Bosco Wong Disappointed by His Own Acting and Entered Depression
Bosco Wong Chung Chak portrayed a villain for the first time in Growing Through Life <摘星之旅>, Since he had high expectations for this role, he experienced depression and disappointment in the end results. Reflecting calmly over the situation, Bosco hoped to have additional opportunities to play villains in the future, confident that he will portray the evilness well.
“I had a good time portraying the villain role in Growing Through Life. Earlier, Producer Tommy Leung Ka Shu, told me that he originally intended to cast me in Raymond Lam Fung’s role. Raymond was supposed to play the villain instead. However, I unexpectedly landed in my first villain role!”
Did Bosco fall in love with villain roles? “Yes, I did! As a villain, you can incorporate many elements [and emotions] into the characterizations and they will seem reasonable. I find it boring to always portray well-off characters or good, honorable roles. I do not want to be stereotyped to certain roles only. If possible, I would like to portray an effeminate, flirtatious (好姣) character!”
Despite the audience’s mediocre response to Growing Through Life since its broadcast, Bosco continued to support the series as a good production. Due to his busy current schedule in filming Female Fist <女拳>, Bosco has only been able to watch sporadic episodes of his own performance in Growing Through Life. Asked how he rated his own performance, Bosco said, “Initially, I thought my performance was okay. After watching the aired episodes, I can not pin-point what is bad, but my performance is just passing. There are still many areas for me to improve.”
“Coupled with these emotions, I was quite depressed and lost for some time. I never felt this way before; I never had such a lack of confidence in myself. Perhaps Growing Through Life was my first villain role. With the high expectations, I became even more critical about myself. I hope for additional opportunities to portray villain roles; I believe I will perform better next time.”
The Advantage in Filming at a Remote Location
Expressing gratitude in Power Chan Kwok Bong’s consolation, Bosco also thanked Damien Lau Chung Yan for his insight. “I was very fortunate to have Damien teach me so many things during the filming of Growing Through Life. He was very helpful. Prior to filming, we often discussed the script together over meals. He was very sharp and analyzed [the script and characterizations] deeply, spotting things which I did not even think of.”
“There was also an advantage to filming in China . Filming at a remote location, you do not have to think of anything else. You can focus on purely acting. The entire cast ate dinner together almost every day. We talked about many topics and discussed the script together. It was very helpful. ”
In response to the mediocre ratings, Bosco said, “In the past, I used to think about the ratings performance after filming a series. However, it is difficult to forecast the audience’s taste these days. So I can only do my best and not speculate [on matters beyond my control].”
Source: Appledaily
Jayne: To-date, I was most impressed by Bosco’s acting in “Dicey Business,” but his role was quite extreme as a semi-autistic youth. Since “Triumph in the Skies,” his popularity rose very quickly. Filming series after series non-stop did not give him any break to reflect on his past performances and improve on his weak points.
Furthermore, an artist needs adequate time to just break away from his former roles, otherwise the performances blend together and you don’t see any distinction between the portrayals. I have noticed this problem in Bosco’s performance recently. His boyish charm is what makes him endearing, but he tends to overdo it, sometimes inappropriate to his character, most notably in “Heart of Greed.”
It is critical that an artist watch his own performance, to be able to critique it find more effective manners to deliver the performance in the future. Bosco does not even have time to fully watch his own performance in “Growing Through Life” onscreen. That is unacceptable for any actor and shame on TVB for running a “workhorse factory” that allows artists no rest and no time to improve their skills! TVB is focused on mass-production, filming 14 to 16 hours a day to lower costs.
I was quite alarmed when it appeared that Bosco still does not grasp his roles fully. He referenced that Damien Lau dissected the script in a way that did not even occur to him. The seasoned actors like Wayne Lai, Francis Ng, Wong He, and Sheren Tang do a lot of deep analysis of the scripts and character’s psychology. Perhaps the script may be written poorly and the director may have low expectations, then the actor s need to step up themselves and fill in the gaps. That’s why the same script, same director, could yield very different results with different cast members. The good actors will always make more of their own contributions, such as understanding the character’s psychology and prepare adequately. The result will be a layered performance that is distinct each time. That is the magic of Wayne Lai.
