Importance of scripts for broadcast

Thanks to a dinner in front of the Tv and influence from my mum I suddenly went back to watching a sappy drama for the first time in 10 years

醉後決定愛上你

I must Say, I've always had a thing for Rainie Yang (she just OMG so damn cute, yes haters... disagree but thats what I think) but what amused me the most about this whole show is the sheer entertainment that I got from their arguments and dialogue. A script makes or breaks the show. And I'm no expert but the general formula of a Sappy Drama Romantic Comedy normally is...

• Idea (Could be a lame one for all I care... The public and the trained always differ in opinion)
• Script ( A film as boring as a conversation between jurors could result in classics like '12Angry Men' )
• Pacing (To me its also known as editing. Cuz even leaving a love scene for too long is boring as hell)
• Music (Sound engineers will swear that it makes up 70% of the show. Some silent films were cool though)

Well that and a good set of actors with great chemistry so we can come back full circle on the sappy romantic comedy darma'ness of things

Ok... that was brief. My slip shot discussion on the makes of a sappy drama... This isn't a film blog after all, just a bunch of my thoughts.

I guess our local industry focuses more on media control and moral propaganda than sheer entertainment and creativity. And as much as we boast how Singapore has one of the best television broadcasts in South East Asia, the rest of SEA also faces the same political broadcast issues.

So perhaps we should stop complaining and accept that we have done a good job considering our limitations. That said. The challenge is always to rise above that and make something as boring as a political statement into widescreen entertainment, provided those stuck up control freaks at the top approve the scripts in the first place, (Being Singaporean myself I JUST HAD TO end with a complaint haha)

 

 Thanks to the show I've found my current favorite song. If anyone knows me, they know I don't listen to lyrics till I like the tune. The weird sounding manner of singing the chorus caught me and guess what. I really agree with the lyrics as well.

嚴爵 

又不是這樣就不孤獨

三立&台視偶像劇[醉後決定愛上你]插曲
作詞：黃婷
作曲：嚴爵

愛那麼多 傷害更多
做那麼多 寂寞更多
我以為你就是結果 以為溫柔就不痛
但 我 錯了

話都說了 心也縮了
靈魂掏了 夢也塌了
如果不能讓你懂得 不能讓你快樂
那麼我 放了

我還給你 自由
趁我現在還能夠 感同身 受
誰讓 最愛你的人是我

有愛又有什麼用處
又不是這樣就不孤獨
還是那麼輸
又在你的世界荒蕪
留下來也沒有前途
不如 我們曾 那麼 幸福

我在沉默 你在沉重
我在失落 你在失重
轉載來自 ※Mojim.com　魔鏡歌詞網 
我們不再習慣遷就 現在喜歡追究
最後我 懂了

我還給你 自由
趁我現在還能夠 感同身 受
誰讓 最愛你的人是我

有愛又有什麼用處
又不是這樣就不孤獨
還是那麼輸
留下來有什麼幫助
又不是這樣就不 孤獨
我們曾 那麼 幸福

淚在回憶掙扎 淚為遺憾蒸發
我許下的天堂 你不要的天堂
我～我無法承受 你紅了眼眶

有愛又有什麼用處
又不是這樣就不孤獨
還是那麼輸
留下來有什麼幫助
又不是這樣就不 孤獨
我們曾 那麼 幸福

I'll just translate the chorus (don't hang me if its wrong)

So what is the point even if we have love

It's not like that won't make us lonely

In the end its still a loss

How does staying behind help the situation?

It's not like that won't make us lonely

And we used to be so fortunate

Sometimes its just like that isn't it? Even if we try our best to love and even when we do get love in return. The kindest thing is actually letting go. Humph. Maybe, maybe not.

JJ