1. TV Synopses Pages 82 – 84
Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.
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1. TV Synopses
Code of Honour Pages 112 – 113
Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.
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日期: 31/12/2011 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 郭秀芳
元旦前夕午夜时分是除旧迎新的重要时刻，全岛各地都有庆祝活动。
无可否认，跨年晚会的高潮是精彩的烟花表演，公众可在各个角落带着期待的心情，欣赏璀璨夺目的烟花，迎接美好一年的到来。
地点5：中峇鲁公园
丹戎巴葛集选区首次和拉丁马士区，一次策划举行“哈2012”倒数晚会。出席者包括新传媒艺人瑞恩、亚洲偶像和新加坡偶像冠军的Hady Mirza和唱片骑师安德鲁。
Source: Shinmin
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日期: 31/12/2011 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 钟雁龄
Source: Shinmin
Categorised in CH, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Shin Min.
日期: 31/12/2011 | 新闻来源: 联合早报 | 记者: 洪铭铧、李亦筠、黄靖晶
电视榜风云人物：刘健财与杨锡彬
哇哇映画制作的节目和剧集立下口碑也写下出色的收视率，创办人刘健财与新传媒监制杨锡彬一起受封电视榜风云人物，杨锡彬不但成功让本土剧再度抬头，也积极为本地剧开拓马来西亚市场。
杨锡彬：
若剧种适合会争取9点档
今年率领新传媒的马来西亚制作收复新传媒电视8频道7点档的杨锡彬，对于获选风云人物，感言是：“我的荣幸，重要是默默耕耘了两年半，有人发现我们的努力。”
新传媒制作的本地剧《想握你的手》去年创下收视新低，过后由台湾长篇剧《爱》接替，一年后由新传媒的马来西亚制作的剧集《甘榜情》与《正义武馆》接棒，平均收视虽未超越《爱》，但至少恢复正常水平，对支持本地剧发展的人是佳音。
50岁的杨锡彬擅长多元题材，他之前监制的《琼园咖啡香》《孩有明天》《破茧而出》都在红星大奖上得过最佳电视剧，《阴差阳错》获年度最高收视，《任我遨游》则是最轰动的偶像剧。
担任马来西亚新传媒制作华文戏剧部副总裁的他说，本地拍剧场景局限很大，马来西亚环境较佳，但那里的制度相对不够健全，演员等人力资源较缺乏，制作预算也少一半，放在7点档播映，有些上班和上学的观众会来不及回家观看，但即使面对这种种劣势，他仍会致力于剧种的多元化，而就播映后的作品反应看来，观众已察觉到不一样。尽管都是怀旧剧，《甘榜情》的家庭伦理与《正义武馆》的功夫打斗就题材各异。
有传台剧便宜立大功，新传媒电视考虑7点档改以外购剧充档，这回播映杨锡彬的马国制作是给本地剧在该时段的最后一次机会。对此，杨锡彬回答，马国制作是五年计划，还有不少时间实行。
Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.
Source: Zaobao
Categorised in CH, Code of Honour 正义武馆, Dramas - General, Metamorphosis 破茧而出, Zaobao.
Two new areas facing Marina Bay will allow more revellers to be part of Singapore’s biggest New Year countdown party tomorrow night.
A 3,000 sq m lawn next to the recently opened Marina Bay Financial Centre and the 5,000 sq m promenade in front of the Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum will provide extra standing room for some 16,000 partygoers to ring in 2012.
Where else to party
With new immigrants and expatriates at Tiong Bahru Park: This party will feature local DJ Andrew T and local youth indie bands Eleventh Hour and Juz Members. MediaCorp artist Rui En and Singapore Idol Hady Mirza will also perform.
Starts at 9pm. Admission is free.
Source: The Straits Times
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by May Seah
The year Singapore women stepped up and stood out on TV
On Caldecott Hill, women have always reigned supreme. They are generally more famous and more popular than their male counterparts – that’s just the way it is here in local TV-land.
But, even more so than usual, 2011 was a year for the girls, who weren’t content to rest on their delicate, feminine laurels. Instead, they charged out and grabbed the headlines, making career breakthroughs and/or stepping boldly out of their comfort zones to accomplish bigger and better things.
Here are five women who owned 2011.
Rui En
When Rui En’s talent was finally recognised at this year’s Star Awards with a Best Actress trophy, she said that there had been more lows than highs in her career, so we guess that being the official Best Actress is, for her, a step out of her comfort zone. Besides that, the frequently un-smiley one took on a spectrum of roles that could not be more diverse: She was a princessy bimbo in A Tale Of Two Cities, a put-upon daughter-in-law in The In-Laws, a blind chick in On The Fringe and a martial artist in Code Of Honour. If she keeps working this hard, maybe Rui En really will take over the world.
Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.
