American shows in Japan?

Giton · Post by **Giton** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:37 pm

I don't think Japanese tv is any better then ours. However, Japanese acting is waaay to over exaggerated.

Maybe... but I don't think Japanese acting is exaggerated.
Watched a lot Japanese live-action series and what I have seen seemed very realistic and more like classic theater style.
If you're not afraid of romanic stories, I'd suggest to watch "Beautyful Life" for it's supreme actors. It's currently fansubbed by some groups, so you shouldn't have problems tracking it down.
And alternative is the live-action version of GTO, which I like better than the anime.
If you mean "exaggerated" with regard to anime, you're quite right.
But even Japanese people think so and when you take al look at American cartoons, it's all the same.

I agree, I dont think American tv is quite up to the level of some other countries shows.

Dunno. TV is pretty dull here in Europe too, maybe except for the Scandinavian coutries.
Private TV channels air the same shows as in US but in German they suck even more than in English. And the suckiest thing that ever sucked are German remakes of American TV series... ah hell. Glad I have those fansubs and cheap anime US-DVDs

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:07 pm

If I were to take stereotyped gander at domestic and international TV, I'd say that most foreign broadcasts lack the technical production aspects of North American TV, and still suffer from the same poor scripts.

Basically, it sucks all around.

madmallard · Post by **madmallard** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:45 pm

i've learned samurai jack also airs in japan

Lyrs · Post by **Lyrs** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 5:47 pm

i think this is old news, but the Ozborns are aired in Japan as well.

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Roke · Post by **Roke** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 8:14 pm

Lyrs wrote:i think this is old news, but the Ozborns are aired in Japan as well.

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Give me a fucking break. That's some shit!

Lyrs · Post by **Lyrs** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 8:17 pm

~_(0)

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danielwang · Post by **danielwang** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:12 am

From a purely mathematical standpoint, Japanese TV is waaaay better.

They work longer hours. We work shorter hours. They more more, we work less. They don;t get paid overtime. America's CBS/ABC/NBC employees work 40 hours a week, and that's it.

With more employees and more time, it's got to be better.

I've always wondered how much coffee and caffeinated beverages a typical animation house can go through.

Lyrs · Post by **Lyrs** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:22 am

do a picture search on google for "no life" and on the sixth spot is a japanese girl. ~_(0)

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kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:48 am

danielwang wrote:With more employees and more time, it's got to be better.

Ummm, not necessarily. Often, more is worse. That overwork (and the stress and burnout it creates) is more likely to reduce creativity than it is to encourage it.

Look at most of the new anime shows - a lot of them seem to follow established formulas, instead of trying new things.

Then again, it could be cultural. From my point of view, Japan has little to really utilize from their culture for making a diverse range of entertainment.

Look at the US. We have cowboys, outlaws, gangsters, lawmen, immigrants, war heroes, and politicians to draw upon, and that does not entirely cover the broad range of figures the US and the West in general have.

Japan, while having a vast history and fascinating culture, does not have a lot in that history to draw upon for entertainment purposes. The major items in the Japanese historical background seem to be "samurai feudalism" and WWII. The former is kind of overdone, and the latter is hard to utilize in Japan.

Anyhow, to get off my tangent, in the inflexible creative realm, mathematics does not entirely apply.

Roke · Post by **Roke** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:51 am

kthulhu wrote:
danielwang wrote:With more employees and more time, it's got to be better.
Ummm, not necessarily. Often, more is worse. That overwork (and the stress and burnout it creates) is more likely to reduce creativity than it is to encourage it.

Look at most of the new anime shows - a lot of them seem to follow established formulas, instead of trying new things.

Then again, it could be cultural. From my point of view, Japan has little to really utilize from their culture for making a diverse range of entertainment.

Look at the US. We have cowboys, outlaws, gangsters, lawmen, immigrants, war heroes, and politicians to draw upon, and that does not entirely cover the broad range of figures the US and the West in general have.

Japan, while having a vast history and fascinating culture, does not have a lot in that history to draw upon for entertainment purposes. The major items in the Japanese historical background seem to be "samurai feudalism" and WWII. The former is kind of overdone, and the latter is hard to utilize in Japan.

Anyhow, to get off my tangent, in the inflexible creative realm, mathematics does not entirely apply.

Summarized, we have a lot of culture for with to make our shows out of, we just don't feel like it. With Japan, they just can't.