Posts Tagged Nostalgia
Old is Gold by DR
Being the ultimate bummer meant one good thing - I check out really cool videos on YouTube. I have found the opening titles to my top 3 favourite Channel 8 series all time.
Number 3.
Granted. The opening song truly sucked as they were banking on Chew Chor Meng’s uprising fame at that moment but I digged the Immortal Love series. He was a righteous vampire working as a police detective who lived through three lifetimes of love. It would have been MediaCorp’s first Sci-Fi attempt and the efforts in set-building, cgi effects and ridiculous storyline combined well to win my 12 year old heart over. I also bought my first bottle of tomato juice at 7 Eleven that year.
Number 2.
Chew Chor Meng followed his good work two years later with Wok of Life. This series had all the ingredients of success. Chinese family restaurant with strong traditions; brotherhood among disciples; various food dishes with stories to tell; danceable opening intro; time travel via a cooking pot. It was also the breakthrough series for Evelyn Tan and Ann Kok.
Number 1.
Number 1 on my list has got to be The Unbeatables. Brilliant storyline of two talented lovetorn gamblers with a strong family feud. Amazing storyline, great script, memorable characters. I can remember them to this day, 16 years on. Characters etched in the back of my mind- Li Nan Xing as Yan Fei, legend gambler dad Yan Kun who was blinded by legend conman Long Ting Guang. This series also founded MediaCorp’s best on screen couple Li Nanxing and Zoe Tay. I finally know why I have 60 decks of poker cards at home.
I had this debate with a few friends. Has MediaCorp always been showing trash and we grew out of it, or they have only started showing trash lately. I’m leaning towards the latter. They had challenging storylines bordering on the line of ridicule and fantasy, but they pulled them off. There were also many classics produced (Price of Peace, Stepping Out, Don’t Worry Be Happy, just to name a few), I could sing every single line of the opening theme. Now, we have heartland series with Fishball noodles or Nasi Lemak; family, affairs and betrayal; next big things of television exposing their big things at scenes supposedly necessary for telling stories.
Bagus Tak Made in Singapore.
Add comment February 21, 2009
