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Sister Act
Hit talent show featuring ‘older’ women may not be feminist—but viewers are ready to forgive
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Love for Boys’ Love
Unrealistic portrayals of gay men in straight women’s fantasies raise questions for LGBT representation in media
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Five Most Typecast Chinese Actors
Besides unoriginal plots and characters, some Chinese shows even reuse actors
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Top Reality Show of 2018: Dunk of China
The smash-hit variety show combined basketball with pop culture to lure millions into watching
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Meteroic Flop
Netflix remake of beloved teen drama slammed for slavish devotion to “socialist values”
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New Variety Shows of Spring 2018
Celebrities singing, celebrities cooking, celebrities raising kids—oh, and some street dancers too
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TV’s latest Zhuge Liang wins audiences with English
It was the only thing the genius Three Kingdoms strategist couldn’t do
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TWOC’s 5 Best and 5 Worst Shows of 2017
Sun Jiahui, author of Show of the Week, looks over the year in Chinese TV
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The story behind hit show ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’
The real life of the leading character in popular Qing Dynasty drama Nothing Gold Can Stay is far more impressive than depicted on the TV show
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The Business of Being Monkey
Liuxiaolingtong, who became a legend for his portrayal of Sun Wukong, is more than just an actor—he’s a man on a mission
