Yes Sir, Sorry Sir! (TVB 2011)
Yes Sir, Sorry Sir! <點解阿Sir係阿Sir>
Number of Episodes: 30
Cast:
Moses Chan as Law Yiu Wah (Law Sir)
Tavia Yeung as Ho Miu Suet (Miss Ho)
Ron Ng as Nick Ching Man Lik
Linda Chung as Carman Koo Ka Lam (Ms. Koo)
Law Lok-lam as Chiang Hung
Ram Chiang as Poon Kwok Shing
Joseph Lee as Ko Sun
Savio Tsang as Ngai Fung, the Kingpin
Queenie Chu as Ceci
Law Kwan Moon as Cheung Pak-chuen
Cilla Kung as Chung Ka-po
Brian Chu as Mok Chak-kei
Dickson Wong as Fan Tai
Calvin Chan as Chiang Chun
Cheung Chi Kong as Shing Sir
Genre: Modern, Comedy, Romance, Action, Drama
Synopsis:
The story begins when Law Sir (Moses Chan), a teacher in a ‘band 3’ (lowest rated) school hates his job of teaching and quits to pursue his lifelong dream of a police officer. After taking the physical exam and interview, he fails. But then he was offered an opportunity by Shing Sir (Cheung Chi Kong) to go on an undercover mission in his school to catch a Kingpin. If the mission is successful, then Law Sir will become an official policeman. At first, this is a great opportunity for Law Sir to achieve his dream but his conscience started to eat away when his work and personal life begin to conflict.
Concept:
I think everybody loves the concept of ‘self-conflict;’ our egos at war with ourselves makes for great interest and storyline. But before I continue further, I want to make a note that this is also a comedy and it had its funny parts. But LUCKILY, the dramatic and serious part of the series saved this drama from failing. Anyway, back to the point. When Infernal Affairs <無間道> debuted and had great success back in 2000, there were many TVB dramas who tried to emulate this formula and I was so sick of it. Now, refreshingly, they took it and made it into a comedy. It was a lackluster comedy, but nonetheless, it had a very interesting premise. Throw in conflicts of love and you have great complex character development and interesting plot that follows. Audiences love this. Everybody knows how it’s going to end. But it’s so intense and exciting waiting for that moment to happen! Just like a disaster, either a car accident or an earthquake. You know it’s going to happen. But it kept you watching and your anticipation quickens as you watch the victims get hurt. In this case, you watch the characters get hurt.
Is it Right or Wrong?
While undercover, Law Sir has to pursue Ms. Koo (Linda Chung) in order to get closer to her brother-in-law, the Kingpin (Savio Tsang) to collect his incriminating evidence. But Law Sir as himself, is in love with Ms. Ho. He was able to justify his actions by keeping his focus on the greater good. But Ms. Koo’s mother had a valid argument outside of the courtroom when she yelled at Law Sir. Everyone has a role to play, honestly what exactly is right or wrong? What makes Law Sir’s actions right? How painful is it for Ms. Koo to catch him cheating, break up with him and the let him back into her life again? It was especially hard to watch when Law Sir seemed completely unaware of the consequences until Ms. Ho brought it to his attention in Cheung Chau when they were almost caught by Ms. Koo. Law Sir was also unaware of how it was affecting Ms. Ho. Hong Kong entertainment news also comments on how audiences want to figuratively kill Law Sir over his manipulation of Ms. Koo’s feelings. But in the end, it was all for justice. Do you agree with Law Sir’s actions in capturing the Kingpin?
Philosophy:
So this drama centers around two ideals of life. Do you believe everyone is innately good? Or do you believe everyone is innately bad and that only law is keeping them in order?
I say I believe everyone is innately good. I wish I had someone like Ms. Ho as a teacher.
Notable Performances:
The wise old character: Chiang Hung played by Law Lok Lam. After having experiences with both sides of good and bad, he is a grounded and wise character.
The kids: Every now and then TVB creates a high school drama to incorporate new actors into their company. I HATE these dramas. They’re all the same, talking about how rebellious and troubled these kids are. I’m SO glad the conversion of switching over to adult-like drama in the last ten episodes saved it from falling through the cracks.
Ms. Koo: I enjoy watching actors portraying sadness, frustration, anger, depression. Because I feel those are the tests of a true actor. Not everyone can get crazy and vulnerable in front of camera. Linda surprised me a bit and did a good job. I felt she didn’t let go of herself enough though. Not great but good; she improved.
