The Comeback Clan

Cast:
Ha Yu as Tai Koo Tung
Kiki Sheung as Tsui Hei Hei
Natalie Tong as Tai Ying Lei
Sammul Chan as Yip Tsik Leung
Christine Ng as Lee Yung Chi
Benz Hui as Yip Mo Sing
Shirley Yeung
Pierre Ngo

Total Episodes: 20 episodes
Aired Dates: September 20 to October 15, 2010
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 901

Synopsis:
Tai Koo Tung's restaurant is fast running out of capital as a result of the financial turmoil happening in Hong Kong. Yip Mo Sing is keen to acquire the restaurant's location. He even decides to invest in the restaurant without learning of the actual financial situation of the restaurant.

With the investment from Yip Mo Sing, the restaurant is able to temporarily stay afloat. Tai Koo Tung also uses this chance to improve the restaurant and works hard to invent new dishes and create a new menu. He learns that Tsui Hei Hei is a novice cook but has a signature friend rice with egg recipe to her name. She even has the appreciation from a Michelin food critic!

One day, Lee Yung Chi, a banker visits Tai Koo Tung's restaurant and claims that Tsui Hei Hei owes the bank some money. Hei Hei refutes that claim and ends up in a heated argument with Yung Chi. As a result of the heated argument, Hei Hei was injured and loses her memory!

Fearing that the restaurant's business will suffer should Hei Hei leaves, Tai Koo Tung decides to pretend that he is Hei Hei's elder brother. He also recruits Mo Sing to be Hei Hei's husband, while Yip Tsik Leung (a cello teacher) assumes the role of Hei Hei's son. Tsik Leung's girlfriend, Tai Ying Lei pretends to be Hei Hei's cousin.

Yung Chi was fired from the bank and she goes looking for Mo Sing and Tai Koo Tung. She insists that she is also a shareholder of the restaurant and wants to give the restaurant a makeover. All three owners of the restaurant want to make decisions but each of them have different ideas. A power struggle ensues.

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Previously known as The Comeback Family

The Beauty of the Game

Cast:
Kate Tsui as Ko Ching Man
Christine Ng as Leung Chin Fung
Sharon Chan as Tong Ho Yee
Chris Lai as Deacon Chong
Kingdom Yuen as Cheung Lai Hung

Total Episodes: 20 episodes
Aired Dates: December 14, 2009 to January 8, 2010
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 9.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 921

Synopsis:
Ko Ching Man, who is driven by vanity, participated in a beauty pageant although her mother, Cheung Lai Hung, a retired former actress, opposed that. She won the pageant and launched herself into instant super-stardom.

Tong Ho Yee, a budding new actress, feels that Ching Man threatens her rise and decided to switch to another TV station to seek a fresh breakthrough. However, her decision to switch is not supported by Deacon Chong her production assistant friend.

Leading actress, Leung Chin Fung is bitter rivals with Lai Hung. When she learns that Lai Hung's daughter, Ching Man's career is booming, she offers to be Ching Man's mentor. Little does Ching Man realise that Chin Fung is bitter and is plotting her downfall bit by bit.

Chin Fung is afraid of aging and injects herself with illegal substances to "preserve" her beauty but instead the substances caused her face to change. Her facial changes caused her contracts with a cosmetics company to be terminated. Ching Man was later selected to replace her, much to Chin Fung's dismay. She not only lost money to Ching Man but her Best Actress Award (which she has won for numerous years) is fast slipping out of her hands. Chin Fung vowed to exert revenge on Ching Man for all the pain that she has caused her.

The Beauty of the Game tells the story of Ching Man, Ho Yee and Chin Fung and their quest for fame and fortune. They are determined to achieve their dreams, no matter the cost. However, the road leading to their dreams is filled with obstacles, one after another and has thought them the meaning of true beauty.

The Stew of Life

Cast:
Lee Si Kei as Lo Siu Lai
Chung King Fai as Ng Man Tak
Christine Ng as Lo Siu Mei
Fala Chen as Ng Choi Ni
Timmy Hung as Lau Tat Yan
Mak Cheung Ching as Yau Kai

Total Episodes: 30 episodes
Aired Dates: September 7 to October 16, 2009
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 901

Synopsis:
Lo Siu Lai is a Cookery teacher who recently went on a trip with her husband, Ng Man Tak. Upon her return, she is shocked to learn that her daughter, Ng Choi Ni, is cohabitation with another man, Lau Tat Yan (although the man displays some homosexual tendencies). Meanwhile, her sister, Lo Siu Mei who is divorced is embroiled in a love triangle which involves her ex-husband and tenant, Yau Kai.

