@sicarius It turns out I’ve watched just enough Cdramas to make a list! From all-time best drama to all-time worst:
1. Nirvana in Fire
2. Arsenal Military Academy
3. Lovely Us
4. Princess Weiyoung
5. Nirvana in Fire 2
6. When A Snail Falls In Love
7. Scarlet Heart
8. Prince of Lan Ling
9. Sound of the Desert
10. Scarlet Heart 2 ☠️
Dropped halfway so not officially eligible for the list: Meteor Garden, Novoland Eagle Flag, General and I.
I have only seen two shows from this list, Toki 😆😆😆😆😆 If you are into detective stuff, try the period detective drama, Ancient Detective. I haven’t seen it myself (I have a costume drama allergy 😖😖😖), but many beanies loved that show. And from your list, you’re into period dramas, so I thought I’d mention it.
I have a costume drama allergy too! and practically every other cdrama I see being aired is a costume drama :/ would love to see a list of non-c-drama-cdramas!!
I personally think I’m the least person who should be ranking dramas. 😅 It will be very subjective. When I fall in love with the characters, I tend to overlook the dramas’ imperfection. I mean I would call out on it, but that doesn’t ruin the fun for me. C-Dramas have been hitting the notes for me when it comes to relationships and bond the characters have with each other over time. Also most of the time they’re not complicated and dark, so they tend to fit the bill of “comfort drama” for me.
I understand you! I like a good story, tbh, but there are times when I want to fall back on a regular no-brainer happy simple family drama, and I find it’s usually the Cdramas that check these boxes. Sometimes they make me cringe, but I’ve found one or two that I really liked.
I loved the found family in Mr Fighting, for example, plus it had some clever humour. And I thought My Huckleberry Friends was one of the best school dramas I have seen across languages.
But I drop dramas quickly, which is why I was wondering about such a list 🙂
Oh my! I haven’t seen My Huckleberry Friends yet and it’s got Steven in it. He’s impressing me again in Go Ahead. + school dramas are just my thing. I should find time to check it out. Thanks for the reminder!!!
Nice. I think you will enjoy it. MHF is easily one of my all-time favs. It’s also arguably the strongest of the three shows in that series (I haven’t watched the third one, though). Steven Zhang is only a small part of the reason why it’s great. I thought it had a super truly ensemble cast, everyone had a satisfactory growth arc, down to the fourth and fifth leads, it was really a school/class drama, and not just a show about one FL and one ML. Anyway, glad to have given you the reminder 🙂
Toki and I loved AMA! 😆😆😆😆 It’s not heavy on the romance front and we loved the camaraderie that formed over time. We loved the boys and the girls in this show. Such endearing characters. 🥰 I loved how this show wrote about women. It showed how much it respected them especially when we all know that wasn’t the case at all during its time.
It was also interesting to see the republican era of China. Not highly accurate representation especially with the props they used, but it gives you an insight of that time in China.
You know if AMA is #2 on this list, that does not inspire in me confidence for everything below it… *snorts* *I’m sorry* *I know you’ve only seen 10* *I know lots of people liked it* *I just* *I hand rewrote 3/4s of it* *that’s… all*
Anyway I’ve heard NIF is amazing and it’s on my to watch list for a later date.
WishfulToki
August 19, 2020 at 8:03 PM
@sicarius It turns out I’ve watched just enough Cdramas to make a list! From all-time best drama to all-time worst:
1. Nirvana in Fire
2. Arsenal Military Academy
3. Lovely Us
4. Princess Weiyoung
5. Nirvana in Fire 2
6. When A Snail Falls In Love
7. Scarlet Heart
8. Prince of Lan Ling
9. Sound of the Desert
10. Scarlet Heart 2 ☠️
Dropped halfway so not officially eligible for the list: Meteor Garden, Novoland Eagle Flag, General and I.
Bebe | Nessa❣️
August 19, 2020 at 8:18 PM
A person who’s watched enough C-dramas to make a list, but the list does not include having watched “The Untamed” 😂
WishfulToki
August 19, 2020 at 8:29 PM
Err… It’s not my cup of tea, sorry.
