1. Television Page 109

ON THE FRINGE
TUE, CH 8, 9PM

NEW SERIAL!
Twenty-four years ago, Li Nanxing became a bona fide leading man in the original On the Fringe, playing a charismatic Ah Beng. Cut to the present: he returns in this 20-part remake (and ‘spiritual sequel’) where he plays yet another thug, but this time, he’s a lao beng and ex-jailbird who has spent the last two decades behind bars. But his path to redemption is a bumpy one.

Just when he thinks he is out, they pull them back in – ‘they’ being an ex-associate-turned-triad-boss (Fann Wong!) with territorial and trust issues, and an estranged son (Fighting Spiders’ Edwin Goh, left) who has crossed over to the dark side. Can the reformed gangster save himself and his son from making the same mistake?

2. TV Synopses Pages 122 – 123

On The Fringe

3. Advertorial Page 129

On The Fringe Poster

On The Fringe 边缘父子 debuts 2 August 2011 9pm on Channel 8.

Categorised in 8 DAYS, EN, On The Fringe 边缘父子.

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Tian Yibang was a juvenile delinquent in the 80s, a repeat offender who was in and out of the reformatory until he was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment and caning for robbery with aggravated assault. 15 years later, he was discharged from prison. Shasha, a blind but sanguine voluntary worker whom Yibang befriended at the halfway house, was adamant in steering him to the right path because she because she believed that he was, by nature, a good person. Which path will Yibang choose?

田一邦是80年代的”边缘少年”，出入感化院，屡犯法纪，最终因抢劫伤人罪被判入狱18年兼鞭刑。15年后，他步出牢房，已是年过四十的中年。他在”中途之家”认识的义工[沙沙]却希望他走上正路。沙沙是个盲女，但生性豁达乐观，她知道田一邦心地不坏，如非误入歧途，不会身陷牢狱。她决心不让田一邦重蹈覆辙。

On The Fringe 边缘父子 debuts 2 August 2011 9pm on Channel 8.

For more information, click to access the drama page: Chinese | English

Categorised in EN, On The Fringe 边缘父子.

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Our story begins with Tian Yibang (Li Nanxing), a juvenile delinquent in the 80s, a repeat offender in and out of the reformatory until he was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment and caning for robbery with aggravated assault. 15 years later, he is discharged from prison. Already in his 40s, he vowed never to tread the old path again. He longs to see his 15-year-old flesh and blood son but has no news of him.

Enters Liu Jiali (Fann Wong), a pretty lass whose looks belied the power she wielded over a large criminal organization. She was the confidante of Yibang’s buddy Moda, who mysteriously fell to his death two days before Yibang’s release from prison. After inheriting his “business”, Jiali had to fend off internal insurgences as well as threats from other gangs. Aware of Tian Yibang’s unwavering loyalty, she tries ways and means to rope Yibang back to her gang to assist her and to hunt down Moda’s murderer. Jiali though is unable to escape the long arms of the law and is eventually arrested and jailed for her crimes.

On the other hand, Shasha (Rui En), a blind but sanguine voluntary worker whom Yibang befriended at the halfway house, is adamant in steering him back the right path. She knows that Tian Yibang is upright by nature and had committed those crimes in a moment of folly. She is constantly encouraging him to turn over a new leaf and tries ways to prevent Liu Jiali from pulling him back to the underworld.

Leo (Zhang Yaodong) is a 21st century triad leader. Intelligent and scheming, he uses novel methods to conduct illicit business and is good at making use of others to achieve his own goals. Nursing a grudge against Shasha for indirectly causing the death of his best friend, he befriends her under the pretext of falling for her. Everything that he does is for his own personal vendetta. Meanwhile, Shaha is unaware of his motives until it’s too late.

15-year-old Yao Zhiyong (Edwin Goh) is the rebellious son of Tian Yibang. Together with some like-minded teens, he formed a gang called “WCS” (We Can Survive) and engaged in delinquent activities. Struggling with family, school and the pains of growing up, they choose to indulge in rebellious and anti-social behavior to vent their frustrations. Things began to spin out of control and they ended up being manipulated by a criminal organization.

With Shasha’s help, Tian Yibang is reunited with Zhiyong but never did he expect his son to be following in his footsteps. Despite his attempts to keep Zhiyong away from the world of crime, the latter resents this stranger who had appeared in his life out of the blue.

