What will be shall be

The various drama serials from different countries

India

Introduction:
The arguably most difficult to act in because the actors and actresses must be able to act, sing, fight and dance as well. Acting is of course a must for actors. They must learn how to fight predator-prey style too. 2 actors will circle each other slowly waiting for each other to make the first move, eyes unmoved and focused. You get the picture. Apart so, they must sing and dance along the slopes, up the hills, into the forests, round the tree. Well, anywhere is possible.

Must-have:
Lots of Extras to pose as the backup singers and dancers. LOTS of them. And also a nice coconut tree.
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HongKong

Introduction:
The hongkong directors always like to make serial dramas with occupations as their background.
Doctors, policeman, lawyers, pilots, stockbrokers. Name any occupations and they are most likely to have covered that job in one of their serial dramas. But the most common occupation is the police. Throw in a police, an undercover cop and a triad boss and you have a Hongkong production.

Must-have:
Car pursuing car. Car bang car. Man shoots from one car to another car but will never hit the intented target. Most likely will hit the driver only. A pitiful undercover cop is a must.

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Japan

Introduction
My favorite among all. The stories are short, meaningful and beautiful eye-candy. Japan rules in terms of creativity. They seldom have repeated storylines and they know how to tell good stories.

Must have:
They have everything.
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Korea

Introduction
I switch on the set. It's showing a Korean drama. They are crying. I change the channel. I flick back later. They are still crying. Korean's tear-jerkers are always a comedy to me. The funniest thing is you can't teach them new tricks. Somehow the female lead always manage to get cancer. I wonder why.

Must have:
A scene of the doctor telling the female lead that she has cancer and not much time to live. Her face upon hearing the news must be of shock and astonishment, not forgetting the tears. The doctor's words must always echo in her mind. The male lead is always the last to know.

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Singapore:

Introduction
Don't bother about their police-thief flicks. Cause the plots are always so familiar. Even the filming techniques. I always go,"hmm, I seems to have seen a similar Hongkong drama a couple of months ago on cable TV." Most of their dramas revolve round the heartland. The rich families will definitely have siblings plotting against one another.

Must have:
Fiona Xie.
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China:

Introduction:
Notice how in recent years the number of remakes they are making. Condor heroes, Wei xiao bao, tian long ba bu etc. There are many versions for each story. Each story more enchanced and better told by new technologies. It is always improving. But just watch the ones on ancient times will do.

Must have:
A few actors from other countries. You rarely will find one with full house China actors and actresses. An Inn serving as an information counter is also a must. If not how the actors will know when the next Wu Ling Da Hui is. The inn must also have a big enough window so that when there's a fight, someone can fly out of the window after being hit.

posted by malmoncolo @ 9:41 PM