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Chapter 15 Entertainment has no circle: no bottom line is interesting

* What does "soap opera" mean?
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Soap operas have always been the favorite of mothers-in-law and mothers. They watch them in front of the TV on time every day, unshakeable.If idol dramas are called idol dramas because they are starred by idols, and fashion dramas are called fashion dramas because they contain popular elements, then why are soap operas called this name?
The term soap opera originated in the West, and its original meaning is "soap opera", which refers to the long TV series that housewives watch while doing housework.

This word has a bit of history. Soap operas appeared with the rise of European and American television. In the 20s, American radio broadcasted such a radio series.The main sponsor of this drama is Procter & Gamble, a manufacturer of daily-use cleaners. Therefore, soap advertisements will be inserted between each episode of the radio drama. In order to save time, people often listen to soap advertisements while cleaning. Hence the name "soap opera" Come.Later, it was also used in TV dramas.

These TV dramas are usually broadcast at night, basically there is no tense plot, they don't seek depth, they just want to be light and funny, but they are very lengthy, most of them are long-form TV dramas.Housewives can watch these TV dramas absent-mindedly while doing housework.Many household goods sponsors aimed at this time period and put in a lot of relevant advertisements in order to attract the attention of housewives. "Soap opera" and soap advertisements complement each other.

Soap operas are not only broadcast at night, but also during the day.Daytime soap operas broadcast 5 episodes a day, and the people who watch these soap operas are basically housewives, some young are less than 20 years old, and some old ones are even close to 50 years old.

But with the rise of sitcoms, episodic series and other genres, the appeal of soap operas has waned. In the late 20s, soap operas began to slowly fade from the public eye.But we are still accustomed to using "soap opera" to describe those TV dramas with boring plots and lengthy lengths.

The final word: The name "soap opera" was born because of the soap commercials inserted in the TV series.Although the original soap operas have disappeared from the public's sight, boring and lengthy "soap operas" still emerge in endlessly.

*Whose name is "Oscar"?

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The Oscar Film Festival has always been a major event in the film industry, and the Oscar statuette is also the honor that many actors dream of, but why is the statuette called "Oscar"?Whose name is this?

The Oscar statuette is not designed to look like "Oscar", but it is very similar to "Oscar" after it is designed, which is why it has a very popular name.

The full name of the Academy Awards is "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is an honorary organization established by American industrial giants. The purpose of the academy is to improve the artistic quality of American films.

The Academy Awards is the most important event in the American film industry. Together with the French Cannes International Film Festival, the Venice International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, it is also known as the four most important film awards in the world film industry.

The designer of the Oscars is Cedric Gibbons, a student of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He drew a sketch of the Oscars on the tablecloth at a banquet.Later, George Stanley, a famous artist in Los Angeles, carved out the prototype of the world's first golden statue based on the sketch.

In 1929, the first "Little Golden Man" was officially born. Margaret, the administrator of the library of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, exclaimed after seeing this little golden statue: "My God! This is almost the same as my uncle. Oscar looks exactly the same!" Later, after hearing what Margaret said, the reporters present and the students of the Academy began to call this exquisite statuette "Oscar".

In 1934, Walt Disney also quoted the name "Oscar" when presenting the awards, and then the name "Oscar" gradually spread among the public.But it was not until 1939 that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially recognized and used this name.

The final word: "Margaret's uncle" is not the only theory about the origin of "Oscar", but this is the most credible one.It doesn't matter who the Oscar is, what matters is the recognition and affirmation of the film by the Academy Awards itself.

*Who invented high heels?

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Bags, beautiful clothes, and high heels, these three things are hard for a woman to give up in her life.High heels can make a woman's temperament more prominent and make people more confident, but the extra height also puts more pressure on a woman's body.Who invented this thing that women love and hate?

In France in the 17th century, balls were very popular. In order to participate in the ball, some women who had lived in the palace for a long time did not hesitate to sneak over the city wall in the dim night and go out of the palace to attend the ball.

