My Favorite TVB Series
01) Bounty Lady
02) Outbound Love
03) Gilded Chopsticks
04) Storm in a Cocoon
05) Never Dance Alone
06) Black Heart White Soul
07) Line Walker
08) All That Bitter is Sweet
09) Tomorrow is Another Day
10) Tiger Cubs 2
11) Come on Cousin
12) Overachievers
My Top 5: Glided Chopsticks, Storm in a Cocoon, Never Dance Alone, Black Heart White Soul, Line Walker
Highest chance of winning: Line Walker? Outbound Love?
Comment: In terms of ratings and word-of-mouth Line Walker triumphs all other series but Outbound Love may win since some parts are filmed in Malaysia, but frankly I am not sure whether this series was a critical success in Malaysia. If Line Walker wins I will be satisfied because I liked the level of suspense in this series where it keeps the audience guessing 'who is the 5th undercover' and pumped with dramatic twists (from a black cop to not one but four different Mr.Songs (each from a different industry - political, financial, judiciary and real estate fields). If you feel that's even not enough then there's actually a whole group of international powerful people who are in a higher status than the four already high status Mr.Songs. Sounds messy right?
My Favorite TVB Leading Actor
01) Roger Kwok (Black Heart White Soul)
02) Ruco Chan (Outbound Love)
03) Joe Ma (Tiger Cubs 2)
04) Wong Cho Lam (Come on Cousin)
05) Wayne Lai (Overachievers)
06) Ron Ng (Black Heart White Soul)
07) Lawrence Ng (Tomorrow is Another Day)
08) Bosco Wong (The Ultimate Addiction)
09) Raymond Lam (Line Walker)
10) Michael Miu (Line Walker)
11) Kenneth Ma (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
12) Dayo Wong (Bounty Lady)
My opinion on Top 5: Roger Kwok, Ruco Chan, Wayne Lai, Raymond Lam, Dayo Wong.
My pick: Roger Kwok (Black Heart White Soul)
Comment: For me Roger deserves the Best Actor award this year. He managed to pretend to look innocent yet be such as scheming and malicious person which is great. Even if you look at his performance based on the last scene of the whole series he was masterful (his evil smirk made him like person with a distorted reality thinking he has won when really he lost everything). 'Matt' will no doubt be a character that I will ever forget for a very long time.
My Favorite TVB Leading Actress
01) Priscilla Wong (Swipe Tap Love)
02) Selena Li (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
03) Louisa So (Rear Mirror)
04) Linda Chung (All That Bitter is Sweet)
05) Joey Meng (Come on Cousin)
06) Aimee Chan (Outbound Love)
07) Nancy Wu (The Ultimate Addiction)
08) Kristal Tin (Black Heart White Soul)
09) Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker)
10) Kate Tsui (Tomorrow is Another Day)
11) Tavia Yeung (Storm in a Cocoon)
12) Carman Lee (Never Dance Alone)
My opinion on Top 5 (actually Top 4): Carmen Lee, Charmaine Sheh, Kate Tsui, Tavia Yeung.
My pick: Carmen Lee (Never Dance Alone).
Comment: In my humble opinion I think Carmen Lee deserves to win because she acted so well for 'Never Dance Alone'. If you look at the scene in episode 25 where she was grieving for her dead husband you could see her grief even though she didn't go spastic or anything. To me that is subtlety and she portrayed her charactered of 'Siu Si' consistently as someone quite shy, clumsy yet elegant very nicely. So kudos to Carmen Lee!
My Favorite TVB Supporting Actor
01) Louis Cheung (Black Heart White Soul)
02) Pierre Ngo (All That Bitter is Sweet)
03) Ben Wong (Gilded Chopsticks)
04) Raymond Wong (Overachievers)
05) Him Law (Tiger Cubs 2)
06) Raymond Cho (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
07) Oscar Leung (Line Walker)
08) Vincent Wong (Tomorrow is Another Day)
09) Edwin Siu (Overachievers)
10) Ram Tseung (Come on Cousin)
11) Lawrence Cheung (Never Dance Alone)
12) Benz Hui (Line Walker)
Who should win: Louis Cheung or Benz Hui.
My pick: Benz Hui (Line Walker).
Comment: If I have to pick I'll choose Benz Hui. He was fantastic as someone evil yet had a human side of him if you get what I mean (like when he is with his son). His evil laughs are very convincing. His facial expressions are appropriate and well-emoted. Too bad he died in the later part of the series. He should win because I watched 'Line Walker' for his great performance and now because of him I am eager to watch the film adaptation.
My Favorite TVB Supporting Actress
01) Eliza Sam (Coffee Cat Mama)
02) Gloria Yip (Never Dance Alone)
03) Sharon Chan (Line Walker)
04) Natalie Tong (All That Bitter is Sweet)
05) Mandy Wong (Tiger Cubs 2)
06) Maggie Siu (Overachievers)
07) Elaine Yiu (Swipe Tap Love)
08) Leanne Li (Black Heart White Soul)
09) Elena Kong (Line Walker)
10) Josie Ho (Tomorrow is Another Day)
11) Ivana Wong (Come on Cousin)
12) Lin Xia-wei (Outbound Love)
My opinion on Top 5: Eliza Sam, Gloria Yip, Maggie Siu, Leanne Li, Elena Kong.
My pick: Elena Kong (Line Walker).
