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Post by tinkerbell on Sept 24, 2009 20:45:51 GMT -5
I saw a clip from 72 which has Cheon -Chu suiting up in armor and riding off to fight the Khitan's again and i just cringed . Why doesn't that surprise me?
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Post by truth on Sept 28, 2009 1:44:54 GMT -5
IE ended in Korea today at 78th episode.
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Post by consoleman on Sept 30, 2009 1:06:48 GMT -5
Well, they have to stop because Cheonchu is no longer active during second invasion of Khitan. The drama should change title to Gang Gam Chan to continue with third Khitan invasion.
Koryo would have been one of richest & developed culture of Asia at that time if without major wars with Khitan, Mongols and Jurchens. Koryo went through just too many invasions as well as internal civil wars between warrior factions.
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Post by truth on Sept 30, 2009 17:56:06 GMT -5
Well, they have to stop because Cheonchu is no longer active during second invasion of Khitan. The drama should change title to Gang Gam Chan to continue with third Khitan invasion. Koryo would have been one of richest & developed culture of Asia at that time if without major wars with Khitan, Mongols and Jurchens. Koryo went through just too many invasions as well as internal civil wars between warrior factions. Actually they made Cheonchu lead the second Khitan invasion in the drama, and Gang Gam Chan's third Khitan invasion is only mentioned by the narrator at the end.
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Post by MTR on Sept 30, 2009 18:04:58 GMT -5
Bearing in mind this is a fictional drama about real people that we know little about ,its actually from a fictional standpoint as just going for adventure a pretty decent way to end it . What is the drama that will replace it ?I mean the drama that will air between Cheon Chu and the next Historical Drama about the merchant in the Joseon Dynasty .
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Post by consoleman on Oct 1, 2009 9:33:23 GMT -5
Actually they made Cheonchu lead the second Khitan invasion in the drama, and Gang Gam Chan's third Khitan invasion is only mentioned by the narrator at the end. Cheonchu wasn't even at the war, it was Yangyu who stopped 2nd invasion of Khitan by fight to the death. He and his men died bravely trying to stop the Khitan force. Yangyu actually kill several Khitan generals and top warriors. He stopped Khitan by shooting his arrow at Khitan's top general, eventually Gang Jo, Yangyu and Kim Sukhyun died at the battle. But because Khitan lost so many good warriors, they withdraw without much gain.
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Post by truth on Oct 1, 2009 9:51:03 GMT -5
Actually they made Cheonchu lead the second Khitan invasion in the drama, and Gang Gam Chan's third Khitan invasion is only mentioned by the narrator at the end. Cheonchu wasn't even at the war, it was Yangyu who stopped 2nd invasion of Khitan by fight to the death. He and his men died bravely trying to stop the Khitan force. Yangyu actually kill several Khitan generals and top warriors. He stopped Khitan by shooting his arrow at Khitan's top general, eventually Gang Jo, Yangyu and Kim Sukhyun died at the battle. But because Khitan lost so many good warriors, they withdraw without much gain. I know Cheonchu wasn't in the war. I'm just telling you what happened in the drama. Believe me, I didn't like the idea that Cheonchu was the mas heroic protagonist in the first place.
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Post by consoleman on Oct 4, 2009 19:45:20 GMT -5
Watched the final IE, Cheonchu save the emperor of Koryo and tries restoring her policies. Still show General Yangyu and his men counter attacking Khitan which led the Khitan withdraw with heavy losses.
Interesting storyline specially on Kim Jin (last son of Cheonchu) who becomes leader of Jurchen clan, which led to founding legend of Jin Empire. Well, just like the story from IE, Jin emperors never attacked Koryo. According to Chinese records, the founder of Jin Dynasty came from Koryo/Silla and called Koryo as mother land.
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Post by MTR on Oct 8, 2009 16:32:34 GMT -5
I like the ending blurb on mysoju that says "Thank You For Loving Iron Empress "hmmm thats ambitious.
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Post by simisteve on Nov 8, 2009 17:39:50 GMT -5
Well it has finally, mercifully ended in Los Angeles. And, interestingly, our closeout said "thank you for WATCHING The Iron Empress". The finale was thankfully lacking in any of the gravity/logic/physics-defying moments, and actually was pretty well done. They had a lot of loose ends to tie up, and pretty much did (although I suspect there were some scenes cut to fit in the 50 min running time slot) ...I need to watch it again and see. Not sure if KBS will continue in LA on broadcast, will be interesting to see what is in TIE's timespot at 8pm tonight. So, who is gonna start the post-mortem analysis thread? ;D
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Post by mikey on Nov 8, 2009 19:12:56 GMT -5
My “guess” (for whatever it’s worth) is that since KBS-LA contracts with KXLA (channel 44) for their evening timeslot, KBS will probably continue to utilize that timeslot until their contract with KXLA finally expires. Otherwise, they’d probably have to pay some kind of penalty. No idea when that might be, of course. KBS might even continue with Los Angeles over-the-air broadcasting for another year or two . . . or they might vanish tomorrow! As they say, I guess the fun is in not knowing.
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Post by ajk on Nov 9, 2009 13:34:07 GMT -5
So at least L.A. made it to the end without getting cut off like most other places did. Glad you got to see it through, simisteve (although at 50 minutes an episode I'm not sure I should be happy for you at all).
Anyway, we can start the big-time post-mortem in another month or so. I'm trying to keep up with posting two summaries a week, and am assuming that people who have had to turn to online viewing are watching two a week as well. I'll have #71 posted soon and that leaves seven more, so we're looking at a few more weeks.
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Post by jojo on Nov 9, 2009 13:54:46 GMT -5
We are really far behind in Philly: just finished episode 54. 12 more weeks to go. I hope we make it to the end... and beyond.
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Post by simisteve on Nov 10, 2009 0:02:14 GMT -5
Thanks AJK, KBS still broadcasting today, last night was some kind of awards show, I think. Oh, and I guess there are no trained bears in Korea? Or maybe no budget for them?
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Post by pilseung on Nov 10, 2009 7:15:41 GMT -5
Thanks AJK, KBS still broadcasting today, last night was some kind of awards show, I think. Oh, and I guess there are no trained bears in Korea? Or maybe no budget for them? Yes,I think you are right though KBS always seems able to find the budget for shows like the I'm UnImpressed.Oops,I did mean,the Iron Empress.
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