Comments on: TV Condom-Nation

By: Duofu

Duofu — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:41:05 +0000

Dashan sucks, but you have to admit he played it smart and he does get a lot of respect from the ordinary Chinese people for his “impeccable” chinese.

As to DVD’s in BJ, its a continuous quest to find new outlets, but lets not be deterred by some adversion, for every dvd shop lost another excuse awaits to go and find a new one and hence explore some more. The same goes for DVD-shops as with restaurants, stick to 1 or 2 where you get to know the people, then you can ask them to put aside your favorite shows/movies as soon as they come in and if you buy a lot from them, you can get decent discounts as well.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:32:36 +0000

I for one have no negative opinion about showing violence or sex on pay tv. You don’t like it, you don’t buy it.

6 feet under was good for two years, but got a little over the top for me.

Haven’t seen much Ali G

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:42:07 +0000

HBO: Have I mis/understood you? You left out “The Ali G Show” and “Six Feet Under”. Now, C’MON!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:43:33 +0000

@Skanger: Have I mis/understood you? Violence and sex on TV is bad?

I’m with you Sean. HBO rocks. I wish they’d make a second season of Rome. Aside from news, Fox is good too – The Simpsons, The Shield, etc.

By: skanger

skanger — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:31:10 +0000

@Sean
You’re saying HBO is good? Have I mis/understood you? Until I went to PRC I hadn’t even heard of HBO but at the first college where I worked it was the only English TV channel, except CCTV9, available. Novel to begin with but after a few months and complaints from the foreigners later it was removed – all violence and sex.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:08:41 +0000

H B and O. Three letters that are so great together. HBO shows rock!

Deadwood
Carnival
Sopranos
Rome
OZ
Extras
The Wire
even Entourage

Great entertainment that is so much better than the big three.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:02:43 +0000

Dashan sucks, but he is one of the only whities that have been half-way accepted by people here.

The more I think about the fact I said that, the more I am cringing.

You know the thing that gets me was that on that beautiful June day in the eighties when Wait Little Bottle was using his Tank-mowers on public squares and all the foreigners were going home, Dashan agreed to stay and be a posterboy for the greatness of the party.Two words: Running Dog.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:20:49 +0000

Dude, Dashan’s not cool.

If he was cool he’d be a doing his part for the laowai minority in China, educating the masses on laowai (or at least Canadian) culture.

But instead he’s whoring dictionaries and wearing those fairy Chinese jackets.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:16:33 +0000

Here here on the Taco Bell. I’m in the same boat with TV shows. I don’t download them, as the wife needs the Chinese subtitles (and I’ve yet to figure out the Chinese torrent system), but I’m obsessive with buying series after series.

Currently finishing up six seasons of Oz.