If you have watched variety shows from Taiwan, you will notice that the locals are damned lousy. They tried copying, but still lack the "Gs" of a good variety show. They are poor in content, hosts are not quick-witted, these results in "pre-planned" impression to viewers as these programs are not LIVE but pre-recorded to perfection.
As for the TV serials, they also lose out to the Hong Kong's, the HK's has got good plot for the series. The locals seem to have weak plot which are always predictable for it's ending. No wonder so many aunties & uncles like to watch, because these series are quite "household".
I have not watched local shows for a while. Except for those food junkie shows, I have literally watched only documentaries, variety shows, drama serials from the US and Hongkong (on DVDs and cable). The quality of local shows is getting worse. Used to love Channel U but since it merged with Mediacorp, have not been catching any shows of it. Our acting skills are still so exaggerated when to those of Hongkong/USA. Perhaps it is better to pick new stars from drama classes rather than talent search shows.
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If you have watched variety shows from Taiwan, you will notice that the locals are damned lousy. They tried copying, but still lack the "Gs" of a good variety show. They are poor in content, hosts are not quick-witted, these results in "pre-planned" impression to viewers as these programs are not LIVE but pre-recorded to perfection.
As for the TV serials, they also lose out to the Hong Kong's, the HK's has got good plot for the series. The locals seem to have weak plot which are always predictable for it's ending. No wonder so many aunties & uncles like to watch, because these series are quite "household".
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I have not watched local shows for a while. Except for those food junkie shows, I have literally watched only documentaries, variety shows, drama serials from the US and Hongkong (on DVDs and cable). The quality of local shows is getting worse. Used to love Channel U but since it merged with Mediacorp, have not been catching any shows of it. Our acting skills are still so exaggerated when to those of Hongkong/USA. Perhaps it is better to pick new stars from drama classes rather than talent search shows.
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