Um Encontro com o Futuro (2023)

This brough a lot of "light" while watching!

It does bring so much light and prettiness. When i first read the title, i thought is a fantasy drama and just avoided so many times, but i saw some reviews and i gave it a go, no regrets at all.
I enjoyed it from the start till the end. The story is mostly about firefighters and the job of a journalist. It comes more as a propaganda to become a firefighter and save the country, which in Chinese dramas is a norm.
Pros: The chemistry between main leads is outstanding. The female lead i haven't seen her before, even she has some good works, but played the role so naturally. It does have some overdoing it, but you can feel all the emotions she showed us. Very strong and gets what she wants, not cringy voices.
William Chan at his 37 looks great and played well his character too. There is no exes, but is a love triangle. The second male lead i just felt for him so much. It did make him a little bit obsessive, but i don't think he overdid it, he loved her through all the drama. When you love someone, you cannot change your feelings in one day, you cannot stop loving even when told not to do so, you just love until it fades away at some point.
Fires and accidents were filmed pretty well. All the female characters are beautiful. Fire brigade guys all handsome. Dogs cute and funny, but not too much screen of them.
Another thing that i loved the unusual osts, just loved all of them.
And also the unusual proposal. I didn't see it before in a drama, it was really lovely.
Cons. I think they spent more time in the hospital than in the fire brigade. At some point for a couple of episodes i was bored, it picks up at the end with emotions, but still i think this could be shorter and not just filled with staying in the hospital so many times and for such a long period. Dubbing is another thing that i don't like, and it spoiled some moments as it did not synchronize.
Too much of propaganda, how soldiers, special forces, firefighters need to forget about everything and just save the country, is good, but still life is short, you need to live for yourself too (maybe i am wrong, but this is just my opinion).

Fav quotes: "You are the light in my life" and "I will be with you to rebuild your world".

Leia Mais

I really like the story of the main characters and how they love each other. Even at first sight, I thought that the outlooks of the actor and actress somehow matched so well and created a good chemistry already. I would still feel that the energy and characteristics of the female lead are too idealistic, but I guess it makes sense for someone who survived that kind of tragedy with positivity. I normally don't watch similar theme dramas because I can't handle these kinds of hardships and losses, but this couple really gives me a soothing feeling. Their story is really well-plotted.
The second doctor-firefighter couple is also cute with meaningful stories of their own, though I think that they should have more time telling the stories in more detail.
Of course, there are things that I don't like in the drama, such as the evil reporter. She committed a fatal unethical deed especially in the journalism industry since the beginning, got reported and all; and yet, somehow still stayed in the same position to do more evil things.
But anyway, I can oversee those and enjoy the other parts of the drama. The OSTs are also nice, I like the song "Day Dream" the most, very sweet.

Leia Mais

very interesting female lead

A Date With the Future - 9/10 -cdrama

sweet and passionate romance story with reporters and firefighters focus. FL is very assertive smart young reporter woman, which thanks her pestering manages melt ice walls around ML firefighter.

Truthfully this drama got one of best FL pursuing ML I seen in dramas. She uses her courage, wit and tactics to infiltrate herself into MLs mind.

plot is quite alike to another cdrama :You are my Hero: which was about swat team leader and doctor, but personally I like this one much more. Plus this one got alot scenes with dogs and dog training

Training scenes even accident scenes are quite thrilling and main pair goes through ups and down quite often, which makes this drama loop around, but story progress quite steadily. Though I can imagine it having less eps. Hated triangle situation in this drama, but it was manageable.

plot - FL as teen was trapped under building thanks earthquake ... she was saved by ML which was at that time novice firefighter. FL got lovestruck right away and made promise to ML she will return to him after 10 years to become his. 10 years later she truly does what she promises. Though ML forgot her, he is still single and FL isnt type which just gives up her long time love.

genre - romance, actio

Leia Mais

trying too hard

i don't know if it's because I watched both series at the same time, but it was like the low-budget version of Fireworks of My Heart.. the first episodes were fine, but it was very fake that the male lead suddenly fell in love with fl. and suddenly the character changes 180 degrees..(ML) and why 36 ep? it's too much, a scenario as if it was forced to be 36. And that wedding scene... it was so annoying. fl's mother's annoyance was also extremely prominent. all in all it was a cheap and compelling scenario, skipping chapters in a series is not for me, but it was a very valid situation for this series..

