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There are many things for our taste. One thing to say for those that still dont know: everything here is dubbed. There are still some options to hear original sound but none we can use right now: some movie theaters have special times when the sound is original and every DVD and Blue Ray we have seen have the options of original sound (as well as italian 5.2).

The television is almost 100% the same stuff for all the country (or so it seems). Most of the time is spent with Milan and Rome (and those are the places where great part of the shows is recorded).

The whole communication in Italy is separated mainly by 2 companies: Rai and Mediaset.

Rai is the governamental company and has more educational stuff, some italian cartoons (with a good quality I must say), journalism and very few imported sitcoms and movies if we would compare with Mediaset. (Rai also has the Rai International channel that can be watched in some other countries)

Mediaset has none educational ive seen, a lot of imported cartoons, movies and sitcoms. It has more of those shows I complained about in the previous post (but Rai also has a good share of them). And the real difference is that its owner is Berlusconi and share his views more than Rai (he is theelected prime minister in Italy).

Mediaset is known to do some crazy things on its manipulations and most of the things worth to see are the imported stuff.

These companies have many channels and with the digital television we will have access to more.

From Rai:
- Verdetto Finale (final veredict): is an interesting show where they pretend to make a court and handle stuff of people that would like to participate. They usually use the show to decide serious quarrels but not so serious. This court has no legal power but the professionals (like the judge) can explain how it would go in a real court and what could the law do in those circunstances. I find it very insteresting sometimes.

Here is one random episode:


- Occhio alla Spesa: I dont know how to translate this one but I will explain. This show is abot the price of the food we have to buy and how to know what is a good product. It also has hints about how to spend less with the monthly costs and shows how with a bit more of money we can get products with a much better quality. Its a very nice program for those interested in quality of life.

Random video from youtube:



- La Prova del Cuoco (the challenge of the cook): The challenges are many and depends on the day. The important thing is that people are very civilized and there is no argueing. Actually the most important thing is that all recipes are directed to the people at home and what they could do using ingredients they can find anywhere and for a short price. It doesnt mean they teach how to cook french fries, they do wonderful recipes with basic things.

Random video with the new host (the one since 2008)




Mediaset:
- Looney Tunes, Anime, Simpsons and others: most of the worth stuff here is the cartoons. From Bugs Bunny to One Piece. There is a lot of stuff to watch.

- Chi Vuol Essere Millionario (who wants to be millionaire): Yes, the same show of the film. The host is a very charming veteran from the italian television (Gerry Scotti) and we usually learn a lot of new words and curiosities about Italy.

- A-Team: God I loved this when I was a boy. Its silly now but I watch it anyway.

- House: Obviously its not the same without the original sound, but its still worth.



La7: This is another company, like Rai and Mediaset. I dont know much about it but its worth to check once in a while.


- Victor o Victoria: A very funny show. At first I thought it would have something to do with Blake Edwards' movie but doesnt seem like it. The guest is interviewed bringing up the funny moments of his/her career. Its a bit hard to explain cause the guest isnt insulted in any way, its actually very civilized show and very entertaining.