This drama is terrible (thus the bad ratings). There is pretty much no story, just brainless sequences of comedy scenes that aren't even funny unless you are an immature teenager that laugh at stupid stuff. What a wasted potential
Also it is criminal to put this trash as a recommendation of Happiness or Kingdom which are actual masterpieces.
but they somehow always nail it, i personally enjoy these youth cdramas
The key difference you're missing in your post is that Korean and Western governments do not censor dramas on a daily basis. Directors and screenwriters can express their creativity with relatively few restrictions.
The issue isn’t that the Chinese government produces some dramas to promote countryside tourism or other agendas; Western governments also subsidize dramas and movies (for example, Top Gun, which was supported by the U.S. Air Force).
The real issue is the massive censorship in China of anything that doesn’t align with the government’s narrative. Censorship there has become so extreme that it’s almost ridiculous. Just recently, they completely butchered an excellent drama (The Way Home) by pulling every single emotional scene from it because the bromance was deemed too strong. Their censorship rules are also absurd, with requirements like "the good guy must always win", "no morally gray main characters", "no time travel/body switch", "must always paint the government/police in a good light", "No BL", etc.
but they somehow always nail it, i personally enjoy these youth cdramas
I did too at first, but now they kind of bore me.
I wonder if the government is encouraging the production of these "teenagers growing into adults who integrate into society" dramas. There are so many of them. That and business romance too.
I feel like I have seen the exact same plot in like 50 other Chinese drama. Can't they bring a bit of originality for once... These "teenager to adult romance" are becoming really repetitive and they always use the same trope.
How can this have a high rating without romance? Such a shame, a missed opportunity. The rating would be well…
Personally, I hate romance. I would have dropped it if it had any. There is too much romance drama, thank God we still have dramas like this without it.
Why do I like this better than weak class hero hope season 2 of weak hero will be kick ass
Study Group has a better story and fight scenes, yes, but I still much prefer Park Jihoon as the main actor. His acting was phenomenal in Weak Hero. Weak Hero OST was way better too.
Rumor shooting will start this year, set in the 70s periodic drama
Why the '70s? Reset happens in present time. So, this has no connection to reset or the time loop concept, except being an adaptation of a different novel by the same writer? The title "Restart" made it sound like a sequel.
Just watched episodes 1 and 2, and yeah, this is totally not my thing. Having a bit of comedy in a zombie drama is fine, but when it’s only comedy, it gets annoying. Especially brainless comedy like that.
I recommend uploading them to https://subdl.com/ it's the successor to Subscene.
I really liked Reset, is it the same vibes?
Also it is criminal to put this trash as a recommendation of Happiness or Kingdom which are actual masterpieces.
Introducing new formula is a good thing but only if the new formula is nice. Not brainless comedy like in Newtopia.
The issue isn’t that the Chinese government produces some dramas to promote countryside tourism or other agendas; Western governments also subsidize dramas and movies (for example, Top Gun, which was supported by the U.S. Air Force).
The real issue is the massive censorship in China of anything that doesn’t align with the government’s narrative. Censorship there has become so extreme that it’s almost ridiculous. Just recently, they completely butchered an excellent drama (The Way Home) by pulling every single emotional scene from it because the bromance was deemed too strong. Their censorship rules are also absurd, with requirements like "the good guy must always win", "no morally gray main characters", "no time travel/body switch", "must always paint the government/police in a good light", "No BL", etc.
I wonder if the government is encouraging the production of these "teenagers growing into adults who integrate into society" dramas. There are so many of them. That and business romance too.
So, this has no connection to reset or the time loop concept, except being an adaptation of a different novel by the same writer? The title "Restart" made it sound like a sequel.
So no way to use AI subs for now.
I really wish this had been more like Happiness.