Froth is all the depth that I can handle


When Aamir made his television debut, it invoked a great deal of interest. Many of us watched it and many of us wrote about it. That wasn’t surprising, considering that it was a different kind of show. Rather than being pure entertainment, it was intended to bring awareness on serious, socially relevant issues. What was surprising was that most of us treated it just like any other show, dwelling on the entertainment part and totally ignoring the informative part.
Look at some of the questions raised and answered by these reviews. Is Aamir trying to be an Indian Oprah?  Did he choose the Sunday morning slot to avoid comparison with other talk shows? Was it good acting or did he really cry? Was the TRP as good as other celebrity shows? Will he be able to sustain the interest in the subsequent episodes? How much was he paid per each episode? Why did he do it in the studio than on the road?
Why weren’t many of us interested in aspects outside of entertainment? Did he pick relevant topics? Was it well researched? Did he manage to invoke sufficient interest in his viewers on these issues? Did it open your eyes to anything new? Was the issue treated fairly?
Let Aamir do what he can to bring in some intelligence to the idiot box. In the meanwhile we will dumb down journalism to create "idiot sheets"!

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