Future of JDramas in the U.S.

I wasn't talking about NBC or FOX picking up one of the Japanese shows.

I was talking about the TV-DVD home market.

I know. I wasn't responding to what you said. I was just speaking generally... I brought up NBC and other big networks just for contrasting the idea of a cable network picking a show up. If they were going to be picked up to be shown on TV, that's the scenario I imagine it happening in, since the model those cable networks run on is much different than the others. Individual ratings for their movies or shows aren't as important as how many new viewers buy into the service to see them.

Anime, sci-fi, and horror are all accepted in mainstream entertainment now. The "hardcore" fans of each are a different story, but the millions of people that go see the latest summer sci-fi blockbuster probably aren't hardcore scifi fans, just like the kids watching Yu-Gi-Oh or Yu Yu Hakusho probably aren't amassing a huge collection of obscure japanese cartoons.

I have no idea how many people in the US are into dramas already. getting some ratings from the few stations scattered about that show them would be interesting.

Me like CSI: Miami and The Sopranos.

Can't wait to see NBC's Hawaii (The Man crosses fingers). You guys try go watch 'em too, maybe The Man and/or Groink and/or Ahochaude and/or Saburo and/or RinRin et al. appear on d'a show; you nevah know, you know?

I got a response to one of my letters.

As I mentioned earlier, I sent a note (snail mail) to Paramount Studios trying to get them interested in bringing Japanese Prime Time Doramas to the U.S. Home DVD market, and this morning I got this email:

"Dear Mr Foley

Thank you for your letter of September 22, 2004 to Mr Lesinski regarding your views on the potential US market (DVD) for "Doramas." Your thoughts have been shared with both our Japanese and US Home Entertainment management. Thanks for expressing your interest to us. And please keep buying your favorite TV shows on DVD!

Regards

Steven M. Glick
Executive Vice President Business Affairs, Licensees & Business Development
Paramount Home Entertainment International "

I'm kind of excited about this because now we have the contact information for the guys who make the decisions at Paramount Studios. And Paramount Studios is working hard on the DVD home market.

(Quick note: The letter I sent to Sony Corp America came back unopened because I didn't address it to a specific person. I'll have to work on that one.)

Anyway...

Snail Mails sent to:

Thomas Lesinski
President of World Wide Home Entertainment
Paramount Studios
5555 Melrose Ave
Hollywood Ca 90038

Obviously do get opened and read. And he's the boss.

Snail mail can also be sent to:

Steven M. Glick
Executive Vice President Business Affairs, Licensees & Business Development
Paramount Home Entertainment International

at the same address.

Or you can send him an email at:

[email protected]

You want high quality, legal copies of Japanese Doramas available to the U.S. Market? These are the guys we have to convince.

If enough people ask for this stuff... they'll think they can make a profit. And if they think they can make a profit...

So get out your pens and pencils boys and girls. Because one note from me isn't gonna do anything.

Awwright, Geez.... Workin' the system. :applaud: :applaud:

Some want to cure cancer.

Some want to end world hunger.

I just want to be able to buy or rent broadcast quality copies of J-Doramas, with understandable English Subtitles.

Call me a dreamer.

But other people have to join the crusade!

O' how I wish this dream were to materialize. I hope Japanese Television Studios realize that English subtitles will make their market larger. I mean, there are millions of people born in Asia, living around the world, who watch dramas. Just try to sub them in English. However, I :applaud: the fansub community who take their time to make doramas accessible to an English speaking audience.

Geez, talk about bring back the dead...... what an old thread.

Exactly TWO years old.
I guess they didn't get to convince them eh? :sweat:

The discussions in this thread are not specific to any one Jdorama. Shouldn't this whole thread be moved over to the GD forum?

thtl wrote:The discussions in this thread are not specific to any one Jdorama. Shouldn't this whole thread be moved over to the GD forum?

Or move it in the J-ent section :bonk: