hahaha. Maybe it's because I was a fan of the game series (played all 5), but I adored CP1, especially the Eddie Peng (mainly ignored the girl in his OTP. she literally defined the term OTT). I did FF through a lot, since I knew the plots already. But the Hu Ge and Ady pairing owned my heart for quite a while. I understand though how it can very unappealing to someone who's more mature in taste and has no previous attachments to the game series.
I didn't watch LOCH2008 (was LOCHed out during that time. still like the book the best, though have heard some good things about this adaptation. Demigods 2002 remain the best Louis Cha adaptation for me) or Young Warriors, though it looks solid from your recaps and some mvs I've watched. I've watched some of their Liao Zhai series (period fantasy miniseries), Tian Ya Zhi Nv (Weavers of the Land?), and some Guai Xia Yi Zhi Mei.
IMO, Tang Ren always do a good job of humanizing characters, writing cuteness and sweetness into a lot of heavy storylines, and always backs their dramas up with an awesome OST. They've got that period idol drama niche down and has been ever improving.
I feel like BBJX will be one of their more serious dramas, and that's why I'm excited, b/c I can see the growth of Tang Ren as a production company in this. I'm actually the most excited for Nicky Wu since he's done such a good job in portraying Four (as characterized by the novel) in the trailer so far. Not very flattering in figure or even in looks, but that becomes negligible for me as his acting and screen presence dominates.
BBJX is much more subdued and tragic when compared to Gong, and the plots and characterizations are completely different even though the concept is similar. The reason why I like it is b/c the author manages to weave actual history so well with the plot, adding her own interpretations to cryptic historical events. Chinese literature has also been used very creatively and aptly throughout the series (one of Mao's famous poems has been used by the main character to flatter the emperor Kang Xi). In that sense, it feels more like a historical drama than a period idol drama (which is what Gong is to me). Never been a fan of tragedy, but BBJX has somehow appealed to me. I'm looking forward to the lightness that Tang Ren will add to the story (the novel has been mostly tragic in tone). They do that so well.
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I didn't watch LOCH2008 (was LOCHed out during that time. still like the book the best, though have heard some good things about this adaptation. Demigods 2002 remain the best Louis Cha adaptation for me) or Young Warriors, though it looks solid from your recaps and some mvs I've watched. I've watched some of their Liao Zhai series (period fantasy miniseries), Tian Ya Zhi Nv (Weavers of the Land?), and some Guai Xia Yi Zhi Mei.
IMO, Tang Ren always do a good job of humanizing characters, writing cuteness and sweetness into a lot of heavy storylines, and always backs their dramas up with an awesome OST. They've got that period idol drama niche down and has been ever improving.
I feel like BBJX will be one of their more serious dramas, and that's why I'm excited, b/c I can see the growth of Tang Ren as a production company in this. I'm actually the most excited for Nicky Wu since he's done such a good job in portraying Four (as characterized by the novel) in the trailer so far. Not very flattering in figure or even in looks, but that becomes negligible for me as his acting and screen presence dominates.
BBJX is much more subdued and tragic when compared to Gong, and the plots and characterizations are completely different even though the concept is similar. The reason why I like it is b/c the author manages to weave actual history so well with the plot, adding her own interpretations to cryptic historical events. Chinese literature has also been used very creatively and aptly throughout the series (one of Mao's famous poems has been used by the main character to flatter the emperor Kang Xi). In that sense, it feels more like a historical drama than a period idol drama (which is what Gong is to me). Never been a fan of tragedy, but BBJX has somehow appealed to me. I'm looking forward to the lightness that Tang Ren will add to the story (the novel has been mostly tragic in tone). They do that so well.