I truly hope Bosco and Myolie Wu both come to this realization. There is a “method” to be found in acting and that is to understand your role fully before you can even portray it, rather than resorting to the same expressions, formula and methodic acting each time.
I like Bosco a lot and I do believe that he can act well, but I also understand why he’s not “growing” well in TVB. I understand why he’s depressed too, but I like how he realize the situation. I hope he can take the disappointment in a positive manner and strove to be exceptional just like Damien, Wayne Lai, Sheren is, I hope TVB can give him the room too.
I agree with you Jayne. This is why some of the “busier” siu sangs and fadans have trouble in their growth in TVB. It’s because normally when they reach a certain popularity, the current TVB will milk their energy for everything until they become exhausted and can’t even fully reach their potential. This is bad practice.
Other story, I just read from another stars weibo that filming an action series 14 hours a day have left Bosco scarred and ill right now. Very recently, Raymond was also admitted to the hospital and very sick, Ron got sick and Linda got insomnia during Ghost Writer’s filming. TVB, these stars are human too.
I also agree with you Jayne about the boyish charm that sometimes gets in the way of Bosco’s acting. I watched “Growing Through Life” and despite some improvements that I noticed in his deep scenes(possibly after learning from Damien Lau), Bosco still hasn’t been able to fully break free from his tend-to-be-boyish attitude. Many of his fans notice this too. This is why I also concur with his statement that he’s only passing and still have more room to improve.
If Bosco can grasp the character to the bones just like how Damien and Wayne are doing, he will surely be better and more exceptional 🙂
I don’t think the low ratings is Bosco’s fault. HK people just don’t like this kind of series that much.
Bosco again mentioned Power Chan. He has mentioned Power Chan helping him before many years ago. So, him saying that he’s closes to Power Chan among his colleagues those years back is true. 😀
Bosco again mentioned Power Chan. He has mentioned Power Chan helping him before many years ago. So, him saying that he’s closes to Power Chan among his colleagues those years back is true.
Bosco has always said he respects Power Chan a lot and if I’m not mistaken Mimi Lo(Power’s wife) has said that she knows Bosco ever since he first entered TVB as the host, they must be close. When Mimi released her album recently, Bosco supports her.
“Other story, I just read from another stars weibo that filming an action series 14 hours a day have left Bosco scarred and ill right now. Very recently, Raymond was also admitted to the hospital and very sick, Ron got sick and Linda got insomnia during Ghost Writer’s filming. TVB, these stars are human too.”
I guess that’s the price you need to pay to be promoted by TVB. That’s one of the reason Sammul did not sign with TVB. With his current manager, he can take the time off to refresh and do the things he want. But, even then, if he’s filming a TVB series, he’s still have to work around the clock. I remember him filming 2 series at a time for TVB and he also fell ill. He will always update to his blog and twitter what he was doing and you can see his schedule was very rushed. But, at least, he need not do it the whole time like the TVB’s promoted sons and daughters have to.
I have to agree with Bosco himself that his acting is only so-so in the GTL. I actually think Raymond Lam would have been better in the role, and Bosco couldn’t quite possibly have portrayed his role instead as it’s less complex.
I have honestly never been a fan of Bosco’s or his acting – of his peers (Ron, Ray, Sammul), I’ve always felt his acting was the weakest. But I do concur that TVB’s way of (miss)managing their stars is a hindrance to the young artistes’ growth. Perhaps, this is also why there seems to be an improvement in Ron’s acting? I have noticed that he’s been much quieter in the later years, and perhaps been able to truly focus on each role rather than jumping straight to the next.
This is another instance of how the favouritism strategy in TVB is harming their business. The (selected few) young artistes might fly straight to fame, but they are quickly run dry by too much work which stunts their acting growth and development.
^Whoops. I meant that he could have gotten Ray’s role instead of.
I guess that’s the price you need to pay to be promoted by TVB. That’s one of the reason Sammul did not sign with TVB. With his current manager, he can take the time off to refresh and do the things he want. But, even then, if he’s filming a TVB series, he’s still have to work around the clock. I remember him filming 2 series at a time for TVB and he also fell ill. He will always update to his blog and twitter what he was doing and you can see his schedule was very rushed. But, at least, he need not do it the whole time like the TVB’s promoted sons and daughters have to.
