In the past years I've always hoped to seek a balance between university life and the world of TVB blogging. I believe I've kept the two sides pretty well balanced; I'm really glad I was able to provide the latest TVB buzz and share my thoughts on TVB with fellow TVB lovers this last past year and a half. However, as I look ahead into the future, with less than one week holiday left before another year of university awaits me, I think it's time for me to gear up and set my full attention towards this upcoming year. Like MetalAZNWarrior, I also need some time away from blogging and the TVB world. As always, school is my first priority. This school year is especially important to me. After deep consideration, Anime Master 179002 has decided to go on hiatus. If time permits, I'll log on and visit my blog and visit all my beloved affiliate friends. However, I can no longer continue on with frequent updates. Please rest assure, I WILL BE BACK. If all goes as planned, I will be back at the end of April. Hope everyone understands and continue to support TVB Index and my blog network.

As a little something before my "departure", I spent one week gathering information and arranging them for easy access; Introducing a new section called "Series Extravaganza", you'll have easy access to information of past and present highly rated TVB series staring from year 1990+. Sorted by year, the "Series Extravaganza" includes full episode summaries, series screen captures, exclusive wallpapers, plot overview, character analysis, and much more. Though not one hundred percent complete with all TVB series listed, I do hope that it can be something you can refer to when looking up TVB series. Please do keep in mind that the section is not completed as many new TVB series are released each year; do check back later for updates upon my return.

Thank you all for your support and love for TVB Index, Esther Kwan's Realm, and Yoyo Mung's Ambiance in the past and present. Thank you for your understanding. So long for now, till we meet again...




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Healing Hands - Paul and Jackie's Sweet Memorial

Moment: The Last Sunrise - Hope

Another memorable pair that had great chemistry in the original, but had to be "separated" due to "schedule conflicts" in the sequel. I understand that artists all have busy schedules, but honestly speaking, the audience love the series because the cast is able to bring their characters "to life". We love them because of their chemistry. Why bother starting a sequel when the characters we love end up dying or "going off" to elsewhere?

In Healing Hands, we have Paul and Jackie. From misunderstandings to friendship, which then evolved into love, the two shared similar experiences and were beside each other in moments of hardship. Having to perform the surgery that might possibly end your love one's life is probably the hardest task to accomplish. Paul accompanies Jackie to see the one last sunrise before her operation. Jackie places her trust in the man she loves, in hopes that she can recover so that they can create a better future together.

- Memorable Dialogue -

Jackie: Do you know what determines fate?

Paul: Someone once said, personality can determine fate.

Jackie: I don't think there is anything wrong with my personality. Is it because I don't cherish life? No, I do cherish life. Why me?

Paul: Another once said, God determines one's fate.

Jackie: I didn't do anything to harm others. So why me?

Paul: Someone also said one can determine his or her own fate.

Jackie: Do I still have the power to do anything at this point? What can I still do?

Paul: In the end, it might still depend on your willpower.

Jackie: I've been depending on myself all these years, it's quite nice to have someone crazy to rely on. It's not a bad thing at all.

Paul smiles.

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Paul: Bringing you back here, I want to tell you, no matter how beautiful things may be, without anyone to share it with, it's pointless.

Jackie: Isn't it because you're afraid I won't be able to see the sun rise anymore?

Paul: You said you won't give me pressure.

Jackie: I'm just afraid I won't have the chance to come here with you again in the future.

Paul: We don't come here often anyways. We'll have lots of other things to see in the future. Like the solar eclipse, the lunar eclipse, and...

Jackie: And the rainbow! I think one should at least see the rainbow once in a lifetime.

Paul: I've already seen it many times.

Jackie: I haven't.

Paul: Are you serious?

Jackie: What? It's nothing weird, just like sunrise and sunset, it is something we can wait for. We don't know where we can see the rainbow, and we don't know when we can see it. Who knows? You're lucky to have seen it. I haven't seen it, there's nothing wrong with that.

Paul: Okay, I'll find a way to bring the rainbow to you.

Jackie: You promise?

Paul: No problem. We still have decades to spend with each other, there is lots of time. You can see whatever you like.

Jackie: There are things that are repeated daily, but they are in fact different each day. I must remember the things I see.

Paul: Tomorrow maybe better than today, and the day after may be even more fulfilling. Things that happen in the future would be more meaningful.

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I'm sure many of you have watched the Forensic Heroes series, of all the characters I find Frankie Lam's character the most interesting. In the series Frankie plays Sam Koo, a forensic pathologist. I've been interested in this profession ever since watching Flora Chan's Untraceable Evidence series, so out of curiosity I decided to look up all the "popular" pathologists at TVB. Here are these "famous" individuals, how many of them are you familiar with?



BOBBY AUYEUNG AS SUNG CHI - WITNESS TO A PROSECUTION SERIES

Bobby AuYeung plays Sung Chi. His portrayal of Sung Chi should be very familiar to TVB fans; he is probably the most well known pathologist of the ancient generation. His "famous" wives includes Jessica Hsuan and Mariane Chan, who were in a love triangle with Bobby during part one. Their characters passed away in part two, therefore their "position" was succeeded by Charmaine Sheh in the sequel.



