What dramas are you currently watching?

Mr BRain ep 4

Ruri no shima ep. 10. Too tired for the special tonight :(

Wow, lots of buzz about Ruri no Shima... Guess I'd better download it. :sweat:

I watched the first 2 episodes of Osen...a cute drama, but it makes me way hungry!

-Dave

desert-raven wrote:I watched the first 2 episodes of Osen...a cute drama, but it makes me way hungry!

-Dave

You'll feel the same way watching Kuitan... And get some laughs along the way. :victory:

Stupid real world is getting in the way of my TV watching time. I know I shouldn't let it. Were I a better person I wouldn't let it. But what can I say.

I did get to finish the Korean version of Kekkon Dekinai Otoko;

hThe Man Who Canft Get Marriedh

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Man_Who_Can%27t_Get_Married

and I really liked it a lot.

The Korean version is much closer to the Japanese version than the original American movie. The characters and plot points are pretty much all the same. But the Korean version is a bit brighter. The comedy a bit sillier(?)... Lighter(?)

The wonderful thing was... I stopped comparing the two shows in my mind somewhere around the third episode, and from there on just enjoyed this version on its own merits.

Like Jack Nicholson and Hiroshi Abe before him, Ji Jin Hee did a fabulous job (though at times it seemed like he was more borderline autistic than just a simple misanthrope). And like Yui and Helen Hunt before her, I expect Uhm Jung Hwa made herself a lot of new fans.

As to Japanese shows... boy will I be glad to see this summer season in the rear view mirror. I don't remember a time when it's been so easy to turn the DVD player off mid series... mid episode in some cases, and go back to work.

bmwracer wrote:Wow, lots of buzz about Ruri no Shima... Guess I'd better download it. :sweat:

You're a Manami-chan fan, so you should like it. There's enough Manami to keep you interested :) But it's worth watching even without Manami. Good performances all round :victory:

Let me know if you can't get a download for it. The subs are well done - half Studio Oto, half SARS :)

Anime Dad wrote:You're a Manami-chan fan, so you should like it. There's enough Manami to keep you interested :) But it's worth watching even without Manami. Good performances all round :victory:

Let me know if you can't get a download for it. The subs are well done - half Studio Oto, half SARS :)

Thanks.

Eek, I noticed that there are no softsubs, so I'll have to download the hardsubs... :grumble:

bmwracer wrote:
Thanks.

Eek, I noticed that there are no softsubs, so I'll have to download the hardsubs... :grumble:

I could probably rip the subs, but then you'd have to make sure timing was right etc...

Anime Dad wrote:I could probably rip the subs, but then you'd have to make sure timing was right etc...

Yeah, it's too much trouble... I'll just have to live with the hardsub.

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, it's too much trouble... I'll just have to live with the hardsub.

Like I said, there's pretty good, just a few too many "Translators notes". But at least they don't have anything saying how cute the male lead is ;)

Anime Dad wrote:just a few too many "Translators notes".

Gehh. :bleh:

But at least they don't have anything saying how cute the male lead is ;)

Thank goodness. :sweat:

Geezer wrote:

The Korean version is much closer to the Japanese version than the original American movie.............
Like Jack Nicholson and Hiroshi Abe before him,.

:doh: I didnt realize it was based on "As Good as it Gets".

bmwracer wrote:Wow, lots of buzz about Ruri no Shima... Guess I'd better download it. :sweat:

WHat! you havent seen it, Beem! :shocked:
I think youre going to really enjoy it!

Geezer wrote:
Stupid real world is getting in the way of my TV watching time. I know I shouldn't let it. Were I a better person I wouldn't let it. But what can I say.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I know exactly how you feel. There's just no rest for the wicked, lollll...

Geezer wrote:
I did get to finish the Korean version of Kekkon Dekinai Otoko;

hThe Man Who Canft Get Marriedh

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Man_Who_Can%27t_Get_Married

and I really liked it a lot.

