hmm, I haven't seen either of these dramas but perhaps the genre might translate well. I can't ever imagine other dramas, such as My Girlfriend is Gumiho or Playful Kiss getting adapted to American tv- as like you said, Java, you can take the drama out of Korean but you can't take the Korean out of kdrama

I like both stories, and these two stories are not all that Korean and do have an international appeal.

they certainly know what's popular in america? but there's so many detective shows on television, I can think of ten that are still on the air. the screenwriters would really have to distinguish this show from all of the others, past and present.

and it's just my luck that the korean import in development is in a genre that I can't stand watching.

Thanks for the heads up, GF, but I for one, will be very skeptical. I have a feeling the mighty hand of the U.S. television money-making production dynamo will erase any semblance of the k-drama from these shows, IF they make it to air.

I think it'll be a very loose adaptation...coz the K cultural elements are too different from America's....and...just cannot be easily translated into a Hollywood remake. Even within Asian cultures, it's difficult, what more a Western one.

And I'm not really looking forward to it.

if kdrama remakes will be as bad as kmovie remakes (and of course they will) , it's sad news.

but i'm happy for korea, the korean wave will grow even more

Kindof sucks how those are two dramas I happen to not like :(

Didn't they say the same thing a couple of years ago about Kim Sam-Soon being remade?

Anyway, I love Resurrection but it would suck as an American show. It would go on for like 4-5 seasons, the plot will become bloated and then it'll end up with low ratings and a rush to the finish.

Like you said, I'm not too sure how well the Korean TV formula will translate to American TV.

There will be a clash of 2 very different cultures and values.When you make one more American, you lose the Korean in the drama, or vice versa. Part of the reason kdramas are doing so well overseas is that it is a Korean drama. If they would just show the good dramas as is with the subtitles, they will do well. Look at how well received the dramas were in places like India, etc.

I wish people would just watch the originals of things. We are a global village now after all and subtitles really aren't that bad people! LOL

Why? The Korean version of everything is great! If I wanted to watch American TV I wouldn't even know what these dramas are, but I prefer the Korean. Why do that to our Korean dramas? The American version will wind up sucking. And the cast? Will the cast be made up of American actors? Again, why?

At first glance I was happy to see a couple of kdramas getting Hollywood notice...but the more I think on it, the more I agree with the rest of you. Once Hollywood gets through with them, the bare bones of the plots might exist but that's about it. I'm hooked on Jdramas and Kdramas in part because of the cultures represented, but also because of the actual details of the stories themselves. None of that would be left. What, then, would be the point of watching?

I always thought that Pasta would make a great US TV show!!!

Nooo, can't people stop remaking things and think of their own stories!!! XD

"I have two very conflicting reactions to this news. One is: yay, Korea! The other is an immediate cringe-factor when considering a k-drama with all its koreanness taken out, and then repackaged in a formulaic Hollywood way....."

Hmmm... can't think of any koreanness that makes the shows different. What's interesting about them is not that they are korean but that the stories are good. And a good story can be told in many languages and set in many different ages.
If these shows ever get remade for US TV, I just hope that they will be with good quality and miniseries. I can't watch long tv shows. I usually never get past season 1.

Ugh, I hated MAWANG. The concept was different and interesting but the overall execution was very poor from its acting to its storyline.

Very dissappointing.

I think one of the best things about Korean Dramas is a factor that doesn't much exist in American Television: finiteness. They END. American dramas don't end unless ratings become unbearable or writers run out of ideas. Even when integral stars leave the show, they try to carry it on and embarrass themselves and everyone else by trying to patch it up (See Scrubs and , possibly, Th Office). That's why I always thought the Korean formula couldn't work in the US. Because that formula is only bearable for 8-12 weeks.. or, in the case of a very good family drama, 5-6 months. You've got to change the plot fundamentally in order to get it to drag on for years in the annoying American fashion.

Think of Lost, which the writers contend was never meant to go on forever. Essentially nothing happened over the course of the show (at least nothing that made any sense) and they still managed to drag it out for 6 years. When Hollywood starts to experiment with true series drama, then I think Korean works will be ripe for the picking.

Oh my!
KBS World had just reaired The Lucifer a month or two ago and I thought "This show would be great adapted for the US!"

I think any show could be adapted in the right hands. Certainly the cultural aspects will be different, but there are plenty of premises on Korean television that are universally appealing.

I agree though that one of the positive aspects of Korean dramas are that they have a set beginning-middle-end. Could be great for a big miniseries treatment in the US.

I LOVE both of the shows, i wonder how they will be able to change it to more american

I do not know the dramas or actors. This may never see the light of day with American audiences unless it becomes a LIFE miniseries and those are just b.a.d.

UTW on american tv--yummy! oh.wait.that's not what you said . . .

now i want to watch these two dramas just to see how they'll be different in the american versions. besides just sucking because all the korean-ness got sucked out. what? no ramyeon or nose bleeds? why bother?

all hollywood is gonna do is pack it full of sex, throw some glitter on it and sell it like a $2 hooker. i watch very little american tv because i hate all the sexual overkill. the whole reason i love k-dramas is because its less in your face with sex and humor. i laugh more at korean tv than i do american for sure.

Funny. I was expecting to find 'Iris' in the list of adaptations. That drama was as American as unf pie.

Korean dramas are uniqe in their own way and fresh and different to me at least. So I dont think it is good idea to adapt to US tv. Yo know nobody likes American 'My Sasy Girl' remake. They are out of new ideas I believe so Korea is perfect source in fact far east is great source but I dont suppor this action.

