Super Trio Show Criticism: right or wrong?

Super Trio Supreme (a.k.a Super Trio Wonder Trip) Hosts: Chin Kar Lok, Wong Cho Lam, Eric Tsang, Louis Yuen (from left to right) Super trio show 8th season had aired a total of 3 episodes so far. I was really anticipating to watch it when I first saw all those funny pictures of the first episode. It's probably the longest running gameshow in Hong Kong. Its first debut was actually in 1995. Wow! It'd been 13 years! So what is with all the complaints? Viewers claim that the show contains violent, cruelty, and inappropriate behaviour that could affect children. I got to admit, the show does contain games that could be inappropriate for children to watch, but it's indeed very entertaining! I'm almost finish with the first episode and it's very hilarious! This game involves body contact (the famous seaweed/card transfer game), intelligence, and fast movements. It's really weird, but we tend to love gameshow that involves a bit of violence right? But the purpose of this gameshow is to entertain viewers isn't it? Therefore, I absolutely don't think that there's anything wrong with displaying a bit of violence that could be entertaining. (Please note that this is base only on my point of view.) This is probably why viewers think that the show is inappropriate? Body contact and a bit of violence is probably why viewers think that the show is inappropriate. The older generation might not like these kind of actions, but it's the 21st century and displaying these type of action is quite normal. Because I live in the States, these type of actions are really normal and familiar among my surroundings, while in Hong Kong, some things are more conservative than others. I guess this is the reason why the older generation had file the complaints against the game show. Other than that, the game show is overall fun and entertaining! One of the games from the first episode is adapted from the Japanese game show, "The Human Tetris". It's a must watch because it's very hilarious! Basically, the foam board will display a body structure and the contestant have to somehow fit through it so that they can successfully go to the other side. If not, they will fall into the water. It might look easy, but it's actually very hard! The picture of Charmaine Sheh clinging onto the board is just priceless. The first Super Trio Show (Season 1) Wow! What a difference right? Eric looked so young back then! By the way, Jordan Chan used to be one of the host for the Super Trio Show. Super Trio Supreme (Season 8) If you're interested in watching more of episode 1, click here

Where have Asia been?

Where have Asia Been? As you guys have noticed, Asia have not post for a very long time. She has some medical problems and is trying to catch up with her school work so she doesn't have much time to update the blog. However, when she has the time, she will come back and update again. Please continue to support the blog! Words from Asia: "My health is weak right now. As for what I have, I would like to keep it medical issues private. I think I will be completely fine soon. But my professors have graciously let me make up all the work I missed during the time I was out so I'm very busy as of right now. I think I will return to update soon, but I dont exactly know when." My name is Stacy and I will continue to help Asia update and keep this blog alive! As for the Latest TVB Viet Released, Asia will continue to update when she has the time. Asia and I have decided to work together and keep this blog alive. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a message in the chatbox or E-Mail us.

Most Enjoyable Couplings of 2007 (Minor Spoilers)

