Underplayed Gems

갈대 (1974)

갈대 poster
Country
South Korea
Length
173 episodes
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This 1974 South Korean daily drama follows a protagonist named Kang Ja-young who asks viewers to decide her path. It was one of the first research dramas in the country, but it ended early after receiving a correction recommendation from the broadcasting ethics committee for being too focused on decadent entertainment rather than social education.

melodramaticthought-provokingdatedmoralisticslow-pacedseriousinteractive

What happens

《갈대》는 1974년 10월 28일부터 1975년 5월 31일까지 MBC에서 방영된 일일연속극이다. 이 드라마는 주인공인 강자영이 가야 할 길을 시청자들에게 물어 결정짓는 리서치 드라마를 국내에서 처음으로 시도되었다. 한편, 이 드라마는 당시 인기리에 방영돼 연장될 계획이었지만 과잉 경쟁으로 인해 부도덕한 퇴폐적인 흥미 위주의 내용으로 교양이나 사회 교화 등 건실한 내용과는 거리가 멀다는 이유로 한국방송윤리위원회로부터 시정권고를 받음에 따라 계획과 달리 조기 종영하였다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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