I can totally see these particular dramas adapted to American, because they are more "professional", with not as much of the family, romance, or comedy elements. Too bad I didn't like The Devil, but Resurrection was pretty good.

Of course, the American versions will probably be so different that we won't even recognize them.

I love korean drama because it is korean. After 4 decades of watching American and British television, it is a pleasure to visit a different culture. I would much prefer that Americans get used to watching Kdrama with subtitles.

Ummm....haven't Korean dramas been adapting or basing their dramas on American shows/movies for years?? If it can be done one way, I'm sure it can be done the other.

That's my frenchness speaking but I'm sick of american remakes.
If something is good enough so that you're interested in it and actually liked it, why a remake why ?
Just take it as it is and subtitle. Just avoid dubbing that's lame. [It spent like a semester in Saudi Arabia, try and watch a k-drama dubbed in arabic, and i'm used to french dubbing, but ever since it's like a massive shock in my life. ]

oh gosh.. I really dont want that to happen. We would totally ruin the shows. I havent seen the dramas yet but beacuse america shows are so different from Koreans... its going to be a mess. :(

I agree that the formulas are super different. Detective shows in the US tend to be sort of focused on one case each episode- like Criminal Minds- not the drama as a whole, which I assume these are. Plus US series are so long.
I haven't seen these dramas so I can't make a judgement over how well they will translate but I am kind of sceptical. It's awesome for Korea, but a kdrama is a kdrama, I don't like the idea of taking it out of its context, the stories are structured so differently.
I believe that remakes can be good within Asia, but elsewhere is just too too different- the audiences want different things so I think the unique flavour/culture would be lost.

Resurrection Had NO revenge what so ever. Most K drama people like that But not me. The Devil at least people got what they deserved. So they should remake devil

I have started watching the devil and it does seems to have a storyline which can be adapted to American TV.

Most dramas with their korean perspective won't really suite the American tv, in my opinion. But I think The Devil will be pretty good in it. I will watch it.

I no longer watch American TV. After LOST went off the air, that was it. The shows either run forever or they air for a few episodes and are gone. Not interested in investing my time anymore.
I would rather see actual Kdramas on TV than an American remake. I have my doubts if this is a good idea.
Americanized kdrama? No handsome Korean men? Integrity of the plot completely unrecognizable? Ugh. I think I'll pass.

I have seen both dramas and I do think they will adapt well to American TV. The story of both dramas can stand on their own even if the "Korean-ness" in the dramas is removed.

It will def go good if they do it. I mean americans love that thriller especially for tv shows. I heard The Devil has lawyer things in it too so, def. But how long will it go on for?

If I don't see a single hot korean guy, let alone hot asian guy, I don't think so. I wonder how they can adapt it when korean dramas are about 20 episodes long? American shows run forever, its annoying sometimes, oh wait, it IS annoying. It might work since most detective shows are solved by the end of one episode, but this kind leaves you anticipating what happens next. They better get some hot guys cast! I rather just have drama airing here so there are more handsome korean guys to drool over!

the reason why kdrama does not work with the americanisation is that they lose the nuances of the culture that brang about the drama and laughter

a classic example is my sassy girl
it worked well in korea
but as soon as they translated into a american film
it lost all the love that was present in the old movie
what might be normal in korean society is totally different to american where they might see the main female character as spoiled

i hope it works there are some things that might just get lost in translation

I have to agree with many of you! Just leave it alone and show it with subtitles! Maybe the American public would *gasp* accept it the way it is... Ok, I know some wouldn't, but some would. I did! I am a (white) American girl living in China, and I started watching Asian drama because I wanted to get my ears used to hearing Chinese. So I watched "It Started With A Kiss" and that was the beginning of a love of Asian dramas that is now reaching its 2 year anniversary... I thought it was refreshing to watch TV shows that didn't have all the smut and sex of American TV. I also like the definite ending of each show rather than dragging it out for 20 years.

Yay K-drama, I wish that these programs were more readily available on dvd, or via the web. I don't want to see an Americanized version of Resurrection----there was such a strong thread in that show about family responsibility, and destiny. It will probably be rewritten in the US version as a generational cop story, my father was a police officer, and I'm following in his footsteps, requiring a wholly different emphasis on brotherhood both the boys in blue variety and the relationship between the twins.
Besides what American actor could replace Uhm Tae Woong?!?

quite frankly, i agree with a lot of people here. i hate the way Hollywood butchers Asian remakes with a chainsaw. i mean, i saw the trailer for Tekken and some Korean horror movie remakes and almost bashed my head into the screen.

also, i really wonder if Hollywood WILL stretch these 2 dramas out. i'm really fond of the episodes having a "definite" end (with maybe an extension which i shudder at). i have issues watching long series, which is why i dont even watch a lot of saguek.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! The last movie I saw Hollywood remake was "My sassy girl"....can I just sayyyyyyyyyyy, "TORTUREEE"......
Yes, they tried to keep the korean-ness in that movie but totally killed it...OMG... please NO!!!!!

This is sad news to me. Most American TV/movies are remedial. They explain everything because the audience is only used to 8 or 10 minute segments then 10 minutes of commercials... I do not need to be told that somebody farted. But most Amer TV is like that. That is why I don't watch much of it. And very seldom in real time because after 20 minutes I am angry at having my focus disrupted numerous times.

I don't think so. I mean, for me, there's a particular perspective you have to be when you watch kdramas. Like you said, there's a certain 'koreanness' in dramas that are hard to translate into American audiences... and the fact that Korean/generally most Asian cultures have more collectivist societies than the more individualistic societies of Western society. So the family dynamics (which is a major part of many dramas) would be hard to translate for Western audiences.