daxia Posted June 16, 2006 at 02:30 AM Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 at 02:30 AM Hey all All of you who have lived/are living in China knows that there are a tribillion of numerous ancient time Tv series about: KungFu, emperors, heroes and stuff like that. My summer vacation is about to start so I thought I might buy a set of DVD's and watch one of these through. The problem is that some of these series have really bad acting and allot of very sucky computer-made special effects, and watching stuff like that makes me sick. So, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a relatively new, high quality tv series. I'm a guy so please don't recommend one that's just about some 公主的无聊的生活。I like fantasy, heroes, kung fu and beautiful girls Although, I also want one that's abit more "serious" not one that everyone keeps joking all the time. But the most important thing is, quality. Thanks in advance btw, Only ones that are in mandarin, not Cantonese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kudra Posted June 16, 2006 at 04:06 AM Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 at 04:06 AM seems like the vocab, and listening practice associated with something like 中国式离婚 http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/6236-trashy-soap-opera-of-the-month-club&highlight=trashy+soap would be 100 times more useful, modern, idiomatic, etc. And if you are in need of some gongfu action, there must be better ways to get it than in a soap. Maybe I'm missing something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbiesnecker Posted June 17, 2006 at 03:23 AM Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 at 03:23 AM I don't know how well it fits your criteria, but 武林外传 is wonderful. It's brand new, though, and may not yet be available on DVD. It is the very first Chinese-made TV show I could sit through and totally enjoy, and I would recommend it to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxia Posted June 17, 2006 at 09:33 AM Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 at 09:33 AM I checked out 武林外传 and it seems that it's a bit to "humerous" for my taste. I want it to be more serious. I want something that really moves me and makes me do anything to see the next episode. Like a fantasy story in chinese, where there's both a little humor and sadness. Anyone who has any other recomendations ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanhql Posted June 17, 2006 at 12:06 PM Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 at 12:06 PM 还珠格格？i've watched all three series, and all three are equally good(although some said that the 3rd one wasn't as good). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 17, 2006 at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 at 02:10 PM I recommend "War and Beauty" (金枝欲孽). I bought this (great price) and have brought it with me to watch (3rd time) on the journey. Great script, great acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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