Human nature errs. So has to be supplemented by technology. Hence, the calls by news channels to send mobile footage of the Malegaon bomb blasts, the use of eagle on cricket replays and now tennis. See how decisions at the US Opens are being taken by the replay camera? They could make all the difference between losing and winning a set, worse, the match — although they couldn’t capture Pakistan’s tampering with the cricket ball in the test match against England. Think about it, the way reality TV is going, we could have seen it live. Scary.

Lastly, about the new talent show, Jhalak Dikhla Ja. A pity a copy of this original show came as Nach Balliye (Star One) before the patented version. On the basis of the first show, Jhalak is coming out second best — it can only get better. Everything is a recipe for success: husband and wife duo Parmeet Sethi (dinner jacket?) and Archana Puran Singh play funny, gracious hosts; the contestants include ‘Jassi’, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjeev “cook” Kapoor, actresses Rati Agnihotri and Pooja Bedi (with Kabir in the audience, yippee!)... and a set of young professional dancers to put them through their paces, literally, on stage. And yet, and yet...