Lately ........

Lately, I have been busy and on top I just busy. Today I have a bit of free time so I just make some post. Quite a few today. The series update that I have missed posting and this one. A bit of what series I have going through. Lately the series that TVB or rather the series they have release in the last 2 years. So far the only I think it is more meaningful is A Fistful of Stances. The only complaints is the flushback is often. I wish they have a long flushback rather going back and forth between the years.

In between the times of watching tvb newer series, I have been watching older series. Lately ATV have released also of their series in DVD. Some are worthed watching. ATV's history based series are better TVB's

The current two I'm following are:

Empress Wu 武則天



One of Chinese history's most fascinating and divisive figures, China's one and only female emperor Wu Zetian is a name for the ages. Entering the royal palace at the age of 14 as one of many concubines of aging Tang Dynasty Emperor Taizong, she begins an amazing journey that would take her to the highest throne of power. After Taizong's death, she becomes concubine and then queen to his son Emperor Gaozong who is no match for the strong will of his consort. Accumulating great influence during Gaozong's reign, she seizes power after her husband's death, and rules de facto as regent during her sons' reigns before declaring her own dynasty in 690. Though a powerful and able ruler, Empress Wu Zetian's legacy is forever associated with her reign of terror within the palace and a bloody ascension to power that included the persecution of competing concubines and her own children.

Hong Kong's top child actress of the 1960s, Petrina Fung Bo Bo returned to screen in the early 1980s and made a memorable turn as Wu Zetian in the classic 1984 ATV drama Empress Wu. Portraying the empress from teenage to middle age, Fung created a complex, intense, and beguiling character that remains unmatched even decades later. The drama featured a stellar cast of ATV's most respected stars of the day including Poon Chi Man, Anthony Lau Wing, Jiang Han (as Taizong), and Lu Chun Suen (as Gaozong).

Rise And Fall Of Qing Dynasty 滿清十三皇朝

Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious undertakings in the history of Hong Kong television. In this epic drama series, ATV recreated the fascinating tales of not one, not two, but all 12 emperors of the Manchurian monarchy that reigned over China for more than two centuries! Based on acknowledged history and selected legends and unofficial accounts, the sweeping saga chronicles in four series the rise and the eventual fall of the Qing empire that lasted from 1644 to 1911.

Part I (68 episodes / 9 discs): Nurhaci (actor: Wong Wai), Huang Taiji (Poon Chi Man), Shunzhi Emperor (Li Qing Shan), Kangxi Emperor (Jason Pai)

Part II (50 episodes / 7 discs): Yongzheng Emperor (Wei Lie), Qianlong Emperor (Wong Yuen Sun), Jiaqing Emperor (Wong Yu), Daoguang Emperor (Lo Chun Shun)

Parts III & IV (45 episodes / 6 discs): Xianfeng Emperor (Li Qing Shan), Tongzhi Emperor (Spencer Leung), Guangxu Emperor (Ken Tong), Xuantong Emperor (Yim Chau Wah)

Justice Pao 新包青天

This 160-episode TV series JUSTICE PAO was huge hit when it aired in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan. Now repackaged for video release, this is your chance to collect and revisit a classic hailed as the original Chinese period detective drama.

Jin Chao Cun, who as the title character personifies justice and integrity, with Ray Lui, who plays the righteous court officer Zhan Zhao. This series chronicles the struggles of the revered Judge and his cohorts to uphold justice in 25 complex cases, often involving moral dilemmas and conflicts between helpless people and corrupt officials.

Synopsis: Yesasia