My Personal Top 10 Most Enjoyable TVB Couplings of 2007 10. Linda Chung & Raymond Lam: Quite enjoyable in the beginning, but got uh... weird towards in the end. Alfred Leung cheating on Seung Joi Sam with her best friend in the storyline is kind of a turn off. And that whole diary thing got old... 9. Bosco Wong and Bernice Liu: They had good chemistry in Devil's Disciple but sadly the storyline did not let them end up together. 8. Alvina Kong & Tsui Weng: Their characters Diana & Kau Chun from The Best Selling Secret was enjoyable in the sense that they both knew they were something between each other and their relationship started to developed more interesting over time with both not acting on it completely leaving some mystery. 7. Gigi Lai & Moses Chan: Let's just talk in terms of the first half of The Ultimate Crime Fighter. They were considered an odd couple. Gigi originally didn't care for Moses but then she developed a huge crush on him. He however thought she didn't match him, but her sincerity won him over. Jonh Lung eventually fell in love with Ching Ching which was very touching, but their ending.... 6. Feng Shao Feng & Myolie Wu: Their storyline was unique. They both face rejection from people who they love and thought love them. They found love between the two of them in the end which was sweet. 5. Sharon Chan & Kevin Cheng: Both had loner personalities in Devil Disciple because of their tough childhood. Both were misunderstood because they had a personal mission in life that strangely brought them together. It's clear they developed love for each, but their ending was pityful. 4. Sheren Tang & Michael Miu: A shaky relationship that went through alot of turmoil in The Drive of Life. They broke up in the beginning, but both were still in love with each other. All the things they were willing to do for each other were very touching. In the end they were brought back to together again by their strong love bond. 3. Esther Kwan & Gregory Wong: Their characters Wong Ka Lam and Vincent in The Best Selling Secret had one of the most interesting storyline that developed over time. What seemed to be a sudden crush turned out to be a love spark that first occured almost two decades ago, but did not fall into place. There is clearly feelings between both but will they both ever fully act on it?? 2. Charmaine Sheh & Raymond Lam: This relationship had humor, sparks, and turmoil. It was a love hate relationship between them through out the storyline, but in the end they ended up together and they were willing to do anything for each other. 1. Steven Ma & Bernice Liu: I just dont know what it is about them, but they seem to have a great chemistry. The things they do in the series were very cute, for example, the turning back to glance with the coin thing is absolutely adorable. The overall storyline enhanced their chemistry greatly. The music in the series made their scenes together so lovely. I enjoyed this coupling the most this year. Ja'Dore!

Hope Everyone Had a Merry Christmas / The Seventh Day MV

Sorry, I didn't go online all of Christmas Day so I couldn't wish you guys a Merry Christmas, but I hope you all had a Happy Holiday! I was so bored, happy, and sad at the same time today. I don't have any new TVB series left in my house, and my cable TV (Direct TV Satellite) went out, I was absolutely devastated. I'm left without my favorite channels like MTV, VH1, E!, Oxygen, & Bravo. Well, at least I was able to watch the finale of "A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila" before it went out. My friend told me there are software programs online that let's you watch streaming Cable TV from your computer, DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS??? I would be eternally greatful if anyone show me how to do this. Anyways, in the mist of this depression I got a new laptop. With absolutely nothing to watch (Sniff Sniff...) I decided to make a TVB Music Video on my new laptop. This Music Video is the first Video I ever made. I made it with scenes from the latest trailer of The Seventh Day combined with one of my favorite song-How To Save A Life by The Fray. Plz Check it out & tell me what you think.

The Ultimate Crime Fighter **SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!***

I Can't Believe What I'm Watching... Kevin Cheng's character (Aaron Chong Man Hei) is horrific. I was watching the scene where he killed Ching Ching (Gigi Lai) at 2 AM last night and I couldn't believe her life came to an end that way. Gigi's character is very innocent and sweet and to see that she was killed by someone she trusted like that was shocking. I knew even before watching the series that it was bound to happen but OMG... I anticipate the last few episodes will be very tense. Her death seems to have make a huge impact on most of the major characters in the series. Kevin's gay (or bisexual) psycho serial killer character Aaron is really one of the scariest I've seen in series. I really like watching TUCF. I had doubts about it in the first 4 episdoes because I so afraid the entire series will revolve around Yuen Biao's psyhic abilities, but I'm glad it eventually faded almost completely out of the storyline. Once I got past the first 5 episode and it got alot better. This series somewhat reminds of series like the Justice Files. I want to see how everything will end. I heard Moses Chan's character makes a drastic change after Gigi Lai's death. This series is very violent in the beginning. However, it died down towards the middle. And became more violent towards the end. I was so surprise to see TUCF got a NC-16 Rating ( No Children Under 16 are permitted to watch) in the U.S. My rental store would let this 15 year old boy rent it because of the warning DVD set came with. They were afraid they might lose their lincense to rent out DVDs.

