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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.comments2017-11-04T22:05:14.334-06:00CeeJay's EntertainmentCeehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-45844214324833436492017-11-04T22:05:14.334-06:002017-11-04T22:05:14.334-06:00Hi Joanna, Thanks for leaving the kind comment! W...Hi Joanna,

Thanks for leaving the kind comment! We really enjoyed the drama and we do want to write a review for it. We've been meaning to get some drama reviews out, but we were super busy this year! Hopefully, we will have enough time to do a review for Line Walker. We do apologize in advance if we can't get the review out, but once again, thank you for your support!Jayhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-91391473566028306902017-11-01T13:05:33.767-06:002017-11-01T13:05:33.767-06:00Are you going to review Line Walker the Prelude? I...Are you going to review Line Walker the Prelude? I always look forward to your reviews!Joanna Nghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-84673188264949097702017-08-04T23:04:04.812-06:002017-08-04T23:04:04.812-06:00Amen to you! Agree with everything you wrote excep...Amen to you! Agree with everything you wrote except for the rating, i would give it anything below 5/10. Ruco Chin Panghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-76593766202032596212017-07-05T18:13:15.370-06:002017-07-05T18:13:15.370-06:00lol I completely agree.... kind of stalked your ar...lol I completely agree.... kind of stalked your archive and after reading this post, I felt the need to speak out my thoughts. I don't think this only applies for forgettable dramas that aren't worth a chance for sequels. As a long time tvb fan, I still remember the Forensic Heroes series. The first and second series were both nice. I loved the old cast, but when they decided to make a third series, they completely changed the cast. The cases were pretty intruding and interesting, but if you decided to change the entire cast, why still call it Forensic Heroes?! Wayne Lai and Maggie Cheung (forgive me if I spelled their names wrong) are both great actors, but I just didn't find chemistry between the both of them as a couple.

Did you hear about how TVB is making a Heart of Greed 3? (lmao with most of the younger cast gone --> only Bosco will be returning; the older cast will be back) They are also making Deep in the Realm of Conscience (indirect sequel to Beyond the Realm of Conscience)......... I hope they won't mess it up. Sherry Fonghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-69765599053512368052017-03-30T17:48:37.673-06:002017-03-30T17:48:37.673-06:00Hi llwy12 and lissa, Thanks for all the support -...Hi llwy12 and lissa,

Thanks for all the support - we really appreciate it! It's a great feeling to know that our blog is being supported.

Hope to share another great year in blogging with you guys!

CeeJayhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-82738076439296886872017-03-30T12:00:53.226-06:002017-03-30T12:00:53.226-06:00two years? I thought you guys were around longer. ...two years? I thought you guys were around longer. congrats! reaching any milestone is something to celebrate about, at least according to me

I haven't been watching any dramas so I can't really say what I want to see more of, but reviews are always welcome as I usually do not watch a show without reading at least one review.

I wish you great joy in whatever you will do here on this blog and in your lives.

have a lovely day.lissahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-69725086273878920602017-03-29T09:51:06.203-06:002017-03-29T09:51:06.203-06:00Congrats on your two year anniversary, CeeJay! Th...Congrats on your two year anniversary, CeeJay! Thanks for all the insightful posts and thoughtful commentary. I've enjoyed the many discussions we've had and look forward to more of the same this year!llwy12https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-83057482421153836052017-02-28T22:17:00.045-07:002017-02-28T22:17:00.045-07:00Hey llwy12, Thank you very much for sharing some ...Hey llwy12,

Thank you very much for sharing some of your thoughts on our new post. We haven't seen Once a Thief before, but from what you say and judging by the cast, it looks really good! We'll be sure to give it a look when we have time. And about TVB using the same plot and scenarios as the movie.... we aren't even surprised!!! We all know that TVB struggles to create anything of their own nowadays!It's always a remake, sequel, prequel, spin-off, or they rip something straight out of another drama or movie. We agree about this one being screwed up, especially with sudden, unexplained motive changes in characters and illogical areas of the plot. Yes, Rebecca Chan really had nothing to do, except be the reason why Pal Sinn and Hugo Ng disliked each other, while Rosanne Lui's character was completely nuts and stupid (the same can be said for many of the characters in the drama).

Anyways, thanks for your comment llwy12!
CeeJayhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-19110512870030889502017-02-28T08:10:02.619-07:002017-02-28T08:10:02.619-07:00Thanks for another great review CeeJay! :-) I on...Thanks for another great review CeeJay! :-)

I only watched the last 2 episodes of Burning Hands and with that alone, I HATED what I saw. My mom actually watched the whole thing and as she filled me in on the backstory with the other episodes, plus what I saw in the finale, I'm pretty convinced that TVB was trying to remake John Woo's 1991 blockbuster movie Once a Thief (which starred Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung, among others). But except TVB failed miserably, as usual!! Story was similar (except some of the details were changed such as gambling theme), some of the plot points were similar, even the scenes were similar (the ending sequence, Pal Sinn jumping up from his wheelchair scene, etc.), but of course, the TVB version was completely screwed up because, well the truth is, nowadays TVB can't produce a quality drama even when given the best resources. And I definitely agree that the cast was wasted on this badly scripted and poorly produced series (ok, mainly the male cast, since I didn't like any of the females except Rebecca Chan, who was so underutilized it was ridiculous!), which I think affected everyone's performances, as the acting overall was bad, even from artists who are usually really good.

