• Lives of Omission: The Three Alternate Endings

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      b-lee
      Published on 09-18-2011 12:18 AM
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      WARNING SPOILERS BELOW!!

      Lives of Omission producer Chuang Wai Kin had originally prepared 4 different endings for the series ranging from ‘extremely tragic’ to ‘happily ever after’ in the hopes of catering to audience’s tastes. In the end, the producer chose the ending in which Yiu Ho Ho [Kate Tsui] gets shot by Bai Co [Bosco Wong] but doesn’t die, Madam Jo [Fala Chen] falls to her death, and Laughing Gor [Michael Tse] goes to jail after killing Bai Co (So Sing Pak).

      We all know how the series actually ended, but what about the other 3 endings that were filmed and not used? Below, screenwriter Lai Sin Yee reveals the content of the other 3 ‘alternate’ endings and the reasons why those endings were not chosen for the final cut.

      Ending 1: Happily Ever After

      Madam Jo is injured and goes into a coma. Laughing seeks Bai Co for revenge and flips a coin to determine whether he will kill Bai Co or not. The result of the coin toss is ‘heads’ and Laughing lets Bai Co go, thereby giving up on seeking revenge. ‘Good things happen to good people’, as Madam Jo awakes from her coma and she and Laughing get married.

      Reason this ending was scrapped: Yiu Ho Ho already escapes death in the end; if both Madam Jo and Bai Co don’t die either, it will give the audiences the feeling that all of the main characters ‘escaped from calamity’.

      Ending 2: Yiu Ho Ho dies

      After Madam Jo falls to her death, Laughing discovers that Yiu Ho Ho didn’t die, so he kidnaps Ho Ho in order to force Bai Co to appear so he can seek revenge. Laughing shoots Bai Co, but Yiu Ho Ho takes the bullet for him and dies.

      Reason this ending was scrapped: Didn’t want Laughing to become a ‘villain’ type character who has to resort to kidnapping a woman in order to seek revenge.

      Ending 3: Ultimate undercover

      Yiu Ho Ho has been using the roles of ‘lawyer’ and ‘girlfriend’ to get close to Bai Co. On the surface, she is helping him get to the top position of the triad organization and become its leader, but in reality, she is the ‘ultimate undercover’ agent sent by the police whose purpose is to gather incriminating evidence against Bai Co and the rest of the triad organization.

      Reason this ending was scrapped: Too bold and imaginative, difficult to continue with the plot.


      Creds: Ming Pao/AF/HKChannel
      This article was originally published in forum thread: Lives of Omission: The Three Alternate Endings started by b-lee View original post
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      1. Jeff's Avatar
        Again (susie actually posted this in the discussion thread), i would like to see the 2nd ending. The original ending is the best imo (if Kates die that is).. but would also like to see the 2nd one.
      1. mr_evolution's Avatar
        Swap Fala and Kate's death around and it would be good
      1. Da_Ace's Avatar
        Yeah, agreeded kate dies, so overall good beats evil again
      1. Dav's Avatar
        Quote Originally Posted by b-lee View Post
        Ending 1: Happily Ever After

        Madam Jo is injured and goes into a coma. Laughing seeks Bai Co for revenge and flips a coin to determine whether he will kill Bai Co or not. The result of the coin toss is ‘heads’ and Laughing lets Bai Co go, thereby giving up on seeking revenge. ‘Good things happen to good people’, as Madam Jo awakes from her coma and she and Laughing get married.

        Reason this ending was scrapped: Yiu Ho Ho already escapes death in the end; if both Madam Jo and Bai Co don’t die either, it will give the audiences the feeling that all of the main characters ‘escaped from calamity’.
        this should have been the ending!!!! with the only difference being kate actually dies of course. jodie and laughing get their happy ending while michael is forced to live the rest of his life filled with guilt and in pursuit of revenge, which makes for a good sequel/movie if you ask me.
      1. turbobenx's Avatar
        oh shit! Ending number two would be effing great. I wish they would've put that ending instead of the original....But i guess the original is good too.
      1. NotaHandler's Avatar
        I liked this first alternate ending better! than any of the others!!
      1. reno's Avatar
        imagine paris being UC as well... crazy amounts of uc'ing...
      1. Jeff's Avatar
        The first ending is somewhat a TVB-ending though.

        I hate it when a character is on the verge of dying, then TVB puts them into a coma & then later wakes up That happened in Grace Under Fire too
      1. turbobenx's Avatar
        ^ yea man, fucking hate those shitz.
      1. lovetvb's Avatar
        I actually like the ending #3, good good...."ultimate undercover"
      1. spider-man's Avatar
        Quote Originally Posted by reno View Post
        imagine paris being UC as well... crazy amounts of uc'ing...
        Michael knows her through her education years to her job as a lawyer.
        I'm not sure how that can happen. lol
      1. Kaitou_Kid's Avatar
        after reading all three endings and considering the different angles, i guess the actual ending was justified enough. however laughing could of just left bico in that like factory thing and then call the police. He didn't have to kill him. They made him a vigilante instead of a villian. The difference is so thin. So might as well shoot kate!
      1. machwnor's Avatar
        i said enough with the laughing gor's installment...
      1. ultimate's Avatar
        Quote Originally Posted by Kaitou_Kid View Post
        after reading all three endings and considering the different angles, i guess the actual ending was justified enough. however laughing could of just left bico in that like factory thing and then call the police. He didn't have to kill him. They made him a vigilante instead of a villian. The difference is so thin. So might as well shoot kate!
        They just wanna keep the franchise going lol Laughing Gor is a money maker lol

        Quote Originally Posted by machwnor View Post
        i said enough with the laughing gor's installment...
        Agreed, though I'm still gonna watch the Lives of Omission movie lol
      1. EvilTofu's Avatar
        It's like everyone is a UC if they picked the 3rd ending...that's lame...
      1. reno's Avatar
        Quote Originally Posted by jonathan lam View Post
        Michael knows her through her education years to her job as a lawyer.
        I'm not sure how that can happen. lol
        he was in jail for 3 years... a lot could have happened during that time =P
      1. SUSIE-DANG-1988's Avatar
        ^ haha. and stupid and also makes no sense!! lol.
      1. JeLLy_JaM's Avatar
        I was surprised that there was an ending made with Kate as a UC. Throughout the series, Kate looks like she really loves Bosco.
      1. RainingIce's Avatar
        okay. if kate was a uc too i would have head-desked. too much uc-ing. and the 1st one is too tvb, like everyone would expect. i think the original was the best choice although the 2nd one would have been interesting.
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