Sonjia Kwok Leaving TVB

I just read Sonjia Kwok will not renew her contract next year with TVB and will instead be focusing on mainland productions because that's where the real money is. This saddens me, I know I'm not a HUGE Sonjia Kwok fan, but she was a good actress that I liked. Watching her through out the years made me fond her acting and she serves as a familar face in series. It seems like TVB is going on power trip overporomoting new actresses like Kate Tsui, Fala Chen, Linda Chung, ... that they lose sight of people who has stuck by them over years and loyal to them and not moving to ATV. C'mon, Leila Tong deserves alittle promotion even though she's not under contract. You can tell there's real substance in her acting. Anyways, I hope she will still come back to film TVB series like Ada Choi did when she left TVB management. This remeinds me of how I felt when Michelle Ye left. I know there were so many rumors about her, but I quite enjoyed her acting. By the way, Toby Leung is in talks to officially become a TVB mangament actress in 2008. She will move away from singing and more towards televison so get ready lol. I'm guessing she will become the next Sonjia Kwok in TVB's eyes....... (Roll Eyes..)

The Rundown on The Drive of Life

So much to say, but I want to keep brief and not long winded. 1st: The first 10 episodes of Drive was bleh... It was a horrible idea to use the Damian Lau and the three brother's love hate relationship as the opener to the series and hook people. It quite boring to me... 2nd: The dialogue about cars through out the series was so zzzZZZ... They were talking about mechanical parts, car engines, tires, and the list goes on. This might be new to some people but the majority of people that watch TVB series are women. And most women aren't that interested in hearing about car parts... Raymond Lam's body parts, that's another story... 3rd: The last 25 episodes was actually REALLY GOOD. The storyline had finally developed into it's climax. We finally knew who were the true villains and the suspense building towards the finale. 4th: Toby Leung was TERRIBLE! Actors basically pretend to someone their not and most of the time it is believable. Toby does such a horrible job at "pretending" that she looks like one of those people that are bad liars. It was like she was lying to me onscreen. Her crying was just so BAD. She basically just opens her mouth REALLY wide and cringes her face. 5th: I know the storyline was male dominated but I found the women's storyline more interesting. 6th: Best Actress in this series goes to Sheren Tang, hands down. 7th: The most dynamic character in this series is Wing Sau Fung (Charmaine's). So well crafted and had such a huge impact on the series. Wing Sau Fung to me was a combination all four dominant women in War & Beauty because possessed qualities that existed in all of them. On Sin-Highly Intellegant; Yuk Ying: Foolish; Yee Shun: Cunning; Yue Fei: Strong Willed. (By the way, I know the series were not produce by the same producers.) 8th: WHY JESSICA? WHY?! Why did you accept this role? Her character was so annoying and did nothing dynamic to the overall storyline until all the way towards the end. She basically lived off of what Joe Ma's character did. Her character was irrational, stupid, and a push over. 9th: The ending could have been better. It was good, but I really expected a better ending. 10th: Overall, this was a really good series. I have no clue way everyone is saying it is bad. Alot of them didn't watch it yet, but they had to jump in with comments saying it's not interesting and it's a failure. I think they're just bandwagoners who dislike one or two of the cast members so they'll say anything to bring it down or bring up the series their favorite stars are in. This is so stupid to me, if you're a TVB fans you should have an open mind about all series... This goes for all series, not just [Drive] by the way...

