Before you know it, half of 2024 has passed.
This year is a small year for domestic dramas. The number of hit dramas with good reputations is much lower than the same period last year.
However, there are a lot of dramas with poor reputation.
Today, Brother Pi will use Douban ratings as a reference and popularity as an aid to take stock of the 10 "most disappointing domestic dramas" in the first half of 2024.
These dramas all have one thing in common. They are either big productions, big actors, big directors, or big IPs. They are full of expectations before they are broadcast, but they are hard to say after they are broadcast.
Next, let’s start with the tenth one and take a look at these 10 domestic dramas. What are the disappointments in each of them?
Part 10: " Black Earth Silent " (Douban 6.5 points)
Starring: Chen Jianbin, Hu Jun, Deng Jiajia, Shi Ce, Lu Hong
iQiyi's "Mist Theater" was once a gold-lettered brand, and has been launched one after another Excellent works such as "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth".
But it was weak in the later stage and has now become useless.
Tencent took advantage of the trend and launched "x theater", which also focuses on suspense dramas. Last year,
created a new brand with three masterpieces: " The Long Season ", "Under the Busty City" and "Happy Face".
's "Black Soil Silence" launched this year was intended to continue its glory, but unexpectedly it encountered a waterloo.
The story of this drama takes place in the Northeast, and everyone is looking forward to it becoming another "The Long Season".
The pace of solving the case is slow. It is an old-school investigation and interview, with solid clues. Everyone thought it might be another "Serious Case Group Six".
The story itself is very similar to "Thirteen Years of Ashes".
Chen Jianbin starred in two dramas, and even their looks are similar.
Everyone thinks that no matter how much you stretch your hips, it will still be on the level of "Dust 2". The final effect of the
result is a four-dimensional image.
The director is too greedy and wants to express too much.
wants to unravel the suspenseful case and explore the joys and sorrows of individuals in the tide of reform. It also wants to carry forward the main theme and add some Northeastern humor. It covers everything but fails to cover everything.
Just speak Northeastern dialect.
Most of the actors' Northeastern dialect in the whole drama is not standard, and the audience was very surprised.
If you don’t know how to say it, you don’t have to say it. If you don’t have the Northeastern flavor, you still need to create Northeastern humor, which is self-defeating.
let’s talk about solving the case.
Several lines go hand in hand, and the director's narrative ability is limited. The first episode was very bluffing, but the secret was revealed later on.
A hammer in the east and a mallet in the west. Just as the decent part caught up with the rhythm, it suddenly switched to the villain's perspective. The filming was too scattered.
In addition to solving crimes, the characters' life scenes are also too cliché.
In criminal investigation dramas, there must be a situation where the main character has disharmony in his family and conflicts for the sake of creating conflicts. If we really can’t do a family drama, we’ll just do a crime scene.
In terms of acting, Hu Jun has few roles but is the most outstanding.
The leading actors, including Chen Jianbin and Deng Jiajia, are all pretty good.
Northeastern crime-themed film and television dramas have become popular in recent years, and many followers have emerged.
Unfortunately, "Black Soil Silence" is a typical example.
It's a pity that if you don't have enough time, you can resemble a cat and a tiger instead of a dog.
Part 9: "Harbin 1944" (Douban 6.3 points)
Starring: Qin Hao, Yang Mi, Zhang Zixian, Luan Yuanhui, Wang Herun
After the show was launched, the public seemed to be most concerned about not its plot, but its advertising. data.
’s 40-episode drama has become an “ad-free clear stream” in the TV drama market after only 15 episodes were aired.
In sharp contrast is "Flowers".
There were not many ads in the beginning, but after it became popular, there were no ads at all.
This shows the dilemma faced by "Harbin 1944".
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be.
This drama is about espionage.
Although the spy drama has declined, it has always had a group of loyal fans and its ratings base is very stable.
The director of the play is Zhang Li. His films "Toward the Republic" and "Ming Dynasty 1566" are recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese dramas.
The male lead is Qin Hao, the male god of literary and artistic films and Lou Ye's muse.
has become a god for his acting skills in "The Hidden Corner" and "The Long Season" in the past two years.
