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Guardian (镇魂): Thoughts
22 Nov 2018 20:30So, a few weeks after finishing the series, and watching another friend watch it via PMs, it's time for some general thoughts. I have matcha and free time, so here goes.
I've seen a lot of people rag on the series as being terrible quality, terrible writing, terrible CGI, etc, "I'm glad we can all agree this show is shit" – and I disagree. Given their budget issues and censorship, I don't think it could have been better. I understand people who are meh that the book they're a fan of didn't get a faithful adaptation, but in mainland China, supernatural stuff doesn't fly, so the production team would've had to make it a period drama or redo the worldbuilding into science fiction. The route they chose – science fiction – made for a drama where compared to most televised sci-fi, the science makes just as much sense (i.e. none), the acting is actually mostly okay, and the effects are low-budget but you can get what they're going for. Now, I'm not claiming it's prestige television, but that doesn't mean it's shit. They had limited resources, and used it on the important things (main leads who can act very well) instead of hiring super involved extras or whatever. In short, I disagree. I've watched shows with worse acting, coherence, and plotlines, and fandom has latched onto cheesier shows.
On to the actual content! I took notes while I was watching, like the dork I am, so I'll return to some of them, as well as continued shower thoughts. Perhaps some of this is a fic prompt?
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On the topic of the novel: I'm not really interested. Based on the first chapter I haven't finished and spoilers, ( Read more... ), so I'm not reading it. However, I don't mind spoilers, and there are some questions I have based on it: ( Read more... )
I also have some fic ideas of my own, but not talking about them in public yet. ;)
I've seen a lot of people rag on the series as being terrible quality, terrible writing, terrible CGI, etc, "I'm glad we can all agree this show is shit" – and I disagree. Given their budget issues and censorship, I don't think it could have been better. I understand people who are meh that the book they're a fan of didn't get a faithful adaptation, but in mainland China, supernatural stuff doesn't fly, so the production team would've had to make it a period drama or redo the worldbuilding into science fiction. The route they chose – science fiction – made for a drama where compared to most televised sci-fi, the science makes just as much sense (i.e. none), the acting is actually mostly okay, and the effects are low-budget but you can get what they're going for. Now, I'm not claiming it's prestige television, but that doesn't mean it's shit. They had limited resources, and used it on the important things (main leads who can act very well) instead of hiring super involved extras or whatever. In short, I disagree. I've watched shows with worse acting, coherence, and plotlines, and fandom has latched onto cheesier shows.
On to the actual content! I took notes while I was watching, like the dork I am, so I'll return to some of them, as well as continued shower thoughts. Perhaps some of this is a fic prompt?
( Read more... )
On the topic of the novel: I'm not really interested. Based on the first chapter I haven't finished and spoilers, ( Read more... ), so I'm not reading it. However, I don't mind spoilers, and there are some questions I have based on it: ( Read more... )
I also have some fic ideas of my own, but not talking about them in public yet. ;)