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   Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 10:20:57 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

   :dancing_panda: Creation of the Gods I is on Netflix! Just in time for Chinese New Year.
   This is the xianxia I remember - where the gods care for something beyond romance, but is there to guide and protect humanity. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel, "Investiture of the Gods".

   #Cdrama #Cdramas #TV #Entertainment

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 12:27:34 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai Would this be a good CDrama to watch as a a first one?

     Happy (early) New Year! :D

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 09-Feb-2024 12:39:36 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala its a good movie,so yes! Definitely!

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 03:08:47 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai Oh, it is a film - I should have paid more attention before asking 🤦

     Looks good though - will add it to my queue!

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     AnnaAnthro (annaanthro@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 23:09:32 JST AnnaAnthro

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     @seanbala @liztai
     This is a fun Lunar New Year question for #cdrama fans: Which drama would you recommend first to a newbie?!
     #xianxia light genre- The Starry Love
     #xianxia more tradnl - Love & Destiny
     #wuxia - Blood of Youth or Joy of Life or Sword Snow Stride
     Historical - Longest Day in Changan
     Court - Rise of Phoenixes
     Coming of Age - Go Ahead
     Mystery - The Bad Kids

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 23:09:32 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @AnnaAnthro @seanbala
     #xianxia light genre- all modern xianxia. Love and Redemption.
     #xianxia more tradnl - Lol my traditional version is the Eight immortals or Creation of the Gods. All the xianxia these days are considered the lite version.
     #wuxia Mysterious Lotus casebook
     Court - Three Kingdoms
     Coming of Age - i don't watch this genre 😄
     Mystery - Ripe Town

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 23:44:31 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @AnnaAnthro @seanbala it's more like traditional xianxia rarely is about the romance between gods. It is always about the gods saving humanity in some way. Legend of the Eight Immortals was the first to break the mould and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms was the one that made it so popular that xianxias became a copy of it 😅

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     AnnaAnthro (annaanthro@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 23:44:32 JST AnnaAnthro

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     @liztai @seanbala I love Tradnl Xianxia watchers rxns to Lite versions: ‘40 episodes & 12 core characters?! Bwahaha 120 episodes & 40 core and a notebook to keep up with all the different reincarnations!’

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2024 23:45:42 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @AnnaAnthro @seanbala i think Creation of The Gods (the movie) is the first one in a long while that can be called traditions xianxia. How i missed this 😭

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     AnnaAnthro (annaanthro@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 07:19:36 JST AnnaAnthro

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     @liztai Not on Netflix Canada - dang!

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 12-Feb-2024 07:19:36 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @AnnaAnthro Darn! Why did they exclude it. Can you use a VPN and train it to Singapore?

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 09:28:16 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai @AnnaAnthro Just got a chance to really look at this - you guys are so awesome! Thank you for your suggestions. Will add these to my list and get watching. I'm excited to watch a genre I have absolutely zero experience with! 🤗

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 09:35:56 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala hehe i have so many suggestions in my head but i shall just direct you to my blog so you can see my favs https://dramatea88.wordpress.com/
     @AnnaAnthro

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     AnnaAnthro (annaanthro@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 10:56:44 JST AnnaAnthro

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     @seanbala @liztai Liz has excellent taste in dramas so her blog will be a big help as you dive in!
     I am in awe of folks who can analyze & blog a series. I promise to fangirl post about great cinematography, or great acting or cool plots on the #cdrama hashtag when I come across a good one!

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 10:56:44 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @AnnaAnthro @seanbala aww thank u! I wouldn't say i analyze pretty well, but just record my stream of consciousness to digital paper lol.

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 11:52:32 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai @AnnaAnthro Just wanted to thank both of you for sharing such a wonderful, extensive list of CDramas - I've filed them in a note for later! And I'll add @liztai 's blog to my list. Got to find a good blog feed manager....

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 12:16:42 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala @AnnaAnthro I use Feedly :)

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 22:51:43 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai @AnnaAnthro Wanted to thank you for the reminder about Feedly. I had it YEARS ago but I dusted it off and started over. Good thing is that because I had it so early in its development, I've been grandfathered into the older restrictions so I can make more than three folders without paying.

     I'm also trying out Ionreader too in parallel to see if I like one or other more. On the whole, Feedly feels cleaner and more intuitive but Ionreader has more features for free like notes. 1/2

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 22:54:41 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala @AnnaAnthro yea I am likeyou as well, grandfathered into the older restrictions. If you are still exploring, there’s also a Fediverse friendly one called @omnivore

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 22:56:18 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala @AnnaAnthro @omnivore https://blog.omnivore.app/p/how-to-subscribe-to-newsletters-and

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 23:00:41 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai @AnnaAnthro @omnivore HAHA - I was also going to mention in a second comment that I found @omnivore this week as well and am giving it a try. I love it!

     I did try using it as an RSS feed reader but I didn't like the organization quite as much.

     The other cool thing that I did with the RSS readers was add Mastodon feeds. I added @camelliakyoto to my travel feeds and @UncannyMagazine to my reads folder.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 23:03:00 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala @AnnaAnthro I havent tried Mastodon feeds yet!I think what intrigued me abou Omnivore is that you can subscribe to newsletters with it. That could be mighty helpful for me. @omnivore @camelliakyoto @UncannyMagazine

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 23:04:24 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai @AnnaAnthro @omnivore @camelliakyoto @UncannyMagazine It may sound silly but I am genuinely excited about the possibilities of these apps. I feel like I encounter so much information day-to-day and I get frustrated that I can't really process it or make use of it.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 23:06:37 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala I can understand it!Pocket has been life changing for me. Now every article I bump into on the Internet I save it on Pocket. @omnivore does that too, it's just that i'm too entrenced in Pocket now to move lol

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 23:12:18 JST Sean Bala

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     @liztai @omnivore I was the same with Pocket. I just wanted to start over and I found that Pocket made it a bit hard to start over. Also, so many of the apps put some of the best features behind a paywall. Understandable, of course. But I like how Omnivore is so fully featured right out of the gate. It's kind of funny - I feel like because they give so much for free, I actually feel more encouraged to support them financially. 🤷

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Mar-2024 23:19:58 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     @seanbala Yes me too haha. I also feel like i need to try them despite Pocket's stickiness @omnivore