The supporting roles include Jiang Qiming in "The Long Season", "Tang Xiaolong" Lin Jiachuan and "Old Mo" Feng Bing in "Hurry", as well as the golden supporting actor Zhang Zixian.
When combined together, at least there is quality assurance.
But on the other hand, this drama also has the biggest controversial point - the heroine Yang Mi.
Yang Mi is the one with the most representative works and the best success among the post-85s actresses.
After several years of popular dramas, its popularity has skyrocketed, and it has entered the capital camp early.
But changes in acting skills are a matter of opinion.
In this drama, he obviously plays the role of a spy leader, but once the lines are spoken, he sounds fierce and fierce.
Not to mention gunfight scenes, action scenes and expression scenes.
Yang Mi is indeed a bit "unlucky" this year. The TV series starring
received a bad reputation, and the movie "Nothing That Can't Be Solved by Hot Pot" starring in it was withdrawn within a few days of its release.
After the drama was released, Yang Mi actually published a c-issue titled "A Brief Discussion on the Creative Habits of Actors in Film and Television Dramas - Taking as an Example".
This is simply abstract to the extreme. I would rather believe that she was performing a performance art.
Part 8: "Untold" (Douban 6.2 points)
Starring: Ou Hao, Li Yitong, Yang Jue, Zhang Guoqiang, Hu Lianxin
iQiyi's "Mist Theater" released a movie "Thirteen Years of Ashes" last year, which made People see hope again.
This year this drama extinguished the little flame of hope again.
starring Ou Hao is quite controversial among the new generation of artists.
resources have always been praised, and they can be found everywhere, but there are no masterpieces that are hard enough.
Li Yitong has always been the spokesperson for sweet girls.
"Crazy" became a hit, but as the heroine, she became the strongest accessory.
thought she would make a breakthrough in the new drama, but in the end, her new role was still full of love brains.
The two leading actors acted in a mediocre drama in their own comfort zones.
has no bright spots, but I can’t fault it either. It’s just boring.
is obviously a suspense drama, but the mystery is revealed in the 7th episode of 12 episodes.
thought there would be a reversal later, but it turned out that it was gone.
has a thin main line, filling the story with the death of the policewoman’s father and the undercover past. The logic of the last three episodes collapsed and cannot withstand scrutiny.
As the name suggests, the whole drama is so silent that it makes people forget about it immediately after watching it, and they even have no interest in complaining.
Part 7: "Detective Chinatown 2" (Douban 6.2 points)
Starring: Qiu Ze, Shang Yuxian, Yang Jinhua, Zhong Zhentao, Yu Haoming
The biggest feature of this drama, like the entire "Tang Detective Universe", is its weakness.
A sign of fatigue in a series is that it likes value.
This is most obvious in the movie "Detective Chinatown 3".
When Chen Sicheng tried to insert thoughts about war into a suspense film that mainly focused on family fun, it proved that his creative power was exhausted.
even called Andy Lau in the end, but it still couldn't cover up the boring ending.
The high box office of this movie has overdrawn the entire IP.
Chen Sicheng even gave up on himself later, saying that someone else might direct the fourth movie, and he would be the producer behind the scenes.
Tang Tan’s web drama is, at best, an extremely long promotional video. The purpose of
's first drama is to warm up the movie "Tang Detective 3".
Chen Sicheng is also very smart.
There are three cases in the whole play, and the essence is kept in the first two cases. The third case is used to deal with "human feelings and the sophistication of the world".
Audiences also understand that the entire online drama has a good reputation.
But in the second season of the web drama, the positioning is very awkward.
The movie "Tang Detective 4" has no filming plan yet, and as a pioneering web drama, it is a bit useless.
Of course, the foundation of Chen Sicheng's team is still there, so the whole drama is still above the standard, but it is much less interesting.
The overall quality of the presentation is that of a criminal investigation law popularization drama. Episode
16 continues the style of the first part. The first 12 episodes are just okay, and the overall level remains consistent.
The last four episodes were terrible, and I started to talk about big ideas directly.
In short, it can be judged that the Tang Detective movie version has reached its end. The
web drama has reached its second season, but the road ahead will be bumpy.
