FM-PMS

[akk]

current chapter word count: 3998
scene structure: Breakfast - Omi's arrival - At the cafe - House visit of Hell - Talk Shop - to Shibaura - exorcism 1 - discovery - exorcism 2 - in the shadow of Rainbow Bridge - Ueno Station - Tree visit [complete, incomplete]
more because Talk shop & exorcism 2 were completed
less because the first part (from Breakfast to Talk Shop) was decluttered and condensed; the second part got more pace with a strengthened (if still incomplete) exorcism 2
amount of chapter complete: 75% (of which 60% are in continuous, tinkered text)
character being slightly less obvious in his kinks: Subaru
character being a better host (of sorts): Seishiro
character getting his drama post mortem: Romiro
and it's all for... the cops.
quote of the day: "You're going to pay for this."

Unrelated side-note: I'm currently watching the Korean drama "Gumiho - the nine tailed fox". While the first two eps with characters and setting being introduced were kind of slow and the fated romance bit felt a bit heavy, since ep 3 that's nicely balanced with action, intrigues and ploys that wouldn't have made sense without the slow stuff before. If you are a fan of urban fantasy, Asian myths, and hardcore police thriller shot through with Romeo & Juliet, go for it! I'm currently at ep 12 and certainly want to know what happens next! Which means, I don't know for sure - and given that I can tell the events in most Western tv shows from the middle of ep 1, that's a big plus in my books! :-)

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[rheasilvia]

I've just seen that there will be two new kdramas about gumihos this year: http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/05/han-eun-jung-leads-gumihos-revenge/

[akk]

While they may feature the same mythological creatures, their plot seems to have no connection to what I'm currently watching, which is older - so I assume that it might well be the one you gave up on.

As I said, the first one (or probably two) eps aren't that good - too much fated love, soul music and disconnected info. I mostly stayed because I didn't have something else at hand at that time and I got distracted by other stuff frequently, so it didn't bother. But it really got going with ep three and glued me to the screen. I think if my desk chair were more comfortable, I'd have watched the series in one go. ;)

[rheasilvia]

Oh yes, I didn't mean that one of the two new dramas could be the one you mentioned - neither has even been aired yet, not to mention subtitled. ;-)

Of the one I attempted to watch I vaguely remember a police officer, a secret society of foxes with differing numbers of tails, odd rituals, and blood-smeared faces...? As well as someone getting caught by the police officer? Ah, it's all a blur... and yes, to gain an accurate impression, I should have stuck with it for at least 3 or 4 eps. Many doramas need at least that long to find their feet!

[akk]

Sounds very much like it, and I'm the first one to say that the first (and probably second) ep are the weakest of the show. I've finished it by now and - not to spoil it here - all I can say is I truly liked the show's final. This is one of the few examples where they even handled the "fated destiny"-theme in a way that didn't throw me off the show.

My main problem now is: what to watch next. ;)

[rheasilvia]

Good finales are really important - I've deleted several series that I really liked solely because of lousy finales that ruined them for me.

Not sure if this helps, because it's a different kind of thing, but IMO you really can't go wrong with the stellar "A Sleeping Forest": http://community.livejournal.com/jdramas/648821.html

[akk]

Thank you for the rec. A Sleeping Forest has been recced to me before, but synopsis and spoilers still sound very much like the kind of plot I usually give a wide berth. :)