Yes, that’s the price to pay. Ron was wooden when he was a singer and is the “promoted” one, but he improved after he went filming in China for quite some time and TVB stopped him from being a singer, which means more time to learn acting.
Athough many will disagree especially you advo hahaha no hard feelings I actually love people who are opiniated since I am the same too :), I’ve noticed Bosco’s flair for acting since Find the Light when he’s potraying a character very different from his real life personality and he was very new. That’s why I personally feel that he can act well and again in Dicey Business he become someone that is not him. I don’t think he’s the weakest among the siu sangs but I know I’m bias because I love his screen presence, hehe. To me, he was hindered by the set up that TVB impose on him to be a singer and produce two albums and filming non stop at the same time. So was Linda and Kate who once showed acting potential and graced the HKFA nominations.
I disagree that Bosco is the weakest among his peer. Like Masaharu, I saw Bosco potential in ‘Find the Light’ (that was the first time I saw him act). That was his first meaty role and he was portraying someone different from his own personality and he acted the role well. I always remember his expressive eyes. He also have great screen presence. If he was allowed time to polish his skill, he would be a great actor. Same like Myolie. She was very natural in her first few roles like in ‘At Point Blank’, ‘Survivor’s Law’, ‘Golden Faith’.
Ron’s acting has improved, but, he still cannot emoted very well.
PS: Growing Through Life has a bad curse. Not only HK audience isn’t accepting the drama, but today Damien Lau has to promote the the drama alone. Raymond is admitted in hospital for a serious cervical shift condition(?), and coincidentally Bosco also went to the hospital for hand injury and back/waist injury from filming Female Fist. What a curse to Growing Through Life.
I’ve never seen that show “Find the Light” with Bosco so I can’t comment on his potential in it. We have already discussed at length, but I think of Myolie.
With regards to Bosco, I think he can be cute, he does have a certain screen-charisma but as for actual acting skill and range, I find him very lacking behind both Sammul and Ray. Perhaps, Sammul made the better choice, to choose freedom over a TVB contract. I had not heard that Ray had been hospitalised – poor thing. I knew he was working himself too hard, he’s been looking so haggard and skinny lately.
I agree that Ron is the wild card. He does have problems with emoting, but I noticed a noticeably improvement in EU – unfortunately, he was overshadowed by both Michael Miu and especially, Michael Tse. Nonetheless, the fact that he’s has slowed down (or TVB simply not promoting him as much anymore) seems to be better for him and his acting.
Bosco is a far better actor than Ron Ng who is wooden at all times but even then Bosco has room for improvement.
I think Sammul’s acting improved a lot after acting in a couple of Mainland series. He likes to act with different actors to learn from them. He learn a lot from the China actors he work with. Here’s what he said in one of his interviews.
「一直在香港拍劇，出國看到一些醉心演劇的人，付上許多心機去看很多書，會揣摩不同的電影，才發現自己的不足。自己沒有受過正規的演藝訓練，無線的演員訓練班也沒有上過，就靠天份演起戲來。」作為一個專業演員，Sammul會迫自己進修，看不同國家的電影，見到不同國家的人，有不同成長背景，有不同的演譯手法，Sammul會揣摩他們的表情。
「國內有很多演員是很厲害的，近來看了一部電影，我很喜歡的叫《集結號》，但與朋友傾談後，發覺有一些可改進的地方，結尾其實可拍得更慘，但他沒有，自己就會想，為何他不這樣拍。在看戲的角度是導演為何會這樣拍法，演員為何會這樣演。不只是說好看或不好看，而是分析、研究別人的作品。」
Working with Mainland actors let him see this.
Source: http://www.grateful-heart.org/Rainbow/view_content.php?lang=TC&ID=9
Kidd, thanks for that snippet on Sammul’s habit of watching and critiquing international films to absorb different acting styles. This is the exact kind of reflection that every artist, director, scriptwriter needs to do.
There are many possible ways to act out a scene. Without this kind of analysis, there is no room for creative improvement. As the artist will resort to the same way of acting over and over again.
