Television used to be an influential item that was once a big part of our life. It probably still is today, except that its influence is being challenged by internet, smartphones and other entertainment devices. Like many others, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) dramas, especially those from Channel 8, used to accompany me in my childhood and teenage years. The Early Days of SBC The eighties and a large part of the nineties were undeniably the golden periods for SBC, the predecessor of Mediacorp (and TCS). SBC, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in full, was established in February 1980 as a statutory board, after the corporatisation of Radio and Television Singapore (RTS). Back then, the sources of Chinese dramas were mainly from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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The dramas, many of them in Cantonese and Minnan (Taiwanese Hokkien), had to be dubbed in Mandarin for Singapore audience. After its establishment, SBC decided to invest and produce Singapore’s own Chinese drama series. In 1978, Hong Kong’s entertainment realm was hit by the collapse of Commercial Television and the change in ownership of Rediffusion Television (now Asia Television Limited). The two incidents provided opportunities for SBC to recruit some of the top talents in Hong Kong scriptwriters and producers. The early eighties also saw the first batch of local artistes recruited through drama training classes.
This lasted a decade before it was eventually replaced by the Star Search competition in 1988, which produced the likes of Zoe Tay, Aileen Tan and Chew Chor Meng. In 1982, the successful production and broadcast of “Seletar Robbery” signified the birth of local Mandarin dramas. Channel 5, Suria and Vasantham Malay programs found their ways to TV as early as the sixties. “ Pak Awang Temberang” (Uncle Awang Tells Stories) was the first Malay-language drama series aired in 1966. The seventies were the golden era for Malay dramas; many were produced and directed by Bani Buang (1929-1996), popularly known as the father of Singapore’s modern Malay dramas. Locally-made Tamil dramas soon followed.
“ Ippadiayam oru Kudumbam” (What A Family), aired in August 1980, was the first Tamil-language drama series produced in Singapore. Ironically, Singapore did not produce its own local English dramas until the nineties, even though Channel 5 was the first TV channel debuted in April 1963. The much-criticised “Masters Of The Sea” became the first local English TV drama series aired in 1994. 20 Most Memorable SBC (Channel 8) Dramas Between 1982 and 1990, SBC produced close to ninety Chinese drama series for Channel 8; many were forgettable, some became classic, along with their theme songs which were tailor made to suit the storylines of the dramas. Creativity was at its peak as SBC explored different types of drama genres, such as mystery, horror, comedy, science-fiction and wuxia (pugilistic/martial arts). RemSG sorts out its list of 20 most memorable Channel 8 dramas.
Which of these were your favourite ones? Seletar Robbery 实里达大劫案 Period: 24 July 1982 Episodes: 1 Genre: Thriller Main Cast: Huang Wenyong (黄文永), Chin Chi Kang (钱治钢), Lim Sin Ming (林生民), Steven Woon (云昌凑) Plot Summary: It was a police and thief game as three robbers got away with a $300,000 loot from a construction company. Trivia: Although it had only one episode and lasted only 90 minutes, “Seletar Robbery” was considered the first locally-produced Chinese drama.
It took less than a month to finish the filming of the drama. Memorable Scene: Chin Chi Kang as the undisputed villain. Army Series 新兵小传 Period: 14 March 1983 to 06 May 1983 Episodes: 6 Genre: Military Main Cast: Huang Wenyong, Wang Yuqing (王玉清), Lin Liyun (林丽云), Ang Puay Heng (洪培兴), He Qitang (何其糖) Plot Summary: Everything seemed well for the much-respected officer who was getting married and was just promoted to the rank of lieutenant, before an accident at the training ground cost his life. Trivia: “Army Series” was the first true drama series produced by SBC, with a total of six episodes. It was also the first local production depicting the NS life, long before the movies of “Army Daze” (1996) and “Ah Boys to Men” (2012) were screened in Singapore. Its theme song “A Measure of Strength” (一份力量), sang by the SAF, was used as one of the National Parade songs in the late eighties.
