Rooftop Prince

It's a cool premise. The first couple of episode had laugh-out-loud funny moments. But then...

The story's good team - everybody is just so irredeemably stupid. The evil faction - they're all pedestrian-level evil, complete with smirks and sneering laughs. And they're so bad at being evil! It got to where I was shouting stuff like "Drats! Foiled again!" and "I'll get you next time, my pretty!" every time their plots failed.

It is so absurdly bad! Never mind the long takes with distant glances. Those alone cost the series a good 6 episode. They surely could have been done away with. It's the idea that Joseon-era men suddenly know how to operate modern technology. They can all drive. They all function well in a high-pressure corporate setting.

I could go on - the whole show is a series of continuity errors and plot holes. But methinks you get the drift. It's shocking that so many big names - so much talent that shines in other productions, agreed to do this turkey.

It keeps you on the edge of your seat strictly so you can be the first to spot the next inanity. That's the only reason why it got 4 stars.

I tend to enjoy a good time travel movie and as a Netflix subscriber, I get recommendations based on other things I have watched. Rooftop Prince was a Netflix recommendation. The idea of a Korean TV show with subtitles didn't seem like something I would care much about, but it wouldn't hurt to watch the first episode and see. That is what I did and I got hooked immediately.

Some of the things I found so refreshing about this show is #1-it is clean. No offensive joking or language. #2-it is hilarious at times and thrilling at other times. It has everything a good drama should have--greed, murder, mystery, romance, wealth and yet much of the time, it was very sweet. Throwing in some reincarnation and time travel just ices the cake for me. I love it. The two main characters (romantic) have a tremendous chemistry together. I would love to see them both again.

I binge watched all 20 episodes and I may watch them all again. At times the dialog went by too fast with the subtitles, I couldn't read it, but most of the time I was able to understand what was going on.

Each episode leaves you with a cliffhanger. Everything is concluded satisfactorily at last episode. Each episode is about an hour and 4 minutes long. I don't really get that odd amount of time. Here a TV show is fitted into an hour with commercials, generally so it might be 42 minutes without commercials. I wonder how they fit their TV shows in Korea for watching?

I gave it 10 stars because it was so enjoyable and addictive. I am going through withdrawal now that I am done watching it. In my opinion, there is nothing this entertaining on American TV lately.

Rooftop Prince is a classic K Drama that one should watch, although, the further you are in your K drama experiance, the least good you'll find this one. First of all, the idea was interesting and entertaining, with the romance good enough to keep things interesting till the end. The past story was okay too and the family drama was good as well, with enough drama to keep you going. But, the drama was full of cliches, with the missing daughter, the evil male rival, the rich grandmother etc etc. At least the theme was original. In addition, the length was too much, as it could have been a few episodes sort. And yet, the ending was a bit too quick, leaving things hanging. So, 5 out of 10.

Thought it would be interesting, a comedy romance.

Got stuck watching the 3 guys, they are cute, funny & amazing characters. Throughout the drama, they make it interesting to watch! But got tired of the show pretty fast half way through. Not because of the standard cliche - love & betrayal but 1 reason, the half sister gets away with lies, deceit & betrayal in every episode is getting too much! She gets away at every deceitful thing one can think of!

The love story is good enough. Romantic.

If you can get through the first episode, keep going, it's a bundle of Wiggley joy! The first episode was a bit "um yeah" for me, but i kept going to appease my friend who recommended it and I don't regret it one bit and it's now a fave. There's a few LOL-spit-out-your-coffee moments, drama, mystery, suspense, weird fashion, history.... it's got it all!

Not sure how the yellow wiggle was going to keep that phone charged but hey, it's a kdrama, who cares?! ;)