My conclusion: the premise of the story had potential but it was poorly executed. If you want to see this type of storyline done CORRECTLY, go watch Once a Thief instead and don't waste your time with this series!
 llwy12https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-83002404415150299402017-01-05T02:31:08.052-07:002017-01-05T02:31:08.052-07:00Does anyone know the title of the korean song or t...Does anyone know the title of the korean song or the name of the drama in ep 23 around 4:00~4:firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-32758247068940927342016-12-28T23:00:56.015-07:002016-12-28T23:00:56.015-07:00Hey anon! Thanks for checking out our blog! You...Hey anon! Thanks for checking out our blog! You're right...this award ceremony was quite disappointing because people weren't all truly deserving of the awards. There was too much politics involved with certain executives pushing their agenda (especially the one in charge of the variety department). As for how addicted to Over Run Over you were, I completely agree! The poster really doesn't do the drama much justice as it looks like the usual procedural fare. And indeed I loved it too! I thought it really rivalled some Korean dramas in how creative and 'out of the box' the plot was. Vincent has gotten lots of practice over the years and he is certainly strong enough to lead...he also does naturally well in comedy roles and so many TVB dramas these day are those shallow and not very intelligent comedies. Sigh. This drama should have really gotten rewarded because it was COHERENT. Things made sense without being overdone or illogical. It was definitely for an intelligent viewer who actually uses their brain to analyze and digest dramas, and cares about seeing solid acting rather than stupid pun-like character names or terrible 'funny' scenes.

You're right; HK viewers these days (or in TVB's eyes) aren't looking for intelligent or realistic material. And I think part of that holds true because there's so much political turmoil in the news there nowadays. So the argument that people want to relax and detach themselves from reality definitely exists. At least this formula seem to hold for a lot of TVB's main viewers, like lots of see lais. But then again, HKTV produced lots of realist dramas and the netizens seem to like them...so there is a market for that, but perhaps it's just not big enough to garner the 20-something rating points. TVB is pretty much the single mainstream TV station in HK (even with ViuTV in the equation) and of course for business sense they would cater to the mainstream viewers...so you're right, we can't blame TVB for all of this. But I'm still not impressed either by things they could easily control like the spamming of a few particular artistes on the TV screen.Ah Taohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-66686785653781645672016-12-28T22:08:53.309-07:002016-12-28T22:08:53.309-07:00The Awards were disappointing as usual, I meant mo...The Awards were disappointing as usual, I meant most of the actors/actresses and movies who/that were awarded. The only drama that I finished this year was Over Run Over and it was a surprise. I usually watch the first few chapters at least before deciding whether to continue watching but Over Run Over was a drama that I didnt even consider or intend to watch. The poster didn't appeal to me and I thought it was just another EU/police drama. When they were awarding Tracy and Vincent for best partnership, I thought to myself 'hey, I didnt watch this. No harm in watching the first few chapters.' And I finished it in 3 nights, sleeping only 3 hours in each night. I think the last time that I cannot stop watching a drama was when I was watching Moonlight Resonance. Over Run Over's story is by far the best in years. Of course, it could have been better, or rather I was hoping for it to be better. Still, it is good overall and I really liked it. They deserved more recognition at this awards and frankly, I think Vincent's acting is better than Ruco. The way the Awards has been for the past years, it looks more like a popularity contest with hidden agenda than a contest of who's truly the best. It's sad to see good dramas being underrated, underappreciated and not recognised; it shows that there are a lot of shallow viewers, who are only looking for action/flashy dramas or dramas with their favourite actors/actresses. I miss the days when TVB were able to produce dramas such as "Return Of Cuckoo", "The Greed of Man", "Vengeance" and "Looking Back in Anger". Well can't blame them entirely, they are just producing what most of the audience wants to watch...email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-44758952524328599502016-12-26T02:59:27.736-07:002016-12-26T02:59:27.736-07:00In terms of all the variety show awards, I don't h...In terms of all the variety show awards, I don't have much comment since I haven't watched many variety programs after you-know-who took over the variety department (compared to previous decades when I would watch every single variety show TVB put out and sometimes enjoyed them more than I did actual series). I talked about this a few years back, but I still feel that TVB's variety department absolutely went downhill after former TVB exec Ho Lai Chuen "retired" (technically forced to retire, since he ended up becoming NowTV exec managing their new free-to-air channel not long after he left TVB) and Sandy Yu ended up taking his place overseeing the variety department. Most of TVB's variety programs have sucked the past few years (with the exception of a few of course)…and it's interesting (to me at least) that most of TVB's variety shows since Sandy Yu took over have been the subject of "controversy" and audience complaints (too many examples in the past 2 years alone to count). Leads me to think that Sandy Yu doesn't know how to properly run a variety department for one and two, she likes to utilize "gimmicks" to draw attention to her shows, which largely lack substance.

No comment on Best Theme Song either (I think I've said enough about TVB's theme songs in past comments so I'll pass on this one, lol).

