日期: 03/05/2012 | 新闻来源: 联合早报 | 记者: 洪铭铧
力捧台湾外援夏如芝当女主角的本地剧《糊里糊涂爱上它》，前晚首播，收视不到12点，目前在今年五部剧中殿后。
《糊》接档引发观众好评的《再见单人床》，《再》大结局有15点，不过《糊》显然流失了观众。
来自台湾的夏如芝非新传媒合约演员，只因拍过周杰伦的MV，便一跃登上女一号，引起媒体热烈议论。前晚首播收视引人关注，结果其收视只有约12点，排在《最火搭档2》《双星报喜》《995》与《再见单人床》之后。
不过首播成绩不能完全作准，随着剧情发展，口碑与对观众的吸引力可上可下，像《双星报喜》首播与平均收视都是14点；《995》首播13点，平均收视14点；《最火搭档2》首播有15点，即使有观众称赞，但最后平均只收13点。《再见单人床》首播也是13点，平均一样是13点，表现平稳。
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日期: 20/4/2012 | 新闻来源: 我报 | 记者: 李妙音
新传媒7点档双声道“出师不利”，前晚首播的《断掌的女人》前半小时出现技术问题，导致双声道播出受干扰，相信因此流失了一些观众。
由欧萱挂帅的《断掌的女人》前晚首播收视只有46万6000，是开播收视最低的7点档剧集。
7点档首播 收视一跌再跌
之前的7点档《甘榜情》首播收视82万，但之后陆续接档的《正义武馆》（首播75万7000）、《步步惊心》（首播55万）和《渔米人家》（首播52万3000），首播收视一跌再跌。
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日期: 18/4/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 康秀金
甘榜剧全面失守，《渔米人家》前晚大结局数字创新低，只得46万2000。
30集的平均收视数字更是惊人：只得42万2000。
这个平均收视数字，显示甘榜剧在7点档的黄金时段已“hold不住”，从第1部的《甘榜情》至今，半年来流失了约30万观众。
在马来西亚拍摄的甘榜剧《甘榜情》去年回流新加坡7点档，接下《爱》的棒后，平均收视也有75万。可是，后来数字却出现显著下滑，到《正义武馆》的平均收视是64万5000。
后来，让红遍中台的穿越剧《步步惊心》接棒，以为可以暂缓跌势，不料，却又是跌到51万9000的平均收视。
好难等到新传媒为马来西亚制作的《渔米人家》，在7点档播出。不料，却为了统一新马两地演员的口音，选择送往台湾配音。
结果，配音效果惹来“轰声不断”，观众骂失去原汁原味，演员的感情都被“漂淡”了。
Source: Shinmin, Chinapress
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2012电视机密档案
《最火搭档2》让人看得肾上腺素飘升。潮流小品《再见单人床》变奏接档。今年的本地电视圈，相当百花齐放。紧接着，有谁看，看什么，i泄密全纪录。
花样人间
监制：王尤红
集数：35
演员：周初明+瑞恩+黄鸿升+王心如
充满人情味的花香街，上演街坊小人物的悲欢离合。3个好朋友，联手搞歌台，历经人生成败起落，与一对姐妹陷入爱与不爱的情感纠缠……
本地戏剧30年重头大制作，《人间》系列三部曲，电视人最拿手、观众相当钟意的怀旧题材。
小鬼+瑞恩+王心如+陈邦鋆+庞蕾馨+陈罗密欧贩卖青春，陈莉萍+周初明+黄文永+林梅娇+郑各评+潘玲玲+陈泰鸣+姚文隆演技斗法，两代承先启后的意味非常浓厚。
回归Tuas旧片场搭景拍摄，再造昔日狮城风貌。老一辈得以缅怀当年情，亦能满足新世代好奇心，歌台歌舞升平，开开心心搏感情送暖意。演员阵容新台一家亲，能否顺利融合为一，尚待观察。唔，好事者的八卦焦点其实不过是瑞恩与张耀栋在荧幕上的狭路相逢，谁的演技最棒最能佯装无冤无怨。
微笑正义
监制：袁树伟
集数：20
演员：瑞恩+戴阳天
富二代投资达人加入网络电视频道“真电视”当红节目记者，与女主播不时针锋相对却成为默契极佳的伙伴，一起伸张正义，揭露事件背后的真相……
对此剧，有信心。因为掌舵人是拍过《最火搭档》系列、《边缘父子》、《乐在双城》且据说最愿意给予演员无限发挥空间的袁树伟。
以电视新闻节目为焦点，当今气势最强监制再挖掘新题材，圈中人普遍看好又将有不同于一般的开拓。
袁监制从马国回归本地电视剧之后7部作品，瑞恩竟然已担纲第6部，男主角这回找来戴阳天，瑞+戴首次对上，有改变总算是惊喜。
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Channel 8
1. 一心一德为善乐
2. 最火搭档2
3. 国记交易所3
4. 名厨出走记2
5. 夜市人生
Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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日期: 3/4/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 钟雁龄
新传媒今年9点档首播收视成绩
1 《最火搭档2》93万2000
2 《双星报喜》 86万2000
3 《再见单人床》85万6000
4 《995》81万4000
Source: Shinmin, Chinapress
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日期: 2/4/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 钟雁龄
刚在上星期落幕的8频道9点档重头剧《最火搭档2》，平均81万6000收视结尾。
尽管收视只属“麻麻”，但《最火2》却引起观众和粉丝在推特（Twitter）热烈讨论，登上Trending排行榜。也让《最火2》成为最被推特世界讨论的本地剧。除此，目前已出现《最火3》trending，表示不少粉丝都希望《最火》在追拍第3集。也有粉丝电邮向记者表示，《最火2》收视不尽理想，主要还是剧集在MioTV也热播，间接分散不少8频道的观众。
