In 2023, domestic dramas with various themes have been constantly attracting the attention of the audience.
For example, "Hurricane", which made Zhang Songwen popular overnight, "Three-Body Problem", which is quite friendly to fans of the original work, "Romantic Season", and the costume suspense drama "Lotus Tower" and other annual hits have left the public with unfinished thoughts.
Of course, there are pearls and flaws.
Taking advantage of this wave of soaring ratings dividends, some embarrassing dramas that are not worthy of the name have also come into being.
One thing these dramas have in common is that they all look like hits, but they turn out to be different.
Angry netizens also gave them a nickname for this - "fraud drama".
It's the end of the year, so today let's talk about these embarrassing dramas that have caused heated discussions, and see which of them have hurt your eyes.
seventh place, "Yi Nian Guan Mountain" Douban 6.5
A martial arts drama with the highest popularity in recent times.
Not long after the broadcast, the current rating is 6.5, which is actually okay, but the controversy caused by it is really necessary to talk about it.
The main creative team of this drama is also quite eye-catching.
starring Liu Shishi, her appearance and popularity are the best among the post-85 flowers. The focus of publicity in the early stage of the series is basically around her.
screenwriter Zhang Wei, the previous hit dramas "Menghualu", "The Legend of Lu Zhen" and "The Legend of the Female Doctor Ming Concubine" are all from her.
Art director Shao Changyong has participated in the filming of dramas such as "Langya Bang", "No War in Beiping" and "Dajiang Dahe".
Photographer Liang Baoquan was the photographer of "The Wandering Earth 2", "Assassination of a Novelist" and "King of the Sky".
This lineup, no matter how you look at it, will definitely explode.
After the series was launched, it was really not as expected at first.
In the first half of the story, the various grievances, betrayals, and revenge around the heroine made the audience addicted to the plot very upset, and with the blessing of the heroine's beautiful and sassy style, the show received a high score of 7.5 soon after the beginning.
However, in the second half, the reputation of the plot began to reverse with the style of painting.
The dissatisfaction of netizens mainly comes from three aspects.
One is the drama party.
The reason is that the male protagonist suddenly and inexplicably exploded in the second half of the plot, and the aura that should have been the female protagonist slowly tilted to his head. At the same time, the crew deleted the heroine's scenes in a mess, which caused a sense of separation from the perception.
The second is the male lead.
His appearance is not outstanding, coupled with some unfriendly angles, coupled with the second creation of netizens, the male protagonist was complained by angry netizens that "ugliness has reached a new height".
The group drama that was repeatedly emphasized during the propaganda period basically gave way to the big male protagonist in the second half, and the supporting roles around the male protagonist were either tool people who were eavesdropping on the wall, or sycophants with lotus tongues.
The third is unfinished.
The plot starts with 35 episodes, and the important characters in the play begin to go offline one after another. died in the end, and even the male and female protagonists were not spared, one was stunned for the sake of righteousness, and the other for following, and both went to another world to continue the frontier.
With such a simple and rude ending, there was no suspense that angered netizens again, and on the day the whole play ended, the drama party was scolded on the hot search. Screenwriter Zhang Wei also came out to respond to this, but in the end, it was the screenwriter, director, or the editor in charge, and the people who ate melons did not know, so they could only scold and leave with regret.
is also a drama that starts high and goes low, but the word-of-mouth has such a big contrast before and after, this should be the first one this year.
sixth place, "For the Dark Fragrance" Douban scored 6.1 points
Another ancient puppet drama, starring the popular idol Zhou Ye, Wang Xingyue, Peng Chuyue, Zhang Yijie, Zhao Qing.
The rating of this drama is actually good, and it has never fallen out of the passing line since it was launched. Secondly, the plot is okay, in the words of netizens, "at least the three views are preserved".
There are two main reasons why he offended the audience.
First, the propaganda is misleading.
In the early stage, whether it was a trailer, a poster or a Reuters, the crew put out almost all of them were heavy highlights such as rebirth, big heroine, and 1V3 sadomasochism, so that this drama had a large wave of CP fans before it was launched.
After that, the boss Yu Zheng found that the fans were particularly energetic about the male and female protagonists, and personally posted a guide to guide him, first saying that he also likes 1V1. Netizens asked him about the ending, and he said that he made up for his regrets about the original work (the heroine of the original book was with the guards).
In this way, CP fans who are snorting to death are full of expectations for the ending of the male and female protagonists.
As a result, it wasn't until the finale that netizens found out that they had been deceived, not only did the heroine not have a 1V1 with anyone, but even the whole drama was just a dream for her.
The whole network was in an uproar.
Yu Zheng posted again, apologizing to netizens, and saying that he was old and wanted to learn from young people Xi Yunyun.
It is true that he knows how to apologize, but no matter how sophisticated he is, he can't stop the army of fans who scold in the comment area.