YOYO MUNG AS BAK SO - THE 'W' FILES

Yoyo Mung plays Bak So. How many of you remember that Yoyo played a forensic pathologist in 2003's The 'W' Files? The mysterious and daring Bak So paired up with the adventurous Wesley, played by Gallen Lo.



FRANKIE LAM AS SAM KOO - FORENSIC HEROES SERIES

How can we forget Dr. Koo? Frankie Lam plays the modern day pathologist, the handsome looking Sam. It's great to see the new technologies that developed since the UE days. In Forensic Heroes, Sam is paired up with the caring Ding Ding, played by Linda Chung.



FLORA CHAN AS PAULINE LIP - UNTRACEABLE EVIDENCE SERIES

Flora Chan plays Pauline Lip, a sophisticated yet emotional pathologist. It was this series that introduced me to this profession, but I was probably too young to know the term "forensic pathologist" 10+ years ago. In this series one of my favorite pairings was created, Flora Chan and Bowie Lam.



SHEREN TANG AS JOYCE YAN - THE FILE OF JUSTICE IV

When I decided to write this post, Sheren's name did not pop up in my head immediately. I actually had to think for three minutes before I remembered Joyce Yan from The File of Justice IV.



SAMMUL CHAN AS LAU WAH - WITNESS TO A PROSECUTION

Yes, Sammul Chan also played a pathologist in Witness. He plays Lau Wah. In the series, he made a forty second cameo, where he played a newbie pathologist who couldn't stand the awful smell of the decaying corpse, leaving the job to the expert Bobby.



GIGI LAI AS FRANCES SHUM - HEALING HANDS III

Gigi Lai plays Frances Shum in the third installment of Healing Hands. Not too many scenes focusing on her occupation, the series focuses more on her relationship with Lawrence Ng's Paul most of the time. For those who can't remember, Gigi dated Edmond, played by Michael Tong, before he was murdered.



KENNETH CHAN AS KELVIN KONG - DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION FILES I & II

Kenneth Chan played many minor roles during his years with TVB, including Kenix Kwok's cheating fiancé in the series. Kenneth was Kelvin Kong, the pathologist responsible for forensic examination in the first installment.



EVERGREEN MAK AS VINCENT FONG - DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION FILES II

Evergreen plays Vincent Fong, a reserved pathologist hiding many secrets. After his hidden secret was "dug" up, he was originally arrested and charged with murder. Luckily misunderstandings soon cleared up and he married his long time girlfriend Mak, played by Astrid Chan.

When romance is dead, everything turns terrible and destructive.

A man and a woman are found dead inside a car. SIT CHI YIU (Yuen Wing Yi, ANITA) learns that the man is her husband, LING HO LEUNG (Kwan Lai Kit, EDDIE), and the woman is called FONG CHEUK LING (Tong Ying Ying, ANGELA). While YIU is devastated by her husband's death, she is also heartbroken to come to know that he had an affair. YIU LAP TIN (Miu Kiu Wai, MICHAEL), a friend of LEUNG's from school, shows up out of the blue and he cares a great deal about her. Later, YIU discovers that TIN, who works for a security firm, is in fact LING's husband and that he is not a friend of LEUNG in the least.

No one brings home the bacon since LEUNG died. Fortunately, LEUNG's boss, TSU YEUK-YUE (Chan Kwok Bong, POWER), has found YIU a job at the insurance company they work at. Although her supervisor, CHING NGO-YEE (Tin Yui Nei, KRYSTAL), means to make things difficult for her, YIU takes it all. This makes YEE change her view on YIU and the two have become good friends. YIU wants to get over her pain and stand on her own two feet but TIN is determined to find out about the truth of LEUNG and LING's deaths. YIU has no choice but to give him a hand. However, the deeper they dig into the case, the more mysterious they find it. YIU cannot even judge who is friend and who is foe.

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Taste the bittersweet, breathe the love.

Read my mind between silence and sound

TONG TONG (Tsui Tsz Shan, KATE) loses part of her hearing in an accident but she has a positive attitude towards life and she knows how to take good care of others. With the support of her mentor KO MING (Yue Yeung), TONG becomes a voice over talent by utilizing her lip reading ability and she meets another voice talent LEUNG KAI YIN (Ma Kwok Ming, KENNETH) who also has keen interest in the industry. YIN is fond of the leading voice actress YUEN SIU NA (Yiu Ka Nei, CLAIRE) and he asks TONG to be his matchmaker. TONG suffers from a lack of confidence to exhibit her love to YIN so she prefers to help achieve his wish.

YIN and TONG soon become the famous couple of the industry and their career grows swiftly. However, TONG's younger sister CHAI KA YEE (Yiu Tze Ling, ELAINE) suddenly commits suicide after losing her love. In order to rescue YEE, TONG loses her hearing completely. YEE is deeply ashamed for causing the tragedy and CHEUNG YAU (Lai Lok Yi, CHRIS) consoles her whole-heartedly. After the trauma, TONG abandons herself completely and she hides away from everybody including YIN. During the time, MING's voice over team suddenly breaks up and YIN is the only person staying behind. MING is helpless and he urges TONG to return.

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Forensic Heroes - Sam and Ding's Sweet Memorial

Moment: The Continuation of Love - Engagement

Highlighted screen captures of episode 24 and 25 from Forensic Heroes. In memory of the cute couple, Sam and Ding Ding...

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