TVB Dramas

[purplecloud]

omg .. now u see i hv a long way to mastering canto

Thanks 802 & GR

Btw .. r u guys canto?

[blid2def]

I am same case as you, and also learn Canto through serials (and friends). And (I'm told) my forefathers hail from:
潮安县 潮州市 庵埠镇

The place that gave us:

佳宝九制陈皮

[kennynah]

ji2 wan3 ? 每晚都可以 or 两碗云吞，三碗laksa

[purplecloud]

I noted that forummers here are generally a pretty witty bunch

GR .... wow ... tong siang ren

K .... aiyo ...... whahahahahahha

[purplecloud]

Another TVB Drama worth watching ... warning .. the last epi may not live up to expectations but depth of plot ... there is no doubt about it Conversational lines are extremely witty!

War and Beauty (金枝慾孽) was a 30-episode TV series broadcasted in Hong Kong in 2004 by TVB Jade starring Gigi Lai, Maggie Cheung, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang, Bowie Lam, Moses Chan and Rebecca Chan.



This show was set in the Forbidden City, in Qing Dynasty China in the late years of Emperor Jiaqing's rule. It focused on the power struggle between various Royal concubines trying to secure the Emperor's favor, with corruption, intrigue and outright deceit being the weapons of choice. These women were willing to manipulate, betray and even kill just about anyone in order to get what they wanted.

Throughout the later parts of the series, the inevitable results of this corruption become increasingly apparent. The main characters start to lose everything they care for, while being forced to conclude that they have only themselves to blame. In the meantime, corruption takes its toll on the outside world as well: the entire empire is destabilizing.

But none of that is a deterrent to the scheming women. On the contrary: even when the rebels make their way into the Forbidden City, the manipulators' first thoughts are as to how this situation may be used to their advantage. In the end, corruption itself is the only clear winner and many of those involved die or are forced to flee the City forever.

Three of the actresses playing the concubines, GiGi Lai, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang, were nominated as three of the five finalists for TVB Anniversary Awards' My Favourite Actress in a Leading Role, with GiGi Lai winning.

My Favourite Actor in a Leading Role award went to Bowie Lam for his role as a Chinese medical doctor/official in the show.

"There will never be friends inside the Forbidden City, only treachery and trickery."

Consort Ru's Poem on the Handkerchief:
不愛宮牆柳
祇被前緣誤
花開花落自有時
總賴東君主
要走慶幸你心中有愛
要留只怪我心中仍然恨
如今就只好靠你
去償我們這個海闊天空的心願
珍重

[kennynah]

they showed this on our TV channel sometime back....show demonstrates how cunning women can be...hahaha...

[purplecloud]

oh really? ha .. watched it sometime back oredi ..... still one of those dramas i enjoyed watching .....

[kazataza]

War and Beauty (金枝慾孽) quite some time liao leh...think i watched it at least 3 times on cable and Channel U in total....haha...but nice show lah...cos usually the serials are all on emperor...hardly there's a show that focus on the women in the harrem...


anw, has anyone watched the 溏心风暴之家好月圆？


Purplecloud, the Linda u toking abt is the 钟嘉欣？i cannot stand her leh...hahahaa...think she's damn soapy soapy and rather irritating....hahaaa...i prefer Chen Fa La

[purplecloud]

haha .. matter of personal preference lah ... i didn't quite like her in forensic hero I but I reckon she put on a better performance for Heart of Greed .....

Fala Chen .. not bad but a bit vampy leh

Heart of Greed .. a bit too noisy n 2 drama rama .... oni like the part on Dak Dak Dei n Chang Chang Zai Xin .... their friendship so timeless n sweet!

I'm bad with chinese titles .... 溏心风暴之家好月圆？This looks like the sequence to heart of greed .... buz venture change from abalone to moon cake??

[kazataza]

agree that Chen Fala rather vampy...but i like the roles she's in better.....not so weepy......
Cheung Zai Sam keep crying in the show..cant stand it...
agree that the abalone serial very drama...actually i enjoy the begining part better (when the family is still happy together)

duno what the new show about leh...heeheee..thot if u had watched it, can see how's it and worthwhile to "chase" or not...