The second is unpretentious pretending.
Yu Zheng's drama has a feature, the actors' costumes, shapes, and shooting angles are particularly down-to-earth compared with similar dramas, so the requirements for the actors' appearance will be relatively high.
In this way, why are your idols so good-looking, why are my idols so ugly, are you praising this and stepping on that, the comment area quickly became a battlefield for fans.
While fans beat each other, there are naturally many deliberate bad comments.
Therefore, if you only look at the plot, if you want to say that this is a fraud drama, it is actually quite unjust.
But let people praise him from the bottom of their hearts, and they can't say it.
fifth place, "Our Days" Douban scored 5.6 points
Another period drama launched by Yang Ma.
Not long after the broadcast, the score dropped again and again with word-of-mouth from 7.4 points at the beginning, and finally stopped at 5.6 points, which was criticized by netizens who beat their chests.
The reason why everyone's reaction is so fierce has something to do with the promotion of the series and the screenwriter.
First of all, the trailer released by the crew.
Familiar scenes, props, shapes, and character filters are all standard configurations of excellent period dramas.
Li Xiaoran and Li Naiwen's middle-aged CP, one is an illiterate old man, and the other is a talented woman full of poetry and books. One loves porridge and coffee, and the other can't experience the taste.
The familiar scenes and dialogues instantly remind people of An Jie and Jiang Defu in "Parents' Love".
Let's look at the junior group.
The babbling little heroine jumped up and down with a group of children, and while she was naughty, the teenagers also promised each other that they would "be together forever".
With similar clips, it's hard not to be reminiscent of the high-scoring period drama "The World", and the earlier Korean drama "Please Answer, 1988".
As the plot progresses, the show quickly proves another truth: the greater the hope, the more disappointment.
The plot of all the staff to reduce intelligence, the inexplicable characters, the controversial remarks (patriarchy), the indescribable acting skills of some actors, and the superficial and empty ending song, are like a sudden basin of cold water in the winter, which poured the originally enthusiastic audience into the heart.
In the midst of all kinds of "nonsense" and "three wrong views", the screenwriter couldn't sit still, and personally issued an eviction order in the comment area: Don't watch it if you feel uncomfortable, why bother yourself.
I don't know if it's really anxious or the mentality of Buddhism, anyway, the final result of this drama is completely cold.
fourth place, "Long Moon Embers" Douban 5.6 points
Youku is another S+ big production.
The theme is a popular Xianxia drama in recent years, adapted from a popular novel in Jinjiang.
The starring roles are Luo Yunxi, Bailu, and Chen Duling, who coexist with both appearance and traffic.
During the promotion period, from the starring fairy-like poster, CP sense, modeling, to the plot, trailer, and screenwriter's small composition, dozens of related hot searches were arranged at once.
The familiar IP, coupled with the popular traffic, and the aggravated group are visibly not bad for money with the naked eye, no matter how you look at it, it has to be a hit.
Then, there are no unexpected surprises.
With the emergence of the Douban score (6.2), a large number of bugs and flaws in the play are also presented in front of the audience.
The complaints mainly come from four aspects.
1. The plot is detached from the essence of the original work, seriously homogeneous, and clichéd and boring. In the final analysis, everyone is tired of the routine of Xianxia dramas.
Second, the male and female protagonists are separated. For example, the heroine was wiped out by the whole family, and she was sad and sad in the last second, and when she saw the enemy in the next second, the painting style instantly became cheerful again.
Third, the rhythm drags. This article mainly complains that there is too much nonsense among all the members in the play, and it is suspected that it is in the water for a long time.
Fourth, the details are not careful. For example, the special effects are cheap, and the headbands worn by some supporting characters are actually wrapped in toilet paper.
These seemingly inconspicuous but ubiquitous bugs have strangled a popular model that is about to come out in the cradle.
To tell the truth, the score of 5.6 is true, and it can't stand the previous wave of overwhelming publicity and the expectations of netizens.
third place, "Who is he" Douban scored 5.6 points
The blockbuster drama launched by Yang Ma is the suspense + criminal investigation that young audiences love to watch.
The main creative team is quite hardcore.
Director Bao Chengzhi and producer Ding Hei, the name sounds unfamiliar, but you must have seen the well-known hit "Police Honor" last year, which was co-directed by the two of them.
starring Zhang Yi, there is no need to question the ratings guarantee, plus Ding Yongdai, Yu Haoming, Chen Yusi and other drama bones and traffic, not to mention anything else, there is definitely no shortage of audiences in this drama.
It turns out that this is indeed the case.
At the beginning of the show's launch, Douban's score was as high as 8.2, and the ratings and comments were both unbeatable, and they were all uncontrollable.
The director who couldn't help but write a small essay for this purpose, detailing the creation process of the script.
However, as the plot progressed, the previous praise and praise gradually evolved into a complaint.