At that time, King Louis XIV was very angry when he knew about this incident, so he ordered the shoemaker in the palace to design a kind of inconvenient shoes, so that these unruly ladies could wear special shoes to restrict their movements.

After the shoemaker received the order from Louis XIV, they began to design new shoes. Finally, they raised the heel of the shoe so that when the heel fell on the floor, it would make a "thump, thud, thud" sound, which could be heard by others. After these sounds, the sneaking maids will be found, and the shoemakers believe that this can effectively stop the sneaking out of the court ladies.

But what I didn't expect was that after the first few months of running-in period, the court ladies were able to dance freely in high heels, and they found that their legs would look more slender after wearing high heels.As a result, the high-heeled shoes that were originally used to imprison the maids became their favorites.

Later, because such shoes frequently appeared at balls, the upper class of France gradually became popular with this kind of shoes.Later, Louis XIV, who had been troubled by height problems, also wore high heels, and made the soles red, symbolizing the nobility and glory of the king.

Since then, high-heeled shoes have become popular rapidly, even out of France, out of Europe, and spread all over the world.

The final word: In the portrait of Louis XIV collected by the Palace of Versailles in France, we can also see him wearing special red-soled high-heeled shoes.Who would have thought that the original design purpose of the high heels that are now popular in the world is to limit women's activities.

*Why is there a piece of the Apple logo missing?
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Today, the once-near "machine king" Nokia is rarely cared for, and Samsung is also showing signs of decline, but Apple is still loved by everyone, and Apple's Logo has become a common symbol on the streets.But why is there a missing piece of Apple's logo instead of a complete "one apple"?
It is now more popular to say that Apple did this to commemorate Turing, the father of computers. The code-breaking machine designed by Turing influenced the pattern of "World War II" to a certain extent.There was nothing wrong with Turing being gay, but unfortunately, society at the time regarded homosexuality as heresy.Turing was forced by the authorities to inject estrogen, which caused great physical trauma.In the end, Turing couldn't bear the humiliation, ate an apple containing cyanide, and committed suicide.

It is said that Apple uses this bitten apple as its company logo to commemorate this great "father of artificial intelligence".

While this story is beautiful, it is not the true origin of the Apple logo.

The earliest version of the Apple logo is a pattern of Newton reading under the apple tree, implying that Apple must think positively and innovate continuously like Newton.But this pattern is too complicated, and few people can really remember Apple's logo, so this logo was abandoned by Jobs after only a few times.

Later, Jobs re-hired a designer to design the logo for the company. At the beginning of the design, the original plan submitted by the designer was a black and white silhouette of an apple, but Jobs thought that a well-regulated apple was too rigid and might be regarded as a tomato. Better to be bitten.Moreover, in English, taking a bite (taking a bite) and a byte (a byte) have a similar pronunciation, which is full of technological innovation.And in order to avoid the logo being too monotonous, the designer replaced the black and white silhouette with rainbow stripes, so the "bitten rainbow apple" was born.

The final word: Apple's logo is the product of the designers and Jobs thinking.The reason why there is a missing piece is also because the sound of bite and byte is similar, so as to imply Apple's innovative spirit.

*How do the 4 suits of playing cards come from?

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There are many ways to play poker, and it is simple and convenient to carry. It is the first choice for many people for entertainment. There are 4 suits in poker, which is the same all over the world, but how did these 4 suits come about?
There are 4 suits in playing cards, which are spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds. There are many little secrets hidden behind these 4 suits.

The most widely circulated saying is that when playing cards were first created, there were four main occupations in society at that time: soldiers, priests, farmers and craftsmen.

The most obvious symbol of a soldier is the spear in his hand, and spades and the top of the spear are somewhat similar, so spades actually represent soldiers.Pastors are God's messengers, they have a kind and tolerant heart, so red peaches are used to symbolize bright red love, representing pastors.The plum blossom symbolizes the three-leaf flower, which is closely related to farmers. At the same time, black is chosen for the symmetry of the color.The final square is shaped like a brick and tile, symbolizing the tools in the hands of the craftsman.

