Too much TV not a good thing
<p><span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="snobbish">snobbish</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> 60-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="stumble">stumble</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Discovery">Discovery</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="PBS">PBS</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trek">trek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="discs">discs</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenneth">Kenneth</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Civilisation">Civilisation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="functioned">functioned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="open">open</span> <span word="sesame">sesame</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="canisters">canisters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Embassy">Embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span>.</p><p><span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span>10, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imitators">imitators</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="void">void</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="runaway">runaway</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lecture">Lecture</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lecture">lecture</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="graphics">graphics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="classics">classics</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Bacon">Bacon</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="man">man</span>". <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="broaden">broaden</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vista">vista</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Impressionist">Impressionist</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>?</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="operas">operas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span>-<span word="too">too</span>-<span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shabby">shabby</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="haphazard">haphazard</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="finale">finale</span>. <span word="Worse">Worse</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p>
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