TV programs
Although I often watch serious programs too, I like entertainment programs on TV. Recently I’ ve been watching many NHK programs.
Have you ever watched the American family drama, Full House (Channel 9, 19:00 to 19:25 hrs on Tuesdays)? Full House was originally produced in 1987 in America, and since I was a kid it has been broadcast many times on NHK. I watched it several times when I was a kid but didn’t particularly like it then. But I’ve been captivated by Full House when I watched the reruns that started in April, 2005.
Full House’s appeal is that various happenings always occur in the Tanner family, the main characters, yet the drama always has a happy ending. Full House may be a TV program for children, but I can still enjoy it, and I can watch it from a different angle from what I had in chilldhood. I think Full House is a family drama which entertains both children and adults.
I also enjoy Shinken-juudai-shaberiba (Channel 9, 23:30 to 24:15 hrs on Fridays). This title means “a place for talking seriously for teenagers”. This is a program where a group of teenage regulars discuss a question that is suggested by one of them. I often watched this program in my high school days, and I still sometimes watch it when a question I am interested in is discussed. Sadly, this program will end in March and instead a new program will start in April.
Finally, Top Runner (Channel 9, 19:00 to 19:44 hrs on Sundays) is usually pretty good. On this program musicians, authors, actors, etc. get invited as guests if they are on the front line and in the spotlight. The guests talk about their history. I watch this program when a guest I like is on. A seasonable guest always appears on this program, so I’m looking forward to it a lot.
I also watch commercial broadcasting. I am interested in various things, so I will continue to watch various TV programs.
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Comments (3)
Rudolf
wrote on February 16, 2006:
I hadn’t seen any Full House episodes before moving to Japan. I’m surprised to learn this sitcom was made in 1987, though; from what I remember of it, I would have said it was ten years older, at least.
Either way, you’re watching it in English, right?
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Takuya
wrote on February 17, 2006:
No, I’m not. To be honest, I can’t enjoy Full House in English yet. Someday I want to be able to enjoy it in English.
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