or the hot and (in)famous host?Yes of course all these factors worked there, but the biggest of all was the format of that show which allowed a viewer to watch the day- today happening of the people on the show.The viewers have suddenly turned into visitors, peering through the bar to see the animals eating,sleeping,,yawning and fighting.The show is about generating conflict and then garnering the TRP.
There was a time when a 'Phool Khilein Hain Gulshan Gulshan' anda 'Chitrahaar' was good enough for us. But with time the channeles increased the no of programmes increased and so did the fight to get better TRP than the other.The line between News channel and and an entertainment channel blurred so much so ,that now its near impossible to tell them apart.
But is it entirely media created thing..or somewhere we ourselves are to be blamed for what we are getting in the name of entertainment and news?

So, the news is out and loud!Men too want to be fair,literally!

So...finally the sixth pay commission got the approval of the cabinet today and its being flashed on all news channels, some giving the catchy caption like..'sarkar ka tohfa'.But is it actually a tohfa,specially for the defense personnel?Will it prove to be enough to retain its middle rank officers ?I don't think so...it still is a better proposition for the middle rung officers to serve for twenty years (the pensionable limit)and then leave for greener pastures,greener than the olive green.... and justifiably so!
They serve in tough terrains,leaving their loved ones behind, almost 24 hours duty,continuous shifting and after the end of the day when they or their children try to find some materialistic pleasure like shopping or a vacation at a decent place,they find themselves window shopping and for vacations???If they are lucky the 'Sarkari guest house' will b ok or most of the time they try to make do with the shoddy accommodations which the organization provides unlike their civil counterparts who get to shop at the brand new mall and spend the vacation in luxurious hotels(whats the secret.....) .
With the corporate sectors doling out handsome salaries to their employees ,its no wonder then that the defense personnel would like to leave their present job and join something which commensurate their talent and intelligence.

Yesterday it was the 'Prize Day ceremony' at my son's school and nothing could have depicted today's changing parental aspirations and the ever changing status of children being reduced to a commodity..something to show off to the neighbours, friends and relatives, in a better way!
in yesteryear...a child's achievement did bring the sense of pride to the family which mostly came for the assurance of the child following the correct path...that was hard work and proper values ,unlike today's scene, where the glory which a child gets in the form of that certificate or the shining brass cup is more about being able to make ur relatives and friends feel letdown by 'their' children!And more than the actual winning....its the sense of having 'better' children than your peers that makes one feel elated.Blogger: Its Life Honey - Edit Post "Yesterday it was the 'Prize Day ceremony' at my so..."

Was watching Ekta's Mahabharat on 9x..which was kind of watching a hybrid version of Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Chanakya...of course a shoddy adaptation and kyunki.......The makeup is somewhat like borrowed from Egyptian Kings...specially for Bheeshma and others seem to have found the hair curlers and steps even in that era!!
And Drama????....matching perfectly to the T with other Ekta soap operas. Dhritrashtra doesn't know that Pandu is going to be announced the king of Hastinapur till the time Bheeshma announces it formally in front of the entire kingdom!!! ".......the king of Hastinapur will be...(pause...while Dhritrashtra looks on expectantly).....Pandu.." The emotions followed is not different from one being already shown in umpteenth soap of Ekta's.
Seems that while creating that era 'Chanakya' was the role model but minus the research work and authenticity of the same or rather its better to say that the very fact that this Mahabharata has been compared to that masterpiece,should be a matter of pride for the entire team of Ekta.
Apart from the poorly etched out characters,sets and weird makeup ,its the cast which is an eyesore and the same time a comical relief. It felt pathetic to see a certain 'Mr Bajaj'who married,remarried,don't know how manytimes, playing the character of Bheeshma,the one who has vowed never to marry!!!!ha..ha...ha..Granted..they are actors and can play any role but there is a different sort of serenity in an Indian viewer's mind when he/she watches a mythological serial and definitely they cringe to see 'Mr Bajaj' playing the role of Bheeshma!