Even the most highly acclaimed know-it-all of the “What? Where? Why?”
television game show can not answer this question. I am not trying to
give an answer either. I am just trying to grasp the concept of one
thing: how could the highest number of people who were university
graduates 10-15 years ago now be watching ALM?
If an 18 year-old girl who really has nothing to show and her facial
expression makes it clear that she has wasted 10 years of her life in
school goes up on stage, then what else do you want from the poor
children that “sing”? If one can open a television network to advertise
a laundry detergent, why can’t someone start a television network for
advertising children, especially when it is working with the
“Energizer” batteries. If you can start a television network in order
to work some money in America, then why can’t a television network be
started to spend all of Russia’s money? If a television network can be
founded just so it can be considered a network, then why not start one?
If anyone can start a television network for the sole purpose of doing
bad humor and putting aside the beloved humor of Gyumri, why can’t one
open up a television network to do away with humor in its entirety?
Finally, why can Artashes Geghamyan, who has starred in the film
“Tzhvzhik”, steal the heart of a proletariat, while he (Tigran
Karapetyan), the “famous anchor”, defender of all non-professional
geniuses, owner of his ring and his TV holding can’t attract the
attention of Geghamyan’s proletariat?
1. Have the members of the National Board of
Radio/Television programs ever watched the (excuse me for saying this
word) programs aired on ALM TV?
2. Why are our political figures (be the authorities
or the opposition, deputies or not, right or left) participating in
this mascarade?
3. Do the authorities know that a country’s collapse begins with the degradation of children?
4.Where are the Armenians who liked watching “22:30”, the programs
prepared by R. Mavisakalyan, the “Travelers’ Club”, the people who
liked watching Aznavour and “Bitlis”, or listening to Babajanyan’s and
Orbelyan’s music?
Why aren’t contemporary composers and artists defending their
copyrights and allow others to treat them like that? Aftet the state
registration of the “Jehovah’s Witnesses” sect, an army of journalists,
along with political figures, started to accuse the Ministry of Justice
and the authorities. But ladies and gentlemen, something similar to
that happened a long time ago when the “Tigran’s Witnesses” sect got
registered. The fanatics of ALM, the members of the Popular political
party and I assure you that is worse because in contrast to “Tigran’s
Witnesses”, “Jehovah’s Witnesses” have no mass media. It is much easier
to preach that way and that is exactly what centripetal politician
Tigran Karapetyan has been doing for the past 2 years. However, as far
as I know, a politician is not the one who is centripetal, but rather,
it is speed (from an 8th grade physics book). As a reference, I would
like to add that the centripetal force makes a big impact on the
centripetal speed and the bigger the centripetality (which the “most
highly rated politician” and “highest ranking TV anchor” proudly says),
the bigger the centripetal force. I am certain that there will be a
wave of disappointement after this article against the newspaper and
the author of the article. But, as they say, it is difficult in the
beginning. I have faith that there will come a time when we will once
again be convinced that we must learn from our mistakes.
Optimistic for the future of Armenian TV programs,
A.K.