It's a Wonderful Life (TV series)
It's a Wonderful Life (Chinese: 好运到) is a Singaporean Chinese New Year 2013 drama. It was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Ha Yu, Lin Meijiao, Chen Liping, Huang Wenyong, Elvin Ng, Julie Tan and Paige Chua as the cast of the series. It made its debut on 21 January 2013 and consists of 20 episodes and was screened every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It was also Huang Wenyong's final drama.
| It's a Wonderful Life | |
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| 好运到 | |
| Genre | Family Dramedy Chinese New Year |
| Written by | Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆 Cynthia Chong 张媚纭 |
| Directed by | Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 Lin Mingzhe 林明哲 张慧盈 郭蕻仁 林美娜 |
| Starring | Ha Yu Lin Meijiao Chen Liping Huang Wenyong Elvin Ng Julie Tan Paige Chua |
| Opening theme | 有时候 by Cavin Soh |
| Ending theme | 爱不胜防 by Cavin Soh and Ruth Kueo 好运到 by Cavin Soh |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Winnie Wong 王尤红 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Release | 21 January – 15 February 2013 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 好運到 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 好运到 | ||||||
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Overview edit
The plot revolves around Li and Hao families and several couples and deals with family and getting along with in-laws.
Episodes edit
| Episode | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 21 January 2013 PG |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 22 January 2013 PG |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 23 January 2013 PG |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 24 January 2013 PG |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 25 January 2013 PG |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 28 January 2013 PG |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 29 January 2013 PG |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 30 January 2013 PG |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | 31 January 2013 PG |
| 10 | "Episode 10" | 1 February 2013 PG |
| 11 | "Episode 11" | 4 February 2013 PG |
| 12 | "Episode 12" | 5 February 2013 PG |
| 13 | "Episode 13" | 6 February 2013 PG |
| 14 | "Episode 14" | 7 February 2013 PG |
| 15 | "Episode 15" | 8 February 2013 PG |
| 16 | "Episode 16" | 11 February 2013 PG |
| 17 | "Episode 17" | 12 February 2013 PG |
| 18 | "Episode 18" | 13 February 2013 PG |
| 19 | "Episode 19" | 14 February 2013 PG |
| 20 | "Episode 20 (Finale)" | 15 February 2013 PG |
Cast edit
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha Yu Xu Bin (younger) | Hao Huixian 郝辉先 | An ex-gambler | 1–7, 9–20 |
| Ha Yu Aloysius Pang (younger) | Hao Huihuang 郝辉煌 | Late twin brother of Huixian, moved to Canada. | 2, 14 (younger) |
| Lin Meijiao | Amy Chen Daizhu 陈黛珠 | Hao Huixian's wife Suffered memory loss after Dimwit accidentally hit her head in ep 3 | 1–7, 9–20 |
| Elvin Ng | Gu Zhiji 顾志己 "Stone" 石头 | A down and out artist. Huixian's stepson, Amy's son married Ping'an in episode 20 | 1–2, 4–7, 10–20 |
| Julie Tan | Hao Ping'an 郝平安 | Married Zhiji in episode 20 Huihuang's daughter, grows up in Canada Returns to Singapore. | 1–7, 13–20 |
| Dennis Chew | Bai Baoxiang (Carl Bei) 白宝乡 | A property agent. Resembles Nana's late husband. Xiaorou's wife | 1–6, 8–20 |
| Adeline Lim | Wen Xiaorou 温小柔 | Baoxiang's wife. Works in Jewellery shop | 2, 6, 8- |
| Zen Chong | Li Siyuan 李思源 | Tuition teacher Isabella's husband Li Yunshun's only son | 1–6, 8, 9, 11–13, 15–20 |
| Paige Chua | Isabella "1386" | Siyuan's wife | 1, 3–6, 8, 9, 11–20 |
| Huang Wenyong | Li Yunshun 李运顺 | Fan Wenxiang's husband | 1–6, 8, 9, 11–13, 15–20 |
| Chen Liping | Fan Wenxiang 范文香 | Li Yunshun's wife | 1–6, 8, 9, 11–13, 15–20 |
| Ivan Lo | Li Tinghuan 李庭欢 "Huanhuan 欢欢" | Siyuan and Isabella's only son | 1, 4, 8, 9, 11–20 |
| Zhou Ying | Zhong Jingyi 钟静宜 | Works in a laundry industrial site. Xiao Qi's girlfriend | 2–4, 7, 9, 10 |
| Desmond Tan | Hao Fuqi 郝福齐 "Xiao Qi 小齐" | Huixian's son A Celebrity | 7, 9, 10 |
| Brandon Wong | Ma Lin Shu 马林竖 "Potato 马铃薯" | Xixi's husband | 1–6, 8–10, 12, 14–20 |
| Sora Ma | Zhang Xixi 张细细 | Potato's wife | 1, 3–6, 8, 9 |
| Wang Yuqing | Dimwit 傻佬 | A rag-and-bone man. | 2–7, 12 |
| Pamelyn Chee | Nana 娜娜 | A client of Baoxiang. | 7–11 |
| Wallace Ang | Ken | Nana's assistant who wants to blackmail Nana. | 7, 11 |
Production edit
Filming started on 23 Jul 2012 and is expected to end on 31 Oct 2012 possibly due to Beyond's early filming. Out-of-studio filming locations included Ang Mo Kio, Tiong Bahru, Commonwealth, Haw Par Villa, East Coast and Marina.
Trailers first screened on 9 Jan 2013.
The drama used a new credits roll, which will change in the next few dramas. Bloopers (without audio) are shown during the ending credits of each episode.
Initially, a sequel of Love Thy Neighbour was to be filmed and aired as the Chinese special but was scrapped as Chin would not be available due to her studies. This series, however, still featured a number of artistes who appeared on Love Thy Neighbour, including Ha Yu, Brandon Wong, Huang Wenyong, and Lin Meijiao, among others.
Release edit
Broadcast edit
It's a Wonderful Life aired in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2013.[1] It was the first drama to be broadcast exclusively in Malaysia after its first telecast of two weeks,[2] it debuted on Astro Shuang Xing on 6 February and ended its run on 5 March 2013.
Talkshow edit
A talkshow, It's More Than A Wonderful Life, talking about Singapore's everyday lives was released. It is hosted by Guo Liang and Quan Yi Fong with appearances from the cast of the drama (Chen Liping, Paige Chua, Zen Chong, Dennis Chew and Brandon Wong).
Reception edit
The series is one of three drama serials to tie-in for 3rd-highest-rated drama serial in 2013 (the other two are Break Free and The Journey: A Voyage), with an average viewership of 835,000,[3] breaking the record set by Beyond (with 834,000). Despite this, it has only two nominations for Star Awards 20.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ . xin.msn.com. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ . Astro Television (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ . xinmsn Entertainment. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links edit
- on MediaCorp website