Thoughts on 2017 Upcoming TVB Series
This was a post I wrote early in 2017 but haven't posted. It is now September 2017, and overall I have not been impressed with any series. I think only Destination Nowhere, Provocateur, and My Dearly Sinful Mind were the only ones so far that kept me watching. I am waiting on The Unholy Alliance and the A General, a Scholar, and the Eunuch (originally the Time-Traveling Officials). TVB, it's your 50th year, stop putting out stupid series and give me something memorable to watch!! Do I have to pull out old TVBs and Youtube to watch or what?
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The Unholy Alliance - This is another Jazz Boon series with Ruco and Nancy as the leads. It seems like a promising, addictive series with a good cast. Joel and Elaine usually give standard good performances. I look forward to seeing Ruco and Nancy as a couple again.
Time-Traveling Officials - This seems like a comedy crossover between Three Kingdoms RPG and Kong Wah's The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow. It seems interesting since I've always liked time-travel series. Not really something that I think would win awards, but good entertainment.
The Unlawful Justice Squad - Vincent Wong and Tracy Chu pairing up again is a factor to watch, but then not sure how big is Tracy Chu's role. It seems like Ali Lee or Sisley Choi has larger role. An interesting character for Vincent, but the cast is comparatively weak compared to other series.
Oh My Grad - I've always enjoyed the Wong Cho Lam Inbound Troubles series, not because they are great, but it's entertaining to pass time with, and for sure, there will be some good classic songs to listen to. Disappointed that Ivana Wong would not be in this one. She is definitely part of the reason why part 1 and 2 were so good.
Line Walker: The Prelude - Cast includes Jessica and Michael Miu and the supporting cast are promising as well. In the presentation, it has Tony and Priscilla, which is a pairing I like to watch onscreen. Pakho Chau looks crazy cute as well!
Deep in the Realm of Conscience - The cast is very promising with a lot of big names and fresh faces. I would imagine the costumes would also be beautiful. I definitely look forward to this one.
Heart and Greed - The presentation for this looks quite cheesy. Bosco looks quite cool as the villain, so hope he does not disappoint.
Mystery - Kevin and Kristal Tin stars in this one. Kristal's character is very dark and interesting. It is something she can definitely flex her acting skills with, but she has strong competition with the actresses in the other grand series.
My Ages Apart - Seems like another Brother's Keeper/ Threshold of Era that shows decades of HK. This seems like a grand production with Bobby Au Yeung, Kristal Tin, Moses Chan.
Potential Best Actresses to Watch: Kristal Tin has a promising role in Mystery, Alice Chan, Nancy Wu, Annie Liu, and Candy Lo in Deep in the Realm of Conscience may be ladies to watch; Jessica and Ada are may give some surprises.
Potential Best Actors to Watch: Steven Ma, Michael Miu, Bosco, and Bobby Au Yeung are the guys I would follow and watch for the best leading man.
Seems like 2017 will be quite competitive year!
