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China Censors "The Big Bang Theory" and Other Streaming Shows
dryriver (1010635) writes in with news that the Chinese government has had enough of the antics of doctor Sheldon Lee Cooper. "Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites in the country to stop showing four popular American TV shows, including The Big Bang Theory and The Good Wife, senior staff from two sites said Sunday. The move suggests government attention is intensifying on the online streaming industry, which is freer than state television and China's cinemas to show foreign productions and other content and has stretched the boundaries of what can be seen in the country. A spokeswoman for a leading online video site, Youku, said it had received notification on Saturday not to show sitcom The Big Bang Theory, political and legal drama The Good Wife, crime drama NCIS and legal drama The Practice."
tBBT shows enough pure unadulterated American freedom that is in conflict with sanitized state controlled media.
Yes, because a bunch of math nerds sitting around on a couch every Friday night arguing about Star Trek is EXACTLY what every frat house in America is also doing on Friday night...
If THAT is "pure unadulterated American freedom", then WE should be looking to censor our own shit out of embarassment.
A satire based on nerd and intellectual culture shows pure unadulterated American freedom?
You are free to imagine this, but beyond that your freedom is largely imaginary.