《激流中国》是日本放送协会制作的电视纪录片《NHK特集》的系列题目之一。2007年4月开播，预定播送大约一年间，4月播送两集，以后原则上每月播出一集。NHK对其的简介是：「北京奥运会即将来临，中国正试图转向成为21世纪的大国，而同时在国内又面对诸多矛盾，面临困难的抉择。这个专辑深入采访中国变化的现场，描绘其苦恼及其纠葛。」《激流中国》每集开头以此段文字作为指引：「夙愿的北京奥林匹克还有一年，试图从经济优先转向为真正大国的中国，如今种种矛盾，汇集成激流，汹湧而至。」

序章：富人与农民工
第1集：某杂志编辑部 60天的攻防
第2集：青岛 老人院的故事
第3集：确保北京的水利 迫近水危机
第4集：民诉官 围绕土地问题的攻防
第5集：西藏 从圣地寻求财富
第6集：贴身采访 共产党 地方干部
第7集：有超凡魅力的总经理吃官司 跟踪采访品牌骚动
第8集：5年1组 小皇帝之泪
第9集：老师从上海来了 在贫穷的村落
第10集：北京 愤怒的新社区 居民势力沸腾起来
第11集：病人大行列 13亿人的医疗

...The premise of using amateur voices and animals to comment on everyday situations was adapted to a series on ITV in Britain in 2003, then in America four years later. Something got lost in the translation. Creature Comforts America opens with the statement, "Across the United States, hundreds of ordinary Americans were interviewed on a variety of subjects. This is what they had to say." But the performances often sound stagey, rather than spontaneous, and the producers rely heavily on Southern and Jewish accents for comedy. ... Although the time and budget constraints of television production preclude the polished animation of the original short, the English series kept its cozily befuddled tone. The American filmmakers were less fettered by constraints of taste: ... Creature Comforts America may appeal to fans of Family Guy, but the British version is far more satisfying. --Charles Solomon

JonnyInfinite
The fact that this was cancelled after three episodes simply demonstrates how most Americans have no sense of humour.