一些网友对新传媒“敢敢”以《最火2》挑战较少见的“黑暗色调”表示赞赏，也对一些“边咖”如沈金兴、王昱清、黄慧、林慧玲、洪赐健、周颖和陈欣淇都有不俗评语。郑斌辉虽然半途死掉，但演技也被赞。网友评论，老戏骨陈莉萍演技够火候。
男、女主角黄俊雄和瑞恩的打斗场面被赞精彩，不过2人在剧中不时冒出的英语台词，却被网友炮轰“刺耳”和“莫名其妙”。
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mirukuboi: 我并不是瑞恩的粉丝，但我觉得她在这部剧里演得很不错。结局很刺激，而瑞恩也演绎得很出色，有说服力。要同时诠释惊讶、愤怒、悲伤和内疚，很不容易。
forever alone: 我觉得《最火2》是近期比较出色的本地制作。有精彩和意想不到的情节转折，结尾也很耐人寻味。
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eddygames wrote: 向云被掏心肝的一幕，跟电影《Se7en》很相似？
smartypants: 坏人或杀手=黑夹克/风衣/西装+墨镜+油头，要不然“愚蠢”的观众就看不出他们是奸角，太“聪明”了。
Source: Shinmin, Chinapress
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Channel 8
1. 最火搭档2
2. 啊！是你到我家
3. 夜市人生
4. 名厨出走记2
5. 三个男人一张口
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We explore what worked for Ch8 drama series Unriddle 2, and what could have been done to make it a better production
After four weeks of intense murder cases and mystery-solving by Hu Xiaoman (Rui En) & co., the 20-episoder whodunit finally came to a climatic end yesterday.
While Season 2 saw a slight dip in viewership numbers compared to season 1 (813,000 till episode 18* versus season one’s 880,000), numbers don’t usually translate into a show’s popularity and represent how well-received a series is these days. The widely-anticipated sequel of Ch8 drama series Unriddle 2 was much-talked-about when it premiered four weeks ago and even trended worldwide on Twitter for a couple of hours when its debut and finale episode aired.
For sure, Unriddle 2 ain’t for the weak-hearted and the young; it’s not your typical 7pm or 9pm series to chill and unwind to after an intense day at work. Season two was darker, more gripping, and TV viewers saw the investigation team delve deeper into a slew of dramatised deaths and psychotic murder cases. Pandora’s Box was unearthed and unlocked with each passing episode as the death of characters formed an indiscernible bond between the victims and the ultimate perpetrator.
Apart from a meatier and more action-packed storyline, we also saw Unriddle 2 tie up loose ends from the first season with more focus on the growth and development of characters. After one fruitful season of partnership, Xiaoman’s faith and trust in Zhengyi (Chen Liping) is left to dangle precariously as the former begins to doubt everyone, including herself, when she is left to deal with her innermost demons and fears.
While young viewers lauded the production of a more intense and riveting crime series, there were others who commented that its violent scenes were inappropriate for the 9pm timeslot on TV.
Here, we look into what the drama did well and what can be worked upon to make it a more wholesome series.
