"69"-- too ordinary

By Nur Taz Rahman, Dhanmondi Tutorial School, Dhaka
26 April 2005, 18:00 PM
As it takes all kinds of people to make the world, it certainly takes all kinds of serials to provide complete entertainment. But no one wants to rear up murderers in the society. Similarly, serials that promote cheating and falsehood should not be broadcast. I watched a few episodes of "69". It definitely promotes unappreciated human behaviour. The female characters featured on the serial are cranky and lack motherly characteristics. The male characters are depicted to be worthless and under the will of the women. It is a known fact that people try to imitate behaviour shown on television. Any viewer watching the serial will subconsciously copy these actions. Children and adolescents will think these are normal behavioural patterns. As a result, our society will become more restless. I am not saying serials should be allegories, but they should not encourage eccentric behaviour. The makers of the serial might argue that the incidents and actions shown on the serial are day- to- day affairs, but the lack of a positive character or solution makes the serial too ordinary and close to vulgar.

I hope the respectable makers of the serial will consider the above points and use their original ideas in a more beautiful way.