胡   歌 饰 景   天
杨   幂 饰 雪   见
刘诗诗 饰 龙   葵
霍建华 饰 徐长卿
唐   嫣 饰 紫   萱
黄志玮 饰 重   楼
林子聪 饰 许茂山

All right, how should I start? First of all, this show is adapted from a computer game, and as such many plot points will be followed through in RPG-esque style. They even show a funky “world map travel” when the characters travel to major destinations, hurhur… What is even more hilarious is any semi-important character will come with an introduction pop-up that comes with a face portrait, brief description, and battle stats!!! Not sure how they come up with those values, and I certainly don’t agree with many of them, but funny to say the least and bring up kneejerk reactions. And anyway I didn’t play the game before, so I can’t exactly tell you the differences, but there are definitely some major changes here and there.

Secondly, this is a prequel of sort to the first part in the series, as the story here actually takes place 50 years prior to the start of the first part. (The second part is not filmed as they say it isn’t quite suitable to be filmed as a drama series) And yes, I’d watched the first part before. That game was very well received and became a key factor in keeping hold of fans in this 仙剑 franchise. Well the first part was pretty lame in terms of presentation, having obvious “level up scenarios” for the main character as the story progresses etc… But this part totally owns that in terms of lameness. I totally cannot believe the super unlikely actions and behaviors of characters here in many instances. I know its supposed to be light-hearted but the lameness just goes way off the spectrum here. Still good for a laugh sometimes though, especially with the comical sound effects and funky jokes they put inside.

As for storyline, I think you shouldn’t really expect alot. Its a very typical RPG-esque style of fetching quest (retrieving important items so you can move on) in order to achieve the final goal (of defeating those final bosses), with distinct location-hopping at each story arc interval. Usually the entire character party also move in tandem together much alike what you expect from a RPG. But of course each major character has the screentime here and there where the story arc focuses on their backstory.

Finally I’ll talk abit about the cast list. 胡歌 as usual did well in his role, be it serious moments or lighthearted ones. One thing I hate is him being abit immature and mean in the show, although I can’t fault him as its the scriptwriter’s fault 杨幂 is the one I like most. In fact I think I’m starting to fall in love with her hahaha… She is so adorable and cute yet abit wilful. She exudes magnetic charm and bring the character to life (at least for me ). I also thought 刘诗诗 did pretty well due to her character having a dual personality that are vastly different, one of pure innocence and the other filled with some destructive inclination. 霍建华 has a pretty cool role in the show, but I get the feeling that it is a bit unnatural. Don’t really like him in ancient/fantasy shows. 唐嫣 is another up and rising pretty face I’m so glad there are many pretty faces in this show to ease the many moments of lameness hahaha. Besides the main cast, there are some notable names that appear in their respective story arcs including 袁弘, 刘晓洁, 邓立民, 韩晓.

I dunno whether to recommend this haha… It is hilarious yet can be a major turnoff at the same time. I suppose enough hardcore fans of the game will watch it anyway.

吴卓羲 饰 钟立文
陈键锋 饰 李柏翘
苗侨伟 饰 江世孝
谢天华 饰 梁笑棠
江若琳 饰 江悠悠
梁嘉琪 饰 花若葆
周海媚 饰 程若芯

This is a continuation of 2 previous series by TVB, namely 《学警雄心》 and 《学警出更》. Unfortunately, I’ve watched neither, so you can say I am new to this. When I watched the first ep, it was like very very normal. Typical cop show. But then again since it was so highly rated there must be something going on later, and indeed. It escalates quite nicely into an epic plot. I just couldn’t stop watching hahaha. And there are some pretty faces to boot. For best viewing pleasure, you must watch the entire series without any spoilers.

Anyway, for brief information, this follows the story of 2 outstanding cops in their own ways, albeit with vastly different personalities. I think they are the main leads in the 2 prequels as well. At the end of this, I’ll leave it to your judgment who is the most outstanding cop in the show I have no doubt in my mind of my choice. With deepest respect.

