What dramas are you currently watching?

adylma wrote:Agh I'm not watching anything at the moment, as I'm back in Sweden for christmas etc.. all my dorama's still in England.. But I'm thinking about watching Yukan Club when I get back. Is it any good?

if you like to be entertain.. it's safe to watch it.. but if your looking for an intelligent drama or a decent plot.. uhmm.. then you might be dissapointed..

slashersam016 wrote:

if you like to be entertain.. it's safe to watch it.. but if your looking for an intelligent drama or a decent plot.. uhmm.. then you might be dissapointed..

Hm thanks for the warning ^^

i recommend Proposal Daisakusen!!!
da story is good :applaud: , do da endin' quite dissappointin' me.... :shakehead:
wat more important is, da theme songs 4 diz drama are saikou, esp Ashita Hareru KAna.... :mrgreen:

So I was watching Trick 2, episode 6 and patiently waiting for Shiro to come on. Nope, nada, zip, zilch, no Shiro to be found. :puppydog: Then I watch the 7th episode and there he is, clad in vampire gear. That and his little dance move made up for the letdown of him not being in episode 6. :hehe:

Geezer wrote:Did you guys know that the reason slapstick is called slapstick, is because once upon a time stage comics used a large wooden paddle with a long piece of leather attached to the back.

The comic would swing the large paddle at his partner, and stop just short of actually hitting him. But the piece of leather attached to the back of the paddle (picture a wide belt) would swing forward and hit the back of the paddle, making a very loud slapping sound. (Hence, it was called a "slapstick")To the audience it seemed like -- sounded like -- the comic had really slapped his partner with the paddle.

Slapstick comedy is all very physical, all very fast, very simple, and very very broad. You wouldn't have to understand the language to enjoy a good slapstick performance.

A "Screwball" comedy is a different kettle of fish. That's why they created a new term to describe it. It's fast, and there are elements of physical comedy in it. But it borrows more from farce than slapstick. Screwball comedies are all about situation, snappy patter, and confusion.

Farce... heck, there are dozens of books in any library that'll explain farce better than I ever could.

Want to see where it started? Laurent Tirard's "Moliere" just came out on DVD. Or if you'd rather stick with English, rent "Noises off" 1992. It's farce. It's physical. But it ain't slapstick.

lol you beat me to it. And you're perfectly right.

I just finished teaching my Comedy unit for my Film and Video class, and I'd prolly give you an A for your explanation.

And just another note: screwball is also predominantly assoicated with romantic comedies, and can be considered a sub-genre of comedy... whereas slapstick is more a comedic style.

Now... as to "Pride" being a Romantic comedy? I think Ralph's allowed to call it anything he dang well pleases. But to be honest, I think Kimura would be insulted to hear "Pride" being called a comedy. But that's just my guess.

Agreed. I didn't find it comedic at all.

Last night I watched episodes 1-4 of Churasan 2. This sequel ROCKS! A lot more focus on family and extended family. I LOVE it!

Wynter wrote:

Agreed. I didn't find it comedic at all.

Last night I watched episodes 1-4 of Churasan 2. This sequel ROCKS! A lot more focus on family and extended family. I LOVE it!

For me comedic implies not serious... light.... fluffy etc. versus non comedic as in Crying Out Love In the Center Of The World. Now that's a non comedy romance. How else would Pride be categorized - simply as a romance? It's certainly not in the sad romance category. :banghead:

I'm rewatching Churasan 2 also. I just am amazed at how often any Churasan can be re-viewed without the least hint of boredom. :jumpie:

Wyn chan:
Have you noticed yet that the theme song is sung by Eri? In fact she sings the theme song in all the sequels. I hope you get a chance to watch the Kuninaka demo. It has all 3 theme songs in full as music videos with Eri singing as well as a very interesting sequence of the making of the music videos. Also you will see Kuninaka Ryoko very much as she is in the real world. Uber charming and beautiful as always.
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

finished Abarenbo Mama :applaud:

finished Haken no Hinkaku
strating Wagahai wa Shufu de aru

ralphm1999 wrote:

