Seeing Geo and Prime TV, some, actually most of the ‘programming’, is extremely indecent. Can we, as young Pakistanis, do anything from letting that happen?
Any take on this? Boys and Girls, Women and Men all welcome to share their opinion on this?
Re: Which way is Pakistani Media going?
I personally have no issues with the stuff they show as long as it doesn't stray extraordinarily from normal sensibilities. Televesion programming primarily has to be creative and entertaining. However, recently the trend has been to totally emphasise on what they call "glamor" -- read cheapness and loads of sex and titillation. Scripts, stories, acting and the basic theme/concept behind the serials have taken a backseat, that is, if they haven't been shooed off into oblivion altogether. It's easy, it's quick it rakes in the moolah, but it's not even the least bit entertaining [some people, apparently, get kicks out of ogling at the "hunks" and the "babes" showcased, I guess that's as far as entertainment goes!]. But Pakistanis have partially to blame themselves for it, the way they've taken to those trash-soaps from you-know-where. For now, we really don't have consumer-interest groups in Pak to lobby these channels so I guess we will have to bear with it. And then not all channels are going the sleaze way, like HUM which is doing a good job as far as sticking to the traditional drama code is concerned.
Re: Which way is Pakistani Media going?
We should definetly worry about the TV programmign of Pakistani orgin. B/c a 'liberal' dictator, we are straying away from our culture.
Re: Which way is Pakistani Media going?
^^ The guy has no influence over the cable/satellite private Pak channels.