What dramas are you currently watching?

She became a nurse, so I guess that would count.

Anime Dad wrote:To be honest, i've never seen a Japanese medical drama (Unless Churasan counts :P) because I don't like the genre in English either.

no, I don't think Team Iryu does not translate to Grey's Anatomy or ER.... or Scrubs, for that matter.. :P

littlemissfab wrote:

no, I don't think Team Iryu does not translate to Grey's Anatomy or ER.... or Scrubs, for that matter.. :P

Depends if they focus more on the medical side or the lives of the medical people.. Geez, I don't even know if I have any J-Medical dramas in my collection.... OK, I do. Ns' Aoi..

Anime Dad wrote:

Depends if they focus more on the medical side or the lives of the medical people.. Geez, I don't even know if I have any J-Medical dramas in my collection.... OK, I do. Ns' Aoi..

What happened to this drama? I started DL-ing it then lost interest in ep 5 or 6.. which is too bad cause I kinda like Ishihara Satomi.

I love Scrubs. And I enjoyed ER for the first couple of seasons... but they just sort of beat it to death.

The thing about Japanese Medical Dramas is the attitude. The overly earnest, heroic, melodramatic tone to anything that focuses on the medical profession. A couple of episodes in and I always want to force the actors and the writers to chew on aluminum foil.

Geezer wrote:I love Scrubs. And I enjoyed ER for the first couple of seasons... but they just sort of beat it to death.

The thing about Japanese Medical Dramas is the attitude. The overly earnest, heroic, melodramatic tone to anything that focuses on the medical profession. A couple of episodes in and I always want to force the actors and the writers to chew on aluminum foil.

:rofl: on the aluminum foil bit.. I looooooooooooove Scrubs too. The humor is sooooo me. Hey, for what it's worth, it's the last season of ER. And yeah 10 (or is it 15?) seasons for a TV show is looooong enough.

Eve wrote:Wasnt I right?

TOTALLY. I'm adding you to my list. That makes three. You, Geez, and shin2.

On topic: I'm starting Yan Papa. I saw the last epi a long time ago, but never continued. I'm debating on whether I should re-watch the first epi again.

@Soco: I'll post my To Heart review shortly. I didn't know you had seen the drama as well!

Watching Rescue....

not sure what other to dl this season....


Oh and i gave the Korean version of HYD a try. got up to 2 eps so far.....its pretty much the same. some little differences...but overall its ok.

Geezer wrote:I love Scrubs. And I enjoyed ER for the first couple of seasons...

And there's M*A*S*H... :victory: :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:
And there's M*A*S*H... :victory: :applaud:

Oh yeah, never thought of that one. I loved M*A*S*H

BMW

And there's M*A*S*H...

Yeah. I think that was the one.

Before MASH American Medical Dramas were almost as overwrought and melodramatic as the Japanese. Dr. Kildare -- Ben Casey -- Medical Center -- Marcus Welby M.D. --

They always had lashings of heroic music playing in the background as they battled time, the odds, the heavens themselves, to save their patients.

MASH came along and the surgeons would be standing over a patient, talking about their golf game, or trying to pick up a nurse, as they removed bits of shrapnel.

Geezer wrote:BMW

And there's M*A*S*H...

Yeah. I think that was the one.

Before MASH American Medical Dramas were almost as overwrought and melodramatic as the Japanese. Dr. Kildare -- Ben Casey -- Medical Center -- Marcus Welby M.D. --

They always had lashings of heroic music playing in the background as they battled time, the odds, the heavens themselves, to save their patients.

MASH came along and the surgeons would be standing over a patient, talking about their golf game, or trying to pick up a nurse, as they removed bits of shrapnel.

Or an unexploded grenade shot into a soldier's body. :sweat:

That was the TV influence. There wasn't much of that in the movie. And there sure wasn't much of that in the books.

But after a show's been on for a while, you have to think of something to break things up.

Watched Churasan episode 1-6 last night.

Having watched episode 6-30 before, I didn't expect such a sad and moving beginning.

K.T.Tran wrote:Watching Rescue....

not sure what other to dl this season....


Oh and i gave the Korean version of HYD a try. got up to 2 eps so far.....its pretty much the same. some little differences...but overall its ok.

like wise just finish the first episode of rescue
it was ok :p
and as for boys beofre flowers KHYD is similar is some places
so far :mrgreen:


Voice as well

Geezer wrote:
The thing about Japanese Medical Dramas is the attitude. The overly earnest, heroic, melodramatic tone to anything that focuses on the medical profession. A couple of episodes in and I always want to force the actors and the writers to chew on aluminum foil.

And they always seem to end with the final episode being the "million-to-one chance it will work operation" but somehow our plucky surgeon not only successfully removes the malignant brain tumour but he also performs a complete heart-lung-kidney transplant using nothing more than a rusty razor blade and a roll of scotch tape. [/list:u] That's why I like Shoni Kyumei, it had a couple cringe-worthy moments and it did have the critical operation episode, but it managed to avoid most of the other medical drama cliches and got better as it went along. [/list:u]

Geezer wrote:I love Scrubs. And I enjoyed ER for the first couple of seasons... but they just sort of beat it to death.

The thing about Japanese Medical Dramas is the attitude. The overly earnest, heroic, melodramatic tone to anything that focuses on the medical profession. A couple of episodes in and I always want to force the actors and the writers to chew on aluminum foil.

ACtually I liked MIdnight Rain. :beaten: But the main character was selfish and self absorbed. Not overly earnest in the least. AN intense perfectionist.
But that is the ONLY medical drama Ive seen more than an ep. of. I dont have completion issues. If I dont love the first ep I cant be bothered to see the rest.

suzzy wrote:like wise just finish the first episode of rescue
it was ok :p
and as for boys beofre flowers KHYD is similar is some places
so far :mrgreen:


Voice as well

Where can you get the Korean HYD subbed? I just want to look at it. I don't know why I feel indifferent with Korean dramas. :headscratch:

Eve wrote:

ACtually I liked MIdnight Rain. :beaten: But the main character was selfish and self absorbed. Not overly earnest in the least. AN intense perfectionist.
But that is the ONLY medical drama Ive seen more than an ep. of. I dont have completion issues. If I dont love the first ep I cant be bothered to see the rest.

Agreed. With the wealth of dramas now available I could not endure a drama that does not get my attention in the at least the first 2 episodes. If I could watch them as fast as Wyn chan I would probably watch more than 2 epis. Naturally there are exception, especially if Kuninaka Ryoko happens to be in them.... :hehe:

Saw up to episode 4 of Hitotsu Yane no Shita 1. It's not hard to see why this is a classic. I find it much better than the flashy dramas of the 2000's.