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Synopsis
After a terrible car accident, 25 year old Zhang Xiao travels from modernday China back to the 18th century. She is incarnated as one of her previous lives, that of 16 year old Maertai Rouxi, the daughter of a Manchu general, during the Qing Dynasty. When attempts to return to her life in the future fail, Rouxi tries to adjust to her new life in the court of Emperor Kangxi but soon becomes entangled in the princes’ struggle to succeed the throne. With her modernday knowledge, Rouxi toys with history in her romances with the Eighth Prince, Yinsi, and Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, while sharing the confidences of the 13th prince, Yinxiang. Will Rouxi be able to return to her modernday life or is she destined to live out her life in the past?
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Chinese name: 步步惊心 (Bùbù jīngxīn)
English name: Scarlet Heart
Genre: Drama, historical, romance
Episodes: 36
Director: Wu Jinyuan
Broadcast Network: Hunan Satellite TV
Broadcast Period: 10 September 2011 - 29 September 2011Cast
Cecilia Liu as Zhang Xiao / Lanlan
Chai Wei as Zhang Xiao / Lanlan (child)
Nicky Wu as Yin Zheng
Zheng Wei as Yin Zheng (child)
Sun Yizhou as Kang Sihan
Bian Chen as Kang Sihan (child)
Jiang Jinfu as Kang Siyu
Damian Lau as Kang Zhentian
Huang You Ming as Kang Zhentian (young)
Chen Xiang as Huang Di
Ye Zuxin as Jack
Yico Zeng as Ling Dang
Cai Yatong as Mo Xiaohe
Gan Yu as Zhang Zejiang
Ye Qing as Meng Xinyi,
Zhang Jiang as Zhou Yue
Annie Liu as Ma Yinuo
Yin Zhuzheng as Yin Chenggui
Zhao Chulun as Han Qing
He Yin as Zhao Lan
Wu Li as Qiao Qi
Wang Zhifei as Yin Chengyi
Deng Limin as Liu Donghai
Da Li as Wang Tiecheng
Cecilia Liu as Qin Yuzhen
Gu Yan as Meng YinanAiring sites:
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Rakuten Viki, Wikipedia@Lynne @NiteWalker Moderator tag to get it added to the directory list.
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Synopsis
New My Fair Princess, is a remake drama about a common girl, Xiaoyan Zi. During a coincidental encounter, Xiaoyan Zi promised to help Ziwei reunite with her long lost father, the Emperor. Due to an accident, Xiaoyan Zi becomes the Emperor's daughter & was given the title: Huan Zhu Gege (Returning Pearl Princess). Because of her uneducated background & lively personality, she disregards regulations in the palace & cause mayhem. Will her identity be exposed, find love, and reunite Ziwei with her father?
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Chinese name: 还珠格格 (Huánzhū Gége)
English name: New My Fair Princess
Genre: Drama, historical, romance
Episodes: 98
Director: Li Ping, Ting Yang-kuo
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Period: 6 July 2011 - 8 September 2011
This entry is only about the 2011 remake, for the original click here.Cast
Li Sheng as Xiaoyanzi
Zhang Rui as Yongqi
Benjamin Schwartz as Banjieming (Benjamin)
Hai Lu as Xia Ziwei
Li Jiahang as Fu Erkang
Chiu Hsinchih as Qianlong Emperor
Sheren Tang as the empress
Leanne Liu as the empress dowager
Zanilia Zhao as Princess Qing'er
Gao Ziqi as Xiao Jian
Sun Yaoqi as Jinsuo
Lu Hong as Fu Ertai
Fang Qingzhuo as Wet-Nurse Rong
Wang Jinduo as Liu Qing
Zhou Fang as Liu Hong
Liu Xiaoye as Consort Ling
Zhuang Qingning as Consort Yu
Madina Memet as Hanxiang
Zhang Danfeng as Mai'erdan (Merdan)
Chai Biyun as Princess Saiya
Kan Qingzi as Xinrong
Liu Changwei as Chang Shou
Yu Yingying as Mingyue
Ma Xiangyi as Caixia
Qu Aohui as Xiaodengzi
Zhang Zhuowen as Xiaozhuozi
Lei Zhenyu as Fu Lun
Chen Huijuan as Fu Lun's wife
Xu Yazhou as Lang Shining
Gang Yi as Ji Xiaolan
Xing Hanqing as Fu Heng
