Friend for a season? I would never have thought that but it is quite true! We can't expect everyone to like the same shows! But when we do love/ hate something together, it indeed is a perfect ride together! Thanks for writing it in! :)

Thanks for this @night owl. That was a great read and so relatable. It's true that I've found many friends coming and going and coming back again with different shows.

It's actually the hanging out with the community that gets me watching (and re-watching), as much as I do, so that I can comment with a certain degree of accuracy! It is so much fun and so much the richer a viewing experience, when I get the views of an international community. So many different cultures mesh here on DB and their views are both so different and so similar as mine, it's always simultaneously an eye-opening and a comforting experience.

And oh dear that blind date!!! Did this virtual stranger end up dissing your family? Or were you referring to your community of drama watchers as family? May you meet much more respectful and open-minded people in your dating life!! 😊

Thank you, you have captured all the reasons why I love drama and the community! (And throw that guy back into the dating pool!)

In a digital world where we are connected to everything, it is hard to communicate your thoughts unless you find a real community.

Thank you @nightowl. People's reaction when you say you watch dramas shows whether they're a keeper or you're better off without them. In group building exercises and you are asked to tell one thing the group doesn't know about you, that is one thing to say. You get eye rolls but having a boss that gets you can be exhilarating. And this db community, gobsmacked! Makes for a totally different experience. It's as you say, your mother and sis in law, in rl. Kdramas(J or c too) touch hearts and hearts look for its kin. best shared. Like comfort food when alone.

A friend for a season - so beautifully said. And it’s nice when an old friend revisits and we interact over a new drama.

A friend for a season— agree! There are moments in DB that I see familiar names on the comment section or on the fanwall and I’m like “yeap, we’re watching the same dramas”. There’s that sense of companionship although you’re not watching it in the same space and time.

Thanks for this @night owl! 💜

thanks for the article...if i had read this any earlier in my life i probably wouldn't have related but ever since i started watching kdramas i agree with this, as i look forward to chatting about dramas with people who enjoy watching dramas. True, that we all don't need to love/hate the same shows. And yes, people sometimes give me the 'look' for watching dramas especially the rom-coms but i try to move past that coz i rather be watching these dramas anyways than talking to some of them. In general, romantic shows & books gets a bad rep but these are my go-to so it's lovely to connect with people with similar interests to talk these through:-) thank you.

a friend for a season..this is so beautifully said.
to be honest, I used to have friends who share the same interest with me when I was in uni.
After graduation, I participated in Drama Beans community.
I watched less dramas than the past and also became more pickier in choosing dramas.
But, when I share my thoughts, there’ll be at least someone who’ll react to my thoughts. And I found it lovely to have someone to react to and to discuss about a drama when I want to talk. So, this is it. I fell in love being in Drama Beans community.

My father, who doesn't live with me, came to visit (you guys already know he was even in the hospital and he still must go through surgery. Update: he is back home and must seek medical help over there while we for sure will have to sell our organs in order to send him money, -I hope I am exaggerating-) told me with disdain that kdramas were exactly the same that cheap south american soaps!
I didn't hit him because it was disrespectful and he is sick, but I got upset and offended inside.
A k-drama has nothing nothing at all to do with cheap south american soaps, not even a cheap kdrama where the main couple is being the object of hatred and misunderstandings until the last 20 minutes in the last episode.
People should know what they are criticising before making judgements, but we understand somehow why they are like that, it is mostly ignorance and a false understanding of what a real drama is.
I am very happy I can count with this community where we understand we can disagree, but we respect the right the other has to disagree.
Beanies: fighting!! 🙋

This is a great piece, thank you Night Owl for sharing it with us ~ drama community is strange in that it is friends for seasons (of shows), but also wonderful that human beings from so many different places can come together in enjoyment/exasperation over these stories. ^_^

Well said Night Owl. Friend for a season indeed. Much as I am a fan of blood death and gore tv, I am a sucker for a RomCom - so yes - I am a romantic too. It feels awesome to be able to share bits of info like this with like minded people who are all around the world - who understands, will not necessarily agree with opinions, will defend their puppy to the death, but are willing to accept that some do not share the same love, will analyse, theorise and generally have fun together - Beanies round the world - I love and respect you all.💜

A friend for a season <3