Unable to understand and keep up with technological advances coupled with a widening generation gap, the rift between father and son is further widened. A series of setbacks weakened Yibang’s resolve but motivated by Shasha’s efforts to reconcile them, Yibang was persuaded to persist. He eventually touches Zhiyong with his unrelenting sincerity and finally succeeded in keeping Zhiyong from taking the same wayward path like him.

On The Fringe <边缘父子> is a drama exploring the consequences of being a gang member, and the price you’ll pay for it. As reflected in the characters, they are trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and revenge, and realize that the price to pay is too high.

走上黑帮路，回头路更难。

On The Fringe 边缘父子 debuts 2 August 2011 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Bagua8

Categorised in BaguaTV / Bagua8, EN, On The Fringe 边缘父子.

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Have you ever noticed that our logo bug (the Channel 8 logo at the top right-hand corner of your TV) sometimes changes the way it appears?

For the first time in Channel 8′s history, we want you to be part of that process!

We are opening for design submissions of a still frame that we will incorporate into our logo bug sequence! Your work could appear on TV as part of the logo bug!

With the upcoming youth gang drama 边缘父子 On The Fringe, we want you to design something based on the theme of the drama! Apart from the size specifications (see below), you will have complete FREE PLAY on your design!

Just email your jpg file to us with the subject “On the Fringe Logo Bug Design”, and include a brief describing your creative rationale. Our animators will create a logo bug sequence based on your design!

You can use the above programme title in your design, but you don’t have to. Be creative, and really think of what the show is about!

Submit your designs before 13 July!!

On The Fringe 边缘父子 debuts 2 August 2011 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Bagua8

Categorised in BaguaTV / Bagua8, EN, On The Fringe 边缘父子.

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The viewership figures for the first half of 2011 has been released!

With last night’s climatic rescue, ‘C.L.I.F.’ 《警徽天职》不负众望, and clinched the champion title ahead of Number 2 ‘A Tale of 2 Cities’ <乐在双城>! In fact, last night’s viewership was a whopping 1,041,000!

节目	主要演员	平均观众人数
C.L.I.F. 警徽天职	郑斌辉，戚玉武，白薇秀，黄俊雄，李美玲	924,000
A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城	白薇秀，瑞恩，方展发，朱咪咪, 张振寰，张耀栋	904,000
The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇	李司琪，瑞恩，许美珍，方展发，林明伦	878,000
喜事年年	陈丽贞，洪慧芳，陈邦鋆，李美玲，袁帅	843,000
生日快乐	范文芳，陈汉伟，张耀栋，蔡琦慧	780,000

So this has made it official! Rui En has lost her throne to the new reigning Queen of Viewership Joanne Peh! Her lead roles in the Top 2 dramas have cemented her seat as a top performer!

Even acting powerhouses Lee Si Qi and Cynthia Koh couldn’t help Rui En against the onslaught of the men and women in blue…

The combination of the stellar cast of C.L.I.F. proved to be unstoppable. And all your Romeo lovers out there, you must be feeling validated because Sgt Koh did not die in vain!

But analysing the ratings more closely, is Rui En and Pierre Png the favourite IT couple? Their on-screen chemistry have developed since A Tale of 2 Cities, and came to fruition in the 35-episode In-Laws as Jiazhen and Jian Hai where many viewers cheered on their cursed romance!

Pierre Png 方展发 has also done incredibly well this year! Is he finally on his way to being a viewership magnet?

Rui En still has a chance to catch up with not 1, but 2 shows! There’s On The Fringe 《边缘父子》in August, and her 7pm kungfu serial 《正义武馆》debuting in December (from all accounts, she’s been working her butt off with the intense fighting scenes, so props to her.) , but Joanne Peh will not give up the fight so easily because she will be in the epic A Song to Remember 《星洲之夜》! These 2 dramas will be overlapping so we shall wait to see which Queen will win the final battle!

On The Fringe 边缘父子 debuts 2 August 2011 9pm on Channel 8.

Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.

Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2 debuts 6 March 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Bagua8

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, BaguaTV / Bagua8, CH, Code of Honour 正义武馆, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Ratings 节目收视率, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇.

