THE MURKY WORLD OF TV SOAPS!

A recent upcoming serial has frequent promotional ads popping up every now and then , which instead of luring viewers is rather shooing them away as there is nothing interesting to look forward to in it apart from the apparent dissolution and despair caused by strained relationships !! The inference any level- headed viewer can draw is that expectations only lead to misery !! If one's reactions ,responses, conversations even actions for that matter are not as per the receiver's presuppositions it can spell doom for any relationship casting a shadow of doubt , insecurity and undoubtedly unhappiness for both parties !! This trend is already rampant in families , and relationships are as a result becoming frail . Besides the pandemic has aggravated the situation for it is leading to too much familiarity breeding contempt ! So instead of fanning such detrimental negative behavioural patterns already existing and creating havoc in society why can't storylines have a healing therapeutic influence leading to positive and objective mindsets ? These writers need to Be The Change and foster social behavioural change that can alleviate several woes and create bonhomie ?? Is this just wishful thinking or can it be achieved ?? Having said that , the entertainment media does have a strong viewership, esp due to the compelling circumstances of the disastrous pandemic that has made people home- bound and entertainment starved which is being well encashed by the Idiot Box. Audiences are watching whatever is made available to them in the name of entertainment.This includes the saas-bahu daily soaps which every TV serial dishes out unmindful of the mental havoc and turmoil they cause . There is so much of back-biting , backlash , manipulative scheming plots and conspiracies being hatched that it becomes too unpleasant and unsettling so much do that instead of getting entertained audiences are left with a sense of discontentment and unpleasantness by the end of it.The melodrama and the fake sentimentality is adding fuel to fire and seems to be training people to be shrewd, cunning and calculative in their relationships and dealings. Some good sense should prevail upon the script writers of these serials to come up with inspirational , motivating positive storylines and content instead of just catering to and strengthening the sadistic leanings of the audiences ! After all when will they realise the grave responsibility they are shouldering of shaping , nurturing and influencing young and old minds alike . With the powerful influence that the media has on the gullible general masses, it is imperative and high time that the media esp the writers directors , makers of movies, videos , short films , Web series, and above all TV serials be acutely aware of their responsibility. They cannot take their viewers to be dumb onlookers who are incapable of assessing or predicting the hazardous twists and turns that mar relationships but which albeit do take a toll on their psyche. Let us try to get out of this rut and initiate some right healthy thinking !!:Enough is Enough !!