TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Basic spoilers. The last couple of years have seen Philippine networks, always bastions of originality, increasingly adapt Korean and Mexican soap operas for…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW No spoilers. Simply put, NBC’s Chicago Fire is a familiar, by the book procedural about firefighters and paramedics at a Chicago firehouse. While…
Makjang. The term used for Korean melodramas.
SBS’ newest weekend drama Five Fingers starts out being the best example of makjang you could ever see. And that’s definitely not a bad thing.
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION Minor spoilers about basic premise. No pun intended with that headline, but NBC’s latest high concept drama Revolution does lack a certain spark that…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION No spoilers, just basic premise. The New Normal has been described by some as NBC’s answer to Modern Family. But based on the pilot,…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION Mild spoilers up to Episode 6, but with advance warning for any big spoilers. One of the biggest problems a 16 episode or more…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION Mild spoilers up to Episode 3. SBS’ To The Beautiful You is awash in color, a beautiful, vivid and colorful setting for this Korean…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION Mild spoilers only up to Episode 2. Korean historical dramas in recent years have gone from grand, formal proceedings to flashy action and special-effect…
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Huge spoilers, with advance warning. I can group the Korean dramas I’ve watched into one of four categories: a) A well written series…
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION Contains mild spoilers I’m a sucker for comedies that try to tug at your heartstrings. The ones that make you laugh, then, well, sucker…