It literally ended filming less than a year and a half ago, and it premieres on December 17th. So... :)
Yep. Me too. I think it will be even better than the donghua though, as it's much longer (about 3 times as long) so there will be more time to develop the stories properly. I'm also excited as I fly back to the States for Christmas on the 17th so I'll have something fun to watch on the plane :)
So where is the other 5 members of the teams if this takes place after season 3?
MDL is wrong on the cast list. It features all 6 main leads, just like the first 3 seasons. I think whoever created the MDL description got this one mixed up with the spin-off vertical series that dropped last month. iQiYI just released posters of all 6 actors for Season 4. All six posters are in my article plus a description of the plot.
It literally ended filming less than a year and a half ago, and it premieres on December 17th. So... :)
Hahahaha, you're welcome. And I"m soooooo excited about this one. The trailer looks amazing, and if it's as good as the Ya She donghua (and from the trailer it looks even better) it will be superb, IMO.
On December 17, a 21-episode, 20 minutes each ep installment will be released. I heard that this isn’t season…
It's officially Season 4 (checked with every Chinese source I have, and they all say it's Season 4 :), with the franchise carrying on with a Season 5 after that at some point.
Just an FYI, this one gets so much better as it progresses. I was pretty bored with the first case, but the second case onwards is far more interesting. So if you're feeling the same, stick with it.
The acting too is far more solid as it progresses, with the cartoonish amateur-ish performances in the first few episodes not as evident in later ones. Looks like it may just have taken a while for the director to figure out his stride with this. :)
It's still not quite as good as Season 2, which was the standout, but still a great addition to the franchise.
Here's a rundown of what we can expect with Season 4 including its plot and the cases that will be solved. (yes, it's an official Season 4, and a so-called 'bridge' between Season 3 and the upcoming Season 5 -- we've been so SPOILED this year with so many series dropping, haven't we? :)
Oh and it's a different director (again) than either director of the first 3 seasons.
Can someone confirm if this is linked to the Strange Tales 1,2 & 3? Is this Strange Tales 4? Why isn't YXW…
It's a Season 4. And as, for the cast, the entire full main cast stars in this one. So MDL's cast list is completely wrong, as they've mixed up the cast of this one with the recent TOTD mini drama spin-off. Weirdly.
According to iQIYI, it's the exact same main cast list as the three other seasons -- as it would be :)
A reminder. For the love of God, please stop clicking on Tonboriday links. The site is a scam site that does nothing but spread AI-generated lies and slander. And the person who posts them contributes NOTHING to My Drama List except post links to Tonboriday trash articles in topic after topic.
So sick of these vile people trying to destroy actors' lives just so they can make money off their misery.
Seriously hoping the ml gets better scripts. he's too good an actor to continuously be let down by rubbish writing…
It's been one after another awful scripts for poor Liu Xue Yi, but The Princess's Gambit is the worst yet. Really holding out hope Against the Current is a far better drama.
Impossible to finish. I finally gave up at Episode 31 as the stupidity of the script ramps up to 100 out of 100.
One of the worst dramas I've watched all year. Horribly written, Meng Zi Yi CANNOT act, and the story is idiotic. The only two good things about this are Liu Xue Yi and several of the supporting actors, and the cinematography. Otherwise a huge waste of about 30 hours of my life.
And poor Liu Xue Yi. He deserves a much better script and an FL who can actually act.
First 10 episodes or so were excellent. Then, as soon as she fell off the cliff and Meng Zi Yi's face looked as blank as it always does, it descended into stupidity. Haven't hated where a could-have-been-superb drama ended up this much in a LONG time. Awful awful awful drama.
And not surprised its rated a 5.4 on Douban -- which, as anything below a 6 means abysmal, you can only imagine how much Chinese viewers and critics hated this too.
Happy that they win. Thanks for the link.I managed to watch (or rather marathon) all 3 series without feeling…
Weird, because I felt the same way about When Life Gives you Tangerines :) I've watched 6 episodes so far and, while I like it, it does seem emotionally draining doesn't it. Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty tho is just a fun and fast watch :)
Just in case you missed it, because WeTV didn't do much international promotion, it dropped on WeTV yesterday under the title Supersensory Maze. Watched the first episode and it's excellent so far.
