[Thread] Legend of Condor Heroes (2017)

The Legend of Condor Heroes strike again with a new drama version adapted from Jin Yong’s famous Condor Triology! There has been so many versions of this drama come out every 2 years or so (or so it feels)!  Guess the last one was 2008 version?? My favorite was the 1994 TVB  version with Chilam and Athena Chu just cause that was the first version I saw. hahaha 

Information: 

Title: Legend of Condor Heroes 2017  (射雕英雄传)

# of episodes: 52

Release date: January 9th, 2017

Synopsis: When their husbands are killed by the Song Army, two pregnant women escape to foreign lands and both give birth to boys who are very different from each other. Guo Jing is a strong but dull-headed young man who grows up on the Mongolian prairie. Yang Kang is a smart and skilled you man who is raised as the son of Wanyan Hong Lie, a successor of the Jin Empire. The worlds of these two men collide when their respective martial arts masters make a secret pact, while their lives are further complicated by the love of two women, Huan Rong and Mu Nian Ci.

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First Impressions: Love & Life & Lie

Up to Ep5 and I am not sure why i am still watching! 🙂 It is a Spot-The-Cliche bonanza with the switched at birth backstory, spunky- poor-girl-with-attitude pitted against the spoilt-awful-rich-girl who fall in love with the male lead and the usual array of evil side characters plotting to separate the OTP (which there are so many of them!!!) BUT somehow, something keeps me watching and here I am!

I think it’s the Chen Xiao (Li Yao Nan) -Zhou Dong Yu (Liu Xin Tong)combo. Those 2 have a urban romantic nonchalance chemistry (liked their interactions at the vet) spiced with some sexy vibes which makes the relationship feel realistic for the early 20s set – not too angsty or overly passionate yet adult at the same time. I do like Liu Xin Tong as well – it’s my first time watching Zhou Dong Yu and I like that she is not your typical beauty with her small eyes and her personality does shine through compared to the second female lead. I can see why Yao Nan fell for her. And Chen Xiao – he does the urbane young man so well , polished but with a heart (not a supersized one like the second male lead but realistically sufficient!) That side eyed smirk from the Legend of Lu Zhen is back!

It helps that Jia Jing Hui who plays the second male lead Ji Zhen Yu is also a hottie and Ye Qing playing the second female lead Ji Zhi Zhen is so detestable. Interested to see his storyline and can’t wait for her comeuppance !

Not sure how much longer I will continue watching as I suspect that the dogblood scenes are coming. But for now, it’s meeting my quota for a light rom-com so let’s see where it goes!

[Breaking News] Tong Liya and Chen Sicheng

The paparazzo, Zhuo Wei, has followed up his claim with photographic and videographic evidence. Chen Sicheng is now proven to be cheating on Tong Liya. Not only did he cheat on her during her pregnancy with their one-year old son, but he also let not one, but two women into his bedroom at their family house when Ya Ya was away filming Takes a Real Man 2. One woman is an actress from the drama starring Tony Liya, Ordinary World (2015)

First Impressions: General And I

Watched up to Ep 6 and it’s not too bad! Will continue watching the subbed episodes (it’s not as punchy as the beginning of Princess Wei Young so i think I can manage!) and am looking forward to more of Wallace Chung. My first time watching him and he is pretty good !

First Impressions: Candle In The Tomb

Up to Ep9 and it’s great! Just the right balance of archaeological adventure, mystery and bromance! Not much romance here yet (Joe Chen only appears in Ep 5 ) but that element is not missed when everyone is totally rocking it! It also helps that the drama is beautifully shot (those snow and desert scenes!), thoughtfully produced (no strange editing or fanciful posturing) and the CGI effects are actually passable! Never read the book on which the series is based on but I love the details which straddle between fact and fiction – they all exist but the fact that not much is known about these ancient kingdoms totally allows the imagination to grow wild within the confines of plausibility. Jingjue Kingdom, Xiye Ruins,  Ancient Peacock Trail, the Karakoram – the drama brings it to life!

Entertainment Update: Relationship updates, dramas, and movies

On January 6th, Ruby Lin gave birth to a baby girl via C-section weighing 6.6 pounds. Wallace Huo was present for the birth. They have yet to name their baby

Famous paparazzi, Zhou Wei, has exposed yet another relationship. He caught Li Bingbing with a much younger man. She’s 43 years old and he is 24 (19 years younger)

[Thread] Martial Universe (2017)

Martial Universe releases another batch of stills

Information

Title: Martial Universe (武动乾坤)

Episodes: 60

Release date: TBA

January Airing Schedule

List of dramas and movies to air in the month of January. This list will be updated as more releases are announced

January Dramas:

General and I starring Wallace Chung and Angelababy will be released January 2^nd with 63 episodes. Click here for the thread