I understand your frustration; however, you could see this Xianxia produced tv adaptation as a slow and light…
Slightly confused about your combined irritants of being fetishised about because of being LGBT and having 'your representation' away. Mainly because a regular complaint I've seen LGBT people make about the fetish-ish BL literature out there is the issues of rape, controlling behaviour, abuse as love type relationships in such literature. This novel in particular most of the sexual scenes are of that nature (or at least it seemed so to me).
Personally I love the novel more because of the epic fantasy plot. The romance is an interwoven part of that plot progression, sure, but for me it doesn't really matter what gender the two romantic leads are. I see it as an epic fantasy story, not a BL story. Am curious as to how they edit the visual telling of the story to get around the censorship while staying true to the story being told. Especially since those abuse/control issues are so deeply embedded in that plot, regardless of gender depicted.
Okay so my friend told me to watch it this way, otherwise it is SUPER confusing because they introduce characters…
(@SuibianX)The danger of internet communication is that you're conversing with people who don't know you personally, can't see your facial expressions, nor hear your tone of voice, so the way you phrase things that people who know you might accept (because they know you) strangers will take offense to.
You really came across as condescending and arrogant in your earlier comment. Just something to keep in mind.
Ok so I've just watched the first episode. This is also my first historical chinese drama as well. I really want…
It's a necromantic wuxia horror fantasy epic that has gained a lot of fans on a superficial level because of the whole gay subtext thing that it has going on. However I think personally I became a fan because of it's combination of epic fantasy story telling and it's very charismatic portrayal of the characters.
The danger is that it's become so beloved that the hype has become overblown and new viewers starting it cold might be left bewildered at why it's popular. Also the whole multiple names thing can be confusing, as well as the time jumps. Try the special edition if you want to watch the story unfold chronologically.
Is it the story that Fan Xian in Joy of Life wrote? Cause I'm really curious about that one
From what little I know (and I know very very little) Red Mansions is supposed to be a classic of chinese literature.
In Joy of Life Fan Xian doesn't actually create anything. His character is supposed to be a person from our time who has a crippled body and is expected to die young. In some way or another his conciousness is preserved through long centuries of a coming ice age, and is placed in the brain of a baby in a young civilization which rises from the devastion of that ice age. Because it's a young civilization and the traces of previous civilization has been wiped away by that ice age, they have little in the way of a history of great arts or other developments from our current civilization. Fan Xian's mother is also a remnant from our prior civilization. This is why Fan Xian's mother got rich by creating things like sugar and why she inscribed the plaque in front of the council with those ideals. Fan Xian is simply remembering the literature he had read in his previous crippled life and writing it down again. This also explains the night he became known as a god of poetry.
Arthur Chen is also amazing. Ever Night was extremely solid. Arthur hasn't had his big break through yet, but…
I've watched Ever Night s1 probably a minimum of 10x over so I'm right there with you on the love for Ever Night and Arthur Chen, but it has to be acknowledged there were some flaws. He played the part of cynical teenager sneering at the expected role people expect him to fall into, and bucking against the trend very well. But the acting of the romance between his Ning Que and Sang Sang was ... shall we say 'awkwardly stilted' for the most part. On the upside the fight scenes were done amazingly well, so hopefully that bears additional fruit with his role in Immortality.
I was underwhelmed with his performance in Legend of Awakening, but to be fair I don't know if that was him, or the people directing him, because that series overall became so boring to me I couldn't force myself to finish the final 10 episodes. In an aesthetic sense I thought that his face seemed to have matured between Ever Night and LoA, and I found his matured face more bland. But hey, I'm not about to rule anyone out because they aren't pretty enough. There's a reason why the makeup specialist exist.
Leo Luo seems to fit the role of Chu Wanning perfectly. I'm a fan of all his, he seems to carry the dramas he's in along very well. Hopefully he'll help Arthur through it and we'll get a great tv version of the fantasy/wuxia aspects of the novel. {cross fingers}
The faked pregnancy lie by both her and her friend-doctor...Is not amusing at all. Other than that, interesting…
I was seriously on the verge of tearing my hair out when she screwed up with using the failed assassination as a failed pregnancy excuse. When they panned to the doctor's expression I couldn't help lmao.
That's what 'my watchlist' is for. You can note which episode you got up to, and whether you've dropped it for…
On the kisskh webpage for the series you're interested in, the top section where the series poster and summary are (and trailer link if available), you'll see a blue button '+ Add to list'.
Click on it and select the appropriate status.
Then to view your current list to click a link to a series, or update your status with it, click on your avatar (yours is a K on a red background) in the top right of the web page. This will give you a drop-down list, one of the options of which is 'my watchlist'.
