Monday, May 4, 2009

Tvb Four FaDans Part 3

Now, I'm going to talk about the current four most promoted TVB FaDans of today. If you look at things, there is a trend. The actresses are about the same age with some exceptions and normally the oldest or at least the one who has been around the longest. There will always be four highly promoted girls but whether or not they are worthy of the promotion all depends on what the audience thinks. But honestly, I think tvb is biased. There are so many actresses that have such strong fanbases, powerful acting abilities and the actual talents. Sadly, some cannot make this list. Maybe you might think they are eligible but from my point of view these are the four that are the new batch of FaDans but just because they are on this list does not mean I like them.



The Third Batch


Myolie Wu: This girl is a leading actress but why is she only here on not on top with Charmaine? Well, basically its because she was left to lead this batch just like Gigi and Charmaine for the previous. Let me tell you, besides Charmaine, I think she left a huge impression on me. When I think of Golden Faith before I rewatched it, I always had Gallen in my head and I could forget the whole cast but him and Myolie. Let's see, I know she acted in Eternal Happiness but I did not really notice her and I actually forgot her participation in the whole show. She caught my eye in Golden Faith as the mentally deprived sister of Gallen and I never forgot her because to me, that was her best role and actually the one role I will never forget she played in. She was so sweet and cute! After that, I watched her in Family Man but honestly, at that time, I paid more attention to Flora and Sonija since her role was pretty insignificant. She got her big break in Triumph In The Skies as the lover of Francis and let me tell you, her fame soared higher than a rocket because that show did so well but honestly, Flora had better improvement but her character was touching because she almost died of sickness. Lost In The Chamber Of Love was another show I watched but it wasn't for her, instead for Michelle she had no chemistry with Ron and Myolie was not good but Michelle apparently got so angry, she left TVB. In Net Deception, all I remember is Wong He, Tiffany and Myolie's huge hair, not much of her character because she was hideous in that show! Following that, I watched all her shows. She had chemistry with Joe Ma in The Gateau Affairs and all that chocolate drew me to the show since the cake looked delicious and I still remember there was some chocolate ship that had alcohol or something. After that was Wars-Of-In-Laws which was hilarious and showed me the comedic potential Myolie had alongside Liza Wang. My mum loved that show and it also gave me this vibe that Liza and Myolie had this chemistry as Mother and Daughter. I watched War And Destiny but Myolie was outshone by Leila who had perfect chemistry Ron. To Grow With Love was watched solely for Selena because it was her breakthrough role but I admire Myolie for putting on so much weight just for this show and yet I hated the character because she was annoying with the whole wanting to lose weight and treating Kenneth like dirt. In The Drive Of Life, no offense though but Charmaine did a better job in chemistry with Raymond whilst sure Myolie was sweet but sometimes, I just don't get why she did so much for some guy who was a loser and loved him to the ends of the world. Wars-Of-In-Laws 2 was much better because it brought back the chemistry of the casts and my love for Myolie and I really felt for her. Plus, I must say it was better than the prequel in terms of comedy and meaning. Going on to The Master Of Tai Chi, I must say that I think Selena did better than Myolie overall since she carried off her role better and she was more likeable though. When A Dog Loves A Cat was one show I had anticipated since forever because Gallen was coming back! Though it wasn't great and I admit it was weird seeing them together because to me, the sibling vibe was still there but I enjoyed every bit of it because Gallen did a tremendous job, he and Bernice had great chemistry and though some consider it ridiculous but it had meaning to it and I cried so many times in that show. 2009 for Myolie is a bright year ahead since she has three sereis, Burning Flame 3, The Flirting Scholar and The Truth Of His Father. Myolie deserves to be the leader of this group!



