A couple of days ago, we came across these two 1/2 hour videos, entitled Music in China, produced by a new company called Bonlive. According to their profile:
Blue Ocean Network (BON TV) is a brand new, pioneering television network producing a wide range of objective English language content bringing the human side of China to homes across the Western world. BON goes live on air in Summer 2009 in the United States.
There’s more, but we worry it might distract you from the really interesting bit, which is the content, here represented by the overly long “Music Scene in China”.
We must preface our opinion by saying that we only managed to struggle through the first 15 minutes of the first video, so our criticisms may be a little unfounded, but based on the first 15 minutes
- who the hell are these guys? (Tony Webb, Managing Director (of WHAT???))
- why are they being interviewed?
- why did they make this?
- what does it achieve?
- who is it aimed at?
It is anodyne, uninsightful, patronizing and pretty embarrassing, if we are being kind. If anyone can stay the course, please feel free to precis for the rest of us.
Without further ado, I present Easy China on the “Music Scene in China”. My good Lord…
PART 1
Part 1 of Blue Ocean Network TV’s “Music Scene in China”
PART 2
Part 2 of Blue Ocean Network TV’s “Music Scene in China”
Go to town, boys and girls…