Memorable Scene: Huang Wenyong, as the caring officer, was killed in the blast while saving his nervous recruit in a grenade-throwing training exercise. Flying Fish 小飞鱼 Period: 12 August 1983 to 30 September 1983 Episodes: 8 Genre: Sport/Youth Main Cast: Wang Yuqing, Maggie Teng (邓妙华), Chen Bifeng (陈碧凤), Wang Xiangqing (王相钦) Plot Summary: A teenager who aspired to become one of the best swimmers, but was pressured by his father to abandon his interest and instead study hard for the examinations. Trivia: “Flying Fish” was introduced shortly after the 1983 National Day. Dubbed as Singapore’s first idol drama, it catapulted Wang Yuqing to stardom.
The production also invited Singapore swimmer and SEA Games gold medalist Ang Peng Siong to guide the actors and actresses in their swimming styles. Hi Remember SG, thank you for the awesome article. I would like to ask if you have a follow-up or previous article on notable Singapore dramas in the 90s?
Also, if possible, is it okay if you can create an article that mentions the viewership (average and also peak) for all the Singapore Channel 8 dramas that you have? I am very shocked that you actually have data about the viewership of shows like The Awakening or The Coffee Shop.
I cannot find any viewership information for shows in the 80s or 90s. I only know of viewership of dramas in recent years. I keep trying to find them (I only know that Pretty Faces got over a million viewers for one of its episodes, and Out To Win got a 30% share for its last episode, but we never have real viewership ratings, both average and peak for many many series). Please do publish that, and I would be really grateful if you can. My friend Kenn grew up in the 80s in Singapore. He has fond memories of a Samurai show that involved a samurai whose hand was cut off. After that he travelled the land with a fake hand as the handle of his sword.
He was suppose to be the faster sword drawer in the world. The name of the show according to my friend was “Dar Bai Fu”. I have looked everywhere on the internet and your site has the BEST knowledge of shows from Singapore so I thought I would take a chance and ask if you’ve ever heard of this show or if you know of a place to look. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. TV World in Tuas sees lights, cameras and action again 15 March 2012 The New Paper It’s a step back in time. For a visitor, it’s a step into the Singapore of the 1950s. But for some of the actors and TV people there, it is also a step back into the 90s, when they last filmed there.
After almost a decade, TV World in Tuas is seeing lights, camera and action again. Once the jewel of our local dramas, TV World, which is about the size of four football fields, was the equivalent of the film lots of Hollywood. Created to look like the bustling Singapore of the 1950s, it has three main streets that lead to structures that look like a three-storey cinema, a railway station, a fire station, a city hall, a church, several mansions and rows of Chinese shophouses. In the 90s, the Television Corporation Of Singapore (TCS, now MediaCorp) filmed memorable period dramas there.
These included Strange Encounters 3, Tofu Street, The Price Of Peace, Wok Of Life and Hainan Kopi Tales. About 10 years ago, the company gave up the area, which is next to the Tuas checkpoint. Then last month, MediaCorp returned to TV World to film Channel 8’s 30th anniversary period drama, Joys Of Life. The series, which stars Chen Liping, Zheng Geping, Rui En, Huang Wenyong, Chew Chor Meng and Taiwanese artistes Alien Huang and Cynthia Wang, will start airing in June. The drama is also filmed in a MediaCorp studio and on a re-created street in the company’s Caldecott Hill compound.
Chew, who has filmed some 10 dramas at TV World since its opening in 1991, told The New Paper in an on-set interview last Sunday that he has many fond memories of the place. The 43-year-old actor had brought his wife and two daughters, aged eight and 10, along that day so he could show them where he used to work and what Singapore used to look like. “There’s a river at the back of the compound where we fished when we had free time in between filming,” Chew said. “There was also a Malay kampung set and a street from Chinese period costume dramas.
It’s now just a big green field “(The area) should be conserved. The building structures are very good, and it’s a waste if we don’t film here any more. This is a part of Singapore drama history and a collective memory for actors of my era “It’s quite sad and a pity that the buildings are now labelled Briefing House, Block A and so on.” Police training A police spokesman told The New Paper that the area is now called Tactical Training Village and is used by specialist forces in the police for training purposes. When The New Paper was there on Sunday, some buildings were cordoned off with tape.
