I have said this before, and I will say this again - November and December of this year is very busy for me. It is the Holidays here. Between the Holidays and friends and family and work, I don't have a lot of time to watch anything. So, I came up with a strategy. Earlier, I think in another podcast episode, I talked about how I always have a dilemma at the end of the year. I never have time to watch and complete anything. So, when the new year starts, I have a current watchlist that is VERY full and then also I add in more dramas that start in January of the new year. I already know I will be bringing 1 drama over into January 2025 because it doesn't end until January 2025.
So, my plan is to not start anything new and just empty my current watchlist as much as possible. That way I am not stressed when 2025 starts. The second part of this plan is If I do want to start something new, start the Season 2s that I have been meaning to watch all year. THIS WAY I KILL 2 BIRDS WITH 1 STONE! I don't enter 2025 with 20 dramas on my current watchlist. I also accomplish my goal of completing the Season 2s I have been meaning to watch all year. These Season 2s are one of the reasons why I REWATCHED Season 1 in 2024. I have 5 dramas to complete by 2025 and I need to catch up on 1 drama to finish it in January 2025. If I want to watch all of the Season 2s, I have been wanting to complete before 2025 starts, that means I have 4 season 2s to complete. It will be interesting to see if I can do it. 🤷♀️
One thing about my November Watchlist - I am writing (recording) this early. I am writing (recording) this at the beginning of November because I am pretty confident that nothing will get off this current watchlist except for 1 drama before this blogpost/podcast episode releases. I had to binge 1 drama and 1 drama only for a podcast review so, I did not complete or watch anything else on my watchlist for the last three weeks which is one of the reasons why I am behind on everything. Since I don't plan to start anything new, I saw no reason to not record/write this early to get it out of the way. When this blogpost/podcast episode is released, I will actually be out of town visiting family.
KDRAMAS
What Comes After Love - I waited until all of the episodes are out so, I could binge this. THE ANGST WAS KILLING ME! I got spoiled on the ending because I waited for all of the episodes to be out. I sort of understood what the ending was, and I sort of didn't understand. I am doubtful I will agree with everyone on this drama and LOVE IT! It could happen. You never know but I do have my doubts. As I have said countless times - I am particular with my romances. This one might surprise me though. I did say in October that I was liking the angsty parts more than the happy parts. So, that might continue. I plan to finish this drama in November before December starts. Hopefully that will happen.
The Judge from Hell - I also waited until all the episodes were out for this to finish it. It is BY FAR my favorite drama I am watching right now. I did not want to have to wait for the new episodes. It was killing me to wait. So, I decided that I was going to wait until all of the episodes were out to finish it. Was I spoiled on a lot of things on social media? Yes, I was. Did I care? Sometimes but I still am going to watch it and finish it. I AM LOVING THE MAIN COUPLE! I can't wait to see when they actually become a couple. I stopped watching this around episode 7 to wait for the rest of the episodes. Unless this drama COMPLETELY misses the landing at the end, this Kdrama will definitely be one of my favorites of 2024. I plan to finish this drama in November before December starts. Hopefully that will happen.
Iron Family - I started this new Kdrama weekender in October. I have talked about this one before. This is the 1 drama that I plan to bring over to 2025. It isn't supposed to end until the end of January. I am REALLY behind on it so; I do want to catch up and not be behind on it by the time 2025 ends. I think that is easily manageable since I plan to add nothing to my watchlist until I have cleaned it out and/or I am caught up with everything. We will have to see what happens. I am enjoying what I have watched so far. I am not that far into it. I am excited to learn more about the characters and their stories.
KVARIETY
Road to Kingdom: Ace to Ace - This is another show that I waited for all of the episodes to be out. I am so surprised I was not spoiled about this show. I don't know if because it was not available to international fans, no one watched it or the people I follow on social media just were not watching it. Maybe they just didn't talk about it. I now have all of the episodes available for me to watch so, I do plan on finishing this show in November. I have 7 episodes to watch to finish this show. It will be a pretty easy binge to do. I definitely won't be doing a podcast episode on it though even though I said I would do one earlier. Especially since I am not done with it yet.
CDRAMAS
Danger of Her Season 1 - The only new addition to my current watchlist is this cdrama. I am rewatching Season 1 because Season 2 premiered and fell out of the sky. It came out of nowhere. I remember thinking that Season 1 was pretty decent when I first watched this drama in 2020. So, I decided to rewatch it so I could watch Season 2. It is unclear if I need to watch Season 1 to watch Season 2. The cast is completely different between the 2 seasons. So, maybe there is a completely new set of characters in Season 2. I will find out when I start to watch it. I am hoping I can watch and complete both Season 1 and Season 2 before 2024 ends.
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Season 1 - YES, I know! This cdrama is still on the backburner. I have made no progress. I needed to finish other dramas for upcoming podcast episodes. Other dramas took priority. This is one of the reasons why I am not starting any new dramas. So, I can complete this AND watch Season 2 before 2024 ends. I am still enjoying this drama, but I need to finish it already. They just started making Season 3. So, I need to get my butt in gear!
SOME DRAMAS I PLAN TO ADD TO MY CURRENT WATCHLIST SOON
I think this is a good strategy. Hopefully it works for me, and I get a lot completed before 2024 ends. Hopefully I can at least get 3 of the dramas/Variety shows off of my current watchlist before December starts. I know they will definitely be gone by the time my December Watchlist comes out. I need to better plan out my completed dramas that I add to my current watchlist and not try to watch too many at one time. If I do that, I inevitably put them on the backburner and then they stay on my current watchlist for months at a time. I hope that this plan works I get a lot of these dramas/shows off my current watch list before 2025 so, I am not stressed about it once January 2025 starts. I will tell you one thing - if I do get those 3 dramas/shows off my current watchlist by December, that will be the smallest my current watchlist will be in FOREVER!
WHAT HAVE YOU COMPLETED RECENTLY?
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WATCHING AND ENJOYING RIGHT NOW?
ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD TO MY PLAN TO WATCH LIST?
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