Leia Mais

A Gem

Reporter and fireman worlds collide for a sweet heartfelt romance. Not flashy. Not over the top. More like that love that can break down walls type. This series was truly amazing. I have seen mini series with both of the leads in it and they were different genres, but they were enjoyable. I believe that this is by far one of the best series that I have seen these two in. They’re acting was amazing, realistic, and it just felt really genuine. What I really enjoyed about this series was that there was no ridiculous love triangle, or supremely immature cast. Our FL was a little younger but she was very mature. Her pursuit of her love interests was refreshing. She was bold, confident and professional while also being innocently cute when it came to her love. There was no immature characters in this drama. Although it was somewhat slow paced in some ways, it was still relatively upbeat. The parts that were somewhat slow were during the intimate communication, but It was so sweet and heartfelt that it was really hard not to wanna catch every moment. I didn’t feel the need to fast forward this. The supporting cast were just as good as the lead, and they brought their own vibe to this series is well. You will absolutely get attached to the main leads as well as the supporting her. I know it sounds hard to be, but you’ll become invested in the supporting characters too. You have firefighters, rescue workers come together in this down to earth romance. Loved it.

Leia Mais

Go for it

I loved everything about the drama. Its story , its acting ,actors ,their chemistry and songs and the dog . Beautifully executed all the parts of the story . But in real life nobody lucky like her . At last she got what she wanted . 10 years she waited for someone and at last she got him . I decided to watch this drama because of Zhang Ruo Nan ,she is my favourite actor but male leads also very nice . He looked so handsome all the time specially his smile. I became fan of his acting . Through the drama one can understands the hardship and helplessness faced by firefighters.
I also liked Lu Fang Qi's and Zang Qiu's love story. Their love story also had all type of impact emotions ,cuteness and adorable.
Other supporting characters were also good . The one who died at the end made me little bit emotional.
I Want to give big thumbs up to the drama ,it story and the songs.

Leia Mais

Earthquake Relief, the Motherland stands with us!

I had nothing else to watch & needed something for my workout sessions. That's the reason why I picked this up against my better judgement. As an experienced cdrama watcher I expected very little from a drama about firefighters & firefighter plus a journalist's romance. Unfortunately `A Date with the Future` is worse than I thought. Saying that everything's wrong with it is a bit hyperbolic, but there is so much wrong I won't be able to get to everything with my rather dispirited review writing here...

The comment section talked a lot about FL being a stalker, I think my fellow MDLers do have a point, though I thought this was not too bad compared to Go Go Squid, or what's worse the second ML(the firefighter, not gege) in this very drama! Since he is the real stalker here & he has done so many absolutely horrible things to chase the clearly uninterested girl that he would have deserved a restraining order or more. However this is a Chinese drama and so the stalkerish behavior plus the insane amount of forcefulness won him the girl..

The workspace related things were pretty bad for both leads, the firefighter department had an incredible amount of posturing & various direct propaganda related speeches in every single episode. The TV station did not have too much screen time, but of course they went completely off the rails there too.

Then there is the usual surgeon is good at every medical disciple, the firefighter is good at fighting not only fires, but criminals with knifes as well & the reporter is also extraordinarily multitalented being a better dog trainer then the professionals at the rescue team and she gets promoted to team leader at the TV station just by doing nothing but reporting on her boyfriends firefighting activities etc etc..

There are several really boring, silly and to me uninteresting action scenes of course, home made bombs, getting locked into the cold room, earthquakes plural.. (plentiful time spent in the hospital of course)

There was this scene when the ML & FL were hugging each other to sleep while having a burning candle in a glass jar close to them on the floor. I found it ironic how bad of a messaging that is in a show about firefighting.
Let's talk a bit about the dogs too. I generally don't like dogs as a cat person, but I have some doubts about animal handling & safety in this show.
Also at one point the team was called to "quickly" help with earthquake relief, but before going they held an effin parade in front of their buses. Like what the heck, people are dying, but you all are just parading there spinning left and right saluting to this or that, reciting speeches about unity..

Admittedly the main couple had some good moments, but I don't think the actors had particularly good chemistry & overall I wouldn't call this very good. There is an absolutely super annoying teary eyed `ge` second love interest for the FL & he only gives up in ep30. At least all his scenes are very fastforward buttonable, since he is not at all integral to the story. There is also a noble idiocy breakup, at least it happens early enough on & it's not very long, but jeez it was so awful.

Frankly I'm a bit surprised this passed censorship. Firefighting -and to a lesser extent even the military- is portrayed as an absolutely shit job that nobody should sign up for. Then again what do I know, perhaps in China they have the problem that there are too many people aspiring to become firefighters or even soldiers.