Comment: Elena Kong was spectacular from a battered wife in the series. My favourite scene of hers was actually during the court scenes. Every line was delivered with such an emphasis that demanded your attention.
My Favorite Most Improved Actor
01) Tony Hung (Outbound Love/Swipe Tap Love/Rear Mirror)
02) Matt Yeung (Outbound Love/Storm in a Cocoon/Black Heart White Soul)
03) Louis Cheung (Gilded Chopsticks/Black Heart White Soul/Come on Cousin)
04) Hugo Wong (The Ultimate Addiction)
05) Sammy Shum (Line Walker/All That Bitter is Sweet)
My pick: Louis Cheung.
Comment: Louis Cheng this year has been absolutely amazing with all of his performances. From the scheming 8th Prince in 'Glided Chopsticks' to the pitiful Marco in BHWS he was awesome. Even if it's just singing he should get an award. Now it's time for him to take credit for his acting.
My Favorite Most Improved Actress
01) Tracy Chu (Tomorrow is Another Day)
02) Lin Xia-wei (Outbound Love/Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
03) Vivien Yeo (Outbound Love/Ruse of Engagement/Black Heart White Soul)
04) Skye Chan (Line Walker)
05) Samantha Ko (Outbound Love/Line Walker/All That Bitter is Sweet)
My pick: Samantha Ko.
Comment: She has improved heaps as an actress and whilst she has a long to go I see potential in her.
My Favorite TVB On Screen Couple
01) Dayo Wong and Kate Tsui (Bounty Lady)
02) Bosco Wong and Eliza Sam (Coffee Cat Mama)
03) Ruco Chan and Aimee Chan (Outbound Love)
04) Raymond Wong and Priscilla Wong (Swipe Tap Love)
05) Lawrence Cheung and Carman Lee (Never Dance Alone)
06) Roger Kwok and Kristal Tin (Black Heart White Soul)
07) Raymond Lam and Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker)
08) Sammy Shum and Sharon Chan (Line Walker)
09) Joe Ma and Linda Chung (Tiger Cubs 2)
10) Roger Kwok and Joey Meng (Come on Cousin)
My pick: Raymond Lam & Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker).
Comment: The photo alone shows how compatible they look as a couple.
My Favorite TVB Drama Theme Song
01) 星斗群 (Never Dance Alone) Shirley Kwan & Mag Lam
02) 考驗 (The Ultimate Addiction) Fred Cheng
03) 越難越愛 (Line Walker) Jinny Ng
04) 再戰明天 (Tomorrow Is Another Day) Alfred Hui
05) 很想討厭你 (Outbound Love) Lin Xia-wei
My pick: 星斗群 (Never Dance Alone) Shirley Kwan & Mag Lam
Comment: Sounds nice and matches well with the visuals of the opening credits. Watch it for yourself to know what I mean.
My Favorite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters
01) Sharon Chan (Line Walker)
02) Vincent Wong (Tomorrow is Another Day)
03) Tony Hung (Outbound Love)
04) Lawrence Cheung (Never Dance Alone)
05) Roger Kwok (Black Heart White Soul)
06) Raymond Lam (Line Walker)
07) Pierre Ngo (All That Bitter is Sweet)
08) Eliza Sam (Coffee Cat Mama)
09) Carman Lee (Never Dance Alone)
10) Power Chan (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
11) Louisa So (Rear Mirror)
12) Linda Chung (All That Bitter is Sweet)
13) Dayo Wong (Bounty Lady)
14) Tavia Yeung (Storm in a Cocoon)
15) Kenneth Ma (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
16) Louis Cheung (Black Heart White Soul)
17) Oscar Leung (Line Walker)
18) Josie Ho (Tomorrow is Another Day)
19) Bosco Wong (The Ultimate Addiction)
20) Kristal Tin (Black Heart White Soul)
21) Charmaine Sheh (Line Walker)
22) Lawrence Ng (Tomorrow is Another Day)
23) Ruco Chan (Outbound Love)
24) Loletta Lee (Never Dance Alone)
25) Raymond Cho (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
26) Michael Miu (Line Walker)
27) Natalie Tong (All That Bitter is Sweet)
28) Michelle Yim (Coffee Cat Mama)
29) Priscilla Wong (Swipe Tap Love)
30) Selena Li (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain)
31) Waise Lee (Black Heart White Soul)
32) Raymond Wong (Overachievers)
33) Joe Ma (Tiger Cubs 2)
34) Steven Ma (Storm in a Cocoon)
35) Nancy Wu (The Ultimate Addiction)
36) Ron Ng (Black Heart White Soul)
37) Sammy Shum (Line Walker)
38) Kate Tsui (Tomorrow is Another Day)
39) Aimee Chan (Outbound Love)
40) Gloria Yip (Never Dance Alone)
41) Him Law (Tiger Cubs 2)
42) Mandy Wong (Tiger Cubs 2)
43) Benjamin Yuen (Tiger Cubs 2)
44) Wong Cho Lam (Come on Cousin)
45) Joey Meng (Come on Cousin)
46) Ivana Wong (Come on Cousin)
47) Wayne Lai (Overachievers)
48) Edwin Siu (Overachievers)
49) Maggie Siu (Overachievers)
50) Benz Hui (Line Walker)
Overall this is a popularity contest so I know that some will win even though in my opinion they pale in comparison to the other nominees in terms of acting. Popularity-wise, Charmanie probably will win for Best Actress though. We shall see tonight.
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