The streets in TV World now have real street names such as Cluny Street and Queen Street. Chew said the TCS props department once built the interior of a plane in TV World because no one was willing to rent them a real aircraft for filming. He couldn’t remember which show that was for. Chew and veteran actress Lin Meijiao also recalled another time when almost the entire cohort of TCS artistes stood on the steps of the city hall in TV World to film a trailer.
It was such a grand affair, they said. Added Chew: “I love this place because it’s easy to get into the mood of a period drama with these retro buildings. You can’t find such places in Singapore any more.
But I also hate this place because it’s so far away.” TV World was open to the public for some time in the 1990s, Chew said. MediaCorp referred TNP to speak to Madam Winnie Wong, the executive producer of Joys Of Life. She said that she liaised with the police for about two months to obtain permission to film in TV World. The film crew could not enter certain buildings in a restricted area. Only two streets and the cinema have been used for filming the drama. And because of the police training, the crew can film there only about eight days a month, usually during weekends.
Wong, who has worked in showbiz for 30 years, said she wanted to film at TV World because she wanted the drama to be a nostalgic trip down memory lane for the actors, crew and audience. Also, the period sets that MediaCorp has are of the 1930s and 1940s, but Joys Of Life is set in the 1950s and 1960s. “Previous period dramas like Together and The Little Nyonya were filmed in Malacca and Penang, and the audience has seen those buildings before.
There’s no surprise there for them,” Wong added. “Some of the buildings in Malaysia are also either too run-down or too modernised. We have to avoid filming tall buildings and electricity poles. “The veteran artistes and crew were filled with emotions when they re-entered TV World. I think the audience will feel the same when they see TV World on screen.” Wong said MediaCorp only had to replace the doors, windows and business signs along two streets in TV World. She doesn’t know the exact cost, but said it was not a big sum and definitely worth the money. She’s not certain if MediaCorp was asked to vacate the premises a decade ago because it was too near the Tuas checkpoint.
What she understands is that MediaCorp cut down drastically on producing period dramas locally after the 1990s. From filming more than four period dramas annually in the 1980s and 1990s, only one was filmed a year in the 2000s. They were instead filmed in China. Costly So it became financially unwise and costly to maintain TV World.
Since then, some scenes in period dramas were also filmed in MediaCorp’s own backyard at Caldecott, where busy streets were recreated. Younger artistes like Rui En, 31, have never filmed in TV World before, but her friends remember the place and told her about it. “My first impression of the place is that it’s very, very cute. I didn’t know it existed until I was told we were to film here,” she told The New Paper.
“I didn’t grow up in this era (1950s), and it’s very foreign (to me). It’s very nice to have a location to help you with the acting.” Her friends have also shared stories of how the place is haunted, but Rui En said she has never felt uneasy there, even at night. She plays a tragic character who is forced to marry a stranger to pay off her adoptive father’s debt.
Her co-star, Taiwanese actor-host-singer Alien Huang, 28, said he took many photos of TV World when he first filmed there as there aren’t any such permanent film sets in Taipei. He plays Chew’s son in Joys Of Life. “This place is fresh and interesting, with the old buildings and an old car. I rode a bicycle around the entire compound to have a good look at the place,” he said. “I especially like the cinema because it has a very retro flavour to it.”.
For the fans of SBC drama theme songs 1. 小飞鱼 – 邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”小飞鱼”主题曲) 2.
泪雨后的彩虹 – 邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”小飞鱼”插曲) 3. 如何对你说 – 邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”小飞鱼”插曲) 4. 红头巾 – 陈淑桦 (新加坡电视剧”红头巾”主题曲) 5.
艳阳下的日子 – 陈淑桦 (新加坡电视剧”红头巾”插曲) 6. 情感联络站 – 巫启贤 (新加坡电视剧”咖啡乌”主题曲) 7. 遗忘过去 – 巫启贤 (新加坡电视剧”咖啡乌”插曲) 8. 我的生活在这里 – 吴佳明 (新加坡电视剧”五脚基”主题曲) 9. 陋巷童谣 – 吴佳明 (新加坡电视剧”五脚基”插曲) 10.
