Drama talk
I've had dramadraughts before but never has the kdrama year been as piss poor as 2013 is turning out to be. There were many dramas that others seem to have thoroughly enjoyed but the premise of which I just found utterly 'meh'. Then there were all those I dropped after a few episodes for various reasons. Most of which had to do with crap scripts.
Was the writing in kdramas always this bad? I clearly remember a time I loved what I was seeing and the stories held me totally captivated. Was I just blinded by the 'new and shiny' so as not to see the failings? That probably played a part, I guess. :) That said, I do believe the writing has gone rapidly downhill in recent years and at least when it comes to the Big Three originality and attention to detail are sorely lacking in the dramas they churn out. Every plot has been recycled so many times that after reading a synopsis of a new drama you can pretty much map out how the story is going to pan out. Boooooring. Then there are the poorly written characters with no real growth or development, jarring tonal shifts, storylines that make no sense whatever or go around in circles, manufactured aaaaangst.... I could go on and on. Tried and trusted doesn't necessarily have to mean bad or boring, as some of the offerings of the cable stations have shown. You can have a familiar plot but with enough new blood insterted to make it at least feel fresh.
Another reason for my current lack of interest in kdramas is the fact that most of the common kdrama tropes have started to irritate me to no end. I can't watch a show that constantly makes me want to throw things at the TV or tear my hair out in frustration. How I wish kdramas for once centerd around 'normal people' and bypassed the chaebol assholes alltogether. I'm SO tired of that done to death trope. I've also developed a bad makjang allergy which more or less makes weekend (family) dramas and melos unwatchable.
I've been watching surprisingly many jdramas this year and love how matter of fact their storylines tend to be. Yakou Kanransha, Tonbi, Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de, Saikou no Rikon and Tokyo Bandwagon (which i'm loving a lot atm) and even the likes of Dokusihn Kozoku, Umi no Ue no Shinryojo or Take Five are better than most kdramas this year at telling an engaging story. Everything doesn't have to be amped up to the nth degree to make things interesting. In most cases having a lot of heart, a plot that makes sense and characters I can truly root for is sufficient for me.
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Was the writing in kdramas always this bad? I clearly remember a time I loved what I was seeing and the stories held me totally captivated. Was I just blinded by the 'new and shiny' so as not to see the failings? That probably played a part, I guess. :) That said, I do believe the writing has gone rapidly downhill in recent years and at least when it comes to the Big Three originality and attention to detail are sorely lacking in the dramas they churn out. Every plot has been recycled so many times that after reading a synopsis of a new drama you can pretty much map out how the story is going to pan out. Boooooring. Then there are the poorly written characters with no real growth or development, jarring tonal shifts, storylines that make no sense whatever or go around in circles, manufactured aaaaangst.... I could go on and on. Tried and trusted doesn't necessarily have to mean bad or boring, as some of the offerings of the cable stations have shown. You can have a familiar plot but with enough new blood insterted to make it at least feel fresh.
Another reason for my current lack of interest in kdramas is the fact that most of the common kdrama tropes have started to irritate me to no end. I can't watch a show that constantly makes me want to throw things at the TV or tear my hair out in frustration. How I wish kdramas for once centerd around 'normal people' and bypassed the chaebol assholes alltogether. I'm SO tired of that done to death trope. I've also developed a bad makjang allergy which more or less makes weekend (family) dramas and melos unwatchable.
I've been watching surprisingly many jdramas this year and love how matter of fact their storylines tend to be. Yakou Kanransha, Tonbi, Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de, Saikou no Rikon and Tokyo Bandwagon (which i'm loving a lot atm) and even the likes of Dokusihn Kozoku, Umi no Ue no Shinryojo or Take Five are better than most kdramas this year at telling an engaging story. Everything doesn't have to be amped up to the nth degree to make things interesting. In most cases having a lot of heart, a plot that makes sense and characters I can truly root for is sufficient for me.
This entry was originally posted at http://timescout.dreamwidth.org/52191.html. You can comment either here or there.