I think I'll be figuring things out a bit faster than intended only because I can recognize the actors in the show, and know which characters will become important later on based solely on who is playing them. I think maybe next time production needs to look outside of the very shallow pool of actors this producer pulls from if they are going to do a mystery show. I hope they can surprise me later on.
Omg same lol. I picked it back up yesterday and it is so good I don’t know why I stopped. It’s hilarious so…
the annoying side kicks on both sides and evil women around ML....that was why I paused...finished ep 13 almost finished 14 & and trying to not throw my phone across the room. (im streaming it to my TV from my phone)
I finally remembered why I had this one on hold for so long. The best friend is so annoying and unnecessary that I not only want to watch at 3x but just straight skip all her scenes. I dont like the sound of whining. & every time she speaks it's with a whiny tone. & her love interest, I can't even remember if he's connected to the ML or not, but why...why are you here? His mother is a villain and the crazy woman who inserts herself everywhere. I just...I thought i would finish this one up before the start of all the new February releases but that's not gonna happen.
How do you manage the MDL calendar? It's a hassle for me.
Same! I can always tell when I binged watched the last few episodes of a show because there are no notes on them until days, sometimes weeks later...sometimes never... I've gone through I think 5 journals in the last 2 years. A5 hardback leuchtturm 1917 dotted journals. I use a zinc printer(hp sprocket) to print out posters of the shows or movies. I do a 4 photo collage so it only takes up a 5x8 square space. It's a very colorful journal because not only do I write with different colored ink depending on the show, I have the title, "about"(literally a smaller banner that says about), and "Episodes"/"Movie" banners drawn with various different pens and markers. Have my 14 categories that I give a 1-5 stars to and the "tag" section next to it. The colors are generally themed to the shows color pallet or poster. I have a shorthand when marking episodes and a key/legend at the front of the journal defining the short hand. And any time a named character dies and I take notes on it it's in a dark red pen so if I ever feel like rewatching something I can immediately tell if I'm actually in the right head space to watch it again. Cause some dramas 10 out of 10, but on rewatch you're going to want to skip a few of the episodes this time.
What's your style of journaling? I have it in spoiler tag because the none relevant to the show comments have gotten really long and I feel guilty taking up so much space.
How do you manage the MDL calendar? It's a hassle for me.
I also keep a written journal of all the shows and movies I watch, a part of that is when I started watching. So the app 100% comes in handy when I havent plotted out the show page yet for my journal.
How do you manage the MDL calendar? It's a hassle for me.
Click on the blue "Plan to watch" or "Completed" whatever it says at the time of you changing the date. there are 3 sections under the photo of the drama, "General", "Advanced", & "History". Click "Advanced". You have the option to select priority, total times watched, rewatch value, and the day you started & day you finished the drama. Unlike with book app/browsers there isnt a way to add the multiple dates you've rewatched. but you can at that in the notes section that no one but you can read. (looks like a post-it note on the app version)
How do you manage the MDL calendar? It's a hassle for me.
I mainly use the app for quick updates or checking the calendar. If I'm at home I normally use my laptop instead. I didnt realize that a lot of people have only ever used the app. So they arent seeing the topic discussions, photos, rating stats, episode reviews/ratings etc.
How do you manage the MDL calendar? It's a hassle for me.
Got out my laptop to look at your profile better. It looks like you're newer to using your lists, or you just don't watch a lot of shows either way I can help.
Okay, so once you've built up your "Plan to Watch" list(tips at the bottom) the calendar becomes easier to use. The calendar has an "All" or a "My List" view. So once you have more on your "Currently Watching" and "Plan to Watch" lists the "My List" will show what days, time(in your personal time-zone), and which episodes are airing of each show you have on your personal list.
There is also a youtuber I'll recommend to you for Cdramas. MarcusHere is unbiased, and gives updates on what is filming, what has passed censorship and other post production red tape, what is about to air, what has started airing, and how they're doing on Chinese social media etc. https://www.youtube.com/@Marcushere/videos Seriously recommend him as he is clear, has subtitles, and does not judge the productions or actors in them. He posts 3x a week normally but it's lunar new year soon so he's currently on a mini break, still releasing content, but is only once or twice a week.
Highly recommend going into actors, directors, and writers that you've enjoyed in the past pages and looking into what projects they are currently working on that have yet to air and adding them to your "Plan to Watch" list. For Kdramas, I generally just look at the articles on this site or soompi, but a lot of the time I hear about it through instagram reels from people who are more plugged in. I usually just check on my favorite actors/actresses pages and see what they are working on.
