Comments on: Ask a Romanian // July 23

By: Cristian

Cristian — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:36:32 +0000

Andrew, we used to get MTV Europe (out of the UK) through the 90s. Then about 5-6 years we were “blessed” with MTV Romania. Most of it is still material produced in the States and in Europe, but we have some local crap and more importantly we have Romanian VJs and Romanian music. Quality stuff as you can imagine.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:22:05 +0000

It sounds like many Romanians have the will and means to stay more on top of American pop culture than I do. So does this mean MTV has an outlet in or near Romania? In Prague, it was German MTV. I’m guessing the bean counters looked at the size of the youth market in the Czech Republic and decided the ad revenue didn’t merit a Czech-language channel.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:05:11 +0000

This is exactly what I am interested in knowing about- modern Romanian pop culture. Specifically, though, I am interested in the theatre dance and music scene. What are theatre-goers going to see? Are there many musicals? What can Western theatre artists offer to Romanian theatre artists, and would they even be interested in a collaboration? Are plays being shown in English there, or are groups from other countries translating into Romanian? I’m really fascinated by this, and I’m also very serious about bringing my group there to collaborate.

By: Cristian

Cristian — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:17:32 +0000

We steal them. Some are broadcast on the networks and all but they are indeed a season behind. But people usually download an episode from the Internet a few hours after it runs. No, it’s not legal. But no one watches. Yet.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:39:43 +0000

So I’m guessing you guys have access to mostly all the same mainstreams shows we do? I mean, Desperate Housewifes, LOST, and the O.C. are all recent…for some reason, I guess I thought you would get these shows a little after they air here.