Go Princess Go
Go Princess Go (Chinese: 太子妃升职记; pinyin: Tàizǐfēi Shēngzhí Jì) is a Chinese web television show produced by LeTV. Its themes include time travel, bisexuality and gender identity.[1] The show has been seen as highly successful, but has suffered from interference by Chinese censors.[1]
The show is an adaptation of a novel. Its plot is focused on a modern playboy who travels back in time 1,000 years and finds himself in the body of a royal princess.[1]
The show premiered in December.[1] It has 36 episodes,[2] each about 30 minutes long,[3] and a budget of about 20 million yuan (US$3 million).[4] Its cast and crews are amateurs.[5] The show has generated over $1.5 million (41 million yuan) in profit, 50,000 paid subscribers, 2.2 million new memberships, and had over 2.4 billion views in total.[1][4] It has been seen as highly successful, and called a "viral internet comedy".[1] The fans liked the show, while at the same time making fun of its low budget props.[4] At one point the show was a No. 1 trending topic on Weibo for 10 consecutive days.[4]
The show was taken offline on January 20, 2016 following a request by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. It has been speculated that this is due to the censors' dislike of sexual scenes, vulgar language[1] and time-travel themes.[2] The show was made available again around January 28, 2016, with a number of cuts, roughly about a third of the show – "seven to eight minutes in each episode".[4] LeTV is considering a movie sequel to the show.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Huang, Zheping. "This viral internet comedy about time travel and bisexuality has suddenly been banned in China". Quartz. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ a b "Six Online Shows Popular with Young People Disappear from Video Websites". english.caixin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "No, princess, no". www.weekinchina.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hit online drama 'Go Princess Go' is back". China Daily Asia. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "Go Princess Go an unexpected hit". MCLC Resource Center. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
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