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For those missing the interaction between Lee Kwong Soo and Yoo Jae-Suk this is a nice fit. It is a short series, and while not as funny as some of the Running Man episodes, it is a nice fill in for those missing their interactions from Running Man. It seems to be a show that was produced after Busted! With some of the same secondary cast playing roles in the show.

For those in North America, this is a great introduction to the craziness that can be in the Korean Variety Shows.

The 3 actors play their archetypes quite well, Lee Kwong Soo plays the betraying always scared of everything personality. Yoo Jae-Suk plays the smart aleck who knows better. And Yuri plays the overall person who is a hero, or the smartest one in the group.

I think of the two males leads like the Korean version of Abbott and Costello, and Yuri as the female lead in any of their movies.

Is it their best work? No, but it is definitely better than most things shown on North American TV these days.

This move is flat and boring. There is nothing interesting about it. It feels like a sophomore project from a film student. I am sure of that blame can fall upon the editor's hands. But I feel it starts with lack of good directing and cinematography - bland shots with bland acting within. Lots of scenes feel like did not have coverage shots to allow for alternate editing choices. I believe that is why it cannot fall upon the editors. It also feels like it was shot on different types of cameras. Some footage is rich and deep in color, but then one gets hit in the face with a washed out shot that seems disjointed from the rest.

A couple of the actors are decent, but the rest are like anchors pulling the movie down. With monotone acting and monotone voice overs.

The script is also not the greatest - feels like they wanted a 1930s feel set in modern times. News alert - the 1930s were actually vibrant times