Law Sir: I get his comedic style. It has a bit of an American way of acting, which is funny the first time I saw it, especially in Can’t Buy Me Love <公主嫁到>. But he was doing it too much in this drama and I’m over it. The ‘running out of voice’ style of talking is just….not funny anymore. But he did a good performance portraying a frustrated teacher, a scheming but still playful undercover police officer, and a matured man.
Ceci: I think she did a GREAT job. The same time she is filming this drama, she is also playing a free-spirited yet timid receptionist in Be Home for Dinner <誰家灶頭無煙火> at the same time. She bared her make-up free face and her emotions and how she carried her speech, I thought was not just a great improvement but a great performance in this drama.
All the actors’ acting lacked a bit at the beginning of the drama, but as suspense is building up, their acting has shown through.
Directing Style:
Is anybody else annoyed by the first two episodes? Anybody annoyed by the FLASH effect? Flash! This happened. Flash! That happened. FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! This is his life! Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! The cell phone is ringing. Flash! He picks it up! Boring, annoying and awkward episodes of rebellious teens and ‘comedic’ plot points for 20 episodes. You want to watch this drama? Skip the first 20 episodes, then it gets down to the real deal. I didn’t look forward to the episodes until Law Sir wanted a relationship with Ms. Ho.
Side Note:
Why is every girl in this drama SO skinny?????? I mean I know, but there are no ranges of different body types. They are so stick thin!! Don’t get me wrong, I’m skinny too. But what I’m saying is, why is every female character so stick thin??? Aside from Bernice Liu. I remember most TVB dramas, girls would always gossip about the latest dieting secret or talk about being on a diet in the drama and they’re STICK thin!
The Ending:
It was a good well rounded ending. It wasn’t a cheesy ending that involved the kids. I hated the kids’ component. I cringed when they tried to be cute and sang ‘Nobody’ by the Wonder Girls. It has a closed ending to all of the character’s lives, but it was still a satisfying one and an unpretentious one.
Rating: 
Note: This review was written by Yina for JayneStars.com. Please visit Yina’s blog.
Ron is hot, law sir is not, tavia is ok, Linda is good.
Linda is superb here and she looks yummy.
“Yes Sir, Sorry Sir” seems to reflect the “comedy on steroids” direction of many TVB series these days. The one-line gag lines seem to cater to an attention deficient audience now, who may multi-task on the computer or walk out of the room and just listen to the lines or race to push that fast-forward button during filler scenes. I admit I do all of the above.
Btw, I liked Savio Tsang Wai Kuen a lot in his ATV days! He was pretty hot when he was young. Relegated to minor roles now, I feel that he stopped trying too hard now and acting has just become a job for him. 😉
@Jayne, I’ve only seen a few ATV series and only one of which Savio starred in. He was in Empress Wu, but only appeared in the second half of the series as he replaced another actor’s role who couldn’t continue filming due to personal issues. I personally enjoyed and loved watching his character in Empress Wu. His roles in TVB these days are blah and forgettable. They’re pretty much the same in every series so it isn’t too necessary to try anymore, I suppose.
I think Savio Tsang is a decent actor, but he lacked something to make him a bigger star.
He’s a good actor but for a time he sealed his fate when he broke up with Mui Siu Wai. Glad to see him back in TVB.
@ Jayne: I’m watching some old TVB series and found out that Savio had leading roles in old TVB series, not only in ATV. Yes, he is so young to his age.
@Fox @Funn @Chriselle @Masaharu,
In the 1980s, Savio Tsang and Kenny Ho were regular leads in ATV series. Savio often starred in ancient series and made a dashing hero, most notably in ATV’s “White Haired Maiden” series and Producer Lau Ka Ho’s “Bird of Paradise” modern series starring Lau Shuet Wah. He even starred in ATV’s version of “The Four Constables” ! Granted I don’t remember details of the series anymore, but his roles were quite memorable.
In the early 1990s Savio had a few notable leads in TVB series and he was quite good in “The Water Margin” and “Ching Hum Dak Kui” opposite Amy Chan. He even played Mo Chung in “Gentle Reflections” (aka Golden Lotus) and was the object of lust for Irene Wan!
Funn, I almost forgot that Savio had dated Cutie Mui for many years! Are both married to different people now?
