Boys Before Friends

i dont know. i dont like the way that now that the show is airing the production company has all but erased any mention of the source material. even on the shows website they refer to it as "on original story" written by two jackasses who are stretching the meaning of the word original so far it ceases to have meaning.

It has improved, but it's still pretty crappy. I am still annoyed at how they portray us Americans. All the implied sex is a put off. Sure, they aren't showing it, but they sure do talk about it a lot. That is the main reason I don't watch American tv anymore. I don't mind mature content, don't get me wrong, but I am so sick of most teen and young adult shows mostly about who is sleeping with who and bed hopping. There is a lot more to life than that. What really bothered me about Boys Before Friends is that the attempted rape scene was pretty intense, but the only punishment those guys got were to hold up signs, and then they were forgiven just like that?! Wtf? Hell, in the anime, Domyouji hung them upside down from a building and asked Makino if he should cut the rope and let her tormenters die! In the Korean version, he held their heads under water repeatedly. But in this stupid version, they get hardly any punishment and next episode, they are are all hanging out again like nothing happened. It made.me sick. All in all, I do not believe that this show was made for the fans of Hana Yori Dango at all. Instead, I think it was written by a couple of fans who lack any sort of script writing abilities or logic and common sense, for their own ego. This is solely for themselves. They can't even be bothered to edit out 'cut' or the directors talking and cursing in the background before they post it on viki. It's like a youtube video just anyone can make. No professionalism at all. I am surprised viki is even airing it. I know I sound harsh, but it is the truth. I am giving it one more episode, but if it doesn't improve majorly next ep, I am dropping it. I just personally feel that it has, so far, been a huge disappointment and an insult to my intelligence. I know not everyone feels that way, and I do admire those of you who don't for your tolerance. :P

@CherryBunny- I agree with you completely on all points. Except, I don't see myself dropping the show because it makes for a wonderful bad drama night, lol! I haven't done a bad movie night in a long time, and this drama fits the bill nicely.

http://www.dramafever.com/news/american-adaptation-of-boys-over-flowers-fires-their-gun-pyo-and-jan-di/

A bit of unfortunate news for everyone that is following this show. They fired the two leads and are replacing them. Who the heck fires the leads like this? Are they postponing production until they find replacements? This is so odd.

Judo_Aniki wrote: Welcome to America Sleepninja. :)

Well yes, I know I shouldn't be surprised...as this is part of the reason why I rarely watch my country's shows anymore. -_- Things like this cause shows to be canceled before the story is complete. I hate unfinished stories...

Funny... I hate unfinished stories, but sometimes I put off finishing stories because I don't want to say good bye to my beloved characters. I'm a difficult person. :p

I don't think it's really an American thing...since American series do run longer, it isn't uncommon for actors to leave the series for various reasons, like disagreeing with other actors, contract disputes, pay disputes, etc. I think it's something that happens if a show runs for years, actors will drop out for something new or if they get famous they will move on to bigger projects. Like with That 70's Show, the main guy left to do movies. It happens. But, with this series, it seems to me like they have a messy production. I have glanced at it but I haven't watched a full episode...it is not normal for actors to be replaced all willy nilly like this, even for an American production. I wonder how long this thing will last, because just seeing how it is being produced it looks like a hot mess. They should have shot all episodes in advance, then aired it. Btw won't this be the third time they replace the main girl? Wth?

The production company has been unprofessional from the start, and I'm not surprised that the two leads left because of a lack of professional standards. It's not just in the production quality, but in how the administrators conduct themselves, they also left their website unfinished and full of errors even after the first episode came out. In fact, it's still displaying old information and errors today. People have posted that the company doesn't have a lot of experience and are working with a low budget. In an article on this website, they stated: "I think the misconception was that $100,000 was our entire budget when in reality, we have a multi-million dollar budget for this series." "The company has done other projects before taking on Boys Before Flowers. The people that run it are all 10-20 year industry professionals that have worked with companies such as Samsung Electronics, **** Clark Productions, Walt Disney Corporation, etc. The company was not formed just to make this series. The team has already been working on three other projects before this one." As for the writer who is responsible for the train wreck of a script, the website states: "Kel Williams. Executive Producer, Director, Writer. 15 years in the Entertainment Industry." With all the grammatical and spelling errors she has made as a representative of the company, and the horrible script, I don't know what she was doing for 15 years, but it doesn't seem to have been writing. Because they claim to be experienced professionals with a multi-million dollar budget, yet produced amateur quality episodes and can't meet the standards expected by represented talent, I don't have much faith that they will succeed.