The Day of Days Official Poster

This is the international version of the official poster, which should be about the same when TVB releases it.

This series just finished shooting not too long ago and this will be Sonjia's first series since having her baby and Sunny's first after his year long break from filming. 

Inbound Troubles Official Poster

This series will debut on January 14th. I'm mainly excited for this series because it will be Joey Meng's debut with TVB. Also, there are some new faces to their series such as singers Ivana Wang and Louis Cheung. Wong Cho Lam also had a hand in writing the screenplay for this series. 

Flashback

I was watching an old series from 2001 called Seven Sisters (starring Gallen Lo, Charmaine Sheh, Anne Heung, and Kong Wah) when I recognized a few other faces. Below is a young Kenneth Ma, Raymond Chiu, and Tsui Wing who had a tiny role in the series with only a few lines each. It's so weird watching older series and recognizing the people who are now bigger stars.

Triumph In The Skies 2 China Press Conference

Kenneth Ma, Myolie Wu, and Fala Chen were at the China International Film & TV Programs Exhibition to promote their upcoming series, Triumph in the Skies 2. 

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Triumph in the Skies 2 Unofficial Poster

There will be a press conference for Triumph in the Skies 2 at the China International Film & TV Programs Exhibition with Myolie Wu, Kenneth Ma, and Fala Chen in attendance. I don't think the below poster is going to be the official poster since it's rumored to be released as an anniversary series but they needed to put together something for the exhibition. However, these 6 are the main stars of the series with Francis, Ron, Myolie, and Kenneth returning from the original and Chilam and Fala being added. 

Kate and Raymond Celebrate The Holdiays

Good friends Kate Tsui and Raymond Lam gathered to take some holiday pictures and talked about the Christmas plans. Kate has 2 days off to celebrate with friends and family and she hopes to receive more jobs so that she can buy a house. Raymond will continue to film a series in Mainland and then will prepare for his upcoming concert so he will not have time to celebrate with family. 

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Come Home Love Celebration Dinner

The Assistant Manager took out the cast of Come Home Love for a celebration dinner for its steady ratings and positive feedback. 

Tsui Yu On said that he was pleasantly surprised by some of the actors which include Eileen Yeow, Griselda Yeung (Tavia's sister), and Max Cheung (ex-boyfriend of Best Host Luisa Leitao who she openly thanked in her speech).

I really like this series as well. I enjoy these sitcoms because it would give a chance for some stars to shine in their own storylines and lead their own episodes. They recently extended the series to 300 episodes. The only problem with that is that they tend to extend the romantic storylines and it doesn't seem like anyone would get together until the very end! I'm still waiting for Chris Lai & Queenie Chu to start liking each other since they're supposed to be a couple and Florence Kwok and Carlo Ng needs to get together already! 

TVB Weekly Magazine Cover

After Wayne Lai and Tavia Yeung's win this year at the TVB awards, they graced the cover of TVB Weekly. They both look really nice, although from this picture, you can't really tell that Wayne is sitting so Tavia just looks a lot taller than him. haha.

Unrequited Love Twins Costume Filming

Unrequited Love Twins had their costume filming today and the cast includes Ruco Chan, Aimee Chan, Lin Xia Wei, Tony Hung, Samantha Ko, Benz Hui, Elaine Yiu, Mat Yeung and Mary Hon.
Mat and Lin Xia will play siblings. They will be going on location to Malaysia to film some scenes.

I wasn't even aware that they were going to have their costume fitting today. This series does not look appealing to me at all. I like Ruco but other than Big Wheel with Linda, he seems to get cast in the most boring looking series. Maybe it'll surprise me though.

Power Chan Ad

Although Power Chan recently lost the Best Supporting Actor award, he still gained a lot of fame and recognition for his role in The Confidant. He was recently tapped to be the spokesperson for a product so it's nice to see that he is being rewarded in other ways. Go Power! I hope you can win an award soon! 

TVB Winners Celebrate

Best Supporting Actress Nancy Wu, Best Supporting Actor Koo Ming Wah, Most Improved Male Oscar Leung, and Most Improved Female Mandy Wong celebrated their win together at a Japanese restaurant in Tsim Tsa Tsui. They were joined by many friends and family who helped celebrate such as Felix Wong and Myolie Wu.