Thanks Jayne for the tidbits, I wasn’t aware of this. Then perhaps its due to my limited exposure of 80’s and early 90’s HK TV series. I confess that the ones that made an impression on me from those era were only Tony Leung and Fat Gor. I don’t really fell for the early Andy Lau, Felix Wong or Michael Miu – and still haven’t fallen for them until today. In the 90’s, Bobby Au Yeung, Louis Koo and Chilam made the most impression on me.
Savio was also the lead in ATV’s ‘The Jade Bow Connection’. It’s the same role Raymond Lam play in ‘Lofty Water Verdant Bow’.
I like Savio Tsang. Too bad he is now relegated to supporting roles. But, one has to give way to the younger generation sooner or later as age catches up with oneself. Not many can be Liza Wang and Adam Cheng.
At least, he still fairs better than Jimmy Au. Now, that’s a total injustice. Jimmy used to play lead and second lead roles in TVB in the early 90’s. But, he now is even relegated to roles with no lines. Remember him in ‘Beyond the Realm of Conscience’ as one of the court minister whose one function is to make up the numbers in the court scenes? Of course, he still have some bigger supporting roles sometimes, but, most of the time, his roles are very small.
Kidd,
I didn’t watch “The Jade Bow Connection” but I do know which series you are referring to. 🙂
Yes there are many actors such as Savio Tsang and Jimmy Au, who despite being former leads, did not have lasting star power to carry them into their 40s. Despite fame when they were younger, they don’t seem to have much money due to the small roles they play now. Or they may lack other skills and funds to open up their own business.
Many of the older actors don’t have much skills nor education to do anything else other than remain an actor. Yet money may be a problem. Was reading interviews about Law Lok Lam, how he has to film 2 or 3 series at any given time. In his 60s, he doesn’t get enough rest and no one arranging his filming schedule will take into account that he could be filming day and night with no rest. Again he is an actor who despite former fame does not have enough money to retire.
Ah…it’s sad to think that Jimmy Au and Savio Tsang will be another version of Law Lok Lam in old age.
I’ve read the lenghty interview of Law Lok Lam in Mingpao too – caused by the uproar of his “deaths”. I’m surprised to know that he and John Chiang was originally under the same camp of director/management back then(I like John Gor). His interview did have some sad air, on how he never really get promoted in martial arts roles while John was enjoying his fame at that time. Well, I guess not everyone is meant to succeed. Reality check.
Thanks for all of the reminders Jayne! I just rewatched The White Haired Maiden from ATV recently and really enjoyed it. It was great to see Savio as the lead since he is rarely the lead these days anymore. He reminds me of Jimmy Au who I think is decent looking and is a good actor. However, it seems that he only plays supporting characters these days just like Savio. I think they are both good actors that just don’t have the connections and timing to continue to be successful.
I did not know that Savio dated Cutie Mui for many years… I guess that is really old news that I never knew about. I am guessing that they are now both married to other people.
I read Law Lok lam’s long interview and actually felt kind of sad for him. He is pretty old but still doesn’t have enough to retire. It’s not that I don’t want to see him act but it’s just sad that he is kind of old but still has to work so hard. I can picture Savio and Jimmy being like that when they get older too….
@ Jayne
Blame TVB for their measly salary. Younger stars can bear the low salary because they can get endorsement and outside jobs. But, older actors don’t have this appeal.
@ Masaharu
He would have done better I think if ‘Gai Si’ didn’t close down. He played Yang Guo in Gai Si’s ROCH. So, he has tasted the chance to be lead before.
Is he unmarried and have no children? Is it that’s why he has to work so hard to support himself?
Kidd,
Law Lok Lam’s first marriage ended in divorce. He is currently married to Chan Bo Yee, who played his love interest in “Blood of Good and Evil.” Chan Bo Yee is the sister of 60s famed actress, Chan Bo Chu.
Law Lok Lam has 3 daughters; I believe first two daughters may be from first marriage. Alledly, he and his wife are living separate lives although they are still married and live in same house. I don’t know if Chan Bo Yee is working or not, but Law Lok Lam said he does not have enough money to retire.
Kenny Ho = Ho Ka King? I mostly rmb his role in 包青天 only :D.
ATV’s version of “The Four Constables”, I rmb that Ng Wai Kwok looks quite young and soft in this one and his role is pathetic. That’s all I can rmb.
I’m tracking Savio’s weibo and he is so cute!
Kenny Ho Ka King was the definitive ermm how to say in English? A Chinese Hero?? That one later made into movie with Ekin Cheng? Sorry Ekin, you ain’t that hero!
