TV Analysis: The Little Nyonya

Do you all watch the 9pm drama on channel 8 during weekdays?

If you do not, it's call The Little Nyonya(小娘惹)and the story dates back to the 1930's till the modern era. In case you thought I am going to recommend this show to you, then you are wrong. In fact, the plot is rather mundane and the performances of several artists are below par

Good dramas are those which make people stop doing other things and sit in front of the TV every night, not wanting to miss a single moment of the show. As for The Little Nyonya, I can afford to miss 2 consecutive episodes but still understand the storyline and know what is going on in the scenes. The development is very "stretched out" which delays the tempo in a whole. A good example among local dramas which one cannot afford to miss a single episode is Crime Busters x2. It just ended recently in late October and is a detective show with full of funny scenes

The main character in The Little Nyonya is portrayed by Jeanette Aw, but her acting is really CMI. With that everlasting expressionless face of her in front of the camera, one wonders why was she chosen for this big production of Mediacorp. Also, she mutters a squeaky voice when talking which can be annoying if you listen to it too long. I think that Lin Meijiao(林梅娇)and Ng Hui(黄慧)should be given praise for their performances in the show. Both of them genuinely portrayed the characters they were acting in

This Peranakan themed drama consists of 34 episodes and is aired on Channel 8 during weekdays at 9pm. Don't forget to watch it, actually you can forget since it is alright to miss a couple of episodes anyway