Yang Fengyu as E Min
Xin Xin as Xiaowenzi
Chen Muyi as Xiaochongzi
Li Zixing as Xiaoguizi
Han Chao as Xiaoshunzi
Wang Zi as Xiaoluzi
Xu Tianchen as Xiaohuangzi
Chen Yayun as Xiaolüzi
Ding Li as Xiaolanzi
Xie Zhongling as Cailian
Zang Jinsheng as Liang Tinggui
Wang Heming as Master Zhuang
Nige Mutu as Ali Hezhuo (Ali Khoja)
Wang Jianxin as Qike'er
Yang Quanjing as Sai Wei
Ye Dao as Sai Guang
Yan Qinglong as Sai Hu
Yu Chengchuan as Sai Bao
Li Xiaoyan as Wet-Nurse Gui
Cao Shan as Shuangxi
Zhou Jingjing as Lamei
Zhang Xinyue as Dongxue
Cheng Jinan as Cuihuan
Sheng Tianling as Peiyu
Hu Qiunan as Zhen'er
Weng Wenqian as Cui'er
Qian Jing as Mei'er
Luo Shujie as Ying'er
Yang Qing as Jixiang
Huang Xiaolan as Ruyi
Zheng Qiongxiao as Xiaoxiao
Yang Mengdi as Zhaizhai
Mou Xing as Qiutian
Xu Yuhan as Xiaodouzi
Kang Shengwen as Xiaohuzi
Chen Shidan as Baby Girl Dou
Kong Biyu as Grandma Wang
Liu Huanying as Nanny Sun
Chen Heng as Third Princess
Chai Wei as Seventh Princess
Mi Dou as Ninth Princess
Fu Tao as Eleventh Prince
Wu Tiezheng as Twelfth Prince
Zhu Jiazhen as Zhu'er
Ai Ru as Jinlingzi
Chen Zhuo as Yinlingzi
Yu Zikuan as Guan Bao
Su Mei as Guan Bao's wife
Gao Sen as Eunuch Pu
Wang Chunyuan as Imperial Doctor Hu
Yan Jingning as Imperial Doctor Li
Han Xiquan as Imperial Doctor Zhong
Chen Fusheng as Balang
Yin Zhefei as Brother Ou
Mao Jianping as Brother Ou's wife
Shen Baoping as Liu Yixin
Xu Zhenbin as Lujia
Wang Liangzhu as Kaluma
Li Chenyin as Langka
Jenny Zhang as Hu Ruolan
Wang Kun as Gao Yuan
Wang Kun as Gao Da
Zong Fengyan as Gao Liang
Zong Fengyan as Gao Ming
Ruby Lin as Xia Yuhe
Gao Ziqi as Xiao Zhihang
Qin Lan as Du XueyinAiring sites:
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Season 1
In 18th-century China, the Qing Dynasty’s Emperor Qianlong rules the land. The Emperor is unaware that he has a 17-year-old daughter, named Xiazi Wei, who was born after he had a brief fling with her mother. Xiazi Wei is determined to meet her father and travels from her provincial home to the Forbidden City in an effort to seek him out. However, gaining an audience with the Emperor proves far more difficult than she expected. But Xiazi Wei refuses to give up hope and remains in the capital – where she one day meets Xiaoyan Zi, a streetwise orphan girl. The girls become firm friends and hatch a plan to meet the Emperor during a hunting trip. However, their plan is thwarted when Xiaoyan Zi is injured by an arrow fired by the Emperor’s son. The Emperor finds Xiaoyan Zi, and mistakes her for his own daughter, taking her to the Imperial Court. Will the truth out? And will Xiazi Wei ever be able to take her rightful place in the palace?Season2
The year is 1760. Princesses Xiaoyan Zi and Xiazi Wei are adored by Emperor Qian Long. But things are about to change for the young girls. The Empress dislikes both of them, and plots to turn the powerful Dowager Empress against them. Both of the princesses are from poor backgrounds, and she instantly takes a dislike to them. Meanwhile, the princesses meet the lover of an Uyghur chieftain at a restaurant. He explains the sad tale of his love for the Uyghur chieftain’s daughter – explaining that she has been sent to become the concubine of Emperor Qian Long. The young women resolve to help the chieftain’s daughter and succeed in sneaking her out of the palace. However, when the Emperor learns what has happened, he sentences them both to death in a fit of fury. With help from their friends, they escape the palace. But the scheming Empress wants rid of them forever, and sends a band of deadly assassins after them! Can the princesses escape the deadly threat – and might they one day return to the Imperial Palace?
