YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. Art is said to be a reflection of life, but it does not mean that television serials should present all those "ugly phenomena" that exist in today's everyday life. Whereas, as actress Hasmik Ter-Karapetian said during the November 3 debate with poetess, publicist Marine Petrosian, the Armenian serials shown on various television channels are only about street life with horrible jargon and cannot play any educational role. She considered the demonstration of such serials on television as unacceptable because it is first of all teenagers who watch them. "I am against these serials. In my opinion, any broadcast program should be supervised as society copies a lot from serials, shows and entertainment programs," H. Ter-Karapetian said. According to her, many actors told her that they appear in serials mostly in order to earn money. Unlike her, M. Petrosian belives that serials are important today. In her words, "The Trap" and "Topsy-Turvers" shown by "Shant" TV company are quite successful ones. According to her, people can learn many things from the indicated serials because they reflect the reality. "The Armenian serials present part of the truth of our life. If they are not demonstrated, no scintilla of truth will remain on television and it will turn into something false and disgusting like marmalade," M. Petrosian underlined. Nevertheless, both participants in the debate expressed a hope that a growth in the number of serials will contribute to their higher quality, and a serious creative competition will emerge.

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