Vampire Prosecutor Season 1 End

Well back to the wonderful world of Kdrama!

I think I've just about seen one of the best asian dramas in all the years of my experience in watching dramas, and I kid you not, though the title may seem really odd and stupid, the storytelling and characters are not your usual suspects.

Of course, last fall when Vampire Prosecutor was about to air for the winter season drama of 2011, I would have watched it anyways to see what kind of rules and twists they would use for 'yet another vampire story' during this time and age of vampires everywhere.... But the first episode was pretty impressive, not on the story alone but directorial view and style and acting. There wasn't any kind of hint of 'paranormal romance saga' - in fact, I'd say it was a pretty beefy episode that really almost had no inkling of vamp-ness to it. Well, when i think about it, the pilot was all about setting up the story really and being a vampire had no real drive to the story (during the pilot, but is revealed later on).

The biggest thing for me was that the guy who actually was the vampire, the prosecutor, wasn't all that perfectly handsome or bishi as usual like most asian actors. He was a totally normal looking guy, no sharp features, but he nailed his part so perfectly, coming off as a really perfect stoic, and lonesome man (dead man?) in the world of unjust law. Him being a vampire was only a side thought, and didnt' take away from the story at all.

I dont want to spoil too much of the season but another main attraction of the drama was that there was almost little to none romantic story in the drama. There was slight tension perhaps, between the vampire prosecutor and his partner prosecutor, the human female, but it really only starts to build up near the end of the season, and even then, they don't share more than a handshake as I guess, they're both pretty tough prosecutors and their jobs are more important than their social lives. Good going writers!

I read in another blog about this drama was that this show was created from an independent network of writers and channel. Goes to show that in this economy, quality is really better than spending the big bucks and hiring the famous actors to make an ostentatious show with no storyline and awful plot drivers and same old fashioned romantic trios.

To top it off, the whole season of Vampire Prosecutor was so good and got such great ratings and reviews that a season 2 is being considered, or perhaps it's already being worked on! If so, I can't wait! And if you're curious, you can watch the whole first season at http://www.dramacrazy.net/

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