Masaharu, I noticed Bosco in Find the Light and like you, was impressed that he was able to portray his character which is so different from his real life personality.
@ KIdd, thanks for the article. That’s exactly why I like Sammul, he really seems like an actor’s actor. Very reflective and modest.
Aside from not really seeing the things, you guys have seen in Bosco, I don’t really like his personality either. Probably, since I like Sammul so much.
Whatever it is widely known that Ray is always superior than Bosco and Bosco never went above Ray in any way.
I don’t watch GTL yet but common sense that Bosco can’t take Ray’s role since he can’t cry all out like Ray’s beautiful crying scenes but Ray can take Bosco’s role easily since Ray showed that he’s already a great villain in ASITP 9 years ago. Bosco also look like average guy you see on the streets and doesn’t have the handsomeness that Ray has . I think that’s why the producer decided to make Bosco the villain because Ray is much more handsome than Bosco and Bosco can’t cry all out for the scenes where Ray’s family having demise.
It’s blessing in disguise for Ray because GTL is a bad series anyway and this will make Ray’s breakthrough demon role in AUD very fresh attempt at an evil moody demon role.
Sammul is very smart to go to mainland and become famous there and have lots time to polish acting and act with many great actors. TVB sucks for newbies and no time to rest. Ray must get out of TVB too before its too late.
Ray is no doubt way ahead of others (Bosco, Ron etc) in skills.
I have been watching GTL and I do see room for improvement in Bosco’s acting, especially in his expressions when it comes to revelations of secrets or his “evilness” but I’m glad that he acknowledged his need to improve and learning from the veterans. I think that’s an important attitude to have. No matter how long you have been acting. there is always new techniques to learn to improve on it and add depth to every character portryed. That is what makes the veterans successful even if they are not the main lead. I want Bosco to continue to take on these challenging roles so he can improve and get out of his usual “sunshine” roles, which he is best at portarying.
I don’t think it’s his acting that affected the ratings of the series. It’s just not the type of series that the HK audience likes. The storyline IMO is better than Drive of Life, and the acting from the veterans is superb-Damien, and Cecilia did an excellent job. The only character I cannot stand is Song Wen Fei. She is the most miserable to watch, not Bosco at all.
“Ray is much more handsome than Bosco”
Well, Bosco didn’t have plastic surgery.
Bosco might not be a traditionally handsome guy, but has a unique look (not you evarage guy on the street) and great screen presence.
“Ray’s beautiful crying scenes”
With all the OTT adjectives you used to describe Raymond, you might as well say Ray is God’s give to humanity. 😛
I do agree that Ray is a better actor than Bosco.
“Ray is much more handsome than Bosco”
Well, Bosco didn’t have plastic surgery.
Bosco might not be a traditionally handsome guy, but has a unique look (not you evarage guy on the street) and great screen presence.
“Ray’s beautiful crying scenes”
With all the OTT adjectives you used to describe Raymond, you might as well say Ray is God’s gift to humanity.
I do agree that Ray is a better actor than Bosco.
Sorry, Aly, I mistaken you for Vivien. 😛
I actually think Bosco looks quite unique. He was an average guy on the streets, but was obviously scouted due to his unique looks. If I remember correctly, that’s how he got into the industry. I’m pretty sure he was “noticed” on the streets!
^ I think Tavia did a superb job at her first evil role and I’m sure way better than Bosco. Tavia can do those evil eyes greatly! I love her evil stares and scheming evil face! 😀
“I do agree that Ray is a better actor than Bosco.”
At least you agree on the most important point of all. I don’t get why certain people prefer Bosco’s unstable acting. Ray is clearly a way better actor.
@ Kidd, perhaps. But I still preferred Ray’s looks from before his surgeries than Bosco. But beauty is only skin deep and more than anything, in the eye of the beholder.
Ray IS the better actor but there is one area, he falls behind others e.g. Bosco and that is his kissing scenes.
I also disagree btw. that Tavia was good in her first villain role. I thought she was extremely bad and over-the-top. I didn’t think wow, evil stares, I thought shit, there’s one crazy lady. She exaggerated like crazy.
