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Korean TV
July 23, 2012 | 01:23 AM
Uncle Orson, you've given so many great suggestions (including "Exotic Marigold", which I greatly enjoyed too), that I thought I'd give you one. Have you seen any of the Korean TV dramas? I've watched a few of them so far, and I've become absolutely hooked. Shows like "Pasta" (about girl trying to become a pasta chef and the master chef she admires), "Summer Scent" (a handsome guy bumps into a girl who had a heart transplant and seems to have some traits of his deceased fiance--plus other shows by the same people for Autumn, Spring, and Winter. These shows all focus heavily on story and character, and really know how to make you fall in love with the characters. They have no problem with lingering in close-ups on the actors' faces, and letting them play through their emotions. Though perhaps the plot twists sometimes might not be rational, and there might be some overacting or silliness, I've nonetheless found them completely absorbing, and I also enjoyed learning something about Korean Culture and thinking, particularly about romance (at least TV romance). The "good" characters, though not always nice, do an amazing protrayal of moral characters and (here's the clincher) are still fascinating. Imagine, a modern romance where the characters don't hop into bed shortly after meeting. In one I just finished, "My Princess", the love interests didn't even kiss until the 8th episode, and only a few times after that, and that's all they ever did. And it was one of the most romantic shows I've ever seen! (And I'm a 56 year-old American male with a wide variety of movie tastes.) Take a look at any of these on Netflix, but be warned, they are addictive!
-John
John Thompson
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