▁its ▁ent ou rage ▁presented ▁television ▁as ▁a ▁mean ▁of ▁development , ▁many ▁others ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁propag anda ▁tool ▁in ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁regime ▁to ▁t endent iously ▁inform ▁the ▁population , ▁pra ise ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁den igr ate ▁its ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁news ▁and ▁political ▁event ▁coverage , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁CR TV ▁produced ▁good ▁quality ▁TV ▁series ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁to ▁entertain ▁and ▁educ ate ▁the ▁Cam ero onian ▁public , ▁against ▁a ▁perce ived ▁moral ▁dec ad ence . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁produ ctions ▁among ▁the ▁view ers ▁were ▁L ' orph elin ▁( 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 8 9 , ▁dir . ▁N d amba ▁E boa ) ▁and ▁Le ▁dé br ou ill ard ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 0 , ▁dir . ▁N d amba ▁E boa ), ▁the ▁mis ad vent ure ▁of ▁an ▁or phan ▁who ▁suff ers ▁victim ization ▁by ▁his ▁ste pm other , ▁La ▁succession ▁de ▁W ab o ▁De fo ▁( 1 9 8 6 , ▁dir . ▁Da ou da ▁M ouch ang ou ), ▁a ▁semi - document ary ▁tele film ▁on ▁the ▁fun eral ▁and ▁successor ▁cer emon ies ▁in ▁a ▁b am ile ke ▁chief dom , ▁K abi y ene ▁ou ▁à ▁qui ▁la ▁fa ute ? ▁( 1 9 8 7 , ▁dir . ▁N d