However, there are also many people who believe in another theory, thinking that these four suits are actually closely related to ancient European divination.

In ancient European divination, the olive leaf symbolizes peace, and the spades have the same meaning.The red peach is still a red love heart, but here it does not refer to a priest, but a symbol of love.The plum blossom is still the representative of the clover, representing luck.The square is shaped like a diamond, implying wealth.

There are various theories about the origin of the suits of playing cards, and the head cards on the playing cards also correspond to real historical figures. J, Q, and K are the exclusive identity cards of the knight, queen, and king respectively.

The final word: the true origin of the suits of playing cards is unknown, but it is likely to be closely related to historical divination and astronomical calendars, but this does not affect our use of playing cards for entertainment.

*Is there really Sherlock Holmes in the world?
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Sherlock Holmes is considered to be a very successful one among all literary roles. From the birth of Sherlock Holmes to the present, many fans have been convinced by this role.However, is there really Sherlock Holmes in the world?
Sherlock Holmes is an out-and-out weirdo. He has a super IQ and is quite accomplished in medicine, psychology, logic, etc. Every time he encounters a difficult case, Holmes will use his knowledge with all his strength. Conduct deductive reasoning on the case to find the real culprit.

Sherlock Holmes is the world's first consulting detective and the only one, but he is just a character in Conan Doyle's pen.No matter how realistic and fascinating Sherlock Holmes' stories are, they are all just fictional stories.

Conan Doyle once told us in "The Real Sherlock Holmes" that the prototype of Sherlock Holmes is Dr. Bell, his mentor when he was studying at the Royal College of Medicine in Edinburgh, that is, Professor Bell familiar to Chinese readers.

Professor Bell in Conan Doyle's eyes has a pair of insightful eyes, and he is good at finding various clues from the little things and details around him.Conan Doyle once stated in his works that he was inspired by Professor Bell before he thought of creating the character of Sherlock Holmes.Although this statement is said by the author himself, the protagonist, Professor Bell, does not seem to agree with Conan Doyle's statement.

There are still many people who believe that although Holmes is fictional, the cases he experienced are real.Because Conan Doyle was originally a doctor, he often participated in the cases investigated by the police as a forensic doctor.Sometimes Conan Doyle would make some directional suggestions to the police from the perspective of a doctor, but these suggestions were not adopted.

Conan Doyle wrote these cases into his own book, and created a virtual Sherlock Holmes, through which Holmes recorded his deductive method and real thoughts on the cases one by one.

The final word: No matter what the truth is, what is certain is that Sherlock Holmes is just a character created by Conan Doyle. No matter how full the character image is, it only survives between the lines or in film and television works.

*Why does Doraemon have no ears?

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Doraemon has not only been with Nobita all the time, but also accompanied a generation through the whole childhood, but everyone may have a question in their hearts: as a cat, how can Doraemon have no ears?
In fact, this matter is a long story.We all know that Doraemon traveled from the future. In fact, in the future world, Doraemon's friend is Nobita's great-great-grandson, that is, Dashi.

Dashi and Doraemon are good friends. One day, Dashi had a whim and wanted to make a clay sculpture by himself as a gift for Doraemon.But the clumsy Dashi managed to squeeze out Doraemon's body, but he couldn't do well with his ears.Then Dashi jokingly said to the robot mouse: "Go and fiddle with Doraemon's ear, and make it the same as this clay sculpture."

The robot mouse got the order of Dashi, and really ran to Doraemon, and bit Doraemon's ear while Doraemon was sleeping.Since then, Doraemon has become a cat without ears, and because of this incident, he has kept away from mice and become a doraemon who has neither ears nor is afraid of mice.

It is worth mentioning that the Doraemon when the ears are intact is actually not the blue we see now, but bright orange.After Doraemon lost his ears, he was very depressed. He wanted to drink some "spiritin" to cheer up his spirits and let go of those depressed emotions.

