This Chinese drama is one of those long drawn out stories with palace intrigues, love, and revenge taking center stage. If you like a bit of twist and turn in a plot than a simple straightforward storyline, then Princess Silver (白发) might be your cup of tea. However, I also believe that this drama will not appeal to many due to a few reasons. The Princess Silver review below … [Read more...] about Princess Silver Review
Big White Duel Review
After The Hippocratic Crush I and II (On Call 36小時), Big White Duel (白色強人) is another TVB medical drama that centers around the lives of a few doctors. It is one of the big budget productions for the year with real medical professionals being roped in to help in order to create more realistic scenes. But a big budget and powerful cast do not necessarily mean the drama would be … [Read more...] about Big White Duel Review
Something About 1 Percent Review
After having watched Her Private Life, I thought I have had enough of K-drama rom-coms and it is time to skip this genre for a while. But my YouTube feed kept recommending Something About 1 Percent (2016) to me and I got hooked. Actually, the title got to me first because it sounds weird for a drama. So, I was curious and that led me to watch a few of the clips before I decided … [Read more...] about Something About 1 Percent Review
Legend Of The Phoenix – First Impression
I thought I should give Legend Of The Phoenix (凤弈) a try since it is not an exceptionally long drama with 41 episodes in total. After all, many costume and historical dramas tend to have at least 50 episodes to sit through. The broadcast started over Tencent in late May 2019 and up to the time of writing, we are now at episode 18. It will be another month or so before the whole … [Read more...] about Legend Of The Phoenix – First Impression
ViuTV PTU Review
While TVB was screening its Police Tactical Unit 2019 drama in Hong Kong, so was ViuTV. Although the name sounds the same and the theme of the dramas centers around police enforcement, the similarities end there. ViuTV's Police Tactical Unit or PTU (PTU機動部隊) for short boasts of some big names in its cast and is a typical cop and robber drama while TVB's version is a very short … [Read more...] about ViuTV PTU Review