Last week began on a cheerful note but ended on a very sad one. One of the best things that happened on the small screen through last week was the emerging of the final 12 contestants on the very widely watched <em><a href=http://www.tellychakkar.com/news/vishwas-first-get-indian-idol-5-boat>Indian Idol</a></em>. Sony has got this one near-perfect. This season definitely looks better and bigger than all the previous ones. Super voices, confident contestants and some great performances! That’s all that one wants from a show like this. I promise to keep watching this one till the very end.

Now that the IPL is over and done with, let’s get down to the business of soaps. Until the time cricketers batted and bowled and team owners battled it out off the pitch new shows waited in the wings for the drama to end so that they could begin their melodrama.