岛的儿子 – 蔡振雄/翁素英 (1985年新加坡电视剧”亚答籽”插曲) 11. 亚答仔 – 翁素英 (新加坡电视剧”亚答仔”主题曲) 12.
早安老师 – 李季美 (电视连续剧”早安老师”主题曲) 13. 惑 – 刘雪芳 (新加坡电视剧”迷离夜”主题曲) 14. 飞越在梦中 – 刘雪芳 (新加坡电视剧”迷离夜”插曲) 15. 君心知我心 – 包娜娜 (电视连续剧”奇缘”插曲) 16.
青春1,2,3 – 颜黎明 (新加坡电视剧”青春123″主题曲) 17. 小人物的心声 – 吴佳明 (新加坡电视剧”芝麻绿豆”主题曲) 18. 月色同行 – 黄莺莺 (新加坡电视剧”家和万事兴”插曲) 19. 家和万事兴 – 黄莺莺 (新加坡电视剧”家和万事兴”主题曲) 20.
温馨的日子 – 曾庆瑜 (电视连续剧”君子好逑”主题曲) 21. 徘徊在十字路口上 – 曾庆瑜 (电视连续剧”君子好逑”插曲) 22. 情谊藏心底 – 巫启贤 (新加坡电视剧”牛车水人家”插曲) 23. 牛车水人家 – 巫启贤 (新加坡电视剧”牛车水人家”主题曲) 24. 黎明的心 – 颜黎明 (新加坡电视剧”生活歌手”主题曲) 25.
少年英雄 – 邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”少年英雄”主题曲) 26. 烟雨寒秋 – 邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”烟雨寒秋”主题曲) 27. 铁蝴蝶 – 林竹君 (新加坡电视剧”铁蝴蝶”主题曲) 28. 战乱情歌 – 林竹君 (新加坡电视剧”铁蝴蝶”插曲) 29. 绝代双雄 – 萧骊珠 (新加坡电视剧”绝代双雄”主题曲) 30.
独上西楼 – 萧骊珠 (新加坡电视剧”绝代双雄”插曲) 31. 提防小手 – 刘秋莲 (电视连续剧”提防小手”主题曲) 32. 金兰结 – 于台烟/郭崇仪 (电视连续剧”金兰结”插曲) 33. 渔湾情歌 – 于台烟 (电视连续剧”金兰结”插曲) 34. 世纪情 – 林淑容/李茂山 (电视连续剧”世纪情”主题曲) 35. 爱是永恒 – 杨艳清 (电视连续剧”飞跃银河”主题曲) 36. 明天的方向 – 谷行云 (电视连续剧”窈窕淑女”主题曲) 37.
错过 – 江玲 (电视连续剧”钻石人生”主题曲) 38. 我的家园 – 叶佩芬 (新加坡电视剧”变迁”主题曲) 39. 铁警雄风 – 姜鄠 (电视连续剧”铁警雄风”主题曲) 40. 生命之舞 – 李仪文 (电视连续剧”鼓舞青春”主题曲) 41. 爱恨一箩筐 – 姜鄠 (新加坡电视剧”摩登俏冤家”主题曲) 42. 挥出激情 – 杨全莲 (电视连续剧”绿水英姿”主题曲) 43. 不夜城传奇 – 徐小凤 (电视剧”浮沉”主题曲) 44.
大吉传奇 – 韩宝仪 (电视连续剧”大吉传奇”主题曲) 45. 悲欢年华 – 叶佩芬 (新加坡电视剧”悲欢年华”主题曲) 46. 戏班 – 杨艳清 (新加坡电视剧”戏班”主题曲) 47. 人生本是一出戏 – 杨艳清/陈树承 (新加坡电视剧”戏班”插曲) 48.
