WTF points to note:
1) PURCHASED BY HONG KONG?!?! UNITED STATES?!?! they cancel shows like Lipstick Jungle AND then buy things like THIS SHOW?! (okay i don't know which particular station bought this but i'm hoping it's not one of the major syndicated networks.) and HONG KONG?! what's wrong with your own shows?! please tell me you're not willing to watch THIS SHOW in lieu of your own fine programming!?
2)A MUSICAL?! WTF!!
3)CANNES?!?!?! OMFG. WHAT HAS THIS SHOW EVER DONE TO DESERVE THAT? THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ARTISTRY IN FILMS. WHERES THE ART IN THE LITTLE NONYA? THE ONLY ART I SEE IS JEANETTE AW TRYING DESPERATELY TO ACT (and looking it) AND ENUNCIATING EVERY SINGLE SYLLABLE.
okay i don't have anything against the show and i caught a couple of episodes (and nearly died from dai yang tian's really awesome acting, which oh surprise! got him a nomination for best supporting actor. what a complete insult to the other nominees) and i thought it was a rather entertaining show (and different from the usual garbage that mediacorp churns out)
BUT THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS.
how long more does mediacorp want to milk this cash cow? it's just more and more neverending self-praising and self-congratulating
the show is overhyped, overrated and plagued with shoddy acting (mainly from the two whom i think we can all guess the identities of)and mediacorp is STIL harping about it being the highest rated shows in 15 years (well what do you expect from the quality of shows you usually produce?)
and some VP in mediacorp was quoted in this week's 8 days as saying that the show "just stands out" and he doesn't "think that any other drama should win". well, i do not think that any other drama WOULD WIN (rigrigrigrigrig) but at least three of the other nominees can definitely kick this show's ass any time. (i still remember The Golden Path as the first mediacorp drama i followed faithfully in like.. 10 years) and they SHOULD definitely win. but well, they wont. and the show would also probably sweep the star awards this sunday (definitely wont be betting against them! haha) and shewhocantactfornut jeanette aw would probably win Best Actress but well, her sudden rise in 扑光率 is oddly similar to that of kate tsui, (read: HK actress who cant act for nuts) so we can all conclude how and why that happened.
jeez that was a very long chunk about something i shouldnt care about. hahaha. sorry i got reminded of all the smug self-congratulatory ads on tv and radio when i read the quote in 8 days. seriously if this show was actually of any quality i would probably have nothing to say.
TGIF!! last weekend before euroooooooooope!
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