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TVB Awards 2012 (Red Carpet Pictures and Results)

Beautiful Five Fadans

More red carpet pictures and award results as they come in:

Artist's choice on TVB Awards

The annual TVB awards are less than 24 hours away and Three Weekly compiled a list of 40 artists on their choices for Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress. I actually can't make out all the names since it's kind of small, but you can easily make out the winners for each category.

• Wayne Lai and Michelle Yim got the most votes for Best Actor/Actress. Not to take away anything from their votes (especially since I thought Wayne was fantastic in The Confidant), I notice that a lot of artists tend to choose the veteran actors. It could be because they really think they're the best, but I also think that it's just an "easier" choice for them since they don't have to pick between their friends.
• Power Chan and Koo Ming Wah both had the most (and same amount) of votes for Best Supporting Actor. Nancy Wu's name is actually on there for both of them. This is a tough category because I think a lot of people would want them both to receive this award.
• Nancy Wu had the most votes for Best Supporting Actress. Will she be able to sweep the awards this year since she already won at the Astro and Asian TV awards?
• Moses and Aimee voted for each other in their respective categories.
• For some reason, they only show Tavia's vote for herself but not in the other categories? She has stated that she will be voting for Kenneth for Best Actor.
• Sharon Chan posted on her weibo her votes for Kenneth and Tavia.
• Last year's Best Actress, Myolie Wu, picked Kenneth, Tavia, Koo Ming Wah, and Nancy.

This is actually not a very good list because it's not 40 of the same people showing their votes. It seems like they just filled each category until they got to 40 votes. Previous years had better lists, and TVB Weekly usually did one also. There was also one done by reporters last year in which they asked 50 TVB artists on their picks and it actually reflected the real results in which Kevin, Myolie, Ben Wong, and Sharon Chan won. 

Read below for my final predictions before the awards air later.

Lisa Magazine Photo Shoot

Myolie Wu recently won an award for Top Ten Outstanding Dressed. 2012 was a good year for her since she received a lot of awards in China and she was also able to purchase her dream home.

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Big Bowl Feast Dinner

Around 2000 TVB artists and employees gathered last night to have Poon Choi or a Big Bowl Feast dinner with the executives. Some of the artists that attended include Roger Kwok, Wayne Lai, Moses Chan, Myolie Wu, Sharon Chan and many others including Kate Tusi who showed up with a megaphone to canvass for votes. There were also many drawings to give away electronic products, travel certificates, cameras, crystal trinkets, and many other gifts.

It seems like they all had a lot of fun and had a feeling of "togetherness" at this dinner. Ever since Norman Leung took over, I feel like they are doing a better job at boosting morale. Small gestures such as a group dinner really does make a difference, and he has also promised them bonuses and a salary increase next year. In addition, they are working towards a 5-day work week. :)

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2012 Asian Television Award Winners

Congratulations to Moses Chan and Nancy Wu for their wins at the Asian Television Awards! There is a panel of judges that pick out the winner and the nominees are included from over 15 countries so it is considered a more prestigious award that judges the acting and not the popularity. This year, Moses won Best Actor and Nancy won Best Supporting Actress.

Past TVB winners include: (The name of the award changed over the years but it's basically Best Leading and Best Supporting awards.)

2007 Best Comedy Performance by an Actress: Myolie Wu (To Grow With Love)

2008 Best Drama Performance by an Actor: Raymond Lam (The Master of Tai Chi)

2009 Best Drama Performance by an Actress: Michelle Yim (Moonlight Resonance)
2010 Best Drama Performance by an Actor: Bowie Lam (Sister of Pearl)
2010 Best Drama Performance by a Supporting Actress (Susan Tse, Beyond The Realm of Conscience)
2011 Best Actor in a Leading Role: Kevin Cheng (Ghetto Justice)
2011 Best Actress in a Leading Role: Charmaine Sheh (Can't Buy Me Love)
2011 Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Evergreen Mak (No Regrets)
2011 Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Fala Chen (No Regrets)

Sniper Attack 2013 Costume Fitting

Sniper Attack 2013 Costume Fitting

The cast includes Eddie Cheung, Michael Tse, Kate Tsui, Alice Chan, Eliza Sam, Nathan Ngai, Kaki Cheung, and Kathy Chow who did not attend today.