And he was excellent recently as Mou Ming in that abysmal movie I refuse to name. He looked rather good. But his voice is the thing that sorta killed him isn’t it?
@ Jayne
He has 3 daughters and they don’t contribute to their parents living expenses?
@ Funn
Yes, Kenny Ho is the definitive Hero Wah. I would also want to say sorry, Ekin. He looks like he walk out of that comic book.
Kidd,
While Chinese parents expect their kids to be filial, some parents do not want to impose on them and expect them to take full financial care of them because they want their kids to save and have enough for future expenses such as a house and paying for kids. Law Lok Lam comes across as this independent type parent. He said he will act until his body and health no longer support it. His body will tell him when to retire.
Law Lok Lam said his daughters are very filial and even showed him how modern technology such as internet works and fill him up to date about forum discussions about himself. He said he is proud of his daughters and his youngest one may have just graduated from college. I’m sure the daughters contribute to some of their father’s living expenses, but he figures if he is able to work, why not work longer.
@Fox, yes Kenny Ho Ka King. He lead numerous ATV series in 1980s before going to Taiwan. His signature role was Chung Wah Ying Hung (Chinese Hero) as Funn and Kidd point out. He has a charismatic presence very suitable for ancient dramas in righteous roles.
I rmb him with 包青天 more because it’s my fave series in my childhood time. Lol, all the kids around my age this time sing the themesong of this series.
I now rmb his Chung Wah Ying Hung. I rmb he is in Ma Wing Ching? Dun rmb well.
I never think of Ekin’s acting that high. He’s more like an idol with some luck in good movies.
Masaharu,
Yep Savio was quite an accomplished actor and had his legion of female fans when he was young. You can say the same for several ATV leading men who moved on to TVB and gradually took supporting and then minor uncle and then fatherly roles due to more advanced age. If they continue to want to act in the television industry where scripts are typically written to center around young male leads, then they have to accept their fate to reduced screen time and less recognition. Not everyone can be Damien Lau and Adam Cheng, whose star power and great acting garner praise and admiration even among younger fans.
THe circle is big so it is hard to become successful and remain successful… I am glad that Jimmy and Savio are still acting though. However, I am sad to see that they are only playing supporting roles with not much screen time. I guess they are both past their prime and have to settle for whatever is given to them.
I always wondered if these artists who play small supporting roles in TVB series has another job. They most likely do since TVB’s pay is so low. I don’t really believe that they can live off of just TVB’s salary even though Jimmy and Savio technically appears in every other TVB drama, lol. I wonder what their main jobs in real life are. And why did they stay in TVB? Because they really have a passion for acting?
Btw, I use to be a fan of Jimmy’s too. 🙂
I have a feeling that they both have a job outside of working for TVB too.I guess it may be because of their passion for acting that they stay with TVB. I highly doubt that it is for only money since TVB doesn’t pay much, especially for them in just minor supporting roles.
Yea, I used to like Jimmy a lot too and feel bad that he is now just playing minor roles. I loved him in Blood Stained INtrigue and that is still one of my most favorite series of all time. However, I am glad to still be able to see him act.
I liked your analysis of the series and you bring up some interesting issues. First, I agree with you in that the beginning of the series was annoying and I was almost going to give up on it because I found the students annoying, Moses’ acting was exaggerated, and Tavia’s role was too good and too boring. However, the series’ pace picked up when Linda, Queenie and Savio’s characters appeared. They actually made the series a lot more interesting as the focus shifted from the kids to the adults. And Ron, as much as I like him, was IMO the least significant of the 4 main leads in the series. Even though Linda appeared the latest of the four, her character was an important and interesting one. She did a great job in the series. Her crying scene made me feel sad for her, too! Great improvement on her part. Same with Queenie, I actually like her role in this one, kind of different from her past flirty, b*tchy or ditzy roles!
“Everyone has a role to play, honestly what exactly is right or wrong? What makes Law Sir’s actions right?”
There’s no clear line when it comes to right or wrong. No matter what a person does and even if it is wrong in most people’s eyes, he would try to justify his actions to make it right, especially actions that aren’t considered crimes by law. Law Sir is a policeman who is trying to fulfill his duty, but what gives him the right to use and deceive a girl’s love for him in order to get what needs to be done? Is that moral? Ms Ho is a good teacher and person who teaches good principles to her students but would end up being the “third party” in a relationship even if she knows that it will hurt the other person? Ceci and her husband are associated with the triads and drug trafficking, but are very loving to each other and everyone in their family including Law Sir. Does that make them bad people? Yes, they are committing crimes, but if “Jeung Hing” did not exist, would they not be like any other loving couple who likes to help others? Building schools? It’s hard to say. Even though what Moses did was not breaking the law, were his actions appropriate and ethical?
