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Journalism of Courage
Aaj Tak Amitabh Bachchan has not been beaten by anyone on screen. Nor has the Hindi news channel
Also, Ash who Abhi is not prepared to marry 8212; or is it the other way round 8212; although news channels tied their knot with camera wires
Ba died and with it killed our remaining interest in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thhi. She8217;s so famous they named a serial after her, Ba, Bahu aur Baby. Meanwhile, Tulsi Ma became Ba. Looking at Smriti Irani, it figures, it figures
Cricket . This year, it was played by Max, Zee Sports, DD Sports, Ten Sports, Star Sports-ESPN, Neo Sports 8212; and Mandira Bedi. No wonder we lost so many matches.
Also, court TV aka news channels which did almost more than the legal system to convict Santosh Kumar Singh and Manu Sharma
Doordarshan 2006, Doordarshan 2005, Doordarshan 2004, Doordarshan 2003, Doordarshan 20028230; Doordarshan 19838230;yawn
Endemol. Who? Bigg Boss ka baap.
The Dutch entertainment company has a lot to answer for
Fear Factor is the most repulsive game on the box. Or anywhere else. Also, it smells. Still, TV actors like Shakti Anand, rushed in to lie in a bed of snails 8212; instead of nails 8212; because he, like many others, doesn8217;t suffer from the fear factor, he wallows in it
Girebaal . No, it8217;s not a TV commercial for hair loss but a wig masquerading as Simi8217;s mane. It keeps falling over Cyrus Sahukar8217;s face to hide the fact that although he behaves like her, his first name is Semi. Now if only he would replace Navjot Singh Sidhu 8212; permanently 8212; on NDTV8217;s Cricket Controversies
Hindi films got to hear from news channels, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.. Karan Johar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, etcetera. They didn8217;t: Johar8217;s talk show Koffee with Karan gave him such a taste for television, he8217;s now slaking his thirst at NDTV8217;s new entertainment channel. Apart from Rakhi Sawant, Bollywood was item number one on news channels, 24x7x365
India Incredible. We really wanted to visit that country after watching this TV commercial, the best of 2006
Jessica Lall. Got to be the most 8220;photographed8221; person on TV last year. And its most celebrated cause
K serials had a poor showing. Next year, Ekta Kapoor is considering a triple generational switch and a change of alphabet
Lost in Orange County? Can8217;t get any Sex in the City? Why not go to OneTreeHill where you can still meet some Friends, but not Seinfeld who quit the box because Everybody Loves Raymond instead. Oprah Winfrey may not spend Tonight with Jay Leno but puts in a good day8217;s work at The Office, every day and remains the most influential American entertainment personality
Mahajans. Pramod Mahajan8217;s struggle to live after being shot allegedly by brother Pravin and son Rahul8217;s hospitalisation after possible drug and alcohol abuse, were perfect made-for-TV moments news channels did fail to exploit. Maybe, in a K-soap next year
Also, Mona Singh who, finally, cast aside Jassi for a pair of dancing shoes. Rather like Cinderella8217;s slippers, they brought her unexpected success as she won the talent show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa
Naya Office Office. Ha, ha, it8217;s the only show that makes you laugh. Apart from the Great Laughter Challenge Show
O.J. Well Simpson did try to juice as opposed to milk Fox News to pay, he claimed, his debts. After a tsunami of outrage, owner Rupert Murdoch cancelled a TV interview with him to coincide with the release of his book on how he would have killed his wife, entitled rather chillingly If I Did It
Parvati. The heroine of Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki skipped a generation or two. Ironically, she looks younger older than older. The reason? Designer Manish Malhotra8217;s makeover, which might win her a sideshow in Karan Johar8217;s next flick 8212; or TV show
Question: How did it feel when you first heard news of the bomb blasts knowing your husband travels by one of the trains attacked?
Reply: How do you think?
Reality shows 8212; Indian Idol 2, Nach Balliye 2, Fame Gurukul, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa8230; May not have the ratings to overtake the soaps but provided more tele, table, bedroom and cocktail talk. Starring Rakhi Sawant who doesn8217;t look half bad, fully clothed, on Bigg Boss
Saat Phere: Starring Saloni. She went a whiter shade of brown using fairness cream? and Zee8217;s daily soap climbed the popularity charts as she paled before our eyes. Now she looks 8212; and behaves 8212; as the best bahu. Look out Tulsi
Sreesanth : After his performance in the first cricket test match against South Africa, he will participate in Nach Balliye 3 or Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa 2.
After the World Cup, that is.
Travel 038; Living. Favorite channel amongst carpenters, cooks and couch tourists. Strictly prohibited for anorexics and people with two right or left hands
Times Now, Tez: what, another news channel?
UTV . The TV company for all ages and genres. It8217;s moved from soaps, game, kids shows, to animation, Hollywood shows, movies 8212; and of course Rang De Basanti
Vaidehi: It8217;s called the idiot box. Now, TV is severely challenged no offence. A new crop of serials tackle everything from impotency and prejudice against girls to mental disturbances, none more frighteningly than Vaidehi where the impotent husband conceives of diabolical ways to persecute his wife World Cup. Now, watch out for next year8217;s cricket version
X8230;8230;8230; Fill in the blanks television left
Yatin Karyekar8230; well, had to come up with something. This actor celebrates girl power as the father of many potential brides in the show Betiyaan8230;
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