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Directed by Lee Kwok-lap First episode date 18 July 2008 Written by Jin Yong (original story) Language Standard Mandarin | 4.7/5 DramaFever Country of origin China Number of episodes 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Also known as 'The Eagle Shooting Heroes' Starring Hu GeAriel LinJustin YuanCecilia Liu Cast Similar The Little Fairy, The Young Warriors, Chinese Paladin 3, Chinese Paladin, The Return of the Condor H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai, the same company that produced Chinese Paladin (2005), The Little Fairy (2005) and The Young Warriors (2006). Many cast members from those projects collaborated again in this series, such as Hu Ge, Ariel Lin, Justin Yuan and Cecilia Liu. The series was first broadcast on KMTV-1 in China in July 2008.
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List of featured songs
Production
Hu Ge was involved in a car accident on 29 August 2006 while travelling from Hengdian to Shanghai on the highway, resulting in the shooting of the series being delayed due to recovery from his injuries.
During the shooting delay due to Hu Ge's recovery from the accident, the filmmakers started a new project The Fairies of Liaozhai (2007) to keep the crew members occupied while waiting to resume work on The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Sun Xing was originally cast as Hong Qigong but was later replaced by Bryan Leung due to the delay resulting from Hu Ge's recovery, which made Sun decide to move on, causing legal conflict. Sun filmed some scenes prior to his replacement, and those scenes were reshot again later with Leung taking over Sun's role.
Segments from The Young Warriors (2006) were reused for the flashback scene depicting Yang Zaixing's death.
The Song military costumes were originally made for The Young Warriors (2006). The Mongol military costumes were later reused in A Weaver on the Horizon (2010).
Reception
The series was generally well received in China, despite courting some controversy by changing certain portions of the novel for aesthetic purposes to reach modern audiences.
Some antagonists, such as Yang Kang and Wanyan Honglie, also deviate from their counterparts in the novel, to the point that they are portrayed in a more positive light. Other significant deviations from the original story include: greater drama in the rivalry between Guo Jing and Yang Kang; the Yangs' troubled relationship with each other before they acknowledge themselves as family and Yang Kang's desire for vengeance after his parents' deaths; Yang Kang meeting his newborn son and raising the child with Mu Nianci months before his death; Yang Kang's final repentance before letting Ouyang Feng kill him.