ChineseaddictionmakesUSTVshowsapopularpastimeAuthor：LindaChenSource：Sino-USUpdateTime：2013-05-26WhatdoestheMaySweep,theendoftheseasonoftheUSTVshowsmeantotheChinese?Believeitornot,itmightjustpushsomepeopleoverthecuspoftheabyssthatisboredombecausetheyarefacedonceagainwiththequestion,“whatamIgoingtodowithoutMeiju(美剧AmericanTVshow)?”ThesefansoftheAmericanTVshowsarecalledMeijumi(美剧迷)inChinese.Howmanyofthemarethere?Well,nooneknowstheexactnumber.Buthereisanindication.OnBaiduPostBar,orBaifuTieba(百度贴吧),thelargestChineseonlinecommunicationplatform,thereisaMeijuBar,whichhasmorethan24millionactiveaccountsandover3.3millionpostspermonthasofMay2013.Ifoneaccountrepresentsoneperson,thenthatisabout18%ofChina’spopulation,matchingthatoftheentirepopulationofAustralia.AcollageofsomeofthemostpopularUSTVshowsinChinabasedonoursurvey.Photo:sino-usForthediehardfans,itisaseriousproblemwhenthereisashortageofshowsthattheycanfollo“Meijuislikeanaddictionforme,”saidauniversitystudentfromBei激ngLanguageandCultureUniversityatBei激ng’sCentralPerkcoffeehouse.“Iwatchfourshowseveryweek,”shesaid,“andthenIreadallthereviewsinEnglish.Idiscussitwithotherfansonline.SomeIwritemyownreviewifIfeellikeit.Fourshowseveryweek,thattakesupabigchunkofmysparetime.It'spartofmylife.Youcanimaginehowharditwillbeformetogetusedtoalifewithoutit.”Anotherfanatthecoffeehouse,whichisagatheringplaceforfansofthehitAmericansit-comFriends,saidAmericanTVshowstoheriswhatdinosauristoRoss.“Ican’tgetenoughofit.”shesaid.SoimagineRossdeprivedofdinosaurs,thatmustbehowthemanyChinese"Meijumi"sfeelthistimeofyear.Inanonlinesurveyconductedbysino-us,themajorityoftherespondentsidentifythemselvesasa"diehardfan"andexpressedtheirsharedemptinessduringthetimeoftheMeiju-void.Onesaid,"WatchingMeijugivesmethefeelingasifIamhighondrugs.IfeellikethereissomethingmissingwhenIcannotwatchthem."Whatdotheydotokilltime,then?Somechooseto"revise"theshowsthattheylove.Somelookfornewshowsto"bingewatch".AndsomewouldresorttootherentertainmentchoicessuchasBritishTVshowsorfilmstofillthevoid.One---本文于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---respondinparticularadmittedthatshe"degenerated"into"watchingSouthKoreanTVshows".AsforwhytheChineseloveMeijusomuch,differentpeoplehavedifferentreasons.Thesuperbscreenplay,thestar-studdedcastandthesplendidcinematographyareamongthemanyreasonsthatdrawtheChinesetotheAmericanshows.Mostpeoplelooktorelaxandhaveagoodlaugh,makingcomedythemostpopulargenreamongtheChineseviewers.SomewatchtolearnabouttheAmericanwayoflifeandtoimprovetheirEnglish.Andforasurprising34%ofthosewhotookpartinthesurvey,thereasonwassimplybecausetheythink"theChineseshowssuck!"TheageatwhichtheChinesestartwatchingAmericanTVshowsmightbeabigsurpriseforsome.Accordingtooursurvey,about6%ofthepeoplebegantheirMeijuwatchinginelementaryschool.ThispictureshowsalittleboyfromaphotocopyshopwatchingFriends.Photo:weiboTheEnglishlanguageclassseemstobetheplacewheremostpeoplegettheirfirstexperiencewithAmericanshows.AndmorethanhalfoftheseEnglishlearnersstartedwatchingtheshowsinuniversity.However,MeijuisnottheexclusiveprivilegeoftheEnglishmajors.Peoplewhotookthesurveyhavejobsineverypossiblelineofworkyoucanthinkof.ForthosewhoseEnglishmightnotbeup-to-partounderstandtheshowsintheiroriginallanguage,theycanstillenjoythemthankstothemanyvolunteerswhohappilydoth...