The actual plot: It's the ML's revenge against his father.
Status of FL: Just a plot device, a side-story to move forward the main plot: ML vs his father
I think we can guess how it will play out next week:
Option A: FL gets angry at him for using her for his father-som issue. ML argues, "might as well since you're targetting the group I know that will hurt my father".
Option B: She forgives ML for using her and they joined forces again. After that they lived happily ever after.
BONUS: In both Options, they brought down everyone. The father, the mastermind, and the gang.
Mamay looks like Sandara Park, even with the way she looks, the way she acts, the way she expresses herself. I keep getting confused if I was watching Sandy. 🤣
Ooh. Since they mentioned it, I want them to play Monopoly next.
The game concept itself is not Copyrightable, so they can do it as long as they don't call it Monopoly® (which is a Trademark of Hasbro®). The original was called The Landlord's Game which was patented in 1904 and has expired decades ago, they can use that name instead.
Just like Snakes & Ladders, the game concept isn't Copyrightable and it originated in India in the 1800s.
Can they please stop putting dramas on Kocowa in Europe? Such a useless platform with a minimal reach. Who even…
It's all about who pays the highest for the license fee and royalties for XX years.
If Kocowa is offers the sweetest deal, it doesn't matter. The number of people who watch on their platform is their problem. You got far more from the deal than if you choose another.
Also, another reason, especially for Netflix, you actually also apply. Maybe they did but Netflix rejected them. Or, maybe Netflix gave a counter-offer but they didn't like it. So, in the end, they just applied to Kocowa and worked out the best deal they can get from it.
Or, it could be both. Kocowa offered a sweet deal. But they still applied to Netflix and Viki aed Disney and whoever, but got rejected or were offered a deal lower than what Kocowa offers. From a business standpoint, Kocowa wins.
What's important is you get a very good licensing fee. If you cae squeeze in a good royalty from them,the better. If not, it's okay. The licensing fee is the most important., that's where you earn the most money.
If the deal is Kocowa will keep it for 10 years, and they'll pay every 12 months far higher than what Netflix and others offered, take it. The royalties are just a bonus.
Lastly, their target market is only Korea. Any global earnings are just a footnote in reports. They always take a separate category. So, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter who wants to pay for licensing fees to air the show. Even if the licensing fee is low, it doesn't matter. (But of course, they'll work it out to get as much as possible.) Only Korea matters in financial reports.
You'll more likely hear, "ABC show earned 123M on the domestic market. Globally, all our shows this year earned 456M combined in licensing fees and royalties." Key takeaway there, "combined".
What a rookie mistake: getting cocky by not finishing it properly and revealing your game. 🤣
You never ever do that. You need to play the game you started to the very end of your target. That way, when things go sideways—and it always will—you are still in the game.
But hey, the writer said so because they need 8 episodes. LMAO.
This is a town of 15,000 people right? So why is there one kindergarten with only 9 students?? And not another…
The way I understood it, the 15k is the entire region or town with the same name as the town proper. The town proper itself is smaller.
Here in the Philippines we still have that kind of set up in the provinces.
The entire region or town big. But the town proper, or "bayan" in our language, is small and usually is the center of things. It's like a town within a town.
For example, the National Capital Region is often called "Metro Manila". But the Capital City is also called "Manila" (or City of Manila to be exact). Foreigners are 99% confused by that.
In Korea, it's probably like Seoul or in Japan like Tokyo. Seoul and Tokyo are still called "cities" but on reality it stopped being a city, it is already a region. It is beyond being a Metro/Metropolitan. Seoul and Tokyo both absorbed its neighboring towns and cities over decades.
Maybe, that place where the FL is hidings the town proper. But the town/region itself is larger than that town proper. The town proper is not independent but they're allowed to have their own local management.
Another way of looking at it is the town proper is like a subdivision or village. But instead of being closed-gate, they don't bother with putting up boundaries. Again, from a prespective here in the Philippines, cities and towns here often have subdivisions/villages. They always have their own management. Some can apply for legal/political recognition, some don't.
