In the first of our three-part Star Award winners’ prediction, we give you an insight on who we think will bring home the trophies at the upcoming Star Awards 2012 Show 1

Text: xinmsn team

After close to seven weeks of fervent voting from fans, we are finally reaching the final leg of the upcoming Star Awards 2012 online polls for categories such as Favourite Female and Male Character, Favourite On-Screen Couple award, Favourite Variety Host, and the Systema Charming Smile award.

Before the winners are unveiled at the Star Awards 2012 Show 1 this Sunday, the golden question remains: will the hot favourite pairing of RuiVin (Rui En and Elvin) from Code of Honour take the top spot or will Christopher Lee and Jesseca Liu’s chemistry in medical drama, The Oath, win them the honours?

Following our last update on the online polls, we saw Rui En shooting back to the top spot after Jesseca broke her leading streak in the Favourite Female Character two weeks ago. Will Jesseca eventually bring home the coveted trophy or will it fall back into the arms of Rui En, who has topped the category for six weeks?

Sticking by traditions, in the first of a three-part series, we take time off to study the odds and make our guesses for the Favourite Male and Female Characters, Favourite On-screen Couple (Drama), and the Favourite Variety Host award.

Who will eventually win the online awards? With one day left before the polls close tomorrow, it’s best to make the most out of your precious vote and make the last one count – you have till 8.30pm tomorrow.

Favourite Female Character
The stars say…
It’s gotta be leading lady Rui En, who has enjoyed an undisputed lead in the online polls for six straight weeks, apart from a slight scare which saw Jesseca overtaking her two weeks ago.

Rui En’s wide-range of acting capabilities can be seen from her choice of drama series in recent years such as her tough cop turn in Unriddle 1 & 2, playing a bereaved widow in With You, and for her nominated role in A Tale of 2 Cities as girly spoilt brat, Zhang Yale.

Apart from having the acting chops and range, Rui En has RBKD (her official fanclub), a large and well-organized fanbase behind her back. Her fans got back to voting religiously and fervently, and successfully reclaimed her top spot last week, after she lost the lead two weeks back. Their dedication speaks volumes, and for us, it simply means an undisputed win for Rui En.

Rui En in A Tale of 2 Cities and Jesseca Liu in The Oath

The dark horse…
Jesseca Liu — need we explain more? The latter has been running neck-to-neck with Rui En for the top spot since voting commenced on Mar 1, which speaks of her wide appeal and fan base. Not only that, she has managed to – surprise, surprise! — usurp the top spot from Rui En two weeks ago in our last online polls update.

She may no longer be a contracted artiste with MediaCorp but this lithe actress’ market demand and popularity remains. After playing a highly principled western doctor Yang Minfei in The Oath last year, she will be starring opposite Taiwanese heartthrob Kingone Wang in the upcoming Ch8 drama series, Yours Fatefully.

Favourite On-Screen Couple

The stars say…
We’re all for Code of Honour’s Song Yazai (Elvin) and Ou Kelu (Rui En). The pair won honours in this category back in 2010 for their collaboration in The Dream Catchers. The duo’s much-talked-about chemistry has won them fans and a term was even coined to describe their coupling – RuiVin.

The undisputed leaders who have consistently remained in the first spot for the Favourite On-Screen Couple award after seven weeks of voting are the strongest contenders in the category. Their solid lead is further reaffirmed with the help of Unriddle 2, which features RuiVin and coincidentally coincided with the voting period, giving viewers a peek at their chemistry when sparks flew between their onscreen characters.

The dark horse…
Going by the polls, the second hot favourite pair of Jesseca and Chris is set to be the next-strongest competitor against RuiVin.

We wonder why Jesseca and Chris have yet to be christened with a nickname of their own such as ChrisSeca or JessTopher. The duo’s on-screen compatibility can be seen from their first collaboration in ChU’s Secrets For Sale and they were brought back together again in last year’s The Oath, delighting viewers and fans.

Playing a western doctor and a Chinese physician at odds with one another in The Oath, Jesseca and Chris’ onscreen bantering and compatibility has won over a league of loyal fans, opening a slim possibility for this coupling to topple RuiVin’s reign in the polls for Favourite On-Screen Couple.

Vote for Rui En as your Favourite Female Character here!

Vote for Rui En in Favourite On-Screen Couple here!

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, RBKD, Ruivin, Star Awards, Star Awards 2010, Star Awards 2012, The Dream-Catchers 未来不是梦, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, xinmsn.

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1. 新闻馆 Newsstand Page 18

最夯新玩站

2. 特报 Feature Pages 40-42

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。

3. 2012杂志排名调查

i周刊年度第1中文杂志

4. TV Ratings Page 70

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.

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, CH, I-Weekly, Joys of Life 花样人间, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Poetic Justice 微笑正义, Ratings 节目收视率, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Unriddle 最火搭档.

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1. 面簿 Facebook Survey Page 33

UW“面簿”调查：《最火搭档2》哪个角色最吸睛？

本地电视剧《最火搭档2》圆满落幕，哪个角色最吸睛？

69% 胡小曼（瑞恩）

《最火2》的胡小曼比较人性化，不是一个完美的女警员，可是她仍获得许多粉丝的青睐，成为全剧最吸睛的角色！

Categorised in CH, U-Weekly, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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1. Scene and Heard Page 25

I need some ME time

2. Boos & Bravos Page 112

BOO to the accidental comedy in the Unriddle 2 finale (catch-up TV). We laughed out loud when Rebecca Lim’s badly-injured psycho villain could still check her mobile phone for incoming messages – seriously, we aren’t making this up – moments after falling off a double-storey building. Did we forget to mention she has a gunshot wound on her shoulder as well? Shouldn’t she be dialling for the ambulance instead? It’s a carelessly tacky scene in an otherwise consistently intriguing thriller. Let’s hope the writers keep up the good work for the inevitable threequel.

