Thank you! I bookmarked this page to give me guidelines for movie watching this year. The Coin Locker Girl is the only one I’ve seen. Good performances but brutal.
Thank you for your delightful article. Some of these are in my PTW list and more are being added. Thank you for the heads up about what entertainment is coming our way!
I’m still looking for dramas that make me feel the way Eternal Love and Goblin made me feel. I really liked Bad Guys even though it’s a little out of my norm but it’s definitely not light viewing. I’ve liked a lot of dramas, even really liked some but true loves don’t come along very often it seems. :’(
What kind of restrictions? I'm afraid I don't know anything about them.
The Chinese govt has put bans or restrictions on time travel and palace dramas. Also magic and science fiction, anything that is too westernized. Just google Chinese bans on dramas and you’ll find a lot of new restrictions. :(
Have you tried Prison Break? OZ is an old classic, but PB is the prison show of all prison shows within this generation,…
I watched the first season of Prison Break but as much as I liked the male leads I dropped the second season.
I only made it through two episodes of OZ. It was too brutal for me.
I also watched the first season of Orange is the New Black but didn’t come back for a second season
I liked Prison Playbook because it was gentler and more hopeful. The guards weren’t evil and on the take and the prisoners weren’t all ruthless. And it didn’t dish out relentless helpings of sorrow and betrayal. Friendships were forged and people went out of their way to help each other. Maybe not realistic but positively entertaining for me. :)
You picked two of my favorite dramas. I really liked Bad Guys and it was the bad guys’ relationships that evolved that completely sold me. I would say more but don’t want to spoiler shade my remarks. :)
And nothing can top the Goblin and Reaper’s hero walk as the lights blow. Their scenes brought either laughter, contented sighs, or tears. Perfect.
Oooh, you led with my favorite sweet puppy-Jung Hae In. Loved him the most in Something in the Rain. Have seen him in 4 other dramas and he never disappoints. :)
Thank you for the other suggestions and this article. And the cutie-pie gifs!
You are so right. These are ALL Korean. The c-dramas are soooooo good at conflict. I wonder if there are any with…
That’s really interesting. Admittedly I haven’t watched that many modern Chinese dramas, and most of the ones I have I’ve rated lower or dropped. The moral of the ones I’ve seen is cute girl falls for cuter guy that is emotionally unavailable (usually richer and smarter) but falls for her without changing a lot.
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I did watch the two male leads in Legends of Tomorrow. But I’ve put it on hold too ;)
I only made it through two episodes of OZ. It was too brutal for me.
I also watched the first season of Orange is the New Black but didn’t come back for a second season
I liked Prison Playbook because it was gentler and more hopeful. The guards weren’t evil and on the take and the prisoners weren’t all ruthless. And it didn’t dish out relentless helpings of sorrow and betrayal. Friendships were forged and people went out of their way to help each other. Maybe not realistic but positively entertaining for me. :)
And nothing can top the Goblin and Reaper’s hero walk as the lights blow. Their scenes brought either laughter, contented sighs, or tears. Perfect.
Thank you for the other suggestions and this article. And the cutie-pie gifs!