She's probably a secret agent for the government or some other group interested with the wealth.
So far, she can't be bought. It means she's loyal to something else and usually that is an Oath or a company.
Another possibility, maybe the Chairman hired her agency. She was blindsided when she disappeared but the moment she figured it out, she came rushing to her. For what? The only reason is to protect her.
If she's working for someone else, then it's to spy on her.
Also, she was far too curious to find the secret door. It was as if she has a mission to fulfill. Her dedication in finding the secret door is not an average "assistant" would do.
All I can say is, if it's Pacific-Asian, people anways whine. But if it is EU/NA, no one cries. Take for example, American Gods, both the original novel and the TV adaptation.
The only religions American Gods did not touch/twist were Christianity and Judaism. Everything else were "fictionalised". There were no whiners, instead people praised both the novel and the TV adaptation.
But if it's a Pacific-Asian work, get ready for the "I was offended" camp. No one will take your whining seriously if you have double-standards and/or biased.
Without knowing the novel I think movie is fun and good Not THAT bad for me. I guess people who know the novel…
Nah. It was only the people who don't understand what an adaptation is who are complaining.
No adaptation is perfect. So, people complaining about shallow things like "she didn't usea sniper gun" or "that didn't happen that way" or "he doesn't look like the character" are just complaining because they can complain. The movie captured the essence of the original material given the many constraints of a live-action adaptation. And no, making it a TV adaptation doesn't guarantee that it will be better. All things Korean industry considered , a TV adaptation might actually turn out worse.
I read the novel and found this movie "decent/fine/okay/kindafun". But I have just one question... why…
I'll just paste my earlier response to another similar comment.
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Not really.
Why was the film not good for you? Because there were a lot of changes compared to the source material? And you're thinking if it was a TV series they'll be faithful?
Nope. There's no guarantee of that happening. Take for example the Korean adaptation of Little Women. It was vastly different from the book. It was a TV series.
Another is Shadowhunters. It was a TV series too, and is different from in many places than the book series.
Writers have literary freedom when it comes to adaptations. What is important in an adaptation is the essence of the original work. The Little Women Korean TV adaptation captured that essence well, that's why it is a legitimate adaptation.
The same with this film adaptation.
However, if you're talking about production, still no guarantees. Usually, TV adaptations don't get better editing and CG than films. CG alone is expensive, and TV prods often gets less budget than movies.
Next, the actors will definitely be different. Again, budget constraints.
Because of budget, the TV adaptation might end up with 6–12 episodes only. Which means they have to remove a lot of scenes.
Since it will end up that way anyway, isn't it better to just produce a movie and get a bigger budget?
For a TV adaptation to be better than a film, they need investors who won't back down from the project. They will also need multiple seasons. And we all know how the Korean industry is not a fan of multiple seasons.
A good example is His Dark Materials: 3 seasons with 8 episodes each. It surpassed the film adaptation The Golden Compass.
The TV adaptation was a huge success because the funding came from loyal investors, and it was produced by BBC. Even though there were changes, that's expected in an adaptation, because they were given 24 episodes total, they were able to pack in as many critical scenes as possible, as well as, cast the right actors for each of the characters. Even Philip Pullman was involved on which moments they need to include and how to change the scenes to fit the TV format.
I seriously doubt Korea will get that level of support for a TV adaptation of Omniscient Reader. More likely than not, they'll butcher it. The movie format is the best they can have considering the attitude of Korean investors.
I feel like maybe if it was made into a series it would've been really really good.
Not really.
Why was the film not good for you? Because there were a lot of changes compared to the source material? And you're thinking if it was a TV series they'll be faithful?
Nope. There's no guarantee of that happening. Take for example the Korean adaptation of Little Women. It was vastly different from the book. It was a TV series.
Another is Shadowhunters. It was a TV series too, and is different from in many places than the book series.
Writers have literary freedom when it comes to adaptations. What is important in an adaptation is the essence of the original work. The Little Women Korean TV adaptation captured that essence well, that's why it is a legitimate adaptation.
