Chinese Dating Show 非诚勿扰

[roddy]

Will merge with existing topic, then go off and laugh on my bicycle. 

[renzhe]

It can be quite funny but, and now I'm spoiling it for you all, it's pretty staged.

Yeah, it's essentially a panel show based around dating.

It can still be fun and it's a good way to figure out what young people are like today.

[Guest realmayo]

It can be quite funny but, and now I'm spoiling it for you all, it's pretty staged.

Seriously? Most of it? I'm really disappointed. 

[gato]

The show's directors try to pick male and female guests for best dramatic effect and do try to push certain story lines. But what happens on stage is spontaneous and not rehearsed. It's more real and more entertaining than most other Chinese TV programs I have seen.

[Guest realmayo]

Okay, that's reassuring. I haven't watched this for a couple of years, there was one extremely watchable girl who was very funny, after she left I lost interest a bit but maybe should get back into it.

[gato]

I know a guy who went on the show. He didn't pick anybody during the show but got together with one of the female guests afterwards. They got married a year later.

[minni]

Oh great, there are more fans I think this is as "real" (or as staged) as the other reality shows. I'm watching an extended version: http://tv.sohu.com/fcwrjcb/

 

Has enough of discussions and bad jokes to keep me interested ;)

[amandagmu]

What gato said - stuff on stage is not rehearsed or planned. But yes, they do try to go with certain story lines, particularly when they do the videos and edit them as they see fit. I seem to remember that my friend was pissed that they had decided to cut out mundane stuff like his interest in 功夫 (he's quite good actually) and focus instead where he's from in the U.S., and that he drinks. In fact, they focused a lot on the fact that he makes his own drinks and owns liquor bottles...

[tysond]

Watched a few episodes of this on Singapore airlines flight yesterday, laughed a lot, very nicely fits my level.

I looked at this some time ago but now it seems like that have a lot more foreigners on the show.

 

Anyone have a recommended method for downloading?  I prefer it to streaming.  

Sounds like figuring out how to download from Youtube is the only way.

[Koonder]

Add 'pwn' before the YouTube url, if you want to download the video. For more information, you could visit deturl.com.

 

I'm suprised that many people on this forum like this show, since it's a girl's show.

[imron]

Yeah, and you wouldn't want to catch cooties or anything.

[Kanjiology]

I had a Chinese classmate who was an international student at my university in the USA appear on this show, surprised me to see her on the show. I don't actively watch it, but if its on TV I'll usually watch. 

[Demonic_Duck]

I'm suprised that many people on this forum like this show, since it's a girl's show.

 

Premise 1: all people on the internet are male

Premise 2: chinese-forums.com is a website on the internet

Premise 3: males can't like shows that are designated "girl's shows"

Premise 4: 非诚勿扰 is a girl's show

 

From 1 and 2, we can see that all people on chinese-forums.com are male. From 3 and 4, we can see that males can't like 非诚勿扰.

 

Paradox: some people on chinese-forums.com like 非诚勿扰.

 

Given our indisputable premises, it is indeed surprising, isn't it?