TV series

Standby

2012 · 1 season

A light, breezy workplace sitcom that breezes through the daily quirks of a fictional TV station with easygoing charm.

Overview: Standby is a 2012 South Korean sitcom broadcast on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45. It is about the everyday stories of producers, writers and announcers working at TV11, a fictional broadcasting company.
How it feels: Light, warm, satirical and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Work, friendship, media, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
friendship
media
ambition
found family
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild