Licensed Dramas To Be Removed

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:53 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

These are too expensive for me to buy, though! $100? Are they crazy? A single American TV show's season lasts about as long if not longer as these and costs half or less of that in the store. Ridiculous. I'd have trouble seeing even paying $50 for a series, especially one I hadn't already watched. This is lame and if it covers too many series then I'm not going to be watching too many kdramas anymore. Way to go on alienating your target audience. I'd probably sit through commercials if I had to to watch most of them (although avoiding commercials is one of the things I like most about asian dramas) but I would not spend $100! I've yet to rewatch a single drama that I've downloaded here, anyway. They're generally good for a single viewing but *most* will never be worth paying money to own unless they especially touch someone. Especially not a third of my rent or a couple of month's worth of groceries. LAME.
Well, maybe Netflix will pick these DVDs up so that I can put them in my que. Otherwise, goodbye to these kdramas.

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Will all korean drama series be deleted from clubbox too???? I meant the ones that are being licensed.....

this is so sad Crying

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:08 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

This is really sad...
And I am sorry khmai_kandi22 and you folks at DF about Jumong. I was cheering you on up to ep28 hardsubbed. I mean think how much that box set is gonna cost! It is crazy.

I guess we need another KSOTM now...
Crying

sad...

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:10 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Answer is simple, CLUBBOX are not affiliated in any way with D-Addicts.

Hence it does not affect clubbox! Unless you have expressly stated that you have such drama in your clubbox on d-addicts!

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Guys, there are Asian DVD companies online that are about the same price as Netflix. They carry all of our favorite dramas. If the licensing of dramas starts to affect how many kdramas that I can watch, I might consider switching from Netflix to one of those (or adding).

http://www.cinflix.com/

http://cinemasia.com/

http://ramencity.com (And you can buy ramen too, hehe)

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

We have no association with clubbox so have nothing to do with anything available on there.

softsubs should still be ok as they are original creations.

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I really don't know why people are angry over this. Up to now, people were begging for the dramas to become mainstream and start selling with English subtitles. So you've got your wish; you can now buy or rent region-1 DVDs with English subtitles. Like Ruroshin mentioned, the anime world has traveled this path a long time ago. And the world hasn't crumbled! We're all still breathing.

Simple steps:

1. RAWs for a drama become available. Gets uploaded on D-Addicts.
2. Subbing team must work FAST to get the subtitles out.
3. YA Entertainment purchases licensing rights of the drama.
4. Moderators remove the now-licensed drama off D-Addicts.
5. People who didn't get the fanwork in time must resort to getting the fanwork from someone else. Or do the right thing: support D-Addicts by buying the DVDs from YesAsia.

That's not so complicated, is it?

--- groink

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:36 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Agreed...anime has been dealing with this for a long time, and they're still kicking.

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

On the bright side you can get the whole series in one go. I pay much much much more for anime. And I have to wait eternity for the next few episodes to be released. I don't agree with doing soft subs because they are still other peoples work. We just changed the language. That doesn't make it ours.

We can't stop all distribution. DA isn't everything. There will still be things available though places like youtube and direct download sites as well as our much beloved Limewire. Though I must mention I do not support these means of distribution if they are licensed.

To me this means my goals have been accomplished. By fansubbing we should be giving fans acess to things they didn't have previously didn't, not to give people things they should buy if they're really fans. So I'm happy.

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:57 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Dang, that sucks! at least the ones on their catalogue ryt now are mostly the old ones.....so I guess we gotta download the dramas we like ASAP before they get licensed... Sad

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I looked at the list...most of it are korean dramas.....hope they don't get too much of the japanese dramas 8crosses fingers*