Comments on: Air City: Episode 10 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/ Deconstructing korean dramas and kpop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jomo 143∞ http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-546221 Jomo 143∞ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:08:02 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-546221 Thank you for continuing to recap this because while it is not GOOD tv, it is still entertaining. I am from the future, and I am watching this show. (Wouldn't it be cool if that were really possible?) I like it, despite all the ridiculous Incheon airport PR like so many US Navy war films showing off their rigs. The little family that they have established work well with and against each other. They could be talking about "OMG! We chose the wrong color for the airport bathrooms!" and I would still watch. The way I am dealing with the airport PROBLEMS versus the National Security PROBLEMS is to pretend that the I Dream of Jeannie theme is playing during the airport issue scenes. That music tells us that HUGE national and international crises can be caused and solved very quickly. (Remember this one: <i>Jeannie gets trapped in a NASA safe that is being sent to the moon.</i> or <i>After blinking Tony away from a mission, she returns him to his plane which she lands in Cuba instead of Puerto Rico.</i>) See? You can mix genres successfully! Oh? You're saying this <i>isn't</i> a comedy? Hmmmmm...well, I still like it. Where else would we get to see a BHS! in all its treadmillian glory? It isn't moving... :( Now it IS moving! :) PS: The bird issue - since we have had highly publicized jet accidents as a result - really is scary. But that is because I am from the future. Thank you for continuing to recap this because while it is not GOOD tv, it is still entertaining.

I am from the future, and I am watching this show.
(Wouldn’t it be cool if that were really possible?)

I like it, despite all the ridiculous Incheon airport PR like so many US Navy war films showing off their rigs. The little family that they have established work well with and against each other. They could be talking about “OMG! We chose the wrong color for the airport bathrooms!” and I would still watch.

The way I am dealing with the airport PROBLEMS versus the National Security PROBLEMS is to pretend that the I Dream of Jeannie theme is playing during the airport issue scenes.
That music tells us that HUGE national and international crises can be caused and solved very quickly. (Remember this one: Jeannie gets trapped in a NASA safe that is being sent to the moon. or After blinking Tony away from a mission, she returns him to his plane which she lands in Cuba instead of Puerto Rico.) See? You can mix genres successfully!
Oh? You’re saying this isn’t a comedy?
Hmmmmm…well, I still like it.

Where else would we get to see a BHS! in all its treadmillian glory? It isn’t moving… :( Now it IS moving! :)

PS: The bird issue – since we have had highly publicized jet accidents as a result – really is scary. But that is because I am from the future.

]]> By: Lottie http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-452001 Lottie Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:07:01 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-452001 You've hit the ball out the park! Iencrdilbe! You’ve hit the ball out the park! Iencrdilbe!

]]> By: sinopciones http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2592 sinopciones Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:31:29 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2592 well to asnwers, am kinda forcing myself to watch, i so much rather read you, and not for the story but because I enjoy your writting is funny and smart, so i wondwer why am i forcing myself, well well, because i like ji woo, but by god her character is so boring and stiff, am thinking she even looks a bit old... sorry, the show basically lacks charm, like u Javabeans said we can believe everything as long is consistent, satifying and charming, Air City is not. well to asnwers, am kinda forcing myself to watch, i so much rather read you, and not for the story but because I enjoy your writting is funny and smart, so i wondwer why am i forcing myself, well well, because i like ji woo, but by god her character is so boring and stiff, am thinking she even looks a bit old… sorry, the show basically lacks charm, like u Javabeans said we can believe everything as long is consistent, satifying and charming, Air City is not.

]]> By: javabeans http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 javabeans Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:32:25 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2590 ktv, all my songs are downloadable as they are. right-click the link and "save as" and that should do it! ktv, all my songs are downloadable as they are. right-click the link and “save as” and that should do it!

]]> By: ktv http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 ktv Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:26:40 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2591 Keep up your good job. I love the song "Saturday Night" by Bay. By any chance, would you like to share this song with me? Thank you very much. I start addicting to this song. ;P Keep up your good job. I love the song “Saturday Night” by Bay. By any chance, would you like to share this song with me? Thank you very much. I start addicting to this song. ;P

]]> By: Philippa http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 Philippa Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:33:56 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2589 Thank you so much Javabeans! And congratulations about your blog! I've been telling my friends and other viewers who are non-korean too. lol. Thanks again! I really like this drama! Please keep writing the summaries for this drama! First of all, I LOVE Choi Ji Woo, second the story is really different from other Korean Dramas, I mean even though their "problems" are so lame sometimes, I really LOVE this drama. So please keep writing the summaries! Thanks again! Thank you so much Javabeans! And congratulations about your blog! I’ve been telling my friends and other viewers who are non-korean too. lol. Thanks again!
I really like this drama! Please keep writing the summaries for this drama! First of all, I LOVE Choi Ji Woo, second the story is really different from other Korean Dramas, I mean even though their “problems” are so lame sometimes, I really LOVE this drama. So please keep writing the summaries! Thanks again!

