Originally posted by Flint
By rag, I imagine you mean the first regular broadcaster's of television in the world.
IIRC Radio Moscow started first TV transmittions in 1936.
That's a part of the question. Men invented TV and made it work. Now it's hijacked by some alien race that uses it in some frightening world-domination plans.
You know what? We have a local Russian version on "Nanny" soap opera! And I have to warn you, Sony bought a "House-2" (Build your love) show from TNT channel, so it's our greatest contribution in world's culture (Dostoyevskiy is the second one). Shows like that produce brainless morons.
Anything worth watching is shown after 01:00 AM. We have 4 (FOUR) "Judge" shows, 12 soap operas (over 250 episodes each), 6 female talk shows (including one hosted by a pervert), plus every Central TV channel has it's own criminal show, Second channel has it for 20min every 3 hours.
Tell me: WHO THE HELL WATCHES ALL THAT CRAP!?!?!