Just let it be fuel for your imagination, it's not like a movie you go see at the Theaters.
Not a movie you go see at theaters?!?!? Are you for real? Have you seen Sword Snow Stride? CGI pets that looked and acted so real I wanted to reach out and touch them. Also Xu Fengnian riding on lake turtle... I couldn't believe I was seeing that kind of SFX in a TV series! That's Tencent magic for ya, they are the de facto CGI powerhouse of China. This M:TC looked so lame in SFX when u put side by side any Tencent production!
Hello, does anyone know why is this drama series not on WeTV?
It's not true. WeTV is Tencent international reputation. One bad drama (with crappy script/CGI) will destroy the reputation Tencent worked so hard to build. The ones that don't show up on WeTV don't meet quality control for global audience.
BTW, if you ever watched Super Mario Bros 3 on YT, Japan got a very crappy release of the game. They had to polish it up a lot to release in North America so the global version of SMB3 nothing like the Japanese version. Same thing this Croton drama only suitable for China release not global audience!
Just think of WeTV as an automatic quality filter. Dramas that don't release there not worth watching! This Tencent is a big big China company that actually cares about its global image...
Croton not the right producer for this IP. The airships look so lame (compared to anime version). What bugs me the most is the same (very crappy) CGI techniques used in 3L3W are used here. Every scene with CGI in the drama makes me cringe because it looked like some kid who got access to Photoshop did the effects, not a professional CGI studio!
If you follow the plot closely, you’ll know SuMo was possessed in that scene, because he practiced dark magic.…
Yeah okay. Zhang Wuji also thought the same thing. He thought Zhao Min killed his "brothers" that's y he nearly choked her to death. Also wasn't in the sane state of mind. Are we supposed to be OKAY with such scenes existing in a PG-rated drama just coz the ML wasn't in the right state of mind?
He choke her as a kink thing some sort of sexual thing or he was angry at her so he was chocking her out of male…
Nope that was the script writer choking their FL. The fook try copy a scene from Heaven Sword Dragon Saber. Jin Yong isn't God. I find his works are crap that y he never got a good drama made from them decades after publication! Not a single one, they kept churning out crap adaptations after adaptations of his works...
He choke her as a kink thing some sort of sexual thing or he was angry at her so he was chocking her out of male…
Exactly. The script writer felt the need to express male dominance/sexual kinkiness by having the ML choke the FL (literally almost killed her). I think the main reason they chose CYQ actress is because if China censorship decided to crack down on such scenes, they could say she did a similar in Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber so as to avoid blame, etc.
BTW, guys, how would you feel if your daughters watched dramas with such scenes?
One of the most off-putting scene in this drama... The ML gotta choke the FL to near death to make her fall for him again. I think this the primary reason they chose Chen Yu Qi as Bai Ying. She been thru a similar scene in Heaven Sword Dragon Saber where the ML nearly choked her to death, and she fell in love with him because of it. What do our female viewers think about how such dramas treat women?!?!
BTW, if it was Tencent, such scenes would never make the final cut. Tencent too high class for such vulgarity!
This drama doesn't do Zhao Min actress any justice. Role doesn't let her display any kind of emotions or exhibit naughty behavior like in Heaven Sword Dragon Sabre. I kept thinking they could have swapped her with any other idol drama actress and it wouldn't have made a difference.
Is there whole series about it? If yes, can you give me direct link? :D
Yes, there is a whole series about it. BUT, Tencent is being an arse about this series. They only released S1 on WeTV only in Chinese sub. I had to browse a torrent website to find the ENG subbed version. S2 no where to be found, I had to look up Youtube. That episode above is from S2.
Also, this story was originally written in the early 2000's. You can see the influence of Star Wars Ep1-3 and Lord of the Rings in this work. Anyways, damn, I want my light-saber-weilding Bai Ying!
