Rita Gitau

The Asian Shift or Trying to Watch American TV After a Long K-Drama Binge.

I upgraded to premium on Dramafever this winter and have been firmly planted in Korean dramas for weeks.  I watch at least an episode or two a day, sometimes the majority of a show during the weekends.  I’m not proud of my obsessive drama-watching and am pretty sure it’s not how humans were meant to live – watching other people live exciting lives as I sit motionless on the couch – but that’s not what I’m here to talk about today.

I’m here to talk about how weird American TV is when you’ve been thoroughly saturated in Korean/Thai/Japanese/Chinese dramas.

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