The Blood Of Youth (少年歌行 / Shao Nian Ge Xing) is a wuxia drama and it is not often that one can really get a top notch production for this genre. But it has been garnering pretty good reviews generally which made me looked forward to watching it. It is adapted from a martial arts novel by Zhou Mu Nan. Wuxia stories tend to be complicated due to the different sects and … [Read more...] about The Blood Of Youth Review
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Side Story Of Fox Volant Review
Side Story Of Fox Volant (飞狐外传) is a serious wuxia drama that is adapted from a Jin Yong novel. He was a very popular wuxia author back then. Dramas such as Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre and The Legend Of The Condor Heroes are also adapted from his works. In fact, Hong Kong's TVB used to produce quite a number of dramas based on his novels back in the days when the city was the … [Read more...] about Side Story Of Fox Volant Review
Who Rules The World Review
Who Rules The World (且试天下) is one of the most anticipated Chinese historical dramas for the first half of 2022. Starring Yang Yang and Zhao Lu Si, it is a given that this production will attract a lot of attention as the 2 leads have a big following among fans. The general expectation is this should be a great drama and it is directed by Yin Tao whose projects include Ancient … [Read more...] about Who Rules The World Review
Sword Snow Stride Review
From what I have read, Sword Snow Stride (雪中悍刀行) is a much anticipated Chinese historical drama for 2021. As such, it is hard to give this a miss. Yet, this drama is not that highly rated on Douban. It is getting less than 6 the last time I checked when I was writing up this review. In other words, it is a pretty average drama for a lot of mainland viewers. On the other hand, … [Read more...] about Sword Snow Stride Review
Word Of Honor Review
Word Of Honor (山河令) has seen surging popularity since it started airing on the Youku channel. It has elements of boy-love (BL) in its story but I guess such tendencies are no longer a taboo for TV dramas in these modern times. For me, they offer a different feel and a departure from the usual romance dramas. At least, they are not recycling the same old cliches. But apart from … [Read more...] about Word Of Honor Review