Categorised in 8 DAYS, EN, Joys of Life 花样人间, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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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

Categorised in CH, ChinaPress 中國報, Ratings 节目收视率, Shin Min, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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Is there a need for Unriddle 3?

First and foremost, the main reason for me to be hooked on Unriddle is because of Rui En. However as I was watching the two dramas, I realized that Unriddle is not just a typical police action drama. In fact, we can see the effort of the whole Unriddle production team trying to deviate from the norm by creating a police thriller story that arouses viewers’ emotions and provoked them to think and speculate.

Unriddle 1 placed more emphasis on how Hu Xiaoman and her mole partner, Dabao, solved the various crime cases. But it clearly lacked the depiction of the characters’ inner emotions as well as the human nature’s potential to err. Overall, it was kind of too still and drying in terms of the characters’ sentiments and portrayal.

On the contrary, Unriddle 2 placed more emphasis on the emotions of the three main characters (Hu Xiaoman, Dabao and Zhang Yuze). Hence it was quite obvious that there were less crime cases to focus on but rather the focus was more on how the various cases actually revolved around the characters’ own lives. A darker and more intense theme was incorporated into the sequel after the scriptwriters look into the viewers’ feedbacks and comments after Unriddle 1. What’s commendable is that, the sequel daringly addressed the imperfection of the police which led them to choose to be on the side of immorality when left with no choice.

Both Unriddle 1 and Unriddle 2 concluded with open-endings. It is understandable that such endings perfectly fits the setting of the drama. However it resulted in controversies as to why there were no definite answers and explanations. I personally feel that if there is going to be Unriddle 3, the ending of Unriddle 2 would be a good one to allow the story to further develop on. Hu Xiaoman may no longer be a cop anymore. So in a way, it is still possible for Unriddle 3’s storyline to be refreshing and not too repetitive by heading towards a different direction in terms of the fate of Xiaoman and Dabao. I would say there is really no harm giving the go-ahead for the production of Unriddle 3. Perhaps changing the title of the drama might be helpful in mitigating the lethargic state of those whom might already have lost interest in Unriddle. On the other hand, if Mediacorp really has no intention to produce Unriddle 3, I think that Unriddle 1 and 2 should have swopped their endings as the ending of Unriddle 1 actually offered lesser feasibility for a sequel and left us with lesser question marks as compared to the ending of Unriddle 2 which left many questions unanswered.

Whatever the outcome may be, I am neutral in my stand on whether to have Unriddle 3 or not. My final words are that I am sincerely grateful that Unriddle 1 and 2 had been showcased on the local TV screen and I am deeply satisfied with the Unriddle production. It was truly one of a kind of drama we hardly see locally.

— Yunmei

Source: The New Paper

Categorised in The New Paper, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Unriddle 最火搭档.

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日期: 2/4/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 李丽敏 林宜蓁 王翊颀 庄秀慧

与故事情节相似 《最火2》监制震惊

大眼美女惨遭杀害，一对眼珠子竟被血淋淋挖出来，让电视剧《最火搭档2》的监制和故事人都感非常震惊，没想到故事情节竟活生生在现实生活中上演。

本报昨天报道，在裕廊西惨遭谋杀的女死者赖莲慈（24岁），不仅身中多刀，一对眼珠子还被残忍地挖出丢下楼，死状骇人。

有读者发现，女死者的死法竟和日前刚热播完毕的电视剧《最火搭档2》情节相似。

《最火搭档2》的故事人彭凯毅受访时说，他知道电视剧情在真实生活中上演时，第一反应是觉得太巧了。

“我也有些愕然，因为本地很少发生这么惊悚的案件。”

他解释，当时在构想情节时，是要表达连环杀手“姚婉怡”（黄慧饰演）失去孩子的痛苦。

在剧中，姚婉怡觉得女儿是因为医生失误才会死在手术台上，但手术护士上庭供证时，却说没有看见医生失误。

彭凯毅说，姚婉怡觉得护士“有眼无珠”，所以才会把他的眼球挖出。

“这个干案手法是很极端，但姚婉怡的精神有问题，而且她是在心理学家高婕妤（林慧玲饰演）的怂恿下，才会这么做。”

彭凯毅不认为，观众会在看戏后就以类似的手法干案。

“一个人在愤怒时，可能失去理智，什么东西都能做得出。”

监制：剧情是虚构的 观众应懂分辨

《最火搭档2》监制袁树伟表示，戏剧创作人也有难处。

“如果戏写得精彩些，有观众会担心情节被抄袭，在现实生活中上演，但如果不把戏写得精彩一点，又有观众会说，剧情乏味。”

袁树伟认为，剧情是虚构的，观众是聪明的，应该知道对与错。

专家：媒体与暴力没直接关系

专家表示，媒体与暴力没有直接和绝对的关系。

电视节目的暴力情节会否给观众带来不良影响，新跃大学新跃中学学术中心副主任符诗专受访时说，有学者针对此课题进行研究，结果发现媒体和暴力没有直接和绝对的关系。

“他们的研究显示，暴力节目看得多，并不代表观众就一定变得更暴力，反而可能对身边的环境更有意识，对暴力更加谨慎。”

Source: Shinmin

Categorised in CH, Shin Min, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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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

Categorised in CH, ChinaPress 中國報, Ratings 节目收视率, Shin Min, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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日期: 1/4/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 李丽敏 林宜蓁 王翊颀 庄秀慧

Source: Shinmin

Categorised in CH, Shin Min, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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