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Thanks a million for the friend request. :) I'm pleased to meet you. Are you currently watching anything you're really enjoying? And by the way, great favorite actors list~ Love Blue Lan.

I wish Myung Min would come back with another drama too, honestly. He'd taken a film about this mountain climber some time ago, but eventually dropped the project. >.<

Very glad to hear that, then. When I went to watch 1994, all anyone talked about was the love triangle, and I absolutely wanted to avoid such things at all cost. Afterwards, I get to hear many more objective views, as from you, so it sounds much more appealing. If the Taiwanese In A Good Way is any indication, I do like nostalgic dramas, and strong onscreen friendships are always a plus.

I might try to watch them in order they aired then. My mood is more favorable toward romantically-focused dramas, it might take some time to reconcile school themes to that also.

Dinner is fun because the characters are quirky, have their own lives outside of work, and the restaurant atmosphere is very realistic. I actually learned a recipe from it, which is positively delicious. Ah, and the soundtrack is absolutely clutch.

You should track down more of Eguchi-san's work then~ I think you'd like him in Dinner, for instance. He plays such a quirky character there, but his enthusiasm is wildly infectious. Sadly, I've never found his poetry to read, though I'd love to. It's always been difficult for me to find specific Japanese imports (outside of the usual media).

Ah, you've seen Bad Family then? I'm glad to hear it was entertaining. Sometimes when I see idols involved, it worries me -- whether or not I like them.

When it was airing, I had considered Reply 1994. The ship wars scared me off so fast my head spun. Now that all that is through with, I'll probably return to it in the future. I noticed you rather liked it, so that's also pretty encouraging. Have you seen the other, 97? If so, are they similar? The sound of that one was iffy for me, also.

Ah, thank you again for reading that article. It was incredibly fun to work on, so I'm glad either way. Moving is never easy; I recently moved apartments myself, though it was in the summer. I hope things even out for you soon. :)

I keep hearing great things about Miss Korea. Somehow I've never "met" any of the cast other than the second lead, so I feel a little guilty, haha. Boku no Ita Jikan caught my eye as well; Japan does its genre so well. Though, I haven't heard of the Japanese 49. There are so many right now and I'm waiting to see how reliably everything is subbed before choosing between them. *_*

Ah, Captain Tsubasa! My brother was chatting about that with me the other day; apparently we used to have its Super Famicom game long ago. My nostalgia usually starts with magical boy/girl series, like Saint Seiya, when it comes to anime. Now Pegasus Fantasy is stuck in my head, haha.

I'm considering Bad Family, Iki mo Dekinai Natsu, and 37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku. I'm basically making it very hard on myself, because all three have excellent casts. Choosing between Kim Myung Min, Eguchi Yosuke, and Kusanagi Tsuyoshi was never going to be easy. >.<

Thanks so much for the friend request! I'm very pleased to accept it. Your film articles have been very informative thus far; it's lways fun to read them. :)

I see you're working through many dramas at the moment, wow. Which of them are you enjoying most?

Travel might be one of my favorite things in the world. As a child, riding all over the country to relative's houses, it seemed so fun. Or maybe I just liked car rides, haha.

With an accomplished Victoria, it would probably be very difficult to depict every aspect of her in any one thing. If they were to do a miniseries, that might help, but with her reputation it would have to be a monumental effort. I've often wanted something similar with Napoleon, but everything they've ever produced (while pretty and interesting) pales in comparison to my books. Argh. XD

It does seem, historically, that people tried to kill both the best and worst of rulers. I've never understood trying to kill the good ones, but there are just some genuinely bad or genuinely crazy individuals out there.

My brother lives in Florida, so I know that feeling. He comes here for the holidays and snow, then returns to sunny weather and beaches. It's so not fair, haha. Though, I think I would languish in the heat; I've lived too long in the chill.

It makes me happy that you're enjoying the novel! The picture Gaskell paints is so detailed. I need to remind myself to pick up her Cranford writings; even though I enjoyed the drama version, it seems I kept putting off the books themselves. XD

I always liked Iolaus too. Did you ever see the animation crossover they did between this series and Xena? The art itself was nothing special, but the voice acting was authentic and it had great music. Nostalgia has me thinking about lots of old animations I liked as a kid lately, haha. When checking out Kevin Sorbo's IMDB though, it appears he works pretty often. XD

I know right? It was when I was much younger, so it was pretty much me, a notebook, and the computer. Now, I certainly keep multiple copies of everything, but work happens less.