I binge watched up until eps 7. Had I known that I will have to wait for eps to air, I wouldn’t have started.…
That's what 'my watchlist' is for. You can note which episode you got up to, and whether you've dropped it for good, or have just put it on hold for a while.
True, the mother especially will have a cow. Maybe dad can fake faint again to calm the situation. I will say…
Ah-hah! Youngest uncle!!
That means he's still in the running for potential #3. ??
Given he seemed fairly hostile to FL I'm wondering how she'll approach the ask.
...hmmm I'll go have a look see at the raw of episode 9, maybe there'll be some fun in the painting department :D Plus I need to see the resolution to that cliffhanger of episode 8.
I find it hilarious because it's a misunderstanding of her mission: she's been commissioned to get the picture…
So, a pinyin chart and google translate tell me that: huan means change; heng means horizontal, transverse, traverse, across lou means floor, or storied building lu means road, way, or path
So, if the villian's accent is the problem (I'm assuming the above words are close enough phonetically to be possibilities), maybe what she's referring to is a picture of a 4 floor change, or 4 road change, or 4 road traverse...? So some kind of map....?
Personally I love the novel more because of the epic fantasy plot. The romance is an interwoven part of that plot progression, sure, but for me it doesn't really matter what gender the two romantic leads are. I see it as an epic fantasy story, not a BL story. Am curious as to how they edit the visual telling of the story to get around the censorship while staying true to the story being told. Especially since those abuse/control issues are so deeply embedded in that plot, regardless of gender depicted.
You really came across as condescending and arrogant in your earlier comment. Just something to keep in mind.
The danger is that it's become so beloved that the hype has become overblown and new viewers starting it cold might be left bewildered at why it's popular. Also the whole multiple names thing can be confusing, as well as the time jumps. Try the special edition if you want to watch the story unfold chronologically.
Damn. Can't believe they cut something so hilarious out of the live verion.
Please please please oh gods above and below, let there be an Unrivalled Super Hottie in season 2.
Or does the fact that the live action season 1 contained the story arc of the pre-season challenge mean U.S.H. is unlikely to appear...?
Thoughts? Opinions? Leaked series script excerpts?
Does mentioning U.S.H.'s name count as a spoiler?
I watched it on a site called Kurina. First time I've used the site. Had to stop my ad blocker for the video to work.
...It seems this series has been chopped and chopped and ...
I just hope all that re-arranging will leave us with a polished gem, and not a muddled mess.
In Joy of Life Fan Xian doesn't actually create anything. His character is supposed to be a person from our time who has a crippled body and is expected to die young. In some way or another his conciousness is preserved through long centuries of a coming ice age, and is placed in the brain of a baby in a young civilization which rises from the devastion of that ice age. Because it's a young civilization and the traces of previous civilization has been wiped away by that ice age, they have little in the way of a history of great arts or other developments from our current civilization. Fan Xian's mother is also a remnant from our prior civilization. This is why Fan Xian's mother got rich by creating things like sugar and why she inscribed the plaque in front of the council with those ideals. Fan Xian is simply remembering the literature he had read in his previous crippled life and writing it down again. This also explains the night he became known as a god of poetry.
So, basically, Fan Xian is a plagiarist.
I was underwhelmed with his performance in Legend of Awakening, but to be fair I don't know if that was him, or the people directing him, because that series overall became so boring to me I couldn't force myself to finish the final 10 episodes. In an aesthetic sense I thought that his face seemed to have matured between Ever Night and LoA, and I found his matured face more bland. But hey, I'm not about to rule anyone out because they aren't pretty enough. There's a reason why the makeup specialist exist.
Leo Luo seems to fit the role of Chu Wanning perfectly. I'm a fan of all his, he seems to carry the dramas he's in along very well. Hopefully he'll help Arthur through it and we'll get a great tv version of the fantasy/wuxia aspects of the novel. {cross fingers}
I'm right there with ya, doc.
Click on it and select the appropriate status.
Then to view your current list to click a link to a series, or update your status with it, click on your avatar (yours is a K on a red background) in the top right of the web page. This will give you a drop-down list, one of the options of which is 'my watchlist'.
That means he's still in the running for potential #3. ??
Given he seemed fairly hostile to FL I'm wondering how she'll approach the ask.
...hmmm I'll go have a look see at the raw of episode 9, maybe there'll be some fun in the painting department :D
Plus I need to see the resolution to that cliffhanger of episode 8.
Are you being sarcastic again?
XD
huan means change;
heng means horizontal, transverse, traverse, across
lou means floor, or storied building
lu means road, way, or path
So, if the villian's accent is the problem (I'm assuming the above words are close enough phonetically to be possibilities), maybe what she's referring to is a picture of a 4 floor change, or 4 road change, or 4 road traverse...?
So some kind of map....?
O>o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40