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[Wu Zetian]

Well, I'm guessing you can tell who's my favorite judging from the pics I've posted 







The only thing that I can think of to complain about is that there should be way more battle scenes. And more screen time for Huo Qubing. 

Hello, I cannot see the pics you've posted. Can you post them again, as I also like Huo Qubing

[Wu Zetian]

Thanks heaps Zhen Er!
Appreciate it

[Yang Zongbao]

The costume looks kinda cheap though, like its made of opera outfits.
The armor looks...cheaply unreal. But then again, I never heard the storyline, so I'll reserve judgment.

[ahbian]

USC, i think theres one by tvb made recently about the xiang yu vs. liu bang
conflict. i can't remember the name and only watched the last few episodes, but not too bad.

[lobster]

The recent 帝女花 by TVB is total c**p.

[USC]

USC, i think theres one by tvb made recently about the xiang yu vs. liu bang
conflict. i can't remember the name and only watched the last few episodes, but not too bad.

thanx your recommendation. appreciate!!

[JoeBlack]

Genghis Khan (by CCTV)

and

For The Sake of Republic (走向共和)

are the BEST Chinese drama I have ever seen.

The historical realism and the production details are amazing.

[sima old bandit]

The recent one made by TVB is called The Conqueror. It is quite inaccurate but i found it quite funny & i guess it is designed to be easy viewing. It makes you love Liu Bang as he is so spineless and funny.

[Jiang Qin]

Hey guys, I would like to ask something about the "Han Wu Da Di" drama series.
I'm really not sure which one that most of you are talking about. I have watched two types of it. The first one that I watched was quite a long time ago, on the channel TVBS. That one was quite good.

But recently I have also wathced the another version aired on channel AEC lately but it has just reaced it conclusion last Friday. I think this one is far more better than the previous one but can anyone help me indentify this version? I'm not sure which one it was since I can't read Chinese.

The ending song is very nice. I forgot the name but it is like (....) Tian. Anyone living in Malaysia knew about it? I watched it on Astro AEC.

[Feiyu]

well.. the genghis Khan Drama produced by CCTV was cool.. esp. the battle scene against Jin, Kwarezhm etc.

What's the name is Chinese? Can you buy it on DVD?

[Pingpong]

Genghis Khan (by CCTV)
and
For The Sake of Republic (走向共和)
are the BEST Chinese drama I have ever seen.
The historical realism and the production details are amazing.  :icon15:

I disagree.

Great productions they are, they are not particularly "realistic" by my standard.

Genghis' and Yesugey's moral character got painted over lots. In reality, Yesugey did seize his wife Hoelun from the Merkits, and Genghis did slaughter the Tatar males taller than wheels. Making Genghis "larger than life" isn't particularly wise, in my opinion. But I understand why CCTV did that. (also, CCTV's Genghis Khan outshines most historical dramas set in ancient times. However, it is not half as good as the 1988 movie Genghis Khan, or the recent Mongolian cinematic production by the same name)

"Republic" is an excellent series. However, in the middle of the movie (I think at the episode talking about the ousting of Qu Hongji by Yuan Shikai), the director was switched and serious flaws started to come, including disorganization and the insertion of two fictional characters, Luo Wen and Tian Mo.
The Political problem of the series, however, is not as claimed by senior members of the Communist party, namely, the "revisionary apologetic sympathy toward Li Hongzhang".
Because the series precisely reflects the political needs of the political establishment that sponsored "The Making of a Republic": to discourage revolutionary and radical aspirations in the current political climate.

You can clearly draw parallels between today's political establishment and the late Qing factions:

1) Hu Jintao and the old revolutionaries--- the Aisingiolo family
2) Zhu Rongji and Wen Jiabao --- Li Hongzhang
3) The provincial reformers --- Zhang Zhidong
4) The PLA and Dengist opportunists like Jiang Zemin --- Yuan Shikai and his later Beiyang regime
5) Radical democrats and liberals --- Kang Youwei and Sun Yat-Sen

The smoothness of the "Republic" in shaping these groups of characters precisely demonstrates the wisdom of the directors. However, it is heavily laiden with political values relevant to today's political climate.

CCTV will never air a TV series unless it is of important political relevance. It will never air a Sponge Bob type no-brainer during prime time.

[Wu Zetian]

I think the Wu Zetian series starring Liu XiaoQing (劉曉慶) is very good. In fact, it is BY FAR the best out of the 3 Wu Zetian series I have seen

It is quite historically accurate, with great costumes and backgrounds and great acting. Liu XiaoQing was really good in her portrayal of the life of Wu Zetian (from her teenage years right through to when she was in her 80s). Other actors include Chen BaoGuo (陳寶國) and the guy who played Tang Taizong (don't remember name)

http://www15.brinkst...empire/pics.htm

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[Ying Zheng]

I was loaned the III Kingdoms T.V. seires by a friend of mine. Even though I do not understand mandarin, I still watched the entire thing and derived much enjoyment out of it. It's really, really well done...

I'm overjoyed now that I hear that there is a subtitled version out.

- Ying Zheng