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so much (Korean) drama!
Oct. 14th, 2016 10:38 am
Gah, being sick is the wooooooooooorst. I don't even feel that bad anymore, except for being congested and having to blow my nose and other PITA stuff like that. Ugh.
Also, there's a storm a-comin' to the PNW. It's supposed to be the biggest in like 60 years. I'm planning to stock up on all the food. I have one of those portable gas stoves, so even if the power goes out, at least we'll be able to have some hot food, hopefully. I should probably check to make sure I have extra gas canisters... And there's a forest of trees in my backyard that could potentially fall down on my house... Anyway, hopefully it will be fine.
I have finally caved after many years and have subscribed to DramaFever Premium. Being able to cast to my TV, and having no ads, were big deciding factors, especially after I started watching episode 1 of Signal (finally!) and saw how many freaking commercial breaks there were. Seriously?! Those minutes back of my life are worth the annual fee, especially since I'm going to be watching a lot more. I enjoyed the first ep, though there's something about the way they did the subtitles that makes it hard to read them and follow the action at the same time. I don't know what it is... I never felt that way with any of the movies I saw on the plane. Anyway, I like the story so far, though it seems like it's about to be resolved in the first episode. I guess it's more about various cases than one overarching case? My biggest problem right now is that the older detective is NOTHING like his younger self. I know people change, but this actually just seems like a mischaracterization, at least so far. I mean, as a kid -- an an older kid at that -- he's totally quiet, an introvert, and there was apparently some trauma in his childhood. He didn't seem to have a lot of adult supervision or care. But as an adult, he seems totally well adjusted, even gregarious, as if he had a normal upbringing; he doesn't seem like the same character AT ALL.
Last night I watched a movie on DF and the subtitles there were fine, too. So whatever is going on with Signal, I hope it improves in future eps.
The movie I saw was Penny Pinchers. I really loved it. I don't know if I have a lower bar with Korean content or what, but I have somehow enjoyed everything I've randomly picked to watch. If this were a Hollywood romcom, would I have enjoyed it as much? I have no idea. I liked that the romance was something they fell backwards into, rather than it being the driving force of the movie. In fact, it was even more powerful as a story of friendship. The other thing that was unusual in the movie was that a Korean woman not once, but twice, made the first move on a guy!!! WHAAAAAAAAT.
I actually want to see We Got Married for the episodes Kim So Eun is in, even though she's not paired with Kim Bum. :'( But DramaFever only has the first two seasons, so I'm out of luck. WHAT AM I PAYING THEM FOR!!!
Also, there's a storm a-comin' to the PNW. It's supposed to be the biggest in like 60 years. I'm planning to stock up on all the food. I have one of those portable gas stoves, so even if the power goes out, at least we'll be able to have some hot food, hopefully. I should probably check to make sure I have extra gas canisters... And there's a forest of trees in my backyard that could potentially fall down on my house... Anyway, hopefully it will be fine.
I have finally caved after many years and have subscribed to DramaFever Premium. Being able to cast to my TV, and having no ads, were big deciding factors, especially after I started watching episode 1 of Signal (finally!) and saw how many freaking commercial breaks there were. Seriously?! Those minutes back of my life are worth the annual fee, especially since I'm going to be watching a lot more. I enjoyed the first ep, though there's something about the way they did the subtitles that makes it hard to read them and follow the action at the same time. I don't know what it is... I never felt that way with any of the movies I saw on the plane. Anyway, I like the story so far, though it seems like it's about to be resolved in the first episode. I guess it's more about various cases than one overarching case? My biggest problem right now is that the older detective is NOTHING like his younger self. I know people change, but this actually just seems like a mischaracterization, at least so far. I mean, as a kid -- an an older kid at that -- he's totally quiet, an introvert, and there was apparently some trauma in his childhood. He didn't seem to have a lot of adult supervision or care. But as an adult, he seems totally well adjusted, even gregarious, as if he had a normal upbringing; he doesn't seem like the same character AT ALL.
Last night I watched a movie on DF and the subtitles there were fine, too. So whatever is going on with Signal, I hope it improves in future eps.
The movie I saw was Penny Pinchers. I really loved it. I don't know if I have a lower bar with Korean content or what, but I have somehow enjoyed everything I've randomly picked to watch. If this were a Hollywood romcom, would I have enjoyed it as much? I have no idea. I liked that the romance was something they fell backwards into, rather than it being the driving force of the movie. In fact, it was even more powerful as a story of friendship. The other thing that was unusual in the movie was that a Korean woman not once, but twice, made the first move on a guy!!! WHAAAAAAAAT.
I actually want to see We Got Married for the episodes Kim So Eun is in, even though she's not paired with Kim Bum. :'( But DramaFever only has the first two seasons, so I'm out of luck. WHAT AM I PAYING THEM FOR!!!
