Arashi grows up? Surely not!
Another picspam ostensibly for flange5, this one unsolicited and probably way too long (these things easily get out of control, don’t they?). But I thought it might be interesting to explore one of the older Arashi programs that no one seems to pay attention to. Maybe with good reason, but I found it enjoyable despite its limitations.
( And it features Sho and Aiba, so no problems there. &hearts )
( And it features Sho and Aiba, so no problems there. &hearts )
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Oooohh . . . you gave me Sakuraiba for the birthday&hearts . . . and my very own tag . . .
*is giddy*
What I like about the 'mature' concept is that for it to work, the show would have to stop . . .
I like your interpretation that being an adult doesn't require the sort of arbitrary end to fun. It always makes me sad when students seem to think that, like 'what kind of life do you see in front of you???'
The dubious look that Sho gives the udder just before he milks her made me crack up so hard--it's like he's totally sizing up an enemy or an obstacle. Also, he looks mildly skeeved out, which I unaccountably find hilarious. But maybe that's because I &hearts Sho in pretty much every incarnation.
Also, the look on his face when he grills that poor defenseless inoffensive shellfish >_< I agree wholeheartedly.
And thank god, poor Sho didn't have to bungee. While it's amusing to play off of their weaknesses for a laugh . . . He often looks really scared, and . . . D ( ... )
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I must see whether the other episodes continue in this vein of 'learning to be mature', or whether they abandoned this idea the same way they abandoned the original 'documentary' focus of DnA. Clearly, as you point out, the concept is flawed -- but if all their guests are going to suggest stuff like this, maybe they wouldn't achieve some sort of typical 'maturity' anyway.
I agree with sadness for people who seem to think being grown up means not enjoying yourself anymore. I much prefer the 'ah, now I have an income, so I can get that Playstation/anime/trip-to-Graceland I never could have before' mentality. Even people who have kids should be able to keep having fun -- should keep having fun, since if they forget how to be kids, they will never be able to help theirs.
I wish I could have that apprehensive Sho face without the udder. It's amazing.
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On the maturity theme for the show; true--It would be cool if the 'adults' kind went the 'being adult' means all kinds of things which don't necessarily mean being 'mature.' I could get behind that.
So you know how my car hasn't broken in the last 2 months? yeah. back window came off the tracks. So it's permanently open. And it looks like rain >_<
Oh well.
I refuse to spaz. See how adult I'm being?
*rolls eyes*
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Didn't get to finish replying to all your original comment, since Meg came to fetch me earlier than I expected. But...
Yes, I was very happy that Aiba was chosen over Sho, since I prefer that Sho suffer as little as possible. (Aiba was alternately giggling and screaming for help during his bungee, so I think he wasn't that scared -- not petrified like Sho usually is in these situations). But I think we overlook that Sho always does it, whatever it is -- which is either very brave of him to overcome his fears, or else very lemming-like of him to let the others push him into stuff. (In a V6 thing I saw recently, a couple of the guys simply would not jump off a cliff just because the other four did, ( ... )
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You can find others (and a couple other early, unknown shows) at gyakukaiten. But they're all raw, so you either have to work at it, or else make up your own answers (I do a little of both, I guess). She really does say 'miso soup,' though -- I checked the onscreen kanji.
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