]]> By: ginnie http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2588 ginnie Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:35:07 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2588 Woo--Hoo--- Javabeans your blog has surpassed the 500,000 hits mark!!! Congratulations! Thank you for blogging your k-drama obsession! Woo–Hoo—

Javabeans your blog has surpassed the 500,000 hits mark!!!

Congratulations!

Thank you for blogging your k-drama obsession!

]]> By: Marzy http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 Marzy Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:38:27 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2587 everything i could has been mostly said already. but id like to give my share of thanks for giving a great recap every week. all ur recaps are my fave reads :D its great to hear many opinions too and be in discussions, people who are intelligently looking at things. i dont feel uve been biased, but as u put it call it as you see it. if it was biased you can tell straight on. if not for anything i feel it is mixed with some humor and creative comments to help out. i think other than criticizing, comments that will suggest and help out to tie into improving the drama is helpful. i think objectively this is how it should be. not too serious and defensive, lets all be open and give respect to all the other comments and opinions coz everyone is entitled to them. ~~ sarah aja aja fighting!! everything i could has been mostly said already. but id like to give my share of thanks for giving a great recap every week. all ur recaps are my fave reads :D its great to hear many opinions too and be in discussions, people who are intelligently looking at things. i dont feel uve been biased, but as u put it call it as you see it. if it was biased you can tell straight on. if not for anything i feel it is mixed with some humor and creative comments to help out. i think other than criticizing, comments that will suggest and help out to tie into improving the drama is helpful. i think objectively this is how it should be. not too serious and defensive, lets all be open and give respect to all the other comments and opinions coz everyone is entitled to them. ~~

sarah aja aja fighting!!

]]> By: ellabel http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 ellabel Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:21:05 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2586 thanks again for your articulately written summary, javabeans. besides, helping me understand the AC scenes, they have been a source of fun and knowledge for a non-korean like me. from the moment i gave up my hopes that this wud be a truly monumental drama that will occupy a prominent place in K-drama history (with a huge budget, A-list stars, major planning and grand production, and Incheon airport as the location), i found out that I can still watch and enjoy Air City from a different perspective. I may not be happy with how the story or several plots are being played out (and, i absolutely agree with your views on the inconsistencies, lack of build-up and lack of ingenuity of the writers) but I still find the acting of the whole cast excellent, that the pairing of LJJ and CJW still have chemistry, that CJW is a sight to behold, that LJW is sooo adoringly cute and that I'm still curious with the going-ons in an airport as beautiful and modern as Incheon). the continuous healthy exchanges in the AC thread and even here in your blog just prove that Air City is still a worthy drama to watch. i hope you will not be disheartened and will continue to give us something to look forward to every week. thanks again for your articulately written summary, javabeans. besides, helping me understand the AC scenes, they have been a source of fun and knowledge for a non-korean like me.

from the moment i gave up my hopes that this wud be a truly monumental drama that will occupy a prominent place in K-drama history (with a huge budget, A-list stars, major planning and grand production, and Incheon airport as the location), i found out that I can still watch and enjoy Air City from a different perspective. I may not be happy with how the story or several plots are being played out (and, i absolutely agree with your views on the inconsistencies, lack of build-up and lack of ingenuity of the writers) but I still find the acting of the whole cast excellent, that the pairing of LJJ and CJW still have chemistry, that CJW is a sight to behold, that LJW is sooo adoringly cute and that I’m still curious with the going-ons in an airport as beautiful and modern as Incheon).

the continuous healthy exchanges in the AC thread and even here in your blog just prove that Air City is still a worthy drama to watch.

i hope you will not be disheartened and will continue to give us something to look forward to every week.

]]> By: javabeans http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 javabeans Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:17:23 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/06/air-city-episode-10/#comment-2581 soonjap, we may sometimes argue differing points but it's always more fun than anything else to be discussing the finer details on an intelligent level, so if anything our disagreements are proof that people can dissent constructively. discussing -- and criticizing -- in depth without getting personal is possible, dammit! lol. and please, keep writing your passionate responses to AC! too often the only comments being expressed are the simple, shallow "I love him!" ones. i'm not knocking those comments -- I make tons of them myself, and they keep things fun -- but you need more substance to go with the flash. blue_rose, you make an excellent point which is that people wouldn't even bother spending their time and energy writing out their detailed thoughts if they didn't care about the drama. fandoms can sometimes turn heated, but it's the ice-cold ones that are dull and uninteresting. soonjap, we may sometimes argue differing points but it’s always more fun than anything else to be discussing the finer details on an intelligent level, so if anything our disagreements are proof that people can dissent constructively. discussing — and criticizing — in depth without getting personal is possible, dammit! lol. and please, keep writing your passionate responses to AC! too often the only comments being expressed are the simple, shallow “I love him!” ones. i’m not knocking those comments — I make tons of them myself, and they keep things fun — but you need more substance to go with the flash.

blue_rose, you make an excellent point which is that people wouldn’t even bother spending their time and energy writing out their detailed thoughts if they didn’t care about the drama. fandoms can sometimes turn heated, but it’s the ice-cold ones that are dull and uninteresting.

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