Show about foreign taxi driver sure to be winner

Sometimes, what seem to be the strangest ideas turn out to be the most brilliant. Dutchman Perry Knoppert has clearly hit on one such idea. His plan, as reported last week, is to get behind the wheel of a Beijing taxi for two hours a day for the next two months, despite his self-professed halting Chinese language skills and limited knowledge of the city. Then he will film his interactions with passengers using six cameras and then use the results to make an online show.

Odd idea? Sure seems like it at first glance. And it'll involve no small amount of effort and time.

But if you think about it some more you start to realize there will definitely be plenty of funny moments, possible some angry ones and perhaps even a few insightful ones. It certainly has the potential to be quite a watchable show.