Tavia Yeung: This girl is another one who lasted for very long in my head. I watched Eternal Happiness and can remember her in the show when I see her but if you were to ask me who acted in it, I wouldn't recall her but I remember her costume though. This is the same with Golden Faith since she wasn't important. When did she become a favourite? Once again it is all linked back to Gallen Lo with his The 'W' Files where she played Hong Hong and she was so pretty in the western outfits that I would talk about her all the time. That was when I noticed her. She had the steady rise. Twin Of Brothers was the show that I loved because of Fungyi and Yuk Chi because the girls were so pretty and the scenery was great. Tavia was beautiful and trust me, she looks better in ancient attire as compared to Myolie. I watched Shades Of Truth and I thought she was pretty but the role wasn't that great. She was then overshadowed by Sheren Tang in The Prince's Shadow but she really stood out in The Academy which made me love TaRo. I actually mistook Ella Koon for her in Revolving Doors Of Vengeance! She was okay in A Pillow Case Of Mystery and in Face To Fate I looked more towards Selena though. 2006 to 2008 were her years. The Land Of Wealth was great and Sonija was beautiful and so was Tavia while I really enjoyed her bimbo role in Dicey Business and I was so sad they killed her character off in On The First Beat because she was so pitiful and I loved her in Heart Of Greed. She was so much more likeable than Sheung Joi Sum and she and Bosco were so sweet. Me and my sister loved Jackie! Following, I got to watch Fathers and Sons in which Tavia was pretty in because I loved her hair and she and Wong He had great chemistry! She took on her first lead role in The Building Blocks Of Life but I didn't really watch it and she was a third party. Normally, I hate third parties, with exceptions. When Moonlight Resonance was stated to air, I had once considered not watching it because they said that Raymond was leading over Moses which most likely meant it would be tons of Linda which I cannot stand because something about me knew that there was no way Yu So Chau would be any better than Sheung Joi Sum and I was right. In fact, she was worse. However, maybe it was the hype of the show or the fact that I liked Heart Of Greed, but all I know is that I gave it a try and I was hooked. I dreaded RayDa scenes but it was Moses and Tavia that touched me most because they had great chemistry and the fact that Kate was so real and evil just helped. I loved the scenes when she cried in the phonebooth because I cried too. Sweetness In Salt was watched because the synopsis intrigued me but the storyline wasn't that good though Raymond Wong had good improvement and Tavia had a very likeable character. Upcoming, she has Stars Of Love and Beyond The Realm Of Conscience and I'm more interested in the second one since Selena is in it and they will play rivals!





Linda Chung: You know how I praised all the previous FaDans, well this time, I can't because there is next to nothing to praise about this girl. I hate her! I know its harsh and everything but I cannot stand her basically because at her age, she is being given chances that people older than her and more qualified than her cannot get. This is unfair because she is a lousy actress and the way tvb promotes her just makes me want to puke the moment I see her all over the news. Claimed to be the good girl, why is she in the tabloids all the time? Once involved with Bosco and then Moses and then Raymond! To me, something about her irks me because she has this thing that I cannot stand which is her looks. She is not pretty though from certain angles she is but sometimes no and something about her tells me she ain't that nice. I was okay with her when I watched Forensic Heroes and I kinda didn't like her in The Biter Bitten but she was bearable. She became unbearable in Heart Of Greed which is ironically the show that made her famous. Yoyo and Tavia have been there for so much longer and this little girl who is so many years their junior gets to barge in and steal that? They worked for it and she just gets it. That's why I hate her. Plus the role as Sheung Joi Sum made it worse because that girl cried over stupid things and playing pitiful with that annoying voice is even worse. They said she was strong and so if she really is then suck it up and move on. You don't cry because of this and that and you don't just get angry over every little thing. She never cared about Yoyo's feelings. It was like the world revolved around her. RayDa was a sweet pairing but now that I see them it is annoying. They were paired up in 2 lousy shows and its like their this thick sponge that gives out never-ending water. The overdose killed me immediatly! Then, the constant sweet scenes with Moses made me faint in a very bad way. It was like she was using him. Can't she tell he likes her? If she loved Alfred than stick with him. Don't use the idiot on the block. No offense to Linda fans. She and Moses had no chemistry. I watched A Journey Called Life and still am not convinced as well as Forensic Heroes 2. She starred in what 4 episodes and she gets to land on the poster! I swear, Moonlight Resonance was even worse. I watched the first few episodes with her in as the main and ever since then, I skipped every single scene with her, Raymond and Bosco! Her character was worse than in Heart and the thing that made things worse was that Raymond's character was poorly written and Bosco was even worse. She cried over every single thing. What right did she have to cry with Raymond when Bosco dumped her? She was this spoilt little girl that didn't want to be the third party, that detested her mom being one and ultimately still became one and she still cried like she was the one in so much pain. If you ask me, Claire should be the one crying her guts out. Not Linda. I skipped Legend Of The Demigods and went on to watch The Gem Of Life. I almost didn't want to watch it but then Gigi and Ada and all the other great casts just pulled me in. I'm glad I watched it because it was a great show and I'll admit that at some points it wasn't that good but it was not bad overall and Linda was an interesting character. I'll have to say she was good as the Paris Hilton because she was funny with her bimbo ways but Ada's existence made her look like this idiot when it came to smarts and schemes. She was pitiful and this was by far her best role. I'll admit I don't like her but her role in that show was good and I'll give her that. Her show A watchdog's tale will be airing soon and I might just watch Written To Life because the story sounds interesting.

