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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:41 pm Post subject:
niknik wrote:
Watched Episode 1 of Odagiri's drama, Atami no Sousakan without subs.
I hope someone subs this, because someone at d-addicts said it was like a heavy Jikou Keisatsu with dark humor...
^ both have same director I watched the first episode too! I am sold!
This summer season is a relatively good one for me! Am already at episode 4 of Hotaru no Hikaru 2 - it's losing some steam and uses some cliches I hate but that was expected. So far, so fun!
Unubore Deka - watched episodes 3 (so far my favourite) and 4 and still like it but I start to wonder if it's not a little too formulatic. More storylines for the Unubore 5 please!
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:39 am Post subject:
Episode 2 of Dream Again, about a baseball player who dies and comes halfway back to life. Gaijin actually though it was ok, worth a watch, so far it's good, Sorimachi is so watchable when he's toned down like here. _________________
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:01 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
^ Halfway back to life?
An angel gives him a second chance, brings him back to life as somebody else. Think Heaven Can Wait with Sorimachi in the Warren Beatty role as a Tokyo Giant instead of an L.A. Ram.
Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 6884 Location: Syracuse, NY Country:
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:07 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
^ Halfway back to life?
Yeah, as gaijin just said, his soul but not his body came back. Coming back as a billionaire is a nice consolation for going halfway back. _________________
An angel gives him a second chance, brings him back to life as somebody else. Think Heaven Can Wait with Sorimachi in the Warren Beatty role as a Tokyo Giant instead of an L.A. Ram.
So for some reason I have this block against Primadam... and I haven't even started it yet. So I'm going see if I can start My Little Chef... _________________
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:49 am Post subject:
Shinzanmono. A Japanese word meaning: 1) Excessively Sentimental. 2) Liquid Animal Fat. Especially Chicken Fat.
Oh no... wait. That's the definition of the word "Schmaltz".
Well, six of one, half a dozen of the other. "Shinzanmono" -- http://jdorama.com/drama.1517.htm -- is a detective show that ends each episode positively dripping with schmaltz... and I really do not like murder mysteries dripping with schmaltz.
I watched the whole show. I thought the basic idea was good, and I thought Abe was terrific. But the writing made me want to fast forward through the final ten minutes of each episode. And as all mystery fans know... those last ten minutes are supposed to be the big bit. _________________
Shinzanmono. A Japanese word meaning: 1) Excessively Sentimental. 2) Liquid Animal Fat. Especially Chicken Fat.
Oh no... wait. That's the definition of the word "Schmaltz".
Well, six of one, half a dozen of the other. "Shinzanmono" -- http://jdorama.com/drama.1517.htm -- is a detective show that ends each episode positively dripping with schmaltz... and I really do not like murder mysteries dripping with schmaltz.
I watched the whole show. I thought the basic idea was good, and I thought Abe was terrific. But the writing made me want to fast forward through the final ten minutes of each episode. And as all mystery fans know... those last ten minutes are supposed to be the big bit.
Yup.
It was mentioned more than once in the What Are you Watching and Shinzanmono threads.
Abe was terrific, but the drama was blunted by an overabundance of teary sentimentality...
That one took awhile for me, didn't really get going until episode 4 or 5, but turned out to be okay after that.
I watched episodes 1-3 and I'm enjoying the show! I can see it becoming repetitive and dull, but right now the characters are keeping me interested. I hope they continue to do so! _________________
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I watched the first episode too! I am sold!
Coming back as a billionaire is a nice consolation for going halfway back. 
