Spending the Lunar New Year alone abroad, thankfully I had these TV shows to keep me company.

The saying goes, "The more festive the occasion, the more one misses their loved ones," but for those of us living overseas, it often means a profound sense of loneliness. There are no firecrackers, no endless nagging from relatives about marriage. Besides watching the Spring Festival Gala, the best solace during the Spring Festival is ordering takeout, turning on the computer, and immersing ourselves in that familiar world of Chinese language…