What dramas are you currently watching?

runpup wrote:So, I guess we should be patient.

The credo of the fansubbers, of which we're at the mercy of. :sweat:

Hey if worse comes to worst with "Shikaotoko Awoniyoshi" we can probably just get subs for "Francis the Talking Mule" and paste them on.

I'm very proud of myself. I finished Iryu 2. Okay, so after a while I just turned the subs off and did a bit of FFing between Yuki Uchida's scenes... but I finished it. And that's what counts.

Man, I'd love to see her do a comedy with Sato Jiro.

I've also been struggling to get through Sore wa Totsuzen.

This one isn't as overwrought, or burdened with the overblown histrionics that come with a medical dorama... but it's got some problems of its own.

Esumi Makiko's character has fallen in love with Yamashita Tomohisa's character???

That's almost as ridiculous as Sakaguchi Kenji's performance in "Iryu 2"

Side note: Kohashi Kenji (Fumiya from "Churasan") has a small part in "Sore Wa Tatsuzen" and it took me three episodes to recognize him. It's like... he's an adult! He has a personality! When did that happen?

Geezer wrote:Hey if worse comes to worst with "Shikaotoko Awoniyoshi" we can probably just get subs for "Francis the Talking Mule" and paste them on.

Siantut has posted on d-addicts that she will have the rest of the subs done by April...

runpup wrote:Siantut has posted on d-addicts that she will have the rest of the subs done by April...

That's only nine days away... And four more episodes to sub. :sweat:

On Topic: I re-watched four episodes of Ichi Ritoru no Namida. I'm watching it again with sis and bro. One more to go. As a result I didn't get to episode 4 of Mukodono. I'll have to wait until tomorrow for my Tomoya/Yuko fix.

bmwracer wrote:
That's only nine days away... And four more episodes to sub. :sweat:

One down...three to go...

Finished the 8th episode of Hitonatsu no Proposal. Hope to finish it up this weekend because I have a few dramas that I'm in the middle of and want to get to.

bmwracer wrote:

I'm still waiting for the final sub for Koshonin... :puppydog:

Sou desu ne. I can't finish authoring without that :bonk: And of course, you can't complain about the delay :(

Still waiting for subs for the Unfair special too :banghead:

Anime Dad wrote:Sou desu ne. I can't finish authoring without that :bonk: And of course, you can't complain about the delay :(

Yup.

Another unwritten fansub rule. :sweat:

Yea me too, I'm watining for the subbed last ep of Koshonin.. hm...

Btw I finished Nobuta wo Produce this morning.. Hm.. what should I watch now..

Whew! finally finished with both Iryu 2 and Sore wa Totsuzen.

Well... I watched them both because Yuki Uchida and Makiko Esumi (respectivly) were in them. So I really have no gripe coming. They were there. They were both gorgeous. So who cares if the shows were clunkers.

I just started Fake Bride this morning.

http://jdorama.com/drama.1029.htm

What a relief! A sit com, done by people who know what they're doing.

The story of a TV news anchor who gets dumped because of her age... and ends up doing a "hidden camera reality" show for the Variety Department.

It's a bit of a high concept/fish out of water/ stretch... but if anyone can pull it off, it's Ryoko Shinohara.

This is wonderful. I'm actually eager to see the next episode tonight. A feeling I never experienced with the last two shows.

Geezer wrote:I just started Fake Bride this morning.
The story of a TV news anchor who gets dumped because of her age... and ends up doing a "hidden camera reality" show for the Variety Department.
It's a bit of a high concept/fish out of water/ stretch... but if anyone can pull it off, it's Ryoko Shinohara.

While I believe Ryoko Shinohara is one of the two or three best leading actress currently working in dorama, the primary reason I watched this series was because Shima Iwashita was in it. Now in the latter stages of a long and illustrious career, Iwashita in recent years has taken on TV roles which tend to spoof the kind of imposing no-nonsense characters she played many times in both dorama and film. A great actress, but little known in the West, and probably not even that familiar with the younger generation of Japanese audiences.

On topic: Just finished Asuka, a pretty good Asadora with a very young Yuko Takeuchi as the eponymous heroine who becomes a confectionary maker.

Also just recently finished Galileo (thanks, Geezer). I enjoyed Kou Shibasaki's performance, but I kinda wished the producers and screenwriter had gone further in their rip-off of the Trick series and emphasized the comedic aspect and characters more. Writing equations to solve the crime is not particularly scintillating drama.

Honey and Clover episode 5.. sheezz.. im already late.. but it's ok..

shin2 wrote:Writing equations to solve the crime is not particularly scintillating drama.

Isn't the TV series Numb3rs similar in that respect?

hana kimi japan epi. 7 oh god, naktsu is soo kakkoi! :nut:

Geezer wrote:I just started Fake Bride this morning.

http://jdorama.com/drama.1029.htm

I really enjoyed this drama. I found it consistent all the way through. It's light, funny, and of course, has a great cast. Hmmm... I may just watch this one again.

On Topic: Still haven't watched anymore Mukodono, but I did rewatch the first half of Tiger & Dragon. This is seriously one of the best comedies out there.

Today I'll jump on the Mukodono bandwagon again... if I have time. :sweat:

Wynter,

So far so good (re: Fake Bride). So your comment about it being consistent all the way through makes me very happy. Thanks.

shin 2

I have to admit... I don't know Shima Iwashita. But I do love her dead pan when she says do you really want to know? Such a beautifully clean and economical comic device.

I love some of the staging in this show. They take the same space, same office set up for the news room, and the main office for the Variety dept. The news room looks like a classic, professional business office. But with just a few simple changes, the Variety set looks like a cross between a carnival and a zoo.

My only problem with the show so far is that the patter is so snappy, I have to either pause, or go back so that I can read what was said.

It's times like these I really wish I'd taken Evelyn Wood up on her offer.

Alrighty, it's 615pm and I've spent the entire day off working. I'm planning on watching Mukodono until I fall asleep now. Last I checked, I was on epi 4. Let's see how many I can pack in.

bmwracer wrote:
Isn't the TV series Numb3rs similar in that respect?

I dunno. Never heard of it; don't know what it's about.

Geezer wrote:
shin 2
I have to admit... I don't know Shima Iwashita. But I do love her dead pan when she says do you really want to know? Such a beautifully clean and economical comic device.

Geezer,

Like I stated earlier, Iwashita is not really well known in the West. But, as you've already noted, she's got some serious acting chops.

From what I understand, she's been in a number of Taiga series--she was great in the two I've seen her in. As for her filmwork, I've seen four or five of her movies, and she's equally good playing really villainous characters as well as strong heroines. I just wish I had more access to her films and dorama series.

In the book The Dorama Encyclopedia, both co-authors put her number one on their respective lists of Best Dorama Actresses.