The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 1 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

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teawrecks ◴[30 Aug 22 00:03 UTC] No.32645107[source]▶

> When the Netflix-produced Korean show Squid Game went viral and won awards worldwide, many Chinese netizens were asking on social media — when can a Chinese TV show be recognized in that way?

Fascinating. I mean, the answer is obvious to everyone else in the world, but it'll be interesting to watch them figure it out over the next few decades.

Is Squid Games even allowed in China?

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TulliusCicero ◴[30 Aug 22 00:09 UTC] No.32645151[source]▶

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I mean, yes lack of censorship, but there are plenty of countries with little censorship that haven't had the same level of success as Korea in TV shows either.

Look at Germany, for example. Big country, economic powerhouse, but German TV shows and movies have little broad international appeal.

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1. rurban ◴[30 Aug 22 13:53 UTC] No.32650440[source]▶

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German movies which want to be recognized overseas usually go the Nazi road. That always guarantees an Oscar nomination.

And some weird dry German shows had appeal in similar weird neighboring countries (Neitherlands, Russia, China, South Africa, ...) such as Derrick. Unrelated to the fact that its main actor was in the Waffen SS. This related factoid didn't help though.

Similar to the recent run of northern (danish & swedish) TV shows and trash literature in Germany. Proper quality foreign shows, like southern, indian or east asian shows would stand no chance.

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