Lives of Omission

Cast:
Michael Tse as Laughing, Leung Siu Tong
Bosco Wong as Michael So
Kate Tsui as Paris Yiu
Fala Chen as Jodie Chow
Damien Lau as Harry Gung
Elena Kong
Ben Wong
Derek Kwok
MC Jin
Mandy Wong


Total Episodes: 30 episodes
Aired Dates: August 8 to September 16, 2011
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 9.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 921

Synopsis:
Leung Siu Tong, Laughing, rejoins the police force after a stint as an undercover. His new task is to train the new recruits in the Criminal Intelligence Bureau and prepare them for future tasks as undercover agents.

Laughing gets to know So Sing Pak, Michael, who is a triad member. Although Michael is crippled and treated badly by his gang mates, he is actually very smart and calculative. He agrees to work with Laughing to be Laughing's informant. He plans to use Laughing as a stepping stone to climb higher in the triad ranks.

Michael has a love-hate relationship with Paris Yiu, a barrister. They were childhood friends and Michael funded Paris' law education.

Laughing initially has issues with his supervisor, Madam Jo, who coincidentally looks like his former girlfriend. As time passes, these two partners learn to appreciate each other more and eventually fall in love.

However, their relationship is tested over and over again as Laughing prefers working out of the system but Madam Jo is disciplined and adheres to the system.

Michael's ambition to be the triad leader takes him to the point of no return. He sacrificed one of Laughing's teammate and this incident forced Laughing to return once again as an undercover agent.

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Laughing Kor returns in new series

TVB new series Sneak Attack (Salute Laughing Sir) held its costume fitting recently. Among the cast who were present include Michael Tse, Damian Lau, Bosco Wong, Fala Chen, and Kate Tsui. Everyone present was given a chance to introduce their respective character. While doing that, Damian could not help but tease Michael. "I left TVB for a whole year, so fortunate that now I'm back, Laughing Gor took me on a lift to be in this series," joked Damian. Everyone followed Damian's lead and Michael could not help but blushed in embarassment.

This series is an offshoot of Laughing's character from the highly rated Academy trilogy - E.U. Michael explained that the role for Laughing will be reconstructed. This series will see Laughing be involved in a relationship with Fala Chen, who is his superior. Fala joked that she will be thinking hard for ways to boss Michael around. She also reveals that her relationship with Michael will be implicit with hints of a superior/subbordinate realtionship. "This is my first time playing a police officer. I have to pretend to be cool and cut my hair short. My role won't need a tomboy haircut, but I am willing to sacrifice some of my hair for the role," shares Fala.

At the event, Michael also announced that he has some good news to share. Reporters were curious and asked if his wife is expecting. Michael, always the teaser, revealed that the finale for The Rippling Blossom managed to garner 1.8 million hits online, as well as achieved an average rating of 34 points, peaking at 38 points. Micheal is very excited at this good news. Reporters asked if Michael will treat everyone to a celebratory meal. Michael says, "Have Big, Eat Big, it's a full house for Chilam Cheung's concert, over 10 million on both nights! I will tell Chilam to treat us for a celebration. But it's a happy thing, we can treat together, not a problem!"

Bosco will take on the role of a triad member who is also crippled. He will share a passionate relationship with Kate. Kate's role is a lawyer for the triads, her law education was funded by Bosco. "I love and hate her. I heard there's a lot of bed scenes too! Yeah it's wrong, but we're always doings too!" explains Bosco regarding his relationship with Kate in the series.

Source: Oriental Daily, Mingpao with translations by aZnangel @ AsianUniverse.net

The Rippling Blossom

Cast:
Julian Cheung as Yu Chi Ying
Tavia Yeung as Choi Sze Lung
Myolie Wu as Keung Keung
Michael Tse as Yu Chi Hiu
Damian Lau as Mo Yung Ching
Angelina Lo as Lang Yung Yung
Lisa Lui as Kong Ying Yuet
Eileen Yeow as Yoshiho

Total Episodes: 20 episodes
Aired Dates: February 7 to March 4, 2011
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 9.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 921

Synopsis:
A Hong Kong businessman leaves behind a sushi restaurant to his second wife, Kong Ying Yuet and their son, Yu Chi Hiu. The son from his third wife, Yu Chi Ying also helps to run the sushi restaurant.

Chi Hiu and Chi Ying are both top Japanese cuisine chefs whose aim is to pursue the excellence in the Japanese cuisine world. Although Chi Hiu and Chi Ying are born to different mothers, they have a close relationship and get along well.