However, what is ironic is that Doraemon did not drink the "spiritual element", but drank a whole bottle of "sad element".Then, for the next three days and three nights, Doraemon couldn't help but cry in grief.In the end, even the orange-yellow varnish on his body fell off due to uncontrollable trembling, revealing the original blue color.

It is precisely because of this series of "accidents" that we met the "fat blue man" who has no ears.

The final word: Doraemon originally had ears, but it was bitten by a mouse. In fact, Doraemon's hearing is realized by a built-in chip. The ears are just for decoration. Even if there are no ears, Doraemon Doraemon can still be heard.

*Is it true that the Mona Lisa turned out to be a pregnant woman?

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If it is said that the most mysterious woman in the world is the Mona Lisa, it is estimated that many people will agree with this point of view.As a character in Da Vinci's works, Mona Lisa's smile has fascinated many scholars.But it is said that the Mona Lisa is actually a pregnant woman, is this true?
Earlier, after a long period of research, many scholars finally determined that the Mona Lisa was actually the wife of a local silk merchant with a wealthy family. Her original name was actually Lisa de Gilconda.

Xiewen Newland, a professor at Yale University in the United States, believes that the Mona Lisa is actually a pregnant woman and the wife of a silk merchant.Professor Newland's point of view coincides with the previous conclusions of scholars.

Professor Newland believes that the Mona Lisa in the painting has swollen arms, a fat face and a slightly protruding abdomen, which are typical characteristics of pregnant women.In addition, Mona Lisa's husband is a silk merchant, and he is also one of the richest in the local area.In Florence at that time, anyone with a little family background would wear rings on their hands.Since Mona Lisa was able to ask Leonardo Da Vinci to paint a portrait of herself, her family background is good, so there is no reason not to wear any rings. The only explanation is that her fingers became thicker due to pregnancy, and the original rings could not be worn, so she chose will be temporarily removed.

The most mysterious smile of Mona Lisa comes from the joy of being a mother soon. Da Vinci hardly enjoyed any maternal love in his life. He was an illegitimate child who was "shady", and the relationship between his mother and him was also very distant.And the smile of Mona Lisa shows all Da Vinci's fantasies about maternal love. experienced.

The final word: Mona Lisa's smile is a famous painting handed down by Leonardo da Vinci, the mysterious meaning behind the smile can no longer be accurately known, and scholars can only piece together the truth from various historical fragments.

*Why is there no rugby in the Olympic Games?

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The Olympic Games is a grand event in the sports world. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games included 28 major events and 302 minor events. But among so many events, there is no rugby, which is very popular in North America. Why?

Rugby is a very exciting sport. Only with agile speed, excellent technique and strong strength can it be possible to win the game.Rugby can be called a duel of courage and strength.

Although rugby is both exciting and exciting, it is also a good viewing experience, but this game is only popular in some parts of North America and the Commonwealth of Nations.Rugby originated in England. Later, with the discovery of the New World and the deepening of British colonization, rugby gradually became popular in North America.

If we want to talk about the popularity of sports, rugby is obviously not as popular as other sports in the Olympic Games, just like golf, karate and roller skating, although they are also sought after by many people, their influence in the world is still Not very big, so the Olympic Games did not include these items.

However, gold always shines. Rugby, as a very interesting and competitive sport, has successfully entered the Olympic Games.The International Olympic Committee has announced that in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, rugby will be officially listed as a competition event.

Although rugby is not very popular in our country, in order to cooperate with the decision of the International Olympic Committee, the State Sports General Administration has also decided to make rugby one of the events of the National Games.

Today, the Olympic Games has opened the door for rugby, and in the near future, rugby will definitely have more room for development.

The final word: In the past, rugby was excluded from the Olympics because of its low popularity.However, with more and more fans of rugby, the Olympic Games also decided to set it as one of the events.

*Why is the scoring method of tennis so weird?
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Among the scoring rules of various competitions, tennis is undoubtedly the weirdest one. Not to mention the 15-point system, 45 points were discarded and 40 points were used instead. How did such a weird scoring method come about?
Although the 15-point system in tennis is wonderful, it has a very long history.This scoring method has been used since the 15th century.It is generally believed that the reason for adopting such a point system is actually derived from the sextant in astronomy.

