There have been at least a dozen remakes or spin-offs of the popular legend over the years, and this latest one has taken on the title of Heaven’s Prophecy: Legend of the White Snake 天乩之白蛇传说 (there’s only so many combinations you can use).
Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road 龙珠传奇之无间道 has released Chinese New Year posters. Starring Yang Zi, Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun, Shu Chang, He Zhonghua, and Zhang Na, more for those looking for a Qing Dynasty palace drama.
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Qing dynasty dramas seem to have fallen a bit out of fashion lately… either that or nobody wants to compete with Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace.
Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road 龙珠传奇之无间道 has released more stills. Starring Yang Zi, Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun, Shu Chang, He Zhonghua, and Zhang Na, those who have been wanting to stare at Qing dynasty costuming can get a look through these stills.
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Augh… this better not be the kind of drama where they have imperial consorts and concubines milling around outside the palace like they do it all the time because according to what I have learned about court protocol, that most likely did not happen.
Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road 龙珠传奇之无间道 has released stills. Starring Yang Zi, Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun, Shu Chang, He Zhonghua, and Zhang Na, more for those interested.
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At least based on the stills this week it seems like they don’t go and over-pimp out the palace and make it an elaborately flamboyant mess like some dramas I’ve seen… but the trailer… DX
Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road 龙珠传奇之无间道 has released a trailer. Starring Yang Zi, Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun, Shu Chang, He Zhonghua, and Zhang Na, last times character posters weren’t too exciting but this week’s images aren’t too bad.
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I actually find a lot of the posters below… gasp… UNDER-edited… DX
Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road 龙珠传奇之无间道 has released character posters. Starring Yang Zi, Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun, Shu Chang, He Zhonghua, and Zhang Na, I’m a bit disappointed with these posters but hopefully, better materials will be released in the future.
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… on the other hand, based on the stills so far, the costuming doesn’t seem that bad…
Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road 龙珠传奇之无间道 begins filming. Starring Yang Zi, Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun, Shu Chang, He Zhonghua, and Zhang Na, those who have been waiting on a Qing dynasty production can keep tabs on this drama.
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… IMO, although the characters aren’t terribly original and some of the scenes are a bit of an eye-roll, I find that the majority of the plot follows a logical progression. Characters have their flaws but at least there are times where they pay a logical price for their flaws as opposed to some dramas in the past where this didn’t happen and seemed to detract form the story for me.
Realm of Love: Long Ballad 秀丽江山 长歌行 has been airing for quite some time. Starring Ruby Lin, Yuan Hong, Kenny Kwan, Mao Zijun, Li Jiahang, Wang Yuanke, Zong Fengyan, Yu Bo, Dai Junzhu, and Wang Yu, those who have been watching it, what are your thoughts so far?.
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Nice to see they still use natural backgrounds as opposed to always using fake sets nowadays.
The Legend of Chusen 青云志 has released even more stills. Starring Li Yifeng, Zhao Liying, Qin Junjie, Cheng Yi, Tang Yixin, Zhang Luyi, Wei Wei, Che Xiao, Xiong Naijin, Yiyang Qianxi, Wang Yuan, Wang Junkai, and Yang Zi, more pictures with natural backgrounds today. It seems there’s a set release date now on July 31st.
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I like how balanced everything looks. There’s enough color and decorating to keep me interested but not to the point where I feel that I am watching a peacock mating ritual… also the patterns used are mostly characteristic for the era based on what I can see…
Realm of Love: Long Ballad 秀丽江山 长歌行 is preparing to air July 21st. Starring Ruby Lin, Yuan Hong, Kenny Kwan, Mao Zijun, Li Jiahang, Wang Yuanke, Zong Fengyan, Yu Bo, Dai Junzhu, and Wang Yu, those who have been waiting on this one don’t have much longer to wait.
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