So, I haven't owned a TV in 5 years. I will ramble on (sitting on my high horse of course) about how TV is a waste of time and it brainwashes people. I go on and on and on, blah blah....I would rather read a book...blah blah. But I just had a crazy experience with a show that I am so excited about, it makes me a believer in TV again. This is a big fucking deal for me. It just so happens to be a Taiwanese drama/comedy called 不良笑花 or in English, "Miss No Good." Its awesome because at times (especially the lovey dovey parts) they talk slow enough that I can understand. Also they have Chinese subtitles...which almost all programs in Taiwan have. Because yeah, sometimes even the Taiwanese have trouble understanding their own language. :-) Actually there are probably many reasons for this, but I have heard it is to avoid any confusion between words in a tonal language when showing intense emotion or singing.
So anyway, this episode that I will post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFxRhB17xQ is one of the last episodes and it rocked my world (it has English subtitles as well). There was a joke on this show that made me laugh so hard I cried. And maybe this is just because I find it so strange/charming that Taiwanese garbage trucks have ice cream-truck-like music blasting as they pick up trash. And if you keep in mind that the word for light in Chinese 燈 is pronounced "dung" (not actually a poop reference) you too can laugh until you cry. I would recommend this site as well because it has an English description of the show and more episodes: http://www.mysoju.com/miss-no-good/.
Enjoy! Thanks to 錦婷Jin Ting for introducing me to this wonderful gem of idiot box splendor! I seriously think I might start watching TV in Taiwan....what is happening to me?!?!?!?
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