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Confessions of an Uncle Fan: The Series (episode 28)

The weather has taken a turn for the cooler, the Washington Redskins actually won a game, and it's finally OK to eat pumpkin pie without having people judge you... Fall, my favorite time of the year. This week will really be devoted to the big dramas that are out mixed in with some good old fashioned girl group news so let's get right to it.


Cool Things of the Week

Really Quick Review: 'The Heirs' Part 2

Last week I expressed some moderate disappointment after watching the first two episodes of 'The Heirs'. I just found the premise to be sadly unoriginal but given the star power (Lee Min HoandPark Shin Hyeespecially) and the idol presence (Krystal!!), I had to give the drama the customary four episode trial before making any final decisions. I watched intently last week hoping to pick up on anything that might be a reason to stick with the series and the results were a mixed bag. I liked the angles of Lee Min Ho's younger brother toChoi Jin Hyuk'solder stepbrother (the little brother pining for his older brother's approval is always an effective motivator) and the shady back story withKang Min Hyuk'sdad andKim Ji Won'smom. My main problem wasn't anything specific rather, as I was watching, I found myself fast forwarding through a good portion of the episodes because I was bored. There's just not anything that really makes me want to keep watching or creates any kind of attachment to the show. I wanted to like the drama so I could watch Park Shin Hye twice a week but even she can't help save this show for me. I'll be reading theaskkpop.comrecaps to see if anything good happens but until then, it's a sad farewell for me.



Really Quick Review: 'Reply 1994'

I'm going to preface this by saying that because I was such a huge fan of 'Reply 1997',  I had some very unrealistic expectations for this show. So while 'Reply 1994' was just OK for me, please understand that I might not be the best gauge of true quality at this point.

What I Liked:

  • Go Ara. I don't like her as much asEunji(yet) but she is good.
  • Use of the realYonseiUniversitybasketball players. When I visited Korea back in 1995, I went to a Yonsei basketball game against visiting NBA players (you know you're old when one of the players was the X-Man,Xavier McDaniel). Yonsei lost but these guys were true rock stars and had a huge following of fans.
  • The Mom and Dad from 'Reply 1997' with the running gag of the mom always cooking too much food.