�� wrote:

6 kinds of stupid to do that.

�� wrote:

But what really irritated me from the 1st episode was showing them going out to race in the middle of a storm. You'd have to be 6 kinds of stupid to do that.

Anything for love?

Don't bet on this but the ratings possibly could be down due to finals and exams during this time.

Plus, people have other things to do than watch dramas all the time.

well, they still watch koumyo ga tsuji

CenturyLover wrote:

well, they still watch koumyo ga tsuji

majority of the older people watch it

probably true

SMAPxELAINE wrote:

All the top 3 rankings are all made by Kimura: Hero, Love Generation & Long Vacation. Only he himself can break his record�c

Sorry, but none of those three series you mention are among the top three highest rated dorama of all time. The highest rated series was Oshin, with a peak rating of 62.9%, and a number of Taiga dramas have scored over 40%.

shin2 wrote:

Sorry, but none of those three series you mention are among the top three highest rated dorama of all time. The highest rated series was Oshin, with a peak rating of 62.9%, and a number of Taiga dramas have scored over 40%.

It all depends on whether you include asadora and taiga dramas.

�� wrote:

It all depends on whether you include asadora and taiga drama.

yeah if you're just referring to getsuku doramas....kimura is king...regardless if you hate him or not...that's a fuggin' fact.

jjpsychic2 wrote:

majority of the older people watch it

Just curious, but are you implying that the ratings of Koumyo ga Tsugi are not as relevant as the ratings of the other series because of the demographics of its audience?

�� wrote:

It all depends on whether you include asadora and taiga dramas.

I do.

shin2 wrote:

I do.

And some people don't. I can see the logic of it, as they are arguably different kinds of dramas marketed to different audiences.

shin2 wrote:

I do.

that's fine but it's comparing apples to oranges....to compare jidaigeki pieces to "modern" doramas.....there's a disconnect there....they are too different to compare them for the purposes of critical commentary.

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah if you're just referring to getsuku doramas....kimura is king...regardless if you hate him or not...that's a fuggin' fact.

Johnny Kitagawa must be very happy.

shin2 wrote:

Johnny Kitagawa must be very happy.

haha.. Johnny Kitagawa is ALWAYS happy cuz he's got a constant stream of young male celebrities that are willing to give him lap dances in his office. As long as they can satisfy his gay fantasies he'll be happy.

Tu_triky wrote:

haha.. Johnny Kitagawa is ALWAYS happy cuz he's got a constant stream of young male celebrities that are willing to give him lap dances in his office. As long as they can satisfy his gay fantasies he'll be happy.

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"Ano toki ano basho kienai kono kizuna"
so pretty...

usagi_on_the_moon wrote:

thanks usagi...i love rabbits but i'm just "keepin' it real." all things aside, i like to make ppl laugh so it's good to see you chuckle

Tu_triky wrote:

that's fine but it's comparing apples to oranges....to compare jidaigeki pieces to "modern" doramas.....there's a disconnect there....they are too different to compare them for the purposes of critical commentary.

We're not talking about critiquing the quality of a TV series; we're discussing how many viewers watch a particular TV series. It's akin to looking at how much money theatrical movies take in. The particular genre of a film plays second fiddle to how much money it makes. Whether a dorama is a Sunday night Taiga program, a weekday Asadora series, or a prime time trendy show, they are all TV dorama and subject to the same ratings system. The focus is on numbers, not content. And as I have said on other posts, the popularity of a particular title is not necessarily a measure of the quality of that series. Oh, and as far as comparing shows of different genres, don't the Academy Awards (both American and Japanese) do that every year?

shin2 wrote:

Whether a dorama is a Sunday night Taiga program, a weekday Asadora series, or a prime time trendy show, they are all TV dorama and subject to the same ratings system.

Yeah, but they have arguably different audiences because of the show-time and content, and we are measuring the audience, so it makes sense to me, and some others, to consider them separately with respect to ratings.

�� wrote:

Yeah, but they have arguably different audiences because of the show-time and content, and we are measuring the audience, so it makes sense to me, and some others, to consider them separately with respect to ratings.

i totally agree.