Historical Dramas Club

Jul 6, 2022 01:37 am

GOOD NEWS: There is such a lively discussion going on. HDCers are amazing.

MORE GOOD NEWS: there are options forHDC to keep track of its next set of HDC lists

BAD NEWS: Just got the word that my fall semester is going to be killer; and my summer gig writing proposals has just gone nuts.

MORE BAD NEWS: unless HDC does lists after the end of September, I may not be as available as I'd like.

Hope you all understand. Such is life as an adjunct prof.

Nienna

Wish Upon A Star

Jul 6, 2022 01:03 pm

@Nienna, totally understand. Whenever you need a break, do pop by. Other than lists for Hall of Fame, i think the lists will usually be open-dated, so you would still be able to contribute :)

@HDC Members, we have some good progress in the Monthly Discussion Topics via Feeds. Thanks to suggestions from xinya, WandereR and virgievirgie! A quick summary below. Do pop by the feed to express your views - simply like if you are for a suggestion, and comment if you have a suggestion.

January	Joyous January	Starting the year joyously and jubilantly For more upbeat stories eg historical comedy, rom-com etc
February	Fabulous February	Celebrating fave, fabulous female characters
March	Memorable March	Celebrating fave, memorable male characters
April	Action April	Appreciating action, adventure, stunts, wuxia, martial arts
May	Moving May	Appreciating dramas that moved me and made me cry (heartbreaking dramas)
June	Just Beautiful June	Appreciating beautiful costumes, accessories (include weapons), make-up
July	Justice July	Appreciating dramas with justice-revenge plot
August	Antagonist August	Appreciating antagonists/villains
September	Scenic September	Appreciating scenery, (filming) sets and cinematography
October	OST October	Appreciating OSTs
November	Noble November	Appreciating dramas on imperial, royal politics and war..
December	Drama of the Year	Celebrating fave drama of 2022

hoshthegoat

Jul 6, 2022 01:43 pm

I would fund Kingdom S3, but I don't have the funds...

virgievirgie VIP

Jul 6, 2022 06:53 pm

Asiana:
I'm new to historical dramas and just wanted to greet you all. ^^
I watched mainly modern Japanese dramas in the past, but have developed an interest in Chinese historical dramas recently. I'm watching two at the moment: Empresses in the Palace and Love Better Than Immortality. ^^

Welcome, Asiana! Come join in the fun! We've been quite active in the last week or so with figuring out the direction of HDC and what we want to do next. You can read the posts in the last few pages and also see the amazing work Wish Upon A Star put in to consolidate everything.

Kyubin

Jul 6, 2022 07:31 pm

@Wish Upon A Star, @xinya, @WandereR and @virgievirgie Very good job in finding thematics for monthly discussions ! It's great, love it.

@Asiana Welcome to the club ! You will find plenty of recommendations here if needed. ;)

MrPeach

Jul 6, 2022 09:15 pm

Asiana:
Thank you very much for your kind words! ^^

Welcome! to the clubs as well.

xinya

Jul 6, 2022 09:56 pm

Asiana:
I'm new to historical dramas and just wanted to greet you all. ^^

Welcome Asiana!

@Wish Upon A Star It looks great! You're awesome!

@Nienna Honestly, I think it will take a while to create recommendations lists. There's a lot of thought to go into it if we're going to make some shorter more "curated" lists rather than the "add everything" type list that I started for the movies (and even with that one, I think I'm going to periodically remind people to send in recommendations so the list can continue to get input from more members). Maybe we can set a goal to get the first set of lists done by the new year.

flutter0121

Jul 6, 2022 10:42 pm

Asiana:
I'm new to historical dramas and just wanted to greet you all. ^^
I watched mainly modern Japanese dramas in the past, but have developed an interest in Chinese historical dramas recently. I'm watching two at the moment: Empresses in the Palace and Love Better Than Immortality. ^^

Welcome!!

i liked love better than immortality :) Hope you’re enjoying

WandereR

Jul 7, 2022 01:40 am

Asiana:
I'm new to historical dramas and just wanted to greet you all. ^^
I watched mainly modern Japanese dramas in the past, but have developed an interest in Chinese historical dramas recently. I'm watching two at the moment: Empresses in the Palace and Love Better Than Immortality. ^^

Welcome, Asiana. I think most, if not all, the members of this club have been mesmerized by the immersive world of historicals and fantasy so we're happy to induct more members into our little cult hehe

By the way, love your username as well :)

Hope you have fun here!

WandereR

Jul 7, 2022 01:41 am

kYuBin:
@Wish Upon A Star, @xinya, @WandereR and @virgievirgie Very good job in finding thematics for monthly discussions ! It's great, love it.

No problem, we're glad to help out in whatever way we could :)

Wish Upon A Star

Jul 7, 2022 01:59 pm

@Asiana - welcome as well and no stress! Like what WandereR said, we're just helping out in whatever way we could! :)

@MDC Members - looks like the responses on the Feed has stagnated, and since it's already 7.7, shall we start launching our Monthly Discussion Topic for July: Justice July - Appreciating dramas with justice-revenge plot?

WandereR

Jul 7, 2022 02:09 pm

Wish Upon A Star:
@Asiana - welcome as well and no stress! Like what WandereR said, we're just helping out in whatever way we could! :)
@MDC Members - looks like the responses on the Feed has stagnated, and since it's already 7.7, shall we start launching our Monthly Discussion Topic for July: Justice July - Appreciating dramas with justice-revenge plot?