I missed the Amazing Race episode last season when they went to Japan. :doh:
Non-Japanese TV Shows (broadcast, cable, etc.)
Started by kndy-nt2099 · 13 May 2004 · 1,081 replies
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dochira wrote:I missed the Amazing Race episode last season when they went to Japan. :doh:
Too bad you weren't part of the race when they went to Japan :shamefulcry:
K.T.Tran wrote:
Too bad you weren't part of the race when they went to Japan :shamefulcry:
Oddly enough, one of the contestants actually knew Japanese and has walked the entire length of Japan, known as Kintaro. (he's a white guy)
Jiro takahara wrote:one show i watch right now is america's next top model...the show is just so funny!
I like America's Next Top Model*, Project Runway*, Gilmore Girls*, Noah's Arc, Extras, Entourage, Miami Ink, Signe Chanel*, The Young & The Restless and Grey's Anatomy For talk shows I like The Oprah Show the best.
*I enjoy being a girl........ :mrgreen:
Enna wrote:
I like America's Next Top Model*, Project Runway*, Gilmore Girls*, Noah's Arc, Extras, Entourage, Miami Ink, Signe Chanel*, The Young & The Restless and Grey's Anatomy For talk shows I like The Oprah Show the best.
*I enjoy being a girl........ :mrgreen:
Project Runway...Vincent is a crazy loon he takes too many Santa Monica Shrooms.
Tu_triky wrote:
Project Runway...Vincent is a crazy loon he takes too many Santa Monica Shrooms.
This weekl I got to see the episode before the finale where all the contestants along with the Heidi, Tim and the judges recap what happened during the taping of the show. They showed a clip of Vincent going ballistic on one of the show's producers who had done Vincent's laundry and ruined one of his shirts. That was hysterical! :rofl:
Enna wrote:
This weekl I got to see the episode before the finale where all the contestants along with the Heidi, Tim and the judges recap what happened during the taping of the show. They showed a clip of Vincent going ballistic on one of the show's producers who had done Vincent's laundry and ruined one of his shirts. That was hysterical! :rofl:
yeah that scene was priceless. vincent is crazy, man. i don't know why he developed such a distate for Tim Gunn...vincent truly believes he can do no wrong, and has never been wrong.
Enna, when you get a chance go to the Bravo TV website and hear Vincent's extended rant about Tim Gunn on the Project Runway website.
Tu_triky wrote:Enna, when you get a chance go to the Bravo TV website and hear Vincent's extended rant about Tim Gunn on the Project Runway website.
Tim and Vincent discussed Vincent's blog attacks against Tim on that same episode. Tim is such a class act! Maybe when Vincent cashed in his 401K to return to the world fashion he should have spent some of the money on seeing a mental health care professional. This whole show reminds me of my garmento days in NYC. What fun! :crazy: :hehe:
Enna wrote:
Tim and Vincent discussed Vincent's blog attacks against Tim on that same episode. Tim is such a class act! Maybe when Vincent cashed in his 401K to return to the world fashion he should have spent some of the money on seeing a mental health care professional. This whole show reminds me of my garmento days in NYC. What fun! :crazy: :hehe:
That guy is off one. In the words of the pudgy Kandy Kors, "It's over the top."
Carry on, girl! :hehe:
I forgot to mention that one of my new faves is Dancing With the Stars. The only thing that bothers me about this show is that it is on two nights in a row. That is due to points given from professional ballroom dance judges on the first night and audience call-in/text-in/e-type-in votes on the second night. There is a celebrity paired up with a professional ballroom dancer. The judges are great! It is fun to watch! :dancing: :dancing:
Enna wrote:I forgot to mention that one of my new faves is Dancing With the Stars. The only thing that bothers me about this show is that it is on two nights in a row. That is due to points given from professional ballroom dance judges on the first night and audience call-in/text-in/e-type-in votes on the second night. There is a celebrity paired up with a professional ballroom dancer. It is fun to watch! :dancing: :dancing:
but does it beat the Kandy Kors saying, "She looks like she's wearing crumpled dinner napkins....she looks like a big paper brioche" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Tu_triky wrote:
but does it beat the Kandy Kors saying, "She looks like she's wearing crumpled dinner napkins....she looks like a big paper brioche" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Yeah Michael Kors has some classic put downs! :boot: The judges on Dancing With the Stars are funny. One is an older British man, one a middle aged Italian man and one a beautiful younger Asian American woman. They are all fiesty and take no prisoners. When the audience boos their decisions the proper British judge yells Shad up!!! Too funny! :hehe: :hehe:
Enna wrote:
British judge yells Shad up!!! Too funny! :hehe: :hehe:
haha...nice....
"With that basket on her head...you're wondering how many drinks she had."
--Michael Kors
look what i found today, Enna...just so you know i'm not the only one who thinks so...
(excerpt)
Sooooo, letfs talk about the premiere. The prequel show Road to Runway wasnft all that memorable except Michael Korsf giggling and oompa loompa orange tan.
http://www.myaimistrue.com/archives/2006/07/project_runway_season_3_premiere.html
Reality shows?
Jeez-oh! Let's bring the tone up a bit.
The first show of this year's Masterpiece Theater has started on PBS here in the U.S.
They are showing "Casanova" in two parts. Do not miss it.
It's sharp, it's funny, it's well written, it's beautifully photographed, and the acting is as good as you'll ever see in your life.
Jeez-oh! Let's bring the tone up a bit.
The first show of this year's Masterpiece Theater has started on PBS here in the U.S.
They are showing "Casanova" in two parts. Do not miss it.
It's sharp, it's funny, it's well written, it's beautifully photographed, and the acting is as good as you'll ever see in your life.
Geezer wrote:They are showing "Casanova" in two parts. Do not miss it.
I think I already have.
I haven't watched a single new show so far... And the shift of Law & Order to Fridays has thrown me off completely. :nut: :bleh:
Geezer wrote:Reality shows?
well you're right...there's no place but UP if the starting point of a convo is a reality show...project runway is the only one i watch because they actually make something (i.e. dresses) that conveys a sense of skill as opposed to going on some random show to join the ranks of other American media whores.
BMW
It's Masterpiece Theater. They'll rerun the first episode a dozen times before showing part 2.
Re Law and Order: I was flipping past yesterday, came across Law and Order suv, and there was Connie Nielson!!! How long has that been going on?
I might start watching the show if she's gonna be there.
It's Masterpiece Theater. They'll rerun the first episode a dozen times before showing part 2.
Re Law and Order: I was flipping past yesterday, came across Law and Order suv, and there was Connie Nielson!!! How long has that been going on?
I might start watching the show if she's gonna be there.
Geezer wrote:
Re Law and Order: I was flipping past yesterday, came across Law and Order suv, and there was Connie Nielson!!! How long has that been going on?
It's just temporary since Mariska Hargitay was having her child when the season began filming.
Here's an article on one of the characters from the TV show, Heroes
It's awesome fun, saving the world
As a time traveler on "Heroes," Masi Oka is winning fans by putting enthusiasm and wouldn't-it-be-cool joy back into superpowers.
By Maria Elena Fernandez
Times Staff Writer
October 29, 2006
Call it Hiro worship.
Hiro Nakamura, the gleeful comic book geek who uttered the coolest lines in TV this fall \ "Save the cheerleader, save the world" \ is captivating audiences in true superhero fashion. With his childlike awe, indefatigable joy and amusing vocabulary slip-ups, Hiro \ played by the equally jolly Masi Oka on NBC's "Heroes" \ is the first male character to break out this TV season.
Is it because Hiro can teleport and travel through time? Is it his reaction to his newfound special abilities? One Internet fan summarized it simply: "Hiro's the hottest geek ever!"
NBC surely isn't asking why. The No. 1 new show among 18- to 49-year-olds, "Heroes" also ranks in the top 10 among all shows in that advertiser-coveted demographic.
A serial saga about people all over the world discovering they have superpowers and how this change affects them, the strength of the drama lies largely in its relatable characters. Hiro is the time-- and space-bending 24-year-old office drone.
"Everything that is great about kids is inhabited in Hiro," said Oka, who finds the attention he is getting as overwhelming as Hiro finds his powers.
The character was an afterthought for creator Tim Kring, who added the Japanese-speaking Hiro after he showed his first draft of the pilot script to his wife, and she pointed out that he needed a character that embraced his powers with zeal.
"So I felt that we needed to come up with a character who rather than approaching this as an affliction, approaches it as the best thing that ever happened to him," said Kring, who also created "Crossing Jordan." "The character is a real archetype of anybody who feels trapped in a life that's too small and too insignificant for what they believe they are capable of."
But Kring was quick to add that much of what is lovable about Hiro is due to Oka's own charisma and enthusiasm. That feeling was echoed by director and executive producer Allan Arkush, who during a recent set visit said he found Oka so charming that it was challenging to stay focused on directing the actor when, for example, the script calls for him to "clench" \ the term the show's writers use when they want Hiro to squish his face, concentrate and stop time. "It's hard not to get wrapped up," Arkush said.
"Unlike actors who are speaking the language we can understand, he had to create the character much more because \ even though you're not quite sure what he's saying or how he's coming across \ the inflections are different, and so he brought much more to the character than you usually expect an actor to," Kring added.
Oka, 31, has spent most of his career in comedy and loves to ad lib. In one of the series' most memorable scenes, Hiro and Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar), the flying congressional hopeful, met for the first time in a diner. When Hiro informed Nathan of his powers, Nathan asked him if he wins the election.
Hiro, who is learning English, replied, "Yes, you win. Very big win by a mudslide!" The script said "landslide."
"I love collaborating and the writers have been so generous and open to let me improvise," Oka said. (He also writes the weekly Hiro's Blog for NBC.com).