I'm excited for this series because of the Eddie, Michael, Kathy, Kate, and Alice cast combo and I liked what I saw in the sales presentation. It reminded me of the old ATV series, Gun and Glory, with the bullet manipulations.

This will be Kate's 5th time portraying a cop.

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Press Conference for TVB Awards

60 artists gathered for a press conference for voting during the TVB Anniversary Awards. This included some of their big stars Wayne Lai, Myolie Wu, Roger Kwok, Tavia Yeung and Moses Chan as well as some popular nominees for this year's awards such as Oscar Leung, Mandy Wong, Him Law, and Koo Ming Wah. There were also many artists who participated even though they were not nominated such as Chris Lai, Michael Tse, and Christine Ng.

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Astro on Demand Awards 2012

Congratulations to all the winners! 

Click below for the results!

Triumph 2 cast going to Taiwan

The cast of Triumph in the Skies 2 is going to Taiwan to finish filming their last location scenes. This includes Francis Ng, Julian Cheung, Myolie Wu, Fala Chen, Kenneth Ma, Elena Kong, and Patrick Dunn.

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Christine Ng- War and Beauty 2

Christine Ng just finished recording the theme song for War and Beauty 2! I'm pleasantly surprised only because I thought they would go with a professional singer, and that I didn't think they valued Christine so much that they would give her this big opportunity. However, I do realize that TVB does treat her very well. After a year long absence to take care of her business, she returned with her own game show (w/ Louis Yuen) and was given leading roles in War & Beauty 2 as well as the upcoming series with Wayne Lai and Moses Chan.

Check out her old MV below.

A Fistful of Stances reunion picture

Kevin Cheng is back in Hong Kong for a month and he took the time to reunite with his family from A Fistful of Stances. I really liked the series and am very happy to see this cast so close. I love seeing new pictures of them together.

From Jazz Lam's weibo: (Natalie Tong, Jazz Lam, Stephen Wong, Kenneth Ma, Kevin Cheng)

2013 Sales Presentation Clips

Direct Link if you can't see the video: http://you.video.sina.com.cn/api/sinawebApi/outplayrefer.php/vid=90886270_1893802153_Z0mzHCY5XW+P+Eh0HTWxve0D+/cXuvDogGq8s1SmIg5PE1XaapWZatUB4i7WFqwbrz0xHcZkeP8wkkR5ZatQ1zAiaQsSh1c/s.swf
or you can check out youtube videos on this site: http://hyn5-hyn5.blogspot.com/

My thoughts:

2012 TVB Awards Nomination List

Click below to read my thoughts.

Missing You Official Poster

I liked the concept of the whole poster actually, but I really hate Jason's shirt. Their art dept should know by now that small prints hurts the eyes when we see it in print or on-screen!

Friendly Fire Official Poster

I'm pretty sure the bottom is not part of it, but this looks to be the official poster for Friendly Fire.

Three Eras of Fated Love Costume Fitting

I'm excited to watch this series! I'm also curious how the filming schedule will be since they will be revolving it around Esther. 

Astro on Demand Awards 2012

Malaysia will be having their annual Astro on Demand Awards on December 2, 2012. Below are the nominees and my own personal opinion on who my choice is, not necessarily who I predict will win. Voting is only open to Malaysia residents

My Favorite TV Actor in a Leading Role 
Bosco Wong (Witness Insecurity)
Michael Tse (Sergeant Tabloid)
Kevin Cheng (Gloves Come Off)
Moses Chan (Master of Play)
Kenneth Ma (The Hippocratic Crush)
Raymond Wong (Gloves Come Off)
Ruco Chan (No Good Either Way)
Raymond Lam (Highs And Lows)
Michael Miu (Highs And Lows)
Damian Lau (Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles)
Wayne Lai (The Confidant)
Roger Kwok (Queens of Diamonds and Hearts)

Highs and Lows has not completed airing yet but I am enjoying Raymond Lam as Happy Sir. Of the completed series, I would choose Kenneth Ma. I'm surprised Kevin Cheng is not nominated for Ghetto Justice 2 instead.