One last comment on the Lifetime Achievement Award (which I already wrote about on my blog but wanted to add one thing): the one thing that pissed me off about this award category was that TVB cut Chow Chung's acceptance speech short. I read an interview that Chow Chung did last week (after the awards) and apparently, there was huge significance to his speech and TVB cut him short before he had the chance to thank the one person he really wanted to thank: his wife of nearly 60 years, who has been ill the past year and half or so (which is why Chow Chung hasn't filmed much for TVB for at least a year now – he has spent every moment possible taking care of his wife and being by her side). During the interview, when Chow Chung said that he had wanted to "properly" thank his wife (who was sitting in front of the TV at home watching) because this would be the one and only time he would have a chance to do it, my heart absolutely broke! Of course, I get that all awards ceremonies limit winners' speech time and TVB is no exception – personally though, I've always had an issue with this no matter which award ceremony. I've always believed in giving award winners (whether deserving or not) the chance to say what they want to say in their acceptance speeches and not rush them, especially since, for many of the winners, this might be their one and only chance in their lifetime to give an acceptance speech. I guess you could say this is a personal pet peeve of mine that is not just aimed at TVB.

Lastly – I skipped the entire fashion section, as that has never been a thing I care about or even bother with at award events (unless someone wears something really outlandish that even I can't help noticing, haha). Otherwise, as long as the artists are properly dressed for the occasion (meaning wearing formal attire versus casual clothes), I don't really care who was "best" or "worst" dressed.
llwy12https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-50761154749577393602016-12-26T02:59:13.045-07:002016-12-26T02:59:13.045-07:00I was actually shocked when TVB gave the Best Supp...I was actually shocked when TVB gave the Best Supporting Actress award to Katy Kung. Personally, I didn't even consider her a top contender for that award – in my book, the 'competition' was always between Joyce Tang and Grace Wong and so I thought for sure one of them would receive this award (and I would've been ok with either winning, though to be honest, I haven't cared about the Supporting Actress category for years compared to the Supporting Actor category, which is pretty much the one category I look forward to every year). I agree with everything you guys have said about Katy not deserving this award based solely on her crying scenes in TSFH. In all honestly, TSFH was one of the few series that I actually watched quite a bit of (not on my own accord of course, lol) and unlike most of the other audiences, I really wasn't impressed much with Katy's crying scenes (probably because I've seen way better). I can only say that her crying scenes were better than most of the actresses from recent years (and even some popular first-line actresses as well) and definitely proves that she can act, but was it "award-worthy"? Absolutely not!

In terms of On-Screen Partnership award, this is actually not a new award, as it used to be part of the Anniversary awards way back in the day (dating from when the awards started in 1997), but they got rid of it I think in like 2003 or 2004 or something like that (I'm bad with dates so don't quote me on this – I would have to go back and look it up again to know for sure whether I remembered the year right or not). In the beginning, the award was Favorite Couple, but later it did evolve into a Best Partnership award if I remember correctly (and they had 2 awards technically – one for drama side which was Favorite Couple award and one for variety side which was always named Favorite Partnership). When I first heard that this award would be part of this year's ceremony again, I thought it was interesting that TVB decided to revive this award again. I agree with Cee and Jay's reasoning that this award category was put in there so that some artists won't go home empty-handed. I'm glad Vincent and Tracy won (though I was actually rooting for Wu Fung and Helena Law in this category, lol), but it's a shame that they won such a "pork" award rather than the "big" awards they deserved more, such as Favorite Male Character (for Vincent) and Most Improved Actress (for Tracy). I will say though that TVB has traditionally done a good job of picking the winners in this category (one of the few – ok, maybe only – categories that TVB has consistently gotten right), as some of the past winners included Bobby AuYeung and Esther Kwan (for Armed Reaction), Lawrence Cheng and Ada Choi (for Healing Hands), Chilam Cheung and Charmaine Sheh (for Return of the Cuckoo), Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuan (for Square Pegs), Bondy Chiu, Yvonne Lam, Joyce Chen, and Cutie Mui (for Virtues of Harmony), just to name a few….
llwy12https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-62740380721199317342016-12-26T02:58:20.556-07:002016-12-26T02:58:20.556-07:00**Note that I divided up my comments into parts du...**Note that I divided up my comments into parts due to the character limitation thing on Blogger.**

Hi there!

I figured I would comment on the categories I didn't write about in my own blog, since I already made my thoughts known on the categories I did care about.

