sageuk stuff
Trailers for 2 upcoming sageuks that I plan to watch:
Mirror of the Witch:
It doesn't really give anything away as it's the first teaser trailer and they probably haven't filmed much, but it certainly looks pretty. I'm somewhat leery of the age difference between the leads, but we'll see how it goes.
More importantly The Flower in Prison:
It's directed by Lee Byung Hoon (Dae Jang Geum, Yi San, Dong Yi, etc.) and about a Joseon-style female litigator.
I've been watching The Royal Gambler, in which the firstborn son of Choi Sukbin and King Sukjong doesn't actually die in infancy like he does in history, but is hidden away and grows up a peasant, but don't think I'll watch more. It's not BAD by any means. Good production values, pretty good acting all around (with plenty of reliable sageuk faces), interesting enough plot, but it just isn't working for me. If there weren't multiple sageuks coming out soon (in addition to the above, I am most definitely watching Shin Saimdang: The Herstory later this year, will most likely at least check out Scarlet Heart: Ryou and may give Hwarang a chance) I'd probably watch more to see if it grabs me more, but for once I have enogh new stuff coming my way soon that I don't need to worry about being left bereft.
I actually have a LOT of TVs that I need to post on: Maids, Liar Game and Healer on the kdrama from, The Legend of Hua Mulan (I watched all 48 episodes in under 2 weeks. Take that as you will.) for chinese series, and a bunch of British dramas that would take too long to list off. Plus Wynonna Earp and maybe The catch for US TV.
But writing them up takes away time from watching TV and reading books...
Mirror of the Witch:
Click to viewIt doesn't really give anything away as it's the first teaser trailer and they probably haven't filmed much, but it certainly looks pretty. I'm somewhat leery of the age difference between the leads, but we'll see how it goes.
More importantly The Flower in Prison:
It's directed by Lee Byung Hoon (Dae Jang Geum, Yi San, Dong Yi, etc.) and about a Joseon-style female litigator.
I've been watching The Royal Gambler, in which the firstborn son of Choi Sukbin and King Sukjong doesn't actually die in infancy like he does in history, but is hidden away and grows up a peasant, but don't think I'll watch more. It's not BAD by any means. Good production values, pretty good acting all around (with plenty of reliable sageuk faces), interesting enough plot, but it just isn't working for me. If there weren't multiple sageuks coming out soon (in addition to the above, I am most definitely watching Shin Saimdang: The Herstory later this year, will most likely at least check out Scarlet Heart: Ryou and may give Hwarang a chance) I'd probably watch more to see if it grabs me more, but for once I have enogh new stuff coming my way soon that I don't need to worry about being left bereft.
I actually have a LOT of TVs that I need to post on: Maids, Liar Game and Healer on the kdrama from, The Legend of Hua Mulan (I watched all 48 episodes in under 2 weeks. Take that as you will.) for chinese series, and a bunch of British dramas that would take too long to list off. Plus Wynonna Earp and maybe The catch for US TV.
But writing them up takes away time from watching TV and reading books...