It has completed its propaganda mission and is considered a well-deserved death.
Part 6: " Ode to Joy 5" (Douban 6.0 points)
Starring: Jiang Shuying, Yang Caiyu, Zhang Jianing, Zhang Huiwen, Li Haofei, Dou Xiao
Noon Sunshine's classic IP, the fifth part has been filmed unknowingly . Although
, a series of female group portraits, has been controversial since the first episode, it has remained highly topical and once triggered a boom in the filming of domestic female dramas.
As far as the drama itself is concerned, it is already stretched thin. In the fourth part of
, the unwritten rules of the workplace are rectified, saying no to the family of origin, and fighting sexual harassment to the end are all the pain points of the times, but they are only briefly touched upon, and the audience feels more of the noise.
In the fifth part, Jiang Shuying, Yang Caiyu, Zhang Jianing, Zhang Huiwen, and Li Haofei all returned.
probably wanted to finish this series at noon, but this one forced Wu Mei to have a happy ending.
The biggest attraction of the whole drama is He Minhong, and the biggest weakness is also her.
has made people’s blood pressure soar from last season’s seizure to now.
is such a crazy person, but he is easily forgiven by everyone.
Some netizens commented well that the character of Ho Min-hong is like an electronic mustard. It is annoying to watch, but it is really delicious.
While watching them quarreling, they showed off their rice and ate deliciously.
Except for He Minhong, the plots of other characters are relatively dull.
Jiang Shuying, as the leading female lead, was once again robbed of her limelight by others;
Yang Caiyu was rumored to be having a marriage change off-screen, and the only thing in the drama that can be said about her is her looks, and there is really not much else to watch.
Noon Sunshine used to be a quality guarantee, but in the past two years, it has begun to destroy its own brand. The IP address
can be completely stopped. There is no need to consume everyone’s feelings again and again.
Those old fans can watch it as a dinner drama.
Part 5: " Little Days " (Douban 5.6 points)
Starring: Chen Xiao, Tong Yao, Sarina, Ying'er, Qiao Zhenyu, Yu Haoming, Du Haitao
There is a type of drama that can be called "little luck drama".
uses the literary youth’s favorite title to package an urban story to heal the audience’s psychology.
For example, "Ode to Joy", "Little Joy", "Everything is Good", and now there is another "Little Days".
It's a pity that this drama is also a tiger rather than a dog.
This drama is adapted from the Douban serialized novel of the same name, and its biggest problem also stems from this. In the original novel by
, the male and female protagonists are both very sophisticated social beings.
The female protagonist had a teacher-student relationship when she was 19 years old. The male protagonist is also an in-depth practitioner of Houheixue.
In short, neither of them is a good person.
But after the drama was made, the male and female protagonists played by Chen Xiao and Tong Yao were washed into white lotus flowers, and problems arose.
In the novel, everyone is a social person, scheming and at war with each other, which is very reasonable and very interesting.
In the TV series, two white lotus flowers are thrown into a large dye vat, and many plots do not make sense.
For example, the hero and heroine bought a small house in Shanghai through hard work. Because the room was too small and the old man had to take care of his children, he had to go to a hotel to open an hourly room to solve the couple's problems.
This plot may have a counterpart in reality.
But the loophole is that the heroine has eaten too much, and she has to put the invoice in her trouser pocket to book a room, but her mother-in-law discovers it.
Another example is that the male and female protagonists are surrounded by a group of strange relatives.
As social elites, the two people have no ability to manage a marriage.
's way to solve the problem is to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and see who surrenders first.
In addition, some monetary figures are also full of loopholes. The protagonist of
can open an hourly room for 800 yuan for two hours and have lunch for 600 yuan, but he can't come up with 80,000 yuan in cash, but he can easily buy a 15,000 yuan bag afterwards.
As long as you count with your fingers, you will be worried about the mathematical ability of the screenwriter.
The whole drama is essentially a group of film and television people with free wealth, imagining the life of the middle class.
gives them parents with serious feudal concepts and a white lotus character. It is impossible for the audience to empathize.
