For me it does rank as one of the top wuxia dramas in recent years. I read on twitter someone's list of wuxia…
Couldn't agree more - I never really jumped in on all the who is the husband or who is the wife conversations because to me they each were a bit of both. And let's be honest here WKS pulls off all the girly colored outfits with style and panache!
1. The “gaze of interest” that all CP start with (Ep1) The CP share a stare that showing interest with each…
Nice job laying it all out - the show does indeed present old wuxia and romance tropes in a fresh way to tease hardcore fans of both genres. It was very skillfully and intriguingly achieved and had me clapping my hands in glee throughout the drama. For me, I think one of the most interesting aspects is that Jin Yong (and Gu Long) were particularly fond of morally ambiguous, unconventional or slightly wicked female characters - Huang Rong, Zhao Min, Xiaolongnu etc. I l just love that WOH goes one step further to pair up two grey characters although arguably ZZS is darker than WKS.
Read post Chang Ge's real father theory;“there’s a huge possibility that CG is LSM’s daughter ... in the…
Indeed and that is why the consensus is that she is Li Shimin's daughter. I am just pointing out even if she were not, his feelings for her makes sense.
It is obvious that Li Shimin loves Changge very much, as if she were his daughter. But even if she wasn't, his feelings for her are very understandable. She would still be niece, the daughter of his brother and the woman who was probably the love of his life.
Anyone can enlighten me why does Li Shimin thought Changge martial arts and military stratiges but he didn't do…
Well they were probably educated together by the same palace tutors given that they are both princesses. But given their very different personalities and interests they just excelled at different things - Leyan obviously loves embroidery and Changge obviously does not. Li Shimin probably hoped that their interests and skills would compliment/rub off on each other - he did mention he wishes Leyan is more fearless like Changge.
I don't understand why tencent / wetv North America vip is blocked. Countless times a show streams on many platforms.…
That means they licensed the rights to another platform in several markets - I believe it is Viki for North America. It really sucks but Viki probably paid them more for it than their entire subscription revenue from North America. You should however write that feedback to Tencent so they know that when they do this they are pissing off their international subscribers. I make sure I do it every time.
Apparently netizens complained about episode 32s ZZS’s screaming when he’s taking the nail out that “it…
LOL - you know ZZH is known for having one of the better torsos among the male Chinese actors so he is always expected to ahem... flex a few muscles for his fans in his dramas... I couldn't believe how much fan service he did in WOH and how long that particular scene was except my mouth hurt from grinning away afterwards... (I know, I am terrible bc it it was supposedly a sad scene...)
Apparently netizens complained about episode 32s ZZS’s screaming when he’s taking the nail out that “it…
Geez he was screaming? I must confess I was so busy ogling the forest I missed the trees. But am with you anything that cuts the screen time of that magnificent torso... I mean forest... is sacrilege.
Are there new BL guidelines? May I ask where you saw that?
iQiyi once said that licensing costs are on average around CNY 8mm per episode. That of course includes say 15-20pct profit for the production company. You can try to ballpark it that way.
Are there new BL guidelines? May I ask where you saw that?
Yeah there are lots of soft guidelines that are fluid and tend to shift with the political environment but as long as they don't become hard rules I don't get that worried. It is a sensitive year bc of the 100th anniversary this year. Even the promo page, I was specifically told in the past it is only all the promotional content that needs to be reviewed again, not the entire drama, they don't have time to do that. But that could have changed if they say wanted to just make it hard for a BL to be launched at this particular point in time.
Have you seen any nos on the budget for the Long Ballad? I am enjoying it but all the fan pages are overwhelmed with fan wars its a bit too much.
LOL - he was literally dressed to kill!We got a c-drama drought coming up into the 100th anniversary so definitely…
Yes indeed it does but at least the propaganda aspect is not strong. We are gonna get a lot of that stuff this year - I started making backup lists of older dramas...
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Have you seen any nos on the budget for the Long Ballad? I am enjoying it but all the fan pages are overwhelmed with fan wars its a bit too much.
We got a c-drama drought coming up into the 100th anniversary so definitely one to keep in the back pocket.