television

so tv here is pretty much the same as it is everywhere...total crap. however they do one things that wouldn't really fly in conservative christian america. almost every show no matter what the content either has staple or rotating bikini clad dancers that do routines to the hit song du jour. the first time it really struck me as odd was on the sunday soccer show. there are so many games on sunday that don't pick one and show it they just ten dudes to sit around and talk about what's going on. it's like radio on the tv. whenever they go to commercial they haul out the softcore porn and the dancing starts. woowee. they are also on every game show. usually they have two who are always there and believe that vanna white doesn't have shiton these ladies. my personal favorite however is the italian answer to dateline or 20/20. there are two different ones on the two major channels. they are both hosted by that channels comedy duo. the first one has the equivalent of chevy chase and steve martin hosting a show now, you just wish it had happened 20 years ago because it isn't all the way there. it does however have the sexy dancers. the other one, the show i usually watch when i get done with work, is hosted by some younger comedians who are really funny. they're cohost is a young wife of a famous soccer player. so you'll have some slapstick then they throw it to sub hosts. who end up doing these fairly scathing political exposes. they've busted underground drug rings, and soccer payoffs. they also went to some red carpet event and begged all the stars to give them haircuts. when it really gets great is when the go back to the main host and the show turns into a mock benny hill. the hostess will do a dance routine which usually involves clothes going on temporary vacations. of course one of the sub host will run and snatch said clothing and the chase is on. silly music and a overzealous use of blue screen make these bits pretty ridiculous. they can be on the great wall and jump off and land in times square, which i'm pretty sure would hurt your feet and you could not continue to run. the hostage clothing is always returned and there is a severe scolding handed out. which in turn is followed by another celbratory dance routine. i guess all i can really say about this is someone needs to get katie couric in on this, maybe everyone would stop hating her.

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