“I also disagree btw. that Tavia was good in her first villain role. I thought she was extremely bad and over-the-top. I didn’t think wow, evil stares, I thought shit, there’s one crazy lady. She exaggerated like crazy.”
Haha. Maybe she’s required to do that since her character did turn crazy later. But, I agree with you she’s OTT. I was surprised that people around her didn’t see through her facade with her evilness being so obvious. She practically has ‘I’m evil’ written on her forehead.
“I actually think Bosco looks quite unique. He was an average guy on the streets, but was obviously scouted due to his unique looks. If I remember correctly, that’s how he got into the industry. I’m pretty sure he was “noticed” on the streets!”
Yes, that’s how he entered the entertainment industry. He was scouted by a star scout and the star scout persuaded him for one year to before he agree to go for a screen test. He related this in his interview with Superman (a program hosted by Margie Tsang and Lee Lik Chi in RTHK that has been discontinued). He initially thought the star scout was a con-man, but, the star scout said, if you are worried, you can come with your mom. Haha. He was in Form 7 at the time, still a student.
Haha. Maybe she’s required to do that since her character did turn crazy later. But, I agree with you she’s OTT. I was surprised that people around her didn’t see through her facade with her evilness being so obvious. She practically has ‘I’m evil’ written on her forehead
Haha. I actually found Beyond accidentally funny and this was one of the reasons. I agree with you kidd, I found it hilarious that everyone around her didn’t notice her “Look at meeh I’m da ebil force!”. Hahaha :D. Oh but the HK netizens love that scene. It might be my environment that made me found it funny.
Bosco’s singing needs to be stop at some point. Then he could improve his acting. Otherwise, leave TVB and go to mainland for a while to improve his skills. TVB really does not give time offs in the younger lead generation.
I’m looking forward to GTL and I suspect that a villain role is probably too early for Bosco which is why his performance might be a disappointment. While he is a much better actor than Ron, he’s not quite up to part to Ray yet. I also think he’s similar to Steven Ma in that he’s one of those actors who tends to do better in ancient series (Find The Light, War of In-Laws) but in modern series he can’t quite emote properly. I also suspect he might excel at comedy as he’s got quite the goofy / silly personality offscreen but since TVB likes those big dramas, you get Bosco in series such as Heart of Greed where he looked wooden half the time. He was able to manage some anger, but no tears or any acting that was that memorable.
Bridget, although Bosco has a cheerful personality, somehow his goofiness doesn’t translate well onscreen. His performances in War of In-Laws 1 and 2 were a little cheeky.
Villian roles are difficult to grasp. Due to their extreme actions, it is easy to overact, sneer too much, or resort to the same evil stares. Resorting to the typical villain mechanisms would be easy. Giving it a layered approach while portraying the character as a flawed human being is difficult, especially with the overly dramatic plot twists typical of TVB series. Lawrence Ng and Bowie Lam are able to convey these complex emotions without going OTT.
I would like to see Bosco play a playboy type of character utilizing his natural flirtatious charm, similar to Moses Chan’s character in “Gem of Life.”
Bosco tends to act his romantic scenes quite well (which is relateable to his real life experience). But some of his family scenes in “Heart of Greed” was wooden. Also, I find his portrayal of profession occupations (such as doctor) quite unconvincing.
Bosco is so slow compared to Ray. He still need a lot more to work for. He don’t look like a doctor. He should’ve spend some time in hospitals and see how doctors work and talk and do intensive research first instead of looking like he just jumped onto the set. He also look too dark in MR like someone who work hard jobs outdoors than indoor doctors.
Ray instead is already very remarkable and have a lot of memorable scenes and series. He’s much faster than Bosco which means he’s more talented. Not to mention his nice singing and now already becoming a movie actor. Ray was handpicked by mainland director to act alongside Jet Li in his new mega budget mainland movie and managed to throw out other competitors from Taiwan and mainland.
I don’t watch GTL but from Bosco’s frustration and depression his performance must’ve been sucked especialy among great actors of Ray and Damien Lau.
