What dramas are you currently watching?

gaijinmark wrote:the kids are so good

Funny, in the Transylvanian release they use the word tasty.

cori

RE: the specials for Joou no Kyoshitsu.

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I was annoyed at the dance number at the end of each show. It was annoying that the actress and the makers of the series had so little faith in their audience that they had to do the little song and dance to convince the viewers that she was really a nice person. That the actress really wasn't such a terrible witch. It was her attempt to avoid being typecast. It was a cheat.

The specials follow along in the same line. The story they tell is that the stern, mean, teacher in black character was all really a lie. She's really the sweetest, kindest, softest, woman in the world, who just loves loves loves her little darling students. I thought it was artistic cowardice at it's height. I found it more than a bit insulting.

Have you seen GTO? If so, how about this for a special. It turns out that Sorimachi's character really is a highly intelligent, highly educated, experienced teacher, who spends his off hours in a 3 piece suit, lecturing at Universities... but he pretends to be a loveable slacker who's making it up as he goes, just to get the High School kids to like him.

That sort of thing torpedos the character, and the character is the core of the show. Destroy the core... ruin the show.

At least, that's what I think.

BTW, Geez, I'm working on the hardsub for Watashitachi no Kyokasho, just in case you think I might be slacking... :beaten:

Kuitan 2 epi 2. :victory:

Kekkon Dekinai Otoko Ep. 5

Just finished Jikou Keisatsu ...a truly hilarious show...I'm sure I only got half of the jokes/puns, but they were great!...and a fine farewell present in the last epi...Ryo!!!... looking better than ever...

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now I have to check out what's up with the second season...

runpup wrote:[image]

Whoa.

Mondo bad hair day. :sweat:


Back on topic:

Kuitan 2, Episode 3.

Another good episode.... Featuring buta kakuni... :victory:

Finished Anna-san no Omame... this show kinda fell apart at the end but was still amusing throughout...Becky has a lot of potential... I'd like to see her in a serious role...

Kashiwabara Shuji (the male lead) was really great...particularly in ep 7 when he got to be Riri...

runpup wrote:Just finished Jikou Keisatsu ...a truly hilarious show...I'm sure I only got half of the jokes/puns, but they were great!

I ended up watching it twice. My favorite episode was the one where Joe had two roles. He had me rolling on the floor in that one! :rofl: [/list:u]

Episode 5 of Joou no Kyoshitsu. Man, that b*tch of a teacher is evil, but I can understand some things that she does. Also, the main character looks like a tiny version of Nakatani Miki.

cori wrote:Episode 5 of Joou no Kyoshitsu. Man, that b*tch of a teacher is evil, but I can understand some things that she does. Also, the main character looks like a tiny version of Nakatani Miki.

There is a method to her madness. Like Geezer mentioned earlier, the one thing that bugged me was the whole singing and dancing over the credits at the end of each episode. It's almost like they're saying, "Just wanted to remind you this is fiction, in case you're too stupid to figure that out for yourself" But otherwise, a real good drama. [/list:u]

Hanakimi ep8 :victory:

Kuitan 2 epi 3. :victory:

LIFE epi 3 :mrgreen:

Kuitan 2, Episode 5... Curry, curry, curry... And Momo-chan the housewife... :hehe:

Kuitan 2, Episode 6... Takoyaki. :victory:

Kuitan 2, Menu 7... Omurice. :)

Kuitan 2, Menu 8... Cafeteria in an all-girl college... :naughty: :bonk:


I'm enjoying this second season quite a bit... In some ways, more than the first. :thumbsup:

BMW

Quick correction. Rio does not have bad hair days, mondo or otherwise.

On her, that looks good.

bmwracer wrote:Kuitan 2, Menu 7... Omurice. :)

Kuitan 2, Menu 8... Cafeteria in an all-girl college... :naughty: :bonk:


I'm enjoying this second season quite a bit... In some ways, more than the first. :thumbsup:

Oi! So much catching up to do... :sweat:

Kuitan 2 epi 5.

I'm finding the second season a lot more sentimental too.

bmwracer wrote:Kuitan 2, Menu 7... Omurice. :)

Kuitan 2, Menu 8... Cafeteria in an all-girl college... :naughty: :bonk:


I'm enjoying this second season quite a bit... In some ways, more than the first. :thumbsup:

I'm on epi 7 now. Omurice you say? YAY! That's one of the Japanese dishes I've been aching to try every since watching Lunch Queen. :victory:

Wynter wrote:Oi! So much catching up to do... :sweat:

Kuitan 2 epi 5.

Good episode... Momo-chan opens up.

A bit. :beaten:

I'm finding the second season a lot more sentimental too.

Really?

I noticed that in this season, each episode is sorta dedicated to one particular dish: ramen, buta kakuni, omurice, curry, etc... Cool. :thumbsup: