I'll continue to give it a chance - it's nothing amazing yet, but I've only finished the first two. I can't see not finishing it after getting started though. I even got through Honey and Clover (drama) despite being bored out of my mind by ep. 6.
I wouldn't call Last Christmas amazing. Actually, there are very few dramas I would call amazing, so if that's what you're looking for, don't hold your breath. It was good and enjoyable. But that's a personal opinion. Yours may vary. ;)
Hmmm... haven't seen Honey and Clover yet. I heard great things about the anime, but not so great about the drama.
After Odoru Daisousasen I tend to give Oda a pass on everything he does. If it stinks it stinks... but he stays in the favorites column.
I don't know. Maybe because it was Oda I expected too much from "Last Christmas".
Naaa! It was a flat, run-of-the-mill time filler.
Oh and I'm with you in terms of not being manic depressive about the shows I watch. Every show I like isn't necessarily GREAT!!!!. Every show that I find a bit boring doesn't necessarily SUCK!!!
Oh, and I quite liked Otousan. I'm not a big Tamura fan. He's a bit too posed. There's a bit too much old school preening for my tastes. But boy, he sure does make a habit of getting my favorite actresses to be in his "family" shows. Nakatani, Ijima, Uchida, Seto, Suzuki... The guy has taste.
Finished Beach Boys. Too bad I can't find the special anywhere. I don't know what I will watch next. I'm watching a K-drama now and although it was quite boring in the beginning it's starting to get a little interesting.
I wouldn't call Last Christmas amazing. Actually, there are very few dramas I would call amazing, so if that's what you're looking for, don't hold your breath. It was good and enjoyable. But that's a personal opinion. Yours may vary. ;)
Hmmm... haven't seen Honey and Clover yet. I heard great things about the anime, but not so great about the drama.
In the meantime, I'm on Episode 10 of Otousan.
The anime was great! It's a really neat series.. even if Takemoto was a little bitch in the anime and acted like he was 15.
Geezer wrote:Oh and I'm with you in terms of not being manic depressive about the shows I watch. Every show I like isn't necessarily GREAT!!!!. Every show that I find a bit boring doesn't necessarily SUCK!!!
I think a viewer of many dramas has to have this attitude. Not everything is black and white and we need to be more forgiving. I think that's why I enjoy so many shows. I'm just really easy to please. :D
Oh, and I quite liked Otousan. I'm not a big Tamura fan. He's a bit too posed. There's a bit too much old school preening for my tastes. But boy, he sure does make a habit of getting my favorite actresses to be in his "family" shows. Nakatani, Ijima, Uchida, Seto, Suzuki... The guy has taste.
I posted earlier something along these lines. More specifically for me, this was my first drama with Nakatani Miki. I think she's wonderful, and of course I've been a long-time fan of Ijima's!
I'm on the last episode of Otousan now and I must say it got me near the sixth episode. It was very dull in the beginning but the characters eventually win you over. It's not brilliant, and very cookie-cutter, but it has its moments.
phlargo wrote:
The anime was great! It's a really neat series.. even if Takemoto was a little bitch in the anime and acted like he was 15.
Wynter wrote:
I'd like to see what all the hype is about! :victory:
I was going to ask the same thing about Last Friends, but I'm having too much fun with Ashita no Kita Yoshio Fumiyo Kohinata is great and this drama reminds Joe Mantegna's line from the movie House of Games, "Don't never trust nobody."[/list:u]
I am a bit disappointed at the lack of characters/relationships development, and the direction the drama seemed to be headed.
I really like the atmosphere when everyone sat around and talked, and having breakfast together. But I am just totally turned off by the Spoiler — click to revealgossiping storyline.
gaijinmark wrote: I was going to ask the same thing about Last Friends, but I'm having too much fun with Ashita no Kita Yoshio Fumiyo Kohinata is great and this drama reminds Joe Mantegna's line from the movie House of Games, "Don't never trust nobody."[/list:u]
I wonder if you'll like Last Friends. You seem to appreciate interesting concepts without being overly harsh or defensive about things, so I'd like to hear your opinion on it. I'm downloading it so I cans end you a copy when it's done.
Tu_triky wrote:
Honey & Clover is seriously funny. The characters in the anime are quite endearing, especially if you like those slice of life type shows....
I've already watched the first three episodes before I got suckered into watching another drama. So far, so grand! Morita's my favourite so far. :smitten:
On Topic: Started Long Love Letter without any hopes of it being interesting (really bad reviews for this one) but I think it's awesome so far! Mind you, I'm only on episode 3, but it reminds me sorta of Battle Royale, which I thought was a fun film. Let's see how this turns out...
I've already watched the first three episodes before I got suckered into watching another drama. So far, so grand! Morita's my favourite so far. :smitten:
On Topic: Started Long Love Letter without any hopes of it being interesting (really bad reviews for this one) but I think it's awesome so far! Mind you, I'm only on episode 3, but it reminds me sorta of Battle Royale, which I thought was a fun film. Let's see how this turns out...
I loved Long Love Letter!!! I'm not watching anything now. Don't know what I will watch next. I had a list but deleted it and now I think that was a mistake because I can't decide.
I loved Long Love Letter!!! I'm not watching anything now. Don't know what I will watch next. I had a list but deleted it and now I think that was a mistake because I can't decide.
I liked the beginning of Long Love Letter best. But I did watch the entire thing.
It ended up working out in its own way.
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