Actually I thought Bosco’s acting did improve in GTL and I was thinking – it must be because of the strong cast & influence, Damien, CC, Dominic and Raymond that he had to pull himself up. Of course, there is more room for improvement but he did well. Real baddies are very charming and gains the trust of many as seen how he even manage to charm Damien who was very suspecting of him in the beginning. That’s how they are able to cheat the whole world. He is probably disappointed he wasn’t extreme enough when his villainous side was exposed.
Vivian, “Bosco is so slow compared to Ray.” “Ray instead is already very remarkable and have a lot of memorable scenes and series. He’s much faster than Bosco which means he’s more talented.” Ha! Ha! Although I find it true but it’s funny because these comments/comparisons constantly were exactly what drove him in GTL to be a villain. I sometimes did wonder while watching GTL whether in real life he felt the same way about Ray, some time along the way.
I think Bosco portrayed in autistic character very well in ‘Dicey Business’. Have not seen GTL yet.
“I don’t watch GTL but from Bosco’s frustration and depression his performance must’ve been sucked especialy among great actors of Ray and Damien Lau.”
Or it can be he’s too hard on himself.
I think Bosco portrayed in autistic character very well in ‘Dicey Business’. Have not seen GTL yet.
I think he did very well too and he truly grasps the character. The way he speak, moves, reacts to things are really in character and natural. I like it that he didn’t exaggerate and it makes his character more “real”(despite some rapid changes thanks to TVB script development).
I was talking about his “Ah Fu” in Dicey Business in the post above 😛
tvb promote actors by letting them appear in every damn drama. stopped watching tvb in 2003. glad people switched over to mainland- hawick lau, frankie lam, etc. no talent in tvb nowadays.
Ah I hope he doesn’t get even more depressed since TVB edited out a very important point in Bosco’s acting in episode 28. I don’t understand why TVB cut the little part out since it added more depth to the series and Bosco’s character @_@. This little scene was available in mainland TV’s.
Probably they wont notice that when it aired on TVB. Because people already watch it advanced anyway.
I am surprise that some of you say Ray was remarkable but I don’t think so. I even though his acting is moving backward. He was so convincing as the bad guy in A Step into the Past that I started to notice him but recently he had become worse. Even his singing is not amazing anymore. His voice was so powerful when singing the theme for that doctor serie with Nick and Lin Kai. now, his voice is too flat.
@Jayne
Lawrence Ng and Bowie Lam are able to convey these complex emotions without going OTT
^*nods head vigorously* I’d like to throw Gallen Lo’s name in there as well.
My issue w/ Bosco’s acting is alot of the times you can see him TRYING to be the character, rather than just BEING the character. In regards to his generation peers, he definitely showed the greatest potential but he has certainly plateaued lately. It’s sad that he doesn’t even have the time to watch his own performance to evaluate himself, take notes & develop accordingly *shakes fist at TVB’s work hectic schedules*
As for his performance in TGWL- I don’t think it’s as bad as some are making it out to be. And I most certainly do not blame him for the low ratings in Hong Kong.
I actually enjoyed the series & thought the quality of the production was alot better than many of the recent crop of TVB dramas, although I can see that it definitely could’ve been greater. I wished they’d made the story more cut-throat, more specifically Bosco’s role, then perhaps this would’ve aided his performance results. Instead, his villainous behaviours were probably a little too acting-textbook-101 at times in very textbook scripted scenarios but there were (small) flashes of brilliance.
I did like most of his scenes with Raymond- the brotherly stuff was really good to watch. Wish there was more of that too.
Speaking of Raymond, I have to disagree with those who say that Ray is a better actor than Bosco. I am a huge Raymond fan but even so, I have to point out that there are just as many faults (albeit different ones) with his acting repertoire as Bosco. Both have much to improve in the acting department.
Anyone seen ‘Price of Greed’? What do you think of Sammul’s performance as the villain there.
The one starring crazy eyes?
I thought he was good except the story was darn awful thanks to one particular character and one particular actress.
I thought Bosco was rather fine in Burning Flame III since I suspect he was essentially playing himself.
^ I guess so too that’s why he’s quite natural in BF3 since there’s no challenge anyway and he can just walk through happily but he look more like some kid just ‘learning’ to be a firefighter than a real tough firefighter but I forgive him because Kevin CHENG is hundreds times worse and not convincing at all as the captain of the team!! BF3 sux as a series anyway I don’t get how Amy Wong can approve such a faulty script.
Bosco was good in ‘Dicey Business’ and he’s certainly not playing himself in that series.
Jicks, Bosco does have certain flashes of brilliance in his acting, which is why I find him very promising. He possesses onscreen presence like the big actors, but he is still inconsistent in his acting. He is a like a flawed talent, where he could be very good in his romantic scenes and disappointing in other scenes. As he admitted in this article, he has trouble grasping the full character’s psychology. Until he does so, he will not become a great actor. But luck is on his side, as TVB continues to give him many opportunities. Meeting the right mentor, such as Damien Lau, can do wonders in opening up his eyes.
Kidd, I thought the first half of Bosco’s performance in “Dicey Business” (while he was still withdrawn and aloof) was better than after he became “normal” and integrated with society. The second half of his performance as confident poker player almost seems a complete departure from his withdrawn self. Part of the reason is the scriptwriter’s fault, but Bosco needs to assume the responsibility as an actor too. I still believe “Dicey Business” was one of Bosco’s finest performances, which is sad because his recent performances from the last 4 years have not been remarkable.
I’ll like to point out that Kenneth Ma has made tremendous leaps in his acting. When he was part of S4 in Triumph in the Skies, he was pretty awful. But he found the right mentor in Wayne Lai. In early interviews, Kenneth said he looked up to Wayne (before Wayne became big) and admired his talent. Kenneth continues to surprise me with his versatility. Given more opportunities to build up the audience’s favor, I believe Kenneth will become one of the strongest actors at TVB. In terms of rate of improvement, I’ll say Kenneth improved the most, simply because he started out pretty awful.
Raymond is great on a scene to scene basis. He can emote very well and make you feel for the character, especially his crying scenes. He has good chemistry with his female co-stars and is a very good romantic lead. But Raymond still lacks a defining edge as a actor, such as Bowie Lam and Lawrence Ng. Raymond’s acting is very, very good, still ahead of Kenneth Ma and other guys his age. But Raymond is still not remarkable yet.
Can everyone tell I miss Lawrence Ng? Perhaps his early villain roles defined his image, but when he was in his late 20’s (similiar to Raymond and Bosco’s age), I felt he was a lot more remarkable. He held such firm ground opposite Alex Man in “The Feud of the Two Brothers” (流氓大亨).
^ Yep Bosco really need to improve more! Other than Dicey Business he has no representative series. He’s not to the level of Best Actor yet! His acting is inconsistent and immature. He should stop singing and spend the time he spent for producing his album to learn more acting! Learn from Ron who realized he can’t go far with singing and decide to focus on acting and now getting better! Don’t Bosco realize that he’s wasting his time with singing? I for one don’t care at all about his singing career.
Ray isn’t to the level of Bowie yet because he’s not yet. How many years Bowie have been in this industry? I’m sure more than 2 decades. Compared to Bosco and the others Ray’s acting and popularity is on a whole lot different level. With Ray’s versatility in singing, acting and having the most fans I’m seeing him going through Andy Lau’s huge career.
Kenneth is likeable and is a very nice guy. I think he will have a good future in TVB and will be the next Roger Kwok of TVB. Roger Kwok is one of the strongest actors in TVB.
“I actually enjoyed the series & thought the quality of the production was alot better than many of the recent crop of TVB dramas, although I can see that it definitely could’ve been greater. I wished they’d made the story more cut-throat, more specifically Bosco’s role, then perhaps this would’ve aided his performance results. Instead, his villainous behaviours were probably a little too acting-textbook-101 at times in very textbook scripted scenarios but there were (small) flashes of brilliance.”
Even though the script is textbook writing style it’s Bosco’s responsibility as an actor to make up for the faulty script just like what Jayne said. This shows he still has more to work on and is farrr from remarkable! A remarkable actor will cover a mediocre script! Look at Gallen Lo and Bowie Lam!
I tried watching an episode in the middle and instantly turned off by the lack of ligting and background soundtrack. The females acting are cringeworthy including Cecilia Yip. She looks so haggard.
he TOTALLY TOTALLY sucks.