Galileo

Or maybe, Miura Haruma is just not good enough to fill in Fukuyama-san's shoes? :hehe:

WD wrote:Or maybe, Miura Haruma is just not good enough to fill in Fukuyama-san's shoes? :hehe:

I believe it.

Haruma is just the current fangirl "flavor of the month," IMO. :bleh:

^ Yeah, too dependent on looks, and no matter where I see him, I can't take the bastard-coward image from 14sai... out of my head :crazy:

I wouldn't say those shoes were very hard to fill... :beaten:
Though Fukuyama's looks and the strength/impact of Galileo's character makes him impossible to replace.

8thSin wrote:^ Yeah, too dependent on looks, and no matter where I see him, I can't take the bastard-coward image from 14sai... out of my head :crazy:

LOL. :hehe: :rofl:

I can't take away this image
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:banghead: :banghead:

I never complained about masami nagasawa before, I think she's... OK
But watching him here plainly irritating. She's trying too hard to be.... cute?
And the way she acts reminds me so much of Shida Mirai. The later done it much better :sweat:

dokodemodoa wrote:I can't take away this image
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:banghead: :banghead:

I never complained about masami nagasawa before, I think she's... OK
But watching him here plainly irritating. She's trying too hard to be.... cute?
And the way she acts reminds me so much of Shida Mirai. The later done it much better :sweat:

Yeah, that's a pretty smug look... Makes you wanna slap the smile (and some teeth) off of his face. :twisted:

Just watched the special last night. I was quite disappointed as nothing special is there. Just another case which lacks the depth; shallow in storyline. I couldn't even find reason why Masami's character is there as she is--yes, I would not agree less to some of you--just annoying. And one more, I don't understand why the character of Karina's fiance is included in story in the first place.
It's so regrettable that the case is not built more deeply. Though I would praise the character building of Henjin Galileo throughout drama as people now would strongly associate Galileo with Fukuyama Masaharu, the last and the only interesting case was only the one shown in Episode one of the drama series--no more.
Now I long to watch the movie :)

blu wrote: And one more, I don't understand why the character of Karina's fiance is included in story in the first place.

oh yes.. i totally agree on the point about Karina's fiance. I already forgot that this character exist, until you mentioned it here.

And Masami's role could be easily replaced with any C-grade actress... the character is just so extra.. I don't see the purpose of that character at all.
Well... I still misses Shibasaki... her chemistry with Fukuyama in Galileo is irreplaceable.

Oh.. the theme song for the movie is nice... i hope someone has it to share.. :hehe:

The backsound on the hut beside the beach, the night Kusanagi tells a story to Masami's (annoying) character is...
very misplaced.
...

IMO :bonk:

@ chokakoi, which theme song do you mean? saiai?

Hiya....I'm new here...not really, I've lurked ridiculously for over a year. Anyway...I really loved Galileo. I mean this was one of the best out there.

I saw a lot of people compare it to Trick, but honestly I think they're worlds apart. Besides it being a man and woman pair up, and both men physicist there really is nothing tieing them together. I actually prefer this to Trick.

I liked the main characters and I'm always a sucker for professional UST. Good stuff and due to the fact that I continue to watch it even after seeing it 6 months later, I give this a 10 by 10. :metaldevil:

Anyway, I'm only hoping that there is a sequel to the show and film. :fingerscrossed: Oh anyone know if there are fanfic writers for Galileo? I've only found 3 totaling about 5 fanfics all together, 4 of which coming from 1 of the writers. :hehe:

chokakoi wrote:
And Masami's role could be easily replaced with any C-grade actress... the character is just so extra.. I don't see the purpose of that character at all.
Well... I still misses Shibasaki... her chemistry with Fukuyama in Galileo is irreplaceable.

Masami/C-grade actress is a redundancy eh? But yeah, you're right, I just watched the special, it's pretty much a waste of time. And Galileo without Kou is like Trick without Yuki, you gotta have both of them. [/list:u]

I watched a few episodes of Galileo and I was bothered by something that happened in episode 3:

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When Hirosue Ryoko's hubby in that drama was dead and laying on the table, he looked untouched and perfect, but wasn't he tossed into the ground and got cement poured on him earlier? Is it possible to chip away at the cement and get him to look like he just died from natural causes or was this just not taken into consideration by whoever directed/wrote this episode?

And I was also bothered by that

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shower scene in episode 4. I thought it was Fukuyama so I was a little intrigued, but instead it was Katori Shingo? :bleh: Such a disappointment.

sadacori wrote:I watched a few episodes of Galileo and I was bothered by something that happened in episode 3:

Spoiler — click to reveal

When Hirosue Ryoko's hubby in that drama was dead and laying on the table, he looked untouched and perfect, but wasn't he tossed into the ground and got cement poured on him earlier? Is it possible to chip away at the cement and get him to look like he just died from natural causes or was this just not taken into consideration by whoever directed/wrote this episode?

LOL.

That's show biz. :beaten:

And I was also bothered by that

Spoiler — click to reveal

shower scene in episode 4. I thought it was Fukuyama so I was a little intrigued, but instead it was Katori Shingo? :bleh: Such a disappointment.

A ratings grab for the SMAP fangirls. :beaten:

sadacori wrote:I watched a few episodes of Galileo and I was bothered by something that happened in episode 3:

Spoiler — click to reveal

When Hirosue Ryoko's hubby in that drama was dead and laying on the table, he looked untouched and perfect, but wasn't he tossed into the ground and got cement poured on him earlier? Is it possible to chip away at the cement and get him to look like he just died from natural causes or was this just not taken into consideration by whoever directed/wrote this episode?

