What dramas are you currently watching?

Wynter wrote:

:shamefulcry:

:woot:

Tu_triky wrote:

:woot:

:muack:

Btw, I'm kinda finding Hotaru a lil' boring as well. I mean, it has its entertaining moments, but overall it's really average. I'm not sure what all the hype was about...

Wynter wrote:

:muack:

Btw, I'm kinda finding Hotaru a lil' boring as well. I mean, it has its entertaining moments, but overall it's really average. I'm not sure what all the hype was about...

Wow, I'm kinda surprised by your appraisal thus far but it is quite in line with mine! That's not why I'm surprised, it's just this drama has generated a lot of hype, as you say, and I was not that taken by it. The supporting cast is bleh, maybe except for Ryoko Kuninaka...but even her performance due to the script is quite muted, unlike Kekkon Dekinai Otoko or Brother Beat, where I found her amusing and adorable.

Tu_triky wrote:

Wow, I'm kinda surprised by your appraisal thus far but it is quite in line with mine! That's not why I'm surprised, it's just this drama has generated a lot of hype, as you say, and I was not that taken by it. The supporting cast is bleh, maybe except for Ryoko Kuninaka...but even her performance due to the script is quite muted, unlike Kekkon Dekinai Otoko or Brother Beat, where I found her amusing and adorable.

Yes true! The sad part is that I'm more sympathetic with her character than I am with Ayase's.... but this might just be because I'm only at epi 4.

I do think the whole himono-onna thing is funny, and I think I fall in that category as well, but they sorta over do it. Well, they over do it A LOT.

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The transition between her work self and home self is too abrupt

tho in this last episode I can see it being smoothed out.

Right now I'm a little indifferent to it. We'll see if this changes with episode 5. :woot:

Wynter wrote:

Yes true! The sad part is that I'm more sympathetic with her character than I am with Ayase's.... but this might just be because I'm only at epi 4.

I do think the whole himono-onna thing is funny, and I think I fall in that category as well, but they sorta over do it. Well, they over do it A LOT.

Spoiler — click to reveal

The transition between her work self and home self is too abrupt

tho in this last episode I can see it being smoothed out.

Right now I'm a little indifferent to it. We'll see if this changes with episode 5. :woot:

I felt it got a little better toward the end...the guy who plays hotaru's love interest is a dead fish though. I was waiting for someone to bust out some CPR on his ass to wake him up.

Tu_triky wrote:

I felt it got a little better toward the end...the guy who plays hotaru's love interest is a dead fish though. I was waiting for someone to bust out some CPR on his ass to wake him up.

LOL! He is pretty lame, but I've seen worse... >>Jin comes to mind. :bleh: <<

Wynter wrote:

LOL! He is pretty lame, but I've seen worse... >>Jin comes to mind. :bleh: <<

Jin, Jin the trash bin.

Tu_triky wrote:

Jin, Jin the trash bin.

Trash has more character.

Wynter wrote:


Right now I'm a little indifferent to it. We'll see if this changes with episode 5. :woot:

That's exactly the reaction I had. I don't recall when I started getting into it but it wasn't until halfway through. I could not get used to Ayase's character for a long time. And I agree my beloved Eri was relegated to a poor second supporting role. :shamefulcry:
And have you ever seen anyone as gorgeous as Ryoko chan with the glamor makeup.
But now that I'm accustomed to the nerd Ayase, on rewatching it, I enjoy the beginning as much as I enjoyed the second half the first time around.
Maybe these radically different roles need some preconditioning episodes. :nut:

Tu_triky wrote:Jin, Jin the trash bin.

Don't insult trash bins. :grumble:

bmwracer wrote:
Don't insult trash bins. :grumble:

hehe.

I've been watching Densha Otoko as my lunchtime series.

http://jdorama.com/drama.933.htm

Okay, so I'm not a big fan of the leads... and I liked the movie so much I didn't really want to see the story turned into a wacky sit-com.

But I found out that Sato Eriko was in it... so I had to give it a shot. (shallow des)

Anyway... the show isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Eriko is a doll. But as so often happens when I watch these things... someone else crops up to amaze and delight.

In "Densha" it's Shiraishi Miho as Jinkama Mizuzu. Dang! I think I'm in love. I've seen Shiraishi in all manner of shows before, and thought nothing of her other than she's a pretty actress destined to play supporting roles.

But Jinkama-san makes the show worth watching.

Add to her; Toyohara Kosuke's 'Wylie Coyote' inspired character, and Sato Jiro just being funny... and suddenly I've got something to pay attention to here.

It makes having learned how to spell the word "serendipity" seem worth it.


My night time drama is a whole other kettle of fish.

I've been watching Kita no Kuni Kara... a family drama from 1981 about a guy who leaves Tokyo with his two young children and goes to live in the mountains of Hokkido.

And I'm so freakin' addicted to it I'm not getting any sleep!

My one episode per day rule has held me in pretty good stead the last couple of years. But for some reason... I can't turn this thing off!

I can't explain it. I just can't stop watching. I haven't gotten to sleep before 3am any day this week. And I have to get up at 6 for work.

It's shin 2's fault for sending me this thing, and if I cut my elbow off on the table saw I'm gonna sue him. You're all my wittnesses.

Geezer wrote:It's shin 2's fault for sending me this thing, and if I cut my elbow off on the table saw I'm gonna sue him. You're all my wittnesses.

I think shin2 always packages his shipped dramas with a disclaimer. :D

Geezer wrote:In "Densha" it's Shiraishi Miho as Jinkama Mizuzu. Dang! I think I'm in love. I've seen Shiraishi in all manner of shows before, and thought nothing of her other than she's a pretty actress destined to play supporting roles.

But Jinkama-san makes the show worth watching.

YATTA!!!!! This is the drama that made me a die-hard fan of hers as well! I've seen her in nearly everything she's been in, but this role was just fabulous. She's absolutely hilarious (I love the Star Wars music that plays when she enters the scene).

Sato Eriko doesn't have such a big role in this drama but I'm glad she was your deciding factor. :)

On Topic: Hotaru no Hikari epi 6.

Gryzze was extra fast in getting episode #5 of this season's blockbuster Shiori to Shimiko no Kaiki Jikenbo up today. We'll probably watch that tonight or tomorrow night.

Episode 7 of Hotaru no Hikari.

Alrighty, it's getting better now. I'm getting used to Ayase's awkwardness and the story is finally getting interesting. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I think shin2 always packages his shipped dramas with a disclaimer. :D

"Warning: Viewing quality dorama can be perilous to your health."

The key word there is "quality."

Take Kita no Kuni Kara, the 1981 series that is endangering Geezer's life.

It's got no androgynous pretty boy mannequins, no female cuties playing at acting, no puerile storylines, no banal dialog, no pander-to-our-target-audience considerations.

It does have an intelligent script which is rich in context: a talented cast (as opposed to a cast of talent) ranging from an eight-year-old girl to an eighty-year-old legend; and strong direction. Plus the beauty and harshness of the Hokkaido countryside, which drives this series.

Finish watching Hataraki Man last night.

Now on Love Story episode 1

and Bara no nai Hanaya episode 2

Hotaru epi 8. What's that long sticky thing she's always chewing on?

Wynter wrote:Hotaru epi 8. What's that long sticky thing she's always chewing on?

A buttscratcher.