Category: Television
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Funniest moment(s) so far in series 4 of The Apprentice came after Trump had fired Markus. It is traditional at this point to thank "Mr Trump" for the opportunity, or maybe to walk out looking shocked. Instead, but true to form, Markus babbled incoherently and in the taxi on his way "home" he couldn’t put…
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Considering the BBC’s vast library of TV programmes, it seems nothing short of bizarre that they should create an entertainment channel, call it ‘BBC Prime’ and then broadcast a load of old rubbish. Fortunately, things do seem to be changing. Tonight, they are showing ‘The Office’. Yes, I know it’s already been on TVB Pearl…
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I was rather surprised to read about the plans that ATV and TVB have for digital TV (from The Standard): Television Broadcasts and Asia Television, Hong Kong’s terrestrial TV operators, have pledged to invest at least a further HK$400 million each to roll out high-definition television (HDTV) services in the city by the end of…
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I think the word is hubris. In week 2 of the latest Apprentice, the men’s team were delighted when they were told that the task was to develop an advertising campaign for Lamborghini. What could possibly go wrong? Chris works in advertising and the rest of the team are all, er, men. Throughout the task…
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Does it make any sense to buy a DVD of a programme that is broadcast on TV in Hong Kong? That I could watch or record for free (well, maybe the cost of a DVD-R disk or two)? Obviously the answer is yes. For a few reasons: (1) Laziness (remembering to record the program) (2)…
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Well, season 3 of The Apprentice is coming to an end on Star World, with two women (Tana and Kendra) the last two left standing. I have to admit that around week 11, my shortlist would have included Tana (and Bren, Alex and Angie) but not Kendra. Somehow she and Craig seemed to have coasted…
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I don’t think I’ll ever understand TVB. They are showing the fifth series of The Sopranos at midnight on Wednesdays. Which would make sense if it would enable them to show it in its original form, rather than the bowdlerized version that they have previously been showing at around 10.30 pm. Indeed, other HBO shows…
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Hey, look, another article about BitTorrent and UK Nova and all that Shaky type of stuff. It all sounds great: One site, UK Nova, specialises in providing TV programmes to those who can’t get them because they are outside the UK. It started as an informal way for a small gang of expat EastEnders addicts…
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The most frustrating (and frankly rather puzzling) aspect of English language Hong Kong TV is not that we miss out on all the best shows, but that they are scheduled, publicised and presented so very badly. One example of inexplicable scheduling is that ATV are showing the 2nd series of The Restaurant at 8 pm…
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[I was quite sure I posted this on Monday, but it disappeared for some reason] The first series of the UK version of The Apprentice appears to have been highly successful, and here in Hong Kong we are already on to the third series of the Donald Trump original. In the first three weeks the…
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