金牌冰人粤语

Chuen Ka Fook (Steven Ma Chun Wai)
Lin Pak Hap (Maggie Cheung Ho Yee)
Ko Fei (Moses Chan Ho)
Linghu Hei (Joyce Coi Ming Fai)
San Sheung Sheung (Cerina De Graca)
Ping On (Auguste Kwan Tak Fai)

What, when, where and who
This is the matchmakers' story, which sets in Tang Dynasty. Steven, Maggie plays the matchmakers, also called the Ice People, their job is to match people, and get them married. Joyce plays the head of the matchmakers, who dresses herself as a man, because the head can only be a man. Moses plays the kungfu master, also a great investigator, also who likes poems a lot, who helped Steven, Maggie and Joyce to solve some puzzles.

The love relationships are pretty cute in this series. Steven and Maggie started off as enemies, they always fight to get the business, then they realized they were suppose to marry each other, but Steven escaped the wedding because of some misunderstanding, then they began to do the matchmaker business together, and getting pretty success with it. After many difficulties and paring up many couples, Steven and Maggie began to have feelings for each other, then falling love... As for Moses, who treats his soul mate Joyce as a "brother", because he didn't know Joyce is a female. The two investigate many issues together, as Joyce falling love with Moses deeply, but she could not tell him that she is a woman. When Moses realized Joyce is his soul mate, he thought he falling love with a man, and very uncertain about the relationship until he finally found out that Joyce is a woman, and of course, they also falling in love...

Series Links
1. Episode summary and character intros from TVB official site (Chinese)
2. Better Halves:: The Matchmaking Survival Guide (English)

THE FACTORS
- Dislike Factor
Cerina De Graca
I think she is new, brand new, and usually the brand new actress always gives me the idea that they can not act. This applies to Cerina as well, sometime I just refuse to watch her closely, and see the actions she does. Her character is not annoying, but gives me a feeling that she is annoying sometimes. Especially the way she likes Steven, makes me mad a little.

- Love Factor
Steven Ma
To all the Steven fans, including me: this is a completely different Steven you are about to see, which gives the audiences very refreshing feelings for him. All the series Steven did before, is either really serious or really tragical, however in this one, his character is really cute, and really funny, and really interesting! I love the way he talks to Maggie. It just cracks me up everytime I see Steven walking around with his fan up high, and makes the noise against Maggie. So cute!

Moses Chan
This character is the serious one, he is good at kung fu, he is really good at investigation, and he is super good at poems! I just love the way Moses composes his poems, he looks so funny! This character is also unbelievably romantic, the major reason is because of his poems, of course, haha... He and Steven are best friends, and everytime they are together, just cracks me up, especially when Moses asked Steven about his sexuality, so funny!

Chemistry between Steven and Maggie
These two look GREAT together! I hope they can pair more often! They look cute together, the chemistry worked out really well, also shines the entire series! I just love to see them fighting each other, arguing each other, and loving each other. These two are so matched that they have the same thoughts, same ideas, same dialogues!

- How Come Factor
The Ending Once Again
Well, I was expecting a big wedding scene of the three couples as I saw in the themevideo, but I didn't see one! What is up with that? I mean, of course they got married, but the ending should about the wedding, and they can make fun in the wedding. Instead, the producer used their kids as the key for the ending! Ok, here goes the detail: they had their kids after one year of marriage, and everyone got what they wanted, Steven and Maggie got a twin. Then, all the sudden, seven years passed by, and the ending shows how the kids are so much alike their parents... it just don't feel right!

Best Scenes
1. Everytime Steven makes the "hmmm", "ah!", "o..." sound, or when he screams! There is a part that really cracks me up, that is when Maggie is about to have a baby, Steven screams for help, that just so cute!
2. Whenever Steven and Maggie together
3. Whenever Steven and Moses together
4. Everytime Moses composes his poems
5. Everytime Steven, Maggie, Moses and Joyce together solving problems, they have great ideas when they are together! Unbeatable!

THE COMMENTS
- The Performances
As I said, you will expect a completely different Steven in this series because this is a new type of role for Steven, he fits the comedy role really well, I really wish he can have more comedy roles in the future. Maggie Cheung is really good as well, she is excellent at comedy roles since she has lots of those. As for Joyce, she is a great actress, great acting, and a perfect fit for the man style, I just didn't like her chemistry with Moses that much. I prefer the "man-look" of Joyce. Auguste Kwan plays a very childish uncle of Steven, his character is pretty small, but also enjoyable. The only disappointment is Cerina, as I said, she is new.

