television in kenya is its own experience. as I type this I'm watching "storm over paradise" with my host mama. it is a fantastically dramatic mexican soap opera dubbed in english. the words are over enunciated and delivered flatly. from what I can tell the main character is a mermaid, framed for some crime, locked in jail, in love with a man who is currently in the hospital for a stab wound, whose family owns a failing farm, whose soon-to-be ex-wife wants to kill her child. just another day in paradise. I'm hooked already.
tusker project fame 3 is super as well. its the east african version of american idol sponsored by tusker beer. the contestants come from kenya, tanzania, uganda and rwanda. I'm not yet convinced any of them can sing.
luckily the worst of american tv is currently showing here. I have my choice of the tyra show, hell's kitchen, the bachelor, oprah, america's next top model or survivor - and its all fuzzy. super awesome.
A VERY FANTASTIC PROGRAMME
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