Season 3
At the frustration of Yong Qi's lack of heir, the Grand Empress has made Yong Qi marry another girl so that he may produce a son and maybe one day become the emperor. Xiao Jian, Xiao Yan Zi's brother is in love with Qing Er, but he has a grudge with the emperor for killing their parents many years ago. Since Qing Er is a popular person in front of the Grand Empress, her marriage is within the empress's hands. In order for them to be together, Yong Qi must marry the other girl. Yong Qi chose to be the hero and sacrificed himself so that Qing Er and Xiao Jian could be together. What is worse is that the nation bordering China is going into war and Er Kang became drafted. During one of the big battles he loses his memory and falls for another girl. Will Er Kang return to Zi Wei? Will Yong Qi fall for his second wife?
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Chinese name: 还珠格格 (Huánzhū Gége)
English name: My Fair Princess
Genre: Drama, historical, romance
Episodes: 112 (divided into 3 seasons: 24, 48, 40 episodes each)
Director: Sun Shu-Pei, Li Ping
Broadcast Network: CTV, Hunan TV
Broadcast Period: 1998 - 2003
A remake has been made in 2011, combining all 3 seasons. This entry is only about the original version, for the remake click here.Cast
Season 1 & 2
Zhao Wei as Xiaoyanzi
Ruby Lin as Xia Ziwei and Xia Yuhe (Season 1)
Alec Su as Yongqi
Zhou Jie as Fu Erkang
Zhang Tielin as Qianlong Emperor
Fan Bingbing as Jinsuo
Dai Chunrong as the empress
Zhao Lijuan as Consort Ling
Li Mingqi as Wet-Nurse Rong
Lu Shiyu as Liu Qing
Chen Ying as Liu Hong
Wen Haibo as Fu Lun
Liu Fang as Fu Lun's wife
Xue Yan as Xiaodengzi
Li Nan (Season 1) as Xiaozhuozi
Liu Wei (Season 2) as Xiaozhuozi
Yu Mengjie as Mingyue
Liu Fangyu (Season 1) as Caixia
Li Bingqiao (Season 2) as Caixia
Julian Chen as Fu Ertai (Season 1)
Zhang Heng as Princess Saiya (Season 1)
Liu Dan as Ji Xiaolan (Season 1)
Zhang Wei as Fu Heng (Season 1)
You Long as E Min (Season 1)
Liu Wei as Liang Tinggui (Season 1)
Wang Yi as Baleben (Season 1)
Miao Haojun as Sai Wei (Season 1)
Zhu Jinglong as Sai Guang (Season 1)
Ai Yang as Dongxue (Season 1)
Dong Wei as Lamei (Season 1)
Yang Dong as Cailian (Season 1)
Zheng Jiaxin as Du Ruolan (Season 1)
Zhao Minfen as the empress dowager (Season 2)
Wang Yan as Qing'er (Season 2)
Liu Dan as Hanxiang (Season 2)
Zhu Hongjia as Xiao Jian (Season 2)
Mou Fengbin as Mengdan (Merdan) (Season 2)
Chen Yifang as Weina (Season 2)
Zhong Xiaodan as Jina (Season 2)
Yin Wei as Ali Hezhuo (Ali Khoja) (Season 2)
Xu Fulai as Shop-Owner Du (Season 2)
Wang Hong as Shop-Owner Du's wife (Season 2)
Hu Yasi as Xiaogezi (Season 2)
Zhai Yuerong as Wet-Nurse Gui (Season 2)
Season 3
Huang Yi as Xiaoyanzi
Ma Yili as Xia Ziwei
Leo Ku as Yongqi
Zhou Jie as Fu Erkang
Wang Yan as Qing'er
Huang Xiaoming as Xiao Jian
Ti Lung as Qianlong Emperor
Jiang Qinqin as Xia Yingying
Qin Lan as Chen Zhihua
Liu Tao as Princess Musha
Jiang Lili as the empress
Zhao Minfen as the empress dowager
Chen Li as Consort Ling
Qiao Chen as Wet-Nurse Rong
Wen Haibo as Fu Lun
Liu Fang as Fu Lun's wife
Zang Jinsheng as Meng Bai
Zhai Yujia as Xiaodengzi
Zhang Tong as Xiaozhuozi
Gong Yan as Mingyue
Du Minhe as Caixia
Jia Yunzhe as Dong'er
Li Yaxi as Zhen'er
Fan Rui as Cui'er
Deng Limin as Minister Meng
Wang Weiguang as Fu Heng
Su Sheng as Chen Bangzhi
Li Qing as Chen Bangzhi's wifeAiring sites:
Viki (season 1), Viki (season 2), Viki (season 3)
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Synopsis
In the later years of China’s Sui Dynasty (581-618), Wen Lou takes up the imperial crown. Protocol dictates that he may keep a group of concubines at court, so his royal advisors select a number of women from high-profile families for the task. Among their number is Bu Meng , the daughter of a notable civil servant who dutifully serves the imperial family. But not everyone wants to be an imperial concubine – least of all Bu Meng!
