At age 12, in the twilight of the Chinese Civil War, GAO Bing-han followed the Nationalist government in their exodus to Taiwan under his mother’s orders. Now, in his 80s and a lawyer, GAO encounters three mothers in his work. The first is HONG, who tolerates her son’s violence. The second is JIANG, an indigenous woman who isn’t accepted by her father-in-law. And the last one is XIE, who seems elegant on the surface but is greatly depressed due to her family problems. In the midst of dealing with the conflicts of these three, GAO can’t help but sigh: “Did the war really end?”
In hospitals, a group of people are helping the families of braindead patients understand organ donation and seek consent for the procedure. They are the transplant coordinators. Wen Yu-du is a new nurse just stepping into the field of organ transplant. She has encountered countless challenges, still she overcomes them with her passion for the work. Yet the biggest challenge for Wen’s career as a transplant coordinator is just about to begin.
Chen Hao Yuan is an honor student with a mellow personality. His best friend Hong Cheng Yi, on the other hand, is delinquent who did time in juvenile detention for bank robbery. Together they helped their classmate get off drug addiction, exposed their teacher's dirty secrets, and even tried to find the bees that have gone missing because of the upcoming 2012 apocalypse. Their carefree attitude toward life turned to rage when they discovered that a corrupted politician was responsible for both of their families' misfortunes. The boys got a gun and decided to explode the day before their high school graduation.
An adaption of Taiwanese comic series, Brave Animated Series. The comic artist of this series uses black humor to elaborate social issues, and its storytelling is very into the taste of the younger generation. This program is integrated with multiple resources like TV and music production.
In a world full of discrimination and hatred, stereotype is no longer what it really is. The braves believe that only when the evil is defeated, will the world comes with peace. Yet the braves realize that they are not standing on the side of justice.
It is not only a program documenting food, but also stories about fantastic people and places. Following the footsteps of Professor Afro and his guide with a sense of immersion, you are extending your five senses to experience lives in the most representative and old markets around Taiwan. In this season, you can experience local culture, people’s hospitality and the marvelous fun from regional cultural representative traditional markets, small local life markets.