Boidster Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 While we're all "social distancing" I highly recommend Netflix's zombie drama 'Kingdom'. It's set in the Joseon Dynasty era of Korea (1392-1897, though the presence of Japanese invaders places the show somewhere in the 1590s or early 1600s). Period costume drama in Korean, subtitled in English. So you have to be down with reading while you watch (if you don't speak Korean). Edit: apparently S1 at least is available dubbed in several languages. It has: Fast zombiesHundreds of them at a timeTop-notch special effects for the most part (not for the squeamish, not for kids)Well-acted for the most part (Korean girlfriend sez several of the actors are very popular in Korea)Only a few WTF/bad decision/plot hole momentsA real-world* example of the multiple-zombie bonus to breaking through blocks Only two seasons so far (but #3 is confirmed), bingeable in a weekend. When you're done, come back here and complain about not having 200 zombies on horde night. :-) Trivia: the Korean name of the show is 킹덤, which is pronounced..."Kingdom". They have their own (ancient) word for it of course, 왕국 (wangguk), but they chose to use the phonetic spelling of the English word. *Not real-world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feycat Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Also it's set in Medieval Korea, which is a time period I knew nothing about. AND THE HATS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubikus Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I can confirm that this is an entertaining show of high production value. I've only seen season 1 so far, the only thing I don't like so much is that the scenes with the zombies are kinda rare. But when they're there, boi oh boi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pApA^LeGBa Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 You guys don´t get a english synchronisation? That´s odd. I can watch it in german. Anyways, just started yesterday so far it´s really nice. @Boidster You must be doing something wrong. I can watch it in english also. Edit: Season one is available in english, Season 2 is not, but it is in german. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamida Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I just watched Season 1 last night. The closed caption was on and I noticed that a lot of times what they said (english dub) and what the caption said was not quite the same. But enjoyed it a lot...now onto season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 I can watch in English, but I speak some Korean and my girlfriend speaks all of the Korean, so we watch with subtitles. In any foreign-language film I much prefer to read subtitles than to have the sounds not match the actors' mouth movements. I also like hearing the actors' own voices and intonations. The subtitles do sometimes use the wrong word - either a phonetic misspelling or a transliteration of the Korean which doesn't quite capture the meaning. All you ever wanted to know about Joseon-era headwear: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3059581 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 the only thing I don't like so much is that the scenes with the zombies are kinda rare. But when they're there, boi oh boi. You will enjoy S2E1. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Sanchez Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 haha...the irony of being a zombie is that everything is funny, but you can't smile, because your lips have rotted off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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