She does her utmost to avoid having to spend any time with the Emperor, contriving to avoid him whenever possible. Eventually, she finds unlikely friends among the other concubines, whose number includes a blubbering bag of nerves, a highly trained martial arts expert and a wily woman with plenty of street smarts. Still, Bu Meng is determined to spend as little time as possible with the Emperor. Irked by her behaviour, one day the Emperor picks a quarrel with her – and is surprised to find that she gives as good as she gets when she’s in an argument. He finds himself strangely drawn to her feisty personality and resolves to win her love. Will romance bloom for this unlikely couple? Or will Bu Meng avoid the Emperor’s affections until the end of their days?
Details
Chinese name: 萌妃駕到 (Méngfēi Jià Dào)
English name: Mengfei comes across
Genre: Comedy, drama, historical, romance
Episodes: 36
Director: Zou Jicheng
Broadcast Network: Youku
Broadcast Period: 8 juni 2018 - [] [] 2018Based on the novel by author Lian Qiao.
Cast
Gina Jin as Bu Meng (萌妃)
Jiro Wang as Wen Lou
Xia Yiyao as Consort Yan (言妃)
Han Jiunuo as Qu Wanwan (曲嫔)
Mi Na as Noble Lady Xiao (骁贵人)
Liu Guanlin as Liu Jinyan
Zhang Haiyu as He Qiliao
Zhou Bin as Bao Qu
Liu Weisen as Cai Taixian
Jia Qingru as Noble Consort Ru (如贵妃)
Chen Dexiu as Bu Yue
Chen Jiayan as the Empress Dowager
Tang Mengjia as Yan'er
Yang Yunqi as Chunping
Chen Yao as Pu Liji
Chi Ningning as Chen Yuanxi
Yu Siyuan as Concubine Zu (足嫔)
Wu Jingjing as Concubine Wang (王嫔)
Zhai Lin as Noble Lady Yi (伊贵人)
Li Jiawen as Xiaobai
Ma Ding as Noble Lady Xian (嫌贵人)
Huang Zixi as Su Ruan
Zhang Hengyu as Lüliu
Tang Hao as Fuxi
Qu Aohui as Zhen Shishuang
Gao Yuqing as Wu Weiyong
Airing sites:
Viki, Youyou Television Series Exclusive (official YT channel)Sources:
Rakuten Viki, Wikipedia, IMDB@Lynne @NiteWalker Moderator tag to get it added to the directory list.
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I've been feeling like white tea today. My friend brought this one for me from China some time ago, so I just made it. I drink 80% of the day tea, so I'm trying not to post each cup for the sake of not spamming and still having something to post after a while. But this one is a bit more fancy than my average ones so I felt like sharing haha.
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19 hours ago, abs-oluteM said:
helllooooo..welcome to the forums and glad you found us. I am so impressed that you speak so many languages. I am so bad at learning new ones!