风雨同舟 – 岳雷/邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”风雨同舟”主题曲) 49. 赤道朝阳 – 岳雷/邓妙华 (新加坡电视剧”赤道朝阳”主题曲) 50. 落幕的心情 – 邓妙华 (电视连续剧”舞榭歌台”主题曲) 51. 温柔的夜 – 邓妙华 (电视连续剧”舞榭歌台”插曲) 52. 暖流 – 陈秀环 (电视连续剧”暖流”主题曲) 53. 艳阳依旧 – 苏芮 (电视连续剧”逆风天使”主题曲) 54.
擦亮生命 – 张镐哲 (电视连续剧”生命街车”主题曲) 55. 云想衣裳 – 向云 (新加坡电视剧”云想衣裳”主题曲) 56. 母亲 – 张飘芳 (1989年新加坡电视剧”亲心唤我心”主题曲) 57.
燃烧岁月 – 包娜娜 (新加坡电视剧”燃烧岁月”主题曲) 58. 壮志豪情 – 姜鄠 (新加坡电视剧”壮志豪情”主题曲) 59. 铁狱雷霆 – 玛莉亚 (新加坡电视剧”铁狱雷霆”主题曲) 60.
最后一个大侠 – Beyond (新加坡电视剧”最后一个大侠”主题曲). Thank you for posting this. It definitely brings back many nostalgic memories for me. I’m pretty sure we had busy social lives like playing with our neighbours, school and homework, but many of these TV series garnered an average of a million viewers every weeknight which is quite amazing considering Singapore’s population then was probably around 2.5 million. The common threads for those dramas that I love – many of which you have featured here are either stories that tell a slice of Singapore’s history and of us common-folk and the challenges (known and unknown) that we faced then. Of course, my Singaporean drama watching stopped the moment I arrived in Sydney to begin my new life but I will always thank TCS for showcasing Teochew Family (潮州家族) in the 90s before I left because I finally understood why my Mum and some of her sisters had strange names (that weren’t Mum or Dad) for their own parents, and it wasn’t their names too. Search for:.
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If you've watched ' and found the kung fu to be disappointing, or if you enjoyed it and need another hit of martial arts action, Netflix has plenty more options. In honor of the last Defender's arrival, here are my film recommendations, in no particular order, featuring literal ass-kickers you can stream now. Editors' note: These picks reference the US version of Netflix. Alternative movie titles included where applicable. 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' (1978) Aka: 'Shaolin Master Killer' and 'The Master Killer' This influential revenge thriller is, arguably, the best film from Shaw Brothers, the powerhouse production studio that dominated Asian cinema during the '60s and '70s.
An origin story about the legendary 18th-century monk vigilante San Te, '36th Chamber' is known for hellish and inventive training sequences you won't find in modern martial arts schools for obvious legal reasons. But the film's timeless political and philosophical depth are what make it special. 'Kill Bill' fans may recognize lead actor Gordon Liu as Johnny Mo of the Crazy 88 yakuza gang in 'Volume 1' and Pai Mei in 'Volume 2.'
(Tarantino admires Shaw Bros. In fact, Pai Mei was originally a villain from some of its movies.). 'Ip Man' (2008) Bruce Lee's combat prowess was the stuff of legends, so the guy who trained him must've been decent, right?
The events in the titular ' biopic series are heavily fictionalized, but the effects the film had on viewers were real: It inspired tons of people to take up Wing Chun and made Donnie Yen an international star, helping him land Hollywood roles in films like '.' The entire trilogy is on Netflix and 'Ip Man 2' is as excellent as the first. 'Ip Man 3' has Mike Tyson, so interpret that how you want.
The extras look like they took just one kung fu class - and they took it on YouTube. The weapons seem like they were stolen from a hodgepodge of other film sets. The special effects don't even try to look real, not even by the standards of the time. Kurt Russell's one-liners make no sense, especially when delivered with a John Wayne impression. All those things can be either amazing or awful.
To be candid, I hated this movie, even knowing it's meant to be an affectionate parody, and I only put it on this list because those who love it really REALLY love it and would benefit from knowing it's on Netflix. If you're willing to turn off your brain and embrace the silliness, be sure to catch this '80s-as-hell cult favorite. It's got wind, fire, all that kind of thing! 'The Legend' (1993) Aka: 'Fong Sai-yuk' and 'The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk' All kung fu dramedies in the bargain bin wish they were 'The Legend.'
