How long have I been watching #Cdramas ? Since the 1980s.
How long have I been watching #Kdramas ? Since the early 2000s.
That's a LOT of dramas watched. If you have been watching for a long time you tend to get fussier and pickier, and your taste is definitely different from newcomers'
How about you?
@liztai Wow! You have history
#Kdrama doesn’t quite work for me because of my adoption hang up, which has more to do with me than with the quality of the dramas, I think.
I like some #Jdramas, too, but mainly like #Cdrama.
No logic, really
@Sollenbum who needs logic when it comes to dramas! Glad you discovered Cdramas
@liztai I’m so much happier in Cdrama-land. I think it was Game of Thrones that began my disenchantment with western series. It seemed like they were using graphic violence and nudity to fish for viewers rather than tell a good story. Effects need to be motivated by plot and character, not just piled on because it sells subscriptions to a streaming service.
@Sollenbum @liztai
@Katztronaut @liztai Exactly
@Sollenbum @Katztronaut @avradi It was GoT that got me disenchanted too!!! I am usually pretty resilient to tv horror and violence, but the graphic rapes and killing (some of the victims were children) just made me sick. I think GoT was the last drama I chased. The way it ended made the suffering I went through with the violence not worth it
But tbh, I mostly turned away cos Hollywood got super formulaic and stopped innovating. And endless seasons! It just got old.
@liztai @Katztronaut @avradi Oh wow! We have had really similar experiences
#Cdrama isn’t always good and some plots are ridiculous. Censorship is a problem and not everyone can act well, but I’m not subjected to callous exploitation of nudity and over-the-top violence on screen.
@Sollenbum Honestly glad they have safeguards for nudity and violence. I didn't realise how affected I was by them until it was gone. Now it's just very relaxing to just watch your cdrama knowing that it won't suddenly turn to soft porn lol @Katztronaut @avradi