Thank you! But honestly, I suck at languages too. And I speak them all to some degree, but not all fluently. I'm more of a mathematics and computer kinda person. It helps that Chinese and Japanese have little exceptions. Allows me to work more on logics. There is also many logic in the grammar and in the characters, which helps. For me, mainly vocabulary is difficult. Next to that, Dutch education puts a big importance in learning languages. It's good for mental growth and business (the country is mainly build on international trading, and it's economics still relies a lot on that). I actually had Dutch, English, German and French class in high school, but I still can't speak any more French than saying my name and where I'm from despite having had class for 3 years 😆.
Honestly, It's mainly that I come from a area with a local language (Nedersaxon), those areas have to learn standard Dutch as well. Considering it's 10 minutes walking from the German border, you'll get a lot of experience form there too (due to difference in taxes Germany is often a lot cheaper than The Netherlands so visiting is often lucrative). As for English, our education starts in primary school and a lot of TV and internet we use in English, so we kinda automatically use it a lot which also helps. That already gives me 4 languages automatically, all of which are from the same language family which is always easier. Then Japanese I learned because of what I wanna do, and Chinese just became interesting from multiple hobby perspectives.
Beside, my German, Japanese, and Chinese are rather limited right now(my Japanese is officially somewhere between CEFR A2 and CEFR B1, my Chinese is CEFR A1, German I got no official test/certificates in). In German and Japanese I can survive basic situations with broken speech, but my vocabulary is just too lacking for most complexer situations (although sometimes my vocabulary is weird. Like I keep forgetting the verb for opening doors, but I know what artificial intelligence is in Japanese 🙃. Elevators in Japan made it impossible to forget the verb for closing a door tho. I can still hear that female voice say ドアが閉まります). Beside in Japanese, I still have to think about grammar, so although I can do reasonably well when I take the time (and still make the occasional mistake but nothing too bad), I will easily miss (possible important) nuances in day to day conversation. In Chinese I'm even more limited, and pronouncing tones is hard for me too. Al trough I have a decent sound vocabulary by now, I'm not used to tones at all, so although I can do it when thinking about it, it's hard in normal speed conversation.
I need to study much much more. Especially my Japanese, I feel you can't go to a country trying to find work without learning about language and culture first, so I need much more improvement. Wish my Japanese was like my English and Dutch. I still feel dumb and scared trying to speak, especially to natives, and I stutter because I worry I look like a fool since I know it needs improvement 😭.
But I think languages are super interesting so I wanna learn more, although I want to master Japanese and Mandarin better first. Cantonese, Russian, and Latin are among the list of things I wanna learn for example. Maybe Korean and Hindi too. But it's so difficult, I would be surprised if I can even manage to master the ones I study now in my lifetime.
Wow, this became a lot longer than intended. Sorry if that's bothersome 😓-
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I'm feeling like having something really sweet atm. Bubble tea is extremely hard to get here. In the bigger cities you have a few stores, but that's it. Even then, I haven't found warm bubble tea yet. I only found out hot bubble tea existed when I went to Asia 😱. Now I'm in love but can't buy fresh one 😭. Luckily, there are Asian supermarkets where I can buy instant bubble tea haha. This specific brand and flavour made me proud. When I got this one I only studied Chinese for a short time yet (and I still haven't studied long), yet I could read enough Chinese to understand the instructions, even trough I don't know all the characters. Shamelessly making a shot with my TV in the background, because I'm watching Chinese drama 😂😂😂.
Normally I'm a huge fan of tea tho. I have a lot of Chinese and Japanese tea. The tea in The Netherlands is generally really bad quality. Like, rejected quality leaves pulverised with added artificial flavour and colour bad. I have some from Asian supermarkets, as well as some directly from China that my friend brought when she went back summer last year. Those are the nicest ones I have, better quality than the ones from the Asian supermarket, but they simply don't sell them. Probably because of the cost of import together with few people wanting to pay so much for tea (after the import and shipping fees). Sadly I can't get a replacement for those as easily.
Coffee I only like when its not a drink. I love coffee flavoured chocolate, ice-cream, etc. But I dislike coffee drinks, be it warm or cold 😅.-
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I'm from The Netherlands. Originally grew up in the countryside near Germany but now live in Kampen, a tiny city, yet the oldest in my country. What I like about my country is the freedom and diversity. You can do almost anything here and just be yourself without any real consequences, general social norms are very loose. I also enjoy the old historic buildings around me. I also like how we tend to have a somewhat high standard in electronics, causing us to have things like high-speed internet in almost any house, and be among the first countries to test new electronics and online services. Here is a shot from the city gates outside which is a pretty public park, this is a photo I took. Next to it a shot from the inner city, which comes from the official tourist site of The Netherlands (holland.com).
