What dramas are you currently watching?

Liar Game episode 6.

kyon-kyon chan wrote:Engine... aired by my local tv station..

You can always change stations...

Or turn off the TV. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
You can always change stations...

Or turn off the TV. :beaten:

lol.. :mrgreen:

now watching Sexy Voice And Robo ep 1... i'm so excited to watch
my prince; Ken'ichi ... :nut: :victory: :bonk:

shin2

Re: Haikei Chichiue-sama

To be somewhat fair to Ninomiya though (I can't believe I'm sticking up for a pop idol), while he is nowhere close to being a quality actor, his character in this series is a weak person, easily manipulated, often bemused, and not very smart.

But that's precisely the problem. His performance, his choices, turned that character into a weak, easily manipulated, often bemused... and face it... stupid boy.

But it didn't have to be so.

I don't like to berate Ninomiya. As I've said before, I saw him in a few series before finding out he'd been (or still is?) a pop idol. And I thought he showed great promise as a young actor. -- I still do. --

But that character, as written, didn't have to come off as stupid. As weak. Those were the easy choices that a young actor can make.

In someone else's hands, that character could have retained his naivety, his insecurity, even his bemusement... without restorting to acting like he was the sweet retarded boy from down the street.

The character required a budding strength. A boy at the end of his apprenticeship, taking his first steps into the world of adults.

Ninomiya chose to play childishness and inherent weakness.

shari wrote:
You put your finger on it. He really has a hard time expressing emotions with his face and often uses these little facial mannerisms that get irritating after awhile. I thought he was okay in Engine. Maybe he's improving with age. I think Tsumabuki Satoshi has the same problem.

Nice caricatures. Are they the doctors from Iryu?

ive started with Proposal Daisakusen because the theme song attracted me to it..now i understand why it's the top rated drama of the season. It's really good!! Nagasawa has improved a lot, but i cant say the same for Yamapi(his character is a mix of Akira, Kurosagi and Kenken of Stand Up!).

imho..the chemistry between Fujiki and Nagasawa is stronger than the Yamapi-Nagasawa pair. :hehe: Fujiki also looks younger here as compared to his looks in Galcir.

finished Jikou Keisatsu

hhmm... i understand if people say it has lame jokes. But didn't find them lame. How do i put it... Unlike Kekkon Dekinai Otoko which makes you laugh

instantly, Jikou Keisatsu's jokes, at first, makes you go 'Heeeee???' and then eventually your face makes this weird expression, then, after pausing for a

few seconds, you go 'ehehehe...'.

okay i don't know what i'm saying :beaten: . bottom line is it was pretty funny. and it definitely wasn't lame! it kept me smiling through the whole show.
looking forward to the 2nd season, i really enjoyed this one.

i love Odagiri Joe's hair by the way. :hehe:

next up: Hula Girls though this probably isn't a dorama. but i got interested in what thtl said.

monta wrote:finished Jikou Keisatsu
bottom line is it was pretty funny. and it definitely wasn't lame! it kept me smiling through the whole show.

I know what you mean monta. I watched this one in between Kuitan and Kekkon dekinai It's not really a laugh out loud comedy, a lot more subtle. After awhile, I stopped paying attention to the "plot" and just watched Odagiri Joe. I hope he does more comedies in the future. [/list:u]

GalCir episode 8 later on..

Sexy voice and robo episode 3 :victory:

I'm on Kuitan series 2.
And I'm up to episode 8 of Beautiful Life, but I don't wanna continue because I think it's going to have me blubbing if I do.

Keps wrote:I'm on Kuitan series 2.
And I'm up to episode 8 of Beautiful Life, but I don't wanna continue because I think it's going to have me blubbing if I do.

It prolly will, but it's a grand drama! Btw, what's blubbing mean?

Wynter wrote:Btw, what's blubbing mean?

My guess would be crying.

In serious need of something bright and fluffy, I started watching Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

Geezer wrote:In serious need of something bright and fluffy, I started watching Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

If you need something light and fluffy then Kekkon Dekinai Otoko might be a great choice. It's a cute drama. I enjoyed it! I hope you do too.

:victory:

Yes Wynter, Beem is correct. "To blub" means "to cry". The word and its derivations are fairly well-used in England. It's quite an informal word, though.

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/blub.html

I reckon Geezer has the right idea of having a bright and fluffy drama. I can't deal with heavy stuff at the moment. :)

Geezer wrote:In serious need of something bright and fluffy, I started watching Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

Another great treat in store for you. You will see a new side to Kuninaka Ryoko as a very funny comedienne. She and Abe make a great comedic pair.
:dancing:

Keps wrote:I'm on Kuitan series 2.
And I'm up to episode 8 of Beautiful Life, but I don't wanna continue because I think it's going to have me blubbing if I do.

you better end up blubbing, you'd be a heartless monster if you didn't. :mrgreen:

Geezer wrote:shin2

Re: Haikei Chichiue-sama

To be somewhat fair to Ninomiya though (I can't believe I'm sticking up for a pop idol), while he is nowhere close to being a quality actor, his character in this series is a weak person, easily manipulated, often bemused, and not very smart.

But that's precisely the problem. His performance, his choices, turned that character into a weak, easily manipulated, often bemused... and face it... stupid boy.

But it didn't have to be so.

I don't like to berate Ninomiya. As I've said before, I saw him in a few series before finding out he'd been (or still is?) a pop idol. And I thought he showed great promise as a young actor. -- I still do. --

But that character, as written, didn't have to come off as stupid. As weak. Those were the easy choices that a young actor can make.

In someone else's hands, that character could have retained his naivety, his insecurity, even his bemusement... without restorting to acting like he was the sweet retarded boy from down the street.

The character required a budding strength. A boy at the end of his apprenticeship, taking his first steps into the world of adults.

Ninomiya chose to play childishness and inherent weakness.

Well, Geezer,
You and I have often times shared similar sentiments re: dorama series and actors/actresses, but we seem to diverge in this case. If you examine how the story proceeds, Ninomiya's character comes off as weak, stupid, bemused etc. because the plot has him engaging in weak, stupid, bemused etc. behavior. Until the end of the last episode when three months are condensed into a three-minute denouement, I saw nothing prior in the storyline that hinted at "budding strength." It was not Ninomiya's interpretation of the character, but the screenwriter's depiction of what Ninomiya's character says, thinks, and does that leads me to this conclusion.
I think you will enjoy Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. The portrayal of the three lead characters is excellent, plus you get to again see the wonderful Reiko Takashima.

thtl wrote:Just done watching Gift. Interesting story, but it does nothing to disprove my impression that Kimutaku has a very limited set of facial expressions.

You mean Kimura is kind of like all the other historical HUGE stars like
Marlon Brando, James Dean, Gary Cooper, Robert Taylor, Clark Gable, Robert Mitchum etc etc. who all suffered from the same affliction - of being themselves in every role.
It's been my experience that greatness comes not from diversity but always being the comfortable same image of that star that makes me want to watch them endlessly. If any of the above greats had varied from what I had come to expect I would have lost interest in them instantly.
For me Kimura ranks with those greats and if he departs from the subtle facial expressions that say so much with so little effort, I would not watch him again. :applaud: