DramaMeans

This week Mel and Ryan dig into Mel’s reading list with a discussion about dramas that are adapted from books. Find out what Mel is reading and how some dramas actually do a better job telling the story.Be My Player TwoMr. FanboyMoral DecaySammy's Children's DayThe Missing PieceLip And SwordA Mountain Can Hold Two TigersDeep Within The Act

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss the integration of historic myth into modern cinema and we break down the 2026 Chinese animated film, "All Wishes Come True." We also question how many twists is too many twists.Characters:Zhongli QuanLu DongbinHe XianguCao GuojiuTieguai LiLan CaiheHan XiangziZhang GuolaoYang Jian (Erlang Shen)

This week Mel and Ryan break down the 2026 indie scifi movie, "Sheep In The Box." We discuss how the film deals with the relationship between nature and man, as well as man vs machine. But do the emotions, the director was trying to convey, actually show through in the end?Cast: Komoto Otone - Ayase Haruka Komoto Kensuke - Daigo Kakeru - Kuwaki Rimu

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss why paramedics in Bangkok have such a bad reputation, while breaking down the 2026 Thai series, "A Dog And A Plane." We also give major props to an Instagram account @maxpasakorn that helped us decode the hidden meanings inside the drama, that we wouldn’t normally be able to appreciate fully.Cast:Toto - TayKanit - NewAkki - MondVeha - RyuLion - Oab

This week on the DramaMeans Podcast, Mel and Ryan discuss the reinvention of the Xian Xia genre with the 2026 transmigration series, "Pull Strings." We also debate whether a last minute twist to set up a subsequent season 2 is a good plan or poor execution. Cast:Li Chang Shou/Chang Geng - Ao Rui Peng Fairy Yun Xiao - Sun Zhen NiLan Ling E - Ai MiAο Υi - Aο Ζi ΥiJin Chan - Zhang Ya Qi