I might try to emigrate in a year to two years tho. As much as I like my country, I can't do the work I really want here, or in the west for that matter (I wanna make software for HRI or human-like AI). Since Japan is the biggest in this I've been looking into emigration for a few years now (I'm still in university which I need to finish first). Culturally it's quite the opposite of my country so that's going to take some effort. When I was there I missed things from here, but as soon as I'm here I miss things from there haha. Anyways, that caused me to learn about Japanese culture and language, the later for which I traveled each week to another university 2 hours from my house because I wanted to ensure my Japanese was thought well and they are the best language school in the country. I don't watch much Japanese TV, also because it's the hardest to find in my country beside anime (which I like sometimes but in general I tend to prefer live-action shows. Sadly those aren't nearly as populair abroad).
As for my interest in Chinese things, some friends of mine are Chinese (living in my country), and during my last project in Japan I made some more Chinese friends (living in China). They thought me some basics about Chinese culture. Since most foreigner in Japan are Chinese and I fell in love with Chinese palace drama I decided to minor in Chinese language and culture too. That way, keeping up with my Chinese friend (who mainly post on WeChat and Weibo) and watching drama (even when there are no subs yet) will become more easy.
My interest into Korean stuff came because I once heard Kpop somewhere (years ago, before the Korean wave) and liked it. As far as Korean stuff goes I still don't do much more than listen to music, but I do have some serries on my to watch list. I'm also a big fan of Korean skincare and make-up.
Otherwise, I'm mainly just a computernerd. As mentioned I'm studying software engineering. Altrough I'm a student I also regularly do projects with companies. I'm interested in almost anything computers (with obviously extra interest into socialisable computer stuff), gaming, watching TV, collecting CDs (of music I like, which ranges from K/C/Jpop to underground black metal and a lot in between), and find interest in learning about different cultures (both current and from the past) and random (useless) facts. Aside of English, Japanese and Mandarin I also speak Dutch, Nedersaxon, and some German. I want to learn more languages if I ever have the time.
I'm also one of those not so regularly visiting people. I might be active every single day for a while, than not be seen for months. Really depends on what I'm doing and how busy I am.
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41 minutes ago, stroppyse said:
Also, is there any actual romance? I know from the descrip that Lucifer ends up helping a human female detective, but was wondering if a love line develops or not. Wait! That would be a spoiler, if you told me, right? Just after asking for not too many spoilers. LOL
Okay, will be back to comment after I actually watch some episodes.
Haha in that case I can savely say that there is a love related storyline, but it's a bit more complex than "let's try find a way to be together/to get his heart" like in many dramas (obviously not the only options used, and a huge generalisation of plotlines, but in general a common theme). It's also doesn't feel very drama like to me, more "American police shows meet supernatural" if that makes sense 😂.
41 minutes ago, stroppyse said:Fair points. I haven't managed any historical Chinese dramas yet.
They're al time favourites for me. Especially these harem palace dramas. It might sound typical maybe, but nothing better for drama than putting a bunch of pretty woman in a palace with one guy, and whatever this guy's thinks of you determines not only your, but also your childrens' and families, entire future. Beside, I love how they take their time for plotlines, without having seasons they can make each subplot as long and short as needed, as there are no season finales or "it must fit in the X number of episodes a season has" to think about.
41 minutes ago, stroppyse said:Even with the coronavirus, I'm still working full time, though lately I feel as if I'm skiving quite a bit at work. (Shhh. Don't tell my boss.)
Haha like I said, I have vacation now. It's just that most other possible activities are canceled now too causing my free time to be more than normally during vacations. When work starts again I'll have less time, but for now my entire days are filled with TV and games 😂. But after work I'm often tired, so I tend to still watch 1-3 episodes TV a day despite working full time, depending on how much chores I have to do 😅. Just got no energy for something more active lol.
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3 hours ago, stroppyse said:
So, to those of you who have watched it thus far, how does Lucifer evolve as a character across the 5 seasons thus far? If you can comment without spoiling it too much since I am likely to start watching this at some point.
