Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb has finally premiered! Watched it on Arts Central today at 10pm. It is a drama series that delves into the relationships of 8 couples behind the walls of a budget hotel. The 1st episode, titled Perfect 10, is about a couple who are getting married and checks into the budget hotel so that they can have some peace and privacy to finalise their marriage, which will take place in 3 days. Things start to turn hilarious when the guy (David) ejaculates. The girl (May May), thinking that it was premature ejaculation, went to check on the internet and decides to check into the hotel again the next day to find out if her guy really has a problem 'down there'. One thing leads to another, and while having a trial run of 'what is going to happen after the wedding dinner', they finally lost it, after much resistence in the past 3 days and abstinence for 8 long years. After the deed is done, David finally proclaimed that they shouldn't have waited so long, which our dear May May agreed (she was so against having sex before the wedding). And the final icing on the (wedding) cake? David's parting words -- "The condom broke".
I thoroughly enjoyed the exchanges between David and May May. All was very natural, very believable. There was not fake accents or pretentious English; just English/Singlish that is spoken as we hear it everyday. Trust Tan Kheng Hua to come up with something like that. What made it difficult was that the episodes were not scripted i.e., there were no lines for the actors to follow. They had to improvise between the 4 walls and what their characters, given their characteristics, will say. And kudos to Kelvin Tong too, who directed this series. The scene were beautifully shot, even though Kelvin could not prepare in advance (there was no script to follow!).
This is really a series to catch every Monday!
Talking about Arts Central, there is another show that is a must catch - Planet Earth. Saw the trailer for it, and I must admit, they really did capture nature beautifully. Will definitely catch it on Wednesday 10pm! Better write in down n my diary before I forget... ...