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A Step into the Past

Details

Title: 尋秦記 / Chan Chung Gay
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: TVB
Broadcast year: 2001

Synopsis

Cast

Louis Koo as Hung Siu Lung
Sonjia Kwok Sin Lei as Kam Ching
Jessica Hsuan as Wu Ting Fong
Joyce Tang Lai Ming as Sin Yau
Kong Wah as Lin Chun/Lou Oi
Michelle Saram as Siu Sin
Lam Fung as Chiu Poon/Ying Jing
Shuet Lei as Chiu Nga
Lei Chi Hung as Chiu Mok
Wai Kong Fung as Liu Bat
Yu Ying Ying as Chu Gei

Review

This new TVB series, although lacking in historical detail, will echo with those familiar with the period depicted and the political atmosphere of the day. It is best watched AFTER the viewer has seen a proper historical drama.

The story starts out with the audience getting a glimpse of Louis's bravery and great skills and tactics in controlling an awkward situation. At the same time, the viewer is introduced into Louis's complicated love life, between Sonija and the other guy that Sonija is about to wed. Louis stupidly agrees to participate in an experiment conducted by a crazy physicist- to travel back in time to take a picture of the King of Qin during his coronation ceremony. In return he will get to use this time machine to go back in time and propose to his girlfriend before it was too late. The time machine takes him back too far to a time before the king was crowned so he ventures onto an unexpected journey.

It was a little funny at first when he goes to the old couple's house and uses their restroom. Then all of a sudden it looked like he was actually from the past. Sure, he was trying to blend in, but he should at least show some signs that he didn't belong in that part of time. He was also told not to build relationships or do anything major because it would alter the future. But he kills a lot of people in this series. And also becomes a big part of other people's life. He changes people's outlook on the world (I would say that he changed a lot of things). Then the biggest part was when he made up a 'false' king after finding out that the real king was dead. Also, let me remind you that he was from the future but he fell for two girls and eventually married them both at the same time. He didn't even feel guilty doing so. He was obviously taking advantage of the situation because after all, he was from the 21st century and there you don't marry two girls at once. His character, initially afraid of commitment, became otherwise.

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 ==Review==
-This new TVB series is very undetailed. The series was basically about the romance between a guy and his girlfriend whom he can't have and his romance with another girl in another world, when in fact the story should have been based more on the comparison of 'old world' and 'new world'. It should have focused more on the history of the country and not on the romance of Louis Koo.
+This new TVB series, although lacking in historical detail, will echo with those familiar with the period depicted and the political atmosphere of the day. It is best watched AFTER the viewer has seen a proper historical drama.
-The story starts out with the audience getting a glimpse of Louis's bravery and great skills and tactics in controlling an awkward situation. Then it rushes us right into the love triangle of Louis, Sonija and the other guy that Sonija is about to wed. Then out of stupidity Louis agrees to travel back in time to take a picture of the Great King and in return he will get to use this time machine to go back in time and propose to his girlfriend before it was too late. The time machine takes him back too far to a time before the king was crowned so he ventures onto an unexpected journey. It was a little funny at first when he goes to the old couple's house and uses their restroom. Then all of a sudden it looked like he was actually from the past. Sure, he was trying to blend in, but he should at least show some signs that he didn't belong in that part of time. He was also told not to build relationships or do anything major because it would alter the future. But he kills a lot of people in this series. And also becomes a big part of other people's life. He changes people's outlook on the world (I would say that he changed a lot of things). Then the biggest part was when he made up a 'false' king after finding out that the real king was dead. Also, let me remind you that he was from the future but he fell for two girls and eventually married them both at the same time. He didn't even feel guilty doing so. He was obviously taking advantage of the situation because after all, he was from the 21st century and there you don't marry two girls at once. His character, initially afraid of commitment, became otherwise.
+The story starts out with the audience getting a glimpse of Louis's bravery and great skills and tactics in controlling an awkward situation. At the same time, the viewer is introduced into Louis's complicated love life, between Sonija and the other guy that Sonija is about to wed. Louis stupidly agrees to participate in an experiment conducted by a crazy physicist- to travel back in time to take a picture of the King of Qin during his coronation ceremony. In return he will get to use this time machine to go back in time and propose to his girlfriend before it was too late. The time machine takes him back too far to a time before the king was crowned so he ventures onto an unexpected journey.
+It was a little funny at first when he goes to the old couple's house and uses their restroom. Then all of a sudden it looked like he was actually from the past. Sure, he was trying to blend in, but he should at least show some signs that he didn't belong in that part of time. He was also told not to build relationships or do anything major because it would alter the future. But he kills a lot of people in this series. And also becomes a big part of other people's life. He changes people's outlook on the world (I would say that he changed a lot of things). Then the biggest part was when he made up a 'false' king after finding out that the real king was dead. Also, let me remind you that he was from the future but he fell for two girls and eventually married them both at the same time. He didn't even feel guilty doing so. He was obviously taking advantage of the situation because after all, he was from the 21st century and there you don't marry two girls at once. His character, initially afraid of commitment, became otherwise.
 ''--by [http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_astepintopastd.shtml nAnA]
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