Kate Tsui: I liked this girl once and though she is not my favourite but she's alright. She was extremely annoying at one point of time and until now, something about her tells me she's kinda proud but nonetheless I think she's ok. I watched her in Rules Turn Loose and I thought she and Sammul really looked like a couple. To me, at first look, she wasn't pretty in that show nor in La Femme Desperado but she was gorgeous in The Price Of Greed and I loved her from that show. Even though she and Bosco didn't have that much chemistry, she and Sammul did and she wasn't very stupid but Shirley was cuter. I watched The Brink Of Law for the sake of Bernice and Shirley and Kate looked horrid in that show. If not for her chemistry with Ron, I would've skipped all her scenes but in fact she wasn't important in that show and showed no improvement unlike Shirley. I hated her in On The First Beat with her annoying acting and role and she and Ron looked horrid with her boyish hair and her character and the fact that Fala and Bernice outshined her in Steps didn't help. I skipped Speech Of Silence but her role in Moonlight Resonance was outstanding and added on to the list of how I remembered her. Usually, when Kate came to my head, I would think of Lan Ping but now another one I'll remeber will be Ka Mei. She was pretty in The Four but lacked chemistry with Raymond and the way she treated him was sad. I watched the first few episodes of Man In Charge because I thought she might be able to do comedy but she sucks at it because all she did was shout at Kenneth which was not very entertaining. Now, she is going to release her first album and trust me, she cannot sing live which means she cannot sing well. She should brush up on her acting first. She has two shows coming up which is The Beauty Of The Game and Medicine Of Heaven which I might or might not watch.

To Be Continued....

Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Upcoming Series

I am a great fan of the website A Way Of Thinking: http://passthehorizon.blogspot.com/. It is like the ultimate website one visits to get the latest news about upcoming series and just reading the cbox gives me enough pleasure. Recently, I have constantly been following closely to these news and I realise that May is the major month since alot of series will be filming then. According to strong and reliable news, it is said that there are six confirmed series to film.


Iron Horse Seeking Bridge is perhaps the most confirmed one since it has a costume fitting date and alot of news has leaked out to the media. It was featured in 2009's sales presentation and is set in the 1900s. According to what I can gather it is around the period of The Master Of Tai Chi and around the time of the Japanese Occupation when the west was dominant over China. The confirmed members are Yuen Wah, Yuen Chau, Kevin Cheng, Kenneth Ma, Heung Joh, Shirley Yeung, Selena Li, Nancy Wu, Natalie Tong, Stephen Wong, Dominic Lam and Heung Joh. This series has a strong background cast of scripwriters and producers. Lee Tim Seng will be the producer and most of his shows were good such as Sweetness in the Salt, Rosy Business, Safe Guards, Man in Charge and Legend of Demigods. The screenwriter will be Cheung Wah Biu: Safe Guards, The Price of Greed, Heart of Greed, The Gentle Crackdown II, Moonlight Resonance and Rosy Business. They have a very strong writer. So far, Nancy is confirmed to be a player and Selena, a western doctor and the daughter of Dominic and Kara and thus the niece of Jazz. Dominic will be playing a triad leader in this show whilst Kevin, Kenneth, Stephen and Shirley will be siblings but Shirley is adopted. There is a chance that she will have a love with Kevin whilst Kenneth and Selena will be a couple with Natalie as the third wheel. There is a rumour that Shirley dies. But I'm not sure. Nancy is to play Kevin's love interest but she is evil and will cause dispute among the siblings. Yuen Chau's family is good but not wealthy whilst Selena comes from a wealthy family. She knows basic self-defense but not any particular martial arts. This story will stem from martial arts but like all shows writtern by Cheung Wah Biu, it will not be the focus and instead be about family problems. It will not be a comedy. Selena is weak and sheltered. The focus in this story is not romance and more of the family. I'm excited because even though I hate Sheung Joi Sum, she made it big. Hopefully this will be the same with Selena. I just hope she won't be another Yu So Chau. I'm kinda sad Nancy is leading over Selena though.


