TV series

I Have Not Done My Best

2022 · 1 season

A wry, low-key midlife comedy that ambles through family friction and small humiliations with a warm, forgiving eye.

Overview: Nam Geum-pil is a man in his 40's and he lives with his father and daughter. Out of the blue, he decides to quit his job. He receives criticism from his family, but he doesn't care. He freeloads from his friend when he wants to drink alcohol. Meanwhile, Nam Geum-pil becomes aware of a male neighbor who looks like an unemployed man, but he actually makes a lot of money as a webcomic writer. Nam Geum-pil then decides to become a comic writer.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, work, ambition
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
work
ambition
parenthood
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none