I didn’t watch the series in it’s entirety, but only the selected scenes of Linda’s Miss Koo since there were so many praises about her. From the review and Aly’s analysis, I feel that this series would be better if it wasn’t filmed in comedy style. These issues are quite interesting and ambiguous and it would be more effective and deeper in a drama-style.
Personally, I saw the first episode and was completely turned off by its comedy lines. I didn’t find it funny at all and didn’t even have the patience to fast-forward the series to only watch the interesting parts like Jayne mentioned in her comment above.
As the reviewer said, and others have picked up, the series tries to play up the ethical dilemma regarding Law Sir’s actions in using Ms Koo to get close to Charles is. However to me, this ‘dilemma’ is more a case of people having a simple concept of morality, and not really the dilemma it is shown.
Why? Well we all know lying/using others for other ends is questionable. But is it outright unethical? Not really. You see, we live in a complicated age and society, black is not black, and white is not white for many things/events we face in life. Lying, deception, misinformation, intentional ambiguity etc are byproducts of a complex commercial society. There is simply no one rule that trumps any other rule anymore. They are all interrelated. This is where I think Ms Koo’s mums’ criticism of Law Sir falls. Yes he used her feelings, but are you so blind not to realise why he did it? Yes she may feel some regret it happened, but to launch such a fierce criticism at him is just ignorant and even selfish.
Of course I’m not saying Law Sir shouldn’t feel remorseful about it. But based on his actions in the series, the only other person who might have a legitimate right to ethically condemn him is Ms Koo and himself. In due time both should realise there was a perfectly good reason for the deception and like it or not, the world doesn’t always play your tune and sometimes what is ‘right’ isn’t always right for you.
If you simply think this is one of those dilemmas of immoral means vs moral ends where the final call is subjective then you’re using a very simple concept of morality. There should be no dilemma because lying is part and parcel of life. It all depends on why are you lying, how do you feel about lying, who are you affecting and how, was it necessary or appropriate, are you minimising the damage, what type of lie is it etc. And within the confines of this series I don’t see a moral dilemma; but a moral complication fittingly disguised as a dilemma because the writers cannot be bothered to delve further or bravely solve it.
@SDS In the series the love part overshadows whatever police dilemma part. I have NO sympathy at all for Moses even though I know all along that what he did to Miss Koo is only his job.
It is in the end whether the end justify the means. Do you walk over dead bodies to achieve what you want to achieve. And since this involves a real person’s feelings, is it reprehensible to make someone fall for you just so you can get close to your target. Surely there are other ways to achieve the same end without using someone else?
@Vivien
I have no sympathy for him, but I don’t ‘hate’ him either. While there may have been better ways, within the confines of the series, I can only say I merely understand his decision.
@Funn
Well if you’re going to evaluate a situation in hindsight ends vs means might be easy for gut feelings. But if you’re trying to overcome these moral problems firsthand with only foresight and you don’t have a more systematic way of working things out you may end up finding it very very difficult to get by or pick appropriate actions.
@Aly
Yes I agree that his purpose in lying is justified becasue it is for the sake of law.
But Ms. Koo’s mother has a point. Don’t forget the police force is also another type of business organization. Which is why I said ‘everyone has their own roles to play. Honestly, what is right and wrong?’ It just so happens in this world, Law Sir represents the right and Ngai Fong as the wrong.
I only watched selected Linda parts to “catch up with the trend”. Imo yeah she has improved in showing her expressions, and Miss Koo is one of the better developed character compared to many TVB characters now.
I did try to watch from the beginning, but the style of comedy that Moses and the drama took wasn’t my cup of tea. So I gave up.
Haha, I like your comment, to “catch up with the trend”. I also watched some Linda and Ron’s parts, but only partly because I wanna “catch up with the trend” but I’m curious with their chacs. From the parts I watched, not sure about the full series, Linda improved and the character is suitable to her expressions. Kudos to her.
I notice linda looks skinnier in this series and she really look good. Her face has gotten prettier too probably due to makeup.
Tavia in the other hand, looks the same short hair and her acting doesn’t seem to captivate me in this role, probably due to boring script given to her.