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日期: 25/06/2011 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报 | 记者: 钟雁龄 摄影: 钟雁龄

让瑞恩、白薇秀2公主爬头，欧萱1整年消失本地荧幕，不担心被观众遗忘！

欧萱自今年头《破天网》落幕后，就没有再在荧幕亮相。据知，欧萱不少粉丝就频频为公主喊屈，希望她能够尽快有作品“面世”，免被遗忘人气落单。

反之，一向被拿来比较的白薇秀，从长剧《想握你的手》中“解困”后，今年即曝光频频，除了之前和瑞恩合演的《乐在双城》，反响收视都不俗外，紧接着还有目前播映的《警徽天职》，接下来她也将会在年底重头剧《星洲之夜》中挑大梁，受重视指数很高。

另一公主瑞恩今年上半年已播映的有《乐》、《麻婆斗妇》，刚拍完《边缘父子》的她目前已赴马国拍《正义武馆》，年底还会接拍《最火搭档2》，成为收视、人气视后，也是3人当中最炙手可热的。

Source: Wanbao, Omy, ChinaPress

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, CH, ChinaPress 中國報, Code of Honour 正义武馆, Omy.sg, On The Fringe 边缘父子, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Wanbao.

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1. 乡土剧大盘点 Page 44-46

2. TV Ratings Page 76

Channel 8
1. 麻婆斗妇
2. 警徽天职
3. 食在好源头 II
4. 夜市人生
5. 爱

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, By My Side 不凡的爱, CH, Happy Family 过好年, I-Weekly, My School Daze 书包太重, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Ratings 节目收视率, The Dream-Catchers 未来不是梦, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, Unriddle 最火搭档, With You 我在你左右.

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1. 星光Starbuzz Page 26

没有山珍海味，只有特别订做的杯子蛋糕、瑞恩最爱吃的海南鸡饭和粉丝送上的爱心牌起司蛋糕…还是让大家吃得津津有味! 平时酷酷的瑞恩全程灿烂笑容大放送，足以融化粉丝的心。

新科视后瑞恩毫无架子，出发到马国进行为期4个月的拍摄前特别和粉丝团聚会，除了联络感情，当然也要带奖项到场让粉丝摸摸沾沾喜气。

2. 电视 TV Page 70

艺人上班穿什么戴什么玩什么? i 秘密突击

用功视后 瑞恩

瑞恩去年底买下iPad，用来等戏时消磨时间。 但她自称很low tech， 不怎么玩游戏，仅利用iPad看杂志Vanity Fair和上网阅读新闻。打开她的iPad一看，发现：里头只有10余张照片，而且几乎都是偶像Marion Cotillard的玉照，她说：“她演技太好了! 如果能和她最小的脚趾指甲一样好，我就可以死得很开心了。放她的照片，正是为了时时刻刻提醒自己朝这个目标努力。”

她特别爱写Notes，在《边缘父子》饰演盲女的她洋洋洒洒好几百字刻画角色内心世界，最近还忙阅读关于海伦凯勒(Helen Keller)的小故事，丰富自己对视障人士的了解……是用功的咯!

3. TV Ratings Page 72

Channel 8
1. 麻婆斗妇
2. 爱
3. 3菜1汤III
4. 夜市人生
5. 名厨实习生

4 TV Listings Page 79

5. TV Synopsis Pages 85

Categorised in CH, Code of Honour 正义武馆, I-Weekly, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Ratings 节目收视率, RBKD, Rui En, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇.

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Newly-crowned TV queen Rui En escapes the Star Awards curse with not only a continuous stream of roles, but also high viewership ratings for the current hit The In-Laws.

In the past, many Star Award TV queens seem to have their careers cursed soon after winning, with their popularity dwindling. For instance, 1997’s Carole Lin (The Price Of Peace), 1999’s Cynthia Koh (Stepping Out) and 2007’s Yvonne Lim (Metamorphosis), were all actresses who won the Star Awards’ Best Actress Award and subsequently suffered career setbacks due to declining viewership.

Even Joanne Peh, who was often referred to as a princess by the media, could not escape this fate. After her victory in 2009 with the drama Little Nyonya, she became stuck in the 180-episode Your Hand In Mine, which performed worse than expected.

But Rui En, who had already been crowned as a viewership queen earlier this year, has seemingly escaped the curse. After winning the Best Actress Award at the Star Awards 2 weeks ago, she’s getting strong reviews for her lead role in The In-Laws, a 9pm drama. After playing a simple-minded lady in A Tale Of Two Cities, her new role as a delicate wife in The In-Laws has once again received much praise.

The In-Laws, which is halfway into its run (21st episode shown on Tuesday), has attracted an average of 843,000 viewers. This figure is closing in on that of the defending champion A Tale Of Two Cities, which starred Rui En and Joanne Peh. The 21-episode drama drew a record average of 904,000 viewers.

Rui En is currently filming On the Fringe and already has another 2 TV dramas in the pipeline, Code of Honour and Unriddle II, ensuring she has high exposure in the coming months.

Source: inSing

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, inSing, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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