After a series of incidents, Man Tak is asked to retire early. He stays at home the whole day with nothing to do. On the other hand, Siu Lai is given the chance to host a cooking show on TV. Many things are happening in Siu Lai's life at breakneck speed, but every situation teaches her to be more patient. Man Tak is unhappy with the way things are and shows his frustration at Siu Lai. The couple continues to bicker until Siu Lai thought of a good way to "manage" Tak.

The Stew of Life gives viewers an insight into the lives of women as they portray different roles within a family as well as their take on relationships and family issues.

See Also: The Stew of Life Costume Fitting

C.I.B Criminal Intelligence Bureau

Cast:
Bowie Lam as Tony Chung Shun
Wong Hei as Mark Chung Ching
Maggie Siu as Samantha Hui Sam Yin
Christine Ng as Emily Ching Mei Lai
Chan Hung Lit as Albert Chung
Patricia Liu
Kenny Wong
Queenie Chu

Total Episodes: 20 episodes
Aired Dates: April 27 to June 9, 2009
Time Slot: Mondays to Wednesdays, 11.00pm
Channel: NTV7 (Malaysian-Free-TV)

Synopsis:
Chung Shun and Chung Ching are two brothers working in the Criminal Intelligence Bureau (C.I.B.) of the HK Police Force. Shun heads the technical section of the unit while Ching is part of the intelligence assessment section. Working in the C.I.B is challenging and stressful as the bureau is involved in tackling organised crimes. Shun and Ching's family and relationships are affected due to this.

Shun is married to Emily and has a teenage son, Michael. After 10 years of marriage, their relationship is no longer how it used to be. On the other hand, Ching begins to develop a relationship with Samantha, who coincidentally is Emily's nemesis at work. Samantha is a very focused and determined person at work and Emily sees her as a threat.

Glamourous Housewives Costume Fitting

TVB held a costume fitting ceremony for its new drama series Glamourous Housewives recently. Among the cast who attended the event are Chung King Fai, Lee Si Kei, Fala Chen, Timmy Hung and Christine Ng.

Lee Si Kei will play Fala's mother and Christine's sister. The drama tells the story about 3 generations of women in a family and their love lives. Fala says her character is an untidy girl who cannot cook. She also mentions that she is quite similar to the character except that she can cook very well.

Lee Si Kei was questioned if playing this character brings back memories of her previous loves. Si Kei replied that her feelings now are numbed. She also denied having "many" love affairs in the past, saying, "Not a lot, I only got married twice. A lot of people married so many times, I don't think so."

Si Kei also shared that she has been feeling tired of late and went for a thorough body check-up. The result of the check-up is very encouraging, she is healthy. Although the report is good, the doctor advises Si Kei to lose some weight. Si Kei shares that she is working hard towards that.

Source: Wenweipo with translations by dragon888@AVN

TVB Anniversary Awards 2008: Red Carpet

Here are some Red Carpet pictures. My personal opinion: Best Dressed goes to Tavia. Absolutely classic!

Charmaine Sheh and Kevin Cheng


Fala Chen


Raymond Lam


Linda Chung


Michelle Yim and Wayne Lai


Lee Si Kei and Moses Chan


Nancy Wu


Christine Ng


Sonija Kwok


Shirley Yeung


Selena Li


Tavia Yeung

Pic Credit: Tom.Com, Sohu.Com

The Green Green Grass of Home

Cast:
Christine Ng as Stella Yip
Sunny Chan as Choi Ka Sing
Yuen Wah as Yip Cheung Fatt
Chris Lai Lok Yi as Choi Ka Bo
Natalie Tong as Yung Wai Yu
Kingdom Yuen as Chu Lai Ngo

Total Episodes: 20
Aired Dates: October 1, 2008. Mondays to Fridays 8pm
Channel: Wah Lai Toi, Astro 311

Synopsis:
Stella is an interior designer with exceptionally high standards and expects only the best from her staff. She is constantly embroiled in office politics and this lifestyle of hers leads to the decline of her health. Her relationship with her family members also suffers.

While working on a project, Stella met a contractor, Ka Sing. She is constantly at odds with him but upon his meddling and advise, she decided to take a leave of absense from work and retreat to a village where her father owns a house. As luck (or fate) would have it, Ka Sing's family lives in that village too.

Ka Sing's family befriends Stella family. Eventually Stella's health improves as did her relationship with her father. Ka Sing ends up falling for Stella but dares not express his feelings to her. Stella then heads back to the city and throws herself back into her work, leading the life she used to lead.

Watch how the leads untangle themselves from this mess. Join them as they learn how each of their actions affect the environment and learn the benefits of preservation!