Meng Lelan Posted January 22, 2014 at 06:29 PM Report Posted January 22, 2014 at 06:29 PM Actual performance starts at 0:54, and the child is especially creepy at 3:53: Girl, whip your hair! Quote
trisha2766 Posted January 25, 2014 at 01:51 AM Report Posted January 25, 2014 at 01:51 AM What channel does it come on and what day and time? Quote
abcdefg Posted January 25, 2014 at 02:14 AM Report Posted January 25, 2014 at 02:14 AM 30 January, 8 pm Beijing time. In China it is broadcast nationally on several of the CCTV channels (such as CCTV 1) plus it's also distributed on several regional channels. It replays the next morning as well. Not sure about the channel where you are. Imagine you can find it on the Internet it it isn't carried live in St. Louis. Here's an English language article about it: http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20140119/103561.shtml Quote
trisha2766 Posted January 25, 2014 at 02:45 AM Report Posted January 25, 2014 at 02:45 AM Thanks! I have kylin tv and get a few of the cctv channels with it. I don't get cctv1 but there's another channel that seems to play cctv1 most of the time. I don't know if they broadcast the channels live or with some sort of delay but when it gets closer to time I'll keep checking those channels. I've always heard people talking about the new year show and would like to watch a little of it at least. Quote
Meng Lelan Posted January 26, 2014 at 05:05 PM Report Posted January 26, 2014 at 05:05 PM More or less off topic, but I was wondering if those in Hong Kong tend to go watch the Cathay Pacific sponsored Chinese New Year night parade rather than the televised Chuntacular? Is that event live streamed through the internet? Quote
skylee Posted January 26, 2014 at 10:56 PM Report Posted January 26, 2014 at 10:56 PM In HK, people tend to go to visit the new year eve market 花市. That is the big thing. It is not that cold in HK and there is no reason for people to stay indoors / at home on new year eve. And my impression is that people don't watch a lot of TV these days. But it is just my impression, which is very likely to be wrong. Quote
Meng Lelan Posted January 26, 2014 at 11:10 PM Report Posted January 26, 2014 at 11:10 PM We don't even have a TV in my house so I guess this is a worldwide trend so you likely are right. I did see some videos of the HK night parade on youtube and it looks like fun. Quote
Meng Lelan Posted January 29, 2014 at 05:54 PM Report Posted January 29, 2014 at 05:54 PM So are we ready for the Chuntacular? To my dismay the show starts 6am Thursday San Antonio time. Meaning the most I can catch of this live show will be 30 minutes before I trudge off to my day job. I trust abcdefg is going to provide real time play by play descriptions here that I can follow on my iPhone. Quote
trisha2766 Posted January 29, 2014 at 11:02 PM Report Posted January 29, 2014 at 11:02 PM The Chinese channel that I get with ATT, which says its cctv 9, but really its cctv news (in English) doesn't look like its going to show the new year show, at least according to the guide from ATT. I get cctv 4 and 9 from KylinTV but I don't if that's cctv america, or the actual one they show in China. And I still don't know if they have a 12/14 hour delay. Another channel shows a lot of CCTV1 but again I don't what they show, what hours, etc. Hopefully I will be able to watch it somewhere. Its too bad ATT doesn't carry a channel that shows it because if it did I could dvr it. Quote
Meng Lelan Posted January 30, 2014 at 11:43 AM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 11:43 AM I'm online now on http://tv.cntv.cn/live/cctv1 and the sidebar says the Chuntacular is coming on in about 20 minutes. Edit: Watching the opening five minutes. I really liked the intro. Seems to be quite a few well known Chinese in there and it's subtitled in Chinese. 1 Quote
mouse Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:04 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:04 PM Here we go Quote
mouse Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM Is that girl really going to spin around on the spot until midnight, or was that a joke? Quote
abcdefg Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM I trust abcdefg is going to provide real time play by play descriptions here that I can follow on my iPhone. I'm in Northern Thailand for the holidays, so I'll have to watch it piecemeal and catch as catch can, most likely on my laptop computer, not sprawled in front of the TV with a can of 王老吉 cracking 葵花子 with my front teeth。 Quote
Meng Lelan Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:43 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 12:43 PM Watching a skit now but there's no subtitles no captions. I'm going to leave for work at the Deafstapo in a while, maybe I will catch bits and pieces on my iPhone. You guys keep me posted here. 1 Quote
Meng Lelan Posted January 30, 2014 at 01:14 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 01:14 PM Oh no there's dancing bobbleheads in the background now, ghosts from the Great Wall curriculum are coming back to haunt me. Quote
mouse Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:01 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:01 PM This poor French woman. Perfect example of the phatic nature of "Your Chinese is great!" in action. Edit: Just realised it's Sophie Marceau. Quote
Touchstone57 Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:13 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:13 PM The song with the French lady seemed quite out of place. Things where going quite well until they started singing communist ballads and listed the achievements of Great Zhong Guo in the past year! Fireworks outside of my building make it hard to hear what is going on though... Quote
mouse Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:25 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:25 PM Things where going quite well until they started singing communist ballads I thought the model ballet was alright. Better than those interminable comedy sketches at the beginning. But yeah, the army songs were a bit tedious. Quote
trisha2766 Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:30 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 02:30 PM Just started watching it here with my daughter on CCTV4, with kylin tv, was hoping they would have a delay and we could watch it tonight. We both liked the kids with the white horse costumes on. Does anyone know if they will replay it later? Unfortunately we are both sick and my computer isn't working either. But at this rate she won't be going to preschool anyway so she'll be able to help me buy the fish. Quote
Guest realmayo Posted January 30, 2014 at 03:03 PM Report Posted January 30, 2014 at 03:03 PM going quite well until they started singing communist ballads and listed the achievements of Great Zhong Guo in the past year That's like saying the film Titanic was going quite well until they all got on the ship Quote
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