- The Storyline
Comparing to Colorful Life, I like the story in Colorful Life a little better. However, Better Halves has some investigation issues going on, which makes the series more interesting. Plus, the chemistry between Steven and Maggie is really awesome. There are little small stories within the entire series, which describe how Steven and Maggie paired up some couples, and the difficulties they had to go through.

- Worth Watching?
For the Steven fans, you have to make this series into your priority list, must see of the year. For Moses and Maggie fans, you will also enjoy this series really well, because the characters are really cute. For the people who does the matchmaking business, you must see it, you will get so much ideas from this series. I think this is worth watching, it is a really cute series.

其实对张可颐一点都不熟悉，只是因为以前看过金枝欲孽，除了喜欢颇有手腕的如妃，还有就是安茜了。
喜欢如妃，不是因为之前的飞扬跋扈，而是失势之后的淡然平和，在冷清的殿里抄写经书的那个女人。
安茜这样的女子，什么背景和可以依托的资源都没有，唯一的只有一颗七窍玲珑心，好在是颗善良的心。所以，更让人觉得怜惜。
金牌冰人，实在是一个典型的港片，花哨热闹好玩，看着就喜庆，看完也不用记得。
难得的是，里面的百合一直上窜下跳，和安茜可真完全不是一个风格的女人。
演员真是了得，演什么像什么，也不知道是不是最高境界。
有的人，演什么都是自己，是不是才是最高境界？
不知道。

嬉笑怒骂在港剧里很多见，不足为奇
喜欢这部电视剧的原因，主要是在于编剧的严谨。
看电视剧的时候刚刚学过《中国法制史》，这样一部电视剧对我还真是应景。电视剧里关于唐代法律的种种说法我能看到的还都正确，觉得港剧的编剧功夫做足，也是蛮敬业。
不像大陆某些电视剧，打着历史剧的幌子，可是硬伤处处，公安题材的电视剧里笑话百出。
而且这大概是我唯一看到一部张可颐做女一号的港剧，这样的气质美女一直没有红，还真是可惜。

这部剧其实立意上还是很有新意的，其实到现在为止的2016年我还没有发现同类型说媒题材的电视剧。虽然服饰场景等还是和背的TVB古装剧一样比较节约，但是不能说是不考究，至少不会出现一些错误。而在内容上，较为真实的反应了唐朝时期的婚嫁风俗和法律等的情况，常出现唐律户婚的一些援引解读，对于不喜欢直接看古代历史的也算是寓教于乐了。
说说剧本吧，主要还是由一些小故事推动剧情发展，然后最后的大boss就是涉及谋权篡位啦，其实最后的大boss之战不如前面小故事有意思。比如第一个故事反而像推理剧，而后面的一些故事里呢又有点像穿越剧，尤其是全家福连百合运用一些现代化的营销手法来发展一线牵业务的时候，总之呢就是比较综合，结合了各种元素。当然最大的元素还是喜剧，在喜剧氛围里顺便凑成了三对主要的cp。
好了，说说我的杂想吧。其实剧情严格来说不是很严谨的，比如为了突出冰人伶牙俐齿口吐莲花的嘴炮能力，往往就削弱了本身的逻辑性，强行说服对方。当然这对一个喜剧来说也无所谓。
第二点杂想就是剧中有一段里面由于一线牵被官媒里的几个司佐陷害导致声誉下降，直接从门庭若市到门可罗雀，这里似乎反映了民意的脆弱，可以随意被操纵。金葵扇的名声是十几年打拼下来的，而金鹊桥也是后起而秀，因为一个小案子而导致人人喊打，其实这里剧本强行推动了一下吧。这一点我想起来近年的一部港剧-城寨英雄，里面的民意似乎更是羸弱，反派甚至可以操纵民意让寨子里的百姓去杀害城寨里的英雄，真的是逻辑上说不过去。可见这多年过去，编剧还是不能将整体水平提升到一个新高度呀。这一点而言，虽然美剧等也会出一些bug，但是走剧情路线的，一般不会有太大的逻辑问题。港剧曾经是大陆这边学习的对象，现在江河日下，也确实该反思啦。
话说回来，这部剧还是给人很大的惊喜的，我给好评。