Moses has definitely received a bad script for him to had earned the title of cheap man in hongkong hehe. But moses’ performance in this series is fun.
Maybe it’s only me, Ron looks wooden in all his series, doesn’t intrigue me at all, but he’s still handsome like usual 🙂
yeaaaa ron’s roles are typically the same. soooo boring.
and i agree linda looks so skinny and her face looks better. it’s her hair and i guess they hired better make up artists.
anyone noticed, TVB’s make up style improved? they still have to kinda work on their clothes….but its good nonetheless
I also noticed that Linda looks good in this series. Yeah her makeup was done pretty nicely and personally I think her wardrobe was fitting for her character.
@ first when i started watching this series i thought it was quite boring & dumb but then in the middle of it, it gotten interesting! overall i think this series was ok, could be better.
I personally like this drama, even from the beginning when the teenagers were lacking in acting skills and Law Sir was exaggerating a bit on his acting part. I gotta say, Linda and Queenie had a HUGE improvement on their acting skills. At first, i thought her role didn’t fit her bc Linda was always acting as the sweet girl in all her TVB drama up until now. I never thought she could show so much anger and emotions. And Queenie, besides her overly large teeth and forceful smile, she had a great role too. C’mon which actress can actually pull off bareface and messy hair on camera like she did? And she didn’t even let that get to her acting, instead she made it work. Although u forgot the support role starring ron ng, I felt like his role is too forgettable. Seriously, that’s a BAD thing. Every other supporting actors out shined him….. anywho, i enjoy the serie and your reivew. Great job. Keep up the good work.
YEAA, since Ron Ng’s role is not that important anyway, I didn’t mention it.
Although…I don’t know if that compromised with his acting.
Hm… If you were given a non-important role, how is it possible to outshine characters that has issues with heartbreak, drugs, a crazy husband, and a boyfriend who’s not really your bf?
but yea anyway, i think ron ng generally plays forgettable roles
I’ve like Queenie Chu ever since her role in ‘You’re Hired’. She did fine there to as the nonsense twin sister of Michael Tse.
As for Ron. I read in the paper that his fans is not satisfied with his lack of screen time in the series. If it’s like what you said, I can understand the fans’ sentiment.
Poor Ron is wasted by the producer. He’s so handsome in this series but i can’t even get his character.
@ Vivien: I rmb that in the beginning of this series, you said that Ron’s chac overshadowed Moses’s?
@Fox
Only at the beginning when he has chance to show his cool action but when the series progress his love life and action also cut short
Is this series a comedy or is it a drama? I wonder if it is worth seeing??
I wrote in the review that it’s both and that it started out as comedy but then became more of a serious drama towards the end.
TBV series is always like this dont they. Start as a comedy and in second half turn into dramatic series.
i watched 2 episodes and gave up…couldn’t take it anymore. it was too retarded
skip to around the 20th episode!
i don’t like moses playing comedic roles. series i thought were crappy ended up with high ratings and series i thought were pretty interesting ended up with poor ratings. my taste is just different from hk people taste
@P
Same I don’t like Moses comedy skills too he’s bad and exaggerated at comedy. He’s more tolerable when he turn serious.
I loved this series! The first few episodes, I agree that it was quite weird. However, the more you watch of the drama, the more intense it gets! Especially the last few episodes, holy, that was really intense and good! I liked the ending a lot too, mostly because it was quite unpredictable. I didn’t actually think that most of the main characters would go off in their own direction. I liked how it wasn’t a cliched ending =)
yea! it was so intense! I feel for Ms. Koo and I also feel for Ms. Ho…..actually I also feel for Law Sir…ahhhhh. i mean these are the dramas i love to watch. it’s almost like real life and triggers memories you’ve had.
i mean all of the characters kind of went off in their own direction….that’s kind of like reality there…..no pretentious ending here.
I don’t feel anything for Law Sir. One of the worst character and Moses acting isn’t helping. I always distracted by how old he looks in this series too
Too draggy, TVB overhyped the sport of bowling.
Annoying sound effect – crash cymbal… awful and over use toward the end of the series.
I dont really like the ending… they need a kissing scene for Moses and Tavia.
The usual Tavia, crying, shouting, etc did ok.
Linda good, Queenie did great, all other supporting actors and actress especially the newbiess did ok.
Ron is unnoticeable, I feel for the Ron’s fans.
Moses finally his acting is ok, for a start….