CGI leaves much to be desired. When you see a drama with the ubiquitous play button logo followed by the familiar Tencent Video tune, you can be assured that the drama may suck but at least the CGI and SFX is top notch. When two Immortals/Fairies appear on a cloud overlooking the city... Bleh. If it was Tencent doing the SFX, that scene would have been done to overkill, not the bland stuff Croton gave us!
Lol. Go to Youtube. ENG Subs and free to watch! I haven't watched this drama yet, but I see the first Ep was released…
It's Croton style. They release the RAW videos first. Subs added on later. With companies like Tencent, it's different. The subs come with the RAWs or no release. The worst thing can happen Croton will drop the ENG subs half way thru a drama that bombs in terms of viewership. Most likely won't happen with this drama becoz it's super-popular.
So after I couldn’t find the drama on WeTv (Japan) I found it on Croton with English subs. I paid a small membership…
Lol. Go to Youtube. ENG Subs and free to watch! I haven't watched this drama yet, but I see the first Ep was released on YT 3 days ago. I just hope they don't pull a fast one (1st YT episode free but later episodes require paid membership).
Why does this drama lists as airing on Tencent Video, but I can't find this drama on WeTV?!?! Is this really airing…
Alright, since this drama does NOT seem to appear on WeTV... Can safely make some assumptions:
1. The CGI will mostly be crappy. WeTV is the international branch of Tencent Video. Only dramas that pass certain quality criteria get shown on WeTV. The dramas that don't pass quality control get shown only on Tencent Video and only in China. For example, Tencent would be embarassed to show 3L3W drama on WeTV. The CGI in that series doesn't meet Tencent quality and will shatter their company image as China's CGI powerhouse.
2. This drama actually looks good on my 21.5" computer monitor. I have the monitor no more than 3 feet away from my eyes. Might surprise alot of ppl that 99.9% of movies and TV shows actually look TOO BIG on this tiny computer monitor (I can't image the horror ppl with larger monitor sizes like 23.8" and 27" experience when they watch something on those displays). Somehow this drama is the first to actually look good (actors/actress/sceneries not too big) on this computer display size. I don't enjoy watching anything on my 21.5" computer monitor except this drama!
I watched the S1 anime from WeTV. It's all in Chinese subs but I found and ENG subbed version on torrent. I'm…
No, if you haven't seen all of this live action I recommend watching the anime first. It's only 4 episodes long (S1) but introduces you this story universe and characters very well!
BTW, if you ever watched Super Mario Bros 3 on YT, Japan got a very crappy release of the game. They had to polish it up a lot to release in North America so the global version of SMB3 nothing like the Japanese version. Same thing this Croton drama only suitable for China release not global audience!
Just think of WeTV as an automatic quality filter. Dramas that don't release there not worth watching! This Tencent is a big big China company that actually cares about its global image...
BTW, guys, how would you feel if your daughters watched dramas with such scenes?
BTW, if it was Tencent, such scenes would never make the final cut. Tencent too high class for such vulgarity!
As for S2, I am actively looking for the downloads myself as I do not like Youtube video quality...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn2gnXg_FOo
Also, this story was originally written in the early 2000's. You can see the influence of Star Wars Ep1-3 and Lord of the Rings in this work. Anyways, damn, I want my light-saber-weilding Bai Ying!
1. The CGI will mostly be crappy. WeTV is the international branch of Tencent Video. Only dramas that pass certain quality criteria get shown on WeTV. The dramas that don't pass quality control get shown only on Tencent Video and only in China. For example, Tencent would be embarassed to show 3L3W drama on WeTV. The CGI in that series doesn't meet Tencent quality and will shatter their company image as China's CGI powerhouse.
2. This drama actually looks good on my 21.5" computer monitor. I have the monitor no more than 3 feet away from my eyes. Might surprise alot of ppl that 99.9% of movies and TV shows actually look TOO BIG on this tiny computer monitor (I can't image the horror ppl with larger monitor sizes like 23.8" and 27" experience when they watch something on those displays). Somehow this drama is the first to actually look good (actors/actress/sceneries not too big) on this computer display size. I don't enjoy watching anything on my 21.5" computer monitor except this drama!