Huh. The promo on KTSF just now for Ichiro's replacement was for a political drama called "Atarashii Kaze" (New Wind): http://jdorama.com/drama.819.htm
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Northern California's KTSF web site
Started by Geezer · 7 Jun 2004 · 1,475 replies
Japanese Entertainment
wintersweet wrote:"Egao no Hosoku" sounds pretty good. "Slow Dance" is listed on Yahoo's TV listings for Wakaba's slot next week, too, but there's no plot information here:
http://jdorama.com/drama.932.htm
It looks like it might star the very popular (and eminently blah, as far as I'm concerned) Hirosue Ryoko.
Is Wakaba's run ending already? I haven't been following it. And Ryoko's role on Slow Dance is as a supporting one.
And Ryoko's role on Slow Dance is as a supporting one.
Oh, good. *G* What's the show about?
Yahoo's listings for KTSF are rather unreliable...
Wintersweet,
I just got in and started editing my copies of tonight's shows and saw the add for Atarashii Kare.
Dang! Yahoo's been pretty reliable about the upcoming shows, until now. But I have to assume KTSF is going with Atarashii Kare next week.
And I have to wonder, if they were wrong about "Always Smiling", They're probably wrong about "Slow Dance" as well. I didn't notice any adds for it, and I'm under the impression that Wakaba has a long way to run yet.
Anyway, I'm happy about getting to see Atarashii Kare. As I said, I've already seen Always SMiling, so something new is always good. And the add made it look like the show might be interesting.
I just got in and started editing my copies of tonight's shows and saw the add for Atarashii Kare.
Dang! Yahoo's been pretty reliable about the upcoming shows, until now. But I have to assume KTSF is going with Atarashii Kare next week.
And I have to wonder, if they were wrong about "Always Smiling", They're probably wrong about "Slow Dance" as well. I didn't notice any adds for it, and I'm under the impression that Wakaba has a long way to run yet.
Anyway, I'm happy about getting to see Atarashii Kare. As I said, I've already seen Always SMiling, so something new is always good. And the add made it look like the show might be interesting.
maybe slow dance and always smiling are replacments for the sunday nite shows.
least they didn't start another season of ikegami-sho.
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least they didn't start another season of ikegami-sho.
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Slow Dance will replace Divorce Lawyer II when it finishes its run this Sunday. Slow Dance will begin the Sunday after next. I'm pretty impressed because, like Densha Otoko, it's only starting five weeks or so after it started in Japan. (No subtitles, of course.)
Is it possible that Egao no Housoku will be a Memorial Day movie special? Either Fuji or TTV shows a subtitled movie during certain holidays.
The one thing that surprises me is that Fuji, which runs the Saturday evening lineup shows TBS and NHK dramas, and TTV (Sunday night) shows FujiTV dramas.
I don't know when Wakaba will end -- I think we have at least a month more to go. It'll probably be replaced by yet another NHK 1/2 hour drama.
Is it possible that Egao no Housoku will be a Memorial Day movie special? Either Fuji or TTV shows a subtitled movie during certain holidays.
The one thing that surprises me is that Fuji, which runs the Saturday evening lineup shows TBS and NHK dramas, and TTV (Sunday night) shows FujiTV dramas.
I don't know when Wakaba will end -- I think we have at least a month more to go. It'll probably be replaced by yet another NHK 1/2 hour drama.
I doubt Wakaba will end in a month. It's a 151 episode series. If it started around February, with two episodes a week, it should end in about a year. Consider all the ground the dear girl still has to cover before bidding us sayonara: convince her brother and mother to move back to Kobe, uncover the mystery of her late dad resurected as pianist-barman (that alone keeps me glued to my TV screen), build a house surrounded with greenery (so far she's only earned a pair a brand new sheers, thanks to grandpa), and--if I'm to believe my reliable sources--get married. Considering the pace of this series, that ain't gonna happen in a month.
Then Wakaba was daily in Japan? I went to the website for the series, and it had a message about number 26 as being the final chapter. However, I imagine it's possible that it meant the 26th week rather than the 26th episode.
151 episodes would mean 76 weeks of Wakaba for us. Do you remember when it started playing on KTSF? (I missed the first bunch of episodes.)
151 episodes would mean 76 weeks of Wakaba for us. Do you remember when it started playing on KTSF? (I missed the first bunch of episodes.)
