Introduction.
2024 has arrived, and you can still see TV dramas from ten or even twenty years ago in the top ten of the Douban TV drama list.
Soldier Assault", "Bright Sword", "Ming Dynasty", "Wulin Gaiden" and other TV series used to be a colorful era, all kinds of works showed their style, and the audience broadened their horizons through the TV screen and felt the passion of their family and country.
In the TV series "Water Moon Cave Sky" and "The First in the World", we realized that not everyone is qualified for the profession of actors, especially in the martial arts scenes, where the actors' movements look beautiful and skillful.
The scripts of TV dramas in that era can be self-consistent and echo before and after, even if they are adapted from well-known original TV series, they can retain the most essential plot of the original book and restore the world in the original book for the audience.
What about today's TV series?Except for a few masterpieces that produce one or two films a year, most of the rest are sloppy and shoddy, and they will only buy best-selling ** and then adapt them indiscriminately, and when the IP in their hands is ruined, they will damage the former classics.
Duan Yu peed his pants when he saw Wang Yuyan, and the plot of putting clothes on the heroine in the water in "Bright Sword 3" made me feel fooled.
Some classic series still occupy a special place in the history of TV dramas to this day, and they are considered irreplaceable. Today we're going to ** why these classic TV series are so memorable.
Part 1: Wulin Gaiden.
Wulin Gaiden is a film and television work set in martial arts.
Chinese sitcoms ushered in the first period after 2000, when works such as "A Family in the Northeast", "The Story of a Travel Agency", and "The True Story of Pug" became classics in the blowout period.
The reason why these sitcoms are so popular actually stems from the mature experience of foreign creation. China can quickly promote the development of this type of TV series by learning from these experiences.
To this day, there are only two of the most successful sitcoms in our country: "I Love My Family" and "Wulin Gaiden", which have been a huge success.
There are two reasons why Wulin Gaiden is so classic, the first of which is the talent of screenwriter Ning Caishen.
As a leader in the domestic screenwriting industry, Ning Caishen's talent cannot be ignored. He entered primary school at the age of 5, skipped a grade to college at the age of 15, and began to engage in ** trading at the age of 19, with a monthly income of more than 100,000.
Because he lost money in the ** transaction, he switched to screenwriting. It was his first written screenplay, "Urban Men and Women", that made him acquainted with director Shang Jing.
He was the first to incorporate sitcoms into ancient and even martial arts backgrounds, and he was also the one who gave full play to this story background.
Ning Caishen's script laughed and scolded, but it was not divorced from reality;Even with some modern quotes and perspectives incorporated, it doesn't seem out of place.
When Ning Caishen designed part of the plot, he cleverly integrated the background of martial arts, which is a very breakthrough. He kept the limits of the sitcom and made the most of the martial arts background.
Stories that can only happen in the environment of martial arts, such as Mo Xiaobeidang Wuyue Alliance Leader, Bai Zhantang pretending to be fast, catching Jiangyang thieves, etc., can be said to abound.
Shopkeeper Tong took Mo Xiaobei to start a new life, which was not opposed to the Yihong Building opposite, and the plot of the inn's business strategy change and competition constituted the background of this story.
Ning Caishen skillfully blended these guys with hidden backgrounds seamlessly, not only not robbing the martial arts scenes, but also making the inn's story vivid and interesting.
The actors succeeded in portraying the characters, which is the second point.
Tong Xiangyu is greedy for money, but he is righteous in the face of right and wrong, and at the same time shows insecure cringe and squeamishness towards his lover.
Bai Zhantang is timid and cowardly, but he is fearless and superb in martial arts, and he can be regarded as one of the few martial arts masters in the inn, and he is also everyone's first line of defense.
Lü Qinghou was equally timid, a sour scholar, but he was the most manly man in the inn, and when Ji Wuming came to collect his debts, he stepped forward and used his eloquence to successfully persuade Ji Wusheng to eventually commit suicide.
Guo Furong, who ranked second in force, used to be a flattered eldest lady, but in order to pay off her debts, she had to stay and do chores by herself.
Li Dazui's background is complicated, he was originally a typical small citizen, but he is also a man who can do anything for his brother and lover.
Each character has its origins, each action can be traced back to its motivation, and the actors have gained a new identity label after participating in the show.
This series of facts fully proves the popularity of this TV series.
The second "Supreme Realm".
When this TV series was first broadcast, it could be described as a top-level martial arts drama, and at that time, martial arts dramas were booming, and Jin Yong and Gu Long's TV series swept almost all the channels and replay channels.
However, they recreated the script of the game and **, and only this one is the original script of the TV series.
Although this TV series claims to be an original work, we can still find many "shadows" in it.
We can see the transformation power** and the Northern Shengong from the Iron Blood Shenhou's power absorption**, and the plot of entering the palace has a hint of "The Legend of the Deer and Ding".
Guihai Yidao's body integrates many of the qualities of Nie Feng in "Fengyun", while the image of the iron-blooded god marquis presents the shadows of Zuo Lengchan, Yue Buqun and even Wanyan Honglie.
