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TVB8 2011 Dec Programme Hightlight
2011.12.19 @ TVB8: What's News
Eat This Way
Premieres 27 Dec Tuesdays 8:30pm,
To many Hong Kong-ese, the most unforgettable meal may not be an expensive dinner in a fine restaurant, but would probably be a gathering with love ones at a local Chinese restaurant or “Tea” restaurant. What really touches people may not be the food itself, but the memories it brings. At ‘Eat this Way’, the young gourmet Michael Lam, with hosts Samantha Ko and Sharon Chan will invite celebrities and friends to try out eminent dishes all around Hong Kong.
Hosts: Michael Lam, Samantha Ko, Sharon Chan
Best Selling Secrets
Premieres 23 Dec Weekdays 5:30pm,
WONG KA LAM (KWAN WING HO), who returns from overseas, comes to know Taichi master, NG HANG (ELAINE JIN) and her grandson LUK CHIT (CHOI KAY CHUN). LAM has trouble getting along with HANG, but has gets along well with CHIT, who is eighteen years younger than her. She even joins the advertising firm where he works and becomes his colleague.
LAM’s talent is recognised by the firm’s vice president, YIN WAI-SHUN (WONG, GEOFF), and is promoted within a very short time. This arouses jealousy and hostility from her colleague, the wicked TAI ON NA (KONG YAN YIN). The firm then becomes a battlefield for LAM and NA, who fight and compete incessantly.
But through the wind and rain, rivals can become allies; proving that joint power should be the only way to survive the workplace.
Casts: Kwan Wing Ho, Elaine Jin, Kong Yan Yin, Shek Sau, Au Kam Tong, Choi Kay Chun
A Game about Love
Premieres 29 Dec Weekdays 10:00pm
Not only is “stone, paper and scissors” a game for kids, it also represents the personalities of three young people. Two blood brothers CHEN KE LUO (MICHAEL ZHANG), and WEI QI XIANG (SAM WANG), both falls in love with this ordinary yet kind-hearted girl YE DUO LI (CHEN QIAN EN). For the sake of friendship, both boys are willing to sacrifice their love. In the end, they use “Stone, paper and scissors” to determine their destiny.
Casts: Michael Zhang, Sam Wang, Chen Qian En, Lin Li Fei
Mandarin MOD Best 10 Awards Presentation 2010/2011
Live 18 Dec Sunday 7:30pm
December is always the best time to review what was achieved during the year. The annual “Mandarin MOD Best 10 Awards Presentation” is here to reward the best Mandarin pop singers and brilliant musicians who have made great efforts to contribute to the music industry throughout the year.
Nominated singers from China, Hong Kong , Taiwan and other South East Asia regions will gather to share the honour. Stay tuned with TVB8 to witness this spectacular musical event.
TVB8 2011 Nov Programme Highlight
2011.10.28 @ TVB8: What's News
November Programme Highlights
World School
Premieres 11 Nov Fridays 9:00pm,
Visiting different specialty institutions around the world, i.e. drama school, agriculture school, Confucius school, bullfighting school, “World School” explores the new educational direction for our next generation, showing the importance of the students, parents and teachers in education.
HK ARTchitecture
Premieres 11 Nov Fridays 9:30pm,
From sacred religious architectures, colonial style university halls, retro Chinese multi-storeys buildings, to ancient rural villages, one may never image that we can find all these different architectures in the tiny land of Hong Kong.
At “HK ARTchitecture” we would learn how different styles of architectures appear in this land of Hong Kong and how they reflect the history and culture of Hong Kong. Designers and architects will also tell the stories behind these artworks.
Papua Solomon’s Treasure
Premieres 28 Nov Mondays 8:30pm,
Throughout human history, as men continues to develop culture and technology, are at the same time destroying the nature. Does it mean that we can no longer live in harmony with our Mother Nature? In “Papua Solomon’s Treasure” we will visit world’s last ancient paradise at Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, to reinterpret the connection between human and nature.