A Masters Understanding Costume Fitting

Raymond Wong's bald cap looks horrible. He had to wear one since he is still filming Fifth Day Revelation. Although I like Raymond, the cast as a whole does not make the series very appealing to me.

A Masters Understanding (New Series)

Costume Fitting: October 25

Cast: Raymond Wong, Priscilla Wong, Evergreen Mak, Owen Cheung, Cilla Kung, Kaki Leung, Yoyo Chen, Rachel Kan, etc..

No idea what this series is about but the cast doesn't seem very appealing to me right now. 

Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles Official Poster

I'm excited to see this series, but I'm sad that Fala isn't in this like originally planned. It would have boosted the star power of the younger love triangle with Ron and Kenneth. 

法網囂雄 Costume Filming (Arrogant Man of Justice)

• Roger Kwok will play an arrogant lawyer.
• Sharon Chan is a single mom who has a kid with Stephen Wong who handed her kid to Joyce to take care of. 
• Raymond Cho and Joyce Tang will play a pair.
• Selena Li and Johnson Li will play a married couple and Grace Wong will try and get in the way of their relationship.

I didn't expect Sharon to be the female lead in this since I thought it would have been Selena. Also, what is with their wardrobe? It looks like a mix of decades. 

The Confidant Official Poster

The Hippocratic Crush 2 Sales Presentation Filming

The cast of The Hippocratic Crush 2 gathered to film some scenes for the sales presentation. Official filming will not begin until February. 

• Kenneth Ma and Tavia Yeung will continue their storyline as a married couple.
• Lawrence Ng will not be reprising his Healing Hands character.
• Eliza Sam will join the cast and there will be a love triangle with Him Law and Candy Chang.

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Crazy Historical Tutorial Center Variety Show

Due to Koo Ming Wah's popularity from Divas in Distress, he will soon begin filming a variety show with Jerry Lamb, Shirley Yeung, and Fama. Its direct translation is Crazy Historical Tutorial Center and will air in February, Monday-Friday at the 10:30 pm time slot.

via ihktv

Happy for Koo Ming Wah. I'm pretty sure that he's going to get the Best Supporting Actor Award now since TVB is developing him in other areas to keep up his popularity.

Gunslinger Sniper 2013 Sales Presentation Filming

Gunslinger Sniper 2013 is a modern police drama that will feature Eddie Cheung, Kathy Chow, Michael Tse, and Kate Tsui. Filming does not start until December but they gathered yesterday to film a sales clip. 

Food For The Slaves 食為奴 Sales Presentation Filming

Please note that this is for presentation purposes only and the cast is not official. Taking part in the clip will be Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Fala Chen, Sharon Chan, and Nancy Wu. It will be a palace drama.

Triumph in the Skies 2 filming at the beach

Ron Ng, Kelly Fu, and Myolie Wu filmed a scene at the beach in which Ron's character makes a heart out of glass bottles for Myolie. Kelly mistakes that it is for her and embraces Ron.

I think Myolie and Ron looks cute together. I can't wait to watch them together in this series.

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情逆三世緣 Sales Presentation Filming

Bobby Au Yeung, Esther Kwan, and Ben Wong gathered at TVB to film their sales presentation clip for 情逆三世緣. Also joining the cast will be Pierre Ngo and JJ Jia. 

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Rosy Business 3 Sales Clip Filming

Wayne Lai, Myolie Wu, and Edwin Siu gathered together to film a sales presentation clip for Rosy Business 3. Myolie admits to feeling the pressure because she doesn't want it to seem like she's replacing Sheren Teng, but says she will still do her best. Although she would like a change in the title, Wayne does not think it is necessary. There were angry comments when it seemed like he was replacing Bobby in the Forensic Heroes series, but it turned out okay in the end. 