In ancient times, 15 was a relatively special number, just like in our country, 8 is an auspicious number in everyone's mind.The sextant has a total of 60 degrees, just like a 1/6 circle, and each degree in the sextant is 60 seconds.At that time, a complete game of tennis was 60 points, and four equal points were 15 points.

当时的网球比赛每一局都是4分，4个15分就是60分，也就是1度，4个15度又变成了一个1/6圆，所以网球采用这样的15分制来计算网球的得分，最初的计分就是0、15、30、45，以英文来报分。

What I want to talk about here is the pronunciation "Love" of zero points, because the French called 0 points "eggs (L'oeuf)" at the beginning, and in French, the pronunciation of eggs is very close to "Love", so The romantic French renamed "0 points" to "Love", and it is used all over the world.

Later, when people reported their scores, they found that 45 points (forty-five) was different from the previous ones. 0 (love), 15 (fifteen), and 30 (thirty) were all words, but 45 points was two word.In order to unify the pronunciation of reporting points, people simply changed 45 points to 40 points (forty).

Therefore, the scoring method of tennis has become such a wonderful way, and it is unique in the world.

The final word: The scoring method of tennis is the result of continuous optimization for thousands of years, and it is the "essence" modified by people based on sextant and pronunciation habits.

*What kind of horse is the "dark horse"?

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In major competitions, if the winner is a newcomer or someone that no one has thought of, everyone will use the word "dark horse" to describe the winner. The term "dark horse" is becoming more and more common in our lives. What kind of horse is it?

In the beginning, "dark horse" was of course used to describe a black horse.Former British Prime Minister Benjamin once published a novel called "The Young Duke" before he became prime minister.Although the novel did not generate much response, a fragment describing horse racing in the book was widely circulated.

It is recorded in the novel that in a horse race, two horses with excellent pedigrees were always ahead, but at the end of the race and the thoroughbred horses were in their hands, a dark horse suddenly exerted its strength and chased after it, surpassing the lead by a long way. The two thoroughbred horses became the champions of the competition.

Since then, the term "dark horse" has been circulating, and the news media often use it in reports.However, the "dark horses" at that time only referred to those horses that were not favored in the horse race, but finally performed outstandingly and won the championship beyond people's expectations.

Then, in the 19s, "dark horses" became popular in political circles, as politicians' election campaigns bear some resemblance to horse racing.Coupled with the unexpected victory of Polk in the 40 presidential election, Polk became the biggest "dark horse" in American politics.

Since then, the term "dark horse" has been widely used in all aspects of politics and life.

The final word: "Dark horses" refer to those who were not favored at the beginning, but finally won by virtue of their strength, not just horses.

*Is Spider-Man really more efficient to swing around than to run?

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Every time I watch a Spider-Man movie, he shoots spider silk from the palm of his hand, and then swings freely among the tall buildings.

First of all, we can study the most primitive swinging motion, which is only affected by two forces, namely the pulling force of the thread and the gravitational force.The swing distance depends on the initial swing angle and the length of the line.

When the length of the line is constant, the larger the initial swing angle, the greater the swing distance. Just like our swing, the higher the swing at the beginning, the longer the swing can be.But when the swing angle exceeds 80 degrees, this conclusion does not hold.

If the swing angle is constant, the longer the line is, the larger the area swept by the line will be, and the greater the speed shared in the horizontal direction will be.

Not only that, the way Spider-Man flies is still optimized, he will not wait until the spider silk stops swinging before changing another one, this has the advantage that he can use the inertia to the maximum and "fly" forward for a certain distance , which can indeed save a lot of time.

But in fact, based on our existing data calculations, it is found that Spider-Man flies at about the same speed as he runs, which means that the effects of the two are almost the same.

