Tag: neighborhood hero

So, I started this just idly last month, but maybe it might be a good thing to do monthly. Maybe? I dunno. I’m going to give it a shot to try and be more organized as well as chart my interests/commitments/where Dramaland has failed in meeting my expectations. Gonna stick with “Dramaland Forecast” because it makes for a nifty unique tag (for me) and will be useful to go back and weep over the “what could have beens” versus the reality of casting choices and writing flops. Yes, I’m so optimistic.

Actually, I ought to be a little optimistic because so far 2016 has been absolutely delightful. 2015 was a disappointing drama drought, so to be awash in shows that interest me and that I genuinely enjoy and make a point to watch (even sacrificing sleep!), well, that means something.

Right, so let’s get caught up from where I left off last month:

Completed:

• Imaginary Cat – overall thoughts here. The cat was cute and I thought the story had potential, but it felt like a confused mess most of the time.

Currently watching:

• Remember
  
• One More Happy Ending
• Signal

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

• Six Flying Dragons – I made it to ep 22! There’s still hope for me yet. (I mean I’m only a little over a dozen episodes behind.)

Skipping/dropping:

• Moorim School – I said I wanted to check it out for Sam Okyere but that was pretty much it, and honestly that’s not enough to get me to watch. Which means I won’t.
• Madame Antoine – this show could turn out to be better than its introduction but wow yeah I just couldn’t get past that and there are other dramas I’d rather spend my time and fury.
• Cheese in the Trap – I downloaded the first two eps when they first aired and they’re still sitting on my hard drive, untouched. I haven’t deleted them to free up space because I think that I’ll eventually watch one day but we’ll see how long it’ll be for that day to come.
• Neighborhood Hero – I’m not not-watching it, it just isn’t high on the list and I have too many dramas right now as it is. I’m still curious about it, but I’m also aware of the drama surrounding what’shisface. But I also want to see Soo Hyuk in a different role. Plus based on the teasers, I have a feeling it’ll be more Fugitive Plan: B than Basketball, and that intrigues me (I put most of my stock in the production team, y’know).

Upcoming:

• Tyrant Monster – AIIIEEEEEEE!!!! I am so excited!!! I’m Park Ki Woong’s #1 fan and to read the news that he’s signed on to a new drama pretty much immediately once he’s freed from army life is definitely reason to do the happy dance, not the least because the last time we saw him on the small screen as Full House Take 2, and, well, I feel I’m owed another Gaksital or Story of a Man or something. (Okay, the fictional small screen, because he was also in Beating Hearts which is a reality show about a bunch of actors/entertainers learning what it takes to become a cop/fireman/paramedic. It has a bunch of familiar names but also Choi Woo Shik for you flower boy fans). POINT IS this was a show I’d already decided to keep an eye on because it’s by one of my favorite writers and that was even before Kang Ji Hwan signed on and much much before the news about PKW broke. I wonder if he’s taking the role that was originally offered Seo Kang Joon because if so, I bet the production team are thrilled that SKJ passed on it because now they get PKW which is a better deal no matter what. Still a little bummed there’s no word about a leading lady (and they’re going to start filming next week!), but they’ve managed to find amazing actresses for their other works, so I hope the production team won’t let us down.
• Hwarang – when I last wrote, nothing was confirmed, but now this historical flower boy drama is actually set to air this summer and it will indeed star my girl Go Ara with her boy toys Park Seo Joon and Park Hyung Sik. It’ll be pre-produced, which… okay, I love Harvest Villa and What’s Up?, but the last pre-produced drama I touched was D-Day and, well… pleaseletthisbegoodpleasepleaseplease. At least the director knows his way around historical matter, plus the cast and the production company (that brought us all our favorite “Flower Boy” branded shows!) should make for a pretty (literally) and entertaining show.
• Come Back Ahjussi – this is one of those dramas that I feel like is doomed to mediocre failure, but… it’s Rain. Possessed by a ghost. Who is apparently delighted to be in such a handsome body. How can I resist that? IMAGINE THE SHENANIGANS. It’s supposedly based on Jiro Asada’s novel, and a ghost haunting happens in Oh Yeon Seo’s body, too, so I guess it’ll follow it, kinda, maybe? I dunno. Point is I’m pretty sure I’m guaranteed some shirtless Rain, and that’s what really matters.
• Vampire Detective – it has an airdate! March 27th! Other than that the only thing I know is it’s started filming. I don’t care. I will watch a vampire drama on OCN any day.
• Pied Piper – I’m still all-in for this (despite my general misgivings about Liar Game, it was a well-produced drama), and now I know that it’ll follow Cheese in the Trap.

I don’t think I have any other updates beyond what I’ve mentioned previously. Any dramas not on the list aren’t there for a reason, because why waste energy hunting down information about a show I’m not going to watch (or even maybe kinda think about watching) in the first place.