December 11 2003
History Channel: Fill Thailand's knowledge void

Could you tolerate watching the space shuttle explode up to 20-times a night? If so, subscribing to the History Channel could help you to fill the intellectual void of Thailand's TV schedules.
With topics as diverse as ancient mysteries, biography, modern marvels and military blunders, it makes a nice change from dull Hollywood movies, unfunny bloopers and real-life cop shows. Perhaps it concentrates too much on American history but it does offer plenty of intelligent viewing.
Some crap manages to sneak in, though. In a show called The Unexplained, new-age twats and neurotic housewives are given free rein to blather on about ghostly encounters and psychic energy. This show sucks so badly that it creates a near-perfect vacuum around the TV set.
My favourite slot is Biography, featuring the likes of Saddam Hussein, Mother Teresa and Pablo Picasso. Curiously, the intro describes them as the worlds most captivating people. Captivating? Saddam Hussein? Are we talking about the same person?
Bizarrely, they've now started playing the ubiquitous space shuttle clip in reverse. As the NASA commentator always says - obviously a serious malfunction.
More information
In Thailand, History Channel is available through UBC (See UBC: Thai satellite & cable TV).
www.historychannel.com
www.ubctv.com
[Posted to TV/Movies by David]
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