The Bionic Life
TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023
The Bionic Life (2023, China)
Directors: Leste Chen, Ko Zhennian & Hsu Chaojen
Writers: Song Xuan, Mai Jia, Wang Yuxiong, Li Yaixin & Luo Xiaorui
Mini-review:
I love Song Weilong and I was really looking forward to seeing him in a sci-fi drama, but The Bionic Life didn't fully meet my expectations. While the show proposes a lot of interesting questions and themes, it never delves in them as deeply as it should. And it definitely doesn't help that the world-building is so half-assed. I did enjoy some of the episodic cases and the overarching mystery, mainly due to the main characters and the cast, but I wish the writing was stronger. Tbh, if it wasn't so short, I think I wouldn't have finished it.
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A' Design Awards & Competition - Winners
A’ Design Award & Competition, one of the World’s largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2022 - 2023 design competition: 1884 Winners from 114 countries in 139 different design disciplines. Entries were carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars, prominent press members, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs who devoted great care and attention to details while voting each entry.
A’ Design Competition results are announced every year on April 15. Best products, projects and services worldwide that demonstrate superior design, technology and creativity are rewarded with the A' Design Award; the symbol of excellence in design and innovation. There are five different levels of distinction: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron A’ Design Awards are distributed annually in all design disciplines. Designers, companies and institutions from all countries are annually called to take part in the accolades by nominating their best works, projects and products for award consideration.
See a selection of 2023 winners below, and check the rest of the winning works on this link.
Guo Cui Wu Du Chinese Baijiu by Xiongbo Deng
Shochu X Bottle Label by Kota Sagae - Saga Inc
The Coffee House Branding by Chiapa Design Team
Dog Yep Pet Snacks Brand by Rodrigo Chiaparini
Farol Ceiling Light by Katia Martins and Tiago Russo
Startracks Educational Learning Toy by Zhejiang University
Dudo Synthetic Music Enlightenment Toys by Hsin Chen Lin and Zi Yun Hsu
Oliv Olive Oil by Victor Weiss
Light or Dark Board Game by Lan Zhou and Xinlu Yang
Aprex Family Typeface Specimen by Paul Robb
Florid Sans Typeface Design by Paul Robb
Phantom Chair by Jun Wang
Greenery Bench by Shibing Yang
4 in 1 System Storage Unit by Zhe Gao and Youjin Song
Moon and Tea Mid Autumn Gift Box Packaging by Chenxiang Xi
Mouled Bonbon Seasonal Packaging by Kamal Rizk - Bold Branding
Jelly Fresh Seasoning Brand by Rodrigo Chiaparini
Pattern Play Playing Cards Calendar by Topys - Huimeng Li
Alfa Honey Packaging by Antonia Skaraki
The Dark Side of the Moon Love Letter by Maria-Luisa Uth
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All the interesting cdramas rumored to come out before the end of the year
I have seen all these rumored. This being c-ent, they can all air or none, but I hope at least some of them make it.
Back from the Brink - rumored for Q4 for this year. I loved every adaptation of this author’s novels and the plot sounds amazing. Plus, very fond of Zhou Ye, so pls.
Chong Zi - Journey of Flower for the new decade. Jeremy Tsui is hot, I adore Yang Chaoye however unpopular that opinion is, and the angsty shizunfucker set up is up my alley. It’s got its license but most of the rumors I’ve seen say early next year so probably not this year alas.
Da Ming Under the Microscope - got its license, rumored for 2022, all hail the one interesting non-romance costume drama on this list!
Divine Destiny - Angelababy plays a stone. Yes, yes, I can make the same jokes. The trailer is kinda cheesy and cheap-looking but I have an unaccountable fondness for both Baby and her leading man Ma Tianyu, who should be more popular than he is, so here is hoping.
Forbidden Love - all sorts of rumors are saying beginning of November, they got their license and have been releasing some promos, so I think this has a decent chance. It would also make sense to release it ASAP to take advantage of Dylan’s newfound red hot status but I am not a studio boss so what do I know?
Legend of Anle - got its license, released a trailer and is rumored for end of year. I’d say decent chance, but then some dramas have that same trifecta of things and we are still waiting for them so...but please?
The Longest Promise - bwahahaha Xiao Zhan dramas always take an eternity to air. It was rumored to be a summer drama and now we are in October and it still doesn’t have a license. I wouldn’t hold my breath. Also, I am amused how it and Chong Zi are both story AND poster twins.
Love When the Stars Fall - I still remember when it was listed as one of the summer dramas so I am vvvvvv. skeptical especially if rumors of them wanting a TV license is true. Trailer is so so but I am very fond of Chen Xing Xu who deserves better dramas.
New Life Begins - got its license, released a trailer blah blah has all the hallmarks of being released soon, too bad I hated the trailer so. Also, what is the chicken fixation?
Romance of a Twin Flower - I’ve seen that rumor and I wish I hadn’t because everything I’ve seen of this drama makes it a pastel abomination turning my favorite non-danmei - smart and dark and very much adult - web novel into a cheap, dumb piece of trash. I am much more interested in the other DYX drama - Love You Seven Times - but no rumors for that.
Song of the Moon - I still remember when it was rumored for January 2022. Now it’s being rumored again, though this time it definitely has a license. We shall see.
Till the End of the Moon - just got its license, rumored for December. PLEASEEEEEE! It’s my most anticipated on this list.
Warm on a Cold Night - that poster and the plot both give me hives and LYT alternates between awesome dramas and terrible ones - but here is hoping. It just got its license.
ETA: I take it back about that poster. After pulling a poster after poster of identical couple poses, this looks downright refreshing.
BONUS AKA DRAMAS I AM NOT INTERESTED IN
She and Her Perfect Husband and Lighter and Princess are both rumored for October 28. The former looks like brain dead fluff and the latter the same with added bonus of leading lady still only possessing one emotion on her face - like smelling something rotten - same as in Fall in Love.
I’ve also seen rumors of Bright Future, but much as I like Hu Ge, I don’t do communist propaganda, having imbibed enough of it during my childhood to last a lifetime.
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