My thoughts on TV Queen is very similar to what it has been the past few years – there have been no more "deserving" winners of this award ever since Sheren Tang won it a second time back in 2010. I definitely agree with those who have said that Nancy didn't deserve to win the award a second time and thereby be "compared" to such great actresses as Sheren and even Liza Wang (whom I've never really liked but do respect her acting chops). I honestly don't think I would have such an issue with Nancy winning this year if she hadn't won last year for such a mediocre series and a performance that was nowhere near outstanding. Admittedly, I didn't watch A Fist Within Four Walls in its entirety and only caught a few episodes here and there (compared to my mom and sister-in-law, who were chasing the series like crazy, even watching the finale of the series on EncoreTVB via their iphones when we were on vacation that weekend, lol) – so in a way, I guess I'm not really qualified to comment on whether Nancy deserved TV Queen this year or not. To me, Nancy is one of those actresses whose supporting roles were way more memorable and outshone her leading roles – no doubt she is a competent actress (and even someone I would categorize as a "good" actress), however she is definitely not "great" and is nowhere near Sheren's level (I wish the media would stop comparing them actually). For me personally, I've always felt that Nancy is a good, stable actress and deserves to be promoted more by TVB, but as a person, I've never really liked her, as she has always come across to me as a bit arrogant and pretentious in terms of attitude. Granted, I could be reading her wrong and of course, in general, how she is as a person shouldn't have much bearing on her abilities as an actress, but for me, it does impact in certain situations. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed Nancy's "calmness" when her name was called – the first thought that came into my mind at that time was that Nancy was already expecting to win that award since she technically had no competition whatsoever (I don't think it would be a stretch to say that Nancy looked "smug" and "overly confident" in both her reaction to winning as well as the overall tone of her speech). This was confirmed, for me at least, a few days ago when I read a post-awards interview Nancy did with a magazine in which she said that back when she and Ruco were filming AFWFW, she was already "expecting" (key word is "expecting", rather than the more humble "hoping") for both her and Ruco to stand at the podium come awards night (meaning she was already expecting both of them to win TV King and Queen with that series). Again, I could be nitpicking, but somehow that interview as well as others I've watched/heard/read of Nancy's rubbed me the wrong way.

Favorite Male character award I don't even want to comment on because it was such a joke and still pisses me off just talking about it. All I can say is that TVB is damn stupid for giving the award to Ben who did not deserve it no matter which way his fans try to slice it. And no, his acceptance speech was NOT "moving" or "touching" as the HK media tried to make it out to be….to me, his speech was as "wooden" and void of emotion as his acting is (and based on his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Shum's response to the media after the awards, didn't really seem like she appreciated his "mention" of her either…).
llwy12https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-37681059210846092352016-12-24T11:09:01.381-07:002016-12-24T11:09:01.381-07:00Hi lissa, Thanks for letting us know your thought...Hi lissa,

Thanks for letting us know your thoughts!

Planet Meow isn't really bad, but it is basically the same as Ghost of Relativity. Personally, we liked Ghost of Relativity better since there was good chemistry between Kristal Tin and Nancy Wu.

A Fist Within Four Walls is also a great choice! Hope you enjoy it.

We would also recommend Dead Wrong (if you haven't already seen it) as it is one of the best dramas this year.

We didn't include Under the Veil since it was from last year and we didn't watch it because like you said, many people didn't like it. However, we're glad you enjoyed it!

Merry Christmas!CeeJayhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-69548212009493085972016-12-23T09:19:24.565-07:002016-12-23T09:19:24.565-07:00My Lover From the Planet Meow - I was looking forw...My Lover From the Planet Meow - I was looking forward to watching this and now I'm not so sure, I really did love Ghost of Relativity and the cast...

K9 Cop - love it and Linda was good in this one, but it's really Bosco that I like seeing more, at least Linda and Boscos's characters got to be together this time, no stupid death like 'witness insecurity.'

house of spirits - this was okay but I still don't get by Nancy's character cannot see the ghosts, her character really did seem like a side character as she was neither a family member or one of the in-laws but I thought it was fun to watch her

Over run over - sort of semi-hate the end even though it was hopeful, you know if you watch it from the beginning again and think of Vincent's character had already travelled back and knew and loved Tracy's character, then, wouldn't you feel a bit differently about the show?

I will be seeing A fist within four walls as I really like Nancy & Ruco together on screen.

my favorite from this year is 'Under the veil' but I don't think many people liked that but I did, Bosco was there and there was a mermaid so that caught my attention

have a lovely day.

lissahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-5932172972301608002016-12-20T14:40:09.369-07:002016-12-20T14:40:09.369-07:00Hey llwy12! Sorry for the late reply, we have been...Hey llwy12! Sorry for the late reply, we have been working on some more posts coming up. Definitely agree about the false advertisement! They always change up the cast and the scenes they show aren't even in the drama. I would say that Law Disorder mislead us a little bit because we thought there would be more court scenes from the trailer. This year's Sales Presentation was also a joke! Why have a trailer on Heart and Greed in the first place if it's going to be so silly! It looks stupid because they were fighting and looking scared like oh my! Serial killer alert in some fake HK Cafe.

The monopoly is not doing HK TV any good and now ATV is gone too! Why not take measures to help out and promote ATV in the first place so the station could go on and not just claim bankruptcy and not pay their workers. There should be something in place to build and diversify the TV scene in HK. All we are seeing is TVB making more channels and stuff, like myTVSuper! Heck we were watching the Sales Presentation and they talked about this 'business/informative' channel called J5 or whatever. As if TVB Jade and Pearl and J2 and whatever else they have isn't enough to DOMINATE HK TV! J5! What a joke... The content looked very boring and even J2 showed nothing that appealed to younger generations. They're like, we are gonna air new kdramas (the ones they air after two months of the original broadcast because they need to buy it and dub it)! Whatever, enough of this rant!

Voice. Entertainment. Wow. With Jinny gone at the awards, the big four couldn't even snatch an award? Luck is not on their side haha even though they churn out songs like no tomorrow that contain no meaning. Hopefully one day they either have a huge remake and change the entire face of music production there or just FOLD and go out of business. But let's be real, neither will happen.