TVB Should SERIOUSLY Do Research Before They Name A Series

My Finals are next week so that's why it's been crazy for me. I've been getting only 4-5 hours of daily sleep in the last week. Please bare with me. Anyways, I was reading a series of Articles for my Law Studies class & I happened to run across a bunch of articles about "Devil's Disciple". At first I was like, TVB series? Because I only read the title. But after I read everything I was like OMG! TVB should have done research before they named their serial "Devil's Disciple". Turns out Devil's Disciple is a very well known prison gang consisting of gay men who rape as a tradition. This prison gang exist in almost every state in the U.S. and internaitionally established in countries like Germany, Australia, The Phillipines, & ironically China. The head boss of the prison is called the Devil and all his followers are called Disciples. Inorder to become a disciple they must be "sodomized" by the Devil and all the top Disciples. Some time these men forcefully anal raped and become disciples even they fight back. Each rape victim are raped on average by 10-20 men. The gang "Devil's Disciple" now exist outside of prisons because members get out & establish it outside. Calling someone a Devil's Disciple is now slang in the urban gang community for saying you like it up the butt. Members of Devil's Disciple were prosecuted & had to testify before a federal court because U.S. President George Bush drafted the Anti-Prison Rape Act. So the name Devil's Disciple is quite infamous for "gay rape". It is suppose be added to the famous "Urban Dictionary" in 2009. It is so ridiculous that TVB name it "Devil's Disciple". After all the premise of the series revolve around Disciples under a tyrant Master or "Devil". Thinking back I remember someone made a video that depicted Kevin Cheng & Bosco Wong as lovers in the series & now I kind of think that's a little weird. I read on Baidu a long time ago in Kevin's next series "Walking With The Enemy" he has scene where he is in prison & he's fighting all the inmates because they want to... Sure, it will be a break through role for him but I think TVB is really getting open with all these topics that people would never openly talk about. I was quite surprise when I saw a scene in "Men Dont Cry" where Dayo Wong & Benz Hui in prison there were actual blunt references to Benz being butt raped by Rocky Cheng which he wasnt.

TVB 40th Anniversary Award Reactions

The Results Were Overall Not Much of A Surprise: I knew Fala Chen would pick up an award regardless so when she won Best Supporting Actress I was slightly shocked, but I knew it was bound to happen. Kate Tsui won Most Improved which wasn't a HUGE surprise to me because I predicted in my head it would either be Bernice, Fala, or Kate. Bernice Liu has become the Susan Luchi of the TVB world. (For those who don't know Susan Luchi is a popular soap star in the U.S. that always get nominated for decades but never won. Calling someone Susan Luchi is now a slang in the U.S. entertainment world for not winning repeatedly.) Amigo Chui winning Most Improved Actor was really weird since he's a Host NOT Actor. Moses Chan's win(s)made my day. I could not believe "The Ada Effect" (http://tvbgeneration.blogspot.com/2007/01/who-i-think-will-win-best-actor-in-2007.html) actually struck again. And I could not believe my prediction from like 10 months ago was actually right. I'm gonna go buy a lottery ticket tomorrow. I guess either Michael Miu or Steven Ma will next year. As far Ray, Gigi, & Lei Si Kei winning the awards they did, I wasnt surprised at all because I predicted them. But Susanna Kwan winning Fav. Female Character & Louis Yuen winning Best Supporting did catch me off guard, but they're part of the "Heart of Greed Entourage" so it was easy to understand. The HOG cast really sucked the life out of the award show itself. I CRIED when I saw the Lydia Sum Life Time Achievement segment. It was depressing to see how different & skinny she was. Even her voice was not the same. The happy & fat Lydia Sum really lighted up a room, and no matter what she still will light up a room. Her daughter Joyce Cheng singing with Lau Ka Cheung to her was so sad. =( Random Notes About The Show: Kate Tsui's eye shadow & make up was WAY TOO MUCH! Halloween was last month... Gigi Lai's cleavage stole the limelight. Florence Kwok should have won Best Supporting Actress hands down, but what can you do... I was amused when Ray Lui referred to Sheren Tang, Charmaine Sheh, & Gigi Lai as being "new" leading actresses. The look on their faces were priceless. Kathy Chow Hoi Mei's long winded speech about the TVB Actors was so funny. Liza Wang taking pictures of everyone at random moments with her digital camera was pretty funny. TVB has got to get rid of that Gameboy Pocket Video Game sounding music theme. Fala Chen doesn't look that pretty when her hair is up. They should have showed the reaction TVB Artistes inseatd of the clips from the series. Overall, that's all I have to say about it right now. Looking foward to the TVB Anniversary Celebration!

How Exciting!

