Breaking News! *confetti*

[trobadora]

We're so happy to say that sid_guardian just reached 150 subscribers! When we started, we thought it would be great if twenty people showed up, and here we are, dazzled and delighted! This fandom keeps exceeding expectations in so many new and wonderful ways, and somehow it keeps growing. :D

Anyway, we just wanted to say welcome to the new people! Feel free to introduce yourself, either here or on the introduction post. (Or don't! Lurkers and casual subscribers are always welcome too!) There's a friending meme here, if you want to meet other Guardian people on Dreamwidth.

And a gentle reminder/encouragement to everyone to keep linking or posting your Guardian-related content to the comm, be it meta, squee, picspam, fanworks, recs, questions, or anything. (And please tag your posts here so other users can easily find what they're looking for. This is our current list of tags, and we'll add more type tags as the need arises.)

*** POPCORN AND LOLLIPOPS FOR ALL!!! ***

Detective L, My True Friend, & the Chinese TV industry

[mecurtin]

By which I mean I have questions about these things.

First, we just finished watching Detective L (starring: Bai Yu's expressive, beautiful FACE). I gather the last bit was rushed and muddled because they originally planned for 30 episodes, but then got told it would be only 24.

How are these decisions made? I don't see how it could be based on ratings/views, but I assume the show is entirely in the can before Ep.01 starts showing.

I also hear that there's no chance of a Season 2. Is this because it wasn't that popular? Or was it too expensive for the popularity it had? What are people on Weibo saying about it?

Second, My True Friend. This could be a real springboard role for Zhu Yilong: Angelababy is a megastar, so it can be expected to have a LOT of viewers who don't know him already. I skimmed through Ep. 01 before it was subbed (mostly to look at Zhu Yilong's FACE), and even with no sound or context I can tell that the lead male character (played by Deng Lun, who has a higher profile than Zhu Yilong) is an incredible asshole, in serious need of a personality transplant.

I saw something suggesting that My True Friend's ratings were lower than expected, but no indication that it was due to the audience not wanting to see Angelababy with this jerk. How are the ratings so far? What's the scuttlebutt on Weibo?

I was stunned to see promo pictures in which Deng Lun's character is wearing ... sleeve garters. Did this become a Thing in Chinese fashion/entertainment recently? Or are they trying to attract Guardian fans?!?

Guardian Body Language Highlights: Episode Five

[qikiqtarjuaq]

In this episode, the SID investigates a locked-room disappearance, while Shen Wei moves into the apartment across the hall from Zhao Yunlan. A slightly shorter compilation this time, as they don't have as much interaction in this episode.

Gifs and Commentary

Guardian Icon Battle Part 2 Results: Episodes 11 - 20

[tinny]

The second part of our Guardian Icon Battle is now finished! We had even more participants for this part than the first:

Participants: abyss_valkyrie, extrapenguin, green, kimboo_york, lynndyre, naye, shiruji, teaotter, tinny

Teasers:



Click here to see all 90 gorgeous icons!

If you'd like to sign up for part 3 (episodes 21-30), you can do so here. Tentative deadline for part 3: June 29.