I watched season 1-4 when I found them. Now slowly watching the first half of 5, but the long wait makes me a bit less excited than with the first 4 and by now I'm busy watching other stuff as well. Without spoilers, I would say at least half the show is about his character development, be it directly or indirectly, so it's a rather big topic. But in a good way, as it's also an interesting one.3 hours ago, stroppyse said:I think I'm scared by the fact that there are already 5 seasons! At this moment, I'm barely able to keep up with kdramas which only have 1 season! Though, I know that there are kdramas which are now going to be multi-season affairs, but meaning 2 or 3, rather than 6 or 13.
At least the seasons are short (10-16 episodes each), unlike those Chinese palace dramas that go between 70-90 episodes. In total this show has less episodes than those 1 season dramas 🤣.If anything, corona+vacation gives me too much free time, don't even wanna know how much hours I spend watching TV. Makes me dislike 1 (short)season shows, need to search new ones too soon. Finished multiple 10-12 season ones.-
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Synopsis
A young woman born from one of the Eight Banners family marries the Emperor. After surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress Dowager. In the process, she transforms from a kind-hearted, clever girl to a power hungry, manipulative woman.
DetailsChinese name: 后宫·甄嬛传 (Hòugōng· Zhēnhuán zhuán)
English name: Empresses in the Palace
Genre: Drama, historical, romance
Director: Zheng Xiaolong
Episodes: 76 (USA release/director's cut: 6)
Broadcast Network: Shaoxing News regional channel
Broadcast Period: 17-11-2011 to 02-05-2012
The show is based on the internet novel Hougong Zhenhuan Zhuan by Liu Lianzi
The show has won 32 awards and 10 award nominations.
Cast:Li Sun as Zhenhuan
Jianbin Chen as Yongzheng Emperor
Qian Sun as Cui Jinxi
Ada Choi as Empress
Lyric Lan as Huanbi
Tien-chu Lee as Su Peisheng
Kai-chun Yang as Jianqiu
Xin-ran Tao as An Lingrong
Ziyan Yang Feng Ruozhao
Xi Lan as Shen Meizhuang
Yixin Liang as Baojuan
Zihan ZHou as Caiyue
kang Luo as Xiao Yunzi
Meixi Wan as Xin
Xin Jiang as Nian Shilan
Yi-tong Liu as Songzhi
Si-si Chen as Cao Qinmo
Dong-xue Li as Yunli
Yameng Zhang as Consort Qi
Leanne Lau as Empress Dowager Renshou
Xiaolong Zhang as Wen Shichu
Shumei Tian as Sun Zhuxi
Hanbang Wang as Zhou Ninghai
Airing sites:
Netflix (USA director's cut), Viki (USA director's cut)
LeTV Official YouTube Channel (Full Chinese Release)
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Synopsis
The road to becoming an empress is paved with treachery. Ruyi is a consort who quickly learns to navigate the treacherous politics of the the royal court and move up the ranks. After becoming Empress, Ruyi still must survive the many conspiracies against her. Her relationship with Emperor Qianlong becomes eroded even when Ruyi is able to overcome the challenges.
DetailsChinese name: 如懿传 (Rúyì zhuán)
English name: Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace
Genre: Drama, historical, romance
Episodes: 87
Broadcast Network: JSTV
Broadcast Period: 20-08-2018 to 19-10-2018
The show received 4 award winnings and 4 nominations.
Cast
Xun Zhou as Ulanara Ruyi
Wallace Huo as Aisin Gioro Hongli
Janine Chun-Ning Chang as Haigiya HailanYouming Huang as Li Yu
Jia Lie as Yexin
Vivian Wu as Niohuru Zhenhuan
Hong Guo as FujiaChun Li as Wei Yanwan
Zhilei Xin as Jin YuyanKe Hu as Su Lüyun
Qi Li as Sanbao
Chun Wang as ChunchanCharisma Bai as Kexin
Xiaoyun Chen as Suoxin
Nan Xia as Lixin
Xiwei Cao as Chen Wanyin
Liangya Wang as ShunxinChao Jing as Ling Yunche
Xueming Jiang as Jinzhong
Jie Dong as Fuca Langhua
Chunxiao Min as SulianHuan Qi as Rong Pei
Wenkang Yuan as Jiang Yubin
Xiaocheng Wang as Lianxin
Xiaoxuan Gong as Yuhu
Hongshan he as Bai RuijiJasper Zhang as Jinbao
Yao Tong as Gao Xiyue
Mengyang Li as Xingxuan
Ziyang Yu as Lu Muping
Liuyuan Ding as SuyunRhea Lin as Zhenshu
Yixuan Zeng as Soqoro Aruo
Liu Rang as LancuiChristine ZHeng as Lingzhi
Qianxing Huang as MoxinJianing Zhang as Barin Meiruo
Quanyou Wang as Qi RuEveryone seen in less than 20 episodes omitted for readability. Full list can be found here.