However, the title of healing and the plot of catching a horse can indeed attract many people.
When "Little Days" was broadcast, the ratings reached the first place on satellite TV.
But you can only watch the fun, don't think too much.
Part 4: "The Case of Di Renjie in the Tang Dynasty" (5.4 points on Douban)
Starring: Yiwei Yiwei, Wang Likun, Zhong Chuxi, Zhang Jiayi, Zhang Ruoyun, You Yongzhi
Before that, there was "Detective Di Renjie", and after that there was "The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty". This "The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" is very much like a mixture of the two dramas. I originally thought that it would combine the strengths of the two dramas and become a new IP.
After all, this drama is adapted from the novel of the same name. The original novel has more than 1.4 million words and 24 detective stories. The first part is completed, and there will be more filming in the future.
But I never expected that the final effect would be completely different.
It's obviously a detective drama, but solving the case basically relies on Di Renjie's guesswork, and then the suspect himself delivers it.
is unquestionable and unreasonable.
As the "fourth son of the oil field", Zhou Yiwei has obviously succeeded in getting rid of the oil in the past two years, but in this drama, the greasiness is back.
The Detective Dee in the original work is a serious figure, and the Detective Dee in "Detective Detective Dee" is also calm and sophisticated.
Zhou Yiwei probably integrated some of the characteristics of the gangsters into the character creation in order to perform the novelty of the character when he was young.
When he and Zhang Jiayi were in the same frame, everyone couldn't even tell which one of them was Di Renjie.
It is obviously well-made, has a strong cast, and the original novel is also very exciting.
But when mixed together, the effect is very awkward.
Brother Pi came in with excitement but returned in disappointment. After four episodes, he still had no choice but to give up on the show.
Zhou Yiwei once again proved that he is not capable of taking the lead alone. It is estimated that it will be difficult for this IP to have a sequel.
Part 3: " Happy Heroes " (5.3 points on Douban)
Starring: Sun Yizhou, Lan Yingying, Yang Jue, Bai Ke, Fan Ming, Jia Bing
The drama was filmed in 2018 and was not released until this year. , actually illustrates the problem.
Compared with its poor reputation, what surprised Pi Ge was that it was cold.
The director is the famous Shang Jing, who directed " Martial Arts Story " and "The Story of the Cooking Class".
actors Sun Yizhou, Bai Ke, Fan Ming, and Jia Bing are all regulars in sitcoms.
This drama is adapted from Gu Long’s novel of the same name.
is worth looking forward to from all angles. It can at least compete with last year's " Quedaomen Legend " by Zhao.
But it was aired in March, more than two months have passed, and Douban has not yet published a score.
Douban has finally released its score, with more than 3,000 people rating it 5.3.
The small number of people who rated it and the low score are shocking. Is this still the godfather of sitcoms?
In fact, such a result is not unexpected.
Shang Jing participated in the comedy variety show "Start!" two years ago. sitcom".
The work "Salary Theater" he shot on the show feels like a product of the previous era.
Not only does it lag far behind new comedies, it doesn't even have basic laughs.
can feel that he wants to break through himself, but he can't learn new thinking, and it's hard to use the old one again. It's very uncomfortable to be stuck in the middle.
"Happy Heroes" is in a similar state.
Shang Jing wants to do a cross-border mashup of his own "Wulin Gaiden" and Gu Long's "Happy Heroes".
's idea is very bold, but the result is dark cuisine, and all the good ingredients are wasted.
Forget it if you can’t laugh, the costume effect presented in the whole drama is that kind of cheap web game style.
It can be seen from the picture that Shang Dao's artistic aesthetic has fallen behind.
This drama has been suppressed for so long, which shows that the creators are not confident enough to let it meet the audience.
It has been 6 years since the show was aired. I’m afraid I just thought that after all the filming was done, it would be enough to get some blood back, so I don’t expect too much.
After watching this drama, hurry up and watch two episodes of "Legend of the Magpie Sword" to wash your eyes.
Part 2: "Fairy Sword" (Douban 4.4 points)
Starring: Ju Jingyi, Chen Zheyuan, Mao Zijun, Mao Xiaohui, Wang Yuanke
The "Fairy Sword" series is the sentiment of a generation, but its film and television adaptation is a A history of unmitigated chaos.
