...what are you watching...

Been reading some of 07 Ghost. I hate reading movie reviews where all the reviewer does is compare the movie to movies he's previously seen...pssst...NYTimes. Anyway, I'll try not to do that even though aspects of this manga does remind me of other manga. 07 Ghost is about a boy who was kicked out of military school and somehow lands at the church. There's a standard shonen manga setup here with a large cast of male characters who all have powers. The artwork is slick, but sometimes the action scenes are hard to follow. Anyway, what struck me about the first few chapters was that the main character's bestest and only friend becomes reincarnated as the mascot character. It was pretty depressing and I suppose, touching. I think I'll check out the anime when it airs.

Tales of the Abyss 10! speaking of bestest best friends, Guy is a pretty darn nice, fanfic-worthy character. Ion gets kidnapped again and Luke and the others have to save him and the useless princess to prevent war....again. I see a trend.

Gundam 00 S2 9! Interesting things happen, but the best part is when Haro is rolling down the hallway with aaaaaaah~~~~.

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Beethoven Virus 14-15! The political happenings seem contrived considering how little a city's orchestra should affect politics. Likewise, Gun-woo's genius seems to be accelerating at an unreal pace. But I did enjoy how Kang managed to be a total arse during the Mouse orchestra's audition. The flower scene was also pretty entertainingly harsh. Well, belittling the new mayor predictably causes trouble for Kang at the conclusion of episode 15.

Beethoven Virus 11-12! I thought I was close to the end, but hey, they've extended the show a couple more episodes to a total of 19; 19 being a special. In the previous episode, Kang not only rejected Du Ru Mi's confession, he also kicked her out of the orchestra (but only to protect her from an investigation about the funds she got swindled out of early on in the series). A rival political figure is threatening the mayor with dirt on the other amateur orchestra members. (yeah, like the public really cares about a random orchestra). Kang gets especially down when the orchestra members don't see why he hands them over to Gun-woo, and he gets depressed over the love triangle. 15 year age difference?...I supposed in another 10 years it won't be as noticeable. Episode 12 is stuffed full of hug-the-screen moments. You kinda get used to Kang's worst moments since his motives are always clear. Gun-woo's rebellion is a little surprising this early into his career. Getting dumped must've made him arrogant?

A look at the 'Boys before Flowers' kdrama can be found here. um -_-

There's a couple other dramas I want to start, so lessee if I can get caught up on this.



Beethoven Virus 7-8! Still watching this, albeit slowly. There are so many charming points to the story, but sometimes kdrama episodes are just long (70 minutes versus a jdrama's 45 minutes..ugh). Anyway, when Maestro Kang scolds Gun-woo and pokes him with his baton, the cute factor was so high. Another cute moment is when Gun-woo is in the bathroom with Maestro Jung. The love triangle between Du Ru Mi, Kang and Gun-woo is refreshingly silly. I like Kang's blunt approach. That scene where he tells his dog to bite them was again, cute. Gun-woo and his naive younger brother vibe don't have a chance; Du Ru Mi totally prefers tongue-lashings from the prickly older man. The new pro orchestra members were particularly bad at fake-playing in episode 8.

Someone wanted proof of the hideous window coverings...so I had to dig out my camera and cord...if you like these, keep in mind that all colorful things look nice online...especially ugly crafts..and fanart.



Beethoven Virus 3! dramabeans has nice summaries for those who want a better play-by-play and withs2 is subbing it. Leave a comment and I'll give you the link to d/l the episodes...apparently, the site has too many ppl going to it, so I won't openly ad it. I have to agree with the Korean Snape comparison for Maestro/Ma-e Kang; Snape! They both like waistcoats. In this episode, Kang gives the orchestra some time to improve. They practice a little more with Gun-woo who takes to conducting during their outside practices. And what's a music-oriented show without a musical genius. It is revealed that Gun-woo doesn't know how to read music and plays by ear. There's also some fuss over the flutist & her need for cash and the celloist & her family....but they speed through that. Kang seems to have an inferiority complex, and when he sees the orchestra responding to Gun-woo, he raises them up by having them play really well, but only to kick them down by wanting to leave again. To further emphasize his need for attention, he likens himself to whathisname from the movie, Amadeus. :)