Since TVB entered the Taiwan Celebration Month and officially established the four major Taiwan celebration dramas this year, the ratings and word-of-mouth of the drama have always been the focus of attention of Hong Kong drama fans, and now in addition to "News Queen", the self-made "Hong Kong People in Beijing" and "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai" have been officially broadcast, and the co-produced Hong Kong drama "Shadow Sniper" purchased from Media Asia has also been updated on the mainland online platform, and the general situation of the Douban score has been released.
First of all, let's look at the data of self-made dramas. As of 8 a.m. on October 30, "Hong Kong People in Beijing" starring Chen Zhanpeng, Wu Ruoxi, Hong Yongcheng, Cai Jie, Dai Zuyi, etc. had a Douban score of 5.7 points, with a total of 752 people giving evaluations, and "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai" starring Chen Hao, Chen Yinyu, Zhou Jialuo, You Jiaxin, etc., had a Douban score of 4.7 points, with a total of 226 people giving evaluations.
Secondly, let's look at the data of outsourced dramas. As of 8 a.m. on October 30, the Douban score of "Shadow Sniper" starring Huang Zongze, Zhou Xiuna, Huang Haoran and others was 7.0 points, and a total of 2,992 people gave evaluations.
Generally speaking, good dramas may lower their scores because the rating base is too large, and the more niche the rating, the easier it is to produce high-scoring dramas, but why is "Shadow Sniper" still leading by 1.3-2.3 points when the base is much higher than that of "Hong Kong People in Beijing" and "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai"? Could it be that the quality gap in the series has reached a huge disparity?
Frankly speaking, I can understand the low Douban score of "Romeo and Zhu Yingtai", because there is indeed a problem of strange stitching, the plot is also a little inexplicable, and the evaluation on other mainland platforms is not good. But what about "Hong Kong People in Beijing"? The reviews and popularity of other platforms are good, so I don't quite understand it.
With this question, I deliberately went to the comment area to look through the bad reviews, and found that there are three main slots in their opinion: 1. Pleasing and kneeling, losing the taste of Hong Kong, is not as pure and authentic as ViuTV has self-esteem; 2. The plot is old-fashioned and embarrassing, the sense of rhythm is too poor, the positioning is not clear, and it is forcibly sensational; 3. There are too many outdated and rotten stalks, and the cultural differences are superficial.
To be honest, I think the bad reviewers say a lot of things, such as some sensational clips that are not necessary, some trendy phrases that have long been outdated, and so on. But where is the so-called kneeling and self-humiliation? Is it used to looking down and being looked down at but not used to looking at eye level? Wake up, this era is no longer suitable for filming the old watch to go south to join relatives, promote and evolve, and there is no longer that kind of situation where the stars and moons will go north.
In addition, the problem of telling about cultural differences does exist superficially, but I can completely understand it, because TVB now knows that there are a group of black fans at home or away, and it is easy to make a big fuss and provoke unnecessary contradictions when the story is deep. If you want to watch the so-called divine drama like "That Summer That Year, We Bloom Like Flowers", then you should indeed become a fan of ViuTV, because TVB will not shoot it again.
As for "Shadow Sniper", I think it was indeed filmed well, and the score is normal, but is it a little inappropriate to broadcast it as a Taiwanese celebration drama? It's not that outsourcing can't be purchased, the key is that the mainland has been over for a few days, and it will take at least a week for TVB Jade Channel to be launched, and what you really want to watch has already been watched, and the ratings may not be ideal. You must know that the current 9:30 schedule is very sluggish, and a booster is needed to boost the momentum. Can "Shadow Sniper" work without freshness? I think it's hard.