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Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Dahee Fanel’s 2008 review [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, I Love You, Iljimae, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, My Sweet Seoul, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
A grump reviews 2008 [Year in Review, Part 2]
by thunderbolt
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, Conspiracy in the Court, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, The Last Scandal of My Life, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
The World They Live In: Episode 6
by Mararu
[According to this poll, more than half of you voted for continuing recaps for The World They Live In -- 9% wanted them fast, 26% wanted them well-written, and 33% didn't care as...
Tags: Hyun Bin, Song Hye-gyo, The World They Live In
It may be their world, but I’m no longer with it
by javabeans
All right: After the third time trying to get through Episode 6, I think The World We Live In recaps are toast. Sorry, folks! I really thought I'd be able to...
Tags: bloggy, The World They Live In
The World They Live In: Episode 5
by javabeans
Since The World They Live In is all about the behind-the-scenes activity of drama-making, a few meta points sneak in to the storytelling, which should be amusing for those of...
Tags: Hyun Bin, Song Hye-gyo, The World They Live In
The World They Live In: Episode 4
by javabeans
Er, not so thrilled with Episode 4. It wasn't a bad episode, but it wasn't as strong as the previous episodes, in my opinion, and I think I have a pretty...
Tags: Hyun Bin, Song Hye-gyo, The World They Live In
The World They Live In: Episode 3
by javabeans
I will be useless for rest of today. Am glued to CNN. Free Starbucks voter coffee brings me up, wine calms me down. I feel like Judy Garland. SONG OF...
Tags: Hyun Bin, Song Hye-gyo, The World They Live In
The World They Live In: Episode 2
by javabeans
The good feeling continues. By that, I don't mean that The World They Live In is feel-good, because it isn't. It isn't depressing or tragic or melodramatic, either, but it's...
Tags: Hyun Bin, Song Hye-gyo, The World They Live In
The World They Live In: Episode 1
by javabeans
Manseh! Thank god for Noh Hee-kyung. When dealing with mediocre or iffy dramas, I often don't know how I feel about them until I'm several episodes in; I want to...
Tags: Eom Ki-joon, first episodes, Hyun Bin, Seo Hyo-rim, Song Hye-gyo, The World They Live In