Old-Ant
It's my understanding that Fuji TV in Japan and the Fuji Telecast and Production Company ("Fuji TV") are two unrelated companies.
Our "Fuji TV" is really an American advertising and production company located in and serving Northern California.
They pay for the shows from Japan, and produce TV commercials, for local Japanese American businesses, as well as making corporate and educational films.
Re: "Always Smiling" (Egao no Housoku). That's a full 11 episode series, so it doesn't figure to be shown as a special.
More than likely that's what KTSF thought they were getting, but Atarashii Kare is what was sent. The guy I talked to at Fuji TV said that they really have no say in what they're given to show, and they rarely know what the next show will be until the last possible moment.
Regardless of what Yahoo was told...since KTSF ran commercials for "Atarashii Kare" it's a 99.999% certainty that that's what they'll be showing.
And by the way... welcome to the site.
The one thing that surprises me is that Fuji, which runs the Saturday evening lineup shows TBS and NHK dramas, and TTV (Sunday night) shows FujiTV dramas.
It's my understanding that Fuji TV in Japan and the Fuji Telecast and Production Company ("Fuji TV") are two unrelated companies.
Our "Fuji TV" is really an American advertising and production company located in and serving Northern California.
They pay for the shows from Japan, and produce TV commercials, for local Japanese American businesses, as well as making corporate and educational films.
Re: "Always Smiling" (Egao no Housoku). That's a full 11 episode series, so it doesn't figure to be shown as a special.
More than likely that's what KTSF thought they were getting, but Atarashii Kare is what was sent. The guy I talked to at Fuji TV said that they really have no say in what they're given to show, and they rarely know what the next show will be until the last possible moment.
Regardless of what Yahoo was told...since KTSF ran commercials for "Atarashii Kare" it's a 99.999% certainty that that's what they'll be showing.
And by the way... welcome to the site.
A quick I don't buy it but you should keep an eye out anyway alert.
According to today's Chronical, Atarashii Kaze will take over the 8pm slot tonight, Saturday, the 20th. And Slow Dance will take over Wakaba's spot at 9.
It's the Slow Dance part that I don't buy.
Fuji TV's web site lists Atarashii Kaze for tonight, but they still list Wakaba in the 9pm slot.
"Slow Dance" is a brand new show, so I seriously doubt they have it. (Not to mention the fact that I don't think Wakaba is anywhere near being finished.)
I expect Atarashii Kaze to start tonight, to be followed by Wakaba.
But I figured I should make a note about the Chron's announcement, just in case black is white.
According to today's Chronical, Atarashii Kaze will take over the 8pm slot tonight, Saturday, the 20th. And Slow Dance will take over Wakaba's spot at 9.
It's the Slow Dance part that I don't buy.
Fuji TV's web site lists Atarashii Kaze for tonight, but they still list Wakaba in the 9pm slot.
"Slow Dance" is a brand new show, so I seriously doubt they have it. (Not to mention the fact that I don't think Wakaba is anywhere near being finished.)
I expect Atarashii Kaze to start tonight, to be followed by Wakaba.
But I figured I should make a note about the Chron's announcement, just in case black is white.
Geezer wrote:And Slow Dance will take over Wakaba's spot at 9.
It's the Slow Dance part that I don't buy.
The other thing that puzzles me is that Slow Dance is a regular drama (54 minutes long in Japan). I find it difficult for it to fit in the 9:00-9:30 time slot before Yoshitsune. So I also don't believe it.
The TV ads for Slow Dance that they show during the Japanese news broadcasts place it as starting on 28th. That would be the Sunday of next week.
And that's what makes sense because Rikon Bengoshi II will be showing its final episode tomorrow night.
TTV does have Slow Dance, but I doubt it'll be subtitled. My guess is, like Rikon Bengoshi II and Densha Otoko, they're broadcasting it here quickly, but untranslated.
I almost wish they had waited on Slow Dance, and instead went with the subtitled version of Batsu-kare that UTB just started showing in Los Angeles.
I think, like you do, that tonight it will be Atarashii Kaze followed by Wakaba (and then Yoshitsune and IQ Sappuri).
And next week on Sunday night at nine should be Slow Dance, followed by Densha Otoko, and What is Happiness.
(I'm skipping mentioning the filler like 3-Minute Cooking, Hello Restaurant, and Pop-Japan TV.)
And that's what makes sense because Rikon Bengoshi II will be showing its final episode tomorrow night.
