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Jamaican TV in 1984 – JBC Clip

When I say I am a “Proud Jamaican” I dont say it lightly, I LOVE my country and I accept ALL it’s faults while revel in it’s greatness while remaining focused on my task as a Jamaican to do my part to make Jamaican a better place for all. I am not one to focus on the negatives...
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Another Japan based Twitter Clone – Imatsubu

Fuji Television Network, Inc or Fuji TV is one of Japans major television networks, kind of like an ABC or NBC of Japan. Just months after announcing the intention to air a Japanese drama that features the popular social networking website Twitter, Fuji TV has launched a clone of the same service. Imatsubu...
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What is it like being a JibTV Monitor?

For the five month period from November 2009 to March 2010 I was a monitor for Japan International Broadcasting Inc or JibTV. Not long after discovering JibTV I made an overview post about the service entitled – Online TV from Japan in English – JibTV in which I described what the service...
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Bolt vs Gay – Japanese TV Edition

Usain Bolt is now a household name worldwide after his record breaking achievements at the Beijing Olympic Games as well as at the World Championships in Berlin. Japanese television is well known for its crazy skits, re-enactments and game-shows. Not surprisingly Usain Bolt eventually became the topic...
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I Survived a Japanese Game Show Season 1

I Survived a Japanese Game Show is a hilarious, fun to watch and quirky television show that premiered on ABC last June. I had no idea such a show was on TV and for almost a year and throughout the first season and a half this show went on without my knowledge. That where the beauty of Twitter comes...
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Online TV from Japan in English – JIBtv

Japan International Broadcasting Incorporated or JIBtv is a recently launched 24 hour online television channel based in Japan. Many of the major television stations in Japan such as Fuji-TV, NHK, TV-Asahi were instrumental in the forming JIBtv and even Microsoft played a role in funding and also the...
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Japanese Commercial – Inochi

Commercials appearing on Japanese television can be quite…how can I say this…. “entertaining”. I have seen quite a few but this latest one was hilariously disturbing. Without reading the subtitles I understood many of the words and sentences in this commercial, basic and maybe...
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My 5 Most Favourite Heroes Season 3 Characters

I have already posted my 5 least favourite Heroes Season 3 characters and as promised this post will contain my 5 most favourite characters from their performances in season 3. Season 3 wasn’t as good as I expected it to be but I still enjoyed the performances of the following characters. Warning...
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My 5 least Favourite Heroes Season 3 Characters

We are two weeks away from the start of Heroes season 4 on February 2nd 2009. Heroes season one was just plain “Heroes”, season two was entitled “Generations” and was shortened because of a writers strike and season 3 was called “Villains”. Season 4 will be called...
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Heroes Season 3 Reactions

The third season of Heroes has come and gone so quickly and before I even finish the first sentence I would like to say that this season was underwhelming with a very disappointing finale. Expected plot twists, a major death almost every episode, an overload of blonde characters and a former nurse turned...
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