Fan reviews: Galileo

ester_grace · 28 Nov 2010

I've got shocked when I saw the man whose head get burned, it was amusing to found that a weird phenomenom like that had a logical explanation.

ester_grace · 28 Nov 2010

I've got shocked when I saw the man whose head get burned, it was amusing to found that a weird phenomenom like that had a logical explanation.

doublemask · 7 Dec 2008

Using physics to solve murder cases is a nice fresh idea in a detective drama. The first and last few episodes are the cooler cases though. Whoever thought up the ideas for each case has got to be a genius! Personally, it would have been more attention grabing if there had been a bit more suspense.

Jackykero · 13 Jul 2008

Galileo is a good detective series, structured with one new case by episode.
The cases are interesting and captivating, either because you cannot figure out how it happened and need to watch it till the end, or because you know how it happened but you wonder how the detective and the scientist are going to figure it out.

The cast is great, with very good acting by everybody, especially from Shibasaki Kou who surprised me again with her very natural acting. The many cameos add also some fun to the watching.

There is comedy in the series as well, which makes it a very good mix of mystery, comedy, drama, a touch of romance (really a touch :-) for a good detective series.

The only thing that bothered me was the fact that the scientist always needed to write equations to solve the cases. That was total nonsense, especially if you can read the equations and see how stupid they are. Anyway, that's only 1 minute in the show so learned to endure it.

I compare this dorama to "Hero" more than "Trick". There are mysteries that seem magic as in Trick but the real point of the series is the character development, as in Hero. I also compare it to the American series "numb3rs" although I think Galileo is much more fun to watch.
So go for it, you'll find something to enjoy in Galileo !

jed_ka · 25 May 2008

2 Various professions: a woman detective and a Scientific professor, solve various mysterious cases. That sounds like adventure!

Enjoy watching!

Wynter · 11 May 2008

The first thing I thought when I first started watching this drama was, gO no, theyfre trying to recreate Trick!h

After watching a few more episodes, I decided this wasnft such a bad thing because they were pulling it off very well. I found each of the mysteries quite fascinating and although some gimmicks were a little tiresome, on the whole I quite enjoyed the various plots.

It was nice to see Kou-chan in such a refreshing role. Ifve been a big fan of hers for a while but she always seems to fly just below the radar. I think Ifll bite the bullet and finally vote for her. This was my first drama with Fukuyama Masaharu and I think Ifm in love. I donft know if itfs HIM or his character, but he was very attractive in this drama and played the perfect Galileo.

From all the dramas Ifve seen, this one had the most elaborate, and the strongest, supporting cast. It was fun to see many familiar faces pop up and I found myself anxious to see who would appear in the next episode.

Overall, the drama is somewhat forgettable in the sense that it didnft quite reach the status of Trick, but it was enjoyable to watch and I had some fun with it.

Saint Seiya · 13 Apr 2008

A truly interesting plot with a crossover of Science and Criminalogy. On the other hand, this is totally different from the the American CSI-type investigation series which are more heavy bloody real-life cases.
Galileo is a story of imagination, passion and a little touch of love. There is also good chemistry between Fukuyama Masaharu and Shibasaki Kou. You will definitely feel good after watching each episode of the whole series.

Limes · 31 Jan 2008

The first episode hit me, and hit me hard. I would've almost wanted to give it a ten if I had rated this based on the first episode. There was chemistry between the two leads, comedic bits, and clever crime fiction always makes it on my list. However, after ten episodes of the same plot pattern and same one-liners, I had to drop my score. One can get too much of the Yukawa Sudden Inspiration sequence, and one definitely gets an overdose of Utsumi's (Shibasaki Kou) annoying voice and manner.

It's definitely something worth watching, but I wouldn't watch it again.

Shindou · 1 Jan 2008

An amusing drama yet at the same time somewhat disappointing as I was rather anticipating the masaharu/kou pair-up. Plots were reasonably well crafted although some of the material in the series didn't seem to fit. As a physics professor, yukawa sensei doesn't seem to focus on any one research field and conducts experiments from all over the field of physics which seems rather unrealistic. His sudden inspirations when he starts scribbling equation also seems a bit far-fetched as his equations sometimes don't seem to be related to the topic but I suppose I may be expecting too much from the series. Overall though, this was a pretty decent series with a nice, light tone.

8thSin · 18 Oct 2007

Shibasaki Kou in new dorama at last! (Non-sequel)

Hoping the rest of series will be as good as the first episode.