All about Dramas
Watched
Uta no Oniisan Ep 7
Okay. So the big wind up as things are coming to an end. Okay, I get it. Really. But... was anyone else disappointed?
I hated Kenta yelling at Manabe. He's supposed to love her, damn it.
I STILL hate Akane. I don't care. She fucked up, she deserves what she gets. Move on already.
I don't WANT the kiddie show to end. Stupid Japan with his realisim even in the face of complete absurdity.
Last Friends
I finally finished it. Souske killing himself? Dude... you couldn't have just gone to therapy or something?
In all seriousness, this is NOT a show for the faint of heart. There's rape, there's geneder identity disorder, there's sexual child abuse. There's... just a lot of misery.
Well done misery, at that.
The ending felt very complete for me. It was a quiet sort of comfort that came with the finale. I can almost imagine the happily ever after and I'm certainly okay with it.
As a series I liked it...but I certainly wouldn't say I loved it with the desperation of Proposal D or HYD or HanaKimi. I was definitey not rushing home to finish the episodes.
Yasashii Jikan
Another one I finally finished after a long break in the middle.
I so totally hated Nino's hair during that period. *shudder*
Meanwhile, actually pertaining to the fic, I loved Nino, his father and Nagasawa Masami's character. I still have a raging girl crush on her ever since Proposal D. She's horribly sad and strange in this show and I loved how she and Nino's character connected, despite the back and forth.
All in all though, I fasf forwarded through probably half of the series that dealt with the dead mother and the cafe customers. Maybe it was important? Idk, but it was definitely boring.
I'd reccomend it, but skip through anything not involving father-dude, Nino or Masami.
ROOKIES Ep 1 and 3
I totally picked this drama because it has baseball. I love baseball.
It also has Sato Ryuta who is such wonderfully DORKY LOVE. I love him like Sho loves him. And he's totally awesome in it.
And there's also that gay high jumper from HanaKimi in it. So that's fun.
There's also a lot of violence. Which, okay, Japan, it's totally obvious you're just trying to toughen up your image, but give it a rest already. It sorta loses it's impact after the eigth guy in five minutes bleeds all over the place. But, hey, you get props for realistic looking blood.
Somehow, I lost ep 2. I don't feel badly at all.
HYD Final
Yes, I saw it many many months ago. All in all, I was quite pleased with the cracktasticness.
I watched the Directors Cut ending again yesterday and watched the credits with the S1 finale all shot very pretty and far away and it sort of, still, to this day, makes my heart skip a beat. My friends, who I've made sit through HYD even though they have no interest in Japanese TV both agree it was the best kiss they've ever seen. Period.
*Happy sigh*
In American televison: Battlestar Galactica
OH. MY GOD. THERE IS ONLY ONE EPISODE LEFT.
I--I'm not ready for this. I haven't prepared myself for just one episode. There's so much left unanswered. How can it be over in one episode?!
Also? The second to last episode was pure genius. I think I cried like three times. Only BSG would pull out life before the attack on Caprica the episode before the finale and just... fill in so many gaps and leave things still so open to interpretation.
And Adama. Oh, God, Adama... it's amazing the amount of respect I have for a TV character. I could go on and on, but... just... wow.
Upcoming Dramas:
The Quiz Show: OMG! EVIL!TRAUMATIZED SHO! YAYYYY!!!!!!!!
Smile: GIRL WHO CAN'T TALK FALLS FOR MATSUJUN! ... For all that I think Jun is perhaps the worst actor of all of Arashi, I admire the mans presense. I love how he GOES for it in every scene. Whatever. I miss my silly romcom Japanese dramas. I hope this one delievers without being... too emo.
Toma's new one: I don't even know what it's about. Hell, I haven't even gotten Voice downloaded yet. But I want. I also want more Nakatsu like roles for him. Because I loved Nakatsu. I mourned for Nakatsu and his love. Toma just has this way of tearing me apart in whatever he does. HanaKimi, Maou,
Konkatsu!: Nakai and Ryuta together! Looking for romance! I love Nakai. And I have no idea if he can act. Guess we'll see.
Arashi-ness:
To bring us up to speed in Arashi's 2009 so far:
Three Dramas
TV Movie
Two singles
Major TV Movie
What to expect:
Another two singles for the two dramas
Summer concerts?
WILD 10th Anniversary Party this fall. (they have to, right? this is the biggest any JE group has ever been ever. Let alone at the 10 year mark)
Hopes:
AIBA. DRAMA. DO IT THIS SUMMER.
Another Nino drama. 'Cause I love him.
Arashi drama/movie together. Because it would make my heart happy.
Return to Hawaii. (pleasepleasepleaseplease. I'm saving, just in case.)
Fic bits:
I want someone to write me 5 Times Ohmiya Make a Porno. Three of which are directed by the rest of Arashi. Please? *bats eyes* Pretty please?
