Jav_sol wrote:

Yeah, I felt like they wasted a lot of time.

It's called "Padding."

bmwracer wrote:

It's called "Padding."

As necessary as excess fat?

Wynter wrote:

Last few episodes of Dinner on Thursday left. I stalled to re-watch Last Christmas. One epi of that drama left. I always forget just how amazing Last Christmas is until I watch it again.

Really? Usually it gets panned. Maybe I need to check it out.
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Eve wrote:

Really? Usually it gets panned. Maybe I need to check it out.

I liked it, it was pretty good. Maybe you've got it confused with the song of the same name by WHAM! (aka George Michael). During Christmas one of the local radio stations had a survey about Christmas songs and "Last Christmas" by WHAM! was on a lot of lists as "Worst Christmas Song Ever".

OT: 2 episodes to go with Kaseifu no Mita. It kind of flattened out in the middle, but now that we're starting to find out why Nanako is the way she is, it's picking up. This drama is a must see for Nanako fans!

Finished Kaseifu no Mita, Nanako's best work in a long time!!

Given the great ratings it got and the ending, I wonder if they're going to make a sequel. I hope not. Except for Shomuni, sequels usually don't measure up to the original.

Go, Episode 45.

Marathoning through Beautiful Life at the recommendation of a friend. Last thing he recommended to me was Orange Days, so he's definitely sticking to a theme here...

It's the oldest J-drama I've watched other than GTO, and it's interesting to see how similar/different things are from a decade ago. Not overly invested in the story, though.

Finished Himitsu Chouhouin Erika. Solid drama.
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Finished off Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu. As I said before good performances by Karina and Yoshitaka Yuriko. I found the show boring, I still can't believe it was only 10 eps felt like so much more.

started with Shokuzai I know I'm gonna love this.

Dosokai. The kind of drama you want to watch on a cold rainy winter night huddled on your couch. But where IS THE RAIN?...And still now snow in Tahoe...my skis are getting restless....Anyone knows a good rain dance?
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Eve wrote:

Really? Usually it gets panned. Maybe I need to check it out.

I liked it too. It was my (ex)girlfriend's favorite. We watched it two years in a row back when we were dating.
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Stresemann wrote:

Marathoning through Beautiful Life at the recommendation of a friend. Last thing he recommended to me was Orange Days, so he's definitely sticking to a theme here... It's the oldest J-drama I've watched other than GTO, and it's interesting to see how similar/different things are from a decade ago. Not overly invested in the story, though.

I really liked Tokiwa in it. If you liked Orange Days you should see Say You Love Me, she is wonderful and heartbreakingly lovely in it. The actor who plays the lead role is amazing.

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Watching Taira no Kiyomori, though it feels like I'm the only one watching it. No one else interested?
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junny wrote:

Watching Taira no Kiyomori, though it feels like I'm the only one watching it. No one else interested?

The final part of Gou airs locally this weekend, then they're running a couple other things. Taira, , , probably won't start here until the middle/end of February.

gaijinmark wrote:

The final part of Gou airs locally this weekend

Yup, Episode 46, Part 2... Another commercial-fest.

The first part consisted of 40 minutes of drama (including opening titles) and 20 minutes of commercials.

was trying to clean up some files and found an old copy of water boys....
gonna try to watch it again....
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Re-watching Last Christmas with the gf
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junny wrote:

Watching Taira no Kiyomori, though it feels like I'm the only one watching it. No one else interested?

I gave up on watching Gou last year but this time I came prepared with a history book and watched the first two episodes of Taira no Kiyomori but I suspect its more based on the Heike Monogatari rather than history. The story about Kiyomori's mother whilst dramatic, may not be true.I didn't recognize Seiko Matsuda or Fukiishi Kazue.

I'm starting Beach Boys.
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