SnowApple
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Apple's Corner
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.
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.
2. Pacing - When it's time to end, it's TIME TO END. Slow, dragging storylines are the curse of most dramas.
3. Chemistry - If I don't see any onscreen magic, I ain't watchin'. Bottom line.
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.
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
| Drama | Dialogue | Pacing | Chemistry | Characters | Ending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet 18 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| My Girl | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Dal Ja's Spring | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Couple of Fantasy | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Delightful Girl Choon Hyang | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Witch Amusement | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Hello! Miss | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Love Story in Harvard | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Goong | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Over the Rainbow | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Autumn Tale | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Japanese Dramas
| Drama | Dialogue | Pacing | Chemistry | Characters | Ending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichi Rittoru no Namida | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Taiyo no Uta | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| H2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Hanayome to Papa | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Attention Please | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Nobuta wo Produce | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Taiwanese Dramas
| Drama | Dialogue | Pacing | Chemistry | Characters | Ending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil Beside You | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Bull Fighting | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Fated to Love You | 7.5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | TBD |