It probably wouldn't be too hard to recreate the stories, honestly. The one I worked most on, I still remember most of its details. It might be fun to spin those ideas into something with the influence of 1001 Nights, since it regarded multiple stories anyway.

It'll give me something to do while I agonize over which series to start next. XD

It seems like the channel used to utilize actors with bigger names in the past too, wow. Kevin Sorbo, though? I can never get him out of my head as Hercules. My family used to watch that and Xena so much when I was just a kid, haha. Never knew that Hallmark used to do so many fantasy productions :o

Wouldn't it be fun if scripts got picked up like that? I once had an impossible dream of doing a Japanese drama. My language skills never got good enough though, unfortunately. If the story goes anywhere though, I'd love to share it with you! Your critical eye would be much appreciated.

I adore retellings! When done right, they have such an atmosphere. There was a time I wanted to do this huge series based on them, but lost the first entry in a hard drive crash. Ouch.

Ah, tell me how that one treats you! I heard their chemistry was such that nobody was surprised they got together. XD

Great choices! It's good to see the classics getting love. The one I really need to get around to is Rashomon; there's this wonderful little special on Hulu that prefaces it. It talks about all the cinematographic effects used in the film, since everything apparently looks amazing even today.

Yes! My evil plan has gone through swimmingly.... I mean, please enjoy it! I'm glad that my article convinced you. :)

Even though lately I've been enjoying large casts, this one is particularly well done. I think you'll like it~

Sorry to hear things were so rough. Everything is sorted out now, right? Costume dramas are a great way to unwind, so hopefully you feel better soon.

How is the written version of N&S treating you, by the way?

My weekend has been busy also, though I didn't have internet issues. D: It's just been very, very, very, cold and snowy. XD

That would be the one! I'm a big fan of his, so it's exciting to see him finally draw enough attention to land the lead on a "mainstream" network. :)

Yeah, Sun Mi does some pretty bad things. It's good, though, that the writers are careful about what she does and says; the show is actually very realistic, so she's still nuanced despite being a jerk. XD

It really is a great show, right? I wish I'd had such great friends in college. And the lead actor, Lego Li...wow, his eyes are passionate.

Yes, that would be One Warm Word. Everyone else calls it "A Word from Warm Heart" but that drives me crazy; makes little grammatical sense, haha. So far none of the characters are likable, but it really draws you in anyway. I've never understood how melodramas can pull it off, but they do. When your friend watches it, they'll probably like it also.

I'm going to be overwhelmed this weekend; both Top Star and Days of Wrath were finally subtitled. They *would* be done roughly around the same time, ne? XD

Dr. Frost does look interesting. I was just able to check out the premise, and it'll be one I'll try too. Do you know when Oguri's will be airing? Hopefully not around the same time as the similar Korean one; it'll be hard to choose which to watch first.

Keizoku... Is that the one that prefaced the odd supernatural one? I've seen that one, if so, but never the first.

Yup! That section was part of the subplot, where the older girls were bullying Na Ra for liking the same boy. The church made lots of important appearances in the drama, probably because it was the same place the main couple were married at early on. If your opinions change after a closer watch, feel free to tell me about it~

I actually haven't seen either of those; it looks like I might be researching a lot on Hallmark movies soon! There was actually a very cute Christmas special this past year (my father showed it to me at the time), but unfortunately the end fell flat. It was a shame, because it was pretty cute until then.

They definitely would, right? I would hope that it would be their "big" drama for the year, sort of like Prince of Lan Ling was; when they get serious, the shows are *very* good... But honestly, now *I* want to write a story like this, so.... XD

That's exactly like me then! Somehow, Asian countries have a great ability to be diverse in the types of story they can tell. I've got so many favorite dramas, and a mere handful of western shows.

I'd love to make you some recommendations! When I get time later, I'll take a more detailed look through your list and try to choose titles suitable to your taste. :)

Man Se, yes! Other than Kwon Yul, I think the kids were probably my favorite part. The little girl (I'm not sure if you saw it during your speed run) had this crush on an older boy at church. She was so cute during that bit. His name was Tae Woong, so it was just like, "Me too, Na Ra, me too."

Hallmark can be disappointing like that, ne? It's actually surprising to think that they've made a lot decent things in the past. A&E has a similar past, with well-made costume dramas and the like. From what you've said though, I really need to track this one down.

Mm! I'd actually like to see the 1001/Scheherazade idea come again, perhaps with a Chinese wuxia. Those often have a great feeling of magic and color, so I'd love to see what they'd do with it.