Ahhh, nothing like a doomed ship to wallow in!

[dangermousie]

Why do I not have any Bu Bu Jing Xin icons? (Ah, cdramas. Overall, much as I enjoy Korean period dramas, nothing does it for me like period cdramas - they fit me ideally in terms of structure, pacing, approach.)

Checking out Huan Zhu Ge Ge, which is harmless dumb fun, made me crave a quality Qing story and, because I have no sense of self-preservation, I am currently selectively Ruoxi/Four-exclusively rewatching BBJX. Next, I shall progress to hitting myself over the head with a hammer for entertainment.

God, this is such a gorgeous, nuanced drama which manages to be both restrained and passionate, romantic and soul-destroying. GUUUUUUUH. It is also the one drama where I keep the raws just for capping.

And guess what, my obsession is your gain, because I bring you caps from this amazing scene in ep 17. (I took close to 500 caps, before I went culling. The less said...)
























































































































It's funny because before the drama aired, I remember blabbering all over that BBJX story sounded boring, the trailers didn't work for me, Nicky Wu was much too old for Liu Shi Shi and looked like a gargoyle in Qing get-up. And then...ahahahaha. So much crow. I loved the story and thought LSS and NW had ridiculous chemistry with a few spare Universes to burn. And, while I still think Qing look is not for Nicky (unlike Kevin Cheng, who proved he's god among men, by performing a miracle and looking drop-dead-gorgeous even with the queue), it simply didn't matter - the sheer force of Four's personality and Nicky's charisma in the role, made my quibbles immaterial.

Speaking of the doomed pair, any rumors of them being paired again? Mainland seems to like to pair successful couples again, and if they do so here, I can pretend this is a happy AU which didn't end up murdering my soul. If that is too much to beg for, I'll settle for LSS with Kevin Cheng, if you are listening, TPTB! (Btw, when is Kevin's Mystery in the Palace coming out? I want!!! Except for Feng Shao Feng, he's the only man I've seen who's managed to remain gorgeous even with the half-bald/queue look).

Comments

[mookiehyun.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how trustworthy this interview not long ago was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0CjIDPndb4, the reporter said Kevin mentioned he'll be filming BBJX2 in Oct 2012 (yet Kevin was just chatting on rumor of his skyrocketing asking price). Nicky has been asked constantly and he hasn't let out a definitely yes. TR's ladyboss has leaked it's a go for a few times now, but her words have less value than TP. Imo BBJX2 is very likely, how much $$$ the milkcow is generating for everyone involved is not easy to look away. I hope it's a modern drama, just more likely the now much more famous cast will be able to work around their schedules than allotting months off bald.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, thanks.

Tbh, I'd rather they left BBJX alone and did something else (not big on sequel) but modern-day BBJX I can live with.

[once-a-weaver.livejournal.com]

"hitting myself over the head with a hammer for entertainment."

Yes this is always fun, but I think I'll just stick to weeping over tv shows :)

A lot of stories I've seen from Mainland China are really, *really* good at creating an atmosphere of almost recklessly repressed, hopeless love. Somehow the passion that breathes through such restraint is more intense than open expression. I don't know why that is. I still wasn't expecting Bu Bu Jing Xin to be as involving as it was.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yes - I love when dramas are that restrained and yet the feelings get across. BBJX was 90% glances and it was still so ridiculously romantic.

[kainee.livejournal.com]

Still trying to get over the depression BBJX put me in. I tried reading the book soon after finishing the drama but the emotions go too intense. I'd be interested in a BBJX2 if it wasn't set in Qing Dynasty though and set in modern times. It'd be cool if Zhang Xiao meets the princes in a similar time in modern era but brings her knowledge of their past incarnations so it would work in reverse since in BBJX she had future knowledge of them.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a wonderful idea. I want them to do that!

I am rewatching BBJX and seriously...shivers.

[hamster428.livejournal.com]

I'm still on vacation but I so want to come back to catch up on my dramas! Can't wait to see Kim Soo Hyun in sageuk garbs angsting it out sageuk style. Have you seen the original HZGG? Part 1 was tons of fun. The new version seems so diluted with nonsense I didn't even get past five minutes of it.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

KSH is not my thing (I don't dislike him either though) but the plot of Moon sounds ridiculous amount of fun.