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August 18, 2008 2:04 PM

CCTV Suits Continue to Impress

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My favorite part of CCTV's broadcasts: the network's amazing ability to pull from a wardrobe unlike any I've ever seen on American TV. Matching purple suits for the 100m dash? Yeah, they went there. And a few others:

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Does CCTV require that the anchors match the Fuwa do their outfit? I ask because it's not the first time I've seen it.

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More right shoulder strangeness.

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Inspired by Jane from "The Jetsons"?

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And for those of you upset about NBC putting the word "live" on screen when an event isn't, just know they do the same thing here. That's an image from CCTV 9, the English-language channel.



Discussion

  • August 18, 2008

    3:26 PM

    Flip Washigton writes:

    I would pay top dollar to see John Madden stuffed into one of those fancy chair/monitor combo seats.

    And I like how the guy on the right is allowed to wear his scuffed brown shoes with that ensemble. Costas could learn a thing or two from him.

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