What I watch: Mostly CDramas for the practical reason of being able to understand it natively and being able to watch on higher speed settings. Would like to watch more KDramas and JDramas, but that means reading subs and only having 80% max appreciation for the dramas due to language and cultural barriers.
I'm neutral to romance, but since CDrama landscape is grotesquely overstuffed with (idol) romance, most of those will not get a high rating from me. If I do have a bias, it would be for comedy. I will forgive plot and other issues if the comedy is done right and makes me laugh, which is how most MDL users treat romance.
My first love is a Wuxia and historicals. But since high quality shows in these genres are becoming rarer and rarer, I find myself watching quite a bit of highly rated modern dramas, in addition to older, acclaimed costume dramas.
How I rate: I score relative to the average show, not necessarily how I feel about it. It's predominantly based on story (plot+impact), with acting secondary, and other factors icing on the cake. Then for shows above 7, I add +0.5 for MDL inflation, because otherwise I end up tanking the ratings of my favorite shows. Movies, short series, anthologies normally don't receive MDL inflation adjustment.
It's based very roughly on a Bell Curve. In theory, there will be a fat middle and thin tales. Hence, I will probably rate your favoritest, dreamiest, popularist, chemistryist idol drama between 5-6, because I'm generous like that 😇.
Score
| Relative to the average show
| Artistic qualities and personal reaction
|
|---|
| >(9.5) | Greatest Ever candidate, any country (top 0.1%)
| Masterpiece, perspective-altering, life-changing, transcendent; Ambitious thematic depth married to exceptional execution. |
| (9)<9.5 | All time classics, best of genre, best of year (0-2 / year, top 1%) | Excellent shows, though may not possess the same thematic depth. A mentally stimulating and captivating experience; all around excellence in production, script, and acting; filled with memorable moments |
| (8)<9 | Exceptional, some of the best of year (10-20 / year, top 5%) | Gripping, contain elements or moments of greatness that far outweighs its flaws; many personal favs, elements of the show still memorable long after. Re-watch territory. |
| (7)<8 | Significantly above avg
(30-60 / year, top 15%) | Enjoyable though not always intellectually stimulating; idol/popular dramas with good humor or unique theme. Shows with enjoyable bright spots, but also frequent moments of frustration or botched ending. Mostly forgotten afterwards and not for rewatch. |
| (6)<7 | Moderately above avg, when the average is quite bad (~top 35%) | 2X and multitask, for science territory. A lot of proper Cdramas with veteran cast but uninspired or constrained script. |
| (5)<6 | The average abomination
(aka mass grave for your idol dramas, unless they are funny)
| More I watch = more disgusted I get. Remedial class acting, lobotomizing script, characters flatter than their white filter, abs over substance, visual waterboarding, cinematic terrorism |
| <5 | Below avg, uniquely detestable | so abominable it's memorable |
| <4 | Mini-drama, Vertical Drama Zone | don't know, don't plan to know |
| *Score rubric before MDL scoring adjustment |
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En cours de visionnage 18/40Il y a 15 heures
AbandonnéIl y a 2 jours
ComplétéIl y a 3 jours
AbandonnéIl y a 3 jours
AbandonnéIl y a 3 jours
ComplétéIl y a 3 jours
En cours de visionnage 2/16Il y a 6 jours
AbandonnéIl y a 6 jours
AbandonnéIl y a 6 jours
