Indian Television:Substance or Trash????

I dont have a knack for reading books nor am i greatly given to gossiping.Therefore all i do when i am really idle is watch television.Now the awful transformation that the indian television has undergone with the advent of the mindless k serials and the overhyped and sometimes doctored reality shows has compelled me to think about developing more fruitful ways of recreation.The content of the news channels lacks substance and there is more trash being shoved down the throats of the audience these days.
The producers in their quest to get high TRPs have resorted to excessive eye candy and gloss and in due process quality has taken a beating.I feel the 'saas bahu' serials have literally ripped the soul of the indian television with these socio fantasies always harping on illegitimate children, back bitching, murders , infidelity and taking suspicion among couples to a new high.Most of the serials i tune in to at primetime show ladies heavily decked with ornaments either weeping endlessly or plotting some revenge.The worst thing about tv is repetition and a dearth of a well etched storyline .Reality Shows like 'Big boss' are catering to the voyeuristic needs of the TV audiences.They were supposed to break the clutter of the repetitive and monotonous soap operas that had flooded the entertainment industry but in no time, reality shows themselves have become the clutter. As many as 35 such shows are currently on air across a dozen television channels.The word reality used for reality shows could be quite a misnomer considering the fact that most of the shows are stage managed and are not set in natural settings.
Even the news channels have been gripped by the obsession to increase the TRPs.Media seems to have forgotten about the difference between news and non-sense,it has forgotten about its principles of ethical reporting, transparency and impartiality.Some of the issues which the news channels choose for coverage are extremely bizarre.For example what sense does it make when news channels report how a Principal had an affair with his student or that Aishwarya Rai carried a $10000 designer bag to a party or that the diet of Khali comprises of 2kgs chicken,a dozen eggs and several litres of milk.
Well the audience is left helpless with nothing worth watching to tune in to.May god bestow the producers with some sense to cater to the needs of the audience tastefully and rationally.May the indian television acquire a better outlook in the time to come.Amen.