2010 Spring Festival Gala: Heads-up; Anticipation and Watching Live!

[roddy]

There were 8 Chinese peacekeepers killed in the Haiti earthquake. That was their families (followed by some various 模范s)

[Guest realmayo]

Oh.

[roddy]

Now we've got songs about appropriate agricultural taxation and cooperative healthcare.

亚克西 is 'good' in Uighur. That was mental.

[Guest realmayo]

Why do the male MCs at these things always resemble puppets, like thunderbirds or whatever?

[roddy]

It's the fixed smiles and arms.

The comedy really hasn't been very good tonight I think. I liked the 跟谁说相声 one - three blokes, no props, no making funny faces (well, not too much anyway) but the rest have been pretty pedestrian.

[roddy]

The eggman cometh. Wonder if he's going to be a regular fixture (perhaps he can saw Zhao Benshan in half next year).

Nice product placement for 汇源。

Is it just me and realmayo, or is there anyone else watching this?

[student]

I'm watching from the US

[skylee]

I am watching Bridget Jones' Diary 2.

[chrix]

Watching "Yes, Minister" Happy New Year to all...

[roddy]

Grudgingly impressed by 刘谦

[Guest realmayo]

Grudgingly impressed by 刘谦

Yes, exactly.

chrix: excellent way to practise your Mandarin, hehe.

[student]

fatigue is setting in...

[Xiwang]

The deep blue sky in the background looks Photoshopped for some reason.

[roddy]

I think it actually might just be an pre-private automobile photograph. CCTV would never photoshop anything.

That sketch wasn't very good. I'm going to go make some sandwiches during the song.

Student: Hold on for 赵本山 and 小沈阳。 That's the only thing that's going to save it now.

[Xiwang]

That was pretty energetic. Anyone who the woman in pink was (the one with the cube)?

[roddy]

I was making sandwiches

From the program though it should be one of 万盛、董华兴、苏鹏、孙科、高建、黎星、华发. Google image search is your friend.

Hey, why haven't there been any foreigners on yet?

Ah, the acrobatics are always impressive.

[Guest realmayo]

So that's how to learn characters.......

[Xiwang]

From the program though it should be one of 万盛、董华兴、苏鹏、孙科、高建、黎星、华发. Google image search is your friend.

I don't know how to recognize most male names versus female names yet. She was hot.

I like the song they're singing now, 龙文. Nice lyrics.

[Guest realmayo]

Think I've had my fill ... taking in some of the rugby now.

[roddy]

小沈阳's been put firmly back in his place it seems.