Yes, I know that Fei owed Chin Chin a lot after all she did for him. I've come to accept this ending. However, even though it's been almost a decade since DIF4, the aching feeling from watching the ending still exist today. The hospital scene was one of the most memorable in the series, excellent performance from Jessica and Louis.

Detective Investigation Files IV - Fei and Quin's Memorial

Moment: The Separation - Heartache

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Sweetness in the Salt

NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Chun Wai, STEVEN), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. TAU SING SUET (Yeung Yi, TAVIA), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation SUET is badly hurt and has since been separated from YUEN and her family. Fortunately she is saved by WU TING HIN (Wong Ho Yin, RAYMOND), son of salt merchant WU KIN (Kwok Fung). HIN takes her home. One day, SUET is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for YUEN turns into hatred that moment on.

HIN finds a job for SUET at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, HIN starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness making him hesitates to express his love for her. SUET's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. HIN, for fear that his family will report SUET, proposes to her.

碧血鹽梟

竇勝雪 (楊怡) 本是鹽梟之女，無意中救了聶致遠 (馬浚偉) ，卻不知他原來是官家派來調查鹽幫之探子。結果在致遠的引路下，勝雪父親的鹽幫被 官兵殺過雞犬不留。逃脫性命的勝雪獨立支撐整個局面。此時致遠又再次出現，與勝雪再度相對，本來販賣私鹽是觸犯王法，可是從勝雪口中，致遠卻發現平民此舉 實在是迫不得已，而且官鹽交易內亦存著種種貪贓枉法。從這一點點鹽，致遠看到了天下百姓的困苦...


Credit: English intro from AOD

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.