China TV cop says no to family conflict, historical hijinks
SHANGHAI (August 3, 2012) – Chinese television may get more boring after the country’s top broadcasting regulator issued six new guidelines banning remakes of foreign shows and demanding serials cut back on excessive family conflict and jokes in historical dramas.
China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued the new guidelines recently and they were put into effect over the past few days, the state-run Beijing News reported.
Other guidelines include forbidding online games being adapted into television series and demanding that dramas on China’s Communist revolution – a staple of the Chinese airwaves – clearly distinguish between heroes and villains.