The audience's dissatisfaction mainly comes from the following aspects:
1. There are too many plot branches, which leads to many pits dug in front of them and forgetting to fill them in the back.
Second, the clichéd love line of intelligence reduction is forced into the originally serious plot, which is neither eye-catching nor necessary.
3. The fate of several protagonists is too perfunctory, and it is separated from the previous foreshadowing.
Fourth, the acting skills of some actors are too exaggerated and spicy.
For various reasons, this serious 800 rice drama has become a veritable "scare rice drama", and the score has also collapsed along with the word-of-mouth of the plot, and finally fell out of the passing line.
From 8.2 to 5.6, the ratings guarantee is like Zhang Yi, and there is nothing he can do when he encounters this kind of embarrassing drama.
second place, "Love as a Camp" Douban 4.3 points
A clay puppet show with only 4.3 points.
The starring roles are this year's very prolific Bailu and the popular traffic Wang Hedi.
Director Guo Hu, another ancient puppet drama "Lotus Tower" directed by him has just finished broadcasting not long ago, with a Douban score of 8.5, which is the same ceiling as similar dramas.
It's the turn of this one, because the plot and lines are too spicy, from the launch to the end, the show's reputation has not counterattacked.
In addition, there are two reasons why it is defined as a "fraud drama" by netizens.
1. Excessive marketing.
Before it was launched, not only were there various hot searches that were not related to the plot one after another, but the key to his publicity methods and content was also single and repetitive.
For example: the same stills or trailer, he has a round today, and he will come again tomorrow, focusing on a circular memory point.
Second, the director is overconfident.
Perhaps the success of "Lotus Tower" gave the director enough confidence.
During the filming, the leading actor Wang Hedi communicated with him about a certain scene, saying that he wanted to shoot the feeling of "Ghost", and the director came as soon as he opened his mouth, and "Ghost" has long been outdated.
Now it's okay, many ghost fans are holding their breath, wanting to see how amazing this drama is that is even more powerful than "Ghosts".
As a result, there was another round of boos.
That's it? I'm embarrassed to complain about "Ghosts"?
It is in response to the sentence "It is easy to do things in a high-profile manner, but it is difficult to be a person in a low-key manner".
Speaking of which, they are all excellent works and directors, and it has always been commonplace for film and television dramas to learn from each other and pay tribute to each other, and sometimes there is really no need to offend a group of people.
Judging from the final rating and word-of-mouth of this drama, being ridiculed by the whole network is indeed nothing to be aggrieved about.
Director Guo Hu was even named by netizens, don't shoot modern idol dramas next time.
first place, "Fireworks in My World" Douban 2.8 points
As we all know, Mango TV has always been better at filming than dramas.
Take this clay puppet drama with only 2.8 points as an example, although the score is difficult to describe, it has made Wei Daxun, who has been tepid for many years, a top class overnight.
There is no doubt about bad dramas.
But one thing to say, during the promotion of this show, it still gave the audience a lot of expectations.
The first is the theme, which focuses on firefighters and doctors, which are relatively rare in ordinary times, and shows the lives and daily life of these two professions in an all-round way.
The second is the main creator.
starring Yang Yang, Wang Churan, partners Wang Yanlin, Wei Daxun and other green leaves, can also be regarded as taking into account traffic and strength.
Director Li Muge is a senior senior with many masterpieces, and his well-known works include the time-traveling drama "Sito", the palace fighting drama "East Palace" and so on.
Another picture, the drama was filmed in Chongqing and Wuhan, the unique scenery, coupled with the photographer's professional heart, made many viewers full of yearning for these two cities when watching the trailer.
As a result, everyone knows.
Even with the sadomasochism and traffic blessing of the male and female protagonists, coupled with the hot search of the infatuated boss Meng Yanchen (Wei Daxun) throughout the whole drama and the second creation of netizens, it still failed to save the reputation of the collapse of this drama across the board.
It's so bad that people are stunned, so much so that many viewers forget that before the launch, people were also beautiful and lively.
Such polarized word-of-mouth and contrast are really rare.
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The above are several controversial domestic dramas in 2023, among which costume dramas occupy a significantly higher proportion than other dramas. The reason is easy to understand, the audience of ancient puppets is wide, as long as the plot is passable, and the service is not too perfunctory, it is easy to make a hit;
Suspense dramas, workplace dramas, and period dramas are different, and the audience of these types of dramas is more interested in the texture, content, and performance of the actors in the drama itself, which invisibly increases the difficulty of creation for the choreographer and director.
But in any case, as a veteran drama fan, I still hope that film and television creators can show sincerity, make more high-quality products, and try to avoid using some flashy "fraud dramas" to fool the public. After all, the audience's eyes are bright, and insincere works will inevitably be eaten by the market.
So, what of these TV series that netizens call "fraud dramas", have you been in the pit?
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Not to Things) #文章首发挑战赛#