Quotes:"Douban evolved from its origins as a community primarily for well-educated, well-read, and cultured younger…
Well, I think this description of Douban belongs to history. Nowadays you have armies of fans (and anti-fans) who artificially inflate (or deflate) the rating of some dramas both here on MDL and on Douban to support their idols regardless of quality of production/acting. Sadly, this turns the rating more and more into a meaningless number. That being said, I'm currently watching WoL and so far the rating does seem justified.
It’s a German proverb “In der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen” Note the alliteration on “f”… I like to take proverbs and expressions from all sorts of languages and then translate them into whatever language I’m speaking at that moment. It makes speech more colourful 😀
Our first official confirmation of the cast, introductory videos of the actors for today's Migu conference: https://weibo.com/7879144770/NxZlEdDs2…
For us non-Chinese speakers, what are they actually saying? I guess it’s a short description of their role, but it would be interesting to hear what their take is on each role… I haven’t read the novel, so I’m a bit lost with all the names…
Why is this sad for her? She brought this upon herself. I’m not a big fan of the (Chinese) cancel culture, but anyone fiddling their taxes knows the risks. So when they get caught they get zero sympathy from me. What is truly sad if that all the other people who put time and energy into this production are punished by never seeing the fruit of their labour because of one person who couldn’t pay her taxes properly.
Weaving a tale of love? This feels more like weaving a tale of endless setups. After two boring episodes in which nothing happened other than all sorts of people trying to set up the FL (for no obvious reason whatsoever) had to drop this. What a waste of time!
Hmh, I'll take your word for it. I really didn't like the TTEOTM novel (and the bad translation didn't help) as I'm not a fan of the torturing each other and then falling in love trope. With all the chopping around on the drama version it was hard to tell if the script ever made sense. Don't get me wrong, I loved the acting + production, but the story really didn't do anything for me.
They also filmed Game of Thrones before the books were finished. If the author has a general idea where he wants to go with the story a good script writer should be able to fill in the blanks deviating from the general tone of the story. I trust they have a good script writer.
2028 isn’t that a little too long? The rumor on FB is first quarter of 2024. Dylan is rumored since last year,…
You can count 3-4 months for filming. Dramas with a lot of fight scenes usually take longer than simple historical dramas. Then add minimum 9 month of post production (again, longer if extensive CGI required) and some more time for the licensing. So even if they started filming right away and the broadcaster doesn’t sit on the finished drama (as they usually do…) the earliest this could be ready would be towards the end of 2025.
They never really say how old the crown prince is other than he's not the oldest. For me I get more concerned…
In the novel Hua Liuli is 15 and the Crown Prince is 22. Their age as indicated in the novel may be historically coherent, but for modern tastes it would definitely feel weird if they had made the FL look like an underage little girl. I am glad that they used their creative licence to adjust the age of both of them to something more suitable.
I've called Yu Shi San a scene stealer in this drama, and in the latest episodes it was like watching everything…
Yes, I never liked him much before…and it turns out he was always in the wrong kind of roles (stiff, bland, boring - you name it..). He is an absolute delight in this one!!!
Remember the ring only contained a medicine that'd make him faint, not poison. Yet she sounded very confident,…
Great idea, but you know that in C-dramaland this could never happen. No matter how bad and incompetent an emperor is, he is still the representative of the highest authority which must never be questioned. The real-life parallel is of course purely coincidental…
Are Tencent saving this for a special occasion? Like when humans land on Saturn or pigs learn to fly? How frustrating must this be for all the people who invested time and energy in this!
Nowadays you have armies of fans (and anti-fans) who artificially inflate (or deflate) the rating of some dramas both here on MDL and on Douban to support their idols regardless of quality of production/acting. Sadly, this turns the rating more and more into a meaningless number.
That being said, I'm currently watching WoL and so far the rating does seem justified.
I like to take proverbs and expressions from all sorts of languages and then translate them into whatever language I’m speaking at that moment. It makes speech more colourful 😀
What is truly sad if that all the other people who put time and energy into this production are punished by never seeing the fruit of their labour because of one person who couldn’t pay her taxes properly.
After two boring episodes in which nothing happened other than all sorts of people trying to set up the FL (for no obvious reason whatsoever) had to drop this. What a waste of time!
Don't get me wrong, I loved the acting + production, but the story really didn't do anything for me.
I trust they have a good script writer.
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4979977729540122?from=old_pc_videoshow
To me they look pretty good together...
Their age as indicated in the novel may be historically coherent, but for modern tastes it would definitely feel weird if they had made the FL look like an underage little girl.
I am glad that they used their creative licence to adjust the age of both of them to something more suitable.
He is an absolute delight in this one!!!
No matter how bad and incompetent an emperor is, he is still the representative of the highest authority which must never be questioned.
The real-life parallel is of course purely coincidental…
How frustrating must this be for all the people who invested time and energy in this!