Unriddle 2: The Good
The Good: Partnership between Hu Xiaoman and Lin Zhengyi (Dabao)
The uncanny friendship between Hu Xiaoman (Rui En), a CID officer and her mole cum pau seller, Lin Zhengyi aka Dabao (Chen Liping), was a hit with TV viewers from the get-go. Audiences loved their sleuth pairing and Xiaoman’s dry, icy humour versus Dabao’s frank and bubbly ways spoke of the inexplicable connection and irreplaceable trust they had in each other. This season, the duo took their friendship to another level as they coped with personal losses and dealt with their inner insecurities and moral weaknesses. Even heroes have the right to bleed, but it takes a trusty sidekick to lead one back on the right path as the once cool and collected Xiaoman faltered, succumbed to her fears, and marred the line between upholding justice and observing the law.
The Good: Strong and concise storyline
There’s no time to waste when it comes to story development for Unriddle 2. Right from the start of the first episode, Xiaoman & co are left to fend off threats from a new enemy called Asura and deal with the death of Hong Chao, whose life was sacrificed in-exchange for the rest’s safety when they were held hostage. Yuze finally gets some form of closure of his ex-girlfriend’s death in this season. We see the light of unanswered cases which are in fact, snowballed to form a chain of murder cases that are seemingly instigated and plotted by Jieyu, whose ultimate aim was to cause the downhill of Xiaoman. Props to the writers for a job well done in terms of cliffhangers and last minute plot twists.
Unriddle 2: The Questionable
The Questionable: Short and fast cuts between scenes
While some found it dizzying and confusing to be fed with these sporadic cuts and swift camera movements, this directorial decision can be considered befitting of a series as fast-paced as Unriddle 2 to create an adrenalin rush and keep viewers on the edge of their sofa seats.
The Questionable: Dark nature of the story
We laud the producers and writers of Unriddle 2 for their brazen decision to morph and move the drama series into darker and unchartered territories, despite the knowledge of possible flak and criticisms that will come their way when the drama airs. Happy and lighthearted moments were sparse and far between the entire season and they veered away from the typical family-friendly series that we’re more used to and showed viewers a grimmer and lesser-seen side of local productions. While we think it’s a commendable move towards more heavyweight material, it feels as if this darker sequel was produced with two aims in mind: to satiate demands and requests of fans from the original series and to outdo its first season with more amped up crime cases and violent action scenes.
The Questionable: Last episode of Unriddle 2
Two points that came to mind after tuning in to the last episode: Why was there a sparked increase in the use of English between the main characters (with the exception of Lang Feng who has been doing it throughout the season)? Is this another open-ended ending with no concrete conclusion in sight?
What was originally perceived to be the answer to a riddle within the original riddle, has escalated to form yet another new riddle at the end of season two. While some are satisfied with the ending as it spells the prospect of a possible third season, others felt cheated and duped with yet another open-ended ending. So, will this spell the possibility of a third season to the “never-ending” TV series? Viewers who are crossing their fingers and hoping for a big fat ‘YES’ will be disappointed — there may be a couple of loose threads unexplained for, but the production team currently has no intentions of producing another sequel to Unriddle 2, as said by writer Peng Kai Yi during a recent LIVE chat with fans. No harm to keep hoping and wishing though, you never know if they might just accede to your requests for a sequel or spinoff if the demand remains.
Unriddle 2: The Bad
The Bad: Inappropriate timeslot on TV
Not programmed at the most ideal time slot, this is one show parents wouldn’t want their kids tuning in to before bedtime; especially not with that many violent and cold-blooded, gruesome murder scenes. It would have been more suitable to push back the airtime to a much later timeslot to cater to more mature audiences and young adults.
The Bad: Attempt to cover all bases in a short series
Too ambitious were the production team of Unriddle 2 as they tried to achieve too much within too short a span of time. In 20 episodes, they ramped up the dark and suspenseful story, brought in more action and violent scenes, doubled up the amount of drama and introduced fresh and new camera angles. There might have been too much intensity, shock and mind-boggling events for a layman TV viewer to take in and absorb. First-time viewers of the series not in the know of what happened in the prior season might also be turned off, overwhelmed, and left confused.
