Since I mentioned it to a couple people recently, here's the opening battle scene to Emperor of the Sea (the actual events are about 1/2 way through the series.)

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Has anyone seen the following:

Seoul 1945(I think dangermousie asked about it at one point, but I can't remember if snyone chimed in about it, and I don't remember ever seeing other posts about it. Also, are there ANY subs for it besides on the Chinese release DVDs?)
Fashion '70s
Seo Dong Yo/Ballad of Suhdong/Potato Boy
Dae Jang Geum/Jewel of the Palace(ok, ( Read more... )

So, most of the dorama portion of my f-list seems to be doing "top 10" lists.  
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Earlier,
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Yeah, all i got are pics out of boredom, though I've been meaning to do this post for months.

But, seriously, Suh Do Young and Lee Shi Hwan?  Despite looking nothing alike...they both look like asian Orlando Blooms(specifically, Suh Do Young looks like LOTR Orlando, and Lee Shi Hwan looks like POTC Orlando.)

And just for fun:  I have seen both actors ( Read more... )

 I think I'm about to embark on a wuxia binge(sure, I only have 3 series waiting, but I could probably make that last a month)  As several people have friended me since I last watched wuxia(not that it's been that long) and some probably didn't know what I was talking about when I was posting, I have slapped together a wuxia guide-type post.

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Long-ish and maybe a bit ranty.

1. The Love Triangle:  Love triangles?  Generally, they suck.  Why?  Because almost always, one character is just clearly WRONG for the one with two options.  As a result, the only real suspense is when the party with options will make the right choice.  A a result, the 3rd wheel almost always comes off looking bad.  ( Read more... )

Much viewing, longish stuff under the cuts.

Tonight’s Dresden Files was pretty good. Better than last week’s ep., I think, especially since we actually got to see Murphy do more, as she, Harry and Bob are the main characters. I was a bit surprised that they seem to be jumping straight to Harry/Murphy feelings/attraction suppression, which really ( Read more... )

Not going to get anything else finished this week(about to start Prince Valiant in a few) so...

(1) of course, was The Banquet, which I already posted about.  (2) is the Audrey Hepburn/Fred Astaire musical, Funny Face, which was fun, but not the best musical I've seen, or the best Audrey movie I've seen(off the top of my head, I'm not sure I've seen ( Read more... )