Dramaworld

I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this show. The concept of time travel is familiar to me, however the vehicle they chose to get there in order to alter a character's obsession with her television show is inspiring. Have to watch to understand previous line. Take a chance and go w/it and before you know it, you'll be hooked.

I have been a K-Drama junkie since 2009 since the volume controls on my now old-fashioned, non-flat-screen television set malfunctioned and the only shows I could watch were the ones with English subtitles. Beginning with an historical drama called "Dae Jo-Young" which I had believed to be either Chinese or Japanese. As a 50-year old white woman who's Irish/Scottish on the paternal side of my family and Sicilian on the maternal side of it I didn't realize that what I was watching was an historical drama set centuries ago in Korea. However, "Dae Jo- Young" wasn't the K-Drama that put me over the edge into becoming fully addicted to the genre. It was a series called "Boys Over Flowers" and ever since I have been watching K-Dramas; both the ones that take place in the past and in the present ever since.

There are actually only a very few Hollywood television series that I find to be as well done as many of the K-Dramas that I have seen.

Now enough of that.

"Dramaworld" is a an extremely charming series that has managed, in my opinion, to combine the best of a Hollywood and a Korean T.V. show. I found the episodes to be much too short at an average of 10 minutes each and binge-watched the entire first season of the series on Netflix.

I especially liked how Claire was able to interact with the characters on the K-Drama that she had been thrust into without the makers of "Dramaworld" using the fish-out-of-water cliché.

25 May 2016. This international television series collaboration between China, South Korea, and the USA is an unique formula for peace in the world and drama/comedy entertainment of a new kind. This fantasy light drama has all the trappings of an American Soap Opera and the sparkling cultural fusion of Asian-American trappings that make this mini-television series a brilliant extended piece of fun, consternation, and fairy-tale that is delightful. Shot in short 15 minute episode segments, the total two and a half hour story arch brings story characters to life as Liv Hewson finds herself literally in another world.

Delirious (1991), Soap Dish (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and Nurse Betty, offer some resemblance to a fictional world, but Dramaworld creates an almost magical alternative universe that might be more attuned to a more fantastical Cinderella version of the sci fi television series Fringe (2008-2013). This enjoyable fantasy series has all the promise of a huge hit internationally.

I also am an avid fan of Asian tv and movies. Honestly, I felt the show was just perfect, delightful and made me feel very connected with the premiss in familiar obvious tropes in all the Korean tv I have watched. The concept here is just brilliant in mixing the two cultures. I believe we have enough of a sense of humor in both countries to play with the underlying 'mockery' of the tropes for films in Korean shows and it honestly made me feel very warm in the connection.

I didn't understand some comments of the acting. I actually felt everyone did an amazing job at keeping it real but also light and humorous with a bit to play with on the exaggeration of some obvious tropes. Really loved the choice actress for Claire. I was a bit mixed at first on the leading man as he did seem a bit more wooden and struggling with the typical Korean leading man part but also think it could be a bit more difficult to find the perfect blend of humor and slight exaggeration to serious lead man acting and guess that may have been the challenge for him here. He did warm up later though and was a bit more connected. I do think there was a chemistry with leading characters coming mostly from the last few episodes.

I can't wait to see the next season please. Truly a delight and something I could watch again easily. Loved, loved the beginning on episode 8 :-).

Please make a season 2!!!! it was such a different show and I loved the lead girl. Super creative and fun.