Drama recap status update

by javabeans

I’ve been reading a lot of comments wondering about recaps lately, so I thought I’d put up a post to let you know where things stand.

• You’re Beautiful: Ongoing.
• Smile: I hope to keep this going. If things get very busy, I may not be able to keep up in a timely manner, but I hope I will be able to.
• Sons of Sol Pharmacy: Ongoing. Main recapper smallfish and I will be switching off for the next few recaps, but this drama will get done.
• City Hall: Ongoing. The recapper is about to have his first child (congratulations!) and therefore you can imagine that recapping takes lesser priority! But I am confident this drama will be finished.
• Triple: Will be completed. I only have two episodes to go and I will get there, I promise, but it does take lesser priority to dramas that excite me, like You’re Beautiful.
• Iris, Hero, Chuno, and any drama that has not yet aired: When a drama hasn’t begun yet, my answer is always “I don’t know.” I won’t commit to something without watching it first, so it all depends on how I like it. Just FYI, I’m more interested in Iris than Hero. I’m keeping an eye out for Angel’s Temptation. I’m intrigued by Chuno, a little less so by Jejoongwon.

Keep in mind that I reserve the right to change my mind at any time. Once I’m in for the long haul, however, I’ll usually stick with it.

Dramas that I probably will not recap include: Creating Destiny, Heading to the Ground, Assorted Gems, Hot-Blooded Salesman. Of course, if I catch a series late and am motivated to do it anyway (like with Last Scandal), that’s always a possibility.

Note: My criteria for deciding what to recap or not recap is simple, though unpredictable: If I feel like it. That takes into account how much I like the drama, the hope I have for its future/potential, and my current schedule. For instance, I had kept open the possibility of continuing with Tamra the Island and/or Hon, both of which I liked and was interested in following, but my computer died soon after both started and was out of commission for three weeks. That made it difficult to keep up and by the time I was back up, a new crop of interesting offerings had swept in. So it’s partly based on things I control, partly dependent upon timing.

Guest bloggers: Once upon a time, I debated whether or not to expand this site to add regular writers. I decided against it for various reasons, but do really enjoy bringing in guest writers every now and then (like Sevenses, Dahee Fanel, thunderbolt, smallfish, Samsooki). As you can tell, they’re talented writers who know their stuff. If you’re interested in guest blogging — recaps, reviews, counterpoints to my reviews, or something else altogether — shoot me an email and we’ll talk. 😉