TUBE TALK I Vivek Oberoi: Jon Snow’s death left me speechless

How many TVs do you have?

Four TVs and a projection home theatre

Are you more likely to watch shows on your TV or on laptop?

My laptop

How many hours in a day is your TV on?

Rarely

Top three shows in the last decade?

House of Cards, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones

What were the shows you loved growing up? 

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and Two And A Half Men

Who is the hottest woman on TV?

Emilia Clarke (from Game of Thrones)  and our very own Priyanka Chopra (from Quantico)

A character in a series you would love to play?

Sherlock Holmes

Reality shows or quiz shows?

Reality shows

Vampire shows or sitcoms?

Sitcoms

A film you want to see being made into a TV series

My film, Company, I think would make a great TV series on the authentic Mumbai underworld

One show you would like to see on film?

House of Cards into a political edge-of-the-seat drama.

Which show can you watch over and over again?

Breaking Bad

When was the last time you watched a comic show?

I watch an episode every time I need to unwind and relax

South Park or The Family Guy?

The Family Guy

A death on any TV show character that made you grieve?

When Jon Snow died on GoT, I was left speechless and stunned

One Character on TV, you would want to kill?

Ramsay Snow/Bolton (on Game Of Thrones) because he was so evil.

Which English TV show do you wish was remade in Hindi?

Something like Narcos would be interesting.

If you could live in one TV show which one would it be?

I think it would be something on the lines of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Which talk show is your favourite and why?

Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah — one’s entertaining and one inspiring

Jimmy Kimmel or Jimmy Fallon?

Jimmy Fallon

Ellen DeGeneres or Oprah Winfrey?

Can’t choose between the two. They are both great

Name the talk show host who puts a smile on your face.

Ellen DeGeneres

Blood-n-gore or comedy or drama — which genre enjoys the maximum eyeballs on TV according to you?

Drama

Most stylish shows of all time. 

Sex and The City for obvious reasons and for men, Suits

Which Hindi show you’d like to see be remade in Hollywood? 

India’s Best Dramebaaz

An international TV show you would want to bring to India because it would suit Indian audiences?

Something historical on the lines of Vikings

What changes would you like see on the Indian TV scene?

Less negative reality, original concepts in fiction and more interactive and engaging talk shows.                        

If Suits was made into a Hindi film, who should play Harvey Specter?

Akshay Kumar. I think he’d look the part.

—As told to Bryan Durham