TV, the great leveller

	TV, the great leveller
	Of course, we only watch the best programmes: Channel 8¹ , Discovery and the like. You would never ever catch us watching those stupid game and host shows. Who wants to be a millionaire anyway. It's just, you know, the kids. And then, Ally McBeal makes valid social statements and Jay Leno is well known for his incisive what-do-you-call-'em. But actually, we have a TV set just for the news². What about you³?		Here! Emus, see? And you didn't believe me.
	¹) The science and nature channel on Israeli cable TV ²) A holy cow in this country ³) If you live on a kibbutz far from the main population centres (in 1999), chances are that you can go on dreaming of cable TV for a little while longer. Reshafim is one of the few peripheral kibbutzim connected. The government is doing a little arm-twisting now to convince the cable companies to part with a few of their easily gotten doubloons and hook up every settlement. OK, that was three years ago. Not much has changed, but our cable system has undergone a major overhaul. Twenty additional and mostly useless channels have been added. For an additional 15 shekels per month you can get digital TV, and cable internet is becoming a distinct possibility. Those who have not succumbed to the lure of the fashion channel still watch channel 8 - remember the emus? They are back:
	PS. I'd like to assure those who are not blessed with international TV programmes that whatever their local TV fare, chances are it's better than what the Germans get. Since I had the opportunity to watch a few German programmes, I've become reconciled with the toothache.

1999, updated February 2002

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