While I was in Japan I witnessed something you might find interesting... Almost all of thier programming was unscripted, either human interest programs or game shows, but very few scripted shows were on. They really didn't follow the same pattern that our reality TV has over here, and I'd have to say it was much more interesting to watch. But one program that stood out over the others was this one where they started the show with 3 people, in 3 small apartments, with a certain amount of Yen to survive (food purchases) for a certain number of days. Because of my small grasp on Kanji and the Japanese language I couldn't tell you particulars, but some of the people went to extreme lengths to save money, because whoever ended the series of episodes with the most Yen won. It was one of the best shows, as far as entertainment value I've seen in a while without it being pre-written or rehersed. I think I'd move back to Japan just to watch NHK, or TBS again, well, no, just to be around Japanese women would be the real reason...
'...Smoking's bad, smoking killed my dad. Yeah, he was driving down the highway one day and as he was lighting his cigarette, it blew out the window. So he jumps out the door to save it, and ran himself over. Uh, you mind if I smoke?' -Olie Ollaussen, Ski Bum extraordinaire
