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== Apple's Corner ==
 
== Apple's Corner ==
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Hello and welcome to what I had way too much time to do. ^_^ If you're looking for detailed recommendations, you've come to the right page. I've watched many dramas over the years, and while I don't claim to be a dazzling expert on the genre, I have learned what I like and don't like in terms of writing. I've boiled my critique (or enjoyment) down to five distinct categories, rated in the graphs below on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.
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Hello and welcome to my infamous rambling. If you're looking for detailed recommendations, you've come to the right page. I run all sorts of pretty websites you can read, so have at it!
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'''1. Dialogue''' - Wit, humor, melodrama, whatever it is you're selling, sell it with your words. I like good flow to conversations and well spoken/well thought out lines that actually matter to the plot. Most dialogue nowadays is filler repetition that goes in one ear and out the other.
 
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'''2. Pacing''' - When it's time to end, it's TIME TO END. Slow, dragging storylines are the curse of most dramas.
 
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'''3. Chemistry''' - If I don't see any onscreen magic, I ain't watchin'. Bottom line.
 
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'''4. Characters''' - A somewhat difficult category to explain, as it ties back into the general do's and don'ts of screenwriting. Characters need to be well developed. I have to feel like they do/say/think things for a reason, rather than just serving a cardboard purpose.
 
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'''5. Ending''' - As you can see below, I think most dramas fail horribly at endings. Good closure and resolution, above all else, is what makes or breaks a drama's lasting impression on me.
 
  
 
== Korean Dramas ==
 
== Korean Dramas ==
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'''Full reviews here''': http://www.still-frames.net/koreandrama/reviewsheets.html
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*[[Autumn Tale]] - all the typical melodramatic drivel.
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*[[Couple of Fantasy]] - great in concept, mediocre in execution.
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*[[Dal Ja's Spring]] - uneven pacing, but a heartwarming love story.
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*[[Delightful Girl Choon Hyang]] - the definitive "jump the shark" drama.
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*[[Fog Street]] - b.o.r.i.n.g.
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*[[Goong]] - overrated and shallow.
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*[[Hello! Miss]] - only mildly entertaining, completely forgettable.
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| [[Autumn Tale]] || 6 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 2
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*[[My Girl]] - witty, charming, and wonderful, but damn that shark jumping.
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*[[Over the Rainbow]] - weak storyline, bland characters.
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| [[Couple of Fantasy]] || 7 || 7 || 7 || 8 || 8
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*[[Sweet 18]] - sincere and sweet, still my favorite drama ever.
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*[[Witch Amusement]] - certainly amusing, but written badly.
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| [[Dal Ja's Spring]] || 9 || 6 || 9 || 9 || 6
 
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| [[Delightful Girl Choon Hyang]] || 9 || 7 || 9 || 6 || 4
 
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| [[Fog Street]] || 6 || N/A || 6.5 || 7 || 3
 
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| [[Goong]] || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3 || 5
 
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| [[Hello! Miss]] || 6 || 6 || 7 || 7 || 7
 
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| [[My Girl]] || 10 || 8 || 10 || 8 || 3
 
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| [[Over the Rainbow]] || 6 || 5 || 7 || 5 || 4
 
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| [[Sweet 18]] || 9 || 9 ||  10 || 9 || 10
 
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| [[Witch Amusement]] || 7 || 7 || 8 || 7 || 3
 