Last week, viewers were exposed to a completely different Hiro who jumped in from the future speaking perfect English, wearing a long pony tail, carrying a sword and being oh-so-serious.
"Future Hiro is harder for me because my personality lends more to present-day Hiro rather than the c sexy Hiro that is Future Hiro," Oka said during a break. "But once I got into costume and everything, I was so into the character."
"Part of why that character was invented was to carry the themes of the show," Kring said. "It's a classic Shakespearean idea to give the perceived fool the most important and insightful comment."
As much as the actor and his character have in common, Hiro's intensity can be tough on Oka. During the filming of the pilot, Oka had to "clench" so many times his facial muscles gave out.
"I had to tell them I just can't shake anymore," said Oka, who wound up with a headache. "It looks bad when you try to fake it."
Oka auditioned four times. The last three tests involved only Hiro's first scene in the pilot in which the character, bored at his desk, discovers he can stop time and runs screaming through a sea of cubicles.
"That was it. Seven lines literally changed my life," said Oka, smiling as amply as his alter ego.
It's awesome fun, saving the world
As a time traveler on "Heroes," Masi Oka is winning fans by putting enthusiasm and wouldn't-it-be-cool joy back into superpowers.
By Maria Elena Fernandez
Times Staff Writer
October 29, 2006
Call it Hiro worship.
Hiro Nakamura, the gleeful comic book geek who uttered the coolest lines in TV this fall \ "Save the cheerleader, save the world" \ is captivating audiences in true superhero fashion. With his childlike awe, indefatigable joy and amusing vocabulary slip-ups, Hiro \ played by the equally jolly Masi Oka on NBC's "Heroes" \ is the first male character to break out this TV season.
Is it because Hiro can teleport and travel through time? Is it his reaction to his newfound special abilities? One Internet fan summarized it simply: "Hiro's the hottest geek ever!"
NBC surely isn't asking why. The No. 1 new show among 18- to 49-year-olds, "Heroes" also ranks in the top 10 among all shows in that advertiser-coveted demographic.
A serial saga about people all over the world discovering they have superpowers and how this change affects them, the strength of the drama lies largely in its relatable characters. Hiro is the time-- and space-bending 24-year-old office drone.
"Everything that is great about kids is inhabited in Hiro," said Oka, who finds the attention he is getting as overwhelming as Hiro finds his powers.
The character was an afterthought for creator Tim Kring, who added the Japanese-speaking Hiro after he showed his first draft of the pilot script to his wife, and she pointed out that he needed a character that embraced his powers with zeal.
"So I felt that we needed to come up with a character who rather than approaching this as an affliction, approaches it as the best thing that ever happened to him," said Kring, who also created "Crossing Jordan." "The character is a real archetype of anybody who feels trapped in a life that's too small and too insignificant for what they believe they are capable of."
But Kring was quick to add that much of what is lovable about Hiro is due to Oka's own charisma and enthusiasm. That feeling was echoed by director and executive producer Allan Arkush, who during a recent set visit said he found Oka so charming that it was challenging to stay focused on directing the actor when, for example, the script calls for him to "clench" \ the term the show's writers use when they want Hiro to squish his face, concentrate and stop time. "It's hard not to get wrapped up," Arkush said.
"Unlike actors who are speaking the language we can understand, he had to create the character much more because \ even though you're not quite sure what he's saying or how he's coming across \ the inflections are different, and so he brought much more to the character than you usually expect an actor to," Kring added.
Oka, 31, has spent most of his career in comedy and loves to ad lib. In one of the series' most memorable scenes, Hiro and Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar), the flying congressional hopeful, met for the first time in a diner. When Hiro informed Nathan of his powers, Nathan asked him if he wins the election.
Hiro, who is learning English, replied, "Yes, you win. Very big win by a mudslide!" The script said "landslide."
"I love collaborating and the writers have been so generous and open to let me improvise," Oka said. (He also writes the weekly Hiro's Blog for NBC.com).
Last week, viewers were exposed to a completely different Hiro who jumped in from the future speaking perfect English, wearing a long pony tail, carrying a sword and being oh-so-serious.
"Future Hiro is harder for me because my personality lends more to present-day Hiro rather than the c sexy Hiro that is Future Hiro," Oka said during a break. "But once I got into costume and everything, I was so into the character."
"Part of why that character was invented was to carry the themes of the show," Kring said. "It's a classic Shakespearean idea to give the perceived fool the most important and insightful comment."
As much as the actor and his character have in common, Hiro's intensity can be tough on Oka. During the filming of the pilot, Oka had to "clench" so many times his facial muscles gave out.
"I had to tell them I just can't shake anymore," said Oka, who wound up with a headache. "It looks bad when you try to fake it."
Oka auditioned four times. The last three tests involved only Hiro's first scene in the pilot in which the character, bored at his desk, discovers he can stop time and runs screaming through a sea of cubicles.
"That was it. Seven lines literally changed my life," said Oka, smiling as amply as his alter ego.
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