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Best Bet

2007 · 1 season

A light, easy-going period comedy-drama about a lucky gambler's romantic and family troubles, with a gentle moral core.

Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A young master gambler, Hor Yi was very lucky since he was young. Hor Yi was gambling since he was 3, his parents did not bother to teach him to stop gambling. Hor Yi's childhood friend Tsang Duk Sing is a casino owner. When Hor Yi and Sing were young, Sing backstabbed Hor Yi for taking a beautiful drawing from their teacher, after that they were enemies. Hor Yi meets a girl named Do Lai Ying. Lai Ying hated gamblers because her father was a gambler but she didn't know Hor Yi was one when she first met him. Hor Yi really wanted Lai Ying as her wife. When Hor Yi was in a coma, Lai Ying married him to save his father. When Hor Yi awoke, Lai Ying wanted a divorce. Lai Ying promised to stay, under one condition, to stop gambling. Will he lose his wife or will Hor Yi be able to quit gambling?
How it feels
Light, whimsical, romantic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Addiction, love, betrayal, redemption
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Lee Tim-sing
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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