Chinese dramas are almost always dubbed, usually it’s because of the different accents actors have. Sometimes…
Girl, I've heard better sound quality on no-budget, YT micro-series. This production has money for tons of extras, fab locations, expensive cars, the cinematography is good, set design is top-notch, etc. You're delulu if you think they don't have enough money for a decent boom mic.
So...the dubbing is objectively terrible, but that's OK because you see a lot of it...got it!
I already dropped this ridiculous thing. Two episodes of dialogue that sounds like it's coming from another room with bad acoustics (because it is!) is enough for me. Plus, I can't stand the actor playing Shu Lang. He's weak and effeminate, and it's not right for the character. I'm supposed to believe he was f**king his boyfriend. lol Dude has never f**ked anything.
Chinese dramas are almost always dubbed, usually it’s because of the different accents actors have. Sometimes…
Thanks, I appreciate the input. The dubbing is horrible. It's a big part of what keeps me at an emotional/mental distance from what I'm seeing on the screen, as it all feels "off."
That said, I know that it's standard practice for Hollywood films and series to over-dub in post-production to fix little mistakes like garbled words or whatever. I guess the difference is you can get away with that on a limited basis, but not when you dub everything.
THAT said, I remember watching the Spanish/Netflix series "Elite," which had been dubbed to English, and I didn't even realize it until almost all the way through the first or second episode, such was the excellence of the voice acting and technology. There must be a way to do it that preserves the ambient sounds/background of the original takes, because that's what's lacking in the Chinese shows. Maybe they just don't want to spend the $$$, but again, it's clear they don't cut corners on much else.
Nah...this is just another ridiculous Chinese mess, embarrassing to watch. Overwrought, overacted, and melodramatic, with hilariously cringe action scenes like the crazy, baby-dropping mom and the cheesy blanket-toss rescue or whatever that was in episode 1. lol He had everyone take off their coats, then left them in a pile on the floor and used a handy tablecloth. hahaha. And the absurdly fake "baby." Oh lord, this is bad...
Late to the party here...just getting started. Episode 1:
Can someone help me out here? Please forgive my ignorance. I don't watch many Chinese shows, but when I do, the sound design always makes dialogue sound dubbed. Is it dubbed? If so, why? If not, why does it sound like it is, or is it just me? Clearly, the production budget is high, so why skimp on proper voice recording?
I like that Fan Xiao is so evil. Refreshing. Also, handsome and sexy. The other lead character, Shu Lang, not so much. He has a prissy look and weak vibe that comes off lame against the masculine charisma of his opposite.
I don't know...Chinese dramas, the few I've watched, seem to have an aura that puts me off. I've no idea if I'll finish this; we'll see, I guess. I just wish Fan Xiao was going up against a character that felt like an equal. This guy couldn't bend tin foil.
The screenwriters are trying to force-feed Mobi and Hatano. The boy is a minor and knows this could cause problems;…
And you are force-feeding spoilers, you twit. People who haven't watched ep. 5 or the preview for 6 aren't going to know what you just blabbed, which is, of course, why you blabbed it.
We all get it; you're pure, righteous, and deeply concerned about everyone's morals. However, if you're not going to put your Church Lady busy-bodyness down a toilet where it belongs, please put it behind a spoiler button. That's what they're for.
Episode 4: Loving the retro-delinquents, especially the hair and balloon pants. :) As funny as it can be to watch Mob deal with these various BL tropes/flags, it's past time for something to start happening regarding his own, personal...situation. :D
It's also past time for us to consider the possibility that Mob might be insane, and in a straitjacket in an asylum somewhere, hallucinating every moment of "BL World."
Some of the faces he makes are deeply disturbing...
The Tide of "a kernel of a hot story", very accurate indeed 🤣The kisses, the bouncing tires and the…
Great comment. It's telling that despite the show's terribleness, so many of us are perversely enthralled by it. :)
I'll have to check out Sweetheart Service, which very much sounds like something I would never watch. The BTS sounds entertaining too. Youtube?
"Weird shit," like magic buttons that re-button themselves multiple times, and the slave's cries of pain at having said buttons undone. hahaha Entertaining!
Wow, this is really bad, but I'll keep watching because there's a kernel of a hot story here (though it's being 99% squandered), the actors are handsome, and Jung Myeong Cheol has charisma and shows promise. However, if anyone is directing them, they are doing a terrible job.
The potentially hot scenes end up making me laugh because they are clearly improvised, perhaps with the director talking them through them from off-camera, and they are so, so very bad. lol They start at home plate, move to first base, and stay there for five minutes while the actors' dubbed voices feign sounds of passion.
The slave is kind of psycho in his hot/cold weirdness. He signs contracts promising to do "anything," then acts (poorly) pissed off (sometimes) when "anything" is required.
