Tag: tv drama / tv series / miniseries

  • The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years – Oh, Really?

    Entertainment Weekly has finally put up their list of Greatest Characters online.

    Excuse me as I What? – Bernie Mac over The Bride from Kill Bill, or Lisbeth Salander from Millennium Trilogy? Will Smith’s Hancock over Whilhelmina from Ugly Betty? With no traces of Wolverine? Seriously? Hancock over Wolverine? And don’t tell me it’s because Wolverine is an old character, because Tony Stark (Iron Man) made it to the list… and he’s not what we would exactly call from the “last 20 years” either.

    The list is questionable… not only for the inclusions and omissions, also for placing. tsk tsk.

    As much as I love Sue Sylvester (and Jane Lynch), I think she should be lower than characters like House or Dexter. Also… Rachel Green on the Top10? Over guys like Jack Bauer from 24? And Edward Cullen from Twilight over freaking Don Draper from Mad Men???? Really? Or even Miranda Priestly from Devils Wears Prada?

    But gotta give it to you for at least including some of the names. You know like Starbuck. Or Stewie from Family Guy… Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, and Edward Scissorhands — if you didn’t count, that’s TWO Johnny Depps right there~~~ Then there’s Hannibal Lecter, The Joker, and Buffy.

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  • Television Meme

    His Eyes Were Watching Movies with a Television Meme… Hmmmkay~

    Day 01 – A show that should have never been canceled
    Firefly

    Day 02 – A show that you wish more people were watching
    Dexter

    Day 03 – Your favorite new show ( aired this t.v season)
    Glee – I don’t think people get why I watch it.

    Day 04 – Your favorite show ever
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Day 05 – A show you hate
    CSI Miami – I was gonna say some reality tv, but it seemed unfair.

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  • Remembering Jinseitte Uso Mitai – Life is like a Lie~

    From WOWOW’s experimental 2008 drama, Camouflage.

    Ryo Kase and Yu Aoi = LOVE.

    I think this one was the BEST chapter of the series. [here for the recap]

    have a good not-suffering end of the weekend, but an overall relaxing Sunday.
    or you know, have a good new week if you’re on the other side of the world~~~

  • Glee Quote of the Week – S01×20 – Theatricality

    Or should I say scene? or situation?

    Because, oh Principal Figgins! You do believe vampires are real!

    Principal Figgins: It has come to my attention that the look you [talking to Tina] sport is what is known as “Goth”. American teens are coming down with a serious case of Twilight Fever, transformed from normal children into vampires obssessed with the occult, and only yesterday this dark specter reared its head at McKinley High.

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  • Joe Odagiri and Chiaki Kuriyama for New Satoshi Miki Drama

    Two of my favorite people are teaming up with one of my fave Japanese directors for a new drama for Asahi TV. Joe Odagiri was set to star on Atami no Sousakan (熱海の捜査官, Atami Investigators?), a series directed by Satoshi Miki (Turtles Swim Faster than Expected, Instant Swamp) that will start airing on Asahi TV on July 2nd (Friday) at 11.15pm. And now, Chiaki Kuriyama (Kill Bill) has joined the cast.

    Now… wonder, is anyone subbing this, or am I watching this and figuring out the plot as I go. LOL

    via Tokyograph.

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    *EDIT*

    I dunno why I posted July 2nd
    it starts July 30th

  • Yusuke Iseya joins Ryomaden

    So… casting over at the current NHK Taiga drama gets even more interesting with the announcement that Yusuke Iseya will be playing Takasugi Shinsaku, samurai friend of Ryomaden.

    His first appearance will be in the episode scheduled to air on July 18th. It starts from the scene where Ryoma meets Shinsaku and other Choshu samaurai by chance at a restaurant in Nagasaki.

    Suzuki Kei, the chief producer, explained: “Ryoma and Shinsaku both died young, had an unconventional fashion sense, dreamed of activity overseas, there were a lot of common features between them. We’ll be depicting them as ‘having the same soul,’ the friendship and intermingling of two people as soulmates.”

    via Arama They Didn’t.

    Bolding mine.

    I gotta be honest with you, I haven’t kept up with Ryomaden, mainly because it just gets a really difficult time-slot here. It airs like at 6am, and then it re-airs at 1pm… Maybe NHK should really think about differing their transmission. But then I would be complaining about that too, right?

    Six Degrees of separation! Well, not really… Yu Aoi — anyone knows when her character will show up? — played opposite Yusuke Iseya on Honey & Clover. Their names also appeared together on Tekkonkinkreet… and Tekkon is much cooler than HachiKURO xD

    I just wanted to post this photo.

  • Glee Quote of the Week – S01×19 – Dream On

    Last night was the Whedon episode, featuring Neil Patrick Harris.
    Can I just say I love NPH even more?

    Glee didn’t quite feel like Glee with Whedon directing. Maybe it was because the episode wasn’t really over-the-top like other times, but it wasn’t overly sappy, either. Whedon’s style seems to just flow… or maybe it was the storyline.

    Anyway… did you miss the irony of this one scene?

    Bryan Ryan: Sue, you’re an impressive woman. I can’t tell you how much you turn me on right now. You ever heard of the term “anger sex”.

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  • Glee Quote of the Week – S01×18 – Laryngitis

    I liked the episode a lot, even though it wasn’t over-the-top funny, but it was a good episode overall. The Kurt storyline still gets to me. I always feel so sad for him.

    Having said that, I was thinking of adding another Brittany quote, but I thought Rachel needed a little bust. I mean, she is often the character you want to hate, but I thought her annoying was funny this week.

    I am like Tinkerbell, Finn. I need applause to live!

    *claps hands* I believe in fairies!! I do, I do! xD

  • Musical Sequence Funny Dance Off!

    I know Glee has much MUCH more budget than Popular ever did, so we are judging on funny. Sure, Glee doesn’t make up songs, but still it’s great when they don’t take themselves too serious. Though, I am a sucker for their Keep Holding On, even if I really disliked the Avril Lavigne version one. Also their My Life Would Suck Without You – you know what I think of Kelly Clarkson’s music. Meh.

    So I was looking for a funny Glee performance… I was gonna choose Sex You Up, but I thought the kids should fight it off with the cast of Popular. Bring it!

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  • Glee Quote of the Week – S01×17 – Bad Reputation

    I couldn’t stop laughing the first half of the episode.
    can this show get even more gayer? xD
    I mean… that Physical video was~~~ xD

    but what got me once again is Brittany…
    that girl and her one-liners~~~

    Artie: Uhm, excuse me. Why is she here?

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