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Over the Rainbow

1979–1980 · 1 season

A long, earnest drama that follows ordinary lives through hardship and hope, rewarding patient viewers with steady emotional payoff.

Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Patrick Tse Yin, Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Liza Wong
Overview
Over the Rainbow is a TVB television series, premiered on 29 January 1979. Theme song "Over the Rainbow" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Liza Wang.

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Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Patrick Tse Yin, Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Liza Wong
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • class
  • love
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Created by
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Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 85 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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