What dramas are you currently watching?

cori wrote:^ Thanks for the warning about the GTO movie. I might try to get the special.

I watched the first episode of Hotaru no Hikari and I'm ashamed to admit that I'm a himono-onna myself. :ashamed: I guess since I can relate to Hotaru, I'm liking this drama quicker than some other people have. :sweat:

She ain't got no class she doesn't eat Ragusa.

cori wrote:^ Thanks for the warning about the GTO movie. I might try to get the special.

I watched the first episode of Hotaru no Hikari and I'm ashamed to admit that I'm a himono-onna myself. :ashamed: I guess since I can relate to Hotaru, I'm liking this drama quicker than some other people have. :sweat:

LOL! That's exactly when I said when I first watched it, but I think they over did it a little. They gave us himono-onnas a bad name.

cori wrote:^ Thanks for the warning about the GTO movie. I might try to get the special.

I watched the first episode of Hotaru no Hikari and I'm ashamed to admit that I'm a himono-onna myself. :ashamed: I guess since I can relate to Hotaru, I'm liking this drama quicker than some other people have. :sweat:

Maybe that's why I liked that show so much? Yeah, the story was a little flimsy and the other characters weren't really developed but I think I was just identifying with Hotaru. And jealous as well.

On topic, watched the Ikebukuro West Gate Park special when I couldn't sleep last night. Good but too long. Also watched the Tantei Gakuen Q special and first episode. Kinda dumb but the kids are cute.

Also, Honey and Clover ep 3. I'm starting to realize that it's boring but I actually like the characters. Right now watching Joshi Deka ep 6. Not a bad cop show but I can see why it wasn't that popular in the ratings. It's really nothing new or particularly special.

I know I am really addicted to dramas when I bring my laptop in the kitchen so I can wash dishes and watch dramas at the same time. :sweat:

Wynter wrote:

LOL! That's exactly when I said when I first watched it, but I think they over did it a little. They gave us himono-onnas a bad name.

They really did give us a bad name. As for the Hotaru drama, somehow I think that all the other girls who work in that office are really secret himono-onna. :hehe:

@ peachy: I haven't seen the special, but I did download it. I might author it to DVD one of these days... Honey & Clover doesn't seem to be as great as the anime or whatever it was based on, which is too bad because it seemed to be popular in that other format. I'm glad I read reviews/opinions on this drama so I don't waste my time with it... And YES, you ARE addicted to dramas. Quite possibly more than anyone I know. :hehe: We just need to get you started on drama authoring so we can actually trade with each other. :)

On topic: I'm going to watch ep 2 of Hotaru. Maybe I should put my hair up like hers. :mrgreen:

cori wrote:

They really did give us a bad name. As for the Hotaru drama, somehow I think that all the other girls who work in that office are really secret himono-onna. :hehe:

LOL!

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They are. :hehe:

On topic: I'm going to watch ep 2 of Hotaru. Maybe I should put my hair up like hers. :mrgreen:

I don't recommend it cause you have long hair. All the weight will kill your neck. :beaten: Kawaii tho, ne?

Just finished watching Gokusen (left off at ep 7 since I couldn't find ep 8...this was a while ago) Loved it I forgot how funny it was until I finished watching it.

Also just finished watching Unfair (left this at ep 8 a while back since I didn't feel like watching a crime mystery anymore and I was missing ep 9 which I didnt realize until I saw ep 10 and got very confused.) Absolutely loved Shinohara Ryoko, after watching Anego she became my favourite actress and shes excellent in Unfair too I foresee many more dramas with her in them on my to watch list.

Currently in the middle of Kimi wa Petto...still undecided whether I like it or not.

Also in the middle of Dragon Zakura, Kurosagi, My Boss My Hero, Itazura no Kiss, Gal Circle(<this one and Itazura I kind of gave up on it after ep 6 I couldn't stand it anymore Itazura, because the main character was such a complete ditz in a very annoying way... I like ditzes, but they have to be Ditzy in a Cute way. and Gal Circle because it was just pointless...) and Tiger and Dragon (I will finish them someday but other shows keep distracting me.)

And I just started watching Kobachitare!

