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February 2, 2012 2 comments

TV SHOW: Absolutely Fabulous [British comedy]

Absolutely Fabulous
Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, and Julia Sawalha

Summary: Follows the wild life of wealthy Edina, her best friend Patsy, and Edina’s straight-laced daughter Saffron. If you wanna know more about the show, here’s Wikipedia: AbFab, IMDB: AbFab.

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January 28, 2012 3 comments

TV SHOW REVIEW: The Painter of the Wind [Korean]

TV Show: The Painter of the Wind
genre: k-drama, historical, girl-dressed-as-boy

Summary: This is a what-if story. In the novel Painter of the Wind by Lee Jeong-myeong, the Joseon-era painter Hyewon (Shin Yoon-bok) is portrayed as a woman disguised as a man, and that is the story the 2008 television show is portraying. And the fact that she’s hiding as a boy has everything to do with all kinds of political intrigues.

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