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Post by galvatron prime on Aug 5, 2014 8:14:34 GMT
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1997. Cast Felix Wong as Kiu Fung / Siu Fung Benny Chan as Duen Yu Louis Fan as Hui-juk Cheung Kwok-keung as Muk-yung Fuk Carman Lee as Wong Yu-yin / Wong Yu-yin's mother Bondy Chiu as Muk Yuen-ching He Meitian as Chung Ling Rain Lau as Ah-tsi Jay Lau as Ah-chu Pat Poon as Duen Ching-sun Lui Yau-wai as Do Bak-fung Suet Lei as Hong Man / Mrs Ma Lee Kwai-ying as Kam Bo-bo Fung Hiu-man as Chun Hung-min Ma Ching-yee as Yuen Sing-chuk Mak Cheung-ching as Yau Tan-chi Bruce Li as Duen Yin-hing Lee Kwok-lun as Kau Mo-chit Chan On-ying as Tin-san Tung-lo Felix Lok as Muk-yung Bok Lilly Li as Yip Yee-neung So Yan-chi as Lee Chau-sui Kong Hon as Duen Ching-ming Pau Fong as Sweeper Monk Henry Lee as Mo-nga-tsi Chiu Shek-man as Ting Chun-chow Kwok Tak-shun as Bak Sai-king Chan Wing-chun as Chuen Kun-ching Elton Loo as Bau Bat-tung Wong Wai as Ye-lut Hung-kei Natalie Wong as Western Xia princess Candy Chiu as Ah-pik
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 5, 2014 17:01:58 GMT
even though the storyline followed the novel much closer than the 82 production, i have to say i prefer the cast of 82 overall compare to this one.
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Post by sunyon on Sept 30, 2014 12:07:38 GMT
I love this version the best, I think the casts are convincing and portray the character really well.. Carmen Lee was such a fairy <3
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Post by galvatron prime on Mar 30, 2019 7:11:15 GMT
Felix Wong and his Co star Reunited And Paid Tribute To Actors and Actresses Who Pass Away In This Drama. Admin siuyiu
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Post by siuyiu on Mar 30, 2019 17:39:13 GMT
awwwww... so cute! and wow, it's been 22 years!
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Post by Admin on Apr 1, 2019 6:15:46 GMT
aww....so sweet!! Have to say that Benny Chan (Duan Yu) looks better with age. Carmen Lee, Felix Wong looked much older, but they looked awesome. Really respect those big stars who don't do any plastic surgery to maintain their youthful look.
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Post by kyc on Feb 24, 2022 13:21:17 GMT
The other day I was just rewatching Demigods and Semi-devils 1982 and 1997. To be honest, I still do not understand why Mainland Chinese audiences rank the 1997 version so high. I suppose it must be because it was one of the first TVB productions watched by many there. I agree with siuyiu that the 1982 cast is superior. The 1997 version follows the original plot more closely though. A few cast members compared to the 1982 version: I cannot complain about Benny Chan or Carmen Lee, but Joseph Lee's Jiumozhi must be the most farcical I've ever seen. Gosh, those earlobes! And in the book, Jiumozhi's IQ isn't that low. Shek Sau is the perfect Murong Fu: handsome, haughty, intelligent, devious. At least you understand why Wang Yuyan falls for him. Cheung Kwok Keung is trumped by Shek Sau in almost every department, most noticeably in acting. His acting is just not good enough. Two other important characters I prefer over the 1997 version: Cecilia Wong‘s A-zhu over 1997's Jay Lau. Lau's acting is not nuanced enough. She is, I feel, the weakest link in the cast. Lastly, Chan Fuk-sang's A-zi over Rain Lau's 1997 version. Rain Lau is a very good actress and she sure is pitiful as A-zi, but she's just not evil at all. Maybe mischievous and misunderstood. The rest of the cast, I prefer Patrick Tse's Duan Zhengchun vastly over Pat Poon's schoolteacher Casanova. But 1997's Zhong Ling (He Meitian) was well cast. Between the 1982 songs and 1997 songs, no contest, the 1982 wins every time. I cannot imagine theme songs better written. They are classics. Finally, the tragic flavor is better conveyed in the 1982 version than in the 1997. The 1997 series has a rather irritating up-tempo soundtrack. Every time something heroic happens, they start playing this upbeat accompaniment. All in all, I prefer the 1982 version.
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Post by reinafu on Mar 11, 2024 11:47:08 GMT
This joke has been around the internet. It's seven years old but has been going around. Read it for yourself. I guess that it's based on a French song sung by our french singer Sacha Distel in the 60's or 70's, and the title was "Scandal in the family" or something like that.
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Post by machete on Mar 11, 2024 14:48:13 GMT
This joke has been around the internet. It's seven years old but has been going around. Read it for yourself. I guess that it's based on a French song sung by our french singer Sacha Distel in the 60's or 70's, and the title was "Scandal in the family" or something like that. So probably Jin Yong based his story on the french song? Not surprising since he was also inspired by Alexander Dumas who was also french. Even the time period(the 60s) fits.
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Post by yenchin on Mar 12, 2024 8:22:24 GMT
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Post by reinafu on Mar 18, 2024 11:42:50 GMT
Thanks for the link, this is very interesting. I didn't know the origins of the, nor the older story. And I had forgotten that Dalida and The Surfs had also sang it!
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Post by machete on Mar 22, 2024 4:48:55 GMT
My first post with the joke got deleted. Probably by the AI system for unknown reasons as usual so I'm posting it here again.
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