Korean TV

Just an FYI, Korean television is just as bad/good as the tv programming back home. There are soap operas, dramas, violent movies, reality shows and game shows. Korean television includes cooking shows, various news outlets, comedies and K-pop shows.  Just about any type of show can be seen here.  I have not seen, however, the real-life murder mystery programs. But, since I do not speak the language, I may be missing it.

The few American movies that are shown here are extremely violent. The kind with excessive guns, explosions and car chases. There also seems to be a preferred run of Marvel comic movies. I have seen 3 different versions of Spider man in two weeks. There is cable here but, with the language barrier, it is not worth the price.

Sometimes I wish the tv shows had subtitles because they do seem interesting. While watching Korean tv, I put the sound up high (there is good music) and try to interpret the story line by their body language. One funny thing here, they blur out any lit cigarettes on tv but show the gun violence, hmmmnnnn.

At the end of a newscast, the anchors bow to the tv audience and then to each other before the credits roll.