Do you think Spider-Man would choose to run?Even if he runs a little faster, Spider-Man will not use his legs to run, because he is Spider-Man, not Flash.Besides, there are various obstacles when running, but if you are flying around in the air, the probability of "car accident" is very small.

Bottom line: Every superhero has their own unique ability, and Spider-Man's ability is to fly over walls, and it's really cool, so even if it's not particularly efficient, Spider-Man will be loyal to his superpowers.

*Is it safe for Captain America to jump out of a plane without a parachute?
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In the movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", Captain America jumped off the plane without carrying any auxiliary tools (except his shield), which is too powerful!Is it really reliable?
Captain America is also a legendary superhero. He was originally just a thin and "unqualified" soldier, but because he participated in the "Rebirth Project", he was injected with super serum and became a super soldier. The speed is unmatched by ordinary people, and the cells have also been strengthened, and the self-healing speed is very fast. It is undoubtedly the most powerful "ordinary person".

What we saw in the film jumping directly without a parachute, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is definitely a way to die.Because after people jump out of the plane, they are in a state of free fall.Taking an ordinary adult as an example, when gravity and resistance are equal, the falling speed of a person can reach 53 m/s.

However, Captain America was landing on the ground. It should be said that it was the last moment of "landing on the sea". He changed his body posture from landing with his whole body to landing with his feet first.In this way, the contact area becomes smaller, which means that the resistance that Captain America has to bear will become smaller. That is to say, the 53 m/s we just said is still a bit slow for Captain America. The initial estimate of the speed is around 67 m/s.

In this way, the acceleration he has to bear is 337 grams, while the limit acceleration that humans can bear is only 214 grams. The value of Captain America is simply against the sky.

The data above are all based on the limits that ordinary people can bear, but is Captain America an ordinary person?He is a super soldier!

In DC comics, human beings can run faster than light. In the movie, why is it strange that Captain America breaks the limit of human beings?

The final word: For ordinary people, jumping directly from a plane without a parachute is definitely not acceptable.But Captain America is a superhero in the comics. He surpasses the limits of human beings and completes tasks that are impossible for humans. After all, he is Captain America.

*Which TV series has the most reruns in China?

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TV dramas can be said to be an indispensable condiment in our spiritual life. There are all kinds of new TV dramas staged every day, but there are also some long-lasting TV dramas that are often replayed. Which TV drama can win the "most replayed" crown? Department?

In fact, needless to say, everyone should be able to guess that whether it is "post-80s" or "post-90s", the 86 version of "Journey to the West" can be said to have grown up with us.Every winter and summer vacation, as long as you change the channel, you will definitely see the familiar four masters and apprentices.

The 86 edition of "Journey to the West" is adapted from Wu Chengen's literary masterpiece of the same name. Several leading actors are familiar old drama characters, such as Liu Xiaolingtong, Chi Chongrui, Xu Shaohua, etc. Although these people have lost their youthful youth Flying, but their works are still active on the TV stage.

When "Journey to the West" was first broadcast, it set a myth in the ratings across the country. The ratings of 89.4% are still few TV dramas can match.

Since it aired in 1986, "Journey to the West" has been broadcast on TV more than 2000 times, and the number is still growing.

The reason why the 86 edition of "Journey to the West" can be replayed so many times is directly proportional to the efforts of the staff. The 86 version of "Journey to the West" has a huge filming and production team. It took 4 years from the start of filming to the broadcast of the TV series. In the end, only 23 episodes were able to meet the audience and friends.Now there are fifty or sixty episodes at every turn, and TV dramas with a production cycle of about half a year are not comparable to "Journey to the West".

"Journey to the West" was filmed in almost all provinces in China, and the temple where Tathagata is located in the play was also filmed in Thailand.Now it seems that going abroad to take a scene may not be a big deal, but at the time, it was definitely a big production and a big deal.

The final word: The secret to the success of "Journey to the West" is the excellent production and the superb acting skills of the actors. The reason why "Journey to the West" can be replayed so many times in China is because this TV series is deeply loved by the audience, and many people never get tired of it. "is an unsurpassed classic.

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