http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php All comments for CCTV Spring Festival Gala blunders en-us 2009 shanghailaine Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss elaine@shanghaiist.com elaine@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288673 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288673 Comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:01:59 +0800 <p>Hmmm...this is weird. After hearing all the complaints I watched the video on Youtube. The beginning above, which is so out of sync on your news clip, is pretty much perfectly in sync. The original really isn't bad at all (at least what you can see during the closeups). And I'm a Chinese speaker who was a professional singer for 20 years.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288660 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288660 Comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:04:25 +0800 <p>Oh god. The video works now. "Careful what you wish for", I guess...</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288243 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288243 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:45:30 +0800 <p> Disowning is an option? Alright!!!!</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288229 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288229 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:16:50 +0800 <p>If China is going to disown Ziyi, then I'll be happy to adopt her.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288201 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288201 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:11:11 +0800 <p>Most of the people interviewed on Chinese TV read off prompters. Don't you ever wonder how can people be so eloquent when being interviewed on the spot? Maybe I am just the nervous type. What she needs right now is a mirror and a new hair stylist. I mean, WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288200 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288200 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:08:23 +0800 <p>If you want Chinese TV often, most of the people interviewed for TV read off prompters. It's really hard to be that eloquent about an issue when you are interviewed on the spot. Or maybe I am just the nervous type. What Ziyi need is not to be disowned but some love and a new hair stylist. I mean WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288159 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288159 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:37:12 +0800 <p>Another weird moment -- the CCTV anchor guy (Zou Yue?)'s microphone was on during one of the performances, and all of a sudden you could hear him say something that sounded like "Oh God." I also noticed that when the anchors did the simultaneous translations, they sometimes were way ahead of what the emcees were actually saying. Plus,could it have been any more obvious that the first migrant worker they interviewed in Guangzhou was reading off a prompter?</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288106 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1288106 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:22:18 +0800 <p>"Pride of China"? I thought she was nationally despised.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1287931 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1287931 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:24:15 +0800 <p>Argh, the video doesn't work.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1287916 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/09/cctv_spring_fes.php#comment-1287916 Comments Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:11:44 +0800 <p>Can China disown Ziyi Zhang? They may want to look into it. And the hair?</p>