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SillyLins
SillyLins
Bones is Big in Japan
Oct 21 2009, 8:36 AM EDT | Post edited: Oct 21 2009, 8:36 AM EDT
Between the writer's strike and a lack of inspiring tv, viewers in Japan are flocking to DVD stores to watch American television. Japanese television fans especially love the dramas including 24 and Bones. One reason for the big following... Japanese audiences love how the characters in our television dramas have interesting, different careers you don't normally see on tv in Japan. Most television shows in Japan feature ordinary workers or college students. Even worse, Japanese audiences have complained about the poor quality and vulgar programming whereas the budget for American shows are bigger and the shows more elaborate.

But wait, didn't we see a host of Japanese game shows flock to our televisions this past summer? Perhaps we're having tv cultural exchange going on, but who's getting the bigger benefit?

And, don't you wonder what might get lost in translation? Do you find this valuable?    

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