it's back in the 80sOriginally Posted by redfirefly124
wot do u expect?
Mainland
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Japanese
Singapore
Western
it's back in the 80sOriginally Posted by redfirefly124
wot do u expect?
im more into western tv series...Stargate SG1, Space: Above and Beyond, Surface, Angel, bla bla bla...i can go on for ages...anyway, as for asian series i used to love TVB but now i rarely watch 'em.....id go for mainland i guess....
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I voted for Mainland and Taiwan AND Korean I use to love Hong Kong so much .. but now thank to these young newcomer who doesn't know how to act and most are butt ugly. its waste time watching TVB series.
hmm.. never watch J-drama b4. does they look exactly like Korean drama ?
No!Originally Posted by HanaButa
Jdorama r much shorter, better storyline, don't drag and the celeb r better looking!
Last edited by Gundam-Freedom; 12-14-06 at 12:13 PM.
Originally Posted by Gundam-Freedom
I just checked at my video place where I rented . they don't have j-drama only few Japanese moive. gotta try and watch it. hope I get into it
I can't believe that there r so few ppl who watch J-dorama. u guys should try them - they're great.
short enough so it won't be a bore, most of them with humorous scenes so it's more lighthearted and enjoyable to watch. and i realize tat the newer actors/actresses taking over the older ones are quite capable as well - many of their series are doing well enough and they have garnered plenty of fans and support from the viewers.
I've watched plenty of series from all of the different regions mentioned in the poll (including Korean) - and I enjoy watching J-dorama and western series the most, with TVB (older series) coming third. Korean and Mainland series are a bit too draggy for my taste, whereas Taiwan series is juz not my cup of tea (too many pretty faces with little acting talent)
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i like TVB dramas the most..
Mainland> Some are weird..
Taiwan> Only watch "ou xiang ju"
Korean/Jap> Dun understand if it's not dubbed (cos mainly Chinese subtitles) and if it's dubbed, the voice puts me off..
Western> Omg, just Bold and Beautiful is adequate to make me boycott most western soapies.. Except maybe good ones like Grey's Anatomy..
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Mainland makes a lot of modern dramas...I rather like Mainland modern series. The humour is generally quite good. "Fen Hong Nv Lang" is hilarious...Liu Ruoying and Chen Hao did a good job in it.Originally Posted by Gundam-Freedom
However, Mainland series tend to be overly long, I agree. I mean, everything is at least 30 eps, if not 40. I don't know if it's a moneymaking thing, but they could condense it a little.
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I saw the first episode of Fen Hong Nv Lang...its pretty funnyOriginally Posted by Sparky
However, I haven't seen or heard of any other modern ones...most of the ones I've seen are either ancient or 1900s ish like Moment in Peking/Jin Hua Yan Yun...can you name a few good ones?
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It depends on your taste, but I enjoyed Death Diary (Si Wang Ri Ji), 18 Sui De Tian Kong, and My Family Tree (Qing Qing Shu). All of them are very different.Originally Posted by redfirefly124
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Mainland period dramas top my list with all those historic & wuxia genes my favourite! I'll only watch TVB dramas unless my fave actors are in it... Taiwanese dramas when I'm left with no dramas to watch LOL
Grey's Anatomy is turning into a soap opera fast given the direction it's going.
I like Mainland the best--they actually have some solid clever series and lots of historically CORRECT dramas, though a bit boring at times.
Taiwanese ones are only good for eye candy (but that lasts ilke 1 minute) and then some occasional laughs. It's the type of drama I don't like admitting that I enjoyed and cringe the second time round watching it.
Korean--wayyyy too repetitive and melodramatic sometimes.
Japanese--I saw one w/ good potential a LONG time ago, haven't seen any lately.
Western--such a huge range, hard to judge, you get really bad crap like reality shows and singing contests, and pretty decent ones like ER and Twice in a Lifetime, and then some feel good ones like Seventh Heaven (though kinda soapy), and the typical good old humor like Malcolm in the Middle, Simpsons, 70s show. Good range, but you gotta sort through the bad.
HK---some of the plots are ridiculous, but I guess they're so-so. The promoted actors/actresses are not my cup of tea, and I don't fancy the slapstick. However, if there are a lot of veterans in it, and you don't get the newcomers are leads, it might not be too bad.
I vote for Hong Kong, specially Hong Kong series of the 80s. THey are simply the best and irreplacable. The slow motion martial art are the best, whereas mainland overuse the special effect to the point a character can beat his opponent without hand fight. that is ridiculous....Originally Posted by redfirefly124
For LOCH83, if you only care about scenery and special effect, then this is not a good series. On the other hand, if you compare artists, acting, martial art, costumes, storyline, and theme song then is no mainland series can ever compare to LOCH83, not even close, not in a thousand year. Despite lack of technology, there are a lot more people like LOCH83 than LOCH03. Who can compare to Felix/Barbara as GuoJing/HuangRong????
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The Golden Five Tigers of the 80s are the best wuxia artists ever!
um, julian and athena did just as good if not better. maybe its ur first time watching it, so u think all the remakes are bad. i have the same feeling too. i saw the 94 version first and i thought the 83 version was inaccurate and too old style. it happens to every1 tho, so dont worry. ppl that saw infernal affair first probably think the departed sucksOriginally Posted by PeterBanh
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I vote for TVB
Ancient series of TVB during the 80s are simply irreplaceable. Nothing can compare to them......
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The Golden Five Tigers of the 80s are the best wuxia artists ever!
Up until today, I still prefer TVB series over other production. Their ancient series of the 80s still the best. Some of ATV ancient series are good as well... but not as nearly as many...Originally Posted by warlock110
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The Golden Five Tigers of the 80s are the best wuxia artists ever!
i like TVB and Mainland series. One - Tvb, i can understand. Two - Mainland ones are pretty interesting
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