And I was also bothered by that

Spoiler — click to reveal

shower scene in episode 4. I thought it was Fukuyama so I was a little intrigued, but instead it was Katori Shingo? :bleh: Such a disappointment.

In response to the first one.

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They didn't do it to make it seem like he died of natural causes. Instead it was done just the way they do it in any such cases when the family decides to do a burial and to have his wife identify the body.

So it's not a showbiz thing. It's not like they could put a rock underground. So they chipped away where they could of the cement, and because the body was set in an upright of sorts position the forensic doctors would have to break his back bones to have him lay down.

What they did in the show is correct in relation to what forensic scientists do to the body when it's going to be set for identification.

As for the second part....I LOVE Katori Shingo!!!! <-----I'm an admitted fangirl, so you know I was glad.

^ Spoiler tags added.

vaberella wrote:

In response to the first one.

Spoiler — click to reveal

They didn't do it to make it seem like he died of natural causes. Instead it was done just the way they do it in any such cases when the family decides to do a burial and to have his wife identify the body.

So it's not a showbiz thing. It's not like they could put a rock underground. So they chipped away where they could of the cement, and because the body was set in an upright of sorts position the forensic doctors would have to break his back bones to have him lay down.

What they did in the show is correct in relation to what forensic scientists do to the body when it's going to be set for identification.

Ok, I just noticed your post now.

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I didn't mean that they made it seem like he died of natural causes. I meant that even if they chipped away at all the cement and everything, he looked perfect as if he DID die of natural causes, meaning, there was no indication AT ALL that he was buried in cement. Is it really possible to get every little bit of cement off him? Maybe rigor mortis had something to do with them being able to get all the cement off. I have no clue, but then again, I don't watch any forensic shows.

Good thing they didn't name the movie Galileo. It hardly bare any resemblance to drama. It flows more like a love story than a crime thriller. Still, it's a good watch. The best scenes had to be between Fukuyama and Tsutsumi

I wondered if Tsutsumi Shinichi really walked into a college to observe how college professors walk. ke ke ke........He looks, walks, sounds exactly like my college professor, warts and all.....and a long term bachelor.

Is it some coincidence or .........Tsutsumi is always paired with either Shibasaki Kou or Matsuyuki Yasuko ?

I thought the movie is quite entertaining as well. Not only does it have a good mystery, it is also a compelling human drama. Fukuyama Masaharu and Shibasaki Kou get top billing, but it's Tsutsumi Shinichi who absolutely owns this movie (and has the meatiest role). It's more like a classic mystery as very little physics is involved (unlike the drama). The script is based on a novel which won the Naoki price in 2006, and from what I've read in other forums the novel is even better. Pacing is a little slow; IMO at least a good 15 minutes can be cut w/o affecting continuity. I watched the version w/ traditional Chinese hardsub; I highly recommend it (despite the pacing problem) if you can find one w/ English sub.

Not sure if this should belong to the Japanese movies thread; if so please move it as appropriate.

sadacori wrote:

Ok, I just noticed your post now.

Spoiler — click to reveal

I didn't mean that they made it seem like he died of natural causes. I meant that even if they chipped away at all the cement and everything, he looked perfect as if he DID die of natural causes, meaning, there was no indication AT ALL that he was buried in cement. Is it really possible to get every little bit of cement off him? Maybe rigor mortis had something to do with them being able to get all the cement off. I have no clue, but then again, I don't watch any forensic shows.

On his body yes. Remember his body was covered in clothing and shoes, so they worked as a protective barrier against any damage the cement could do. on his face, not so much. Actually he wouldn't have hair left. Water removes concrete. With enough water it can be manipulated to destroy concrete so removing it from the skin is not a problem although it will take a long time. However his hair would be the problem and I don't think they would be able to deal with that properly.

Eyeyore wrote:~snip~

Is it some coincidence or .........Tsutsumi is always paired with either Shibasaki Kou or Matsuyuki Yasuko ?

The Shibasaki Kou pairing was something I noticed as well. I loved their film together and really loved them both in Good Luck! I think there's this unnatural sexual energy between them. But then I noticed SK has that same thing going on with Fukuyama Masaharu. She's good with older men.

taroqq wrote:I thought the movie is quite entertaining as well. Not only does it have a good mystery, it is also a compelling human drama. Fukuyama Masaharu and Shibasaki Kou get top billing, but it's Tsutsumi Shinichi who absolutely owns this movie (and has the meatiest role). It's more like a classic mystery as very little physics is involved (unlike the drama). The script is based on a novel which won the Naoki price in 2006, and from what I've read in other forums the novel is even better. Pacing is a little slow; IMO at least a good 15 minutes can be cut w/o affecting continuity. I watched the version w/ traditional Chinese hardsub; I highly recommend it (despite the pacing problem) if you can find one w/ English sub.

Not sure if this should belong to the Japanese movies thread; if so please move it as appropriate.

I found the eng subs but the timing is off. Waiting for SARS to deal with that.

vaberella wrote:

I found the eng subs but the timing is off. Waiting for SARS to deal with that.

If you have a multi-region DVD player, there's an official R3 version with Chinese and English subs, and even includes a Cantonese dubbed track (quite surreal as I haven't watched a dubbed Japanese drama since high school). It's in anamorphic widescreen w/ excellent picture and sound, and both sets of subs are excellent as well (ie for sure not Engrishy but also much better then the usual fan subs). I got it on the cheap (relative to R2 Japanese DVDs) from dddhouse.com for around $16 shipped before they increased the price.