How do you manage the MDL calendar? It's a hassle for me.
1.Are you on the app or desktop/browser version? 2. Do you keep up with your favorites upcoming dramas/movies and add them to your Plan to Watch list? I can better help if I know the answer to those two questions.
Does the King have any sons? I know the Queen's been alienated by the minister & concubine, but does he have an heir other than his younger brother? Cause I don't think Yi Yeol should be forced to take over and be trapped in the palace having to marry whomever his mother and ministers bring forth.
I don’t know about all of this body switching. I’m on episode 4 and it’s a great story already, not sure…
so far their performances as each other are more well done in this than in Moon River. I feel like they got the character's overall vibe better in this. They arent acting too girlish or manish, they arent over doing anything & they didnt have same old same old "maybe if we kiss we can switch back" scenario. We are about to go into their second switch at the beginning of ep 11, so I'm interested to see how well they adapt this time, now that they know more about each other.
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I think maybe next time production needs to look outside of the very shallow pool of actors this producer pulls from if they are going to do a mystery show. I hope they can surprise me later on.
His mother is a villain and the crazy woman who inserts herself everywhere.
I just...I thought i would finish this one up before the start of all the new February releases but that's not gonna happen.
I can always tell when I binged watched the last few episodes of a show because there are no notes on them until days, sometimes weeks later...sometimes never... I've gone through I think 5 journals in the last 2 years. A5 hardback leuchtturm 1917 dotted journals. I use a zinc printer(hp sprocket) to print out posters of the shows or movies. I do a 4 photo collage so it only takes up a 5x8 square space.
It's a very colorful journal because not only do I write with different colored ink depending on the show, I have the title, "about"(literally a smaller banner that says about), and "Episodes"/"Movie" banners drawn with various different pens and markers. Have my 14 categories that I give a 1-5 stars to and the "tag" section next to it.
The colors are generally themed to the shows color pallet or poster. I have a shorthand when marking episodes and a key/legend at the front of the journal defining the short hand. And any time a named character dies and I take notes on it it's in a dark red pen so if I ever feel like rewatching something I can immediately tell if I'm actually in the right head space to watch it again. Cause some dramas 10 out of 10, but on rewatch you're going to want to skip a few of the episodes this time.
What's your style of journaling? I have it in spoiler tag because the none relevant to the show comments have gotten really long and I feel guilty taking up so much space.
there are 3 sections under the photo of the drama, "General", "Advanced", & "History". Click "Advanced". You have the option to select priority, total times watched, rewatch value, and the day you started & day you finished the drama. Unlike with book app/browsers there isnt a way to add the multiple dates you've rewatched. but you can at that in the notes section that no one but you can read. (looks like a post-it note on the app version)
I didnt realize that a lot of people have only ever used the app. So they arent seeing the topic discussions, photos, rating stats, episode reviews/ratings etc.
Okay, so once you've built up your "Plan to Watch" list(tips at the bottom) the calendar becomes easier to use. The calendar has an "All" or a "My List" view. So once you have more on your "Currently Watching" and "Plan to Watch" lists the "My List" will show what days, time(in your personal time-zone), and which episodes are airing of each show you have on your personal list.
There is also a youtuber I'll recommend to you for Cdramas. MarcusHere is unbiased, and gives updates on what is filming, what has passed censorship and other post production red tape, what is about to air, what has started airing, and how they're doing on Chinese social media etc. https://www.youtube.com/@Marcushere/videos
Seriously recommend him as he is clear, has subtitles, and does not judge the productions or actors in them. He posts 3x a week normally but it's lunar new year soon so he's currently on a mini break, still releasing content, but is only once or twice a week.
Highly recommend going into actors, directors, and writers that you've enjoyed in the past pages and looking into what projects they are currently working on that have yet to air and adding them to your "Plan to Watch" list.
For Kdramas, I generally just look at the articles on this site or soompi, but a lot of the time I hear about it through instagram reels from people who are more plugged in. I usually just check on my favorite actors/actresses pages and see what they are working on.
2. Do you keep up with your favorites upcoming dramas/movies and add them to your Plan to Watch list?
I can better help if I know the answer to those two questions.
Cause I don't think Yi Yeol should be forced to take over and be trapped in the palace having to marry whomever his mother and ministers bring forth.
We are about to go into their second switch at the beginning of ep 11, so I'm interested to see how well they adapt this time, now that they know more about each other.