Although the story is still being worked out, Myolie and Wayne will portray work partners while her and Edwin will be childhood sweethearts.

via ihktv

I really hate that wig on Myolie! Short bangs do not look good on anyone. Wayne looks pretty weird in this picture too. Myolie looks so much prettier in the picture below so hopefully she will have this look for most of the series. :)

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TVB 45th Anniversary Lighting Ceremony

The cast of Highs and Lows, The Last Steep Ascent, Come Home Love, Silver Spoon Sterling Shackles, and The Confidant gathered at the 45th Lighting Ceremony to promote their series. They were joined by other musical acts to perform numbers and skits which will be aired later. I can't wait for more anniversary stuff so that I can look at their fashion and get a sneak peak at the upcoming series for next year.

2 Legal Dramas to be filmed soon

The first legal series is a grand production that revolves around inheritances. The cast consists of Wayne Lai, Moses Chan, Jason Chan, and Elliot Yue. The female cast will be Maggie Siu and Fala Chen.

The other legal series will begin filming in November with Roger Kwok, Sharon Chan, Selena Li, Joyce Tang, Raymond Cho, and Johnson Li. Roger will play a cooler character who has many pauses when he speaks.

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It seems like Triumph in the Skies 2 will be wrapping up before the end of the year since the Wayne/Moses series will begin filming in Nov/Dec. I'm hoping that Fala pairs up with Jason in that series because I think she'll look more like a little sister if paired with Wayne or Moses. 

I'm thinking the female lead with Roger is Selena since she seems the most promoted out of the other females.

TVB Calendar- November

Myolie Wu, Kevin Cheng, Wayne Lai, and Moses Chan recently took their calendar picture for the month of November. Kevin flew from China to participate while this is Wayne's first year participating. Here are some pictures outside before they took the pictures.

Here are the months so far:

January: Raymond Lam, Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Kate Tsui, Aimee Chan

February: Michael Miu, Roger Kwok, Michael Tse, Fala Chen, Tavia Yeung

April: Kenneth Ma, Ron Ng, Chris Lai, Vincent Wong, Him Law, and Edwin Siu

May: Louise Li, Susanna Kwan, Nancy Sit, Michelle Yim

July: Mandy Wong, Nancy Wu, Sharon Chan, Kristal Tin, Selena Li, Christine Kuo

August: Sonjia Kwok, Tracy Ip, Carat Cheung, Toby Chan, etc

September: Johnson Li, Louis Yuen, Wong Cho Lam, King Kong?, Amigo Chiu?

November: Myolie Wu, Kevin Cheng, Wayne Lai, Moses Chan

Unknown month: Eliza Sam, Natalie Tong, Samantha Ko, Sire Ma, Vivien Yeo

Unknown month: (TVB Hosts) Liza Wang, Dodo Chen, Eric Tsang, Nat Chan, Astrid Chan, Patric Dunn

Unknown month: Raymond Wong, Ben Wong, Evergreen Mak, Lau Dan

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Upcoming Series

TVB is in the midst of planning some upcoming series to be filmed. Today, they announced 2 that are in the works.

Disciplined Forces (December): Eddie Cheung, Kathy Chow, Michael Tse
Michael will play a villian.

Dayo Wong Series (To be filmed next year)
They are trying to get Dodo Cheng to film this series, but Tavia Yeung, Linda Chung, and Fala Chen have all state that they would like to film opposite Dayo. Produced by Tsui Ching Hong

Previously announced:
OCT. Lam Chi Wah series- Roger Kwok, Selena Li, Sharon Chan, Joyce Tang, Raymond Cho, Johnson Li
NOV. Tsui Ching Hong series- Wayne Lai, Moses Chan, Jason Chan, Elliot Ngok
NOV/DEC. Chong Wai Kin series - Bobby Au Yeung, Esther Kwan, Ben Wong, Pierre Ngo
FEB. Poon Ka Tok- The Hippocratic Crush 2: Kenneth Ma, Lawrence Ng, Tavia Yeung
FEB. Lee Tim Sing- Rosy Business 3: Wayne Lai, Myolie Wu, Edwin Siu, Natalie Tong, Sire Ma