Jdramas vs. American dramas

what would you consider the major differences in these two?

sempai wrote:what would you consider the major differences in these two?

LENGTH!!.... jdoramas are usually around 12 episodes long and they advance the story rapidly but with time to describe all the characters... American dramas go for seasons and seasons and years into years... Also, American dramas are always about backstabbing and crap like that...GO JDORAMAS!! :applaud:

i just started watching dorama recently and that was something i found suprising, the short length of the series. its good because its not such a pain in the ass to search for season after seaon of episodes.

j-drama > USA-drama
k-drama > USA-drama
k-drama > HK-drama
HK-drama > USA-drama
j-drama > k-drama

IMO :sweat:

USA-drama = :sleeping:

http://jdorama.com/viewtopic_3812_0.htm
http://jdorama.com/viewtopic_912_0.htm
its k-drama / j-drama... but i'm sure we can fit USA-drama in there... becuase it sounds alot like the same discussion

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Waitaminute. THIS . . .

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

American dramas are always about backstabbing and crap like that

. . . is a difference?!? Inventory the J-doramas again, please.

The Man was on Magnum P.I. a few times. That's a difference for I.

hmmm... HAWT girls in Jdramas, ok girls in American dramas :naughty:

The Man wrote:The Man was on Magnum P.I. a few times. That's a difference for I.

really? you were on magnum p.i.?

The major difference? Japanese women. Period.

If any of these dopey American dramas stuck Tamlyn Tomita in it, I'd watch it. Of course, ER got so dull that Ming Na Wen couldn't even get me to watch the show...

niko2x wrote:really? you were on magnum p.i.?

Yeah. On the last episode, even. And . . . a few other episodes.

A few tears back, I watched a scene being shot for the "Hawaii Five-O" TV pilot for the newer series that was supposed to be released (but, I think, got shelved); this is a scene that featured Gary Busey and Russell Wong where SOMEBOTY gets assassinated, or something like that. I saw that scene being filmed.

There're a buncha' shows being filmed here right now . . . one of 'em features Michael Biehn (of Aliens and The Terminator fame). He's been seen by a lot of folk in Waikiki filming certain scenes that involve a huge pink cadillac.

Generally, the j-dorama are filmed to come off more personally emotional and intimate.

9 times out of 10 American dorama's are too overproduced and robust for my tastes.

but Law and Order: SVU is a hell of a show. :hehe:

Ushiroyubi wrote:but Law and Order: SVU is a hell of a show. :hehe:

It's pretty good, but the original Law & Order is bitchin'...

Oh, I do watch The West Wing and Alias as well.

Ushiroyubi wrote:

Law and Order: SVU is a hell of a show. :hehe:

I heard those Law and Order shows are great. I know Detective Munch from Homicide: Life on the Streets is now on Law and Order: SVU. That sounds great.

A million J-doramas don't beat The Sopranos.

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Still, that's the ONLY U.S. show I can characterize like that. Bada Bing!;)

The Man wrote:

I heard those Law and Order shows are great. I know Detective Munch from Homicide: Life on the Streets is now on Law and Order: SVU. That sounds great.

Definitely my favorite show to watch consistently...

I work for TV and hate 99% of it. lol

A million J-doramas don't beat The Sopranos.

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Still, that's the ONLY U.S. show I can characterize like that. Bada Bing!;)

I can only watch so much of that genre in general, but I will admit it's great.

I always though Nip Tuck was pretty good and interesting!

That's pretty much the only American TV show that I watch. EVERYTHING else (besides MTV music videos) are Japanese.

The Man wrote:A million J-doramas don't beat The Sopranos.

Yawn.

Like The Godfather, I see the show as a glorification of criminals, and it doesn't sit well with me for the most part. :(

ahochaude wrote:I always though Nip Tuck was pretty good and interesting!

That's pretty much the only American TV show that I watch. EVERYTHING else (besides MTV music videos) are Japanese.

MTV has music videos? :google:

The Man wrote:The Man was on Magnum P.I. a few times. That's a difference for I.

That's pretty cool! :D
Was Yariman doing the filming? :hehe:

Ushiroyubi wrote:

MTV has music videos? :google:

Hhahaha. Man. THAT's why folks must needs love the '80s . . . when MTV showed music videos. Even MTV2's starting to shove their music vid' segments aside. At least VH1 still shows some MVs.

ahochaude wrote:That's pretty cool! :D
Was Yariman doing the filming? :hehe:

Ehhhh, good question. GOOD question. I think we'll have to ask him that, yeah?

The Man wrote:


Hhahaha. Man. THAT's why folks must needs love the '80s . . . when MTV showed music videos. Even MTV2's starting to shove their music vid' segments aside. At least VH1 still shows some MVs.

haha yah. M2, so I thought, would be a lifesaver... but to no avail. They teased us then yanked the rug from under us here in NYC by pulling the station a couple of years back.

MuchMusic is trash and there really isn't much out there that I'd want to see these days anyway.

Japan is still on the ball though.

...it's the little things. :hehe: