Russian Orthodox TV

[Spyridon]

I don't know if anyone has posted about this or not. I wish we could get an Orthodox TV channel here.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=russiantv14&date=20050914

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4728203.stm

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1472183/posts


Arch-priest Dimitry Smirnov isn't sure what part of Russian television disgusts him most."

It could be the raunchy reality show Dom 2, featuring unmarried contestants who act boorishly while trying to win a new house. Or the Russian remake of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," or the endless commercials in which come-hither women hawk everything from chewing gum to beer.

"Our television has the function of making dummies of people," said Smirnov, a high-ranking priest within the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

That is why he is lending his name — and his prayers — to one of the newest offerings on the dial: a broadcast channel for Orthodox believers.
The channel, called Spas (Russian for savior), joins other newborn outlets that are a response to what television here has largely become — namely, dubbed reruns of "Sex and the City" and "The Simpsons."

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

I wish we had something like that in English.

 

[Photini]

I wish we had something like that in English.

My thoughts as well.

 

[repentant]

That would be awesome if they had something like that in english. I don't think it would work though. You would need a market, maybe in Astoria or down in Florida, where all the Greeks are. Clearwater area.

 

[Maximus]

Yeah, Russian TV is about like U.S. TV, its model.

One different and very interesting show (if it is still on the air) is called жди меня (Wait for Me).

Investigators from the show attempt to track down missing persons sought by grieving family members. Many of the cases are very cold; in fact, most of them are, as I recall.

Many of the missing disappeared during the reign of Stalin, and often the investigation turns up a mass grave in Siberia.

That is what makes this show uniquely Russian: it doesn't always have a happy ending.

Sometimes, however, the missing relative is found and a happy, vodka-drenched reunion ensues.

Either way, an episode never airs without its share of tears.

If you ever have a chance to see it, don't forget your box of tissues.

 

[Marjorie]

Every time I watch EWTN I wish we had an Orthodox TV channel.

In IC XC,
Marjorie

 

[Maximus]

Every time I watch EWTN I wish we had an Orthodox TV channel.

In IC XC,
Marjorie

Well, there's The Weather Channel . . .

but I think Jim Cantore is a Roman Catholic.

Drat!