"The Threshold of A Persona" many complaints, but highest 1st episode ratings

Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/


TVB's new series "The Threshold of A Persona" replaces "Rosy Business" time slot, last night the first episode was aired. "The Threshold of A Persona" starting ratings is stronger than "Rosy Business", the first episode received a rating of 30 points (approximately 1.9 million viewers). This is the first series who started out with high ratings and is even higher than "Rosy Business", which only received 27 points (approximately 1.7 million viewers) on its first episode broadcast. Two time TV King winner Roger Kwok appears to be dominant! But his co-stars in the series Patrick Tang, Yoyo Mung and Toby Leung are also part of the topic focus among Netizens. The three of them are nicknamed "The 3 Customer Shoo-ers", because Netizens feel that the three of them drags the ratings down.

[[[ NOTE: "Gwon Hak Sam Bo" (趕客三寶) translates "The 3 Customer Shoo-ers" ]]]

Complaints of abusing the audience

In the series, Patrick Tang's performance has always been controversial. Following his performance in "The King of Snooker", his guest role in "Just Love II" and now his second lead role in "The Threshold of A Persona", TVB gave him a "trilogy". There are complaints that its abuse to the audience, someone even sang a song about it: "Again see Patrick Tang, Once seen we all faint" and "If he doesn't faint, I'll faint".

Toby's crying look is annoying

Just by Toby's "crying look" and voice causes audience to criticize her. Although she hasn't appeared in the episodes yet, but during the promotional clip, there was one scene where she was crying painfully and Netizens criticized her by saying that if they did not read the captions, they would not know what she's saying.

Yoyo Mung wooden and "lazy sounds"

Yoyo Mung was the most innocent one. Online, there are many Yoyo supporters, but there are some Netizens who said that she is wooden and when she says her lines, theres "lazy sounds". "Threshold" Producer Lo Wing Yin expressed that they respect audiences' opinions. He will look into the things audience suggested, but he hopes that audiences could just focus on watching the series first before judging. Regarding to the nickname of "The 3 Customer Shoo-ers", Lo Wing Yin said: "I only have a perspective of a Producer. From when we started filming up until when we finished, I am very satisfied with Patrick Tang, Yoyo Mung and Toby Leung's performance. If we didn't feel that the three of them could take on the roles, then we wouldn't have casted them. I hope that everyone could focus on watching the series and watch how hard the three of them worked."

Towards the criticisms on Patrick Tang, Lo Wing Yin said: "I arranged him to participate in this role is because he is very positive and is does not exaggerate. Before he usually plays those cheerful and jumpy characters. I don't dare to say that this is his bottom line, but I believe that after we see his performance in the series, points should be added for him."

He also said that Toby did not appear yet, audiences only saw her short appearance in the promotion clip of her crying, she is not a cry baby in the series. As for Yoyo Mung, she has many Fans. He has never had doubts on Yoyo's acting.