reality TV
From IFENG State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), China’s top regulator/censor, has recently slapped six new stringent restrictions on television production: 1, Revolutionary dramas should draw a clear-cut distinction between China and its enemies, between heroes and villains; 2, Domestic conflicts cannot be magnified without a limit; 3, Period dramas’ story lines cannot [...]
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Bejing’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has recently released new restrictions for television broadcasters to limit the number of entertainment programs during prime time to two programs per week and 90 minutes per day. Talent shows, dating shows, and talk shows with emotional content are among the restricted programs that are “excessive entertainment” which [...]
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Here is a news story by New York Post, which gives you heads-up as to Sister Feng’s whereabouts. If you don’t know who Sister Feng is, read the story below. The most-hated woman in China is hiding out as a humble manicurist in Brooklyn. While anonymous in New York, Feng Luoyu, 26, wouldn’t be able [...]
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Do not get too absorbed in or emotional over the drama on Chinese reality TV shows, because it may not be real. A young man named Su Hailong had to approach news reporters and clarify that he was hired by a Jerry-Springer-type tabloid TV talk show producer to play the unfilial son, who has become a [...]
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A speed dating party was thrown in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province in China’s southwest. However, the organizer has a specific dress code for participating men and women: wear a swimming suit and be “undisguised” with one another. All men changed into swim shorts right away. In contrast, only four women changed into [...]
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The temporary boy band is called “Gold Medal Boyz.” It consisted of five men, all of whom were contestants of the same talent show called “Jue Dui Chang Xiang,” or Absolutely Sing Aloud, a popular show produced by Jiangsu TV.
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