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    Default New White Snake Legend (starring Liu Tao as Madam White Snake)

    This series is thirty episodes long. It is simply called "Bai She Zhuan" (White Snake Legend). Filming was completed last October and will air early next year (Lunar calendar). Liu Tao (better known for her role in Tian Long Ba Bu as "Ah Zhu") plays Madam White Snake and Chen Sa Sa plays her younger sister, the Green Snake.
    In the meantime, enjoy these photos:

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    I just hope that this series will be just as good (if not better) as the nineties version starring Angie Chiu and Cecilia Yip, which was one of the best tv series from Taiwan in the nineties.

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    Ooh, looking forward to this! I loved Liu Tao as A Zhu in TLBB and Chen Shasha is another of my fav actresses. Have admired her works since I saw her in DHTZI as Liu Che's sister. Her makeup is fab!

    Who's the guy?

    PS: I liked the Taiwanese version - remember it was the highlight of my day after coming home from high school. I especially loved the theme song - so romantic! But up till now I still dislike the Xu Xian character.

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    wow!! she's pretty. I mean, Liu Tao.
    Xu xian is a cowardly character according to folklore. he got so fearful when he discovered his wife was a snake.
    but in the taiwanese version with fann wong, they turned it into another edition of MOON FAIRY. he didnt mind dying as long as he cud be with Bai Su Zhen.
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    new verison of New White Snake Legend ..kool?? went dis series going come out ?? wow !! the pics u show me .... the cast in dis series i dont know anyone there...is dis goin be the same plot from old version (fann wong ) ??

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    I loved the taiwan version that was made in the early 90s. I actually don't mind Xu Xian's character being a corward, since both female characters in this drama are independant and strong willed chicks who can take charge and kick ***! I think its about time there was a story where the male character was subservient to the female one.

    Liu tao was very loveable in DGSD 03, I hope she can live up to expectations but I doubt she can supersede zhao ya zhi's white snake image in people's minds. One thing I am looking forward to though, is the fact that Xu Xian will be played by a actual man this time~

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    cool!! both girls look very pretty here. and yeah, Xu Xian is really a male this time, though he still looks weak. wonder what the story's gonna be like.

    i didn't watch the singapore version. even though i love fann wong, can't imagine her as White Snake. especially with a Green Snake who can look like her aunt. but yeah, don't know if i can imagine Liu Tao as White Snake either. she kinda has the same type of feel as Angie Chiu, but Angie Chiu is the original one (at least for me, since i don't know if there were any earlier versions) and such a lovely actress.

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    any more pics?

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    I liked the one from the 90s with Angie and Chan Mei Kei. But there were things about it I did not like. One was that Cecilia played the role of a guy. Couldn't they get a guy to play that role?? Another thing was that they sang like opera in certain parts. Gosh I hated that.... I also didn't like the fact that they made Cecilia play the role of her son as well!! Did they not have any decent male actors to play these roles?? But Angie was EXCELLENT as bai She and so was Chan mei kei as Qing She. I just hope this version will be good as well. How as Fann, Chris and Vincent's version? I didn't watch that since I got tired of the same story...
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    OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGG!!! I remember watching this series as a little girl and I loved it so much b/c i thought being a snake was soooooo cool and i wanted to be just like angie!!! and then...i fogot what it was called and you have no idea how excited i got when i saw this post!!! I think angie is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gorgeous!!! yeah...the part about a girl playing a guy annoyed me too but hey...at least she was good at it. lol but...i think it's weird to have that girl play white snake b/c i've always had the angie image stuck in my head and to see her play it would just be weird since they don't look anything alike...i personally think angie's better looking. i wish they could've found someone who looked more like angie...but that' just my opinion...nothing against the other girl. i think the new one won't be as good just cause it's not the original though. still...i'm very excited!!!
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    More Pix as requested:

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    And to answer one of the above posts' questions, the "Green Snake and White Snake" Taiwanese series starring Fann Wong, Christopher Lee and Vincent Jiao, in my humble opinion, was quite a disappointment. It was a Yang Pei Pei production, in collaboration with Singapore tv production company. The story was inspired by the Tsui'-Hark movie version of similar name "Green Snake" starring Maggie Cheung and Joey Wong. Unfortunately, Fann Wong was no Joey Wong, because I didn't think her on screen presence held much charisma, if any. Furthermore, the storyline was just a big mess. I had about five or so more episodes to go before finishing it, but it felt like such a chore so I gave up watching. If anyone can fill me in on what happened at the end of this series, I'd much appreciate it.

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    For a better review of the Fann Wong/Yang Pei Pei version, check out this link:
    http://www.spcnet.tv/tcs_madamwhitesnake.shtml

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    Cool! I remember watching a Brigette Lin version...she was very young then and just as beautiful. I know Cecilia Yip is a great actress, and quite charismatic as a 'girl in guys clothes' but I couldn't stomach the thought of her playing a male character. Trinie is right too about the seeming lack of male actors. Funny considering the opera days when they exclusively used male actors on stage...even for female roles. Must be some type of gender-based media rebellion.

    Sorry to say, but I think Chan Sha Sha is much prettier than Liu Tao. They should switch roles. Chan Sha Sha was so impressive as the princess in The Prince Han I.

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    I think I will skip this series since I am so sick of remakes.... Are they running out of stories?? Glad to see that Kikyo agrees with me. I think Cecilia is a great actress, but I can't accept her playing a guy's role. In part 1 of Bodyguards, she was liked by a lesbian which made me feel really wierd....

    I think that Chen Sha Sha would be good for Qing She. Even though I agree that she is prettier than Liu Tao, she fits the role of Qing She more. I still love Angie as Bai She the most.

    I didn't even want to see Chris and Fann's version even though I really like them. I had a feeling that it wouldn't a good storyline since ZPP has distorted many JY and GL adaptions before.
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    I think Liu Tao looks more of a subservient long-suffering wife but Chen Shasha has an independent streak in her, which is why they picked her for Qing She. I agree she looks darn good too. Not too thin - I like girls who look like they have some meat on their bones.

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    chen sha sha acted in HSDS 2003 rite...she is zhu-er isnt she??
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    I think nauti_ger is right. Chen Sha Sha played Zhu Er in the latest HSDS with Alex Su, Alyssa Chia and Gao Yuan Yuan. For some reason, that doesn't sound like a good thing.

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    I didn't like CSS's role as Huan'er in the new Liao Zhai series. Was on in China and her costume and hair were just downright ugly. It's the classic Qian4 Nu:3 You1 Hun2 and they completely butchered it.

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    is Xiao Qing supposed to be some sexy/sensual character?? that's what i feel she is from looking at Chen Sha Sha. wearing short sleeve-dress, halters, and her make-up. by the way, in the pic with 3 girls and Xu Xian, who's the girl on the left most supposed to be?? their costumes are generally more exotic, like RPG style. but yeah, Chen Sha Sha looks very striking in these pics. when i saw HSDS, didn't think she looked pretty.

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    Default Chen Sha Sha

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    By the way, Chen Sha Sha is currently starring as the bratty and spoiled "Guo Fu" in the new and upcoming ROCH (Shen Diao Xia Lyu).

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    Slightly unrelated to Liu Tao's Madam White Snake, but thought that everyone here would like to know more about this exciting upcoming project between Taiwan and New Zealand. Both countries are currently working on a live action/CGI (think of Tom Hank's "Polar Express" and you'll get the picture, literally) version of Lady White Snake. The production itself is estimated to cost forty million US dollars. The cost will be split almost evenly (a forty-five to fifty-five percent split, with Taiwan paying more). For more info, check out this link.

    http://movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=4986

    This project is scheduled for a 2008 release before the Beijing Olympics.

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    The Fann version din actually follow the original storyline, but Zhang Yu Yan who plays Green snake looks actually older than Fann Wong. And..Fahai a young monk? Every1 knws he's evil..ughhh...in dis series hes a good guy who formerly loved the green snake..
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    Zhang Yu Yan
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    Vincent Jiao..Fahai
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    Wallpaper - White snake n green snake
    Green snake wallpaper
    Madam white snake
    Fa Hai
    Xu Xian
    Green and white
    Main cast
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    About CSS, maybe it wud be a nice role for her as she looks well, nice as Green snake..in the pics
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