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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1. TV Ratings Page 72

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.

Audiences are kept right on the edge of our seats till the very last 10mins of the show which unveiled the ultimate puppeteer who orchestrated this entire series of mindless killings, in the name of conducting a criminal psychology experiment.

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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2. 电视 TV Pages 74-75

文：杨丽玲

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。

3. 电视 TV Page 80

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！

4. TV Ratings Page 80

Channel 8
1. 夜市人生
2. 最火搭档2
3. 啊！是你到我家
4. 名厨出走记2
5. 三个男人一张口

5. TV guide Page 82

《最火搭档2》 30 March, Friday

Dial 1900-112-2023 to vote for Rui En in Top 10! Per vote costs 86c.

Online votes make up 50%! 1 vote/NRIC per day at bit.ly/top10re12

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娱乐星球异形人

文：王莉雁

均是全中性格派。

一位慢热不善表达，一位冷谈永远疏离。

按一般逻辑，本应归纳为娱乐圈内高风险淘汰族群。谁知道故事情节发展，永远有一招峰回路转。

最火搭档，看似同一属性，细看研究，却又大大不同…

再好的搭档，会不会也有擦枪走火时？

恩：不只和演员，和监制编剧全部都有。我们都是比较有主见的人，可能有时候演戏方向会不同。

萍：我和你啊？为什么我不知道？

恩：真的是……活在自己的世界里。如果说没有，是假的。我有自己的想法。

萍：大家都很明白是要为戏好，讨论商量，不会明枪实弹。好像《最2》拍得很紧张的一天，她忽然告诉我听说我要演她的妈，我吓一跳，转不过来。

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3. 电视 TV Page 72

随便小姐says:

等久会有吗？7集可以做视帝咩？我说可惜不是说视帝OK！我这种看戏有水准的，是在可惜做莫“雨泽”和“小曼”之间就酱而已？！应该加多一点感情戏嘛！哎哟，他临死做莫flashback的是那个早死翘翘的前女友“慧中”！酱hor，那个impact就没有那么大了！而且应该让他“砰！”掉在瑞恩面前，才震撼啦，像以前《无间道》黄秋生死在梁朝伟面前那样！

4. TV Ratings Page 72

Channel 8
1. 夜市人生
2. 名厨出走记2
3. 最火搭档2
4. 掌声响起-追忆一代歌后风飞飞
5. 啊！是你到我家

5. TV guide Page 74

《最火搭档2》 23 March, Friday

6. TV Synopses

Unriddle 2 Pages 83 – 85

Dial 1900-112-2023 to vote for Rui En in Top 10! Per vote costs 86c.

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日期: 7/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报/联合晚报 | 记者: 罗瑱玲/王英敏

在中国收视火红，清朝穿越夯剧《步步惊心》昨晚吸61万观众捧场，本地收视“扑街”，大结局戏被删、匆匆收尾，观众“欲哭无泪”！

《步》开播收视55万5000，前晚大结局收视61万5000，35集下来平均收视51万9000，成绩欠理想，更不敌继台湾长命剧《爱》回流7点档后的《甘榜情》、《正义武馆》；《步》后，8频道7点档将播出马国制作《渔米人家》，是否能取得好收视，有待揭晓。

Source: Shinmin, Wanbao, Chinapress

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日期: 6/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 钟雁龄

8频道和U频道昨晚分别在9点和10点开播重头剧《最火搭档2》及《注定》。

《最2》93万2000高收视出击，首部本地剧在推特世界榜上留名。

有收视女王瑞恩、陈莉萍、郑斌辉和黄俊雄主演的《最2》昨晚开播，以93万2000的高收视成绩强力开跑！

《最》第一辑收视口碑兼收，原班人马开拍续集，瑞恩更大爆《最2》剧情和角色沉重得让她陷入忧郁甚至“想死”，不过她的情感颠簸演出，最终换来收视佳绩，也算付出有所回报！

除此，昨晚剧集开播前数小时，就已经引起观众和粉丝在推特(Twitter)热烈讨论，讨论之踊跃让《最2》登上推特Trending讨论榜，也让《最2》成为本地首部在推特世界讨论榜留名的剧集。

《最2》开场太“震撼” 引观众追看

《最2》首播主要回顾上一辑剧集，黑暗、火爆全开，让观众肾上腺素直飙！不少观众看完剧集后在网上留言，表示节目太“震撼”够刺激，引起他们追看欲望。

Source: Shinmin

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日期: 6/3/2012 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报 | 记者: 王英敏

《注定》、《最2》最晚开播，隔空“对杠”，收视均开红盘。

新传媒高层陈国明今早表示，《最2》首播吸引93万2000观众收看，打了漂亮一战。

据悉，《最》2010年播出时，平均收视为89万1000。

Source: Wanbao

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