Kate

I started using the "note" option lately. It helps later on. If I dropped the drama coz I was not in the mood, I write that in the note so when I check my dropped list, I know which ones might be worth giving the 2nd chance :)

spill the tea. This is so true. For me, if I find the drama boring or not my type, I am not curious how it ends AT ALL. Maybe that's why I have no problems dropping them...

3rd attempt? wow. I'm willing to give dramas 2nd chance, and 2nd chance only. no 3rd tries hahaha
that said, I liked Watched too :D

you started to respect your time more haha also, you have higher standards now, that would be my guess since this is what happened with me :) hahaha

glamorous drop list that I'm pretending I'll get back to watching one day < relatable. Had that problem. And then one day I just moved it all to dropped and stopped using on hold for "on hold" dramas at all lol

yeah, the "spoiler" is true. They rarely ever improve.
If a drama is 16 episodes long, but I need to watch 6 episodes for it to get better... I see no logic in it. 6 episodes it's over 1/3 of the show.

and how are you with picking what drama to start? do you take your time and only start dramas you think you will enjoy?
I think I drop so many dramas, coz I like to try a lot of different genres and shows, and I'm not really strict when picking :)

yeah... I did not feel it at all. Dropped on the first episode hahaha

oh noo hahaha I loved Hospital Playlist, easy 10/10 for me hahaha But hey, we all like different things, good you did not force yourself to watch it.
and yes, the key is to get rid of the shame. I felt bad at first for the actors etc. but at some point I accepted that it;s their job not a hobby, and I am consumer of their product (the drama). The same way I would not eat a poorly done dish in a restaurant, the same way I won't force myself to watch a drama I don't like

I have seen all but Reply 1988 (I have bad memory after 94... I really didn;t like it) and Girls Generation 1979. As for the rest I liked them A LOT :)
I like starting shows that do not sound like my cup of tea coz there were a few times, when they became some of my favorites :)

speak the truth! I agree 100% :D

I'm complete opposite to you. I pick up any show without checking (sometimes I know nothing about the show except that there is one actor or actress I like lol) but then I drop quickly if it turns out to be not my type hahaha
We all like Boys Over Flowers for the nostalgia, but it ain;t a good show hahaha

oh I used to put a lot of shows on my on hold, but then I rarely ever came back to finish them. So one day I have put everything from my on hold to drop, and now I use on hold for shows that finished airing that I am currently watching. This system works for me well :D

I like some good one hate watch (TT being the best example, damn I hated the show, but ranting about it was so much fun). and Boys Over Flowers... oof. I had it as 10/10 for years, to change it to I think 5 few months ago lol

maybe try picking random on hold ones. Use google's random number generator haha it makes it fun and more exciting when you are not the one picking the drama :)

there are quite a few dramas I would recommend people to watch, but only till a certain episode haha I get you with it hahaha

yeah, the first two are the ones I watched when I was a lot younger too, so I get you hahaha

oh yes, I myself enjoy watching currently airing dramas more than the completed ones. I like the 2 episodes per week. + it's easier to find people to talk to about it.

I guess I just drop a lot of dramas, and some not coz they are not my type or are bad, but because I am not in the mood for them. That's why I decided to give them 2nd chance now hahaha it;s a fun small project for me :)

oh yeah Chinese dramas are quite long and at time there are so many not interesting side plots, I feel you on wanting to skip some stuff :)