Their father's first wife, Lang Yung Yung tried to stir trouble fot the sushi restaurant by cutting off its seafood supply. Due to this, Chi Hiu decides to challenge Yung Yung and bets that whoever wins the duel will be the rightful owner of the sushi restaurant.

Yung Yung will stop at nothing to cause trouble for the siblings and paid her personal nurse, Choi Sze Lung to get close to Chi Hiu. Chi Hiu is smithen by Sze Lung's love but feels uncontented by her lukewarm affection.

After Yung Yung's backhanded manuever to cut off seafood supply to the sushi restaurant, Chi Ying is tasked to find new supply source. As such he went to Hokkaido to find "The God of Fish", Mo Yung Ching. On the way to Hakkaido, he met Keung Keung, a willful girl from a weathly family.

In the course of solving the family crisis, Chi Hiu and Chi Ying both encounter setbacks in their career and love life. The two brothers then decided to have a competition to settle the score.

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Growing Through Life

Cast:
Damian Lau as Hoi Leung
Raymond Lam as Hoi Sing
Bosco Wong as Chung Lam Tai
Cecilia Yip as Cheng Ming Chu
Zhao Ziqi as Fong Lai King
Toby Leung as Hoi Mei Sze
Lui Yau Wai as Ho Wai Sum
Song Wen Fei as Chuk Yiu Kwan

Total Episodes: 30 episodes
Aired Dates: August 9 to September 17, 2010
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 901

Synopsis:
Hoi Sing and his mother, Ho Wai Sum run a home appliance manufacturing factory. Hoi Sing's uncle, Hoi Leung wants to acquire their business at all costs. Leung is money minded snob who doesn't place much interest in family ties. Leung's wife, Cheng Ming Chu and daughter, Hoi Mei Sze try hard to help Leung mend ties with Sing and eventually succeed when they manage to convince Leung to put the acquisition of the business on hold.

Leung wishes to own the land of which the factory sits on and plants a spy, Fong Lai King in Sing's factory. To help her son and convince Leung to give up on acquiring their business, Wai Sum reveals to Leung a long-kept secret. To strengthen their business, Sing invites his friend, Chung Lam Tai to work with him.

Unfortunately for Sing, Lam Tai betrays him and sided with Leung. To add salt to the wound, Sing's fiencee, Chuk Yiu Kwan calles off their wedding. These unfortunate events indirectly forced Sing to be even more determined; forcing him to use bolder strategies and tactics against his family member.

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Note: This is a collaboration with CCTV (China)

Damian Lau and co-stars promote new series

TVB new drama In the Chamber of Bliss will be replacing D.I.E. Again beginning September 21. The cast of the series came together recently to promote it. Among those who appeared at the promo function include Damian Lau, Kenneth Ma, Toby Leung and Krystal Tin. The female leads could not make it to the event. Kathy Chow was away in Beijing while Angela Tong felt unwell. The cast were split into two groups by gender and members of the audience were picked to join the cast for games.

Speaking to reporters, Damian revealed that he has recently completed a TVB and Shanghai collaboration drama series Growing Through Life. Damian also shared that he had a great time working with Kathy Chow in this series.

In the Chamber of Bliss is Toby Leung's first pre-modern drama. She plays Damian's daughter in the series and explains that Damian has high expectations. She shares that she would get a feeling of accomplishment when Damian gives her a nod of approval after they have completed a scene.

Source: Wenweipo with translations by aZnangel @ Asianuniverse.net

Catch Me Now

I am now watching TVB's Catch Me Now. It's a modern day Robin Hood story, intertwined with a case of police and thieves cat-and-mouse chase.

This series stars

• the very charismatic Damian Lau as the chief of the thieves,
• Joe Ma as the police head, who is hot on Damian's heels
  
• sizzling Fala Chen as Joe's wife
• and marks the comeback of TVB veteran, Idy Chan as the naive and kind-hearted love interest of Damian.

I'm currently up to episode 9 (there are 20 episodes altogether) and things are pretty interesting. The scenes which involves Damian and his team executing their plans are pretty engaging and full of suspense. Even though, it is legally and morally wrong to steal, you can't help but cheer them on their heist. LOL... The dialogues are witty and funny, and the bond the respective team has also makes this series really interesting.

Supporting casts include Johnson Lee (Damian's cousin and team-mate, computer expert), Koni Lui (Damian's team-mate, sharp shooter), Eric Li (Damian's team-mate, mad racer), Sharon Chan (Joe's sister, who will hook up with Johnson Lee), Aimee Chan (Joe's subordinate), among others.

I can't wait for this series to unfold further, when the characters lives will intertwined and create a complicated and intricate web of relationships, responsibility and commitment.

Will the thieves triumph or will justice prevail?