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Hi, it's hard to say about the Baeksang Art Awards, because it changes every year. The previous years had a more or less proportionate mix of cable and non-cable dramas.
I have difficulties to understand what motivates the choice of the nominated dramas. My Unfamiliar Family has low ratings for a tVN drama. The other dramas too, but some of them were very successful on online platforms. As I didn't watched some of them, I'm even more in the unknow. Extracurricular has no rating since it's a Netlfix drama. But at least I watched it, and I liked the drama. However, not to the point of propelling it for awards.

I didn't have the space to mention Goblin, and I wasn't sure enough about the changes this drama brought in the way dramas are made. Also, end the list with a Sci-fi drama about time-travel was more revelant, related to the content of the article.
There are two possible tracks:
- The one you mention, the longer episodes. I didn't thought about that.
- The incredible direction. Regarding the aesthetic magic, and if I refer to the dramas of that time (within the limits of my knowledge), it is indeed a turning point. Since then, many dramas have tried to get up to the level. Such as Hotel de Luna. But also historical dramas which became much more refined in terms of image.
Regardless of my appreciation for the drama, I could also say while watching "Woo, there, they have put a lot of emphasis on the visual magic, I had never seen that before".

Hi, and thanks for the long comment. You should write an article instead of just posting this as a comment, because there is some material.

Note one thing, I specified in the article that I couldn't cover all the dramas that had influence, it would take a specialized article to do that. I only looked for dramas whose impact acts on the content, and the way of making dramas. You cite many examples of dramas that had an impact, but for other reasons, and other effects.

Taking for example "Good Doctor", dating from 2013. The influence is undeniable since this drama had a US remake (whose quality or interest I will not comment on). However, this drama did not change anything in the way of making dramas in 2013. There were other medical dramas before that, told in the same way. And after, nothing changed either.
It would require a more thorough research to know if this drama has changed the way of making dramas. Maybe by its theme, featuring an autistic person?

MDL ratings are not important in the historical approach of kdramas. Sandglass dates from 1995, there is no reason to say that today, this drama has any influence for the current viewers, or those of this site. What is important is the turning point that it represented at that date, in Korea, and the changes that were introduced in the drama itself. Changes that were then perpetuated, for some of them.

An important point you raise is that today, the changes in content and the way to make a drama is not only dependent on the Korean market, but on how Hallyu can conquer the world.
There is a lot of feedback from international and online platforms. Sometimes it is hardly believable. The King Eternal Monarch drama was even less successful than Sisyphus in the official ratings. This drama was finally very successful, regardless of my and MDL's opinions, which were mostly negative. Sisyphus follows exactly the same way. With relatively more acceptable ratings (for a cable channel), and even higher ratings on online platforms. First on Netflix in Korea, and Top 10 in most Asian countries. Time is taking its toll, as the drama is marketed more widely.

If I took the risk to write this hypothetical article, it's because some points immediately shocked my attention. In particular the big show and the fight scenes. I could see "Woo, I've never seen this before, even in the action drama Vagabond, this is huge!". From there, I can easily imagine that it will have an impact (on the way to make a drama), especially since it matches a lot of expectations internationally.

Woo! You wrote the draft of a real review for the drama.
I hope you will write it in the reviews.

You mention an interesting point, which I now call "the author's contract". Quickly, as a viewer, I decide on this. Do I accept this contract or not? What does the author want to tell and how? I focus on that rather than on getting what I want.

If there are points that I can't live with, I probably won't accept the contract. Take a drama like Hospital Playlist, I can't accept. There are issues that I can't overcome, while other viewers accept the contract, and get past that. Then they can enjoy the drama later.

On Sisyphus, I wanted a more visceral story first, like Kairos. It was a mistake to want anything. It was necessary to wait for the vision of the authors, who propose a lighter content, a bit like Crash Landing On You. Once I understood the vision of the writers, I was able to weigh the interesting points of the drama, which outweighed the few flaws that could be found.
Rather than interpreting some of the mysteries as plot holes, I preferred to decipher the story based on the elements provided. This was indeed the right way to react, since finally, the odd elements have an explanation, given later in the story.

Thanks. Except for Winter Sonata, I've watched all the dramas on this list, which I've seen commented on a lot elsewhere under the aspects mentioned in the article. Hopefully I didn't make a mistake for some of them. The historical continuity is hard to decipher.

Hi! Nice to meet you here, as I did in the comments of the drama. How can I forget someone who has Chow Yun Fat as an icon, when I'm a fan of action movies, especially Asian ones? ^^
It's possible that we discussed about quantum physics. I've been very interested in this field. Whether it's intrication phenomena, experiments like Alain Aspect's, or the nature of the vacuum. These are difficult concepts to imagine. A famous physicist in this field (I forget his name) said roughly: If you can't understand quantum physics, it's normal, neither can we.

Thanks.
As say the british quote : wait and see.

I'll take a look at Dark Hole too. ;-)
Je ne suis pas inscrit sur twitter, impossible de suivre quoi que ce soit là-bas.

Hey hey, thanks for the recommandation. ;-)

Baaah... That's the point. How could you call it in another way ?
Or is there a flaw in words order ? I'm not english.

Wooo, look like a severe case. Is she so mean ? She play bad tricks ?

I'm not new, but I don't use very much all is available. I looked for example if I could follow friends comments but didn't find how.
Finaly, I made the list about "toxic female lead". Here:
https://mydramalist.com/list/4q6qqVG1
I don't do another one for female villains for now. I wonder if there is already a list about "best vilain". I tried to find more vote lists, but the list provided don't show all is on this website, and I don't know how to search for lists.

Thanks, it could help me to find dramas with this kind of character I like. ;-)
I'm preparing another list, about bad female lead, or toxic. I don't know what word to choose. I don't like the word "toxic", but it's maybe the best, otherwise, people will post badass FL, and it's not the subject.
And if I choose the word "worst", people will choose a flat FL or overacting one. It won't help me to find good dramas.
I will check to share your link too. It's first time I hear about that. I didn't know we could do that on this website.

I created this first one, about SFL bitches.
https://mydramalist.com/list/4YW55X7L

It's why I voted Love Alarm 2, the ML is so dull. Being dull is ok to be the Worst ?!

Look nice. In which drama he's really the worst ?

It need a list for ladies too, because in this drama, the most annoying person was the FL.
She's such a walking disaster for boys. :-)
But it's difficult to make only one list, because there is 3 situations :
- Jerk ladies. (FL, example, My fair lady).
- Bitches. (often SFL in a love triangle).
- Villains. (like Lady Mishill).

In these times, they was better at creating conflicts and annoying characters. :-)

After being so annoying, JP get his redemption in the last episodes.
Maybe he will mary In Jay, Dal Mi sister ?
Last scene of the drama made me think that.

I was thinking more of the word "disorder" as a lack of order in thoughts, than as a disease ;-)
The list of scenes with extras is endless. The cocktail party, the panic in the streets of Seoul during the war, the Sigma pool in the future, the clique of politicians affiliated with Sigma, the band of punks, the people in the sauna, etc etc.

Thanks too. We are seeing several other dramas that have a blockbuster movie quality recently. There are not many of them. The drama L.U.C.A. is particularly impressive. The repetitive action during the episodes 3 to 7 has unfortunately this effect of losing the sense of value. A bit like the US series of the same kind. It's not the violent content itself that bothers me, but its trivialization.

Like you, I find in Sisyphus a drama that makes me dream, by its many incredible sets.
Indeed, it is better to laugh at its imperfections than to take it too seriously.