After watching a few romance dramas in a row, Mysterious Lotus Casebook (莲花楼) was a welcomed change for me. I was looking forward to a great mystery and investigative drama and this one happened to appear on the radar. The 2 main leads are also well-known actors. Hence, the reviews are pretty good too that it was hard not to put this on my watch list. I don't regret spending my … [Read more...] about Mysterious Lotus Casebook Review
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A League Of Nobleman Review
Frankly speaking, I nearly dropped A League Of Nobleman (君子盟) after the first few episodes. But I persevered since some review sites have given this a high rating. I was curious if the compliments were justified. So, I soldiered on and completed this. I have the A League Of Nobleman review written out below to offer some insights and thoughts about this historical drama. It is … [Read more...] about A League Of Nobleman Review
Strange Tales Of Tang Dynasty Review
A friend recommended Strange Tales Of Tang Dynasty (唐朝诡事录) to me before I finally gave it a go. Prior to that, I have been wavering between watching and skipping for a few weeks because I was afraid the cases may not be interesting enough to hold my interest in this detective drama. So, the recommendation nudged me to watch it. I completed it but I also have to admit that it … [Read more...] about Strange Tales Of Tang Dynasty Review
The Wind Blows From Longxi Review
I expected The Wind Blows From Longxi (风起陇西) to be a long-winded saga. Thus, I was actually surprised when I found out that it only has 24 episodes in total. After all, the story is written by Ma Bo Yong who is also the author of Luoyang which has 39 episodes. Anyway, it is good that the drama is kept short as I don't really fancy another lengthy production of political … [Read more...] about The Wind Blows From Longxi Review
Luoyang Chinese Drama Review
I was looking forward to watching Luoyang (风起洛阳) as it has been quite some time since I last saw Huang Xuan and Victoria Song in action. I think most people would have a certain level of expectation on this title given the cast list. True enough, this Chinese historical drama comes across as a big budget production with more filming locations and better story execution than the … [Read more...] about Luoyang Chinese Drama Review