And since I’m not supposed to spoil anything, I dunno what else I can comment on here. Just… this is a definitely must watch, whether you usually watch the genre anot. Oh yea 1 more thing, I am disappointed by the mentality of some of the characters in the show, haiz… should have known better what to do and what not to do…

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鄧萃雯 饰 康寶琦
黎耀祥 饰 柴   九
吳卓羲 饰 蔣必正
胡定欣 饰 孫海棠
岳   華 饰 蔣   喬
謝雪心 饰 殷鳳儀
李成昌 饰 彭   鏗
敖嘉年 饰 蔣必文
商天娥 饰 彭   嬌
惠英紅 饰 劉   芳
梁証嘉 饰 蔣必武
徐淑敏 饰 丘   敏

一个巾帼，一个枭雄，举世无双。

蒋家在无锡镇是米业的龙头老大，关乎万民福祉。 蒋家的妻房却为了争夺大权斗个天翻地覆，无时无刻都在斗智斗谋。 蒋老爷纳了康宝琦为妾后，掀起了更多磨擦。 康宝琦从不为己，造福人群的心态重得蒋老爷欣欢，也得到大部分市民的支持。 眼看蒋家大权和米业生意就要被这四奶奶夺取，原配夫人及长子都红了眼，搞起事端要把四奶奶赶尽杀绝。

四奶奶并非孤军作战。 从外地来到无锡的柴九，贫困之及，多次得到四奶奶的提拔和舍身相救，心中深怀感激，立志辅佐四奶奶对抗恶势力，亦也多次不顾自己的危险搭救四奶奶。 他的口头言，“人生有多少个十年？最重要是痛快”。 义字当前，加上一点点小聪明，从一个无威无势的乡巴佬一直往上爬，到最后在无锡也成为了响当当的人物，为民造福，鞠躬尽瘁。

在世得一知己，再无所渴求。

在这巾帼枭雄的阴影下，还有一个宅心仁厚的少年，就是蒋家二少爷蒋必正，也是四奶奶认为最为合适接管蒋家业务的接班人，代表着新一代的希望。

欧阳震华 饰 高彦博
林文龙 饰 古泽琛
郑嘉颖 饰 杨逸升
佘诗曼 饰 马帼英
蒙嘉慧 饰 梁小柔
锺嘉欣 饰 林汀汀
郭少芸 饰 莫淑媛
曹永廉 饰 沈雄
陈美诗 饰 方妙娜

Gosh, it took me some time to start watching this nice show. A pity I didn’t even watch the prequel. haiz… So I can’t compare between the two. As far as I know, most of the important characters continue their role in this, even though some certainly took a step back, for instance linda chung… Haha seemed like she had other projects going on which clashes with the filming of this and erm her role greatly diminished here. But it is ok as there are plenty of other pretty faces (and nifty technology) to keep me occupied, not to mention the various psychological influences, analysis and crime scene reconstruction and stuffs like that which are soooooo interesting. Now thats my cup of tea

But of coz there are some flaws as well. While it is certainly possible that the most improbable clues left in the crime scene may provide enough evidence to uncover the truth, there are also certain glaring moments of obviousness of things that should have been there but wasn’t (fingerprint left on the knife in the last case prior to putting on gloves) and things that shouldn’t have been there but was (idiotic geniuses who can make all the effort to remove unfavorable evidence but leave some very obvious ones hanging around).

But still, there are some food for thoughts about how the police investigation units solve crimes together. And obviously many of the cop shows around that just show the frontline policemen chionging all around and catching everyone seems abit more lame when you watch this, haha. Forensics is the wootz!

Another thing, there are alot of cameos and guest appearances from established stars, veterans, and newcomers (including some pretty faces) which kind of hold onto my attention, hurhur. They also kind of develop some romance and comedic elements between cases to lighten the mood blah blah. Though some may get a bit cringe-y.

