- Divine Retribution (TV series)
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Divine Retribution Genre Stock market drama, modern drama Created by Wai Ka-Fai Starring Adam Cheng
Sean LauCountry of origin Hong Kong Language(s) Cantonese No. of episodes 40 Production Producer(s) Wai Ka-Fai Running time 45 minutes each episode Broadcast Original channel ATV Original airing 11 September 2000 External links Website Divine Retribution (世紀之戰) is a TV drama series broadcast by ATV in Hong Kong on 11, September 2000.[1] The series is supposed to be a sequel to TVB's 1992 series The Greed of Man, and was initially called (大時代2000), literally "Greed of Man 2000".[2][3] Part of the reason for the name change (Chinese + English) was said to be due to legal rights disputes.[4] While Douban reviews have suggested that the sequel to a TVB series being adopted by a rival channel ATV was actually not one of major controversy.[1]
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Synopsis
The series takes place in the future year of 2003, where the stock market has created financial crisis that caused complete chaos in the Asia pacific regions. Ting Yeh (Adam Cheng) and Fong San-hap (Sean Lau) now renew their battle and continue where they left off.[5]
Characters
The role by Adam Cheng and Sean Lau is mainly unchanged from the previous series despite the name change. Some characters from the TVB were recast by ATV into different roles than they originally played.
Ting family
Cast Role Description Adam Cheng Ting Yeh
(丁野)A brute who has escaped from prison to revenge for his family Lawrence Yan (甄志強) Ting family's oldest son Andrew Yuen (袁文傑) Ting family's 2nd son Chun Kai-wai (秦啟維) Ting family's 3rd son Fong family
Cast Role Description Sean Lau Fong San-hap
(方新俠)Stock market genius Others
Cast Role Description Amy Kwok Cheung Koeng
(張強)Xu Jinglei Yuen Siu-mui
(阮少梅)Alice Chan (陳煒) Cheng Hei-man
(程希文)Cecilia Lai (黎思嘉) Ben Wong Chin Tou-tin
(秦滔天)Anders Nelsson Belinda Hamnett Kristal Tin Kenneth Chan Susan Tse Cheung Yueng (宗揚) Lam Nai-zung (林乃忠) Lei Ka-shing
(利家誠)A spoof of Li Ka-shing Cheung Yip-cyun (張頁川) Kwok Ying-zung
(郭英中)A spoof of Henry Fok Wong Man-zi (王文治} Ho San
(何新)A spoof of Stanley Ho External link
References
- ^ a b "《世紀之戰》——回頭是岸 (世纪之战 评论)". Movie.douban.com. http://movie.douban.com/review/1933239/. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ [http://news.hkheadline.com/dailynews/headline_news_detail_columnist.asp?id=113282§ion_name=wtt&kw=30 "影迷情琛—— 追劇"]. News.hkheadline.com. http://news.hkheadline.com/dailynews/headline_news_detail_columnist.asp?id=113282§ion_name=wtt&kw=30. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Laughing Gor". Ent.sina.com.hk. http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/18/5/1/309962/1.html. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "倪學網". Wiselypuzzle.com. http://www.wiselypuzzle.com/analysis/futureidentity.html. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "ATV Divine Retribution；亞洲電視 世紀之戰". Hkatv.com. http://www.hkatv.com/drama/divine/. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
Categories:- ATV television programmes
- 2000 television series debuts
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