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Chinese TV sinks to a new low
The good thing about Chinese TV is that there is always something ridiculous to see. Last night, I was channel surfing and came across the program Drama Stars 007 (jù xîng 007). This program basically relies on the tried and trusted maxim of trash TV – freaks get people’s attention. A previous episode was about a ‘freakish’ woman who kept eating a lot and spewing up. I think the woman had a clear-cut case of bulimia, but the show still thought she was a freak of nature.
Last night’s show looked at the other end of the spectrum – the terribly obese. The fat people were members of the Fat Friends Cheerleading Squad, which ensured that the program was somehow related to the Olympics. To cheer the fat people up, in particular one very depressed man, the show enrolled the help of a rotund Beijing comedian.
This type of show always seems very pretentious. The host always pretends to ‘help’ a guest who has a problem, but they actually have the cold-blooded motive of exploiting the guest to attract viewers. It often seems that these shows never offer any real solutions and last night’s show was no exception. In the video below, the rotund comedian helps the Fat Friends Cheerleading Squad sing the song: I am fat, I am happy!
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Posted: 8:59 PM, 13/11/2007 in Blogging and the mediaShare on Facebook |
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The "somehow tie to Olympics" line cracks me up. I just <a href="http://bjshengr.com/2008/01/10/beijings-absurdists.aspx">posted </a> on this as well -- how if all roads lead to Rome, all Chinese TV leads to the Olympics. It's beyond absurd -- kind of tragic in this case.
Sorry my comment is months late -- just now getting hooked into your blog! Good stuff and I've got you RSSed now. |
Posted by syz at 12:08 PM, 14/1/2008 |
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