Source: Today
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林雯莹报道
2011年倒数开始，2012年就在眼前，多部新剧如火如荼拍摄中，有复古、有新潮，究竟哪部最有看头？
今年的8频道电视剧，题材多样化，9点档谈警察、黑帮、医生、厨师、摩登男女、30年代歌女，还有本地观众一向喜爱的小市民故事。
其中，探讨邻居关系的《四个门牌一个梦》引得全城讨论闹哄哄，平均收视直飙第一名。《警徽天职》拍摄严谨，顺利当上亚军，而拍得宛如偶像剧的《行医》，深得观众欢心，挤进前3名。
由此可见，观众接受度颇高，2012上半年，也将迎来各类剧种争宠。例如，有备受瞩目的《最火搭档》续集、热闹怀旧的《戏剧情牵30周年》重头剧《花样人间》和狐狸精变丑女的《我爱狐狸精》。
此外，随着台湾长寿剧《爱》在几个月前下档，本地作品收复7点档失地，大多古早味浓厚，《甘榜情》和《正义武馆》陆续播出，明年则有《渔米人家》和《猪仔馆人家》。
哪部先声夺人？哪部将脱颖而出？xinmsn为你逐一盘点。
8频道9点档
《最火搭档2》（播出日期：3月6日）
应该是观众上半年最期盼的作品。第一季赢得好口碑，收视也可圈可点，在xinmsn Catch-up TV上更是前年电视剧点击率冠军（以每集的平均点击率计算），播出大结局后，不少网民纷纷要求续集。
《最火搭档2》延续杀人犯”阿休罗”潜逃在外的情节，故事更曲折离奇，编剧也更敢写，看来能吊足观众胃口。上届视后瑞恩，之前也告诉我们，本季除了增加动作场面，有很多激动内心戏，看了剧本都让她担心，如果戏外跳不出角色会崩溃。
陈莉萍、郑斌辉、向云、周颖和洪赐健等上季角色都会回来，这次还加入了黄俊雄，饰演胡小曼的”命中宿敌”。喜爱两人搭配的粉丝，可有好戏看了。
其他演员：袁帅、詹金泉等。
《花样人间》（播出日期：6月26日）
8频道《戏剧情牵30周年》，强打怀旧。继《福满人间》与《春到人间》后，《花样人间》反映6、70年代的娱乐大环境，看看当代歌星的成名路，轻轻松松，热热闹闹，阖家欢乐。本地观众熟悉的人物王沙和野峰、樱花和凌云、厦语片皇后庄雪芳和歌迷王子黄清元等都会出现。
前两个”人间”系列的演员，将在剧中担任要角，周初明重出江湖，饰演电影海报画家，角色为他量身定做。瑞恩产量高，这次饰演楚楚可怜的孝顺女，又是另一种新形象。
厉害的是，《花样人间》还请来本地人气极旺的黄鸿升（小鬼）和王心如助阵，前者饰演爱发明星梦的小伙子，是周初名的儿子；后者则是迷倒众人的”街花”。
左邻右舍小人物的故事，本地观众最喜欢，外加坚强演员阵容，相信此剧会开出佳绩。
其他演员：陈莉萍、郑各评、林湘萍、张耀栋、陈罗密欧、黄文永、林梅娇、陈邦鋆、庞蕾馨、姚玟隆、潘玲玲等。
Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.
Unriddle 2 最火搭档 II debuts 5 March 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
Source: Xinmsn
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by May Seah
The year local TV played the multi-national game with gusto
No alert viewer would have failed to realise the cross-culturalisation that went on in the world of local television, not just with local and overseas co-productions taking place but also when it came to global representation within shows.
Take, for example, the MediaCorp TV Channel 5 sitcom “Payday”, which brought together actors from different countries including China, India and the Philippines to play their respective nationalities. While the show may not have been a runaway hit, that in itself was an interesting move that reflected the current social climate.
Of course, another show that tried to address the hot topic of foreign immigration stirred up a lot more controversy. Who could forget the flak that Channel 8′s “Love Thy Neighbour” drew for emphasising conflict between Singaporeans and foreigners? Yet, in spite of that – or perhaps because of that – the drama attracted more than a million viewers.
And we were recently treated to the Japan-Singapore co-production “Mooncake” on Channel U. Each collaboration is a valuable opportunity for the local TV industry to share, learn and develop.
“The show has a Japanese feel and Singaporean filming techniques, all mixed up and influencing one another,” said “Mooncake” star Qi Yuwu, adding he occasionally witnessed the Singapore and Japanese crews exchanging tips on set.
“It’s good for both parties. And it’s visionary. I hope that this lays a good foundation for more opportunities that other artistes can participate in.”
That, however, is easy for Qi to say – he didn’t have to uproot himself to spend several months in a rural backwater community like the stars of “Code Of Honour” and “Kampong Ties” did.
Both period dramas were filmed entirely in Malaysia. (Taking the collaborative trend into the new year, more made-in-Malaysia projects are on the way, including “The Quarters”, which is currently in production and will air in April.)
While he was excited to be part of the show, “Code Of Honour” star Andie Chen lamented that working abroad is no walk in the park. “I don’t know how our Taiwanese and Hong Kong and Malaysian artistes do it – it’s a tough job,” he said.
“You just want to get home and be comfortable, (but) you open the door and it’s an empty room. I miss my parents; I miss my dogs; I miss my support system.”
Now, that’s a hardcore foreign exchange programme.
“Code of Honour” stars Rui En (left) and Zheng Geping (right).
Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.
Source: Today, Channelnewsasia
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