The bouncing car tire made me laugh, too. :) I figure it's eight-and-a-half-minutes, it won't kill me to watch to the end. :D
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This production has money for tons of extras, fab locations, expensive cars, the cinematography is good, set design is top-notch, etc. You're delulu if you think they don't have enough money for a decent boom mic.
So...the dubbing is objectively terrible, but that's OK because you see a lot of it...got it!
I already dropped this ridiculous thing. Two episodes of dialogue that sounds like it's coming from another room with bad acoustics (because it is!) is enough for me. Plus, I can't stand the actor playing Shu Lang. He's weak and effeminate, and it's not right for the character. I'm supposed to believe he was f**king his boyfriend. lol Dude has never f**ked anything.
The dubbing is horrible. It's a big part of what keeps me at an emotional/mental distance from what I'm seeing on the screen, as it all feels "off."
That said, I know that it's standard practice for Hollywood films and series to over-dub in post-production to fix little mistakes like garbled words or whatever. I guess the difference is you can get away with that on a limited basis, but not when you dub everything.
THAT said, I remember watching the Spanish/Netflix series "Elite," which had been dubbed to English, and I didn't even realize it until almost all the way through the first or second episode, such was the excellence of the voice acting and technology. There must be a way to do it that preserves the ambient sounds/background of the original takes, because that's what's lacking in the Chinese shows. Maybe they just don't want to spend the $$$, but again, it's clear they don't cut corners on much else.
Interesting.
Nah...this is just another ridiculous Chinese mess, embarrassing to watch.
Overwrought, overacted, and melodramatic, with hilariously cringe action scenes like the crazy, baby-dropping mom and the cheesy blanket-toss rescue or whatever that was in episode 1. lol
He had everyone take off their coats, then left them in a pile on the floor and used a handy tablecloth. hahaha. And the absurdly fake "baby." Oh lord, this is bad...
Dropped.
1/10
Episode 1:
Can someone help me out here?
Please forgive my ignorance. I don't watch many Chinese shows, but when I do, the sound design always makes dialogue sound dubbed. Is it dubbed? If so, why? If not, why does it sound like it is, or is it just me?
Clearly, the production budget is high, so why skimp on proper voice recording?
I like that Fan Xiao is so evil. Refreshing.
Also, handsome and sexy.
The other lead character, Shu Lang, not so much. He has a prissy look and weak vibe that comes off lame against the masculine charisma of his opposite.
I don't know...Chinese dramas, the few I've watched, seem to have an aura that puts me off. I've no idea if I'll finish this; we'll see, I guess. I just wish Fan Xiao was going up against a character that felt like an equal. This guy couldn't bend tin foil.
Too meta for MDLers?
People who haven't watched ep. 5 or the preview for 6 aren't going to know what you just blabbed, which is, of course, why you blabbed it.
We all get it; you're pure, righteous, and deeply concerned about everyone's morals. However, if you're not going to put your Church Lady busy-bodyness down a toilet where it belongs, please put it behind a spoiler button. That's what they're for.
Loving the retro-delinquents, especially the hair and balloon pants. :)
As funny as it can be to watch Mob deal with these various BL tropes/flags, it's past time for something to start happening regarding his own, personal...situation. :D
It's also past time for us to consider the possibility that Mob might be insane, and in a straitjacket in an asylum somewhere, hallucinating every moment of "BL World."
Some of the faces he makes are deeply disturbing...
It's telling that despite the show's terribleness, so many of us are perversely enthralled by it. :)
I'll have to check out Sweetheart Service, which very much sounds like something I would never watch. The BTS sounds entertaining too. Youtube?
"Weird shit," like magic buttons that re-button themselves multiple times, and the slave's cries of pain at having said buttons undone. hahaha Entertaining!
I thought at first it was blood. :)
At least that would be interesting.
The actor WOULD make a great vampire. He's got that vibe.
Wow, this is really bad, but I'll keep watching because there's a kernel of a hot story here (though it's being 99% squandered), the actors are handsome, and Jung Myeong Cheol has charisma and shows promise. However, if anyone is directing them, they are doing a terrible job.
The potentially hot scenes end up making me laugh because they are clearly improvised, perhaps with the director talking them through them from off-camera, and they are so, so very bad. lol They start at home plate, move to first base, and stay there for five minutes while the actors' dubbed voices feign sounds of passion.
The slave is kind of psycho in his hot/cold weirdness. He signs contracts promising to do "anything," then acts (poorly) pissed off (sometimes) when "anything" is required.
The bouncing car tire made me laugh, too. :) I figure it's eight-and-a-half-minutes, it won't kill me to watch to the end. :D