jasmine's drama blog

Fast-paced and easy to finish - only twenty episodes. There is no romance in this drama so don't watch it if you want romance. The entire series is case-oriented so each case comes and goes within a two to three episodes span.

Each of the three leads have their own personality, which makes them click and fun to watch on screen. We learn more about them through the cases they solve but character development might still be lacking compared to other series. It is difficult to get the best of both worlds when it is only twenty episodes long, each being around thirty to forty minutes long. But to be fair, I subtracted 0.5 because of this.


Synopsis:

Translated from Baidu

Long Fan city's police Lin Tao and forensic medical examiner Qin Ming have been friends for a long time. Qin Ming's assistant decided to quit because he couldn't stand Qin Ming's eccentric temper. As a result, Li Da Bao from the inspection division is transferred into their new team. Qin Ming didn't trust Da Bao from the start but the determined Da Bao showed spectacular reasoning and observation skills in addition to having a very keen sense of smell so Qin Ming eventually decides to keep Da Bao under his supervision. With the oil explosion case as the opening case, Qin Ming, Da Bao, and Lin Tao continue to solve different mind-boggling cases together.


Cast:

Main cast -

For more information on this drama, please visit this link to the introduction.

I'm up to episode 32 so three more episodes to go but I've skipped to episode 35 and SKIMMED IT to see how the ending is and I had a WTF moment just like everybody else who saw it.

Everything went smoothly like Qi Sheng abdicating the throne to elope with Zhang Peng Peng.

Recently, instead of watching full-length episode dramas, I've started watching mini web dramas instead. The episodes usually range around 15 to 20 minutes in length and the production budget is low so it is incomparable to large budget dramas such as Nirvana in Fire and Legend of Zhen Huan.

To balance things out, the production would either lack in one area such as a good-looking/talented cast, eye-catching sceneries, extricate costumes, or a superb script.

Web dramas allow low-budget production teams to film entertaining dramas for their audience and also give them a chance to do something they enjoy even if it doesn't get the attention that many grand productions receive.


Noble My Love



Number of Episodes: 20 episodes
Episode Length: ~15 minutes
Link to Review: Noble My Love Review

Watching Point:
- The good-looking main leads
- The fast-pace storyline
- The lack of secondary characters that hinder the fun of a drama

What It's Lacking:
- The budget for a realistic set such as the office of a CEO
- The jewelry/clothing for a noble/high-class feel



Go Princess Go!

Synopsis: (credits to Soompi forum)