Some whiners keep bashing her acting skills, but what's really going on is overexposure. She's been working non-stop…
unless it's official from production, I don't believe it because I don't' think any producer can approach her while she is still under contract. I think depending on when her contract ends, it would take a few months to pick a script. So, if it ended Mar/Apr, then July makes sense, and the scripts she been reading as her independent studio, because her agency is not going to allow her to read scripts if she's leaving. But if her contract ended May/June, then I think she won't be filming until Sep earliest. I'm pretty sure she's independent now because of all the attacks she was getting earlier this year. And i doubt anyone will ever know exactly when her contract ends, of course, rumors.
Also, I guess I'm way more tolerant to domestic slow paced scenes, my guys just wanted to skip all the "dead…
I think your theory makes sense since they started over with a new script right as they are about to film too, isn't' that right? The original script which they deemed outdated for them took a year to write. I doubt one person can write this entire story that fast, and they probably writing as they filming. It's probably also why I keep reading comments about how the drama and novel are very different.
Some whiners keep bashing her acting skills, but what's really going on is overexposure. She's been working non-stop…
She hasn't filmed the past 8 or 9 months. Hopefully, the rest is doing her good. I know she says she's old but age is not it. She has old injuries that makes it hard for her body to keeping doing stunts. I think she's independent already. Her contract should have already expired sometime May or June. They just don't go around announcing these things. She'll likely start filming again later this year, prob. a modern one.
That's quite lower than I expected, but a few days ago I took a look at some reviews and they were brutal.
I think 6.3 is based on the comments after the finale If they used the comments from a week ago the score would have been 5.5. There are lot of haters, if you read the comments, it's really unfair to the score.
Well PoJ who is 9.1 on MDL got 6.4 on Douban. They are pretty harsh. I watched Archives: The Nanyang Mystery and…
I was talking about MDL at the top they have this verified rating, which is usually a step below the score, so 8.6 would normally be at least 7 to 8. A weaker verified indicated to me the rating might drop.
Even though it's totally different genre, I don't know why I was reminded of The Demon Hunter's Romance. There…
The Demon Hunter's Romance and The First Jasmine have the same director and same screenwriter. I didn't watch it but The Demon Hunter's Romance seems to have done really well, it has Douban 7.6 with over 202K user ratings. So, the quality of this production should be similar to that one I would think.
Love has fireworks Douban is not out yet. Legend of Rosy Clouds 3.8 and Never ending summer 4.9
based on 100 comments snapshot just now the Douban is 6.46 for The First Jasmine. I think they will be taking the most recent comments. My guess is the rating is above 6 and below 6.5, anything above 6 is a decent Douban imo.
My detailed review after watching all episodes:https://kisskh.at/profile/10070561/review/582260
It’s an interesting review. You pointed out a lot of negative critiques yet still gave it an 8. The production value alone is high enough to justify that score.
Your comment about Bai Lu was especially insightful: “If you want to watch a drama where Bai Lu fits her role like a glove, with none of the draggy soap, go watch her previous drama — Unveil: Jadewind. It’s funny, but even that grim detective drama had more exciting romance than here, even though it wasn’t the main focus.”
Bai Lu’s voice delivery may be her best work in The First Jasmine. She didn’t use her usual husky/raspy tone, and the vocal shift really suited this character. This drama showed that she has more range in her delivery.
As for why the romance in Unveil: Jadewind felt more engaging, I think Wang Xing Yue’s acting plays a big part. His character on paper is pretty bland, but he managed to draw out subtle personality traits and even a quiet romantic charm.
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I think she's independent already. Her contract should have already expired sometime May or June. They just don't go around announcing these things. She'll likely start filming again later this year, prob. a modern one.
6.3
96576 user ratings (pretty high volume)
5 stars — 14.1%
4 stars — 22.7%
3 stars — 37.9%
2 stars — 16.8%
1 star — 8.4%
My one random sample earlier today:
6.46
5‑star — 15.5%
4‑star — 24.7%
3‑star — 30.9%
2‑star — 16.5%
1‑star — 12.4%
I think anything over 5% is too high for 1-star.
Legend of Rosy Clouds 3.8 and
Never ending summer 4.9
based on 100 comments snapshot just now the Douban is 6.46 for The First Jasmine. I think they will be taking the most recent comments. My guess is the rating is above 6 and below 6.5, anything above 6 is a decent Douban imo.
Your comment about Bai Lu was especially insightful: “If you want to watch a drama where Bai Lu fits her role like a glove, with none of the draggy soap, go watch her previous drama — Unveil: Jadewind. It’s funny, but even that grim detective drama had more exciting romance than here, even though it wasn’t the main focus.”
Bai Lu’s voice delivery may be her best work in The First Jasmine. She didn’t use her usual husky/raspy tone, and the vocal shift really suited this character. This drama showed that she has more range in her delivery.
As for why the romance in Unveil: Jadewind felt more engaging, I think Wang Xing Yue’s acting plays a big part. His character on paper is pretty bland, but he managed to draw out subtle personality traits and even a quiet romantic charm.