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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject: Korean Television "Dramas" |
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My wife loves them. Well, I should say she gets hooked on one drama at a time, and she follows it, not wanting to miss what happens next.
My view is that Korean dramas are all the same. It's always about family issues with lots of arguing, or they are about relationships between boyfriend/girlfriend.
My question then, to you clued-in waegooks of Dave's, is: Why don't Korean dramas involve any other story lines or subject matter? Korean movies deal with all kinds of interesting topics, but Korean television dramas are stuck in a self-limiting genre. Why aren't there any dramas about cops, lawyers, hospital staffs, prisons, mafia, etc...?
If there was more of a variety of dramas out there, I might actually be interested in watching them. |
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Korean Television "Dramas" |
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While it's true there are so many cookie-cutter dramas with the same old stories,
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| Why aren't there any dramas about cops, lawyers, hospital staffs, prisons, mafia, etc...? |
There have been, there are and there will be. Where have you been? Trust me on this and actually start searching. If you have trouble (if your wife doesn't really help you), then I can help you.  |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: Korean Television "Dramas" |
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| Hanson wrote: |
| My question then, to you clued-in waegooks of Dave's, is: Why don't Korean dramas involve any other story lines or subject matter? Korean movies deal with all kinds of interesting topics, but Korean television dramas are stuck in a self-limiting genre. Why aren't there any dramas about cops, lawyers, hospital staffs, prisons, mafia, etc...? |
There are dramas about cops and hospitals, anyway. But they're still shit because they have the same story lines as all the other dramas with a twist or two thrown in.
Why don't they make different ones? Well, they don't need to. |
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PeteJB
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Um, there are and have been many dramas about cops, hospitals, law etc. It's just they tend to all have the same format in the end. Some are pretty good, some are hit and miss, some are impossible to sit through. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmmm... Why haven't I ever seen them? I flip through the channels as much as the next guy... |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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And every show ends with the same close-up of someone with a tear rolling down their cheek.
Hmm same cliff hanger every week should get boring shouldn't it? |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| It's times like this I'm glad I chose the right woman. I just got her addicted to MST3k this morning. |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| It's times like this I'm glad I chose the right woman. I just got her addicted to MST3k this morning. |
Congratulations mate.
Imagine how miserable you'd be if you'd chosen a women who likes Korea dramas.
Give yourself a pat on the back. |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| It's times like this I'm glad I chose the right woman. I just got her addicted to MST3k this morning. |
Actually, given the choice, I'd prefer my wife watch Korean dramas. At least there's the redeeming quality of my perhaps practicing my Korean listening skills or learning a new Korean word/expression... |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Korean Television "Dramas" |
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| Hanson wrote: |
My wife loves them. Well, I should say she gets hooked on one drama at a time, and she follows it, not wanting to miss what happens next.
My view is that Korean dramas are all the same. It's always about family issues with lots of arguing, or they are about relationships between boyfriend/girlfriend.
My question then, to you clued-in waegooks of Dave's, is: Why don't Korean dramas involve any other story lines or subject matter? Korean movies deal with all kinds of interesting topics, but Korean television dramas are stuck in a self-limiting genre. Why aren't there any dramas about cops, lawyers, hospital staffs, prisons, mafia, etc...?
If there was more of a variety of dramas out there, I might actually be interested in watching them. |
Get your wife to watch The L-word. The same drama cliches with good
girl on girl action. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Hanson wrote: |
| Hmmm... Why haven't I ever seen them? I flip through the channels as much as the next guy... |
Their "cop" and "doctor" dramas aren't what we're used to. Whereas American shows like SVU and ER focus on the job, Korean ones don't. They'll have the first few episodes show something interesting like that, but then after a few weeks it turns to the all too typical settings (soju tents, fish markets. houses with terrible furniture) and typical stories (love triangels, lame family intrigue, lame ass gangsters that somehow get their ass handed to them by a 5 foot 2 ajumma.) |
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betchay
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Location: Seoul
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i like korean dramas but i'm really picky... i don't watch every drama on TV... my most favorite is the "Sandglass" (Moraeshigye)... i saw this on DVD... it's a 24 part series but it is really good that i just spent 3 days watching it... 8 hours a day!
but then i'm not korean |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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There is little variety because people don't demand better. if a large chunk of the population refused to watch these cookie cutter shows, they'd be forced to be innovative.
They also still have the illusion that the Korean wave is doing well in some countries. |
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jetrash
Joined: 02 Jun 2007
Location: the united steaks
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:38 am Post subject: |
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the korean wave is cheap programming.
thats the only reason its watched.
its the Hite of entertainment.
thats all. |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:03 am Post subject: Re: Korean Television "Dramas" |
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| doggyji wrote: |
While it's true there are so many cookie-cutter dramas with the same old stories,
| Hanson wrote: |
| Why aren't there any dramas about cops, lawyers, hospital staffs, prisons, mafia, etc...? |
There have been, there are and there will be. Where have you been? Trust me on this and actually start searching. If you have trouble (if your wife doesn't really help you), then I can help you. |
doggyji, it's been a while, but you're still an unabashed apologist/simplifier regarding all Korean b.s. |
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