Doesn’t look like that will happen. Oh well! Fingers crossed Tencent’s upcoming X Theater crime drama LIGHT…
You're welcome. And, as usual, YOUKU did a terrible job of promoting the drama internationally :) Only reason I even knew it had an English title, as it didn't have when I wrote about it a week ago, I was changing some information on my website for 'Chao Gan Mi Gong', went to YOUKU's front page and that popped up and I thought "That looks familiar". ROTFL
And don't get me started on why Chinese streaming services often don't release the English title of their dramas until 24 hours before they drop. Sooooo annoying :)
And I'm with you on Chinese crime dramas. They don't seem to get anywhere near as many views as wuxia or other genres, but so many of them are so good. Hope you enjoy this one. Like I said, only 1 episode in so far, but thoroughly enjoyed that one.
Doesn’t look like that will happen. Oh well! Fingers crossed Tencent’s upcoming X Theater crime drama LIGHT…
It's on WeTV -- perfect English subs :) Titled 'Supersensory Maze' -- no idea why MDL hasn't changed the Chinese title yet? And the first episode is excellent.
The rating on douban has gone down to 8.0 https://movie.douban.com/subject/36318037/It's disappointing but as…
The problem was the change of director, and the directing/story choices he made. Bai Shan is much more skilled than Ju Xing Mao for this kind of drama. I'm only on Ep 8 but not enjoying it anywhere near as much as Seasons 1 and 2. Hopefully Bai Shan will be back for any Season 5 (Season 4 already filmed apparently).
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And yep, Dec 17th.
https://baozibuns.com/strange-chronicles-of-tang-premieres-dec-17th-character-posters-for-yang-xu-wen-yang-zhi-gang-gao-si-wen-and-other-main-leads-drop/
The acting too is far more solid as it progresses, with the cartoonish amateur-ish performances in the first few episodes not as evident in later ones. Looks like it may just have taken a while for the director to figure out his stride with this. :)
It's still not quite as good as Season 2, which was the standout, but still a great addition to the franchise.
Oh and it's a different director (again) than either director of the first 3 seasons.
https://baozibuns.com/strange-chronicles-of-tang-premieres-dec-17th-character-posters-for-yang-xu-wen-yang-zhi-gang-gao-si-wen-and-other-main-leads-drop/
According to iQIYI, it's the exact same main cast list as the three other seasons -- as it would be :)
So sick of these vile people trying to destroy actors' lives just so they can make money off their misery.
One of the worst dramas I've watched all year. Horribly written, Meng Zi Yi CANNOT act, and the story is idiotic. The only two good things about this are Liu Xue Yi and several of the supporting actors, and the cinematography. Otherwise a huge waste of about 30 hours of my life.
And poor Liu Xue Yi. He deserves a much better script and an FL who can actually act.
First 10 episodes or so were excellent. Then, as soon as she fell off the cliff and Meng Zi Yi's face looked as blank as it always does, it descended into stupidity. Haven't hated where a could-have-been-superb drama ended up this much in a LONG time. Awful awful awful drama.
And not surprised its rated a 5.4 on Douban -- which, as anything below a 6 means abysmal, you can only imagine how much Chinese viewers and critics hated this too.
https://wetv.vip/en/play/lxcqx07i9z8c6y0
And don't get me started on why Chinese streaming services often don't release the English title of their dramas until 24 hours before they drop. Sooooo annoying :)
And I'm with you on Chinese crime dramas. They don't seem to get anywhere near as many views as wuxia or other genres, but so many of them are so good. Hope you enjoy this one. Like I said, only 1 episode in so far, but thoroughly enjoyed that one.
More and more episodes will be free there as they release.
https://wetv.vip/en/play/lxcqx07i9z8c6y0/p4101t3s2eu-EP01%3A_Supersensory_Maze
EDIT: On YouTube too on WeTV's channel... first ep free, rest for membership only, but will likely also be free as more episodes drop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7SJb873cUc
Also, Season 1 came out over 3 years ago so of course it has more Douban votes than a series that was released a few weeks ago.