Things that I haven't watched yet but have got somewhere on my hard:
Engine
Haken no Hinakaku
Jyoou no Kyoushitsu
Little Chef
Long Vacation
Proposal Daisuken
Orange Days
Stand Up
Ruri no Shima
Stars Love
To heart
With Love
Yukan Club.

Just started Hikari to Tomo ni [Œõ‚Æ‚Æ‚à‚É] and Ai Nante Irane Yo, Natsu [ˆ¤‚È‚ñ‚Ä‚¢‚ç‚Ë‚¦‚æA‰Ä].

I can see why the ratings were so low for the latter. The scenario and tone is really unappealing to the mass public, although I am impressed already by the acting of the leads. Hikari to Tomo ni feels like a tough one to watch, thinking about the hard road ahead for the mother. I paused after half an hour, will try it again today.

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Has anyone watched Teru Teru Kazuko?
http://jdorama.com/drama.877.htm
I am thinking of buying it. It sounds quite enjoyable but there is only one bad review, and I couldn't find any more review/information about this asodora.

Watching Concerto with Rie Miyazawa and Kimura Takuya...haven't seen it in about 10 years...nice to watch it upscaled to 1080i. :victory:

I'm currently watching Kimi wa petto :woot:

Tu_triky wrote:nice to watch it upscaled to 1080i. :victory:

Will you feel the same watching Tokyo elevator Girl in 1080i? :beaten:

Watched both Nodame SP Lessons back-to-back on my brother's HDTV in 1080i.... Really impressive. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Will you feel the same watching Tokyo elevator Girl in 1080i? :beaten:

Haha...prolly. ;)

Watched both Nodame SP Lessons back-to-back on my brother's HDTV in 1080i.... Really impressive. :victory:

Oh that must be nice! Especially because the source material is in Hi-Vision, HD format. Since I haven't seen the Nodame SP yet I'll probably watch it on my TV. I bought a DVI to HDMI cable for that reason...I tried it out today...the picture is nice.

Tu_triky wrote:Oh that must be nice! Especially because the source material is in Hi-Vision, HD format.

Yeah, it looks really good, even after two conversion passes (hardsub and avi to mpeg)...

Since I haven't seen the Nodame SP yet I'll probably watch it on my TV. I bought a DVI to HDMI cable for that reason...I tried it out today...the picture is nice.

It should look even better from a raw-to-HDTV transfer: no altering of the data. :victory:

One thing I do notice after the hardsub, then mpeg conversion is that dark/darker scenes show some slight blocking/mosaic patterns in the dark areas... Typical mpeg conversion artifacts.

bmwracer wrote:
It should look even better from a raw-to-HDTV transfer: no altering of the data. :victory:

One thing I do notice after the hardsub, then mpeg conversion is that dark/darker scenes show some slight blocking/mosaic patterns in the dark areas... Typical mpeg conversion artifacts.

I have very little experience converting files and authoring discs...I would simply use TMPGEnc and let it do it's thing. My PC is too slow for that sort of work. It would take forever...but with a Divx standaloen player and the right cables I don't have to sweat that anymore. :woot:

Tu_triky wrote:with a Divx standaloen player and the right cables I don't have to sweat that anymore. :woot:

Unless you want to do DVD things like jump to chapters...

bmwracer wrote:
Unless you want to do DVD things like jump to chapters...

True...but I just use my cordless mouse as a remote control and I can pinpoint where I want to jump to quite easily. :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:True...but I just use my cordless mouse as a remote control and I can pinpoint where I want to jump to quite easily. :victory:

But with your PC, not the Oppo, right?

bmwracer wrote:
But with your PC, not the Oppo, right?

Yeah of course. If you want to jump using the DVD player I could just enter the time index or do a simple fast forward...it can fast forward very quickly up to 16x speed...

Tu_triky wrote:it can fast forward very quickly up to 16x speed...

That would speed up drama viewing quite a bit. :mrgreen:

For all we know, that's how Wyn-chan powers through all those dramas. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:

For all we know, that's how Wyn-chan powers through all those dramas. :beaten:

It surely some secretive, arcane art. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:It surely some secretive, arcane art. :beaten:

It's called "A Stuck Fast Forward Button." :beaten: :hehe: