Underplayed Gems

Teahouse in Chinatown

Teahouse in Chinatown poster
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Singaporean Chinese-language drama follows a group of characters connected to a teahouse in Chinatown. It shows their daily lives, relationships, and the close-knit community around them.

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What happens

Teahouse in Chinatown (Chinese: 牛车水人家) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama series. The series stars Zhu Houren, Liang Tian, Wang Xiuyun, Chen Tianwen, Li Nanxing, Fu Shuiyu, Chen Liping, Lin Meijiao and Liu Qiulian. The series' theme song was sung by Eric Moo. In 1989, a survey found that the series had attracted the third highest average viewership for an SBC serial in the last two years, behind Good Morning, Sir! and My Sweet Rival, having attracted 980,000 viewers on average. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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