@AnnaAnthro Will definitely watch this soon when all the episodes air, it's a perfect drama for me.
#ZhouYiWei is one of my favorite actors; he always owns the screen. He's great in everything, especially The Longest Day in Chang'an, Shaolin Wendao, Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy, The Rebel Princess.
And I love any detective mystery #Cdrama#CMovie based on Di Renjie. 👍
Ya know, I thought the deluge of #Cdramas in February was bad. March takes the cake. I cant keep up 🤣
I just completed Judge Dee's Mystery (great drama!) and am now enjoying the guilty pleasure that is Yong'an Dream. But these are Feb dramas. Meanwhile, various platforms announced about >12 dramas that will land or have landed, including the very eagerly awaited Legend of Shen Li. I probably will watch that but the rest I hope will grant me an extra month in this year to catch up 🤣
After all the smart-ness in #CaptivatingTheKing, I needed a #kdrama that didn't require any thinking. #ALoveSoBeautiful has the emotional and mental depth of an after-school special, and 20 minute episodes! Winning.
Except the ML is a total JERK to the FL. And the 2ML is thoughtful, supportive, considerate, kind, emotionally aware... exasperated sigh
It is a Korean remake of a #cdrama and ... I can tell?
Draw the Line gives you a fascinating look into the Chinese justice system, and also into the lives and society of Chinese people. If you're interested in this, give this #CDrama a try.
Of all countries I expect to produce hopeful fiction about the #environment, China was not the top of the list. But I was really intrigued after reading a news article about it & decided to give Sunrise on the River a try.
I thought it would be a dry drama but there is a dead body, fishy beurocrats, a possible conspiracy and a mysterious environmental mystery. Another thing that surprised me is the subs are pretty decent. Worth a watch! Its on Youtube.
For this week's Nirvana in Fire watch along, we will be watching episodes 3 and 4! Starts Sunday, your time!
Tag with #NifNotABirthdayParty, CW your spoiler thoughts with episode number, feel free to browse the tags and interact with others who are also watching, and...
Just to try this out because I noticed some tagged posts do not seem to federate, you can follow @nifwatchparty. When you want your watch threads to get boosted to everyone who is also doing this watch party, tag the group when you post (as in, tag, @/nifwatchparty@a.gup.pe without the slash)
My dad loved old Chinese tales and used to tell me the stories. One of the ones I remember best is The Eight Immortals. Someone on Youtube described them as the "OG Chinese Avengers" and I was like, this is a perfect description of them. And each character is so iconic.
And I must've watched this 1985 version cos I remember the song so much!
Dream of Splendor is a historical romance drama that I absolutely adore. I love how it features a mature relationship between a beautiful couple, and that it also highlights the food and tea culture, music and art of the Song dynasty.
We're starting Nirvana in Fire watch party this Sunday (March 3rd) with episodes 1 and 2!
Tag your reactions with #NifNotABirthdayParty, interact with ppl who are watching, etc.
Please do indicate the episodes in your spoiler CW, so people who are behind can still interact with the tags without getting spoiled if they do not want to be spoiled.
There is no strict schedule for this, so feel free to watch it anytime this week up till Sat, and if you find yourself falling behind later, that's okay. This is not meant to be a stressful schedule.
Check the thread in the quoted post for resources for the first few episodes if you find yourself lost!
I have been struggling to find a drama that I want to watch 🌸 So I've decided to watch "One and Only" with Bai Lu and Ren Jialun. I didn't watch this drama when it came it, because I'm not that great a fan of him, but there's been so much talk about this drama that I'm giving it a go ...
Hehe someone posted English subtitles for Wong Kar Wai's Blossoms Shanghai. They are actually quite good even if it is machine-generated. The thing is, I wanted to watch it in Shanghainese, so could not rely on my Mandarin skills to understand the drama so it's much appreciated!
That said, the delay in international release is only encouraging piracy. Wished they had released it with English subtitles asap instead of waiting for some magical day...
Have been watching "White Cat Legend" 🌸 with Ding Yuxi but will drop it now. I have made it to episode 12 and I really like his portrayal of the cat detective. However, I'm not loving the slapstick nature of the other detectives in the bureau.
The mysteries don't quite drive the plot forward enough for me to put up with their silliness + Li Bing's own story is drowning in the nonsense that is going on around him. So sadly, I'm dropping it. I wanted to like it!
A rare sci-fi historical mash-up in a CDrama world saturated with idol romance dramas. The Mutations offers something different with its schlocky brand of creature feature. But ... it wasn't enough for me.
#NirvanaInFire rewatch/watch party will start the first full week of March (3rd March)!
It's 54 episodes long, each episode about 40-45 mins. If you plan to join this watch party, I recommend VPN to U.S., and watch it on Viki. The subs are generally better there (because they use fan labor...)
It'll be two episodes a week, at your own pace. Just so we can find each other who are watching, you can use the hashtag #NifNotABirthdayParty when you watch.
I'll post every week on Saturday the episodes we will be watching that week (watch week is Sunday to Saturday).
Not interested in: het romance stories, stories abt/centering cops, BL or GL romance plots that feature cheating.
PLEASE REC ME: BL and GL stories, nothing super long (maybe max. 20 eps?), and ideally nothing set in a high school setting. I do love mystery plots. Historical settings are A-OK as are contemporary ones too.
FAVE Dramas I've watched: Imperial Coroner, Bad Buddy, and Semantic Error. (Yes, pretty old stuff, but there we are, LOL.)