The bottom line is you have to give it an objective chance – don’t just listen to others who have given up on Japanese TV and have given it the gaijin disapproval stamp of “utter rubbish” – perhaps many of these people never actually gave it a fair go. But after a couple of hours of viewing, this feeling seems to dissipate and I start to enjoy these haphazardly calculated attempts at entertainment and humour. Often after a break from Japanese TV, I find myself getting frustrated at the silly catchphrases and over-exaggerations.
However, I would argue that Japanese TV is like a fine wine, it gets better with age - but if you leave it too long, it can start to smell a bit rancid. I understand why foreigners are inclined to hate on Japanese TV, even as an avid Japanese TV lover for the past couple of decades, it can get on my nerves at times. But what if this notion was a fallacy? A self-perpetuated myth? What if I told you it can be more enjoyable than Western TV? It is common knowledge in the expat community in Japan that Japanese TV is awful.
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