In the early years, "Chinese Sword 1" and "Chinese Sword 3" also caused a lot of controversy when they first came out, and now they have become classics.
In 2016, "Fairy Sword 5" was filmed, but there was a lot of quarrels in all aspects. When it was broadcast, it was renamed "Fairy Sword and Cloud". In the end, it didn't cause any splash, and it scored 4.0 on Douban.
This year, all major video platforms are eyeing "Sword and Fairy".
First, on January 17th, iQiyi aired "Four of Sword and Sword";
Then on the 18th, Tencent aired "Four of Sword and Sword", renamed " prays for the present ".
seems to be two versions of Fairy Sword PK, but in fact it is two platforms fighting each other, favoring Ju Jingyi and Yu Shuxin respectively. The final result of
is a lose-lose situation.
"Sword and Sword 4" scored 4.3 points, and "Prayer for the Present" scored 5.0, both of which were smashed.
The official media "People's Entertainment" also released an update and directly criticized him by name.
With this quality, it is no wonder that netizens scolded "repay the copyright fees and destroy the film."
Interestingly, although Youku did not produce a new version of "Sword of Sword", it made limited exemptions for "Sword of Sword 1" and "Sword of Sword 3" during the broadcast of the two new dramas. The two old works of
also scored over 9 points on Douban due to the support of their peers.
In April, Tencent did not give up and remade "Sword and Sword 1" again, titled "See Xiaoyao Again".
With the blessing of emotions, Douban scored 6.4 points and hit the street again.
Fairy Sword IP is completely ruined.
This "Four of Swordsman" is a bit untimely.
It is regarded as the pinnacle of the entire series. The sentence "If the sky abandons me, I would rather become a devil" is still impressive to this day.
But times have changed.
This kind of line was very cool 20 years ago.
was placed 10 years ago and still has some echoes.
has nothing to do with it now.
As early as 2015, male novels were already worn out.
The female channel copied the male channel, and the fairy copied the female channel. Now it sounds like nothing but embarrassment.
Part 1: " Ice Hunting " (Douban 4.3 points)
Starring: Zhang Songwen, Yao Anna, Han Geng, Bao Wenjing, Su Xin
Many people don't know about this drama.
The plot that everyone imagined was that after "Kurst" became a hit, Princess Huawei asked Zhang Songwen to carry her sedan chair, which resulted in such an embarrassing work.
Quite the opposite is true, Ice Hunters was filmed before Rush and on a shoestring budget.
At that time, Anna Yao was very self-aware and knew that her acting skills were insufficient, so she stopped joining the big crew and found such a small-cost drama to hone her acting skills.
At that time, Zhang Songwen was just an outstanding actor who had just been recognized by the audience, and had not yet entered the ranks of top super stars.
So a project like this asked him to be the male lead. There was a lot of room for character development, and the director was Gao Qunshu, who had produced "Conquer", so there was no reason to refuse.
The two people responding to each other in this way was purely unintentional.
I didn’t expect that before this drama could even be aired, “Hurry Up” would become a huge hit.
When "Hunting Ice" was aired, a B-level drama was brought to an S+ level by Zhang Songwen alone.
Faced with this overwhelming wealth, the crew also had mixed feelings.
Strictly speaking, this is not a bad drama.
If it weren't for Zhang Songwen's popularity, it would be a performance assignment for Anna Yao to practice.
Everyone has imposed too many stories and expectations on it, and it has been promoted to such a high position, but the drama itself does not have excellent quality. When the veil of
was finally unveiled, the audience was greatly disappointed. The more they watched, the more angry they became, and they threw it into the disappointment camp.
Okay, these are the ten most disappointing dramas in the first half of 2024.
Some of them are fried rice, some are old cucumbers painted with green paint, and some are too big and overdone.
Brother Pi helps everyone avoid pitfalls. He also hopes that film and television practitioners can get inspiration from these "wrong questions" and stop making low-quality dramas to perfunctory audiences.
The rise of national dramas must start from the elimination of bad dramas.
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