The same with this film adaptation.
However, if you're talking about production, still no guarantees. Usually, TV adaptations don't get better editing and CG than films. CG alone is expensive, and TV prods often gets less budget than movies.
Next, the actors will definitely be different. Again, budget constraints.
Because of budget, the TV adaptation might end up with 6–12 episodes only. Which means they have to remove a lot of scenes.
Since it will end up that way anyway, isn't it better to just produce a movie and get a bigger budget?
For a TV adaptation to be better than a film, they need investors who won't back down from the project. They will also need multiple seasons. And we all know how the Korean industry is not a fan of multiple seasons.
A good example is His Dark Materials: 3 seasons with 8 episodes each. It surpassed the film adaptation The Golden Compass.
The TV adaptation was a huge success because the funding came from loyal investors, and it was produced by BBC. Even though there were changes, that's expected in an adaptation, because they were given 24 episodes total, they were able to pack in as many critical scenes as possible, as well as, cast the right actors for each of the characters. Even Philip Pullman was involved on which moments they need to include and how to change the scenes to fit the TV format.
I seriously doubt Korea will get that level of support for a TV adaptation of Omniscient Reader. More likely than not, they'll butcher it. The movie format is the best they can have considering the attitude of Korean investors.
justt to tell you ..if you have not read the manhwa yet its good,but if you have alr read it there is no use of…
It is an adaptation, just as Little Women Korean version is an adaptation even though almost everything about it is different.
Adaptation, from the root word "adapt". You adapt a work in a different cultur or medium. Writers have literary freedom to adapt it however they want as long as they got a License to do so (meaning she Copyright holder approved the adaptation).
What is important on an adaptation are not the shaloow things people complain about, it is the essence. The movie, while not perfect, adapted the essence well of the original source material (the novel, not the webtoon). Just as how Little Women did the same. Just as how Shadowhuntert did. Just as how the Lordf the Rings did.
I was mildly curious about this drama and saw the reviews and ... wow, I've never seen so many 1 star reviews…
It's very common for self-confessed "true fans" to always complain about an adaptation. So, you should watch it without relying on what other said.
Even the Lord of the Rings movies received a lot of complaints from "true fans".
The Korean adaptation of Little Women received a lot of complaints from "true fans" (which ironically, these self-confessed fans of she original work many did not evee read it).
The Shadowhunters TV adaptation received a lot of complaints too. One most common complaint was it was "woke". If they are indeed true fans, they would've known that the novels were already that way before "woke" entered people's vocabularies.
"Fans" even complain when a comics/manga/webtoon is adapted into comics/manga/webtoon because the characters don't look the same, the events are different, the locations are localised, and every complaint they can think of. It's a F*** adaptation. That's how adaptation works. From the root word itself: adapt!
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Status of FL: Just a plot device, a side-story to move forward the main plot: ML vs his father
I think we can guess how it will play out next week:
Option A: FL gets angry at him for using her for his father-som issue. ML argues, "might as well since you're targetting the group I know that will hurt my father".
Option B: She forgives ML for using her and they joined forces again. After that they lived happily ever after.
BONUS: In both Options, they brought down everyone. The father, the mastermind, and the gang.
The game concept itself is not Copyrightable, so they can do it as long as they don't call it Monopoly® (which is a Trademark of Hasbro®). The original was called The Landlord's Game which was patented in 1904 and has expired decades ago, they can use that name instead.
Just like Snakes & Ladders, the game concept isn't Copyrightable and it originated in India in the 1800s.
If Kocowa is offers the sweetest deal, it doesn't matter. The number of people who watch on their platform is their problem. You got far more from the deal than if you choose another.
Also, another reason, especially for Netflix, you actually also apply. Maybe they did but Netflix rejected them. Or, maybe Netflix gave a counter-offer but they didn't like it. So, in the end, they just applied to Kocowa and worked out the best deal they can get from it.
