So far, didn't make it to Top 3: Nezha 2 (#1), Detective Chinatown 1900 (#2), Creation of the Gods II (#3). You have to be an idiot to splurge money on a story rehashed countless times in TV dramas.
Also, I don't like this kind of project. Hark Tsui abandoned Return of Condor Heroes movie half way just to chase the filthy lucre with Xiao Zhan. Plus XZ is a controversial actor with just as many dislikes, not a terribly wise choice as ML!
Shen Xing the Jinx! How many ppl didn't get shot in the chest, arrested, committed suicide, had their throat cut, lost their leg if he hadn't come into their lives!
It's the first drama I came across where nearly 50% of the viewers gave it a 1/5!
Anyways, I'm gonna watch this in 4K then delete it from my computer right away. This kind of low-rated drama not worth keeping around on your hard drive!
Tencent always tries to copy another company whether it be style or theme.
Here's my prediction:
[iQiyi] Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (S1/2/3) - Superb! [Tencent] Strange Tales of Jiang Cheng - Flopped
[Youku] I Am Nobody S1 - Superb! [Tencent] Land of Warriors - Semi-flop
The only reason Tencent abandoned the gritty realism of Douluo Continent S1 drama for cartoony anime style is because it's the style that I Am Nobody (a recent smash hit drama) uses which is a 1:1 mirror of the web comics it's based on.
IMO Tencent should just give up adapting anime into live action. Fights Break Sphere S5 anime is sooooo much more enjoyable than the shitestorm S2 live action drama...
The result won't be good. You guys all saw the dramatic drop in quality from Ever Night S1 to S2. Tencent will…
Actually maybe Tencent did plan for LoCH RoCH and HSDS to each have the same budget. LoCH aka Legend of Heroes didn't look like the typical high quality Tencent drama but a budget production. Because Tencent already predicted Jin Yong would suck based on Fox Volant Side Story performance. So they said to each y'all LoCH RoCH HSDS B-grade production status and each shall receive the same low budget monetary expenditure!
The result won't be good. You guys all saw the dramatic drop in quality from Ever Night S1 to S2. Tencent will pour half the budget into S2 (aka Condor Returns) because S1 (aka Condor Legend) didn't perform very well. I'd rather this NOT be called Legend of Heroes Return.
Tencent should just start clean with a fresh slate and give the viewer fair treatment by making a stand alone Heroes Return drama with the same budget as the S1 prequel.
I only started watching S1 this summer from a recommendation in another drama discussion. I only managed to finish the S2 today.
It's been a while since I watched a drama this good. I'm glad there are companies like iQiyi to compete with Tencent Recently I became bored with Tencent productions. They churn them out like fast food, following certain formulas like create false suspense to hook you into the next episode.
I really look forward to the S3 of Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty.
BTW, does anyone think this drama has rewatch value? You already know all the mysteries...
I didn't know Yang Xuwen (LLF) played as Guo Jing in LoCH 2017. Throughout Strange Tales of Tang, I always thought…
Yang Kang was adopted into a rich family which mirrors Lu Lingfeng's background.
The amusing interactions between Su Wuming and Yang Kang of Condor Heroes fame. That about sums up my impression of S1+2 of Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty!
(Of course this Yang Kang is a good character unlike the other Yang Kang that betrayed his roots...)
I didn't know Yang Xuwen (LLF) played as Guo Jing in LoCH 2017. Throughout Strange Tales of Tang, I always thought I was watching was Yang Kang from the Condor Heroes trilogy NOT the character LLF. In fact Yang Xuwen looked and acted in Strange Tales so much like the Mainland version of 1983's TBV Yang Kang!
do i need to watch the first one before this or can i just start it
You can start it, but then from Episode 7, it continues from a story arc of S1. If you haven't seen S1 by the time you've reached EP7 of S2, you will be very confused as to what's actually happening.
They should make more seasons of this drama the sooner the better!
I think what will ultimately kill off this franchise is the actors and actresses age beyond what is normally considered good-looking youthful people! At which point if they replaced the series with younger actors and actresses there will be a strong upheaval from the audience.
too stupid ML, with the experience of the 7 masters plus one he has not learned anything outside of martial arts.ML…
"ML is a man with the brain of a child."
LOL. That sums up the main reason why I never liked LoCH but love the sequel RoCH. The protagonist of LoCH is written as a dumb arse in the original novel. Tencent just adapting what the author originally wrote. On the other hand the ML of the sequel RoCH (different person) is described as very smart and cunning. THAT kind of story I love watching adapt!
Shoddily produced Eternal Love with really crappy CGI scored higher on Douban. Also, Ever Night that bombed in the S2 scored way higher than this so called flaunt of Jin Yong's best/most popular work:
Eternal Love (2017) - 6.6/10 Legend of Heroes (2024) - 6.3/10 Ever Night S1 (2018) - 7.4/10
The modern world does not care for Jin Yong. LoCH is synonymous with JY, if JY can only get 6.3 adapting the best work in his collection thru the biggest C-ent company in China -- Tencent, it's very telling how much of a failed franchise JY stories had become in the modern times...
Why tencent is so timid to cut every bromance scene short....the scene where song he falls into huole's arms after…
"Why tencent is so timid to cut every bromance scene short...."
