In Hong Kong, every household has access to just four channels.
Four.
That's not a lot of channels.
And so I download all my shizzle. As far as I know, it's not okay to download stuff because you're not paying the actors, the directors, the studios, etc... for what you're watching, but I mean... it happens a lot all over the world. It's strictly illegal to distribute the downloadable files, though. I don't do any of that. I just take the freebies off the actual thieves. I don't actually know who exactly these entertainment cheaters are, but I really love them.
Anyway, I love television, as the title of my old blog suggested (There is no me without TV.) Even though Hong Kong only has four primary channels, I've found other means to fall in love with Hollywood (and BBC), and enjoy shows like Lost, The Apprentice, Nip/Tuck, Survivor, Heroes, House, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Skins, Doctor Who, and American Idol. (My full list contains 445 titles of TV series, 23 of them not airing anymore, 97 of them I stopped watching.)
But for a couple of years now, I've been sick of watching things on my computer screen. And there aren't many sources to download sports, documentaries or simply cartoons. I wanted more, and I wanted to actually be able to watch them on an actual TV.
So I got cable. :)
And now I have AXN, FOX, E!, National Geographic, the Disovery Channel, Animal Planet, HBO, Cinemax, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, Hallmark, the Golf Channel, and even GodTV.
Oh, I love documentaries.
Oh, but I love E! more. I'm watching something about how the richest people live. Paris Hilton and Jay Leno have a $8 million car. Tom Cruise has one valued at $1.1 million. Serena Williams takes a bath in Evian water. Kate Hudson has diamond massages. Mariah Carey's face cream has specks of gold dust in them. Paris Hilton also gave her dog a collar valued at $3.2 million. Richard Branson lets people stay on his own tropical island resot for $32,000 a night. Bill Gates, Harrison Ford and Mariah Carey have all stayed there, of course.
I'm so happy. And the contract doesn't expire until May 2010. :)
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Living here (pretty darned close to Hollywood), I avoid celebrity-themed anything (including the news) like the plague.
Too much emphasis on image, and not quality of character, annoys me.
I could not live without the History channels, Discovery, Science, and TCM (Turner Classic Movies).
My favourite channels are Discovery, NatGeo, CCTV 9 (discovery China only), History, AFC and Travel and unlike many, I don't have nor want to watch Wah Lai Toi! I think I am the only one on my road to have not watch the Louise Lee serial.
Oh on E!, make sure and watch The Soup. I think you would like it :)
Excitement!
I'm not much of a TV fan. I prefer music and the such. But I know I would go insane if I didn't have the opportunity to tune in to the boob tube every once in a blue moon.
My favorite channels are MTu, HGTV, and Food Network, of course.
can't believe hong kong one of asia's best in movie making has only four tv channels! but hey, maybe they prefer quality to quantity. anyway, as you say, you can always have cable.
Hi Michael,
Just back from a 'blog holiday' myself...
Glad to see you're moving to London for a while - let me know when you're coming over and I'll show you the best places for beer!
WOW! You seriously need counciling on the fact that it just ain't about U all the time. Your a good writer and dedicated, so...
Don't be so HARD on yourself! Man!
I love you... many people love you... and you want to... QUIT! Wow! You started off with no love... so you say... and now you just want to QUIT!
PS. You can delete this message too... after you read it!
Love you...
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