Although the characters, martial arts and the design of some small plots all reveal the shadow of classic martial arts works, this does not prevent this "messy stew" from becoming a martial arts classic.
After all, Buddha jumping over the wall can also be seen as a complicated way to cook, right?With top-quality ingredients and highly skilled chefs, the dish will never be difficult to swallow no matter how it is cooked.
First of all, the most significant thing is that in terms of casting, the pure and flawless Yanagi Yukihime has become the purest first love in the mind of the protagonist Duan Tianya.
The innocent Huang Shengyi played this role, and she showed a hint of heroism. And Gao Yuanyuan played the role of the character's sister and Duan Tianya's wife, Liu Sheng.
In the end, Shangguan Haitang, a figure with strong martial arts, intelligence and wit, and good at medical skills, died at the hands of Duan Tianya's wife Liu Sheng, and her admirer Guihai fell into madness.
The main line of the story revolves around the struggle between the four secret agents of Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang and Cao Zhengchun, who inadvertently discovered that their father-in-law was actually the biggest conspirator, which is the story of the Iron Blood Godhou.
This drama is full of ancient Jin Yong style, chivalrous and heroic coexist. The actors not only have outstanding appearances, but also have very solid acting skills;And the setting of each character is very clear. The plot is compact, and the three clues are intertwined, although there are some minor flaws, but it still does not affect the overall charm.
Shangguan Haitang's emotional treatment in "Returning to the Sea" was very moving, and the audience reaped a lot of tears when they saw it;And "Iron Blood God" also shows the heart of Zhenzhi's lover.
At that time, Wang Jing, the most famous director in Hong Kong, served as the executive producer of this TV series.
3. "The Family of Gold Powder".
Jin Yanxi, Leng Qingqiu, Bai Xiuzhu, the love story of the three of them is like a prosperous dream in the world.
I think the main reason why this TV series has not been remade is that there are few actors like Chen Kun, Dong Jie, and Liu Yifei who are both beautiful and have excellent acting skills.
The Family of Gold Powder is called the contemporary "Dream of Red Mansions", which may be an exaggeration, but in terms of storyline, it is indeed quite charming.
In the TV series, Jin Yanxi played by Chen Kun is a romantic and amorous person with a strong family background, idleness, and a wealthy son.
Dong Jie is like the girl depicted in Dai Wangshu's poems, she has the color of lilacs, the fragrance of lilacs, and the sorrow of lilacs.
Bai Xiuzhu is a girl with a haughty personality who has the courage to express her love and hate, and she would rather choose to take sleeping pills to fight to the death than accept Jin Yanxi, who has deteriorated.
The director is very careful in choosing the characters, and he has one of the most basic requirements for the characters who appear in this drama: "beauty".
Not only should the protagonist be beautiful, but the supporting characters should also be equally charming. Bai Xiuzhu's sister and sister-in-law are all beauties, and the members of the entire crew look very pleasing and moving.
In that year 2000, which was full of martial arts scenes, this ** love story TV series stood out, and its ratings were also very impressive.
Jin Yanxi, a gentleman, is idle and careless about his studies, and he has achieved nothing. He found Leng Qingqiu's pure white and immaculate face on the street, and he wanted to pursue it but was helpless.
On the advice of a friend, I decided to move next door to the deserted autumn. He always pursued her by throwing money at her, and he didn't want to change at all. After learning that Leng Qingqiu likes poetry, he even steals other people's works to get close to her.
In this way, he naturally won Leng Qingqiu's favor, and the two quietly sprouted emotions in their daily interactions. Jin Yanxi dressed up appropriately before getting married and became a talented and good-looking son.
However, once he entered the marriage, his true nature was revealed: he did not return all night, indulged in indulgence, and the glorious wedding of the Prime Minister's Office was like a brilliant firework, after which only a few scraps of paper and cigarette ash remained.
Jin Yanxi has always been like this, with a river of mouth and sweet words, even if she makes false promises such as marriage, she can keep her mouth.
He knew that Bai Xiuzhu had a good impression of him, but he always said something misleading, such as "You will have the surname Jin sooner or later in the future", and this kind of behavior is forgotten. even said in front of his family that he wanted to get engaged to Bai Xiuzhu, but in the end he resolutely repented.
Leng Qingqiu is even more vowed about this, solemnly promised before marriage, and swore that after marriage, you will never be in any predicament!
After Leng Qingqiu got married, he said to himself in the mirror: What's so good about this, everything is our Jin family's property.
Leng Qingqiu and I made a promise before we got married: as long as I am consistent and don't let the class gap become an obstacle, even if the lights are still on, we will have a bright future!
He didn't get a good result in the end, the Kim family went bankrupt, and Bai Xiuzhu abandoned him.
Until now, the TV series has not been remade. I think the reason lies in the choice of actors. If the behavior of the characters in the film were played by any of today's starlets, they would certainly be severely criticized.
Epilogue. I hope that the writers and directors can work harder to produce more high-quality TV series, and don't wait for a few more years to pass. At present, the only TV series that can be called high-quality are "Ming Dynasty" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and I hope that more works can appear.