My whole family including even niece and nephew were tightly glued to the local drama "The Little Nyonya" every weekday night. Alas it is the exciting finale tomorrow. I knew from Day One the show started this would be a hit, especially a good breakthrough for Jeanette Aw, who played the lead, Ju Xiang and Yue Niang. And yes it became very popular indeed. An award for her is imminent now. "The Little Nyonya" is officially the most watched drama in the last 15 years.
I felt the success of this drama was due to a few factors:
1. The casting was excellent and the co-actors and co-actresses, both veterans and newcomers put up a splendid performance, with each character. They made the entire story came alive. Good teamwork.
2. The chemistry between Jeanette Aw and Qi Yuwu (as her screen lover) was fantastic, probably because they have been paired up a few times previously. The character for Yue Xiang seemed tailored made for Jeanette, the soft-spoken yet stubborn Nyonya, made women pity her and men want to protect her.
3. 90% of the characters were so bad that you love to hate them. And it made you stay glued to the screen every night, watching and cursing them. Good storyline.
4. The very focus on the Peranakans, a much unique group in Singapore with their unique background and culture. Who could forget the colloquials used, and the mouth-watering Peranakan dishes and their pantuns added a nostalgic touch, especially to the older generation.
5. It taught us, that it does not pay to be always nice and kind, ie. the plight of Yuzhu (played by Joanne Peh), she was so good-hearted but was betrayed, raped and tortured by her husband and who eventually turned mad.
6. I did not know the men from the past, were all mostly wimps or cunning fellows, except the heroes. I thought the men from that era were too busy making ends meet. Haha.
7. I must commend the actress who acted as the limping Ah Tao, a celibate ma-jie. She was unbelievably good as her portrayal as the maid servant and the audience loved her. She should get the Best Supporting Actress Award, if she can beat the others like Xiang Yun, Eelyn Kok and Cynthia Koh in this show. And I think she can.
8. The economy is bad now, most people stay at home rather than out (which means spending more money). So watching TV was a good way to entertain ourselves, especially good shows. Hence the popularity of this show. It came at the right timing. Another way to think of it is, it is a relief from our daily stress.
Good job.
And here is a pix of my aunt which I took a few years ago, posing as the Not-So-Little Nyonya. Kekeke.
I felt the success of this drama was due to a few factors:
1. The casting was excellent and the co-actors and co-actresses, both veterans and newcomers put up a splendid performance, with each character. They made the entire story came alive. Good teamwork.
2. The chemistry between Jeanette Aw and Qi Yuwu (as her screen lover) was fantastic, probably because they have been paired up a few times previously. The character for Yue Xiang seemed tailored made for Jeanette, the soft-spoken yet stubborn Nyonya, made women pity her and men want to protect her.
3. 90% of the characters were so bad that you love to hate them. And it made you stay glued to the screen every night, watching and cursing them. Good storyline.
4. The very focus on the Peranakans, a much unique group in Singapore with their unique background and culture. Who could forget the colloquials used, and the mouth-watering Peranakan dishes and their pantuns added a nostalgic touch, especially to the older generation.
5. It taught us, that it does not pay to be always nice and kind, ie. the plight of Yuzhu (played by Joanne Peh), she was so good-hearted but was betrayed, raped and tortured by her husband and who eventually turned mad.
6. I did not know the men from the past, were all mostly wimps or cunning fellows, except the heroes. I thought the men from that era were too busy making ends meet. Haha.
7. I must commend the actress who acted as the limping Ah Tao, a celibate ma-jie. She was unbelievably good as her portrayal as the maid servant and the audience loved her. She should get the Best Supporting Actress Award, if she can beat the others like Xiang Yun, Eelyn Kok and Cynthia Koh in this show. And I think she can.8. The economy is bad now, most people stay at home rather than out (which means spending more money). So watching TV was a good way to entertain ourselves, especially good shows. Hence the popularity of this show. It came at the right timing. Another way to think of it is, it is a relief from our daily stress.
Good job.
And here is a pix of my aunt which I took a few years ago, posing as the Not-So-Little Nyonya. Kekeke.
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