Tag Archives: TV

Groundhog day in China – Super Girls and the Internet

This morning, a reader drew my attention to an article on Danwei: Alongside the movement for a “civilized” Internet, the anti-Super Girls campaign seems to be picking up steam as well. China Times published an interview yesterday with Liu Zhongde, one of the … Continue reading

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Mainland clowns on Taiwan TV

Taiwan has known for a decade or two, before the rest of the world figured it out, that mainland China was a place to save money on factory work or make it by selling mass-manufactured stuff. More than 750,000 Taiwanese and their families live in China and do just that.

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If you don’t serve the people, get out!

A Hangzhou TV show calls a Zhejiang government official to ask about citizen complaints about parking fees; unhapy with the official’s response, one of the guests shouts at him: “What kind of official are you? Resign! If you don’t serve the people, get out!”.

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Southern Weekly in conversation with Chen Daoming

Two weeks ago, Southern Weekly ran a long interview with Chen Daoming. In it, Chen talks about the bygone days of when directors actually took time to film TV series and when film-makers were not just trying to grab money.

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Kangxi is Coming: impressions on a popular Taiwan TV show

Dee Hsu (徐熙娣) presents a flagship entertainment show, Kangxi is Coming (康熙来了), produced under the company Gin Star Entertainment (金星娱乐), is shown on Taiwan Cti TV Monday to Friday at 10pm. The show has been shown attention by mainstream mainland media, and its presenters, Dee Hsu and Kevin Tsai (蔡康永) were on the cover of February’s Esquire (时尚先生) magazine.

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Were animals harmed in the making of Three Kingdoms?

Three Kingdoms director Gao Xixi brags that the realism of the war scenes killed some horses and drove others mad. Then he denies it.

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China TV trade fairs and festivals

TV Trade Fairs & Festivals in 2009: an excerpt from CMMI’s China Media yearbook and directory.

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Chinglish Monkey King

A Chinglish version of the theme song to the much-loved 1986 TV serial of Monkey King (西游记).

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Uncensored Obama in The China Daily

Obama uncut in The China Daily.

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Classic Chinese television commercials

Some classic television commercials that awaken feelings of nostalgia among FHM’s readership.

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