Or, it could be both. Kocowa offered a sweet deal. But they still applied to Netflix and Viki aed Disney and whoever, but got rejected or were offered a deal lower than what Kocowa offers. From a business standpoint, Kocowa wins.
What's important is you get a very good licensing fee. If you cae squeeze in a good royalty from them,the better. If not, it's okay. The licensing fee is the most important., that's where you earn the most money.
If the deal is Kocowa will keep it for 10 years, and they'll pay every 12 months far higher than what Netflix and others offered, take it. The royalties are just a bonus.
Lastly, their target market is only Korea. Any global earnings are just a footnote in reports. They always take a separate category. So, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter who wants to pay for licensing fees to air the show. Even if the licensing fee is low, it doesn't matter. (But of course, they'll work it out to get as much as possible.) Only Korea matters in financial reports.
You'll more likely hear, "ABC show earned 123M on the domestic market. Globally, all our shows this year earned 456M combined in licensing fees and royalties." Key takeaway there, "combined".
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You never ever do that. You need to play the game you started to the very end of your target. That way, when things go sideways—and it always will—you are still in the game.
But hey, the writer said so because they need 8 episodes. LMAO.
Here in the Philippines we still have that kind of set up in the provinces.
The entire region or town big. But the town proper, or "bayan" in our language, is small and usually is the center of things. It's like a town within a town.
For example, the National Capital Region is often called "Metro Manila". But the Capital City is also called "Manila" (or City of Manila to be exact). Foreigners are 99% confused by that.
In Korea, it's probably like Seoul or in Japan like Tokyo. Seoul and Tokyo are still called "cities" but on reality it stopped being a city, it is already a region. It is beyond being a Metro/Metropolitan. Seoul and Tokyo both absorbed its neighboring towns and cities over decades.
Maybe, that place where the FL is hidings the town proper. But the town/region itself is larger than that town proper. The town proper is not independent but they're allowed to have their own local management.
Another way of looking at it is the town proper is like a subdivision or village. But instead of being closed-gate, they don't bother with putting up boundaries. Again, from a prespective here in the Philippines, cities and towns here often have subdivisions/villages. They always have their own management. Some can apply for legal/political recognition, some don't.
So far, she can't be bought. It means she's loyal to something else and usually that is an Oath or a company.
Another possibility, maybe the Chairman hired her agency. She was blindsided when she disappeared but the moment she figured it out, she came rushing to her. For what? The only reason is to protect her.
If she's working for someone else, then it's to spy on her.
Also, she was far too curious to find the secret door. It was as if she has a mission to fulfill. Her dedication in finding the secret door is not an average "assistant" would do.
All I can say is, if it's Pacific-Asian, people anways whine. But if it is EU/NA, no one cries. Take for example, American Gods, both the original novel and the TV adaptation.
The only religions American Gods did not touch/twist were Christianity and Judaism. Everything else were "fictionalised". There were no whiners, instead people praised both the novel and the TV adaptation.
But if it's a Pacific-Asian work, get ready for the "I was offended" camp. No one will take your whining seriously if you have double-standards and/or biased.
No adaptation is perfect. So, people complaining about shallow things like "she didn't usea sniper gun" or "that didn't happen that way" or "he doesn't look like the character" are just complaining because they can complain. The movie captured the essence of the original material given the many constraints of a live-action adaptation. And no, making it a TV adaptation doesn't guarantee that it will be better. All things Korean industry considered , a TV adaptation might actually turn out worse.
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Not really.
Why was the film not good for you? Because there were a lot of changes compared to the source material? And you're thinking if it was a TV series they'll be faithful?
Nope. There's no guarantee of that happening. Take for example the Korean adaptation of Little Women. It was vastly different from the book. It was a TV series.
Another is Shadowhunters. It was a TV series too, and is different from in many places than the book series.
Writers have literary freedom when it comes to adaptations. What is important in an adaptation is the essence of the original work. The Little Women Korean TV adaptation captured that essence well, that's why it is a legitimate adaptation.
The same with this film adaptation.
However, if you're talking about production, still no guarantees. Usually, TV adaptations don't get better editing and CG than films. CG alone is expensive, and TV prods often gets less budget than movies.