Because BL is banned in China. Tencent is in the business to make money not to cater to BL fans. Their first and primary goal is always to cut those BL scenes to evade the banned genre.
Tencent never ceases to amaze me. They see something popular from another company like 3 Lives 3 Worlds and subsequently attempts an imitation in Ancient Love Poetry. The Twin Flower Legend becomes Romance of a Twin Flower etc. This latest one is an imitation of the ever popular Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 1-2 by iQiyi!
I'll be completely honest, I only found out about Strange Tang recently thru recommendation from I Am Nobody drama discussion on MDL. Which means I haven't finished watching S1 yet. I did acquired all episodes of S2 on my hard drive and previewed 5 mins of it.
The other day I just finished the Crocodile Island arc of S1 where LLF was looking for the tree with red spiny leaves. Lol, today at a Chinese restaurant, they planted a tree just like it in their front lawn. My jaw gapped that I was able to see that tree up close in real life.
The universe is already a pretty weird place on the quantum mechanical level. SYNCHRONICITY is the extension/manifestation of that weirdness at the macrocosmic level!
Lol why are you downloading the series? Just watch on iQiyi so it doesn't take up space. I watch 4K resolution…
Streaming sucks. The internet will always lag during prime streaming time. Plus I use Google TV Android TV box and I hate Google spying on me so I never allow my TV box to go online... Meaning any and all streaming services are worthless to my TV box!
The only thing can alleviate this problem is if China got their shiet together and made a TV box that doesn't run any shiet Western spying software...
Also, I don't like this kind of project. Hark Tsui abandoned Return of Condor Heroes movie half way just to chase the filthy lucre with Xiao Zhan. Plus XZ is a controversial actor with just as many dislikes, not a terribly wise choice as ML!
https://movie.douban.com/subject/35236763/
It's the first drama I came across where nearly 50% of the viewers gave it a 1/5!
Anyways, I'm gonna watch this in 4K then delete it from my computer right away. This kind of low-rated drama not worth keeping around on your hard drive!
Here's my prediction:
[iQiyi] Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (S1/2/3) - Superb!
[Tencent] Strange Tales of Jiang Cheng - Flopped
[Youku] I Am Nobody S1 - Superb!
[Tencent] Land of Warriors - Semi-flop
The only reason Tencent abandoned the gritty realism of Douluo Continent S1 drama for cartoony anime style is because it's the style that I Am Nobody (a recent smash hit drama) uses which is a 1:1 mirror of the web comics it's based on.
IMO Tencent should just give up adapting anime into live action. Fights Break Sphere S5 anime is sooooo much more enjoyable than the shitestorm S2 live action drama...
Tencent should just start clean with a fresh slate and give the viewer fair treatment by making a stand alone Heroes Return drama with the same budget as the S1 prequel.
I only started watching S1 this summer from a recommendation in another drama discussion. I only managed to finish the S2 today.
It's been a while since I watched a drama this good. I'm glad there are companies like iQiyi to compete with Tencent Recently I became bored with Tencent productions. They churn them out like fast food, following certain formulas like create false suspense to hook you into the next episode.
I really look forward to the S3 of Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty.
BTW, does anyone think this drama has rewatch value? You already know all the mysteries...
The amusing interactions between Su Wuming and Yang Kang of Condor Heroes fame. That about sums up my impression of S1+2 of Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty!
(Of course this Yang Kang is a good character unlike the other Yang Kang that betrayed his roots...)
I think what will ultimately kill off this franchise is the actors and actresses age beyond what is normally considered good-looking youthful people! At which point if they replaced the series with younger actors and actresses there will be a strong upheaval from the audience.
LOL. That sums up the main reason why I never liked LoCH but love the sequel RoCH. The protagonist of LoCH is written as a dumb arse in the original novel. Tencent just adapting what the author originally wrote. On the other hand the ML of the sequel RoCH (different person) is described as very smart and cunning. THAT kind of story I love watching adapt!
Eternal Love (2017) - 6.6/10
Legend of Heroes (2024) - 6.3/10
Ever Night S1 (2018) - 7.4/10
The modern world does not care for Jin Yong. LoCH is synonymous with JY, if JY can only get 6.3 adapting the best work in his collection thru the biggest C-ent company in China -- Tencent, it's very telling how much of a failed franchise JY stories had become in the modern times...
Because BL is banned in China. Tencent is in the business to make money not to cater to BL fans. Their first and primary goal is always to cut those BL scenes to evade the banned genre.
I'll be completely honest, I only found out about Strange Tang recently thru recommendation from I Am Nobody drama discussion on MDL. Which means I haven't finished watching S1 yet. I did acquired all episodes of S2 on my hard drive and previewed 5 mins of it.
The other day I just finished the Crocodile Island arc of S1 where LLF was looking for the tree with red spiny leaves. Lol, today at a Chinese restaurant, they planted a tree just like it in their front lawn. My jaw gapped that I was able to see that tree up close in real life.
The universe is already a pretty weird place on the quantum mechanical level. SYNCHRONICITY is the extension/manifestation of that weirdness at the macrocosmic level!
The only thing can alleviate this problem is if China got their shiet together and made a TV box that doesn't run any shiet Western spying software...