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⌈ Secret Post #1718 ⌋

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So, as far as modernizing goes, Three Kingdoms (that's the official name of the 2010 series, actually, not "Romance of") does use much more modern-style dialogue to convey character interactions and events, but certainly not to the extent of Red Cliff. (and better, there's no horse birthing) The Han-period etiquette, system of courtesies, lord-vassal relationships, etc. has been kept fairly authentic. Cao Cao certainly has his moments of "screw dignity, I do what I want", but it's in keeping with his somewhat eccentric, amoral-mad-genius character.

I'm sad to say I haven't watched Bao Qing Tian - my exposure to old Chinese drama is mostly limited to what I can remember of military dramas about Mao's life, comedies set in the Qing dynasty, the old Journey to the West, and RoTK. But I'd share your distraction by the awful subs in the 94 version if I watched it again, I'm sure. Just not, um, the drooling. How did you manage to focus on his...? He's so...weepy. o_O

But if you're still interested in RoTK, I'd certainly recommend watching the 2010 version! I understand that many people who've built up their impression of that period based on the 1994 version might be a little biased at first - I know I was. But if you keep an open mind for character differences, acknowledge that some events might be worse than the original, but some might be much better or simply different, and don't hurry to write it off after a few episodes, it does stand on its own and tell a gripping story very well. Furthermore, most of the main characters - from all three kingdoms, to boot - are strongly developed, very likable, and/or easily empathized with, and several have definitely improved over the 94 version, Liu Bei and Lu Su for starters. I've left links all over this comment thread, I think; do check it out when you have the time.

(I'm also helping with the fansub effort for the series, and we're nearly done (80 out of 95), so consider this a shameless plug as well /o/)

I didn't know I was missing some comment reply notifications until today. It's really weird - the missing notification emails are not in my spam or inbox, but I HAVE been receiving notifications for the last three days. I would have responded much more quickly if I had known you replied already. Sorry!

Glad to hear the dialogue's more authentic than Red Cliff. And oh gawd the horse-birthing scene and Zhou Yu's wife. No need to review these memories again. As for Liu Bei's figure, well, his weepiness does not detract from his physical features. Plus, it DID distract me from the excessive crying and the poorly timed and translated subs. Ya just gotta focus on the positives, ya know? ;)

Old dramas - I can barely remember the old Monkey King. Best memories of it are the theme songs =P Tried to watch it again a year ago and winced at the special effects. BQT -> RotTK -> Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo -> Returning Pearl Princess was the rough timeline for after-dinner dramas in the 90s. Don't remember any Mao dramas, surprisingly. Still have a thing for period drama + martial arts (or what my friend call flying-monk dramas). Does Liu Luoguo and Princess Pearl ring any bells?

+1 for subbing the series. I've always thought there were less people willing to take on the period dramas because the style is so different from modern Chinese. Don't mind the shameless plug if it means introducing the series to more people =D

Maybe we should take the rest to pm?

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Re: Three Kingdoms Derivative Works

Re: Three Kingdoms Derivative Works