MBC struck ratings gold for two years running with medical dramas "
White Tower" and
"New Heart". Now the broadcasting channel is going for a third win by resurrecting an oldie.
Fourteen years have passed since "General Hospital" aired in 1994. And now, in the hopes that a revival of a past favorite will keep viewer ratings up,
"General Hospital 2" is coming to TV screens across the nation tonight.
But in a market saturated by international medical dramas, namely America's "Grey's Anatomy" and "House", and Japan's "Iryu-Team Medical Dragon", MBC's latest medical installment will need novel plot twists and a fresh approach if it wants to wow audiences already numbed by gruesome surgeries, high-stakes stories and touching moments of humanity.
On second thought, a hefty dose of comedy just might do the trick.
And judging from the lead actor and a...
MoreThree famous producers who gave birth to the most popular Korean sitcoms are set to speak at the Cultural Content Academy.
The Cyber Cultural Content Academy (http://contents.connect.or.kr), operated by the Korea Culture and Content Agency, has invited three well-known producers of Korean sitcoms to give an open lecture on, June 30, 2007, at 2 PM at the KOCCA building in Yeoksam-dong.
The speakers who will be expounding on the theme of the Korean sitcom's "Present and Future" are
Noh Do-cheol, producer of ...
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