It's got everything you'd want, from slapstick to subtle dick jokes, cheesy melodrama that doesn't wander into cringe territory, and creative wire fu. Jet Li plays the hero of the eponymous movie, but the real star is Josephine Siao, acting as Fong Sai-Yuk's hilarious, irrepressible mother. Siao, a Hong Kong cinematic veteran in her own right, arguably plays the best wingman of all the films on this list. Note: In Netflix's menu, 'The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk' is actually the sequel and will show up as 'The Legend 2' only once you've started playing it. It doesn't help that both films came out in 1993. If you couldn't get enough of the first one, definitely watch it.
'13 Assassins' (2010) Avant-garde director Takashi Miike's remake of the 1963 samurai epic of the same name doesn't disappoint. Some have drawn comparisons to Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece ',' since both films feature a roster of heroes made up of samurai and one weird dude. But this comparison is a bit unfair. 'Seven Samurai' emphasizes poignant character development in a thoughtful, elegiac story. And ' has a lot of people getting their guts spilled out.
Both are glorious, just in their own way. 'Way of the Dragon' (1972) Honestly, the main reason to watch this is the fight scene between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris at the Roman Coliseum. Many aspects of the story are nonsensical, but the faceoff at the end is worth it. Beyond that, 'Way of the Dragon' is interesting in that it was Bruce Lee's only project where he had full creative control. He even did percussion for the soundtrack. Unfortunately, the one audio option on Netflix is a clumsy English dub.
But since the movie is heavy on goofiness, that really just accentuates the purposefully campy tone. 'Kill Zone 2' (2015) Aka: 'SPL II: A Time for Consequences' ',' which is completely unrelated to the, features Tony Jaa ('Ong-Bak') and Wu Jing as dual protagonists in a multicultural crime melodrama about an organ-trafficking ring.
You don't have to watch the first 'Kill Zone,' since the stories are unconnected. 'Kill Zone 2' has a more complex plot than its macho title might suggest, weaving themes of compassion and family between the violence. Also, I have to laugh at the way the film incorporates the into the plot.
'Dragon' (2011) Aka: 'Wu Xia' That generic title cloaks a uniquely stylish amalgamation of noir and kung fu - a match made in silver-screen heaven. The rooftop chase scene even has a bit of parkour instead of the standard flying aesthetic of.
The story follows a cynical detective's investigation of an attempted robbery and the unassuming paper mill worker who foiled it. ' takes place in the early 1900s around a picturesque Chinese village whose mossy stone structures and foggy bamboo forests make the film all the more mesmerizing. We also get to see Donnie Yen's impressive acting range as he goes from simple-minded villager to.
Well, a type of character Donnie Yen would play. Bonus: Free movies from other services Netflix's focus on original content is a double-edged sword. Its library continues to dwindle as it places less priority on paying for licenses in favor of producing its own content, like 'Iron Fist.'
But Netflix to stream martial arts movies. Here are some excellent titles you can find through other services without paying a dime.
'The Raid: Redemption' (2011) Aka: 'The Raid' This Indonesian movie set a new bar for the genre; few martial arts films released since have been able to match its well-paced action, grit and suspense. It's also nice to see the pencak silat fighting style represented in a category overflowing with kung fu period pieces. ' is about a SWAT team raiding a building full of gangsters to take down a drug lord, so it's basically ' with more hand-to-hand combat. You can find it on Crackle, Sony's online library. 'The Legend of Drunken Master' (1994) Aka: 'Drunken Master II' Netflix is depressingly low on Jackie Chan movies at the moment.
Luckily, one of his best, ',' is. There's nothing like seeing Jackie pound hard alcohol while pounding down baddies.
He's just a complete troll to his opponents, making the fight choreography some of the most genius and entertaining in the genre. While titled like a sequel, the film is technically a reboot of 'Drunken Master' from 1978, so you don't need to watch the original to understand what's going on.