The Roadies 6.0 : Hell Down Under is well underway. The auditions were pretty interesting with “two” Raghus interviewing the candidates. And it has never ceased to amaze me at the number of people who turn up to try out for Roadies, who will do anything to get on the show. You’d think their life revolves around trying to be a Roadie. Case in point – that guy (and I forget his name now) who had all the Roadie shows taped so that he could absorb all the gospel truth that spewed out from Prophet Raghu’s lips. Amazingly ridiculous ! It’s like Roadies was a synonym for cool. One forgets how stupid one can be at that age.

And it’s a little scary to think that there are so many of the Indian Youth, roaming around without a clue, needing Roadies for validation. Some of them are headcases and some of them need shrinks or atleast a school counselor.

I believe MTV, or Raghu, or Nature Baba, or whoever comes up with these things has gone ahead and made this season pretty convoluted. Plus these Roadies – are they aggressive or what ? Palak (Gurmeet) wanted to use her fists to resolve every dis-agreement, and she spoke like someone who had no education – while leaving she actually compared Tamanna to a bitch with a bone. If she has a college degree, it hasn’t taught her anything.

Then there was the Pradeep and Sandeep show, where Pradeep decided to beat up Devarshi just because he could. Now, Devarshi is not my pick for Roadie of the Week, but to hassle someone weaker than you just because you can is low. Maybe MTV should do more than just warn them.

Sandeep is another character; he isn’t the aggressor, but he eggs people on, (In Hindi we call it “aag lagaana”) and “intelligent” people like Pradeep fall for it. However, apart from the fist-fights and the general tamasha, what was unexpected was the behavior of the other Roadies – they just sat around and let Pradeep run amok. No one though it wrong enough to interject ? Right now, the only person on that show who appears to have some sense, and some grey cells (recall his strategizing to get Palak out) is Nauman.

I’m rooting for OmBlues. Right now, everyone on Brats (except maybe Natasha, Suzanne) is either nasty or stupid, not the kind of people you want on your team. I’m glad Kiri got to go over to the side that wanted him.