Deutsches Fernsehen (German Television) - Teil 2
Sports and game shows are also very popular. An incredible event here in German Television is a game show called "Schlag den Raab", meaning "beat the Raab", because Stefan Raab is a very popular celebrity here and host of a show called "TV Total". In this game a competitor has to face Raab is several different games, ranging from Jet Skiing to Quizzes, for an amazing prize of 500.000 Euros. In case Stefan wins, this amount is saved for the next show. Two weeks ago a lucky competitor left the show with 2.5 Million Euros. Not bad at all. Besides, they invent games such as Autoball, that is basically football with cars (!). Germans love football and germans love cars. There is so much football on television here that sometimes I wonder if it is not even worse than in Brazil, especially now during the European Cup.
Overall I think the television here has a lot of quality. It's not only for shallow entertainment, because you can always find good documentaries or movies. Furthermore they have some excellent shows, such as my favorite, called "Auf und Davon", where they follow young people who are taking internships and courses all over the world. The quality of the journalism plus the information they provide about the places which are being visited is remarkable. In my opinion, this is the kind of show that the television should always have. It's "reality TV" at its best, making people get in touch with different cultures and experiences through the eyes of those who are doing it for real, all in very good taste.
In my opinion, nothing justifies spending more time in front of the TV than working during a lifetime. However, given the options people have here, it's more relevant to understand what is being watched than only dismissing the activity as "watching TV". In Brazil I never watched any television and here I picked up on this habit once more, because I think that sometimes it's really worth it. Unfortunately, like most television, most of the time is still wasted with annoying advertisement, addictive games that promise easy money, shallow shows and bad movies. As usual, the media is not to blame, but the people who are watching. Hopefully the quality of television will improve everywhere as people get more demanding in their watching habits.
Overall I think the television here has a lot of quality. It's not only for shallow entertainment, because you can always find good documentaries or movies. Furthermore they have some excellent shows, such as my favorite, called "Auf und Davon", where they follow young people who are taking internships and courses all over the world. The quality of the journalism plus the information they provide about the places which are being visited is remarkable. In my opinion, this is the kind of show that the television should always have. It's "reality TV" at its best, making people get in touch with different cultures and experiences through the eyes of those who are doing it for real, all in very good taste.
In my opinion, nothing justifies spending more time in front of the TV than working during a lifetime. However, given the options people have here, it's more relevant to understand what is being watched than only dismissing the activity as "watching TV". In Brazil I never watched any television and here I picked up on this habit once more, because I think that sometimes it's really worth it. Unfortunately, like most television, most of the time is still wasted with annoying advertisement, addictive games that promise easy money, shallow shows and bad movies. As usual, the media is not to blame, but the people who are watching. Hopefully the quality of television will improve everywhere as people get more demanding in their watching habits.
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