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        Gone are the days when all we used to have about a TV show is a feedback address or at the most a website the TV channel and off-late the website of the TV show. As the web has advanced so has the interaction between the television and the world wide web. These days there are communities and groups on social networking sites of almost all popular TV shows; where in apart from information about a show or characters of a show you will be able to post comments and discuss with other group members.

The best example of this phenomenon is the MTV Roadies TV show shown on MTV on Saturdays between 7 PM and 8:30 PM. The show is so popular that there is an official community of the show which is administered by MTV on Orkut; a very popular social networking site in India.

Another example being the love or hate communities of various characters of a TV show. The best example is a TV show called Dil mil gaye which is another popular tv show among teens has about 214 communities on Orkut about the show. These communities are about the lead pair on the show, about the lead male actor, about the lead female actor and hate communities relating to the villain of the show as well.

I am very happy about this phenomenon. I am happy to see that so many people in India have access to cable Television as well as the internet; although the internet penetration in India is less that 10%. But that is understandable keeping in mind the large population of the country.

So lets hope that this trend continues and let the be more interaction of the internet and the television media.

Cheers!!