The Youth Grows Again is the most ambiguous series since there is no news and yet it is confirmed? I don't even know what that means but it is a great production and has a great cast since I really miss Flora and this is her comeback series. I did some searching and though I'm not sure how accurate my information is but it is said to star Sonija Kwok, Raymond Lam, Linda Chung and Kate Tsui but I know this is highly unlikely as Raymond will have his concert and Kate her movie so I think they'll either push it back or cancel it off whilst there are sayings Patrick who was originally a small role in this show will take over Raymond and Mandy over Linda whilst Charmaine Li over Kate but I doubt so. I still like this show and want it to film despite possibility of RayDa!


The Five Tastes Of Love will star Michelle Yim, Esther Kwan, Roger Kwok, Derek Kwok and Ng Wai Kwok as well. This series came as a sudden thing and it is pre-modern. I cannot wait to watch Esther because I think she is beautiful and I used to love watching her! Plus, with Roger Kwok and Michelle Yim, it is a must watch.


Now, moving on to the new Raymond-Tavia series. I know that this is very exciting for most people since it may spell the very first Fungyi series since forever and I'm excited too so I googled it and this person on the net had this very interesting piece of info which I he/she claims to be accurate. It said that the series has been pushed back to July because the filming of Beyond The Realm Of Conscience ends in mid-june whilst Raymond is busy with his concert. It is said that Joe Ma will be in this show and the most interesting thing is that it may be a Revolving Doors Of Vengeance 2! It is said that Kenix might or might not be in it and even if she is not, it doesn't matter because it won't be a sequel and they will be playing different roles but it is confirmed that Selena and Sammul will move on to film this show and I think there is a likelihood they are paired up together since Fungyi is confirmed. It will be about hotels again and they say Bowie Lam will join too. I am excited to here this but I want Kenix to be in this since she was great in that show but I want to see a Joe-Kenic-Bowie triangle.


These are the few confirmed series but remember not all my information is accurate so if you have stronger information then trust yours because my was taken from the net. However, casts may change as well.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Dream Drama: Academy 4

I'm going to be constantly putting up posts on this genre. They are dramas I hope tvb will film and since I'm too lazy to write a fanfic, I'll just post up the synopsis. The plot is purely my own imagination and is in no way related to tvb. I was just wandering if someone could make a poster for some of these stories?


Academy 4


After much hype over Academy 3 aka Emergency Unit, I suddenly had this story in my head for a sequel since a sequel is to come up. These are the characters.

Raymond Lam as Michael Yip:

The triad leader who recently rose to power in Taiwan is now in Hong Kong setting up his own turf. Advancing quickly due to the sudden demise of Tsun Hing and its leader, he takes over as new head. His wife, Ho Fa and sister Yip Ling Fung, Michelle comes over with him and they engage in all sorts of illegal activities. He is strong-willed and rational. He loves his family dearly but it is that very love that will lead to his downfall. I chose Raymond because I realised that there was always a big brother in the show to lead and as tvb's next big brother, he should try on this type of dark character for once instead of goody-two-shoes all the time. Besides he has great chemistry with Tavia and I want to see a Fungyi pairing.