That is a true and funny comment about working at TVB. We will just treat it as entertainment while having good rants out of it!CeeJayhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-35286478360799904872016-12-17T11:05:44.574-07:002016-12-17T11:05:44.574-07:00Hello miriamfanz, Thank you for checking out thi...Hello miriamfanz,

Thank you for checking out this little post! We have exactly the same thoughts as you. Instead of trying to reuse pairings and characters, people would definitely be more interested in fresh pairings and new chemistry between actors. Besides, if the first drama's ratings were only mediocre to start off with, what makes TVB think that their sequels will be more successful?CeeJayhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-30448635591272205442016-12-17T11:04:45.976-07:002016-12-17T11:04:45.976-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.CeeJayhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-18749219328338323912016-12-17T02:29:54.367-07:002016-12-17T02:29:54.367-07:00Just had to say: Thank you for this post! Complete...Just had to say: Thank you for this post! Completely agree you about all these dumb sequels/spin-offs/prequels for forgettable dramas. TVB can't even create a good sequel for great dramas, let alone one for bad dramas. miriamfanzhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-16144260241504542612016-12-15T02:00:59.140-07:002016-12-15T02:00:59.140-07:00@Ah Tao: Totally agree! I really wish HK had law...@Ah Tao: Totally agree! I really wish HK had laws against false advertising like we do here in the U.S. – if they did, TVB would've gotten their arses sued off big time, since the "stunt" they pulled with the Triumph II theme song issue (using the old theme song in the promo sequences but then dropping a new theme song on audiences when the series actually aired) definitely amounts to false advertising. Not to mention TVB would've gotten in trouble time and time again for their stupid sales presentation show thing which rarely ever represents what the series end up being, especially in terms of the cast. But I guess since the industry is not really regulated and even if laws exist they are probably not strictly enforced (which is obvious from the ATV debacle – I mean, how can a TV station get away with not paying their employees for 6 months straight and pretty much suffer zero repercussions except get their broadcasting license taken away???), plus the fact that TVB has virtually no competition and still holds a monopoly on the industry, they are able to get away with doing whatever the hell they want over and over again….

Yea, unfortunately the Voice Entertainment singers seem to be worse than the series' cast singing the theme songs – with that said though, I actually don't like either system and would of course prefer to go back to the way it was in the old days when actual professional singers (meaning those who are signed to actual record labels and actually released albums) were hired to sing the theme songs (or in some cases, even write the songs). But it looks like that will never happen now given how badly TVB has severed its relationship with most of the big record companies in recent years. Both the record companies and TVB had barely recovered from the severe aftermath of the royalty issue from 2009 when TVB made the bonehead decision last year/year before to let Sandy Yu's husband (former Stars Shine CEO and now Voice Entertainment's CEO) Herman Ho take over TVB's entire music department. Herman basically gave the middle finger to the big record labels that were previously at odds with them, so now those record labels (especially Universal, who has stood the firmest against TVB the past few years) are essentially taking the "screw you TVB" attitude. I know Universal has pretty much cut TVB out of the picture entirely, preferring to work with ViuTV and giving them many "exclusives" related to their artists (i.e. debuting the MV for Eason Chan's new song exclusively on ViuTV, having veterans like Alan Tam host talk shows for them, and most recent instance was giving ViuTV exclusive coverage of Jacky Cheung's concert tour).

LOL…don't get me started on HKTV (literally because after 'following' HKTV and the license issue for the past 4 years or so, I have a lot to say about them and won't be able to shut up…)

Haha…interestingly enough, I've been asked several times before, with all the (constructive) criticism I've been throwing at TVB the past few years, why don't I just get a job over there and actually make things right? My response has always been: 1) TVB won't want me in any position of authority over there because the first thing I would do if I were an exec is "clean house" and fire all the current management…let's just say that a lot of people would be out of jobs – and not just management ranks either, and 2) sorry, but I consider TVB as being way beneath me nowadays and not worth my time to even try turning them around – they are beyond salvageable and it would be a huge waste of time on my part (plus with how cheap they are, they would never be able to pay me enough to get me to do anything for them, lol).llwy12https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-18134915953177855672016-12-14T10:24:17.530-07:002016-12-14T10:24:17.530-07:00You're very welcome. =) It's just so all o...
You're very welcome. =) It's just so all or nothing, hey? Either just make original scripts or put your full heart into remaking older dramas. Yeah, I don't think remastering the old songs would do it justice either.

People just love attributing things to the easiest target. I agree with you, I don't know much about George Lam but I didn't think his execution of the song was bad nor the song itself. If it was for any other non-sequel or remake drama it would be fairly respected because it was a very stable execution. It grew on me after a while because it was a very passionate song and I liked the vocal power from George Lam singers these days don't offer. It was as if TVB set the audience up to hate the song by putting such an obvious comparision out there...they could have saved on costs and a debate if they just played Easons song. But that's just TVB these days trying to keep up its superior image. Just look at Under the Veil, which is another remake, with the crappy 80s CGI. They could have just saved the money. Sigh.

I'm so glad Jinny is out of the picture. Her 'recording room' singing isn't bad but when she does it live, she's so shaky and unstable and on a totally different pitch just so it's easier for her. Even her performances on Jade Solid Gold are like that and you'd think TVB would try to cover that up. Hubert is very stable and you can tell he sings from the diaphragm and doesn't strain his throat to belt out the notes. I've really come to appreciate that after hearing his duet with Alfred for Eye in the Sky... Alfreds singing just bugs me and I feel bad for his throat. His notes are stuck at the top of it. Sigh again.

