The Asian TV industry is 'unstoppable' reported 'Variety' in 2008, yet most people living in the West have no idea what the rest of the world is watching on TV: what makes them laugh and cry every day. Asian TV drama, this book discloses, is diverse in form and content; it has value that is local as well as trans cultural and its shows have strong appeal in their aesthetics, storytelling, acting and cinematography, to large non-Asian as well as Asian audiences.
Reading Asian Television Drama offers an insightful overview of Asian television drama from such countries as Malaysia,...