TVB 38th Anniversary

finally get to watch the TVB 38th Anniversary show last night. i already knew the results of the awards long ago since the show ended @ 19 Nov 2005. nonetheless, i still look forward to watching this programme as it is one of the highlights of tvb for the year 2005. this is one event where all the siu sangs & fa dans dress up elegantly & appear together.

to be honest, i was quite disappointed with this year's show! it has turned into semi-Oscar style where many insignificant & unnecessary (in my POV) awards were given out. Yet the top 10 favourite characters award were abolished! They now have the usual (Oscar-like) awards of the best leading actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress, most improved actor/actress, most popular series & many more... As usual, the winners were announced & this indicates the company's preference as well. Some people agrees with the results while others think they are not justified. this is very subjective & depends on individual preference too.

if you ask me, i'm not quite satisfied with the results. imho, the best leading actress award should be kenix's. lisa wang did have some breakthrough in terms of character, but performance-wise, i think myolie did better in WOIL. kenix kwok had 2 series last year, which are Love Bond & RDOV. she gave solid performances, & based on years & years of hard work in tvb, i reckon she should be given the recognition this time around.

meanwhile, i think moses chan deserves the best leading actor award. he was hillarious & superb as Shui Dong Lou in the Gentle Crackdown. it wasn't the usual handsome & kind character etc... roger kwok got this award for the 2nd time for the SAME role, ah Wong! the 1st one in Square Peg is magnificent, but the 2nd ah Wong in LMS didn't give me any special feelings anymore...

there wasn't much entertainment or performances either on that night. it used to be like, most of the artists divided into groups. these groups will perform & compete to get a trophy. however, only some fa dans like myolie, tavia, bernice, shirley etc performed a dance. Jackie Cheung & Zhou Xun were the guest artists, where they perform a musical, part of their movie "Perhaps Love". Even the anniversary stage show was not as funny. this time, they used Minutes to Fame as the theme, where eric tsang, nat chan, dodo cheng & lydia sum "took part" in the MtF. i still remember the stage show of the previous year where eric tsang & nat chan imitated the characters of War & Beauty. it was really funny & unforgettable!

other than that, i saw some noteworthy moments, which unlikely will happen anymore...

(i) kenix was standing beside hacken lee at the beginning of the show (& i'm sure i didn't see frankie around them!). since rumours of them having a "secret relationship" for 4 years was spread, i don't think they'll ever be so close (as friends) in public anymore to prevent unwanted attention.

(ii) when bosco got the most improved actor award, his buddies like kevin & raymond congratulated him with hugs & handshakes. bosco even gave myolie a peck on the cheek, out of courtesy obviously. however, rumours of them being an item spread like wildfire after the airing of WOIL. there are even gossips about them living together! i wonder if they'll distance from each other after all these buzz...

(iii) this was the final & most bizarre event of the evening. 3 lucky artists were picked to participate in a lucky draw in which prizes consist of a condo, a car & a bank account (with cash!). The lucky ones were nat chan, maria chen & bak yan (a veteran artist). the 1st draw was for the car. maria tried to unlock the car 1st but failed, followed by bak yan. as far as i'm concerned, the car door didn't get unlocked but the hosts were already celebrating & declaring bak yan as the rightful winner of the car! joey leung was the host that tried to open the door to indicate the winner but he couldn't open it either. you can see his facial expression of disbelief as the car door never budged open. since other more prominent hosts like dodo, lydia, eric etc already announced the winner, what can joey do??? i could only think of 2 possible reasons behind this incident. it was either they wanted bak yan to win the car so badly or time was running out that they didn't bother to try on the remaining keys...

there has been news regarding the deterioration of health regarding Sir Run Run Shaw. well, he's the boss of tvb & if anything goes wrong with him, tvb will definitely get affected anyways. you can always see his presence in major tvb shows like the anniversary, cny, miss hk pageant etc... i hope to see him again in 39th Anniversary this year! Kudos to this genius who initiated & gave us plenty of entertainment through TVB!

as a conclusion, i personally think that the 2005 anniversary show is not that entertaining anymore. the lack of performances is one issue while the departure of many prominent siu sangs & fa dans is deeply felt!