quick reviews of dramas I'm watching

[calixa]

Rich Man, Poor Woman: If you're not watching this WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS?? Best jdrama in ages, hands down.

Bridal Mask: I have to say this is losing some of its lustre because Kangto's development from misguided bastard to noble hero was the main draw for me. I also can't stand how much of the plot has become a tedious cat-and-mouse game

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[wistfulmemory]

I've now seen two recs in a row for Rich Man, Poor Woman. *heads off to download first episode*

I love The Lizzie Bennet Diaries! I've been watching since the first episode came out, and it just keeps getting better. All three sisters are wonderful (and I love that they're all redheads), Charlotte is a great best friend, Bing is so sweet I swear I'm going to get diabetes whenever he's on the screen, and Caroline is so smirky and evil. I'm also looking forward to how they're going to introduce Darcy (as that's going to cause so much drama).

[calixa]

You won't regret it!!

LBD is so delightful, I'm so glad I saw recs for it on my flist because now I have something to look forward to watching on my lunch breaks on mon/thurs. Tomorrow is a new ep, eeeeee!

[wistfulmemory]

First episode is officially downloaded and ready to play. I will come back here to squee when I've finished watching it.

LBD was recced to me by a friend who was doing her Masters on Jane Austen and modern interpretations (though sadly this appeared after she was finished). With school starting again, I'm going to have to put off watching the episodes until evening. :( *happy dance for new episode tomorrow* I'm loving Lydia's diaries, too. Mary is fun, and I am highly amused that Kitty is an actual cat.

Oh, random thought, but have you ever heard of the Jane Austen Drinking Game? http://www.mostlywatertheatre.com/jadg.html One day I will play this with my friends.

[wistfulmemory]

That was such fun! It's been a while since I've watched Oguri Shun in a drama, and the drama sucked me right in. I want to watch more now, but I think I'm going to hold off and let it be my reward for getting through teachers' convention. *starts downloading next episode*

[ladysaotome]

RMPW is the best jdrama in a long time, so far. So excited to see the rest of it!

[calixa]

Me too! I literally shouted NOOOOOOOOOOOO at the end of ep three! Hahaha <3

[fivil]

Lizzie Bennet Diaries sound amaze, will def check it out! There's a lot of good web series out there but it's so hard to find recommendations or hype about any of them, so it's almost impossible to know what's good enough to watch and what's just mediocrity.

Rich Man Poor Woman is on my list, maybe checking it out once it's fully subbed.

[calixa]

I know, I am on youtube for hours everyday and rarely come across anything nearly as good as Lizzie Bennet Diaries, but I know there must be others like it out there. There should be a blog or website dedicated to that sort of thing.

RMPW is really good!

[fivil]

Hee, I watched all the eps last night and love it! It'll be hard to wait for upcoming episodes, watching them in one go was so much fun!

I read some of the head writer's Tumblr today, seems like a really considerate, awesome guy who knows what the Bechdel test is and wants episodes to pass it, even if the source material makes it a tad impossible. I also like that the cast is not all-white. Delightful.

It's making me want to re-read the original novel.. :D

[hamanosilence]

Really a good dorama, and Satomichan is just too adorable :)