I'm also happy though they are going back to having the main cast sing the songs, as long as it's someone who can actually sing or were once professional singers. I'd rather hear more of Vincent or Edwin or Ruco for example. It's funny how ten years ago we hated this trend so much but we've gotten an even worse system with the Voice entertainment. How times change and how it can get even worse.

Lastly but surely, the veterans totally do dramas justice! They have such diverse acting ranges and while I cringed at the storyline, their executions were definitely well-done. Kenneth is just so cringeworthy in this drama and continuing down the road of playing roles with no apparent intelligence like in Inspector Gourmet. I find Mandy pretty stable even though her acting and character mannerism can be a little systematic and not flexible. But the same goes to nearly everyone these days. The audience isn't dumb, TVB. They want more intelligent characters and more intricate storylines. Too bad HKTV didn't succeed because they knew TVB dramas can be far too shallow for the audience. Sigh sigh.

Can we just became executives at TVB and implement some changes? LOLAh Taohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-25605263108099107762016-12-14T01:19:36.801-07:002016-12-14T01:19:36.801-07:00@Ah Tao: You're very welcome and thank you fo...@Ah Tao: You're very welcome and thank you for the appreciation! I'm always happy to share on topics of relevance whenever I can! :0)

You bring up a good point about using the original songs but having new singers sing them (which is most likely the path that TVB would've taken if they did use the original songs -- it's in line with TVB's usual tactics). I actually would've been even more pissed if that happened, since no doubt the singers would butcher the songs. At he end of the day, the best solution would've been for TVB to not do the remake period, lol.

Omg, don't get me started on that Triumph II theme song debacle. Shame on TVB for trying to pull a fast one on audiences with the "theme song switcheroo" that they did -- it was yet another example of how much TVB disrespects their audiences and doesn't give a crap about how we feel. But what made me especially ticked in that instance was how TVB once again made innocent people their scapegoats, as veteran singer George Lam (who sang the new theme song) as well as songwriter Cheng Kwok Kong (who penned the lyrics) ended up bearing the brunt of audience's wrath towards the theme song being switched out. I remember at that time reading alot of comments from younger audiences and fans of the first Triumph who had no clue who George Lam was anyway (not surprising of course) so they had no qualms about taking out their anger on him instead of on the true "culprit" TVB!

I honestly haven't come across a single theme song I've liked from any of the Voice singers except for maybe Hubert Wu, whose singing I've liked since his competition days (to this day, I still feel he should've won that year's Voice competition instead of Mag Lam -- he was absolutely robbed in my opinion). I guess I should just be glad that Jinny Ng is out of the picture now with her marriage and pregnancy (was sick and tired of hearing her sing the theme/sub-theme song to like every other TVB series, lol).

In terms of the remake itself -- I did watch the first episode and will honestly say that if the remake succeeds, it will absolutely be the credit of the veterans such as Lee Kwok Lun, Ching Hor Wai, Henry Lo Chun Shun, etc. -- they were absolutely brilliant in the first episode (Lee Kwok Lun especially -- always love his acting!!!) and kept me laughing almost the entire time. Since I'm not fond of Kenneth's or Niki's acting (or Benjamin or Mandy's for that matter), I'm pretty sure I will drop this series the minute it starts switching focus to their storylines (which technically already started with episode 2, so I already started not paying much attention anymore).llwy12https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758666836317755286.post-30379458859337338742016-12-13T18:14:56.065-07:002016-12-13T18:14:56.065-07:00Hey @llwky12! FIrst of all, I just wanted to say ...Hey @llwky12!

FIrst of all, I just wanted to say that from reading all the posts and your comments that I really appreciate all the times you add some past context to the reviews! I know my knowledge of TVB is very limited to the post-2005 era while Cee and Jay are more so post-2000, so you being able to tell us about things from the glory days is very appreciated!

Yeah, it definitely seems like TVB of the past was focused on putting out works of art rather than the stuff that comes out of a stale production line with no originality... whether that's in terms of plot holes in the script, repetitive songs, or less-than-ideal acting. Sigh...but I guess on the other hand if they used the old songs but remade them with new singers they would still have that canned quality that would in no way match up to the original song.

I guess they could have even used the songs from the original version of the drama...but knowing TVB they wouldn't do that. For Triumph in the Skies II they even used Eason Chen's original theme songs in promotes only to shove down a new song in the actual opening. But ehh...the drama itself isn't that appetizing thus far and got put in one of the least-watched slots of the year...so maybe the Voice Ent. songs will end up matching that quality? Who knows. TVB probably just wants to get it out of the warehouse.

