TVB Weekly Issue 658

Issue 658 of TVB Weekly is more or less an advertisement for the mega-casted movie 72 Tenants of Prosperity (72家租客), said to be releasing on February 11, 2010, in time for Chinese New Year. The cast is too large to name, so you can refer to handy-dandy Wikipedia or the official site. Nevertheless, this issue only takes a look at some of the more main artists, including Eric Tsang, Jacky Cheung, Anita Yuen, Bosco Wong, Stephy Tang, Wong Cho Lam, and Linda Chung. There is also a nice spread of the entire cast joyously celebrating under a sky of confetti. Gorgeous Bernice Liu and cute Kate Tsui stand on the side. See if you can identify anymore big stars through the flock of arms and hands!!

As a bonus, a hot Florence Kwok graces the cover of TVB Life.

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TVB Weekly Issue 654

Issue 654 of TVB Weekly features Linda Chung and Steven Ma cuddling with each other and some cute dogs to promote their latest drama, A Watchdog’s Tale (老友狗狗).

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A Watchdog's Tale

English Title: A Watchdog’s Tale
Chinese Title: 老友狗狗
Cantonese Title: Lou Yau Gau Gau
Producer: Leung Choi Yuen
Screenwriters: Choi Ting Ting, Leung Man Wah
Cast: Steven Ma, Kent Cheng, Linda Chung, Maggie Siu, Raymond Wong, Natalie Tong, Koni Lui, Lee Kwok Lun, Wu Fong, Kwok Fung, Rocky Cheng, Francois Wong, Evergreen Mak, Yvonne Lam, Ram Tseung, etc.
Length: 20 Episodes
Broadcast: December 28, 2009 to January 22, 2010
Genre: Modern, Drama, Cop, Comedy
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: Old Dog Friend (老友狗狗) by Steven Ma and Linda Chung

  • This will be a cop series involving the use of trained police dogs to solve cases.
  • Steven Ma plays a rude and perverted man from a walled village. The role will be somewhat similar to Johnson Lee from Just Love I and II but a lot more perverted in the sense that Steven will enjoy looking at porn magazines and girls with large breasts.
  • Linda Chung will be a trainer for police dogs and a tomboy.
  • Koni Lui plays the secret lover/mistress of a married wealthy businessman.
  • Kent Cheng and Maggie Siu will be involved in a relationship.

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Let Linda Chung be Mark (Andrew Lincoln), some random TVB kelefe be Juliet (Keira Knightley) and some other random TVB kelefe be Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor), change the setting to Halloween instead of Christmas, write a few different phrases but leave in the most important one, and we get a "conceptual rendition," for my lack of a better word, of Love Actually. If you might recall, a similar event occurred in La Femme Desperado between Chai Foon (Raymond Lam) and Chi Ling (Melissa Ng). Nevertheless, Ah Foon was smart enough to not use the exact same quote, "To me, you are perfect."

So I ask, can’t you be more original TVB? Is it really THAT hard? While I am at it, I ask whether Linda know about this? According to an On.cc article, all she said was she never saw the movie and only followed the director’s directions. (That’s what all other artists do too, right?) SERIOUSLY? Any intelligent director, any intelligent artist, any intelligent crew member would do some research before filming. Or am I asking for too much?

In addition, if you’re going to copy something, do a good job at it. Don’t film an unrequited lovey-dovey piece of garbage that can’t even manage to pull a heartstring!

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7.18.2009

Stars on Twitter?

Twitter is the trend lately, whether for keeping updated with your friends, favorite blogs, local and/or global breaking news, entertainment, or even your most beloved actors, actresses, idols, singers, musicians, whatever. Although I still don’t understand why anyone would have a following number over 100, I really do believe Twitter is a fast, convenient, easy to use, and totally awesome form of short, simple, and sweet communication that fits well in this modern generation that’s always racing against time.

Today, after getting home from dealing with everything else in life, I was very bored so of course, I was on Twitter browsing around needlessly. When visiting two Twitter pages of artists I know of, Sammul Chan and Bernice Liu, I decided, "Well, maybe I should check out who they follow." I basically went on a "Find People" hunt and in doing so, found quite a few other artists (I at least know the name of) on Twitter, albeit none that I really care about. The result of my "hardwork" is in the list below, in no particular order.

