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Post by MTR on Apr 6, 2010 16:26:21 GMT -5
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Post by MTR on Sept 7, 2010 18:25:19 GMT -5
As has the print of this most magnificent drama . anyway point's of interest We are at ep 115 where crazy old king Gungye kills the wife by putting a white hot poker up her privates (sorry how can i describe this scene )and i noticed there are two versions of this scene ,there used to be a clip on youtube but no more where the scene was shot from another angle ,also the poor Queen /Empress (Subtitles are bad on this ..queen one Minute Empress the next )anyway in the old Tube Clip she was wearing a dark green robe and as the poker was inserted the camera pans to her face than to her hand as she dies . The version on tv she is wearing light blue and the camera focuses on her hand clutching some beads Guhn gave her when they were kids and the beads fall as she dies . The opening credits are not the same the tube version depicts a bearded Wang Guhn and a more currant cast while the TV version still has the same characters from the early eps most of whom are dead or exiled . The subtitles leave a lot to be desired ,whole speeches are left unsubbed and often the subs appear before the person even speaks . The episodes are not listed by number (i know the poker ep was 115 from You Tube )so its hard to figure where they are . Still its a fantastic historical drama .
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Post by Gracien on Sept 8, 2010 16:39:38 GMT -5
Oh that crazy emperor will have his day real sson...
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Post by Gracien on Sept 9, 2010 1:02:56 GMT -5
Now we are at the taking of Emperor 123, King Gungye will be departing his wretched life soon. Anyone will more information?
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Post by griffin on Sept 9, 2010 1:16:07 GMT -5
Is there somewhere online I can watch this? Can't seem to find anything on YT.
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Post by MTR on Sept 9, 2010 18:29:15 GMT -5
Hulberts History Of Korea Vol 1 states "the wretched creature was chased naked ("hope we don't see that) "from the palace where he fled to Pyongyang and was caught and beheaded ". Its funny there are several versions of Goonye's demise one has The Advisor's sidekick Gen Unbu finding all is lost Stab's Goongye to death in hopes of saving himself (Hulbert states all Goongye's Creatures were beheaded ),another has Wang Guhn's generals stabbing him to death(wikipedia ) and of course the Hulbert version . This will end in December and sadly i heard Iron Empress will replace it .
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Post by Gracien on Sept 9, 2010 21:41:05 GMT -5
Griffin, I have also looked to find this drama, no such luck. Well, however this monster died and who killed him really does not matter, just as long as his death was painful and agonizing.
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Post by sageuk on Sept 9, 2010 23:07:26 GMT -5
Only way to watch this is e-store, is it? I want to see this one. But dang, buying it is just EXPENSIVE!!! Greedy East Asian businessmen (oh wait, I'm East Asian)
There are two reasons I want to see this. One, it has huge ratings that surpass Dae Jang Geum. I know that it's foolish, but it shows how popular it was, doesn't it? And two, the history that the story is based on is interesting. Here's my sypnosis:
The Silla Dynasty is in decline. It is an era of corruption, suffering, and death. Warlords rose up against the monarchy in response and created successor kingdoms in order to create a new era. The people of the peninsula, however, only lived to face another nightmare: civil war among the successor kingdoms. There can only be one nation for the new era to begin. One king to guide his people to prosperity. The son of a merchant family,
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Post by mtlandis on Sept 9, 2010 23:28:54 GMT -5
Only way to watch this is e-store, is it? I want to see this one. But dang, buying it is just EXPENSIVE!!! Greedy East Asian businessmen (oh wait, I'm East Asian) The Video Lending Library (Video Club or VC for short) on koreandramas.net has this one available to borrow. Once you join koreandramas.net (free) check out forum.koreandramas.net/topic/120/ for instructions on joining the VC and forum.koreandramas.net/topic/6286/ for the titles that are available.
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Post by MTR on Sept 10, 2010 11:35:59 GMT -5
Actually Ep117 show's Goongyae in a very sympathetic light ,its the Advisor and Unbu who really deserve to get it . The cast is almost a who's who of K Historical Dramas ,Choi aside ,the poor empress played Muyhuls evil step mom in KOTW ,and their is a whole bunch of Jo Young /EOTS alumini inc Heuk Sudol. Its funny Emp /Sea ran before this and the first 40 odd eps makes the claim of many being descendants of Jang Bo Go's men .
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Post by Gracien on Sept 10, 2010 14:10:06 GMT -5
Dramafreak! I agree with you regarding the greedy businessmen, most of the quality of vids that comes out of Korea, the quality is sobacd also the translations and they are asking big bucks for for poor quality and at time refuses to take back. I have stopped purchasing korean dramas due to that.
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Post by mtlandis on Sept 10, 2010 17:12:35 GMT -5
Dramafreak! I agree with you regarding the greedy businessmen, most of the quality of vids that comes out of Korea, the quality is sobacd also the translations and they are asking big bucks for for poor quality and at time refuses to take back. I have stopped purchasing korean dramas due to that. Actually it really depends on where you get the Dramas. Some places will sell you a Chinese pirate copy that typically has awful translations and poor video. Our group has purchased and had donated videos from reputable suppliers and the quality has always been excellent. YesAsia is a crap shoot so I always recommend looking for something done by YA Entertainment. Everything in the KBS eStore is excellent quality. Everything I have ever gotten from MBC's store is also excellent quality. BTW - in reference to Emperor Wang Guhn. I nagged the then CEO of KBS America (Phillip Eun) to make a copy available to purchase. KBS eventually remastered the original tapes and produced the DVDs for the eStore. A copy was donated to our library by them. It is my understanding that last month it was the best seller at the eStore.
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Post by griffin on Sept 11, 2010 7:15:19 GMT -5
Haha, I can't buy anyways. I'm no where in US or Canada. And yes yes, I'll get out of here. This is afterall a board for Chicago board for K-D frans. ta
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Post by Gracien on Sept 11, 2010 18:33:31 GMT -5
Griffin, you are a fan, you are welcome, glad to hear far reaches outside Canada and US are fan who log into this board...
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Post by Soju on Sept 13, 2010 17:50:29 GMT -5
And (sadly) we need all the posts we can get these days!
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