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Could have been an interesting concept but I think you could have done better if you had access to more sprites. The action was lacking, although not totally terrible, at least you had some sounds effects. The dialog moved way to fast especially at the end there.
Its not to bad for your first post here
Its not that bad I found the whole concept of making the MK fighters look like crap compared to Akuma quiet funny. Be good if you used some of Akuma's over drive moves or stuff as a finishing blow then had Shao Kahn do the whole fatality thing. So overall its a good starting point for a flash yet add a few things in and it could be even better
I know MK loyals are going to hate this one, but akuma is AKUMA lol.
Keep trying
So... you first post... OK..... not new, not revealer... one more submission on NG
Keep trying, you can do better....
To get attention you need create something new or choreography more interesting .
You need worry more about smoother movements, and frame rate.
Before you understand this, you will be prepared to put a good sequel.
This is a tip... I put my first animation on NG at the beginning of this year and I practice everyday to make a better animation sequel. But I think too this depends of your interest.
If you are satisfied... fine. But, if you wish attention... is a long way.
2/5 - To more one submission
6/10 - To your first post
Far from satisfied and I do agree that some of it was too rough and needs to be smoother. Being my first post I meant for it to be more fun than anything else. But I will make a much more professional second post for sure.
Thanks for the feedback.
Not to shabby!
I liked the idea, but a couple of things were weighing the idea down.
1- lack of fast-paced action
2- Not enough full fights
3- battle with Shao Kan would've been awesome.
4- Akuma should've used fatalities.
other than that, it was pretty sweet man! Liked your idea of slo-mo kills towards the end.
Thanks alot for the feedback. I will definitely make the longer better version of this ASAP.