Bebe | Nessa❣️
August 19, 2020 at 8:35 PM
LOL No, it’s fine!! haha
13infamyss
August 19, 2020 at 8:48 PM
I have only seen two shows from this list, Toki 😆😆😆😆😆 If you are into detective stuff, try the period detective drama, Ancient Detective. I haven’t seen it myself (I have a costume drama allergy 😖😖😖), but many beanies loved that show. And from your list, you’re into period dramas, so I thought I’d mention it.
13infamyss
August 19, 2020 at 8:53 PM
I don’t know if I can rate my cdramas. I love them equally 😅 I check my MDL and I’ve pretty much gave the same rating to all shows I loved! 🙈🙈🙈🙈
pickleddragon
August 20, 2020 at 12:31 AM
I have a costume drama allergy too! and practically every other cdrama I see being aired is a costume drama :/ would love to see a list of non-c-drama-cdramas!!
13infamyss
August 20, 2020 at 5:06 AM
I personally think I’m the least person who should be ranking dramas. 😅 It will be very subjective. When I fall in love with the characters, I tend to overlook the dramas’ imperfection. I mean I would call out on it, but that doesn’t ruin the fun for me. C-Dramas have been hitting the notes for me when it comes to relationships and bond the characters have with each other over time. Also most of the time they’re not complicated and dark, so they tend to fit the bill of “comfort drama” for me.
pickleddragon
August 20, 2020 at 5:19 AM
I understand you! I like a good story, tbh, but there are times when I want to fall back on a regular no-brainer happy simple family drama, and I find it’s usually the Cdramas that check these boxes. Sometimes they make me cringe, but I’ve found one or two that I really liked.
I loved the found family in Mr Fighting, for example, plus it had some clever humour. And I thought My Huckleberry Friends was one of the best school dramas I have seen across languages.
But I drop dramas quickly, which is why I was wondering about such a list 🙂
13infamyss
August 20, 2020 at 7:09 AM
Oh my! I haven’t seen My Huckleberry Friends yet and it’s got Steven in it. He’s impressing me again in Go Ahead. + school dramas are just my thing. I should find time to check it out. Thanks for the reminder!!!
pickleddragon
August 20, 2020 at 7:59 AM
Nice. I think you will enjoy it. MHF is easily one of my all-time favs. It’s also arguably the strongest of the three shows in that series (I haven’t watched the third one, though). Steven Zhang is only a small part of the reason why it’s great. I thought it had a super truly ensemble cast, everyone had a satisfactory growth arc, down to the fourth and fifth leads, it was really a school/class drama, and not just a show about one FL and one ML. Anyway, glad to have given you the reminder 🙂
WishfulToki
August 20, 2020 at 8:02 AM
Thank you Famy! I’m not really into detective shows but I will keep it in mind.
purplesheesh
August 20, 2020 at 12:10 AM
Interested in watching Arsenal Military Academy 🙂
13infamyss
August 20, 2020 at 5:05 AM
Toki and I loved AMA! 😆😆😆😆 It’s not heavy on the romance front and we loved the camaraderie that formed over time. We loved the boys and the girls in this show. Such endearing characters. 🥰 I loved how this show wrote about women. It showed how much it respected them especially when we all know that wasn’t the case at all during its time.
It was also interesting to see the republican era of China. Not highly accurate representation especially with the props they used, but it gives you an insight of that time in China.
13infamyss
August 20, 2020 at 5:42 AM
Also Xu Kai is delicious! 😋😋😋😋
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
August 20, 2020 at 2:50 AM
You know if AMA is #2 on this list, that does not inspire in me confidence for everything below it… *snorts* *I’m sorry* *I know you’ve only seen 10* *I know lots of people liked it* *I just* *I hand rewrote 3/4s of it* *that’s… all*
Anyway I’ve heard NIF is amazing and it’s on my to watch list for a later date.
WishfulToki
August 20, 2020 at 8:00 AM
There is an immeasurably huge gap between No 1 and No 2. Nothing comes close to NIF in my books.
Lovely Us is objectively better than ANA but I’m not going to apologise for loving ANA even with its flaws lol.
WishfulToki
August 20, 2020 at 8:00 AM
*AMA. I hate typing on my phone.
💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
August 26, 2020 at 2:50 AM
Yeah NIF being in if thé BEST cdramas OF ALL TIME seems to be the consensus haha