Love it or hate it, these morning shows are a hit with the average Pakistani boomer. However, now that we’re all stuck at home, it’s hard to overlook all the cringe-worthy things that happen in these Pakistani morning shows.
While morning shows, in general, are supposed to be informative and full of motivation we need to get through the rest of the day, that’s not in how it is done in Pakistan.
They do remind us of what matters most in life, because they give us lessons on keeping our sanity intact.
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There’s not much variation in morning shows from one channel to another. The hosts are extremely nosy, and turn our brains into mush by the end of it.
Here are the most hated and cringe-worthy things that Pakistani morning shows have done so far.
1. Fashion Week, Bridal or Otherwise
Every show has done a week or more of cosmetologist competitions. You might even have seen your own friendly ‘parlor wali baji‘ (local aesthetician) in these segments. While they could just have these make-up professionals create looks we might actually wear in real life, but where’s the irrationality in that.
So they have them doll up brides or people prepped to go to a wedding. It’s like when desi families offer advice, that’s completely pointless and often irrelevant.
2. Shaadi Week
The infamous ‘Shaadi week‘, to dig up insecurities you never knew you had. This week can easily substitute weeks worth of visits from Phopho and Khala. Because ladies if they didn’t bring down your self-esteem they couldn’t bag you for their boys. (not grown men, being specific here)
Morning shows go all out with Shaadi week with celeb dance performances, dragged out festivities, and all that drama you’d see at a real desi wedding.
Not to mention it brings up the dreaded question, ‘when are you getting married?‘
3. Getting too Personal
Speaking of getting uncomfortably close, morning show hots will unnecessarily bring their personal lives onto the show. No, we don’t want to know what you bought on your Euro trip.
Sharing details about experiences you can bond through with your audiences like motherhood and pregnancy makes sense, but all that jazz about the in-laws no thank you. But then again pregnancy is typically shrouded with shame in desi cultures.
However, asking ‘good news kb do gy?‘ is totally appropriate.
4. Desi Tooktay (Home Remidies)
While some home remedies do work, we’ve got to remember we had to develop modern medicine for a reason, …. because that desi tootkay aren’t a cure-all for everything.
How many os us have not used your Nani Ami’s ubtan mix recipe (seriously it’s edible). Zubaida Apa didn’t just make a name off of nothing. But then there’s suggestions like drinking sana maki for a deadly virus.
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It’s like when ‘the elders’ (yes like that of a cult) tell you to go about your business a certain way, and then blame you for the failure when it doesn’t work out.
“You didn’t lose wight with that tea because you probably weren’t drinking it right,”
5. Getting a Cause All Wrong
Some morning shows who are trying to expand their audience will dabble in speaking up about social issues. However, they do get it wrong at times. Like getting the infamous Mrs Khan to explain the rising divorce rate.
Social issues should be discussed by experts in these shows.
What do you think is the worst trend in Pakistani TV shows right now?
