It seems like Table Tennis has grown to become Singaporean's next favourite sport , besides soccer and Mediacorp is certainly riding on the fever generated from the recently concluded Beijing Olympics to produce yet another sports related Drama Serial - ' Table Of Glory ' - 乒乓圆 next year .
Perhaps inspired by the extraordinary and remarkable feat achieved by our Team Singapore paddlers , Feng Tianwei , Li Jiawei & Wang Yuegu and to ensure that the locals' passion for the sport is still there even after the Beijing Olympics ends , Mediacorp Channel 8 has decided to produce a Drama Serial about Table Tennis !
And Joshua Ang from Jack Neo's Movie - I Not Stupid - fame has been chosen as one of the casts for the Serial !
This is the third sports related Drama Serial that Mediacorp has produced over the recent past few years . As part of the Athens Olympics four years ago , Mediacorp Channel 8 produced a Swimming related Themed Serial in The Champion 任我遨游 starring Fiona Xie , , Jessica Liu , Felicia Chin , Jeanette Aw which was best remembered for their bikini running scene along Orchard Road .
Four years on , after their success on producing a sports related Drama Serial , earlier on this year , once again , as part of the Olympics , Mediacorp produced a volleyball Themed Serial - Beach . Ball . Babes . 球爱大战 starring Joanne Peh , Christopher Lee & Jesscica Liu .
Now , with such a massive following and support shown by the locals during the Beijing Olympics to our paddlers , Mediacorp hope that with the Serial , it will encourage more Singaporeans to better understand the sport & be more interested in the game , making Table Tennis the next popular sport for Singaporeans besides the Number favourite sport - soccer .
Maybe following the roaring success of the F1 Race over the weekend , perhaps it's time for Mediacorp Channel 8 to consider and produce a F1 related Drama Serial too to generate more interest among Singaporeans ? Think Initial D - The Movie by Jay Chou ...
* Table of Glory - 乒乓圆 Premieres 1 April 2009 - Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 *
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Wa... April2009 still so0o0o long away =D
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