TVB aired 25 different series in 2011. At the end of each year, in addition to the TVB Anniversary Awards selecting the best series, netizens often run their own alternative elections and vote for the “Most Disliked Series of the Year.” The top three series in this category in 2011 were My Sister of Eternal Flower <花花世界花家姐>, When Heaven Burns <天與地>, and Men With No Shadows <不速之約>. Charmaine Sheh and Raymond Lam in Two of Three Most Disliked Series Over 200 people took part in the voting, with each person placing a maximum of three votes. My Sister of Eternal Flower received 87 votes, thus winning the “Most Disliked Series” title. In second place was When Heaven Burns with 81 votes, and in third place was Men With No Shadows with 78 votes. In fourth place was Only You with 50 votes, and in fifth place were Super Snoops <荃加福祿壽探案> and Curse of the Royal Harem <萬凰之王> tied at 46 votes. Among the “worst” series, Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼) appeared in When Heaven Burns and My Sister of Eternal Flower, while Raymond Lam (林峯) appeared in Men With No Shadows and My Sister of Eternal Flower. Some netizens described My Sister of Eternal Flower and Men With No Shadows featuring a “team that will not lose.” In fact, Charmaine Sheh was harmed by . TMy Sister of Eternal Flowerhe broadcast before and after this series was the difference between “heaven and earth.” Prior to the broadcast of My Sister of Eternal Flower, her role as a mentally challenged individual was regarded as an acting challenges. Partnering with Raymond Lam, the series was considered to be the most anticipated series in 2011. After the broadcast, the audience felt resistant towards the story’s mentally challenged individuals. Charmaine’s role was not well-received and was subject to criticism. The average rating of the series was only 25 points. Appearing as a “devil” character and a hypnotist in Men With No Shadows, Raymond Lam was described as “schizophrenic Chok King” by netizens. However, the ratings were not bad, averaging 27 points for the entire series while the two-hour finale averaged 32 points in ratings. When Heaven Burns was considered to be “beyond the understanding of Hong Kong housewives.” The series was also criticized to take half an hour of material and stretching it into one hour of film format. Although When Heaven Burns secured the second spot as the “Most Disliked Series of 2011,” many netizens also supported the controversial series and defended it, “Disliking the series does not mean the series was garbage. It only means some people did not understand it.” Attentive netizens revealed that Charmaine’s When Heaven Burns was not the lowest rated series in recent TVB history, noting that 2005’s Always Ready <隨時候命> featuring Charamine, Ekin Cheng (鄭伊健), and Bowie Lam (林保怡) only averaged 23 points in ratings. Aside from the coincidence of collaborating with Bowie Lam, both When Heaven Burns and Always Ready were broadcast on November 21st, unable to escape from the fate of low ratings. Creds: Ming Pao/Dramasian
To the people that do understand When Heaven Burns.. its actually a very good series. Not your typical C9 series.
^ LOL Fafa gar jair is basically Roger Kwok's version, was okay but wasn't suitable for Charmaine to play that role, also felt disturbed when that girl (her bestfriend) with rainbow socks came in. WHB is good but it takes time to understand, I agree with them that low ratings does not mean the series is garbage because WHB picked up around episode 10 or so. Most have already given up on it on episode 3. Men with no shadow, sigh. Was disappointed that this series wasn't great because Bobby Au Yueng is in it. Poor storyline.
Always Ready got low ratings? That's kind of surprising, I thought it was a pretty good series and would deserve a sequel.
Both Lam and sheh was in two of the bottom three?! That shows a strong cast does not always win a strong audience. Its all in the story too...
haha, i must agree that i dislike the above three series too. the series i dislike the most is Men With No Shadows. what a disappointment.
When Heaven Burns is the worst, storyline is boring and slow its like watching each episode again and again !!! what a waste of time and money !!:rolleyes2:
I guess storyline matters the most. even with the best cast, rating is not guaranteed ~_~ I hope Charmaine will take part in a better series next time.