Northern California's KTSF web site

So they're going to start showing "Mars," based on the shoujo manga of the same name, next week at 7 PM on Saturdays. It's like "Meteor Garden" in that it's a Taiwanese production based on a Japanese comic book, and in fact, some of the cast will be the same. It'll have English and Chinese subtitles. I hope it's good.

Now I need to find out on what channel this might be showing in Hawai'i, so my friend can watch it.

Speaking of subtitles, I wish they'd subtitle the specials they keep promoting. :puppydog: Especially the one that looks all melodramatic (fire and everything) yet has obnoxiously perky BGM in the promo. The costumes look gorgeous.

Doesn't look like anyone's gotten around to Bewitched Mike :puppydog: .

wintersweet wrote:So they're going to start showing "Mars," based on the shoujo manga of the same name, next week at 7 PM on Saturdays. It's like "Meteor Garden" in that it's a Taiwanese production based on a Japanese comic book, and in fact, some of the cast will be the same. It'll have English and Chinese subtitles. I hope it's good.

That'll be interesting. I've taken an interest in Taiwanese things lately...I just hope it's not as overacted as the Outsiders that was just on.

kitakaze wrote:Doesn't look like anyone's gotten around to Bewitched Mike :puppydog: .

I guess not. :(

Just gotta continue to be patient. :banghead:

Geezer wrote:dochira

I used to get the International Channel on 240.

Then a couple of months ago... it just vanished.

Now I check my cable listings and find that AZN is on ch 240... and I checked the programming and discovered that it's pretty much the same as the old IC lineup.

That's because it's the same channel, just with the name changed. Their web site is now available under both names, with it saying AZN TELEVISION in most places but the old International Channel name still shows up in a few places they've missed.

dochira wrote:

Geez, I do get AZN, but not IATV. In terms of Japanese entertainment, their current drama (according to the online schedule) is Tokyo Wankei. And I'm assuming it's unsubbed if they are simply a reincarnation of the International Channel.

Yes, Tokyo Wankei is unsubbed.

wintersweet wrote:So they're going to start showing "Mars," based on the shoujo manga of the same name, next week at 7 PM on Saturdays. It's like "Meteor Garden" in that it's a Taiwanese production based on a Japanese comic book, and in fact, some of the cast will be the same. It'll have English and Chinese subtitles. I hope it's good.

D_ (Mars, pretend the _ is in the older style) was recently shown in Southern California. Reaction was very favorable, with many of the California board's J-dorama fans watching it. The California board has a thread for D_.
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anyone here recorded episode 1 of MARS?
i missed the first 3 minutes, so decided not to record it. :shamefulcry:

i've heard a lot about MARS, so im guessing its a good series?
that's why im watching it.

amrayu wrote:anyone here recorded episode 1 of MARS?
i missed the first 3 minutes, so decided not to record it. :shamefulcry:

The California board's Mars thread includes an episode summary and big gallery of episode one.

There's also a link to the official site, which has a page for downloading videos of individual episodes. However, I've never been able to download videos from that page. I get timeout errors on the WMV URLs.

amrayu wrote:anyone here recorded episode 1 of MARS?
i missed the first 3 minutes, so decided not to record it. :shamefulcry:

i've heard a lot about MARS, so im guessing its a good series?
that's why im watching it.

I missed it too :shamefulcry: . I've got no one to translate Taiwanese dramas for me anymore, but after I missed MARS I was surprised to find it had English subtitles. Oh well, thanks for the site ccwf, I'll have to wait for episode 2.

My god...Emergency Room 24 Hours. First time I sat down to watch that show tonight. Even if it had been subtitled, I doubt I would have known what was going on. :banghead:

I was completely mesmerized by Megumi's breasts. :beaten: I just...couldn't...ignore them. I don't think there's any way they could be hidden. Need blinders, need blinders. Don't watch when she runs.... Just look at her face, it'll be okay.... :sweat:

amrayu wrote:anyone here recorded episode 1 of MARS?
i missed the first 3 minutes, so decided not to record it. :shamefulcry:

i've heard a lot about MARS, so im guessing its a good series?
that's why im watching it.

I have Mars first episode. :mrgreen: if you want it.

amrayu wrote:anyone here recorded episode 1 of MARS?
i missed the first 3 minutes, so decided not to record it. :shamefulcry:

Hmmm. I saw the first 3 minutes and decided not to record it. :bleh:

Oh, and for anyone who didn't notice;

Hitonatsu no Papa E (Papa for one Summer) will end this Saturday (May 14) and instead of beginning a new series, KTSF will be running a movie over the following 3 Saturdays.

Only KTSF could cut a movie up enough to run it for 3 weeks.

The movie sounds like it's got a touch of "Project X" to it. It's the story of the guys who developed VHS.

Eve wrote:
I have Mars first episode. :mrgreen: if you want it.

is it the KTSF broadcast version? if not, which version do you have?

@Geezer:
damn, i thought you *might've* capped it. :doh:

any news on what the next eng-subbed jdrama will be?

Amrayu,

Gomen. I'm just not a fan of Chinese TV.

As to the next series... I guess I'll have to start bugging Fuji TV about what's next.

For now, it's a month of "Down of a New Age" Or was it "Down of a New Day?" (I'm assuming they misspelled "Dawn" in the add.)

I did notice that Ken Watanabe is in it. Along with a few other well known faces.

But the earliest we can expect a new series is the end of June or the beginning of July.

Geezer wrote:Amrayu,
Gomen. I'm just not a fan of Chinese TV.

As to the next series... I guess I'll have to start bugging Fuji TV about what's next.

it's okay. im not much of a fan of chinese tv either. but i've heard a lot about mars, so i decided to give it a try. :sweat:

hopefully fuji TV shows something newer. :grumble:

amrayu wrote:
it's okay. im not much of a fan of chinese tv either. but i've heard a lot about mars, so i decided to give it a try. :sweat:

hopefully fuji TV shows something newer. :grumble:

Heya Amrayu Jolie, noticed that you opened up a little beauty shop on Clement & 40th: Jolie's Nails. :hehe: :beaten:
-PCM

Geezer wrote:Only KTSF could cut a movie up enough to run it for 3 weeks.

Oh, that happens down in Southern California all the time, too.

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pcmodem wrote:
Heya Amrayu Jolie, noticed that you opened up a little beauty shop on Clement & 40th: Jolie's Nails. :hehe: :beaten:
-PCM

Ahh... if only i had enough money to do so... :shamefulcry:

amrayu wrote:

Ahh... if only i had enough money to do so... :shamefulcry:

Yeah yeah yeah... spending all your $$$ wooing Brad Pitt, according to the magazines, ne? :hehe: ;)



Is it Friday yet?
-PCM