The debut last weekend of China's version of the popular US reality show America's Next Top Model was after prime time as part of new rules against "immoral" entertainment, state media said.
Sichuan Satellite TV, producers of China's Next Top Model, aired the first of 10 weekly installments nationwide last Sunday night at 10:30pm. The time slot was chosen to comply with an October government directive banning reality shows from the prime time period of 7:30 - 10:30pm the Xinhua news agency reported.
Like the US version, the show will follow a group of prospective models as they vie for the favor of judges, airing profiles of individual contestants and how they "worked to overcome obstacles in their lives," Xinhua quoted producers as saying.
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Officials last year moved to cut down on "uninspiring and immoral" reality shows, which have increased in China amid popular demand for something other than the typically puritanical fare available on state-controlled media.
The ruling Communist Party's censors particularly targeted China's version of American Idol after the final of the previous year's version of the show attracted 400 million viewers - roughly a third of the population.
Contestants on Happy Boy, as the show was called, were ordered not to cry or scream and to sing only "healthy and ethically inspiring" songs, among other requirements.
"No weirdness, no vulgarity, no low taste," the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television told the organizers of Happy Boy.
Aside from the ban on prime time appearances, the government banned a genre of reality shows in which patients underwent sex-change operations and cosmetic surgery live on television.(AFP)
中國國營媒體表示,美國熱門實境節目「超級名模生死鬥」的中國版於上週末首播,但因整肅「傷風敗俗」娛樂節目的新規定,該節目排在黃金時段後播出。
四川衛視製作的「潘婷閃亮模坊」於上週日晚間十點半,向全國播出了十集節目中的第一集。《新華社》報導,選擇該時段是為了配合政府去年十月起,不准晚間七點半到十點半之時段播出真人實境秀的禁令。
《新華社》引述其製作人的話說,就像美國版一樣,該節目是關於一群渴望成為模特兒的人如何爭取評審們的青睞。節目中會播放參賽者的檔案,和她們如何克服生活困境的情形。
政府官員們從去年開始打壓無聊低俗的真人實境秀,該類型節目在中國愈來愈多,因為大家都看膩了政府媒體製播的典型道德劇。
執政的中國共產黨特別嚴審「美國偶像」的中國版節目,該節目去年的總決賽吸引了四億觀眾-大約是全中國人口的三分之一。
這個「快樂男聲」節目的參賽者們奉令不准哭叫,只能唱「健康、道德且激勵人心」的歌曲,並遵守許多要求。
國家廣播電影電視總局告知該節目籌劃人︰「不許搞怪、不許粗俗、不許沒品。」
除禁止在黃金時段播出,政府還禁播 民眾在電視節目現場接受變性、整型手術的這類型真人實境秀。(法新社�翻譯:張愛弟)
an ax to grind 別有用心;心懷不滿 People who have an ax to grind have a grievance that's really bothering them. For example, "Tobias had an ax to grind with his boss after getting the latest company notice." 「an ax to grind」指人們對某事不滿而耿耿於懷。例如︰「托比亞收到公司最新的通知後就對老闆很不爽」。
A: Wow, singer Bruno Mars will be visiting Kaohsiung for the first time. B: Really? Where will he be performing? A: He’s going to hold a concert at the National Stadium on Sunday. B: Why do the Taiwanese like to call him the “Martian” in Chinese? A: Because his last name “Mars” is the same word as the planet Mars. A: 哇!火星人布魯諾將首度唱進高雄。 B: 真的嗎?在哪裡? A: 他將於本週日,在國家體育場開唱唷。 B: 但是為什麼台灣人喜歡叫他火星人呢? A: 因為他的姓氏「Mars」這個字剛好是「火星」的意思啊。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: Bruno Mars is definitely one of today’s most popular singers. B: He has even won 14 Grammy Awards. A: I love all his megahits, like “Just the Way You Are.” B: And his new song with Lady Gaga “Die with a Smile” has a caused worldwide sensation. A: I wonder if we’ll hear the new song at his Kaohsiung concert? A: 火星人布魯諾是近年來最受歡迎的流行歌手。 B: 對啊他還曾榮獲14座葛萊美獎。 A: 他所有的金曲我都愛,像《Just the Way You Are》。 B: 最近他和女神卡卡合唱《Die with a Smile》更造成大轟動! A: 不知道在高雄有沒有機會聽他演唱這首新歌呢? (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
The Lord returned home after a long day of hunting, a deer on his horse and a bow on his back. His apprentice had stayed behind, feeling unwell. He rode slowly through the forest, closed his eyes, and felt the warm sunlight on his face. He opened his eyes to a full moon rising. Time to make offerings and pray for peace, good weather, a bountiful harvest. And a child with his beloved wife. He smiled. As he approached, the house was quiet. Too quiet. He dismounted in the empty courtyard. “Feng Meng?” he called. Silence. He went to his apprentice’s
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