My wife and I have fallen in love with "Extraordinary Attorney Woo." We've seen about half of the first season and with the exception of a fairly weak episode 2, the series just gets better and better as they peel off the layers of this extraordinary tale about a genuinely extraordinary character.
This is surely one of the most loving -- and loveable -- television series to ever air. It's in the same league as Taxi in terms of gentleness, albeit without the gut-busting humor of the first three seasons of Taxi.
Just about everything about this series is extraordinary (I know, I'm overusing the word). The storytelling is leisurely paced which enables viewers to savor the clever plots and fine acting. Enhancing it all is a beautiful, judiciously-used musical score, sublime and impactful in its simplicity -- largely piano-based. I imagine that a CD of musical highlights would sell well.
What really makes this series work -- aside from the believeability of the lead actor and those characters close to her -- is that it respects the viewers' intelligence. It doesn't pander to the lowest common denominator among its audience. As the series advances, it reveals more and more about Woo Young Woo, her father, her origin, her past -- slowly but surely (that's what I meant by peeling off the layers). And it's willing to let pivotal events linger in your mind until the next episode before revealing what happened in flash back.
And it introduces American audiences to some South Korean culture and customs, as well as showing us that there are, indeed, other nations that are exceptional. As an attorney myself, it is fascinating to see how differently the South Korean judicial system works (allowing for this being a fictional portrayal of the system).
Actually, an attorney with autism is not such a farfetched fairy tale. I recently attended a virtual legal continuing education webinar and one of the speakers was a young female attorney with autism - believed to be the first openly-autistic licensed attorney in Florida (at least until Governor DeSantis finds a way to prohibit people with a disability from practicing law). She's also author of a few books. Not the genius that Woo Young Woo is, but who is?
The only reason I didn't rate this 10 stars is that the subtitles go by a bit too quickly and you really have to concentrate to catch all of them. And the translations are a bit awkward and I suspect could be done better. Otherwise, you'll likely enjoy this gem.
I dread the thought that there could ever be an American remake of this series. I can't imagine our culture allowing for such a loving and intelligent series as this one -- afterall it's been nearly 50 years since Taxi first ran, the last American series of such gentleness.
This is surely one of the most loving -- and loveable -- television series to ever air. It's in the same league as Taxi in terms of gentleness, albeit without the gut-busting humor of the first three seasons of Taxi.
Just about everything about this series is extraordinary (I know, I'm overusing the word). The storytelling is leisurely paced which enables viewers to savor the clever plots and fine acting. Enhancing it all is a beautiful, judiciously-used musical score, sublime and impactful in its simplicity -- largely piano-based. I imagine that a CD of musical highlights would sell well.
What really makes this series work -- aside from the believeability of the lead actor and those characters close to her -- is that it respects the viewers' intelligence. It doesn't pander to the lowest common denominator among its audience. As the series advances, it reveals more and more about Woo Young Woo, her father, her origin, her past -- slowly but surely (that's what I meant by peeling off the layers). And it's willing to let pivotal events linger in your mind until the next episode before revealing what happened in flash back.
And it introduces American audiences to some South Korean culture and customs, as well as showing us that there are, indeed, other nations that are exceptional. As an attorney myself, it is fascinating to see how differently the South Korean judicial system works (allowing for this being a fictional portrayal of the system).
Actually, an attorney with autism is not such a farfetched fairy tale. I recently attended a virtual legal continuing education webinar and one of the speakers was a young female attorney with autism - believed to be the first openly-autistic licensed attorney in Florida (at least until Governor DeSantis finds a way to prohibit people with a disability from practicing law). She's also author of a few books. Not the genius that Woo Young Woo is, but who is?
The only reason I didn't rate this 10 stars is that the subtitles go by a bit too quickly and you really have to concentrate to catch all of them. And the translations are a bit awkward and I suspect could be done better. Otherwise, you'll likely enjoy this gem.
I dread the thought that there could ever be an American remake of this series. I can't imagine our culture allowing for such a loving and intelligent series as this one -- afterall it's been nearly 50 years since Taxi first ran, the last American series of such gentleness.