Geez, I haven't seen either version (but am SO anticipating watching the J-Kekkon--when I finally mooch a copy off my friend berry berry sooon :hehe:), but you may want to read my favorite K-drama blogger's first impressions of the Kimchi Kekkon. (Thunderbolt is her name-o, and she absoluuuutely adores the J-version and Abe Hiroshi, BTW. ;) We know each other from another K-Ent forum which she runs; terrific person, she is, and her writing style is funny and engaging.) Since we're not supposed to promote other sites here, I'll PM the link to you--for whatever it's worth. :mrgreen:

Eve wrote:
:doh: I didnt realize it was based on "As Good as it Gets".

Neither did I. :sweat:

Totally, completely off-topic: Favorite dialogue from said movie --

Receptionist: "How do you write women so well?"
Melvin Udall: "I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability."

:lol: :lol: :lol:

ralphm1999 wrote:
Once again I'm in the minority for the Trick seasons; The chemistry everyone raves about between Hiroshi and Nakama Yukie flew way over my head. I was only able to watch the one season shown on ch18 and suffered ADD in trying to keep my interest up for the duration of the drama.
Hiroshi is certainly one of my favs... IMO he should stick to Kekkon Dekinai Otoko and Dragon Zakura type roles....

Criminy, now that you mentioned it, I think I'll give DRAGON ZAKURA a shot first. Work is crazy this month and I don't know if I'll have the stamina for all--er, half-dozen seasons of THE TRICK OMNIBUS (boxed set!!! lol). :beaten: Plus, I just remembered that my favorite swine-flu-ridden J-Idol is in the cast of ZAKURA. Heh heh heh. :naughty: Sorry, TRICK. (O, fickle, fickle me!!! "Frailty, thy name is E.G.!" Errrr, gomen, still hungover from all those Shakespeare quotes from last week. :bonk:)

Again, totally, completely off-topic:

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@ Ralph: Am absolutely enjoying our little FB exchange... :victory:

^ Trick is better than Dragon Zakura (which is yet another high school drama :bleh:).

bmwracer wrote:^ Trick is better than Dragon Zakura (which is yet another high school drama :bleh:).

I liked Dragon Zakura. :sweat:
But I do have a weakness for amusing High School dramas.

OT: Back onto Katagoshi No Koibito.
THought it might get my man hooked too.....
And it did! :victory:
He thought Ryoko-chan was particularly good looking.

We weren't up for anything serious today.

Eve wrote:He thought Ryoko-chan was particularly good looking.

That's a given, Evie. :victory:

EstherM wrote:

That drove me mad! I had to quit after episode 2.

I'm going to have to reverse myself about Hanayome To Papa.
I'm on epi 6 now. It becomes very interesting after the first 3 or so epis and now I'm totally involved with it.

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it does a total reversal form the overbearing father to the non-caring father with a nice romance thrown in

Ender's Girl

Thanks for the link. It's nice to know that other nimrods struggle with comparing one version of a show with anothers. My longest running argument with my best friend is who's Henry V was the definative version. Laurence Olivier's or Kenneth Branagh.

Eve & Ender's

Yup. Kekkon is a remake of "As good as it gets'. The thing abot the Korean version that made me want to give it a chance was that they gave a wink to the original movie right off the bat. They have the lead character in a Movie Rental store, and the clerk is strongly suggesting he rent "As Good as it Gets'.

Both shows get enthusiastic endorsements from me.

Re: Dragon Zakura". Now there's a show I didn't think much of. No way it compares to "Trick".

I just finished Majo Saiban over lunch.

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Majo_Saiban

It was easy. Since the copy I have is hard subbed I was able to pump the fast forward up to 16x and read right along. I got in the last 5 episodes in a little under an hour.

Though to be honest, that was probably too much time to spend on that show.

Take away the memory flashbacks, and the digital camera jiggery-pokery, and the slow motion entrances... and there's really only enough stuff in this one for about 3 shortened episodes.

So far as I can tell, Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (jversion) has been universally acclaimed as being 'as good as it gets' by everyone on this forum.

Isn't that amazing? :jumpie: