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Big Shorts TV

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Country
Canada

How it feels

This Canadian series is a dark comedy that satirizes a Chinese news program. Each episode is based on real recent major news events from China. The show follows the staff of a current affairs program and blends entertainment with political commentary.

satiricaldarkly comictopicalwrysharpprovocativepoliticalfast-paced

What happens

《大褲衩》(英語:Big Shorts TV)是一套黑色幽默諷刺喜劇系列,由加拿大新境界影視公司(New Realm Studios)所製作,並受新唐人電視台贊助;劇名「大褲衩」影射並諷刺中國中央電視台,來自網友對其總部大樓的謔稱。劇集以該台時政欄目《焦點追踪》(影射《焦點訪談》)節目組為故事背景,以中國近兩年重大時政新聞發展為劇情,每一集內容都取材於中國大陸近年來發生的真實事件,集娛樂與時事探究於一身。 該劇集共分為兩季:第一季共16集,於2015年4月4日首播,每周播出一集。第二季共11集,於2016年2月14日在網絡和多家中文電視台同步播出, 每週六播出兩集。 該劇集諷刺對像中國中央電視台並無對此節目公開表示任何意見。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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