Overall, it is nice, nice, nice. But I think most chinese drama viewers should have already watched it if this genre of shows are in their interest anyway

郭晋安 饰 唐立言
郑嘉颖 饰 张承希
蒙嘉慧 饰 利珮嘉
姚子羚 饰 唐凯敏

Well I got this because I saw its supremely high rating. But when I started, I was like hur? 1 ep… 2 eps… and blah (22 eps in total) It was somewhat awfully slow moving. I wondered what was wrong. But thankfully, it was just momentarily. Before long, things swung into motion and I was captivated. The plot is EPIC. Well at least I like this kind of shows (just wonder why my local tv station cannot produce anything like this )

So in a nutshell, as the title suggests, this is about some covert plans against the other person. Care for a little dance with your enemy? Smile together, joke together, drink together, embrace each other, work with each other, give your all for each other. Deep down inside, a hidden battle is being fought. Is what you see on the surface reality? Who will turn around and stab you in the back? Complex intricate relations tie the characters together, in a race against time to achieve their objectives. Just observe the extent of deceit and subterfuge one can go through for a greater cause, to manipulate, to exploit. Heavy sacrifices were made, reputations lost, feelings suppressed, lives taken. Winner takes all? You will see…

林峰 饰 无情
吴卓义 饰 冷血
陈键锋 饰 追命
马国明 饰 铁手
徐子珊 饰 桑芷妍
李诗韵 饰 蓝若飞

Let’s see, this is one rare chinese drama jh completed way before me, hahahaha. Anyway the front part is abit slow as they flesh out the various characters and set the stage for the big plots. Hence there is more urgency towards the end, as well as more epic tasks to contend with. Basically the main theme revolves around this constable house set up by this guy who recruits 4 young constables into his retinue.

Cast wise, they painstakingly put 4 great guys together, though their female counterparts may be abit lacking. I might have preferred some of the other actresses in other versions of this story. In any case, the four guys regularly take turns to show off their skills/talents, and while there was a lack of understanding, and indeed, cooperation initially, the bonds grew with each case they solved and the realisation of the importance of each unique individual in the team.

The flow of the story can generally be easily followed, since mostly its a case by case basis. And they will always reveal the truth of everything as each event draws to a close, that is if the audience had not already figured out themselves through the subtle hints and foreshadowing in the show. The final case, as with most stories of this type, happens to involve the most important person in the country, hahaha. But I sometimes find the cases to be so intricately tied together and elaborately misleading as well as coincidentally well put together that it doesn’t really makes sense in real life. (And in any case there are many people in the story who lack the brains… if you are that stupid, please don’t be a royalty…)

It is still a pretty good show in all, and I would think it will appeal to many people

林保怡 饰 阎万曦
陈豪 饰 宋东升
蔡少芬 饰 焦玉
佘诗曼 饰 家春分
黎姿 饰 计明凤
锺景辉 饰 阎国业
王贤志 饰 阎万天
黄德斌 饰 宋东阳
卲美琪 饰 舒朗月

陝北一带，一个荒芜的高原之上，住着寥寥无几的居民。 阎宋两族三代的恩怨情仇在此展开。 依太祖遗训，两族人应唇亡齿寒，互相扶持，但在争权夺利的局势下，争执在所难免。 人生匆匆数十年，到底是什么信念让你继续活在那艰苦的环境里？ 在这小小的阎家铺，女人卑微，被所谓的贞节压得喘不过气，更为达成相夫教子和延续香火的责任而烦恼。 阎家铺老板手握大权，族规严明，在一次惩罚通奸的意外中，一段复杂的故事开始了。

阎老板看似冷血无情，咄咄逼人。 在那心高气傲的表面下到底隐藏着什么不为人知的秘密？ 往年侥幸活命的奸夫再度返回山上是否已展开了雄伟的复仇大计？ 势力单薄的宋族当家焦玉，一介女流却要压抑群雄，为自己儿子铺路，防备对当家之位虎视眈眈的宋族长老，下场究竟会如何？

什么听天由命，什么逆天而行。。。 在这么一个艰苦的环境里，就有四个不认命的女人为了毕生幸福而筹谋，亦有无数的男人争夺权位。 一生活在仇恨里，一生活在骗局里。。。 到头来一无所有，发现原来最珍贵的东西一直都没有离开过。。。 问世间情为何物，直叫人生死相许。。。