Overall, its a ok series… 3 stars out of 5. Passable.
*TVB needs to drop the useless MV at the end of episodes for god shakes!… it is a crappy MV.
Was this series highly praised before it was released? I have noticed that series that the audience has really high expectations for don’t turn out as great as everyone wants. However, the series that people tend to have lesser expectations usually turn out being pretty good…
It was. The momentum was down in the middle and you can see the rating numbers reflected on that. But the ending was something.
I didn’t like the ending of the series, although it was an open ending, the closure of the series felt not right. 30 episodes was too long too, they should have made it 25 episodes instead.
I didn’t like Moses exaggerated acting, I dun think he does a good job at trying to act comedic.
Tavia acting seems to have reach a standstill that it seems the same for all series.
Ron is worse, I’m sick of seeing him act as a police officer, besides him looking handsome, his acting seems to be getting worse.
Not a Linda fan but I feel she did well for this series.
yeah agree with you i like the elder “KLF” more than the main cast. Miss Koo’s sister and brother in-law did a great job as well. Good that Linda is finanlly getting the recognition she deserves she did great in AJCL as well with Steven Ma.
YUP!! Her acting was superb in AJCL. Men she deserve an award for that series.
GOD knows ALL TVB dramas could be shorterrrrrrr but that’s how their system works. So instead of commenting on how to better their drama by shortening their series, I think they should improve on script writing, character development, supporting characters’ lives, and so on
I haven’t see this serie yet and wasn’t planning to watch it as I can’t stand Linda’s voice and acting. But, it seems some of you claimed her acting has improved. Does anyone find her acting is still the same in this one?
well generally it’s the same, but this role required her to give more emotions because of what went on in her life. i’d think about killing myself too.
Her role on Miss Koo is ok, I do feel she’s back to a supporting actress role in this series for some reason…. less screen time?
Her role on Miss Koo is ok, she has to be dramatic in that character. I do feel she’s back to a supporting actress role in this series for some reason…. less screen time, maybe?
She got more screentime on second half of the series
“Interesting premise…” yeah right. This is your typical corny tvb show. I don’t understand how Relic of an Emissary can possibly have less tv ratings than this dull show.
Relic of Emissary is trying to hard to be so testosterone driven. Boring plot, trying too hard to be sexy, stereotypical characters and a lame ending.
For ‘Yes Sir, No Sir’, I don’t see this as just a typical TVB drama as it deals more with relationships, morals, and personally I find it way more interesting because I can relate to it. It is unpretentious and has a ‘realistic’ ending.
I thought Linda also did a great job in this series. Usually, I can’t get over her nose, but she looks especially pretty in this series and I love her outfits. Ron Ng looks so haggard in some of the scenes…and he didn’t seem competent in his job as a cop. Moses is just not handsome to me at all. What’s up with his short sleeved button up shorts haha …they fit his character well. He’s so dorky. Tavia was Tavia..hm no comment?
I thought the K4 gang and the former mafia boss’s son were all really cute and funny respectively. But I wished Cilla Kung didn’t insist on exaggerating her voice and features so much, but she made a believable troublemaker. I have met some terrible teenage students [I used to volunteer for underprivileged kids and substitute teach for rich first year university students in Asia] Bad kids come from all backgrounds..both rich kids and poor kids will beat a teacher over a bad grade! Students have also attempted to bribe me for a good grade, too. In fact, the kids in this series were quite tame compared to some of the kids I’ve met in inner city schools in Washington, DC!
I’m not really “hooked” on this series and I’m not convinced the storyline will get that much better after episode 20. I sort of think the relationships will just get more complicated, and I’m not interested in watching that. How come TVB just won’t make a solid school drama about teachers and students like Japan does?
I won’t be finishing this series…rather I will wait for the last episode to be subbed so that I can catch Kenneth Ma’s guest star!
Fact 1: Ron Ng didnt need to be in this.
Fact 2: This could have been 20 episodes.
Fact 3: Tavia Yeung probably didn’t need to be in this either.
Fact 4: The school setting was only relevant maybe 10% of the time.
Fact 5: The first episode was extremely unpleasant.
Fact 6: The second episode was also unpleasant.
Fact 7: Law Sir and Ms Ho should be teaching more classes.
Fact 8: ‘K4’ is a testament to the shit names TVB still enjoys using in reference to other pop culture not created by TVB.
Fact 9: 1 tonne of cocaine is a lot of cocaine.
