2020 had enough blazingly original female characters that even mentioning pot plants seems… well… just so last year. You know?
Year: 2020
Alice in Borderland is a Netflix live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name. A thriller, a horror and a parallel world mystery: three friends find themselves transported to an empty post-apocalyptic Tokyo and forced to play a never-ending and ultimately lethal “game”.
I was a little nervous to wade into the Japanese BL Cherry Magic, lest I didn’t connect with it as others have. There’s no need to fear though: Cherry Magic is as cute and as full of kilig as promised.
There was one female lead who really shone this year. One who really owned the drama she was in. One who outshone even the supposed female lead of that drama. That female lead of course was… me.
2020 was Hospital Playlist’s year, with the drama taking about both Best and Favourite drama in this year’s poll. It had serious competition, however, from It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (IOTNBO), which remained hot on its heels till the end.
It’s here! The Top 10 Korean Dramas of the last decade – as voted by you!
I take a look at some of best TV of 2020
SF8 finishes its anthology with a darkly disquieting piece about parents, children, suicide and dealing with death
Following on from the excellent Gameboys, Pinoy television has now delivered the equally-good Like in the Movies (Gaya Sa Pelikula)
A cute Uee and Choi Shi-won carry a cute story on virtual dating that has little depth but a lot of cute. Did I mention it’s cute?