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Yeah, it was recent--no wait, 12 years is not that recent though. XD

I agree. At least Dorcas is comfy with her single-blessedness. :) Laura is just like waiting for the next cute guy she could hook up with.

Two hunks? Where? XD

I wouldn't normally recommend a sageuk that runs over 60 episodes to anybody. QSD has its share of romanticism and inaccuracies although the main characters are real. But fact is I simply loved the two women who made this drama an incredible watch, and the men are equally as interesting. :D

I think I'll need a funny drama to make me snap out of this hellish slump. :\

Kaya 'ko! Two months na 'ko hindi nanonood ng anything Korean mula Reply '94. Nagsawa ako bigla. :P

14 sya :) kaso Japanese ang mas trip nun panoorin! :D

Yeah, Queen Seon Duk. :)

Gu Family Book is on my PTW but I don't think I'll be watching it anytime soon.

sis thanks. In observance of Holy Week, I will continue abstaining from watching Korean dramas. Choz! XD Sige yayain ko anak ko manood. :) Thanks, sis!

It is very different and it wasn't always like that. We used to have separate subjects for Social Studies, PE/Music and Arts, and Home Economics. And not only is it difficult, it's hard to understand why they're grouped that way in both elementary and HS education. :P

But...? I think Dorcas' preference aren't at all better. She seems more at peace at being a spinster. I wouldn't exactly call James Dowland an awesome candidate for her but I did feel sorry for him because he was misunderstood and I couldn't see why she had to meddle with his son.

I haven't finished season 3 yet, by the way. My daughters are on summer vacation mode and they are all over the computer! XD I can't wait for my youngest's school to end. Two more days and then a closing party.

QSD has always been my #1 and Gaksital was a recent #2. But I love fantasy dramas/movies just as much. And yeah, you are right. Everything's predictable that it is boring! That's why I turned to English dramas for a breather.

It could and it did the last time. Social Studies is one of four components of one big subject and its average weigh heavier than the rest. The last time she barely passed on her quarterly exam, her grade was pulled down by 4-5 percent.

Ah well, Mr. Darcy is a gallant Knight-in-Shining-Armour but before that he was a snob who stuck his high nose into his friend's business. XD But Daniel Parish? Screwed everybody by mere words and I can't believe how Laura ignored that and went on as if nothing happened. I don't trust him--he's fishy! XD

Historicals are my kind of genre and I like to marathon them when I'm in the mood. I guess it doesn't matter whether they're long. It's the fact that I generally enjoy them as a genre.

Truth of the matter though, I made the mistake of watching a currently airing drama alongside my historicals and became engrossed in that airing drama that when it it disappointed me to a slump. Haven't watched an Asian drama of whatever kind for months and since I recently discovered English period dramas/adaptations, I think I'll need some time or a way to recover and gradually integrate Asian dramas again.

Oh that just reminds me. I've been meaning to watch Legal High and I just haven't found the right time. T__T I haven't watched a single currently airing jdrama in my whole life. Don't you get impatient when the subs aren't out yet?

I'd hate to see her grades on History go down. It'll be a disappointment to her Pa. :(

Yes, Daniel, he's the one I'm talking about. What a jerk. He did it anyway. Why does Laura fall for that kind of men? Jeez, it's all the more frustrating because he's good looking.

Hahaha! I wish we had the option to deselect. I would have avoided Chemistry for good. lol advanced Math--I don't think I wanna know! XD Thanks and yeah, fighting!

Ah, I keep on hearing good things about BBC's modern Sherlock. Must try to take a peek one of these days...

I'll be waiting for Border and Bitter Blood dramas to be fully subbed before diving in. Bitter Blood is about an estranged pair--father and son--who happen to be undercover agents. Sounds like comedy with action. :)

I love the main cast. Robert and Emma Timmins have a love in a relationship that would make even young couples envious. I like Twister and Queenie as well, and the awkward and naive newlyweds Thomas and Margaret--mygawd these two are priceless. XD

I liked Algebra and a bit of Geometry in HS but I didn't like coordinate geometry as much. (Ohlawdie, those slopes on x and y axes!) :P What I really hated back then were Chemistry and Physics. o__O

I enjoyed reviewing her a bit on WWII although I don't know if she retained anything. :P World history is one of her weakest subjects--kind of ironic if you ask me because my hubby and I both love history.