Source: Xinmsn
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终极致意
难道非得婆妈煽情或通俗无聊才能讨喜。
《最火搭档2》是有胆识的本地创作。
挑战入屋尺度。
很不新加坡。
我们的电视剧其实还可以有这样的可能性。
小曼入魔，瑞恩失控。
演员，有者属方法演技派，就是必须与人物同堕地狱共尝痛苦。
“这一系列很难得，不管主要演员还是配角，大家都有自己的故事和个性，有得发挥。” 陈莉萍为戏作总结。剧中对白，即兴发挥的应该不少。
莉萍姐谈起一场大包和小曼对手戏……“小曼生气地对我说，你这么小气，不要叫大包啦，应该改名叫小包，我就自己加了一句，你才是小馒头咯。讲完大家都笑了。”
角色有灵魂，演员会有清醒意识，自然而然都想也能投入。
演员，有空间才会成长。老中青，人人浑身有戏。高潮最后一周，纸上窥视幕后偶有的轻松时刻。
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随便小姐says:
I smell something.
路人甲says:
What？你是狗咩？
随便小姐says:
No!我是狼，讲angmoh的狼。
路人甲says:
Please啦，做莫没事找事有人不做要做狼？
随便小姐says:
因为吃lollipop的狼很帅嘛！酱犀利的眼神，你没有被电到咩？！
路人甲says:
坦白说……有。很邻家男孩的大雄原来也是发电机。《最火搭档2》里眼神几intense一下。偶尔吃一下lollipop不小心把我家阿爸阿妈也电到了，一看就问：“吃巧克力的时间到了”的那个阿boy现在改吃lollipop了吓？
随便小姐says:
是咯，阿boy长大成man了，留点小胡渣，很男人却不uncle。好过每次当偶像很闷嘛。而且想不到跟恩恩亦敌亦友斗来斗去还是有火花wor，哈哈，恩恩每集都很stressed酱，看得我也很stressed，还好有这只节奏不太一样而且整天惹恩恩的狼，让我有时看得几开心的。所以说，要突破也要有机会嘛，就好像恩恩这个女主角竟然不是善良大好人……
路人甲says:
Stressed？不会啦，我倒是比较怕。恩恩酱凶酱狠，害我一直怕她随时走火入魔发狂咬人。But hor，冒冷汗时我还是尽量看了一下，恩恩跟大雄真的很有Chemistry，以前演情侣有火花，现在演Madam阿Sir整天顶嘴过招也不错，可以封他们做“最火搭档”了咯！
随便小姐says:
恩恩真的很卖力，演到好像不要命酱，哇，我酱挑剔都不得不说，这戏真的拍得几有水准的，打架追逐都很紧张，讲案情的时候hor，情节在眼前上演，像《伤城》酱，还有每集开场用那个乜乜小时交待，手法不一样咧，几有feel的！
路人甲says:
是咯是咯，我本来以为会跟第一部一样花拳绣腿，原来不是wor，打起来拍起来都几serious一下，超级无敌大跃进咧！But没负责打的也很厉害啦，就像大包陈莉萍，很有气势，最重要的是镇得住横行无阻小馒头恩恩wor，感觉上她们很有默契。
随便小姐says:
当然啦，大包和小曼才是真正的最火搭档嘛！But有点奇怪咯，恩恩入魔是可以接受啦，但戏里讲她以前为了赢乜也都做得出wor，第一系列的恩恩明明不是酱的咧！害我想破头都不明白，算了算了，看在这戏连大配角都好看的份上……
路人甲says:
哎呀，做戏而已，做莫酱认真？看红花也看绿叶就是了，恩恩和大雄的队友亚当其实也不错，终于不用整天演死尸演娘娘腔的他超man！
随便小姐says:
是咧，亚当这次几稳的，subtle不过有戏味咯，很有智慧警察look。但是我最最最最爱的是才出现3集的刀疤煞星沈金兴，哇！酷到晕！
路人甲says:
他可是我小时候的偶像ok，一出场发功自然是酷到你晕久久啦。But厉害的还有很多人，怪阿姨林梅娇除了念经还来一场大哭狂笑，哇！classic咧。大小眼王昱清真的坏到很人渣，我多想赏他几巴掌，还有还有，张为uncle为家人壮烈牺牲酱伟大，我看了眼泪一直流一直流……
随便小姐says:
是咯，大家不懂是不是在比谁最厉害，老的小的都可以看一下wor，陈罗密欧废废软软的，陈欣淇小妹扮聋哑情妹，有突破演得也OK，洪小弟虽然身材走样儿还是痞痞得几自然的……而且每个故事都不知有乜人可以看，每晚都吊起来卖，搞到我很期待，谢绝所有约会！
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