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Diana Krall has had a long time fascination with bossa nova, a type of music which perfectly suits her sophisticated yet sensual style. This culminated in her new studio album "Quiet Nights" (released by Verve in spring 2009) and in this stunning concert filmed in the home of the bossa nova, Rio de Janeiro, in November 2008. Accompanied by her band and an orchestra, Diana Krall delivers a superb set of standards in true bossa nova style but clearly bearing her unique stamp. This DVD captures Diana Krall at her scintillating best.
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The Process - Writer of Green Wake and The Intrepids Launches Podcast
Kurtis Wiebe, the writer of Green Wake and The Intrepids from Image Comics, has launched his own comic writing podcast, The Process. The bi-weekly show is dedicated to bringing the audience an inside look into his writing process. He is joined in his discussions by up-and-coming comic scribe, Jeremy Holt, and yours truly, Ryan K Lindsay. There have already been two episodes of The Process go live and the third should be available within the next week. It is hosted by the Image Addiction podcast – listen to them too, they're awesome. Hit the jump to look at the schedule of the program.
If you haven't caught up with The Process yet, here's how you can:
Download The Process from the Image Addiction iTunes page, or subscribe through iTunes or your podcast catcher – if you subscribe you'll see the new episodes before other people.
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Process Junkies
Kurtis Wiebe decided he wanted to put his process out there. Comic writing is an ethereal discipline, different for each writer, so Kurtis thought he'd share how he goes about the challenge. He thought a podcast would be a fun idea so he called upon two people he's discussed writing with a lot over the past year and they put together a show. It's just 3 guys, writers, shooting the breeze about what they're doing right now and how they're doing it. This is the format of the show:
Wow Factor
This section of the chat has each man bring to the table a stellar example of comic writing. It can be any comic we've read over the past month or so and doesn't necessarily have to be something recently published, though we have tried to keep it relevant.
It's nice to celebrate the successes out there because there is a lot of great writing to learn from if you keep your eyes open. So far we've mentioned Daredevil, The Last Mortal, and Blacksad, to name a few. If you want to write comics but aren't reading them then you're doing it wrong. We will hopefully point you in the right direction from time to time to get onto a good book.
Progress Report
Being writers, we all have various projects at different stages of completion. It's nice to debrief about what we've spent the last fortnight doing and how we're doing it. Kurtis is wrapping two arcs for Image, getting a new title set up for Image, and also making notes for his debut novel. Life is busy for him. I know I love hearing about the current projects of my favourite writers so it's worth checking in just for his reports alone.
For Jeremy and I, we're busy prepping pitches and liaising with nascent talent so hopefully we can show you what it's like trying to get your ducks in a row before you've hit the big time of a fancy publisher. We want to be the example that shows you we can all do it.
Grill 'Em!
Every good pod is interactive and this one is no different. Hit up the Facebook page for The Process, give it a Like, and ask a question about comic writing. You can also tag us in on Twitter (@kurtisjwiebe, @jeremy_holt, @ryanklindsay) and we'll address the Q on the airwaves. We don't pretend to have the answers but we're happy to talk about whatever you want.
The Process
This is kind of the main event – we discuss one aspect of our writing process that works, or doesn't. Every writer has their own ritual or modus operandi and we want to break these things down. We recently discussed music for writing and managed to workshop some really good band names and discuss how it affects our mood and words. We want to sound all fancy like we know the theory of what we're saying but in truth we're just discussing what works for us.
When you break down your act of writing, you'll see there are lots of little elements that go into it. That's what will be discussed and hopefully it'll urge you to try new things and just get creative.
The Roundtable
Our battle is writing and our weapons are words but the field of valour is comics. We love comics and here we discuss one aspect of comics and just see the conversation flow from there. We're not looking to solve the industry, just explain our knowledge of it and why we enjoy it.
So far, horror comics yielded a great conversation and so did the idea of letting the art carry the story. Who knows what we'll focus on next…
Wrap It
It's early days and already we're all working to one up each other in the stakes of wrapping up the pod in the most inspiring and erudite manner. The gauntlet gets throw down and slapped across faces constantly and it's a blast structuring the closing statements to mean something and be fun at the same time.
We hope with the show end that you'll be left with little option but to open your writing document and get working on things.
That's the show. If you dig comic writing and the process behind it then this will be up your alley. If you don't come for me (and if you dig my writing here then you should definitely dig the pod), then you should come for Jeremy Holt as he's very close to breaking in big time. Then there's Kurtis Wiebe. He's already the next big thing and if you want to break in, or just hear some tales out of school, then you have to get into The Process. It'll steer you right every time.
Download The Process from the Image Addiction iTunes page, or subscribe through iTunes or your podcast catcher – if you subscribe you'll see the new episodes before other people.
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Have you listened to The Process? What did you think? How can we improve it and what did you like?
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Huh I don't understand green wake , for every good review there are five reviews panning it
- August 9, 2011 at 9:20 AM
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@Anon - Yeah it can seem a bit hit or miss on some people. I absolutely love it. So do most reviewers I respect. I stick with it because it works for me.
Hope you still give the pod a run.
- August 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM
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Can someone give me a walkthrough of installing Quicken 2004 with wine? I don't know how to do it. Thanks!:D
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Can someone give me a walkthrough of installing Quicken 2004 with wine? I don't know how to do it. Thanks!:D
Installing any application is pretty much the same. I assume you have Wine installed, and a "fake C drive" under ~/.wine/ (if not, run wineprefixcreate).
Find the Windows installation file for Quicken. It's often named setup.exe, but it could be named anything, though always with an .exe extention.
Run this command in a command shell (teminal window), substituting the name of the installation file if different and the actual path. (Note: do this as a normal user, NOT root.) The path can be either a Linux path like /mnt/cdrom/setup.exe, or a Windows path like d:\\setup.exe.It may not work, because Wine isn't complete and it doesn't map all of Windows' functions yet.Code:
wine /path/setup.exe
But if it does work, you should see the Windows installation window pop up just like on Windows.
Typically, lots and lots of diagnostic and error messages scroll in the background in the command shell. If it works, just ignore them.
It will install it's program files to some directory under :
~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/
To run it, you may get a "short cut" icon installed somewhere, depending on the desktop you use. But you can always run it directly. I don't know the executable name of Quicken, but if it is quicken.exe, then you could start it like this. The quotes are necessary (or a backslash) so the command shell correctly sees the space as part of the filename.You might want to add a function or alias to your ~/.bash_profile something like thisCode:
wine "~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/quicken.exe"
alias quicken='~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/quicken.exe'
It worked. Many Thanks!!!
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There are very few. There are few people who, like us, have the values and the way of thinking to really try hard. They lack discipline. And it's not just fashion, I think...[young people] get satisfied too easily. They're not strict enough with themselves. They're too soft on themselves.
On the topic of fast fashion, Kawakubo told the newspaper it's not so good for "the value of creation," although she did once collaborate with H&M:
That was a special case. They were making a new store in Japan, so it was just a short, two-week relationship. It wasn't a big thing, but I thought it was interesting because they asked me to do all the advertising and visuals as well. H&M has a very different way of thinking and a different business model, so it was interesting to see how much of a connection we could make. But in the end I realized that there wasn't very much in common, so I don't think I'll do it again.
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At airports, because I don't have time to shop. I buy my cosmetics at the airport and there's nothing else much I buy. I just don't have time.
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Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a business executive and best-selling author. Currently, she works at a small banking boutique helping growth companies, including those operating in the emerging markets. With her husband, Nicholas D. Kristof, she is a co-author of A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, a New York Times best-selling book about altruism and how to bring about change in our society using evidence-based strategies. Published in late 2014 by Knopf, A Path Appears was turned into a three-part PBS documentary airing in January and February 2015 and was featured on numerous network television shows. They also co-authored Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a No. 1 New York Times best-selling book about the challenges facing women around the globe.
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As a Peace Corps nurse during the 1960s in Togo, West Africa, Ann Moore saw African mothers do something that she found very interesting: they carried their babies in fabric slings tied securely on their backs. Moore liked the closeness between babies and their mothers, and how the babies seemed so calm when carried in this way.When Moore came back home to the United States and decided to have her own child, she wanted to carry her baby in the same manner. Moore and her mother designed a carrier similar to the ones used by the women in Togo. Together, they came up with the original soft baby carrier, the Snugli®, as well as other kinds of specialized carrying cases. Due to their invention, mothers and fathers all over the world are able to ride bikes, cook and run errands while carrying their babies close to them.
Global Women's Seminar: Innovations in Global Health
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Joanne Posner-Mayer, on behalf of the Posner Center for International Development
Amanda Coslor
Zubaida Bai, Women's Health Expert
Patricia Gabow, M.D., former CEO of Denver Health
Amy Livingston, Director of Global Health Foundation
Deb Thomas, PhD, Colorado School of Public Health
Stephen Berman (Moderator), Director, Center for Global Health, Colorado School of Public Health
Event Chair
Baret Walker
Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE)
Honorary Chair
Robin P. Hickenlooper
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Matt Albers served up a two-run homer to Chris Lubanski in the bottom of the eighth inning. Toronto 13, Orioles 3.
Koji Uehara also had a left hamstring issue last year, but he said the discomfort is in a different spot this time.
"When I made the last pitch, I felt something in my hamstring," he said.
Asked if he's concerned, Uehara said, "I'm always concerned."