I watched TV

What's in it to write about, you might ask. We all watch TV, everyday, don't we? Yes and no. Most people watch TV, everyday. Most, but not all. There are few like me, who have given it up almost altogether. In last 7 years, I have spent more time brushing my teeth, or tying my shoelaces, than watching TV. I get my news on the Net. There is little else of value on TV. Yes, I know, there is that one amazing serial that you are so fond of! But for me to figure out when and where it is aired, would be like searching a needle in a haystack. Easier it is to give the remote a pass.

On Saturday, however, I purposefully watched TV, just to give myself a break from it all. I watched Dominick and Eugene, which turned out to be a decent movie. Kind of drama that I love to watch - about people and relationships, plausible and realistic. It's a story about two brothers - Nick, who is mentally retarded, and drives a garbage truck to earn money to send his brother Eugene to medical school. I not a must-watch movie, but it did entertain me enough to keep me glued in front of the idiot box for an hour and fifty minutes - not a bad achievement, I would say.

Serendipity!

I made a serendipitous discovery of 39 episodes of Malgudi Days on www.malgudidays.net. I watched the first episode in which Swami becomes the hero of the town.

Malgudi Days was unarguably one of the best TV serials in India. When I think about programs like Malgudi Days, I miss the good old days of Doordarshan.

We did not have 24-hr TV back then. But boy, did we have quality! And to contrast it with the junk saas-bahu crap and plotted "reality" shows of today, makes us so nostalgic. Isn't that so? Well, if you wish to relive that nostalgia, you can go here - ddnational.blogspot.com.