Killer Serials

There are a few noteworthy observations regarding 'saas-bahu' serials that I would also bring to light for the discerning readers.

First of all our characters are formally dressed from dawn to dusk (even in their spick and span homes). The characters must be aggressive promoters of anti-ageing creams and lotions (or rather anti-dying) because they neither age nor die (immortality pills must be handy, it seems!) They are never seen without make-up even in a scene of getting up from bed (even after attending to nature's call)

A strange reaction or gesture from an individual is greeted with a shock (multiplied by three) from all the characters present in the room (even irrelevant ones). The corporate head honchos seem to mastermind more conspiracies than attend business meetings and the housewives are one step ahead by controlling family politics for power and money (even though they seem to have both in abundance) There has to be atleast one person who is hell-bent to destroy the peace loving family no matter how much you keep him contended. Family weddings and celebrations are more than 10 serials long actually surpassing the real time. The reason being every occasion is preceded and followed by atleast 4 serials.

All characters speak more in their minds than in dialogues and every dialogue is accompanied by some jarring metal sound or some other effect regardless of its importance. The script is quasi-static. You can visualize what might have happened in the last 15 episodes by viewing just two. The Censor board should censor some scenes regarding them as "beyond human comprehension and misleading". Above all, what is left to say when the grandpa, father and son look like two pals with a senior colleague.

No matter what, somehow all these serials have a similar storyline, after all being a product of the Eakkttaa (typo intended!) company. The serials neither are entertaining nor comprehensible in the tiniest sense to any person of my generation inspite having high TRP's (I am yet to meet one)

I never wondered I could actually make out all this just by watching them during my meals!! (courtesy to my mother for the enforcement)