Our TV shows and the way forward

 The Bravo Delta show is courting controversy right after its launch. 

As it turns out, the name of the show is not at all befitting. For further details, I request the audience to surf the internet or check the dictionary. 

If the veteran show host and the big media house that airs the show wanted this kind of publicity, then they have already achieved it. If not, they have suffered a serious setback. 

Anyway, it's a Nepali talk show and they could have given a nice Nepali name to it. What prompted them to opt for an offensive word for the nascent show? They know better. 

So much for the show. 

There are other big-ticket shows, talks shows that can do well with a nice Nepali name. 

When the host of the Bravo Delta show was with Fireside, I had commented on its YouTube Channel: How about naming the show Riverside and Hillside during the summer? 

Apparently, when I hear the word Fireside, a different imagery comes to my mind. 

I imagine the host and the guest sitting by the fireside at the end of a hectic winter day as it is snowing outside and talking about some really important issues over a glass or two of wine or scotch. 

That means it can be a winter show only, given that the host and the guest cannot bear with the heat coming from the fireside and their deep, celebral, engaging discussions some hot-button issues. 

So, how about naming the show Riverside and Hillside during sultry summer months? How about moving outside the confines of the studio and choosing appropriate locations for the show? 

The big media, with cash-flush sponsors, can surely afford this small luxury. 

There are other shows that 'talk tough', if repeated interjections and dismissive attitude on the part of the hosts are anything to go by. 

The hosts seem to act like the judge and the jury both, in a desperate bid to execute the trial by media. 

While some hosts, of course with a slew of sponsors, seem really friendly towards their guests, making the audience wonder if they are trying to defend the guests and their track records in return for some small favour. 

All this calls for some soul-searching, some introspection on the part of the hosts and the media houses. Above all, we need to have a sincere desire to learn and improve. 

There are some nice shows that can help us improve the whole package, including the hosts' and the guests' performance. 

Intelligence Squared and Munk Debates offer decent, enlightening brainstorming sessions with leading intellectuals of our times. 

The Nepali audience surely deserve far better than what they are getting.