Fact 10: [antispoiler] Ms Ho, Law Sir and Ms Koo all end up together.
LOL. Great reply. Though there’s one fact I disagree to.
This could’ve been 10 episodes.
Lol yea but that’s like asking TVB to cast Felix Wong as lead again, ‘its not gonna happen’.
Fact 10: [antispoiler] Ms Ho, Law Sir and Ms Koo all end up together.
Lol lol => illegal?
Only if you think its illegal.
Wait. No, why would it be illegal at all? I didn’t sya they’d all marry. You can only do that in Vegas and maybe Macau in the near future 😛
I really hated the ending . I expected Tavia and Ron to be together and Moses and Linda to be together .
Linda ended up with a better looking guy though lol
LOL u gotta be kidding me both looks ordinary. If they had Chris Lai or Steven Ma instead it would be much better.
@ exoidus
LOL u gotta be kidding me both looks ordinary.
He’s still better looking than Moses.
@exoidus
Agree with Kidd he’s better looking and younger than oldie Moses
lol yes what Kidd said is what my comment was meant to mean XD
I personally think the ones who did fantastically on this series are Savio Tsang & Queenie Chu. Best couple of all the others IMO ;D
good job , tavia.
@jim
Just curious, is there any TVB celebrity that you do not like?
My guess: Amigo Chui.
cy, not, i like but not very, only fungyi.
@jim May i know who Fungyi is? Just curious. 🙂
@jim Is Fungyi Raymond Lam and Tavia Yueng? O.o
I don’t get why Ron is featured as the main character. I mean, he was barely given the spotlight. But, he was introduced to change a three- sided love triangle to a four- sided one, so I understand TVB’s intentions. Anyway, I feel that Ron should have been featured more. :p
yes, fungyi is ray and tavia.
tavia acting skill and crying skill are really good.
I hated the ending of this show.
The way they closed all the character’s plots, Ron finding another girl (who cares? who are you Ron?), the assumption that Ms. Koo would fall for her neighbour because of his daughter and that Ms. Ho and Law Sir would not be in contact with each other over 4 years. If you really loved someone, would you not even email or call them over the span of 4 years? And at the end there wasn’t even an assumption that they would be together in the future…
The kids also annoyed me in this series, some of them I’m sure are in their 30s and still doing teeny bopper roles -_-. It can’t be that hard to hire some 18 year olds can it?
Also I didn’t even find this show funny apart from the title name. A lot of it was so exaggerated and forced that it was really hard to watch, especially with Law Sir and his boss meeting in random places and dressing the same.
I do not like Linda character in here, the way she break down and reacts to things is too dramatic.
I love Queenie Chu character, I feel so bad for her. Getting 20 years in jail and at the end still in jail.
This series is so boring and overrated.
I just saw this series and it isn’t that great and is very overrated… I guess it is overrated due to the popularity of the cast, not the series itself.
agree.
I know I might be a little late one commenting on this series as it ended like two months ago, but I missed this post. Though I’m a big fan of most of the four leads, I found that this series was flat, and took way to long to get to it’s point.
I’m a big Linda Chung fan, but I don’t see what the big deal is about her crying scenes, they were a tad more dramatic than her usually ones as it was needed, but she still was kinda…i dunno she seems kinda stiff and not really into it and let go…you know what I mean?
As for Ron, same like in Wax and Wane, he just stands there…his role doesn’t require a actor like Ron, a supporting actor would of been fine. Seriously? And it was also boring as he was a cop, again…for like the 500th time.
Tavia, her role was just too unrealistic, no teacher puts that much effort. Even thhe really good ones don’t get into their students private lives. She was like perfect…so unrealistic.
Moses character was kinda funny…he’s Moses kind of funny…but that’s not everyone’s cup of tea, I personally don’t mind it. I prefered it better in Moonlight Resonance. This time it was kinda repetative and annoying.
The series was good I guess overall, but it was way to long in my opinion, I think 30 episodes was a bit much. A lawyer series should be 30 episodes not a comedie like 20 episodes or soemthing.
Didnt like the series. What a waste of talent, we have Tavia & Moses but a bad script!
Agree that Tavia’s character is like super unrealistic. Would like her to give Ron a chance.
Ron seems to be a supporting role in his show. Linda’s character is more believeable compared to the rest.
How Moses & his grandad put up with their relatives is very unrealistic & really irritates me!
The kids are all screaming most of the time especially during the beginning- should have tone that down a bit. Overall not entertaining.