I meant to post this before, but was caught up with finishing Tokudane ASAP. :)
When I received the DVD with the Mezamashi clips on it, T-san included a letter, so I wanted to share. :)
Dear Liz,
All of us at Fuji TV would like to express our sincere gratitude for your assistance and cooperation on our recent production. With your help we were able to produce and broadcast our show to millions of viewers in Japan.
Enclosed is a copy of DVD from the recent program that aired.
Please note that the copy is only for your private viewing and not for commercial use.
The reaction to the segment has been very positive, and we appreciate very much how your valuable participation contributed to the quality of our broadcast.
Again, we thank you for your cooperation and hope to work with you again in the future.
Thank you very much
Sincerely yours,
T-san
When I got that, I was so happy, I sent off an email in reply:
I received the DVD today! Thank you so very much for including "the director's cut" of the segment that would have aired. It was wonderful! My students will be very pleased to see their inclusion, and I cannot wait to show it to them when I return to school next week. My karaoke friends are excited for the additional footage as well.
Again, thank you so much for this opportunity. It was a lot of fun, even with all the waiting we had to do, and I'm glad that they showed at least a little something about NYC to Arashi. Hopefully, this encourages them to come here for themselves. :)
It has been a pleasure working with you and I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!
Best regards,
Liz Halo
And then finally, the last email:
Liz,
Happy New Year!
Thank you very much for your email.
It has been a pleasure working with you too and I appreciate your patient and understanding.
Hope your students and friends like the piece I edited.
Please keep in touch and get together sometimes soon.
Thank you.
So.... does it look like maybe there may be future collaborations with Fuji TV? Maybe? :D Regardless, I found out this morning that on Arashi's latest AnS episode (which aired 01-05-2010) they mentioned Americans playing sugoroku! :D This was from the Tokudane episode. XD Heee! We are getting noticed for sure. ^.^b