Cairo, the 9th of September, 2010

Last day of Ramadan so...time for television reviews (don´t ask me why)

Now that I read yet another genius statement from my favourite mad man - OSHO - I am not looking for the MEANING of LIFE anymore.
Oh...what a weight taken off my shoulders!
Allowing myself to know that not everything in LIFE has a meaning or stop searching for IT in everything that happens around me and with me is such a relief...we´re in a global mad house, YEAAAAAHHHHHHHH....as BRAVE HEART MEL GIBSON would scream (how great was the actor in this role?!!!): FREEEEEEDDDDDDDOOOOOOOMMMMMMM....


So, today is the last day of the Holy muslim month of Ramadan and there is the "Aid" feast coming for the following three days. Egypt was practically frozen during the whole month and, as if that wasn´t enough of inactivity, here it comes three/four days more to just sit and relax...aahhhh...nobody does NOTHING so well as egyptians and arabs...never saw such an ability to stand and do NOTHING. I am working towards that ability but still didn´t get there. On my way...

Because this is the last day of Ramadan (no more fasting and running traffic in the streets at the time of "iftar", breakfast for the fasting muslims) and because I discovered there´s no necessity to find meaning in everything and everyone, here are my last television reviews (coming from a T.V. non-addicted):

1. Catching up with my all time favourite television series: THE SIMPSONS. This is work of truly observant, intelligent, great humoured writers...LOVE IT.
Between dance shows, rehearsals, choreographing and classes, I have great laughs with Bart and Homer Simpson..Human nature portraied with such grace...

2. SEX AND THE CITY and DESPERATE HOUSE WIVES. The best of the recent television series, all on DVD (thanks God for the dvd existence!). The scripts are made of the best writing and the actors, directing and photography are impeccable. Besides the incredible entertainment product these series are, what fascinates me the most is the vision of our actual society with all the contradictions, global fears and dreams that unites us. These are also portraits of REAL humans with their fragilities and strenghts.
T.v. material for great laughs, great feeling, great thoughts and inspiration.
Not just a mere entertainment product coming from the business machine but commercial items with an actual cultural value.
Television made with ART and HEART. Cannot resist it!
P.S. Where can I find the movie SEX AND THE CITY 2 ???
If it airs in Egypt, it will arrive to our t.v. screens with censored zones (all the lovely sensual scenes cut from the movie, as usual). Not interested in censorship, THANK YOU!

Other than these televisionary delicacies, there´s nothing else I see on t.v. except for the occasional movie (like the amazing MILLION DOLLAR BABY I reviewed two days ago).

Egyptian channels are on with pornographic, basic, tasteless music videos all year round (with some religious hits for Ramadan in the mix - WELCOME TO EGYPT!).
Besides the porno video clips, there are censored news, football that makes brains fall sleep even deeper than they are already sleeping and soap operas about egyptian traditional lives that scare the hell out of me because they confirm the non-sense of this society and how ignorance and prejudices still manages most egyptian´s lives.

Whenever I go to the gym (only girls, fellows!), I find the typical egyptian feminine panorama:
The whole staff (trainers, cleaning ladies, secretaries, teachers,etc) together, watching the already mentioned soap operas, eating and gossiping together as if there was no tomorrow...). Do they watch THE SIMPSONS?!
From the depth of my own prejudices, I dare to say: I DON´T THINK SO...