Look who's watching

"Lord! If I pick up the phone, he will know I'm watching this hopelessly-romantic soap!"

Too far.

There really is such a thing as Going Too Far.

And that, you can’t help thinking, is just where some of these TV tecchies are going.

Look – what did TV provide all these years? Entertainment, great time-pass; some information for the slightly more high-minded, and a pleasant alternative to family bonding, which more often than not (for some, almost always) led to those distressing family rows that do so much to sour the atmosphere at the dining table.

Perfect.

But now...

Have you heard? Apparently, it’s now possible, with a press of a button, to actually find out what your friends are watching.

Just a tad intrusive, don’t you think ... even creepy?

And, have these tecchies even considered how tough this will be on those addicted Soap-ers with image issues who are obsessively paranoid of having their Nat-Geo-watching myths busted?

TV watching is such a private thing, where sharing info is strictly a matter of choice.

Seriously, is TV getting a bit above itself, playing too many roles – entertainer, cooking expert, teacher...?

What next? Best-est friend...with frequent power shortages acting as the perennial fly in the ointment ... or the bone in the kebab?

Too far.

Really ... too far.

Tecchies, do exercise a little restraint.

Let TV just be ... TV?