Posts Tagged ‘first episodes’
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Jeon Woo-chi: Episode 1
Another new drama launches! KBS kicked off its action-fusion-comedy-sageuk series Jeon Woo-chi today, which had a brisk start with a ratings of 14.9%, doing quite nicely in the post-Nice Guy timeslot. (I Miss You brought in a 10.2%, and The Great Seer dropped, eek, to 6.9%.) The premiere’s numbers owe a lot to Cha Tae-hyun,... More »
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King of Dramas: Episode 1
King of Dramas may not have started off with a ratings bang, but this first outing proved to be a zippy and surprisingly nerve-wracking look into the crazy world of drama production. There’s straight-laced humor interwoven into the life-and-death stakes, providing plenty of fun in a very polished package. (Seriously, the show looks great.) The... More »
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I Miss You: Episode 1
I Miss You premiered today, and I was eager to check it out for a few reasons. First off, the childhood leads are amazing. I like the adult leads as well, Yoochun and Yoon Eun-hye, and think they’d rock the melodrama genre, in addition to basically loving Yoo Seung-ho in anything he does. Plus, the... More »
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Conspiracy in the Court: Episode 1
Having endured an incredibly long wait on my Must Watch list, eight-episode fusion sageuk thriller Conspiracy in the Court (also known as Seoul’s Sad Song) premiered in 2007 to lukewarm (read: low) ratings. But, much like fellow short-format ratings disappointment White Christmas, it developed a mania following and garnered plenty of critical acclaim. After only... More »
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Full House Take 2: Episode 1
This drama makes my head shake and my body shudder in laughter. It’s so bad it’s awesome. The format is a little different than usual dramas, being only 30 minutes long to air on Mondays through Thursdays, on cable channel SBS Plus. Episode 1 is split into Part 1 and Part 2, and aired on... More »
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The Great Seer: Episode 1
A solid start to SBS’s newest late Goryeo-era sageuk, the premiere of The Great Seer (aka Daepoongsoo) delivered on setting an epic table for future conflict to come. We’ve already got a historical period rife with conflict (with the whole fall of Goryeo and the rise of Joseon), and within that conflict we find the... More »
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Oohlala Spouses: Episode 1
For a rollicking comedy, Oohlala Spouses gets a bit of a darker start that nonetheless works out great, especially since we’re dealing with cheating husbands and broken families. It’s a little hard to make that topic a knee slapper right off the bat, but we’ve got a great cast delivering little moments of funny and... More »
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Five Fingers: Episode 1
I’m a little late to this makjang party, but thought it’d be fun to weigh in on the first episode of surprisingly ten-fingered Five Fingers, which is well into the first act of its run by now. Sporting some lush cinematography and a commandingly vulnerable performance by Chae Si-ra, the first episode delivers on what... More »
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Third Ward: Episode 1
One believes in Eastern medicine, one believes in Western medicine, and they just can’t get along. But they’re going to find out that being brothers in the same hospital is a lot harder than they thought it’d be. Sound familiar? Vaguely an amalgamation of other medical dramas you’ve seen before? It probably is. I’ll be... More »
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Nice Guy: Episode 1
There’s No Such Thing As Nice Guys is off to a fantastic start, and hits the ground running. The production feels assured and comfortable as it takes us by the hand and leads us into the hell of our characters’ own making. How far would you go for love? How much is too much? I... More »
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