stupid tv

to get some more information about what was happening in nanchong after the earthquake, i turned on the tv for the first time in several months. i expected to find some sort of live coverage about what was happening; maybe even some pictures of chengdu or nanchong. there were 37 channels, 6 of them repeated, 10 soap operas, 4 specials on china's history, 2 basketball games, 2 reports on the olympics, 2 news program dialogue shows, and 3 previously taped news shows. chinese media has to be the most broadly responsive and entertaining source of information available in the universe. FIRST PRIZE.