TTV does have Slow Dance, but I doubt it'll be subtitled. My guess is, like Rikon Bengoshi II and Densha Otoko, they're broadcasting it here quickly, but untranslated.
I almost wish they had waited on Slow Dance, and instead went with the subtitled version of Batsu-kare that UTB just started showing in Los Angeles.
I think, like you do, that tonight it will be Atarashii Kaze followed by Wakaba (and then Yoshitsune and IQ Sappuri).
And next week on Sunday night at nine should be Slow Dance, followed by Densha Otoko, and What is Happiness.
(I'm skipping mentioning the filler like 3-Minute Cooking, Hello Restaurant, and Pop-Japan TV.)
Oh, and thanks for the welcome, Geezer.
It looks like Fuji-TV agrees with our assessment. They updated Keiji Ichiro to Atarashii Kaze, but they didn't update Wakaba to anything new (and they probably would have at the same time they updated Atarashii Kaze if it had changed).
And TTV USA has Slow Dance every Sunday at 9:00. (The site is only in Japanese, but that's what it says.)
It looks like Fuji-TV agrees with our assessment. They updated Keiji Ichiro to Atarashii Kaze, but they didn't update Wakaba to anything new (and they probably would have at the same time they updated Atarashii Kaze if it had changed).
And TTV USA has Slow Dance every Sunday at 9:00. (The site is only in Japanese, but that's what it says.)
Old-Ant wrote:151 episodes would mean 76 weeks of Wakaba for us. Do you remember when it started playing on KTSF? (I missed the first bunch of episodes.)
In checking my first batch of tapes, "Wakaba" started back on January 22nd. We've still got a lot of sloggin' to go through.
Evening, everyone! Long time lurker; first time poster (and huge Mitsuwa fan). Enjoying the witty repartee given to the KTSF programming. But I have one burning question: Why the hell do they keep running that "Asahi Ryokuken" informercial on Sunday nights, week after week? I mean, come on! Think of something else to put in that slot! :shakehead:
Also: What happened to Eltinator? Haven't seen him post in ages...
CK
CherKell wrote:
In checking my first batch of tapes, "Wakaba" started back on January 22nd. We've still got a lot of sloggin' to go through.
If I count right, that means we won't see the last episode until July 1st, 2006. (And that's assuming no episode is preempted by something else.) Thanks for checking!
Evening, everyone! Long time lurker; first time poster (and huge Mitsuwa fan).
Welcome! Says the new guy... :sweat:
But I have one burning question: Why the hell do they keep running that "Asahi Ryokuken" informercial on Sunday nights, week after week?
It's a paid advertisement, so my guess is that they got a bucket load of money to agree to waste a half an hour on something most of us would rather not see. I guess we should be grateful they placed it at the beginning of their programming rather than sticking it (for example) between Slow Dance and Densha Otoko.
CherKell wrote:
Also: What happened to Eltinator? Haven't seen him post in ages...
I thought he recently got a job, so he has less time to go online. He does pop in here and there.
dochira wrote:
I thought he recently got a job, so he has less time to go online. He does pop in here and there.
He's at college right now. Me and a couple of friends had a going away party for him a couple of days ago. I think he's still getting settled in.
eightysix wrote:
He's at college right now. Me and a couple of friends had a going away party for him a couple of days ago. I think he's still getting settled in.
That's cool. Where did he head off to? :mrgreen:
dochira
The last time we talked I think he said he'd decided on UCLA.
Oh well. I guess these are the start of Elt's wild years.
I'd be happy for him if it didn't cut off such a great source of dramas.
Na. I'm happy for him.
The last time we talked I think he said he'd decided on UCLA.
Oh well. I guess these are the start of Elt's wild years.
I'd be happy for him if it didn't cut off such a great source of dramas.
Na. I'm happy for him.
Hiya CherKell
It's nice to know you're out there. Chime in more often.
Re: the "Asahi Ryokuken" informercial...
Am I wrong, or is drinking a glass full of that stuff one of the punishments for getting a question wrong on Shiro Ito's "Food for the Brain" game show later in the evening?
It's nice to know you're out there. Chime in more often.
Re: the "Asahi Ryokuken" informercial...
Am I wrong, or is drinking a glass full of that stuff one of the punishments for getting a question wrong on Shiro Ito's "Food for the Brain" game show later in the evening?
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