An Old Dog Attempts to Learn Some Middle-Aged Tricks

Or, How I Attempted for the Third Time to Start (and Continue) a Blog

     As  I begin this blog, I wonder how long it will be before I abandon it. Twice before I have started blogs; I think my record number of blog entries thus far has probably been three. My enthusiastic but swiftly changing interests carry me on to new fascinations and I leave the blogs behind--and I grew up before the internet era, I am pretty much an old stick-in-the-mud, and the technological requirements of blog-writing have left me gnashing my teeth and abandoning the blogs sooner rather than later. Even so, here I go again.

    Three generations of my family and I have been watching Korean tv dramas together now since the autumn of 2018--in person when we can, and via Zoom during the times of COVID lockdown. It's become a family bonding experience par excellence and has given us a great deal of joy.  As we talk and enthuse about the dramas we're watching--and laugh, yell, cry, and share the lives of the people on our screen--I keep on thinking of starting a blog to further share our experiences.

    Naturally, it's a bit humorous to be starting a blog these days. I realize it's the action of a Boomer, though I hasten to add that I'm too young by several years to officially hail from the Boomer era. These days, people share their thoughts via Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts...and doubtless many other platforms that I have never heard of.  But, like I said, I'm an old crock. I express myself best in writing. And I'm guessing (with the world being as big as it is), there are some other folks out there who would still like to read reviews and musings on topics that interest them, rather than only watching and listening.

    So, here this goes. Assuming the blog goes anywhere at all, it will explore the Kdramas we've watched and are watching: mostly sageuks (historical dramas) with a strong admixture of fantasy, mystery and adventure. Musings on some Korean films will be in here, too, and probably now and then some thoughts on Hong Kong dramas. I hope, from time to time, this blog will be found by readers who want to find it--folks who are contemplating what Korean dramas they might want to watch, or who like to read other people's thoughts on dramas they love.

    First up will be the show we just finished watching last week: the classic, massive and epoch-making Dong Yi (2010). Tune in next time!

(Photograph above: Lee Hee-do as Manager Hwang Joo-sik and Lee Kwang-soo as Yeong-dal in Dong Yi, 2010)