Matsuo Midori

Being sick in bed means that I get to watch more Japanese TV than usual. Today I get to see one of my fave presenters a lot - Midori Matsuo.
In the video below, you can see that she has to stick her hands in a box and guess whats inside by touching the object - its an octopus ^^;

While Japanese TV can be interesting at times, there are hardly any serious documentaries - the reason being that the programs that bring in all the advertising are variety shows.
Luckily we've got a BSTV digital tuner where I can catch up on some of the more educational stuff - these channels are not available on the current analog band.

Is TV generally interesting or crap in your region? Feel free to post YouTube stuff as examples.
Screencap from Kitano Kuni.