Anooooooon I’m sorry this took so long but I’m happy to have made someone else aware of the always adorable Cute PD and I really, really need to get caught up (especially since I saw half of an episode this week and I want to know what their new mission is that involves Minhyuk!).
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w was actually really good! i just saw your post about dramas that are trendy but you have no plans to watch. after signal nothing i tried to pick up stuck, but w did. side note have you ever seen cruel city? it’s really amazing so far!!
I know W was good, but I’m still not going to watch it because I have other shows I’d rather spend my time on. The post was more me going “oh man I’m so out of touch with the drama community because somehow my tastes this year have been aligned to unpopular shows that not many are watching or talking about.”
side note have you ever seen cruel city? it’s really amazing so far!!
I haven’t talked to you in soo long! Just dropping by to say hey! I can tell you’re enjoying A Good Wife a lot! You haven’t started Age of Youth?
Hey!
Yes, I’m loving The Good Wife. It’s a brilliant adaptation of the original, keeping everything that is good from the original and switching it up enough to make it still feel fresh enough and true to the kdrama style. Plus the cast is incredible (but that should be obvious)!
I’m not allowed to start anything new until I’ve finished the dramas I am already watching (or watching at least in theory, because I’ve been so swamped with work/life that I haven’t been able to keep up and I’m at least a couple weeks behind on everything). Honestly, this batch of dramas will likely be something I pick up afterwards when I’m in the mood for a marathon.
Australian or American Masterchef? :D (or another version?)
American!
Although I think the Australian version is better because everyone is much nicer and you can also watch the master classes and the pressure tests are more interesting (recreating ridiculously elaborate desserts that even if you don’t win you’re like, “dammit I made this ridiculously elaborate dessert! I am still a winner!”).
well if you want yoo ji tae in a scary role, i recommend old boy
I’ve seen it!
He can continue to be charismatically terrifying for the rest of his life as far as I’m concerned.
OMG The Good Wife – those gif sets are hot! Where do you watch since it looks like DF or Viki don’t have it?
I download the episodes, but I’m sure if you’re willing to watch on whatever dramacool/gooddrama/etc site, you should be able to find it.
Pssst – don’t forget, peeps, that you can still try and request it on Viki and Dramafever!
idk if you’re still on the computer, since you posted an hour ago, but if you are (and even if you’re not), I was wondering what some of your favorite musical acts are? In that vein, I remember you mentioned in a post once that you like Sarah Jarosz, so if you need something to kill time in the background, I just wanted to suggest the oh hellos, carolina chocolate drops/rhiannon giddens, and the milk carton kids (who’ve performed with sarah before, actually!)
These sound like the kind of music I will probably like so I’m answering publicly so I don’t forget later.
Although *sheepish grin* I had to google Sarah because I was like, “ummm I like who?” but I am terrible with names and I can’t tell you how many times I will Shazaam the same song but let’s just say it is A LOT because I will never remember. Sooooo… I apparently can’t remember what I like from her so that’s something for me to explore later.
HOWEVER in high school I was super into what I’ll label as “acoustic folk rock.” It’s still one of my favorite genres and when I’m in a funk, I just need to play some Newcomer’s Home and everything is right with the world (they are still one of my favorite groups even though they no longer exist, boo-hoo, but Katie Herzig is still creating music so that’s good).
Anyway, one of the groups I really loved at that time was Nickel Creek, and it looks like Sarah has worked with/toured with a couple of the members AND she plays the mandolin and that’s just awesome.
Side note, I taught myself how to play mandolin in high school and was getting pretty decent at it but then life happened along with my weak-ass attention span but I still have my mandolin and maybe one day I’ll pick it up again. Maybe. One day.
This is the ghostbusters anon from before and I just want to thank you for compiling such a wonderful list :) That’s was really kind and I’m super thankful! It’ll definitely make me feel more reassured now when I go to see the movie.
Yay, I’m glad I could help! ^_^
Is someone subbing the good wife? Because you said “it’s not really available for everyone”
Downloading and watching raw isn’t for everyone.
Hi :) I love your blog, and was scrolling through it once again when I came upon a few posts about Task Force 58. I’m a sucker for interesting female characters (and especially ones that work together to solve crime haha), but I have a lot of dramas on my to watch/finish list… a list that could turn into an essay haha :D Would this be a drama you’d recommend? Any favourite aspects? Please answer if you have time and want to, and if not it is all good haha :) I’d love to know what you think!
I am loving Task Force 38 (aka Squad 38, which is how I generally refer to it here). It helps that I’m generally a fan of the con/heist genre, and I enjoy watching a bunch of loner con(wo)men gather together to use their various strengths for a big con that will help the underdog.
There’s a cinematic quality to the show, which makes sense, because it’s from the same director as Hidden Identity (where the excellent cinematography was the saving grace). The script is excellent, too, in that it weaves an interesting con with the human drama, and there are curves and surprises along the way. Also, the “bad guy” is smart. I love that, like, genuinely really respect a show that gives us an intelligent bad guy who can outwit the good guys (even though I always hope and expect the good guys will win in the end!).
Plus, Ma Dong Seok is fantastic, although that’s to be expected.
That said, while the ladies are awesome and I lub them dearly (they are so kick-ass and good at their jobs, and I’m still waiting for more of Sooyoung’s character to have more of an impact, since it feels like she hasn’t been utilized as much as I’d expect in the past five episodes I’ve watched so far – although it’s clear her character is important, I just want more of her, y’know?), the show is focused on the main (male) characters as portrayed by Ma Dong Seok and Seo In Guk. That is to say, awesome ladies, but not female-centric, even though they save the day or call out the crap our “heroes” are trying to do.
This is the kind of show OCN does best, and the emotional human drama part of it also means it would fit as a tvN drama. If that makes sense – OCN doesn’t have the nickname of “Only Crime Dramas” for nothin’, and while they have the procedural down-pat, this isn’t exactly a procedural so far as I can tell, even though it could easily have been. There’s a deeper conspiracy here that gets explored layer by agonizing layer each week while there are mini-cons that build on the larger con, and the larger con builds on an even bigger one (or so I’m presuming, just based on the fact that six episodes in and we’ve only just completed the first big con).
Anyway. I love it. It’s my favorite show airing at the moment, now that DMF is over (and I haven’t watched those eps yet, so I swear if anyone spoils the ending for me until I have a chance to watch them, may the drama gods have mercy on your bias and your soul).
That said, I know it’s not for everyone (no drama is!), and just because it suits my tastes, doesn’t mean it will necessarily suit everyone else’s, so I won’t be offended if you give it a chance and decide it’s not to your liking.
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