Love Around

You cannot go wrong with a drama starring George Hu and Annie Chen. A great delight! I loved them both in Love Now! And was super excited to find they were in this show. Great acting from the two and rest of cast. I really enjoyed this show and recommend it!

I won't recap the plot as you can read the summary. George and Annie have good chemistry (supposedly dating at the time) and play characters that are quite different from each other which helps with the drama that does get better as the show goes along, although I found the ending a little weak.

I'm reviewing this with respect to other TV shows from Taiwan, if I were to review it in comparison to U.S. TV shows I would give it a much lower rating mostly because of the poor production values and insipid writing. However, compared to other TV shows from Taiwan it is better than average and sometimes I like the "old fashioned" simple story lines of good vs evil that is common in this genre and was common in the U.S. up until the 1960's. Current U.S. shows punch you in the face with every character having major flaws and the whole story line being dark and getting darker.

So, if you like simple stories with a minimum of physical contact, very little blood and mostly obvious good vs evil, then you will probably like this show. But, be prepared to put up with some minor lighting, sound and silliness issues. Part of the reason I enjoy these shows is a chance to practice my Chinese, even though it is Mandarin it is quite distinct from mainland Mandarin and the English subtitles help when I miss something.

This one I've watched again. Love Annie and George together. Cast was great, sweet story with a happy ending. Watch with your honey or group of girlfriends, you will leave with a smile.