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Post by JP Paulus on Feb 4, 2004 23:07:58 GMT -5
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Post by TheIceTiger on Feb 5, 2004 19:56:39 GMT -5
lol, can't believe no korean has voted so far. or maybe there aren't any  |
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Post by JP Paulus on Feb 5, 2004 22:41:16 GMT -5
lol, can't believe no korean has voted so far. or maybe there aren't any i know that one Korean Amerian LAUGHED at me when i presented the idea of me liking these series! So i don't know... actually, there should be at least ONE Korean on this board who watches these shows ;D |
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Post by mikey on Feb 8, 2004 15:44:27 GMT -5
i know that one Korean Amerian LAUGHED at me when i presented the idea of me liking these series! Just a hunch, but don’t feel too put off because we aren’t racking up any Koreans (yet) who share our interest in “The Age of Warriors.” I’m quite confident that if I were to go among my American friends and rave about some historical drama detailing George Washington at Valley Forge, 99% of my American friends would laugh at me, too. I think that there aren’t that many of us – of any ethnicity – who really appreciate the richness of a well-told historical drama. And, among those of us that do, we probably appreciate everybody’s history, regardless of its ethnic origins. In my case, I could watch “The Age of Warriors” one hour, and then watch a fine American historical drama the next, and I’d be a happy camper the whole way through. My guess is that a history buff living in Korea would feel pretty much the same way. But, just because somebody’s Korean . . . well, that doesn’t mean he’ll appreciate anybody's history, even his own.  |
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Post by Chung Kyun on Feb 8, 2004 18:36:51 GMT -5
my friends don't laugh at me but they just don't watch it.i guess people that are into history watch this show the most.  i hope more people watch aow its geting better everyday!  ;D |
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Post by Eowyn on Feb 9, 2004 12:01:52 GMT -5
I’m quite confident that if I were to go among my American friends and rave about some historical drama detailing George Washington at Valley Forge, 99% of my American friends would laugh at me, too. I think that there aren’t that many of us – of any ethnicity – who really appreciate the richness of a well-told historical drama. And, among those of us that do, we probably appreciate everybody’s history, regardless of its ethnic origins. In my case, I could watch “The Age of Warriors” one hour, and then watch a fine American historical drama the next, and I’d be a happy camper the whole way through. My guess is that a history buff living in Korea would feel pretty much the same way. But, just because somebody’s Korean . . . well, that doesn’t mean he’ll appreciate anybody's history, even his own. I absolutely agree with Mikey. I am surprised at how many periods of history I find myself interested in. I'm like an addict scanning the TV Guide for historical or period dramas. Right now, I have to tape Masterpiece Theatre, because it's on opposite AOW! And I always feel my heart sink if I am readining Entertainment Weekly and find that no historical movies are coming out soon (the next one I am waiting for is Troy - the Iliad is one of my favorite stories). I have held an interest and read books on various historical subjects from the Mogul Empire to the Mongols to Atilla the Hun, the Romanovs, Lawrence of Arabia, John Adams, Joan of Arc, Herodotus, Saladin, Alexander the Great, etc. There is so much history recorded that one could read forever! It is particularly exciting to me when an episode of history I have read about is made into a movie - either theatrical or tv or tv mini-series. Ah, to see it on the screen! I agree that you are either interested in your country's history or not, and if you are interested in your country's history then you are most likely interested in other peoples history as well. |
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Post by Chung Kyun on Feb 9, 2004 14:38:50 GMT -5
yes iam that way to.i love history mostly because all the things they did.the style of clothing to weapons everything.some people read history books because some would had like to be a queen or king,princess,prince,warrior and other things.as i myself would had like to had been a warrior.but now its not so great to be one with all the guns and stuff its not really,a fair fight.now if you go to war they could just shoot you with a sniper with out that person even trying.the only thing we need now is robots to fight for us lol. back then people could had kill the person they wanted to.not that now with bombs some miss thier target and instead people that have nothing to do with the war dies. i dont know what ill do when aow is over.hope they have other new dramas that would be almost like aow.  |
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Post by Maalii on Feb 9, 2004 15:13:03 GMT -5
I think there are other factors besides simply interest in the show that lead to the scarcity of those of Korean origin participating in the poll. There are likely many Korean and Korean Americans who watch this show, but do not feel the need to look into a website that discusses it (particularly in English). This reminds me of a discussion I had when I asked a Chinese-American friend (who is fluently multilingual) when I asked him whether he knew of any local video store where I might obtain CDs of the RTK drama series and also which used bookstores might have used copies of translations (such as Brewitt-Taylor's) that are now out of print. My friend replied that he no familiarity with English-subtitled CDs or English RTK translations because he only cared about the original Chinese versions. As a second example, I have followed the Japanese drama series for years now, but I have never looked up a website to discuss them.
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