Is it a good TV program?

As most of us probably noticed, TV Mobile regularly telecasts the show ‘Just for Laughs’ over its TV channel shown on buses. I personally find it a very enjoyable show to watch, coz it lifts the spirits of those watching it & makes us laugh. Seriously, I think it’s just such a wonderful TV program that really lightens up the unfriendly atmosphere on buses… & it always brings a smile on my face when strangers see each other laugh.

On the bus journey to another relatives’ house this afternoon, I watched ‘Just for Laughs’ on TV Mobile. This particular episode was very funny as it showed a moving golf hole, which stunned all the golfers trying to aim & hit the golf ball into the hole! My Mum laughed & laughed on the bus… & I smiled quietly to myself. It’s a very comical TV program that brightens people’s spirits!

However, one possible drawback is that whether it is nice to plot & film such comical acts on unknowing ‘victims’, for the sake of the amusement of viewers. I suppose the Western countries are more lax about this & people are more open in playing along… but I’m not sure about in a country like Singapore. So many people are so uptight about work & life stresses that the ‘Gotcha!’ camera crew may just get a punch in the face or a huge annoyed scolding from the ‘victims’…

Well, as what my Macroeconomics lecturer used to say, “Good or bad, it’s hard to say…”