Saturday, July 17, 2010

being humourous

I meant to write something humourous.
Though the line between humour and absurdity is often too thin, almost blurred. Surendra sharma says" hansi to bekaar ki baatan pe hi aave hai". Meaning u can only laugh at the absurd and not humour. He is a noted funny man from the era before the shows like comedy circus redefined humour into absurdity. So let’s name it BCC, i.e. before comedy circus.
And all this while I thought only circus was meant to be fun and funny. These TV shows have made the fine art of comedy itself into a circus. See a Siddhu roaring on one and Shekhar Ji rolling on another. And I get confused whom to laugh at the presenter or the judge.
On second thoughts they at least claim to be a funny show. Other shows claiming to be news hours show far more comic visuals than the entire comedy circus's put together. The India TV reporter was busy showing the rooms and the mandap a day after dhoni's wedding. It almost looked like coverage post a bomb explosion. "Dekhiye exclusive visuals uss mandap ki jahaan dhoni ne shaadi ki thi".. Now now poor man I know TRP's must be the topmost priority on your boss's to promote list. But doing this for a job absurd. Err humourous
At a friend R's house the latest reality show is watched with rapt attention. And some of them could get absurdity certification. In fact I told her the other day how a lot of foreign movies/shows are given viewership rating. Suitable to be viewed by adults or children below so-so age etc. What if we gave such tags to Indian serials and shows.. What would they be?
comedy circus.. blah blah.. various comedy shows - hilarious, seat belts suggested (not for you.. the judges silly.)
uttaran/balika vadhu.... blah blah ( almost all prime time soaps) - hysterical, big handkerchiefs’ recommended. Either to wipe tears shed in buckets or tie your forehead in case of a head ache..
Big Boss.. Adult content , may include obscenity, abuse, immorality and drama, sure shot fame to ageing stars with no work . suitable for people with too much time to see who woke when and picked up a fight with whom.
Dance and music reality shows.. bearable , may show humiliation, infighting and faux nail-biting drama in announcements and bitching. Suitable for gossip and drama lovers’.
And last but not the least.
India TV... if there was an Oscar for bad bad bad work that should go to it.. What it needs is not a disclaimer but a WARNING.. in RED COLOR.. View only if you are insane, sloshed, looking for kicks out of their stupid naag nagin stories or worse have an IQ lower than 50. Every story is a breaking news.. Sure shot way to break your nerves.

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