Hosts: Tse Tin Wah, Tsui Tsz Shan, Phoebe Pang, William Chak
Baseball Dream
Premieres 2 Nov Weekdays 10:00pm
Tai Zi Baseball Team was dismissed by their school board, after a big fight with their keen rival An Bang Baseball Team. Coach NUO made every effort to detain the team and to search for new members. NUO discovered a newspaper delivery boy FENG, who could precisely hurled newspapers into a small mailbox.
In order to persuade FENG to join the team, NUO sacrificed his money and family. Will his unconditioned love for the team eventually move FENG and other teammates?
Casts: Dou Zhi Kong, Huang Xiang Yi, Wang Chuan Yi, An Yi Xuan
Lost in Spain
Premieres 23 Nov Wednesdays 8:30pm,
The moderate climate, the unique history and culture and the abundance magnificent sceneries, have made Spain one of the most popular vacation location in the world. At “Lost in Spain” will bring us to see the differences of Madrid and Barcelona. Through participation at the local festivals and living among the locals, Vincent will show us the genuine Spanish flavour.
Host: Vincent Wong
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TVB8 2011 Oct Programme Highlight
2011.10.03 @ TVB8: What's News
Kung Fu Classics: Chu Toi Sheung Kiu
Premieres 31 Oct weekdays 8:00pm
When FUNG turned down the love of YUE, the leader of Yee Fa Sect, Yue then plants her revenge on FUNG’s (MIU KIU WAI) twins. When Fung and his wife died, YUE separates the twins. The elder, KUET (NG DAI RONG), is taught great martial arts under the Yee Fa Sect, while the younger, YI (TONY LEUNG), becomes a rascal in the Villains’ Valley. The twins cross path when they are ordered to search for a hidden treasure. Then the twins are forced into a duel, but they eventually find out about the truth and together they fight for their own future.
Casts: Tong Leung, Ng Dai Rong, Miu Kiu Wai, Lai Mei Han
Passion under the Sky: Life Art
Premieres 4 Oct weekdays 9:00pm
Repeating next day 9:00am & 3:00pm
Young IT specialist FONG CHI-CHUNG RYAN (CHENG, KEVIN) encounters the talented but handicapped illustrator YAM CHI-WAH (LAI CHI, GIGI). Later CHUNG finds out that WAH is the daughter of his art and calligraphy teacher YAM CHING-CHUEN (CHUN PUI, PAUL). CHUNG is obsessed with worldly fame and success, but then a mishap that befalls, has unexpectedly improved the relationship among CHUNG, WAH and CHUEN. Through the appreciation of Chinese paintings, it brings together the love of romance and the love for the family.
Casts: Kevin Cheng, Lai Chi, Chun Pui
Kung Fu Classic: The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils II
Premieres 3 Oct weekdays 8:00pm
Based on The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils I, this new series continues its story around the three blood brothers HSU CHU (WONG YAT WA) the monk, DUAN YU (TONG CHUN YIP), KUO FU (LEUNG KA YAN). CHU Coincidentally learns some mysterious Kung Fu, and becomes Kung Fu expert as well as a prince of SA HA kingdom. Together, the three also defeats the wicked WU YUNGS. The union of these three youngsters creates turbulence in this Kung Fu world.
Casts: Leung Ka Yan, Wong Yat Wa, Tong Chun Yip
Sunday Theatre: Simply Ordinary
Premieres 16 Oct Sundays 12:00noon
WING (LAM KA DONG) was an honest butcher, who had great butchering skills. He was very popular among his fellow villagers and was later nominated as the village headman. WING met MARY (LAU KAM LING) who came back from abroad, WING wanted to pursue her. But actually MARY wanted to use WING to help her father to smuggle national treasures to abroad. WING’s cousin TEI (KWOK HO YING) knew about this fraud and warned him. WING could not tell between truths and lies and was stuck between wealth, fame and love.
Casts: Lam Ka Dong, Lau Kam Ling, Kwok Ho Ying
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