NYT: In War's Chaos, Iraq Finds Inspiration for Reality TV
"Reality TV could turn out to be the most durable Western import in Iraq." More
Posted by Matthew Burton on August 28, 2005 at 04:50 AM in Native media, New television, Television shows | Permalink | Comments (0)
USA Today on entertainment programming
Iraqis are hungry for entertainment. "People now are looking for someone who can help them forget negative reality and spend a few hours of entertainment."
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Posted by Matthew Burton on May 20, 2005 at 07:51 PM in Television shows | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (210)
NYT on Iraq's most popular television drama
"Love and War" is a black comedy that could only have been made in Iraq. It mixes slapstick and even a few Bollywood-style musical numbers with a brutally frank portrayal of the violence here. Several of its main characters die in bombings, others are kidnapped and tanks and helicopters are a constant backdrop. More
Posted by Matthew Burton on May 14, 2005 at 07:56 PM in Television shows | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (321)
Iraqis tune in to everyday tale of life under occupation - Financial Times
A television soap drawing its themes from daily reality in Iraq is proving a big draw, reports James Drummond
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Posted by Vanessa Hetherington on July 3, 2004 at 04:26 PM in Native media, Television shows | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (126)