For me comedic implies not serious... light.... fluffy etc. versus non comedic as in Crying Out Love In the Center Of The World. Now that's a non comedy romance. How else would Pride be categorized - simply as a romance? It's certainly not in the sad romance category. :banghead:

I'm rewatching Churasan 2 also. I just am amazed at how often any Churasan can be re-viewed without the least hint of boredom. :jumpie:

Pride is just a romance/drama. It's not a comedy at all, so yea, I'd just call it a romance. Comedy romance would be... Kekkon, Nodame, Anna-san... etc, where there is evident comedy mixed wtihin the romantic story. Pride was not intended to be a comedy, and therefore it shouldn't be called one. It's misleading. It's a romance. :D

Wyn chan:
Have you noticed yet that the theme song is sung by Eri? In fact she sings the theme song in all the sequels. I hope you get a chance to watch the Kuninaka demo. It has all 3 theme songs in full as music videos with Eri singing as well as a very interesting sequence of the making of the music videos. Also you will see Kuninaka Ryoko very much as she is in the real world. Uber charming and beautiful as always.
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

I saw the promo before starting Churasan, and when I put in the sequel, I recognized the song immediately!! :victory:

I think I'll continue with Churasan 2, epi 5 now. :D

I finished Mama Chari Deka "Housewife & Detective"

http://jdorama.com/drama.252.htm

and though I can't call it a "great" show, I will say it was a wonderful show. An absolute joy to watch.

It was something of a screwball comedy. Some might even call it cartoonish. I just looked at it as a chance for some remarkable, serious, professional actors... to cut loose and have some fun. To do the silly.

From my point of view, it's a shame that Tanaka Misako is so good at the "good woman"... "good wife" ... "good mother" serious, melo-dramatic parts. It means I have to bypass more than half of her dramas.

But when she does a comedy... I'm there. This woman can take the silliest of material, and make it work.

For my money, she's up at the top of the mountain with Yamaguchi Tomoko and Asano Atsuko. (And for the older crowd... Irene Dunne.)

Geezer wrote:(And for the older crowd... Irene Dunne.)

What J-dramas has she been in? :headscratch:

Now that Swan no Baka and Abarenbo no Mama have been watched... the only thing running is ChocoMimi :beaten:

Kayano is good and all, but man... this drama is very difficult to watch. :bleh:

Finish watching HanaKimi for the second time yesterday :mrgreen:

will be start on Yuukan Kurabu tonight :woot:

BMW

What J-dramas has she been in?

"I Remember Okaasa" ????

Wynter

Is it a coincidence that the only two subjects I've noticed you talking about teaching were Government, and Comedy?

Geezer wrote:Wynter

Is it a coincidence that the only two subjects I've noticed you talking about teaching were Government, and Comedy?

They go together like ham and cheese, meat and potatoes, Martin and Lewis, Bush and Cheney... :beaten:

Finished...

Asunaro hakusho...

and with that, I have watched all but two of Kitagawa Eriko's screenplays (have no hope of seeing the other two)...

interesting article about Kitagawa, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501030908-480331,00.html

...This one was pretty good,but it dragged a lot and had an obvious ending...
Ishida Hikari was luminous... she doesnt look anything like her sister.

completed galileo - a little bit disappointed from that series - expected something more

The recommendations were just too good, so I had to start; "Rubbish Lawyer" aka "Scum Lawyer" aka "Bengoshi no Kuzu

http://jdorama.com/drama.1007.htm

One episode in and so far I think I'm gonna enjoy it.

It's written to a rather classic formula; Wide Eyed innocent comes to the big city to fight for justice... to become the kind of noble lawyer he read about as a child, and saw in the movies.

And of course he's paired up with a cynical, money grubbing, ambulance chaser who introduces him to the real world of the legal profession.

I expect the "Scum" Lawyer to turn out to have a heart of gold toward the end. A bit tarnished... but certainly gold.

Oh well... you can't have everything.

Geezer wrote:Wynter

Is it a coincidence that the only two subjects I've noticed you talking about teaching were Government, and Comedy?

My subconsiousness is trying to make a point. :rofl:

On Topic: I'm on the final episode of Churasan 2. These six episodes were great. I hope the next sequel is equally fun!

Helen The Baby Fox

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