My frustration:
I've waited years for them to give lead roles to my favorite actor Benny Chan Chin Pang. It's like after his 2nd lead in Love in a Miracle he hasn't been given lead roles anymore. Seriously I'm tired of seeing their newcomers that doing supporting roles until they aren't even considered newcomers anymore. For example, someone like Ricky Chan got the leading male looks and the acting skills but still have to settle with supporting roles and I've noticed him since My Date With A Vampire II. Not only do they take forever to allow their artists to receive lead roles but they also like using ex-TVB actors as leads for their ATV series. I'm mean don't get me wrong I'm fine if the leads are like Patrick Tam and Amy Chan who are people who can act but seriously having Pinky Cheung(the new no.1 actress of ATV) get 2nd lead while Michelle gets the lead whose acting isn't as good as her is pretty bad. Not having having enough series out is already bad but when they do have one they give leads to other ex-TVB people just pisses me off. And don't get me started about Benny Chan Chin Pang getting ranked lower than Hawick Lau on the profile page of ATV's website when Chin Pang has been with ATV longer and obviously has better acting and singing skills. You can tell it's ranked well at least for the first few people because it goes from Kenneth Chan Kai Tai the yut goh(no.1 actor) then to Pinky Cheung(no.1 actress) and then it's Hawick Lau and right next to him is Chan Chin Pang and then it's Patricia, after her everyone else is scattered somewhere random.
I mean they got the good scripts and the real actors/actresses that can truely act and sing(unlike TVB) but seriously whenever I think about how I've been waiting forever to get my idols to become leads and how they aren't as popular as TVB people when they should be is horrible. It's like the only way to get leads in ATV is that you're either the no.1 actor or no.1 actress and Gilbert Lam is an exception I guess. I'm sick and tired of seeing these ATV actors that should've been getting leads roles a while ago. Everytime I see how other TVB people who aren't as talented are popular makes me feel like I'm punished for like meaningful and realistic series. It's also not right how people only notice mainland series that ATV airs that are similar to TVB when there are way more TVB series that is so similar to ATV's older series it's not even funny. A great example is Le Femme Desperado it's like a smack into ATV's face when it got so popular because it's so similar to their series Anything But Him which also talked about three women, and how a younger guy(Gabriel Harrison Hoi Chun Kit) falls in love with one of them that's not only way older then him but whose also married. However Anything But Him was the more realistic and better version. The way Hoi Chun Kit portrayed his character and the expressions he made would make you feel for his character unlike the way Raymond portrayed his character which acted way too immature and also in a comedic way. Speaking of comedies it's like in every modern series of TVB they try to make them funny. And I hate that because aren't series suppose to reflect real life? When they do that they take away the meaningfulness of the series which is horrible. Also it's not fair how ATV is the one with the better, more memorable and meaningful series yet when they make a great series that's way better than alot of TVB series it's like no one cares and there aren't any praises but when TVB churns out something like War of the in Laws it gets hyped like crazy. It's like HK people don't know how to appreciate meaningful and realistic series and are just too obsessed with their comedies.
Talking to someone else whose also Benny Chan Chin Pang's fan I've found out that she actually feels the same way about the ATV people, their series, and the unfairness of how people see ATV. I've got to the point where I'm wishing Chin Pang would just leave ATV to do movies or just go take a risk at TVB. It's not like if he doesn't get promoted by TVB he won't be able to go back to ATV because just look at Gilbert Lam and how he got lead roles again right after he returned to them. And seriously if ex TVB people like Hawick Lau and Patricia Liu can get cherished right away by them I don't see how he can't take the chance of leaving them even though I really do like watching their series and really like their storylines especially A Dream Named Desire, Venture Against Time, Love in a Miracle, Project Ji Xiang, and My Date With A Vampire I, II, and IIII.
ATV go the good scripts and truely multitalented artists but the worst thing about them is that they don't know how to promote and when I say promote I'm talking about making a show like K-100 that talks about their functions, series, and interviews their actors and actresses instead of mixing a few of the news about their functions with a show that mostly talks about healthy, educational stuff which some are very interesting and useful but they need to make a separate show for their entertainment news. It's not like that won't benefit them because it'll help with promoting their series plus artists. They also need to make a singing show where their multitalented can show off their singing skills while playing an instrument. I know Ricky Chan Bo Yuen is the dancing king of ATV so maybe they can make it a show where their artists can show off talents that they can't show in series. I know for sure Benny Chan Chin Pang and Ben Cheung Ka Lun can both play the guitar and that Kenneth Chan is probably the best singer of ATV and probably several times better than any TVB actors. He probably knows an instrument too since he used to performance english songs of that group I forgot which one when he was in high school or college. They are just so many things they can do. Me and the other Benny Chan Chin Pang even got desperate enough to email what we thought to ATV and for me I even emailed them suggests for different series and shows and possible people they can try giving lead roles to. There has to be other people who also gets extremely frustrated when thinking about this issue. So here's a chance to tell us your feelings.
It's also sad to see how Kenneth Chan is the only person to have an album out while also being an ATV actor and to see how many of the ATV actors and actresses can singing but can't have an album out due to TVB's monopoly of the music industry. Someone like Crystal/Krystal Tin Yiu Lee(ex-ATV actress) can sing so professional and great yet still doesn't have her own album is unbelievable while her husband Chapman To who's also an ex-ATV actor who got famous after leaving ATV and doing comedy movies can get into Leon's AMusic company and has his own album when Crystal can sing like ten times better than him but still doesn't have the chance at that. I felt so dissapointed when I heard Chris Wong and Crystal Tin had a musical(script,songs, and costumes were all created by Chris Wong) and I couldn't go because I'd love to see her sing and act at the same time. The money for that musical went to a charity that isn't as well known too because there are many charities out there who aren't popular and don't know how to get other people to help them to raise more money. Those who didn't listen to Chris and Crystal's interview at rthk a while ago should really go listen to it, you'd know how nice Crystal is and how real she is, it wasn't boring and was just so interesting. I liked her even more after that interview and even liked Chris after that because I learned that he was multitalented too.
By the way Crystal or Krystal has joined TVB recently, I'm so happy cause ever since she left for movies I haven't seen her act. I miss her acting so much. I heard her sing for the musical Chris and she was in but that was it.
here's the link to watch her interview on EBuzz
http://jade.tvb.com/ent/buzz/2006/10...eo/05_300k.asx
Come over here to http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Cryst...alk117197.html to talk more about her if you like her. Always knew there was a chance for her to join TVB since She was invited to many TVB shows and acted in a TVB version mv for Shawe Yue who's friends with her husband Chapman To. You can watch her in those shows and that MV over at youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...&search=Search
w.hkatv.com/info/atvstar/06/