I didn't even realize the TVB Award Ceremony is just a hours away by Hong Kong time. I understand TVB aded two new awards "Favorite Mainland Actor" & "Favorite Mainland Actress". Don't understand how this works because I heard almost everyone from anywhere can vote for these awards so... As far as who will win, I don't really have a strong opinion anyone actually. Whatever will be will be is my attitude. But this show is so unpredictable. Right now I'm thinking Raymond Lam & Moses Chan will each win a Best Actor award whether it be the Original TVB one or the Mainland one. I'm kinda think it will be the same way with Gigi Lai (who just exploded into the votings because of her role in The Ultimate Crime Fighter), and Lee Si Kei. Wouldn't be wild if Fala Chen, Bernice Liu, or Linda Chung out of nowhere takes home the Best Actress award? We'lll just have to wait & see... Can't wait to see it!

Where Did All The Time Go?

Attention PLEASE! Is anyone still here? Time took a toll on my life. Despite what it looks like I really love TVB Generation. I really want to revive it, because right now it's basically dead. I'm thinking about starting over fresh in December, but we'll see how it goes. I kept an eye on the TVB world and surprsingly it's amazing quiet. Not much to talk about. My eyes candies are still there looking good as ever, and the series keeps on coming and going. Heart of Greed really sucked out all the life out of 2007. So much that I just want 2008 to come. I'm looking forward to the TVB Anniversary Award Show, and Celebration. It's gonna be great. Regardless of the winners I'm sure I will enjoy the show. I must say, watch out for Fala Chen & Stephen Huynh. I read they are raking in the most money among the supporting class actors for TVB Management so they might give them each an award to kept them happy when it comes time for a contract renewal. I think Lee Si Kei or Susanna Kwan will win Best Actress. I think Linda will win Female Favorite Character for HOG (Personally I found Seung Joi Sam hella annoying when I finished the series. I wanted to drop kick her in the jaw but whatever...). If anyone ever makes me rewatch that whole "Days Without Seung Joi Sam" bull I'LL SHANK YOU! I swear it's the most annoying gimmick ever... And oh yeah, Moses for Best Actor of course!! Did anyone see the TVB Jade SInger's Celebration? It was fairly entertaining. Raymond Lam looked very uncomfortable among the singers though. I think he doesn't know alot of the singers since he's an established actor who just got started singing so his circle of singer friends isnt that big yet. The Drive of Life is actually pretty good, I don't see what people about this series. Charmaine Sheh's character very intriguing. She's more of a Vixen than a Villain. Father & Sons is very good. Watching Bobby Au-Yeung & Wong Hei together gives off a feel like I'm watching classic 90's TVB. Thank you everyone for giving me time to get my life together. I finally figured out "Growing Old Is Mandatory, But Growing Up Is Optional."

I Just Watched The 40th Lighting Ceremony

The Show was fairly entertaining. I guess the award season festivities officially kicked off. The nominations are out so start voting. Some notable things I noticed from the show... *Tavia Yeung is finally getting the recognition she deserves. Standing next to Gigi Lai being parallel to Myolie in ranking and getting a better position than Linda Chung. In my opinion she deserves more attention than Linda. She's been around since the time of Michelle Ye, & Myolie in Eternal happiness and even before that. This is highest status she has recieved at a lighting ceremony. Bravo Tavia! *Bosco Wong still has his permed/curled hair. At least now we know it's out of his personal choice and not for his role in WOIL 2007 like everyone speculated. *The Cast of Steps did an amazing job with their performace. *I Liked the Part when we got to see some previews and hear some input from the cast of this year's 3 anniversary series. *Loretta Chow (This year's MHK 2nd Runner's Up) did an excellent job singing "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera. Christina is a tough act to follow. She's not a pro singer or actor and it was brave of her to sing infront of so many artistes.