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English Title: Legend of Pou Chung Ling
Chinese Title: 蒲松齡
Cantonese Title: Pou Chung Ling
Producer: Leung Choi Yuen
Cast: Sunny Chan, Steven Ma, Linda Chung, Fala Chen, Elaine Yiu, Matthew Ko, Rebecca Chan, Benny Chan, Rain Lau, Bak Yan, Law Lok Lam, Eric Lee, Charmaine Li, Lau Kong, Lau Dan, Yu Yang, etc.
Length: 25 Episodes
Broadcast: TBA
Genre: Costume, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Mystery
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: TBA

  • The series tells the story of young Pou Chung Ling, the writer of well-known collection of short stories focusing on the forbidden romance between humans and spirits.
  • Steven Ma plays Pou Chung Ling, a scholar born with the mysterious power to communicate with animals and ghosts. He will be involved in a love triangle with Fala Chen and Linda Chung.
  • Sunny Chan portrays a virtuous cop. However, when Linda refuses to marry him, he turns evil and curses Steven.
  • Linda is a demon catcher. She will be a cheerful, kind, and straightforward person. Apart from martial arts, she also knows how to play the flute and treat illnesses.
  • Fala plays an innocent fox spirit/goddess, who goes to the mortal world in human form to return a favor. She meets and eventually falls in love with Steven.
  • Linda and Fala will both sacrifice for love at the end.
  • Elaine Yiu will be Linda’s older sister, who wanders as a female ghost after her death. She will be involved with Sunny and Matthew Ko.

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English Title: The Gem of Life
Chinese Title: 珠光寶氣
Cantonese Title: Jyu Gwong Bou Hei
Producer: Johnathan Chik Kei Yee
Cast: Louise Lee See Kei, Ada Choi, Gigi Lai, Maggie Shiu, Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Wong He, John Chiang, Eddie Kwan, Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, etc.
Length: 82 Episodes
Broadcast: October 20, 2008 to February 8, 2009
Genre: Modern, Family, Drama, Romance, Business
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: Diamond Jubilee (鑽禧) by Shirley Kwan
Ending Theme: Relentless Love (無情有愛) by Linda Chung
Insert Song: Words of Love (相戀兩個字) by Gigi Lai and Bowie Lam
Insert Song: What Am I Still Waiting For? (我還在等甚麼) by Moses Chan

You may wish to be a famous socialite.
You may wish to have fame and fortune.
But is that really what you will wish for at the end?

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English Title: Legend of the Demigods
Chinese Title: 搜神傳
Cantonese Title: Sau Sun Cheun
Producer: Lee Tim Sing
Cast: Sunny Chan, Linda Chung, Benny Chan, Charmaine Li, Nancy Wu, Stephen Au, Halina Tam, Auguste Kwan, Casper Chan, Kara Hui, Yu Yang, Ellesmere Choi, Ching Hor Wai, Fanny Yip, Cheng Tse Sing, Anita Kwan, Peter Lai, Bell Liew, Helena Ma, etc.
Length: 21 Episodes
Broadcast: August 25, 2008 to October 17, 2008
Genre: Costume, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: Swear (發誓) by Linda Chung

A classic fairy story infused with the latest CGI technology.
It depicts a fight among human, immortals and evil spirits!

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English Title: Moonlight Resonance
Chinese Title: 溏心風暴之家好月圓
Cantonese Title: Tong Sum Fung Bo Chi Ga Ho Yuet Yuen
Producer: Lau Ka Ho
Cast: Louise Lee, Ha Yu, Michelle Yim, Susanna Kwan, Raymond Lam, Moses Chan, Linda Chung, Tavia Yeung, Lee Heung Kam, Fala Chen, Kate Tsui, Bosco Wong, Lai Lok Yi, Vincent Wan, Louis Yuen, Wayne Lai, Dexter Yeung, Mary Hon, Astrid Chan, Tracy Ip, Jack Wu, Shirley Yeung, etc.
Length: 40 Episodes
Broadcast: July 28, 2008 to September 21, 2008
Genre: Modern, Family, Drama, Romance, Business
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: Unintentionally Hurt You (無心害你) by Susanna Kwan
Ending Theme: Not Enough Love (愛不疚) by Raymond Lam

Generations come and go, but the “love” remains forever.

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English Title: A Journey Called Life
Chinese Title: 金石良缘
Cantonese Title: Kam Shek Leung Yuen
Producer: Leung Choi Yuen
Cast: Steven Ma, Linda Chung, Kent Cheng, Raymond Cho, Fala Chen, Halina Tam, Stephen Wong, Helena Wong, Mary Hon, Eric Li, Angelina Lo, Kwok Fung, Helen Ma, Elaine Yiu, Queenie Chu, Shermon Tang, Claire Yiu, Stephen Huynh, etc.
Length: 20 Episodes
Broadcast: March 31, 2008 to April 25, 2008
Genre: Modern, Family, Slice of Life
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: A Little Story (小故事) by Steven Ma and Linda Chung

Never torn apart in sorrow.
Never gave up in hope.

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