Fuji TV’s new drama lineup has drawn fire on 5ch (a major Japanese anonymous forum), with users saying the network has “completely run out of ideas.” Its reliance on recycled veteran actors, remakes, and reruns of old dramas came under attack, and the discussion widened into a broader gripe about the aging lineups and lack of fresh content across Japan’s commercial broadcasters.
They've totally run out of ideas…
Comedians headlining dramas is becoming the norm too, huh
>>7
That Jumbo drama was insanely boring
That Jumbo drama was insanely boring
>>7
That's literally what Sanma Akashiya and Masatoshi Hamada used to do
That's literally what Sanma Akashiya and Masatoshi Hamada used to do
Honestly they should just air reruns, Mezamashi TV, Chiikawa, and Demon Slayer and call it a day
>>11
At least keep Kamiusa Rope, the segment inside Mezamashi TV
I actually like that more than Chiikawa
Don't need that blue Elmo knockoff, "Puppet Sunsun"
At least keep Kamiusa Rope, the segment inside Mezamashi TV
I actually like that more than Chiikawa
Don't need that blue Elmo knockoff, "Puppet Sunsun"
Geriatric producers using geriatric actors to please geriatric viewers
Very Japan, love it
Very Japan, love it
>>12
The young, talented staff are probably all getting poached elsewhere
The young, talented staff are probably all getting poached elsewhere
>>12
Is it different overseas?
Is it different overseas?
Hollywood's doing the exact same thing
>>17
Yeah, like Wolverine, Superman, Star Wars, all of it
Yeah, like Wolverine, Superman, Star Wars, all of it
Wasn't "America Cross-Country Ultra Quiz" a Nippon TV show?
>>22
If the yen keeps tanking and overseas trips become out of reach, maybe reviving it would actually be worth it…
If the yen keeps tanking and overseas trips become out of reach, maybe reviving it would actually be worth it…
Is there any actor who could get away with playing a second-generation Furuhata Ninzaburo?
>>24
Someone like Kimutaku (Takuya Kimura), maybe
Someone like Kimutaku (Takuya Kimura), maybe
>>27
Back then you had to be that big a star just to headline a drama
Nowadays anyone gets to star in one
Back then you had to be that big a star just to headline a drama
Nowadays anyone gets to star in one
Feels like a "Yamato Nadeshiko" remake is coming
>>32
Feel sorry for whoever gets stuck playing Mr. Higashi-Jujo
Feel sorry for whoever gets stuck playing Mr. Higashi-Jujo
Not just Fuji TV (mockingly nicknamed "Uji," meaning maggot), but home-shopping ads are taking over commercial breaks everywhere
Sponsors are fleeing faster and faster
Sponsors are fleeing faster and faster
>>40
Turned on the TV the other day thinking it was a travel show, and then a number like "0128-whatever" popped up and they were straight up selling tour packages, lol
Turned on the TV the other day thinking it was a travel show, and then a number like "0128-whatever" popped up and they were straight up selling tour packages, lol
>>40
Also feels like there's a ton of insurance, nursing home, and funeral home ads
Also feels like there's a ton of insurance, nursing home, and funeral home ads
They should just bring back that Kimutaku lawyer drama
Either Takako Matsu or Keiko Kitagawa could probably still be booked, right?
Either Takako Matsu or Keiko Kitagawa could probably still be booked, right?
>>54
Her character was actually the lawyer's enemy though
Her character was actually the lawyer's enemy though
But Tanihara's in his 50s and still ridiculously good-looking, no?
>>58
Actors who were big back in that era all kept their looks
Guys like Eguchi and Kubozuka
Aging gracefully
Actors who were big back in that era all kept their looks
Guys like Eguchi and Kubozuka
Aging gracefully
>>58
Takenouchi's still handsome too
So is Katsunori Takahashi
Takenouchi's still handsome too
So is Katsunori Takahashi
>>58
Has that Fuju Kamio kind of face
Has that Fuju Kamio kind of face
Fuji's literally running ads telling people to go watch old dramas on FOD (their streaming service)
"A Liter of Tears" was one of those trendy cell-phone novels from back then, the kind people read for the vibe even if the writing was amateurish
Isn't it a bit much to revisit that now?
Isn't it a bit much to revisit that now?
>>70
"A Liter of Tears" is based on an actual illness memoir
I don't get the point of turning that into some trendy drama
"A Liter of Tears" is based on an actual illness memoir
I don't get the point of turning that into some trendy drama
What happened to "Legal High"?
>>83
Great timing
It started streaming on FOD just last night
Great timing
It started streaming on FOD just last night
I just want to watch "Furuhata Ninzaburo"
>>84
Can't happen, he passed away
Can't happen, he passed away
Let's be honest, everyone here is just an old man who thinks he's still young
>>96
Yo! Old man!
Yo! Old man!
Casting Furuhata Ninzaburo would be hard enough, but finding someone for Imaizumi seems surprisingly tough too
>>98
For a similar vibe, Enken (Kenji Endo's nickname) would work fine
For a similar vibe, Enken (Kenji Endo's nickname) would work fine
Anime and games are the same way honestly
>>110
The second people say "new content lately is boring," they respond like it's some desperate act with a flood of rehashes
Everyone's thinking is just so childish
The second people say "new content lately is boring," they respond like it's some desperate act with a flood of rehashes
Everyone's thinking is just so childish
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Sad News] Fuji TV Keeps Digging Up Corpses From the Graveyard.”
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