AI Fatigue?

Romance dramas fail to attract S. Korean TV viewers
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200410003400315

I’m watching all 3. WEATHER is the best of the lot. MEOW is a … (MORE)

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    I’m watching all 3dramas. WEATHER is the best of the lot, although up until pretty recently, I’ve been aggravated by mother, daughter, and auntie, not necessarily in that order. Alas, we got a makjang cliffhanger this week that reminds me all too much of Im Se-mi’s thoroughly obnoxious character in ABOUT TIME. Will we finally learn her back story and what made her such a manipulative so-and-so? Will Hae-won back off and give Eun-seob enough psychic elbow room so he can take initiative himself? Will Hwi hold her peace long enough for the target(s) of her blackmail affection to get a word in edgewise?

    MEOW is a fantasy-cum-extended PPL for Purina with an annoying female lead, but maybe that’s just me. Your mileage may vary. I’m watching for Hong-jo in both his forms, but am creeped out by the arrival of a villain this past week. Jae-sun should just bite the bullet and get allergy shots so he can take care of Sergei himself. On the other hand, I am curious as to why the kitten turned into a boy in Seol-ah’s presence.

    A PIECE OF YOUR MIND has been difficult for me to connect with. I’m mildly interested to find out what the classical pianist did that was so awful. Geeeenius AI developer is deeply invested in his pining for the fjords his flaky childhood friend who seems to have been seriously depressed and cut off all contact with him for reasons unknown. Recording engineer has a predictably tragic back story. The crew at the boarding house have their own little Peyton Place going, and a new battle axe of a tenant headed their way. — Methinks the drama is lacking in warmth or heart, because it doesn’t engage me the way that CHOCOLATE and WHEN THE CAMELLIA BLOOMS did. It feels scattered, with too many random characters.

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      I’m not watching Meow, so I have no opinion.
      I can totally relate why people wouldn’t watch APOYM, because I still don’t know why I haven’t quitted, as I can barely understand what’s happening, characters are all weird (and creepy) and nothing makes sense. But I’m hooked.
      The thing I can’t understand is Weather. You can see that almost all beanies that are watching are loving it. Even the ones that didn’t watch it and began because we can’t stop talking about it are loving it. It’s such a perfect drama. I still have to see how it deals with the ending but so far it’s my favorite show of the year.

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        @eazal,
        A PIECE OF YOUR MIND really is a head-scratcher. After reading this article, I’m ready to give myself permission to drop it. I don’t have to love every show I watch. I watched the latest episode raw, but haven’t gotten around to seeing it with subtitles, and I just don’t feel the need.

        FIND ME IN YOUR MEMORY started out kind of weird, too, but has gradually grown on me. I just hope it doesn’t turn out to be too dark. 365: REPEAT THE YEAR is strange, but I’m tuning in for Lee Joon-hyuk ’84 and the oddball conundrum of virtual time travel or whatever it is that is happening. HYENA just ended and that has been a wild and crazy ride, although the ending was a bit flat. It and NOBODY KNOWS are the shows I’ve been most anticipating each week. The latter has been gripping and well-paced, with creepy-as-hell undertones and excellent acting. HOSPITAL PLAYLIST is great fun (but not always funny), with memorable characters and music. ECCENTRIC! CHEF MOON is an offbeat mash-up of high fashion espionage and cookery with an eeevil chaebol wannabe wreaking havoc in the boondocks. I can’t believe how long it’s been since OH HAE-YOUNG AGAIN aired, so I’m glad to see Eric back in Kdramaland. 😉

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          I’m also intrigued with 365 and of course LJH is the best reason to watch, I’m really liking the story.
          Now that Hyena has finished I will be able to watch it on Netflix as in my region it’s only released after it ends. Same thing happens to Hospital Playlist.
          Chef Moon, Nobody Knows and Find me in your memory are not available in my zone in Viki. Problably until they finish airing in Korea. I really, really want to watch Chef Moon because I LOVE Eric, and yes, you are right, it’s a long time since I watched Another Miss Oh.

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            You’ll be in for a blast with HYENA. And NOBODY KNOWS wraps in a bit over a week. Fingers crossed that it maintains its excellence. 😉

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