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== Japanese Dramas ==
 
== Japanese Dramas ==
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'''Full reviews here''': http://www.still-frames.net/jdrama/reviewsheets.html
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*[[Attention Please]] - funny and lighthearted.
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*[[Beautiful Life]] - underwhelming, rather slow sometimes.
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*[[Brother Beat]] - entertaining at first, putters out at the end.
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*[[Cat Street]] - calm pacing, not a lot of action.
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*[[Friends (2002)]] - tolerable despite its cheesiness.
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*[[H2]] - surprisingly sincere and involved.
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*[[Hachimitsu to Clover]] - great writing.
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| [[Attention Please]] || 9 || 8 || 7 || 9 || 9
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*[[Hanayome to Papa]] - cute, but unremarkable.
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*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] - ridiculous and good fun, but the romance is sorely miswritten.
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| [[Beautiful Life]] || 7.5 || 7 || 7 || 8 || 8
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*[[Hotaru no Hikari]] - hilarious and... just hilarious.
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*[[Ichi Rittoru no Namida]] - in one word, perfect.
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| [[Brother Beat]] || 8 || 7 || 7 || 8 || 7
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*[[Kanojo to no Tadashii Asobikata]] - likeable with a very memorable confession scene.
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*[[Koizora]] - typical, but effective.
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| [[Cat Street]] || 7 || 7 || 7 || 9 || 8
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*[[Long Vacation]] - a veteran, and it shows.
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*[[Meitantei Conan]] - nothing like a good mystery.
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| [[Friends (2002)]] || 7 || 6 || 8 || 7 || 8
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*[[Nobuta wo Produce]] - profoundly great.
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*[[Oh! My Girl!!]] - so disappointingly vanilla.
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| [[H2]] || 9 || 9 || 8 || 10 || 9
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*[[Orange Days]] - flawed in places, but lovely.
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*[[Seishun Energy]] (Mo Hitotsu no Sugar & Spice) - four thumbs down.
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| [[Hachimitsu to Clover]] || 9 || 7 || 7 || 9 || 7
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*[[Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu]] - a little disrupting in storytelling, but still good.
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*[[Slow Dance]] - more like a slow crawl.
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| [[Hanayome to Papa]] || 7 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 7
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*[[Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi]] - not for the casual watcher. Not for the SANE watcher, for Christ's sake.
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*[[Sunadokei]] - long and wishy-washy, but meaningful.
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| [[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] || 8 || 6 || 7 || 9 || 5
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*[[Taiyo no Uta]] - beautiful all around.
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*[[Tatta Hitotsu no Koi]] - romantic sap rarin' to go.
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| [[Hotaru no Hikari]] || 8 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 7
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*[[Zettai Kareshi]] - nice attempt, but a little bland.
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| [[Ichi Rittoru no Namida]] || 10 || 10 || 8 || 10 || 10
 
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| [[Kanojo to no Tadashii Asobikata]] || 8 || N/A || 8 || 8 || 4
 
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| [[Koizora]] || 9 || 9 || 8.5 || 9 || 10
 
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| [[Long Vacation]] || 8 || 7.5 || 8.5 || 9 || 9
 
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| [[Meitantei Conan]] || 8 || N/A || 8 || 10 || N/A
 
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| [[Nobuta wo Produce]] || 9 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 3
 
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| [[Orange Days]] || 9 || 8 || 8.5 || 9 || 9
 
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| [[Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu]] || 9 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 9
 
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| [[Slow Dance]] || 9 || 6 || 8 || 8 || 8
 
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| [[Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi]] || 7 || 7 || 7.5 || 6 || 2
 
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| [[Taiyo no Uta]] || 10 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 10
 
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| [[Tatta Hitotsu no Koi]] || 8 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 6
 
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| [[Zettai Kareshi]] || 7 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 9
 
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== Taiwanese Dramas ==
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*[[Bull Fighting]] - okay overall.
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*[[Devil Beside You]] - very watchable, but the tangents are unnecessary.
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*[[Fated to Love You]] - ran away with itself and ultimately wrecked.
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*[[Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu]] - great for the majority of the ride, but ended horribly.
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*[[Miss No Good]] - feel good and satisfying.
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| [[Bull Fighting]] || 8 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 6
 
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| [[Devil Beside You]] || 9 || 7 || 9 || 8 || 5
 
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| [[Fated to Love You]] || 7 || 5 || 8 || 7 || 7
 
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| [[Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu]] || 8 || 7 || 10 || 9 || 4
 
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| [[Miss No Good]] || 8 || 8 || 8.5 || 9 || 9
 
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Revision as of 13:13, 13 January 2009

Apple's Corner

Hello and welcome to my infamous rambling. If you're looking for detailed recommendations, you've come to the right page. I run all sorts of pretty websites you can read, so have at it!

Korean Dramas

Full reviews here: http://www.still-frames.net/koreandrama/reviewsheets.html

Japanese Dramas

Full reviews here: http://www.still-frames.net/jdrama/reviewsheets.html

Taiwanese Dramas