Forum 32-TV series an addiction?- Arjun

Television has been commercially available since 1920s. In India, Television made inroads into every household in eighties with series like Ramayan and Mahabharata though experimental transmission had happened as early as 1959. A part of All India Radio (AIR) in 1965, television in India become a regular transmission though until 1975 only seven cities including Mumbai and Amritsar enjoyed this service. After separation from AIR in 1976, National telecast commenced in 1982 with Doordarshan as the only channel. Today, Television sets are present in more than half of the Indian households. From one channel we now have choice of over 500 channels and growing.

With the way metamorphosis that television and television programming has undergone, we as audience are spoilt for choices in terms of range and content. With the advent of Daily Soaps, television has seen a new phenomenon in Indian households. There is a social change, with people organising life around their favorite series to avoiding interaction with friends and family when their show is on air. What used to be a Sunday morning phenomenon in the days of Ramayan and Mahabharat; where cities literally came to a standstill, now, rush to get back home to their favorite character is something that can be heard in office pantry conversations, at bus stops or in elevators.

Life it seems to be revolving around television. A little de-addiction has happened with advent of Digital Video Recording, however, missing the telecast of one's favorite show sometimes feels like sacrilege to many. Even on a holiday, people cannot resist watching their shows rather than spend quality time with friends and family.

Has that happened to you? Do you organize your life around your favorite shows? If so, what is it about these shows that draw you every weekday or weekend to your lounge and watch them? Do you wait for the show airtime?

Coming to the shows we discuss on this Forum; has it happened that you wait for Monday to arrive after a weekend gone without your show that you watch every weekday? Or do you look forward to the weekend as your show will come on air? What about a series makes you want the wait to be over quickly? What builds the anticipation? The promotional clips of what is coming, the anticipation of what is going to happen next from your point of view or is there something else.

What about shows like Suvreen Guggal – Topper of the Year on Channel V, Qubool Hai on Zee TV and Arjun – Har Yug Mein Aayega Ek on Star Plus keep you hooked to it? Have the characters grown on you? Or the storyline that draws you in? Or is it a particular actor that lures you in front of your television. Lets Discuss the shows and tell us what is Television Series to you an addiction, a fix that one needs or just a way to unwind after a Day's work?

Considering that due to unavoidable circumstances there are times when there is no telecast or there are times when there is an extra day of telecast what do you feel about that? Discuss on www.forum32.com.