Uta no Oniisan Ep 7
Okay. So the big wind up as things are coming to an end. Okay, I get it. Really. But... was anyone else disappointed?
I hated Kenta yelling at Manabe. He's supposed to love her, damn it.
I STILL hate Akane. I don't care. She fucked up, she deserves what she gets. Move on already.
I don't WANT the kiddie show to end. Stupid Japan with his realisim even in the face of complete absurdity.
Last Friends
I finally finished it. Souske killing himself? Dude... you couldn't have just gone to therapy or something?
In all seriousness, this is NOT a show for the faint of heart. There's rape, there's geneder identity disorder, there's sexual child abuse. There's... just a lot of misery.
Well done misery, at that.
The ending felt very complete for me. It was a quiet sort of comfort that came with the finale. I can almost imagine the happily ever after and I'm certainly okay with it.
As a series I liked it...but I certainly wouldn't say I loved it with the desperation of Proposal D or HYD or HanaKimi. I was definitey not rushing home to finish the episodes.
Yasashii Jikan
Another one I finally finished after a long break in the middle.
I so totally hated Nino's hair during that period. *shudder*
Meanwhile, actually pertaining to the fic, I loved Nino, his father and Nagasawa Masami's character. I still have a raging girl crush on her ever since Proposal D. She's horribly sad and strange in this show and I loved how she and Nino's character connected, despite the back and forth.
All in all though, I fasf forwarded through probably half of the series that dealt with the dead mother and the cafe customers. Maybe it was important? Idk, but it was definitely boring.
I'd reccomend it, but skip through anything not involving father-dude, Nino or Masami.
ROOKIES Ep 1 and 3
I totally picked this drama because it has baseball. I love baseball.
It also has Sato Ryuta who is such wonderfully DORKY LOVE. I love him like Sho loves him. And he's totally awesome in it.
And there's also that gay high jumper from HanaKimi in it. So that's fun.
There's also a lot of violence. Which, okay, Japan, it's totally obvious you're just trying to toughen up your image, but give it a rest already. It sorta loses it's impact after the eigth guy in five minutes bleeds all over the place. But, hey, you get props for realistic looking blood.
Somehow, I lost ep 2. I don't feel badly at all.
HYD Final
Yes, I saw it many many months ago. All in all, I was quite pleased with the cracktasticness.
I watched the Directors Cut ending again yesterday and watched the credits with the S1 finale all shot very pretty and far away and it sort of, still, to this day, makes my heart skip a beat. My friends, who I've made sit through HYD even though they have no interest in Japanese TV both agree it was the best kiss they've ever seen. Period.
*Happy sigh*
In American televison: Battlestar Galactica
OH. MY GOD. THERE IS ONLY ONE EPISODE LEFT.
I--I'm not ready for this. I haven't prepared myself for just one episode. There's so much left unanswered. How can it be over in one episode?!
Also? The second to last episode was pure genius. I think I cried like three times. Only BSG would pull out life before the attack on Caprica the episode before the finale and just... fill in so many gaps and leave things still so open to interpretation.
And Adama. Oh, God, Adama... it's amazing the amount of respect I have for a TV character. I could go on and on, but... just... wow.
Upcoming Dramas:
The Quiz Show: OMG! EVIL!TRAUMATIZED SHO! YAYYYY!!!!!!!!
Smile: GIRL WHO CAN'T TALK FALLS FOR MATSUJUN! ... For all that I think Jun is perhaps the worst actor of all of Arashi, I admire the mans presense. I love how he GOES for it in every scene. Whatever. I miss my silly romcom Japanese dramas. I hope this one delievers without being... too emo.
Toma's new one: I don't even know what it's about. Hell, I haven't even gotten Voice downloaded yet. But I want. I also want more Nakatsu like roles for him. Because I loved Nakatsu. I mourned for Nakatsu and his love. Toma just has this way of tearing me apart in whatever he does. HanaKimi, Maou,
Konkatsu!: Nakai and Ryuta together! Looking for romance! I love Nakai. And I have no idea if he can act. Guess we'll see.
Arashi-ness:
To bring us up to speed in Arashi's 2009 so far:
Three Dramas
TV Movie
Two singles
Major TV Movie
What to expect:
Another two singles for the two dramas
Summer concerts?
WILD 10th Anniversary Party this fall. (they have to, right? this is the biggest any JE group has ever been ever. Let alone at the 10 year mark)
Hopes:
AIBA. DRAMA. DO IT THIS SUMMER.
Another Nino drama. 'Cause I love him.
Arashi drama/movie together. Because it would make my heart happy.
Return to Hawaii. (pleasepleasepleaseplease. I'm saving, just in case.)
Fic bits:
I want someone to write me 5 Times Ohmiya Make a Porno. Three of which are directed by the rest of Arashi. Please? *bats eyes* Pretty please?