Tavia Yeung as Ho Fa:

The wife to Michael, Ho Fa returned from Japan and on one holiday met her husband. Things propered and they fell in love but having her brother be a cop makes things no easier for her and on one case, he dies in the hands of a fellow cop and because of this, Fa lets go of everything to become Michael's wife and when she returns to Hong Kong, she meets ex-lover Ron Ng, now head of Narcotics and she still finds that she loves him deeply but as a married woman, who will she choose? One wrong move and everything could burst into flames. I chose Tavia because she and Ron have really good chemistry and since she's so famous now, they might as well give it a try and the change in character is pretty significant.

Ron Ng as Chung Lap Man:

The head of Narcotics, he rose to fame as the guy who busted Tsun Hing but in a place like Hong Kong, when one triad falls, another one takes over. Now, he begins to regret bringing down Kong Sai Hau for the new triad leader has an even shadier past and even more underhand methods. But the main problem distracting Man from doing his job is the fact that Michael Yip's wife happens to be the women he had betrayed, left and finds he still truly loves. Battling between using her or loving her, he is afraid however of losing her like how he had lost Yau Yau. He makes the most stupid decision as a cop but the most romantic as a man and quits his job to enter the triads. However his past deeds as the undercover was certainly not forgotten by those within Tsun Hing and certainly not unknown by Michael. However the two manage to build up a strong trust until Michael realised he was betrayed. Well, this is Ron's show so how can he not be in it right?


Sammul Chan as Lee Pak Kiu:

The head of O-Gai and the close observer of Michael Yip, not much has changed as he continues to shine in the force and the fact that he is happily married with his wife and they are expecting a child. He develops a touching releationship with Ling Fung after she approaches him to be his informer. However the always cool Pak Kiu loses it when his wife and child gets killed accidentaly by Michael and he goes on his path of destruction. He betrays all the rules he learnt in cadet school and breaks laws to hunt down the one man who killed the love of his life and proved to Pak Kiu that everyone who mattered to him would die one by one. He starts to use Ling Fung by charming her and making sure he holds a higher position in her life than her brother and he suceeds in doing so. The once respected cop goes on the road of no return as he risks everything for revenge. I've seen Sammul never let feelings get in the way of his work for two sequels so I thought he should become a rouge agent and finally follow his heart.



Selena Li as Michelle Yip Ling Fung:

The beloved sister of Michael Yip, she was planted by a previous triad bosses side to help her brother pave the road but due to her love getting in the way, her mission failed and she returned to Thailand to assist her brother. However, her love for King Fung never faded and she went to Cananda to look for him but he rejected her once more causing her heart to break and from then on, she trusted no one. She becomes cold and helps her brother run Tsun Hing and her wit makes it easy for her to run the police force like a hamster on a spinning wheel but she approaches Pak Kiu to be his informer as she wants to help her brother make up for past mistakes but what she doesn't expect is to slowly fall for him. However, she does not want to betray her own brother nor lose the man of her dreams and is rendered helpless. I chose Selena because after seeing her play Cat Lee, I'm convinced she can play cold very well and plus, she has great chemistry with Sammul.



Synopsis:
Just one year after Tsun Hing is busted, a new triad leader from Thailand appears and takes over as the new boss. Michael Yip has a shady past and it is up to Chung Lap Man and Lee Pak Kiu to bring him down but with him comes a series of people who not only complicate matters but are willing to protect him at all costs. Ho Fa returns from Japan as the Michael's wife and becomes vulnerable when she sees Lap Man, providing the first crack for the police to run in from. However for the sake of Fa, Man quits his job and enters the triad but is given a hard time by Michael who knows clearly of Man's past in Tsun Hing and with his wife. However, Man wins over the trust of Michael eventually and becomes his right-hand man. Pak Kiu on the other hand becomes devasted with news of his wife's death and goes crazy, swearing revenge on Michael. He uses Michelle to get into Michael's head and eventually forces Michelle to choose between her lover or her brother. Having discovered the affair between Man and Fa and the love between Pak Kiu and Michelle, Michael realises that the people closest to him had betrayed, tricked and used him. Fa herself is betrayed by Man when she realises that he was but only using her to pass on information to the police and had always been betraying her. In society, the police may be the good people but the methods used by them may show them to be the despicable liars they truly are. These people good or bad come to realise that the justice they want comes with a bigger price than they can afford as the people closes to them die off one by one but they have chosen their path and there is no turning back.



What do you think?