Airing sites:
Viki
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Wei Yingluo enters the royal court of Hong Li, Qianlong Emperor, to uncover the truth behind her sister’s tragic death. She suspects the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng and tries to get close to his sister, Empress Fucha Rongyin. Yingluo manages to transfer to Changchun Palace to work as a maid. There, Yingluo is mentored by the kind Rongyin, who teaches Yingluo to read and write, and she also falls in love with Fuheng. Through a series of events, Yingluo becomes the Emperor’s concubine, Consort Ling. Alongside other concubines like Consort Xian, can Yingluo put her personal agenda aside to serve the Emperor?
DetailsChinese name: 延禧攻略 (Yánxǐ gōnglüè)
English name: Story of Yanxi Palace
Genre: Drama, historical, romance
Episodes: 70
Director: Hui Kaidong and Wen Deguang
Broadcast Network: iQiyi
Broadcast Period: 07-07-2018 to 04-10-2018
Based on the novel Yanxi Gonglüe by Zhou Mo.
The drama won 29 awards and was nominated for another 4.
Cast
Wu Jin Yan as Wei Yinlou
Yuan Nie as Qianlong Emperor
Enshang Lie as Li Yu
Chairmaine Shes as Hoifa Nara Shushen
Anna Fang as Zhen'er
Zixin Jian as Mingyu
Kai Xu as Fuca Fuheng
Qing Su as Hitara Erqing
Lawrence Wong as Hailanca
Mo Cheng as Yuhu
Yuanke Wang as Su Jinghao
Tianyun ZHang as Zhenzhu
Lan Qin as Fuca Rongyin
Cheng Chang as Desheng
Maolei Wang as Yuan Chunwang
Chunli Song as Empress Xiaoshengxian
Jiawei Li as palace maid Liu
Zhuo Tan as Gao Ningxin
YuFei Shi as Zhilan
Airing sites:
Viki
Sources:
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Synopsis
Ratched is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind. On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred's stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smoldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born.
Details
Name: Ratched
Genre: triller, drama, horror, psychological terror
Language: English
Episodes: 8 (S1)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Production Company: Fox 21 Television Studios
Initial release: 2018 September 2020
Running time: 45-62 minutes
‘Ratched’ was inspired by the iconic and unforgettable character of Nurse Ratched in ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ and was created by Evan Romansky.
Cast
Main
Sarah Paulson as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Finn Wittrock as Edmund Tolleson
Cynthia Nixon as Gwendolyn Briggs
Jon Jon Briones as Dr. Richard Hanover / Dr. Manuel Bañaga
Charlie Carver as Huck Finnigan
Judy Davis as Nurse Betsy Bucket
Sharon Stone as Lenore Osgood
Recurring
Corey Stoll as Charles Wainwright
Vincent D'Onofrio as Governor George Willburn
Alice Englert as Nurse Dolly
Amanda Plummer as Louise
Jermaine Williams as Harold
Annie Starke as Lily Cartwright
Brandon Flynn as Henry Osgood
Michael Benjamin Washington as Trevor Briggs
Sophie Okonedo as Charlotte Wells
Guest
Hunter Parrish as Father Andrews
Robert Curtis Brown as Monsignor Sullivan
David Wells as Father Murphy
Emily Mest as Nurse Amelia Emerson
Daniel Di Tomasso as Dario Salvatore
Harriet Sansom Harris as Ingrid
Liz Femi as Leona
Joseph Marcell as Len Bronley
Ben Crowley as Reggie Hampson
Rosanna Arquette as Anna
Kerry Knuppe as Doris Mayfair
Benjamin Rigby as Case Hitchen
Airing sites:
Netflix
Sources:
Netflix, Wikipedia
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