Tag: i may add to the watch pile

Previously: Jan – Feb

While I didn’t get this posted on the first of the month, I at least wanted to get it up before the new premieres.

Completed:

• Remember
• Splash Splash Love – yeah, I’m late to the party, but at least I watched it! Super cute, although I was bizarrely content with just the first half and felt the second half was somewhat unnecessary.

Currently Watching:

• Signal – I haven’t watched this week’s episodes yet, but I’m already sad that it’ll be ending next weekend. By far my favorite drama of the year (and a tough one to beat).
• Neighborhood Hero – still really enjoying this show, even though I understand it won’t be to everyone’s taste in terms of pacing and/or personal reasons.
• One More Happy Ending – this has dropped to my lowest priority, but I still plan to see it through. It’s not what it could have been, or what it was in the beginning, but I still find it reasonably enjoyable, although I’ll likely forget it existed once it’s over.
• Come Back Ahjussi – a delightful surprise! It wasn’t high on my must-watch list although I knew I’d check it out for Rain, yet the show has impressed me with how engaging it is, and all the actors are giving a marvelous performance. If it stays as good as the first four eps, it will end up high on my list of favorite dramas this year.

Currently watching, kinda, I swear I’ll get caught up eventually:

• Six Flying Dragons – I’m up through ep 26. Over halfway! I’m gonna make it until the end, hopefully before next year.

Upcoming premieres:

• Pied Piper – airs tomorrow! I’m still not sure about the details but the premise is intriguing, the teasers were pretty to watch, and Shin Ha Kyun is amazing, so I know it’ll be at least decent if not actually a good drama.
• Vampire Detective – once again, my expectations were actually fairly low (or at least mild), but all the teasers have got me excited since the premise seems it won’t just be a gritty detective show (which I love!) but will also have some fun with the vampire aspect of it. Plus the cast is gold and if there’s any network I want to host a crime drama about vampires, it’s OCN.
• Monster – oh man oh man OH MAN. At least I know what show will fill the hole that Signal will leave behind. I’ve gushed enough about this cast (PARK KI WOOOOOOONG!) and the fact it’s helmed by one of my favorite production teams. The only thing that gives me pause is that whole “50 episodes” thing, but doggone it, I’m going to get through it and it will be more than worth it.
• Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho – I’m generally not a fan of law dramas, but doggone it, this is the first Park Shin Yang drama since Sign and the teasers look kinda… awesome? Plus there’s Kang So Ra, who deserves a good drama after the snooze-fest of Warm and Cozy. Honestly, the entire cast is amazing, and even though it’s usually against my policy to watch a show just for the cast, the production team seems pretty solid, too, so I’m mildly optimistic.

Skipping/dropping:

• Cheese in the Trap – I bailed on ep 11, but if anyone makes a supercut of all the Bo Na/Eun Tak scenes, please let me know because they’re my new OTP.
• Memory – I love me some Lee Sung Min, but a lawyer who gets Alzheimers? Thanks, but I’ll pass – I’ve had my share of that already this year. (I’ve actually had my fill of Alzheimers as a plot device in Dramaland just in general, but at least it’s not cancer, I guess.)
• Ms. Temper and Nam Jung Gi – this is technically more of a “maybe” – I like the cast the premise sounds interesting in kind of a gender-swap take on the typical bossy chaebol v. timid assistant roles, but I haven’t figured out what the plot is beyond that. It’s an unknown writer for me, too, so it’s hard for me to guess what the tone of the drama would be like, and there are too many other dramas that are capturing my interest right now for me to squeeze in a “maybe” on the watch list, but I’ll keep an eye on the buzz about the show and perhaps add it in later if word on the street seems to indicate it’s worth it.
• Goodbye Mr. Black – I enjoy a good revenge drama, and this is an excellent cast, but for whatever reason, it’s just not appealing to me, so I think I’ll give it a pass but keep an eye on the reaction to it.

Any other premieres in the near distant future either don’t have new information worth noting or I’m still of the same mind on them from the previous months, so nothing new to add.