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uisceros

This season on Taiwanese TV...

Feb 26, 2009 14:49

Summary of ratings for Taiwan's Idol Dramas: Performance of 'ToGetHer' is mediocreFirst off, they changed the name of Superstar Express to "ToGetHer"?! No wonder the ratings suck... I hate it when there are those last minute changes to drama names (in english)... while the original titles aren't always great, the alternative titles are always 50% ( Read more... )

eddie peng, rainie yang, twdrama, chuan yi, lee wei, black and white, my queen, ethan ruan, superstar express, george hu, starlit, the concerto, cheryl yang, drama, taiwan is my soulmate, jiro wang, zai zai, esther liu, terri kwan, jerry yan, mars

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omizu February 26 2009, 20:17:01 UTC

Well I liked Ethan in Fated to love you (currently still watching it) but I love love love Baron Chen! I really hope he does more.

uisceros February 26 2009, 20:34:57 UTC

It's funny, I didn't like Baron Chen at all (I didn't hate him, but I liked Ethan FAR more). I'm sure he will though, a lot of people really liked him.

Yay FtLY! The sex scene with the rockets and trains will never not be funny! (Plus, Chen Qiao En is my number 1 girlcrush)

omizu February 26 2009, 20:47:20 UTC

Excellent! I hope so. ^__^

My brother watched that with me, we were laughing HYSTERICALLY!!!

hhmm I don't know if I have a girlcrush on anyone.

uisceros February 28 2009, 16:42:50 UTC

That scene firmly established my love of Taiwan FOREVER. In the 'sequel' Invincible Shan Bao Mei, there's a scene where there's a naked photo of a guy, and they post a picture of a rocket over his penis. Not kidding. Refer to aliaspiral's post

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dangermousie February 26 2009, 22:49:28 UTC

You totally are my twdrama guru!

I have been excited for Black and White ever since I've heard of it - I am definitely watching live (and raw, if need be). When is it starting?

I've loved what I've seen of Starlit so far. But I have so little time lately, it's hard enough to keep up with BOF. I do look forward to binging at the first opportunity.

uisceros February 26 2009, 23:32:31 UTC

Hehe! Thanks! I try ;)

I wasn't terribly excited about it. It's not really my type of thing (my thing being romance), but the cast is making me excited. I guess it starts (tentatively, of course4) April 11th.

Hah, your lack of free time is totally understandable! I'm waiting until it's fully subbed. I really hate the wait between episodes, so I prefer to watch all at once.

ambergold February 27 2009, 01:25:21 UTC

...and here is where we diverge, as I can't STAND Ethan Ruan(FTLY ruined him forever for me). however, how did I not know that Superstar Express had already come out?? is it subbed yet? I was really excited about this one, I'm hoping the ratings are wrong :( And yeah, I don't get Woody Sambo either, I just call it Invincible.

Also, how are you going to watch Black and White(which I've been waiting for more impatiently than Superstar) live? I thought you lived on the East Coast?!

and yup. I've seen those pictures. ;) YUM. I'm STILL getting used to his hair though. Think I"ll always cherish the Mars do most.

uisceros February 27 2009, 01:35:24 UTC

I can see why FtLY would ruin him. His character is an asshole. I do not deny that. I still love him though. He's utterly charming in Green Forest.

It JUST came out. Only two episodes have aired, and as far as I know, there are no subs up yet. I don't care much about ratings on the whole (look at the best rated tv here. It's crap!), so I'll still watch it! Plus Jiiiiiirrro!

Well, not LIVE live, I just meant I'll watch it as the episodes air/are subbed, like how I'm doing with BBF now.

I LOOOOVE those pictures. God, Zai Zai, why are you SO AWESOME?!

It's taken me nearly 6 months to get used to his hair... but now I actually really like it. His Mars hair amuses the hell out of me. It will forever remind me of Farrah Fawcett. I love it as a novelty, but I wouldn't like him to have that hair all the time.

your_insomnia February 27 2009, 12:38:08 UTC

Hi, just wanted to drop by and say that the first two episodes of Superstar have aired and have been subbed (mysoju has it I think) and it's great! I really like it and don't understand how it can have bad ratings while mindless mess of a drama that was Miss No Good (lol the title sucks so much) showered in good ratings.

uisceros February 27 2009, 16:08:39 UTC

Oh thanks! I know that the first two have aired, but wasn't aware they had been subbed yet. Unfortunately I HATE to watch dramas streaming, so I'll just wait until they have them for download. It's not like I don't have anything else to watch... *eyes super long list of dramas I'm in the progress of watching* It's good to know that it doesn't suck though, as inevitably I WILL watch it because OMG JIRO!

I haven't seen Miss No Good yet either, but I will watch it solely for Michelle Chen because she is awesome. (Hah, even the translation of the Chinese title is horrid! Oh twdramas and their english titles...)

your_insomnia February 28 2009, 02:23:16 UTC

actually I believe that it's in really good quality on mysoju since it's somehow a dvd burn (I also hate streaming twdramas. why are they always in such low quality?)
Those dramas lists are so useless, for me at least because I watch dramas so randomly all the time. XD
Jiro is so freaking hot in Superstar I have NO WORDS. I've never seen him so sexy and charming. I liked him in ISWAK but his haircut and his clothing are to die for in Superstar.

I don't know who comes up with the title translations for those dramas but they should be fired. Miss No Good? Really? WHY?? What was wrong with Bad Campus Belle (original title)? Okay it doesn't make any sense but at least it sounded somewhat nice...

ambergold February 28 2009, 03:52:46 UTC

Mm, the quality on mysoju is actually pretty bad imo - not the worst I've seen, but very far from DVD quality. I'm sad :(

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ToGetHer anonymous March 29 2009, 18:56:09 UTC

aww, ToGetHer doesn't sound THAT bad!
And honestly, i don't really see why its ratings aren't good.. I think it's really cute! Maybe the start wasn't so great.. but the later episodes are really nice!
So maybe i did initially only watch it for Jiro, but the story isn't bad..
It's getting better, actually!
*..Mars & Momo..* <3

Oooh, talking about TW drama's to look forward to, Calling Big Star (another weird name) starring Mike He!
I can't wait! =)

Re: ToGetHer uisceros March 30 2009, 04:25:40 UTC

Hehe! I first heard of this drama a few months ago, and it was called Superstar Express. I got used to that name. Suddenly changing it kinda bothered me. ToGetHer isn't horrible, but it's a little too kitchy for me.

I'm pretty sure competition is why the ratings aren't great. It plays at the same time as My Queen, which is hugely popular in Taiwan. As much as I love Superstar Express, I do think My Queen is a better quality drama on the whole.

Hehe! I think a lot of people starting watching for Jiro, and stayed for the lovely chemistry between him and Rainie. And Geroge, or course!

Hehe! Calling Big Star does have a strange name! I'm a little confused on the plot on that one, but I think I'll watch it eventually (though I'm going to be busy watching Black & White for awhile!). I adore Mike He, so it's only natural for me to watch it!