I am indeed in the mood for a marathon. Lark Rise's pace is comfortable and I enjoy it. I've started Season 3 and I might finish Season 4 before the weekend ends. :) And it's another love interest for Laura--they get handsomer by the season but more disagreeable than the last one. I feel bad for James Dowland; I think he was a misunderstood character but then again the romance between him and Dorcas never progressed much after the widow incident.

Part two coming up!

Everything. English, Geometry, Chemistry, Social Studies, etc. I only helped her with English, Social Studies particularly on WWII and Math. I never really liked Chemistry when I was in HS so I left her to review it on her own. :P

Which Sherlock is it? BBC TV or the movie series with Robert Downey Jr? I heard they made the TV series a modern adaptation. I'm looking forward to Oguri Shun's Border and another detective drama Bitter Blood, I think that's what it's called. :)

Very sad occasion indeed. :(

So sorry for the late reply! School is ending soon and I had to help my daughter review for her finals! O___O

High five on Wuthering Heights. I saw there was a version with Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff but I immediately crossed it out of my watch list. I can't bear to watch another version--it's too heavy for me.

Whitechapel, I think, is a detective story where the criminal cases were like the cases of Grim the Reaper. I haven't the slightest idea whether it's too gruesome but I think since it's tv, they might have regulated that.

So sorry for the late reply! Oh goodness, these past days had been hellish and the week isn't even over yet! Tomorrow's the last day of my eldest's finals and fortunately my little one didn't have classes for three straight days. On the other hand, the placement test was put on hold and there isn't any certainty if the body which supervises the tests still has the time to reschedule it (with the school year ending and with so many schools to still attend to).

Gawd, last night I had to make a reviewer for my daughter--and it was geometry! O___O I tried my very best to keep my nose from bleeding! XD Thanks for the good luck! :)

Good for you, you've finished Whitechapel. I know another MDL friend who likes Rupert Penry-Jones and was wondering what the series was all about. ;)

I've started Lark Rise to Candleford season 2 and might finish it tomorrow. Marathoned 7 episodes in one day! :)

Part two! :D

Upon a recommendation of an MDL friend and because I was so happy with BBC's adaptation of P&P, I immediately watched North & South. Even though I haven't read the book yet I was confident that the drama will be as accurate. Well I didn't expect to fall in love with the adaptation! And the plot was more complex than Jane Austen's regency era romance plots since it involved many other things aside from romance.

I'll tell you right off: I don't like Wuthering Heights because it makes me feel wretched and want to drink until I throw up. I've seen the Jane Eyre version with Toby Stephens and liked it. Even though it was dark, it was shades lighter than Emily's WH. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is still on my ptw. ;)

Coincidentally, the MDL friend who introduced me to BBC adaptations also likes Rupert Penry-Jones and I think she's watching Whitechapel! :)

I haven't seen many wuxia dramas. Most of the wuxia I know are movies from when I was a child but it was such a long time ago, I barely remember their titles. Only that they were enjoyable and that the martial arts were awesome. :)

If you strictly go by the book (like I do), I'd go with the Colin Firth/Jane Ehle P&P. All the subtlety between them and Mr. Darcy's awkwardness are captured. ^_^

The Keira Knightly/Matthew Macfayden movie version had a number of inaccuracies and although they didn't affect the essence of the story, I found it a bit distracting. And I found myself thinking, 'oh no, that's not how it happened in the book' more than four times. But that's not to say I didn't like the movie--in fact I thought Keira and Matthew had great chemistry especially at the proposal scene!

I think I need a part two message to fit my answer to your #2 question! XD I ran out of space!