Next, the actors will definitely be different. Again, budget constraints.
Because of budget, the TV adaptation might end up with 6–12 episodes only. Which means they have to remove a lot of scenes.
Since it will end up that way anyway, isn't it better to just produce a movie and get a bigger budget?
For a TV adaptation to be better than a film, they need investors who won't back down from the project. They will also need multiple seasons. And we all know how the Korean industry is not a fan of multiple seasons.
A good example is His Dark Materials: 3 seasons with 8 episodes each. It surpassed the film adaptation The Golden Compass.
The TV adaptation was a huge success because the funding came from loyal investors, and it was produced by BBC. Even though there were changes, that's expected in an adaptation, because they were given 24 episodes total, they were able to pack in as many critical scenes as possible, as well as, cast the right actors for each of the characters. Even Philip Pullman was involved on which moments they need to include and how to change the scenes to fit the TV format.
I seriously doubt Korea will get that level of support for a TV adaptation of Omniscient Reader. More likely than not, they'll butcher it. The movie format is the best they can have considering the attitude of Korean investors.
Why was the film not good for you? Because there were a lot of changes compared to the source material? And you're thinking if it was a TV series they'll be faithful?
Nope. There's no guarantee of that happening. Take for example the Korean adaptation of Little Women. It was vastly different from the book. It was a TV series.
Another is Shadowhunters. It was a TV series too, and is different from in many places than the book series.
Writers have literary freedom when it comes to adaptations. What is important in an adaptation is the essence of the original work. The Little Women Korean TV adaptation captured that essence well, that's why it is a legitimate adaptation.
The same with this film adaptation.
However, if you're talking about production, still no guarantees. Usually, TV adaptations don't get better editing and CG than films. CG alone is expensive, and TV prods often gets less budget than movies.
Next, the actors will definitely be different. Again, budget constraints.
Because of budget, the TV adaptation might end up with 6–12 episodes only. Which means they have to remove a lot of scenes.
Since it will end up that way anyway, isn't it better to just produce a movie and get a bigger budget?
For a TV adaptation to be better than a film, they need investors who won't back down from the project. They will also need multiple seasons. And we all know how the Korean industry is not a fan of multiple seasons.
A good example is His Dark Materials: 3 seasons with 8 episodes each. It surpassed the film adaptation The Golden Compass.
The TV adaptation was a huge success because the funding came from loyal investors, and it was produced by BBC. Even though there were changes, that's expected in an adaptation, because they were given 24 episodes total, they were able to pack in as many critical scenes as possible, as well as, cast the right actors for each of the characters. Even Philip Pullman was involved on which moments they need to include and how to change the scenes to fit the TV format.
I seriously doubt Korea will get that level of support for a TV adaptation of Omniscient Reader. More likely than not, they'll butcher it. The movie format is the best they can have considering the attitude of Korean investors.
Adaptation, from the root word "adapt". You adapt a work in a different cultur or medium. Writers have literary freedom to adapt it however they want as long as they got a License to do so (meaning she Copyright holder approved the adaptation).
What is important on an adaptation are not the shaloow things people complain about, it is the essence. The movie, while not perfect, adapted the essence well of the original source material (the novel, not the webtoon). Just as how Little Women did the same. Just as how Shadowhuntert did. Just as how the Lordf the Rings did.
Even the Lord of the Rings movies received a lot of complaints from "true fans".
The Korean adaptation of Little Women received a lot of complaints from "true fans" (which ironically, these self-confessed fans of she original work many did not evee read it).
The Shadowhunters TV adaptation received a lot of complaints too. One most common complaint was it was "woke". If they are indeed true fans, they would've known that the novels were already that way before "woke" entered people's vocabularies.
"Fans" even complain when a comics/manga/webtoon is adapted into comics/manga/webtoon because the characters don't look the same, the events are different, the locations are localised, and every complaint they can think of. It's a F*** adaptation. That's how adaptation works. From the root word itself: adapt!