Notices by KDramaQn 🍷⚽️🎬📚🇨🇦🇬🇧 (kdramaqn@ottawa.place)

#kdrama

OK, asking for a friend 😂

6 weeks ago I mentioned that I had nixed all streaming services from my house. I wanted to see if I really wanted 1, 2 or 3 of them and wondered if I would have FOMO. Because let's face it, it is not like I NEED them. Plus the summer saw me clearing my PVR and reading more books.

Well, it turns out that on a scale of 1-10, my wish for a service is at a 3 or 4. I might like 1 service but not sure which one deserves my toes back in the water.

So, please give me your recommendations re who is showing any good stuff right now and/or what is the buzz about upcoming dramas?

Note, I previously had NFx, PRIME and Disney+. I have never had VIKI and don't really want it.

#kdrama #TheTrunk

I don't want to jinx anything, given my thoughts on the 2024 shows that I have access to, but oh I have a good feeling about this drama!

Episode 1 and I am hooked so far. I mean, come on, Gong Yoo is in the house.

@whoosh

Good to have another opinion. I really like that it is something apart from the usual themes

@youronlyone @Erzbet @ronsboy67

I did finish it . Took almost a year .

@youronlyone @Erzbet @ronsboy67

So many valid points.

The only US multi season tv show that I have watched is CWs #Supernatural. I lost interest in and was disappointed by the 6th or 7th season. During various stages of lockdown, watching all 15 seasons was a pet project.

@Erzbet @youronlyone @ronsboy67

And I honestly don't mind those dramas.

One of the reasons that I moved away from typical Western tv shows, and favour my BBC shows and a#kdrama, is the number of episodes and seasons. I like that things are generally simple with a Korean drama: beginning, middle, end. Boom. Done and dusted. If there is more than 1 season it is usually at the behest of the network and/or fan driven? And sometimes the extra season feels like that: extra and a tiny bit outside of the first, not as good. Although some feel like they could have used a 2nd season, eg #MoonLovers:ScarletHeartRyeo 😉

Unless it is a mystery/inspector series etc.. with the majority of UK shows, IF there is more than one season, the max number of seasons is 3-4, with 6-8 eps each. Again, done and dusted.

US shows typically have anywhere from 2-11 seasons and each season has at least 20 episodes. Characters in and out, highly formulaic (not that a kdrama doesn't have a formula) and after a while I get bored. Why not leave on an up like #TedLasso or #SchittsCreek?

@youronlyone @ronsboy67

I feel like the 6-8 and at a push the 12 ep series are in the vein of "hey, let's make a 2nd season".

The majority of well written BBC productions are 6-8 and you can pack a lot into those episodes if the drama is well written.