It goes without saying that I feel I have wasted my time, should have rewatched something instead for the nth time.

Leia Mais

promising casts but plot is...

first few episodes were entertaining but loses plot as it progresses. the things that happen in this drama only gets more and more ridiculous. there is one scene where the ML is trapped inside a building or something during a rescue mission and no one (including his firefighter teammates) are able to enter the building and rescue him. for some reason, the FL who is obviously not a certified firefighter can enter a dangerous building and *attempt* to save ML. how unrealistic can it get!!!

there isn't much dramas out there about firefighters and i really want to continue this but its wayyy to dramatic for my liking. sorry to say but SML & SFL is boring to watch too..

Leia Mais

I can't t urn my brain off to enjoy this. William Chan is not enough to keep me going

Subjective Rating - 7.0
Objective Rating - 7.5-8.0

I tried to like this drama but I don’t think this is for me. I am a fan of William Chan, and especially his modern dramas since who doesn’t like a handsome guy with cute dimples and a hot body. But he’s not enough to keep me going.

Is this the worst drama ever? No, it’s not. Just not for me. From a personal enjoyment level, this would be a 7 but from an objective drama watching experience, I’ll give this an 7.5-8. So, an average of 7.5 will be my final score.

Here are some quick thoughts:
1. I realize I am not a fan of girl-chases-guy plot. This doesn’t warrant a low rating, just a preference.
2. I do not like how stalkerish and clingy Xu Lai (FL), CEO Huo Yan Zong (2ML), Firefighter Lu Fang Qi (3ML) and Actress Yu Shi shi (3FL) all are pursuing their love interests. If you like them, you can say they are persistent in love and are really the perfect match for their spouses. If you don’t like them, they are annoying stalkers. FOUR such characters in the same drama is just way too much.
3. Though I don’t like how stalkerish FL was in the beginning, she actually isn’t so bad later on. I actually think Zhang Ruo Nan did a pretty good job.
4. How could the police let irresponsible reporters into the crime scenes? One too many in this drama.
5. A civilian, no matter how trained they are, cannot put on fire fighter gear and just run into a burning building to save someone. Where are all the other 20 fire fighters on sight?
6. There’s skinship, but it’s a waste of William Chan’s kissing talent. Kisses are meh.
7. I’ve watched 24 episodes and never saw the supposedly playboy best friend with any woman. He seems to be more of a decent guy than all the others (except ML).
8. A mature and responsible fire captain took a day off from work to trespass and do illegal things with his girlfriend. Total love brain fart.
9. I can’t stand a mature, rational, logical male lead totally turning into a love sick puppy. Not that ML stops being a responsible person, but his constant thoughts of his girlfriend has influenced some work decisions and actions.
10. Guys thinking they know what’s best for the ladies and making decisions on their behalf. One too many in this drama as well.

Overall, I have a hard time turning my brain off to enjoy this drama. For the romance, once you get past the first 7-8 episodes of a stalkerish FL, their relationship is quite nice. They act appropriately, have enough fluffy scenes and do communicate for the most part. I also enjoy watching a different side of a firefighter story regarding other non-urgent duties they have to do, and the dog training.


Dropped: 6/25/2023 - Review #322

Leia Mais

A wonderful and fun story

I first have to thank the Producer, Writers and Directors for put together a wonderful, joyful and fun storyline. For once they don't have the ML portraying a rich, arrogant, demeaing, get your face, yanking a woman around person. They also didn't have the FL portraying a poor, need a man to help her, mumbling, yank me around, subservient, weak minded person. Most of that you see in most Chinese Romance dramas

I am really enjoying this Drama. It has highes and lowes, funny parts and seriuos. Chemistry among the cast is through the roof good. The interaction between the ML and FL looks natural and not creepy.The music suits the occassion and the ballards are great. If you watch this drama, you'll find out that there isn't a relationship in this drma that doesn't fit. You really don't have a bad guy in this drama. The fire fighting action scenes where hairs raising. There was a part in this drama that was heartbreaking, and you will feel it to your soul.

It's nice to know that big citites are the same all over the world: Too many people, too manny cars, bad air and traffic jams.

If you do not watch this drama, you'll be missing out. This is the way love, romance dramas should be made. No-one is demeaning anyone, no weak minded females and no demeaning males.

I recommend this drama and I will watch it again.

Leia Mais