Phoenix Rising / The Hypocrisy Controversy

I Just Finished Phoenix Rising last night. I dont want to say any spoilers, but the ending is unbelievable. I was quite shocked at how everything went down. Krystal Tin, Louisa So, and Leila Tong all did an excellent job. In my opinion Louisa's villainess role far surpasses Susanna Kwan in Heart of Greed. And if it airs, Leila Tong will be the top contender for Most Improved. Krystal will probably grab a Best Actress nomination too. I'm was so surprised when I logged on this morning. When I was reading the C-Box there were alot of comments about a post on Metal's TVB Musing blog. I read everything including the post, and since there was a request for my opinion I'll briefly express what I think. Well, before I start I just want to say I support him on the fact that it's his blog & he can say what ever he wants. I also posted a comment on his blog so dont worry I'm not going behind his back. My opinion is completely different from what he thinks though. I wont address his post directly because we are friendly affiliates and don't want people to mistake it as something else but I'll say this: *In the past I have said I miss High School since graduation. But in the last few weeks of College I have said I dont miss High School at all. I have also said I'm confident I'll get an A+ in my Eastern Culture class, but just yesterday I said to a friend I just hope i can get a B in that class. Does that make me a hypocrite? No way. These statements are Contradictions not Hypocrisy. These contradictions come as a result of many possible things like a change of hearts or a lost of confidence. *A Hypocrisy comes with a proclamation, and an action in 99.9% of the time. For example, I say to everyone I'm against fur & I condemn it because it's murder. Yet I take the action to go out and buy a fur coat I thought was pretty to wear to a Gala. That would make me a hypocrite. Two statements that contradict doesn't add up to a hypocrisy in my opinion. That's all I have to say. It's my two cents, take it or leave. I have some major Homework to do. Stay cool people!! I almost forgot! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Gigi Lai! Her Birthday is tomorrow, I probably wont have time to say it tomorrow so I'll say it.

Parallel Yet Unparallel

I've been away for a while now and once again i'm really sorry. But it is what it is, I can try my best to update when I can. ;) Although I've been away I've kept an eye what's going on in the entertain biz. I've found things that are parallel on some level with the TVB world, but in a way kind of unparallel as well. LEAVE CHARMAINE SHEH ALONE!!!! You guys have probably seen the Chris Crocker video a.k.a. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!! It's like almost everywhere I go now the Charmaine bashing is rampid. It's mostly criticism for her acting in DOL and people blaming her for the low ratings. Honestly, I don't see anything wrong with her acting. Personally I think alot of people are just jumping on the band wagon. I'm absolutely dying to see if anyone would post a video as a satire to Charmaine! If they do, I guarantee you he'll end up all over the Hong Kong news. Just to be clear though I in no way am saying Charmaine is Britney Spears. Britney is complete mess. Charmaine has her act together, as a matter of fact she's probably one of the most well structured actress at TVB right now. I applaude how she's handling everything with grace. Hence why there is some unparallelism (Is this even a word lol). Scandalous! Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical was caught in a scandal where nude photos of her were uncovered. It reminded of Yoyo Chen who was rumor to Ms.A the mysterious actress who had revealing clip of her revealed. This is unparaellel because Vanessa's career is actually going up because Hollywood loves scandals while Yoyo's career is going down hill because TVB is conservative.

Phoenix Rising

ARRGGHHHH!! This series is so frustrating to watch! Don't get me wrong though, it's a briliant series. I heard Great reviews for the series so I rented it. The storyline is very well crafted. The characters are well developed. I watch Krytal Tin alot in movies, and I think she's amazing in PR. I'm on episode 12. So far here's how I feel. I Think That... Krystal Tin's Character Is Gulliable. Louisa So's Character Is EVIL! Leila Tong's character is Foolish/Semi-annoying at times. It's frustrating to watch because of everything that goes on is just so... uhhh... I don't know how to describe it.. People who saw it probably know what I mean. It glorifies the theme of brutal survival of the most cunning similar to War & Beauty in my opinion. I hear the ending is "Breathtaking & Not Like Any Other Endings" so I'm curious to see how it turns out. Please don't blurt out any spoilers. Just a side note, is just me or Louisa So looks "slightly" older than Krystal Tin. I thought it was strange Krystal was the older sister of the two. Also, Leila's character Sophie is only suppose to be like 3-4 years younger than Louisa & Krystal yet Leila looks like she's 10-12 years younger. More when I finish watching it...