Thursday, August 21, 2008

Death Note (epsd 1-37)




The series is about Light Yagami, an extremely intelligent young man who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it, that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the notebook's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, Light realizes that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the New World" by passing his judgement on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (キラ, "Kira"? derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.

**1 DVD Only..(Death Note)
**English sub..





Attention Please!! + Attention Please Special Hawaii!!


Attention Please synopsis

Yoko Misaki (Aya Ueto) was a boyish girl who was raised among three mothers after losing her mother at young age. She enjoyed the company of boys over girls, and formed a rock band among her male friends.

One day, a member of her band and someone who she admired, Tsukasa, had decided to leave for Tokyo. Misaki and her band member went to the airport to bid Tsukasa farewell, and that’s when Tsukasa jokingly said that he would love to see Misaki in flight attendant’s uniform.

Misaki somehow took Tsukasa’s joke seriously and went for a flight attendant interview, and somehow got accepted into a class, and that’s when the trouble starts…

The drama was quite a hit when it was aired in Japan, with two special episodes being produced in 2007 and 2008 respectively by popular demand.

The drama is a bit nonsense, funny and heart warming. The storyline is just ok, but it gives the audiences some lessons on how flight attendants are trained, and the importance and responsibilities of the cabin crew besides serving coffee and tea.

Aya Ueto and Ryo Nishikido look good as always, but it’s the supporting cast that provides the sparks. Veterans like Miki Maya, Fumiyo Kohinata and Mantaro Koichi show that good acting still outshines good looks for most of the time.

** 1 DVD Only..(Attention Pls + Attention Pls Special Hawaii)

** English Subs..






Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Ghost Whisperer (season 2)



Ghost Whisperer is an episodic series that follows the life of Melinda Gordon, a young woman who has the ability to see and communicate with the dead. Each episode deals with one or more ghosts seeking Melinda's help in relaying a message or completing a task that will put the spirit to rest, and allow them to "cross over" into The Light, a metaphor presented by the show as its conception of Heaven. Crossing over is when a spirit leaves earth and goes to heaven.

Despite the episodic structure of the show, plot lines that span two or three episodes (normally during season openers and finishers) develop and progress throughout the rest of the season. The first season arc introduced the show's first antagonist, Romano, a negative entity in a black hat, who attempted to do the exact opposite of Melinda and gather earthbound souls and bring them to the Dark Side. The story climaxed in the season finale when a plane crashed in Grandview, and Melinda and Romano both attempted to sway the souls to the Light, and staying on earth, respectively. Her Best Friend Andrea Marino was killed in the plane crash and, in a story that would carry over to the second season, was being swayed by Romano to stay earthbound.

In the second season, two new characters (Delia Banks and Professor Rick Payne) are introduced, both of whom, by season's end, come to learn of Melinda's power and become survivors that ghosts want messages passed to through Melinda. The second season arc revolves around the thinning "veil" between the living and the dead, evident in certain situations in second season episodes. By the end of the season, a second Ghost Whisperer was introduced. His arrival in Grandview sets the final events of a disastrous prophecy in motion, and the strengthening of the dark side over the Light.

The beginning of each episode normally revolves around Melinda first encountering the ghost(s) that will be crossed over in the episode. In their normally brief appearances, Melinda collects clues she later researches. After gaining a significant piece of information that drives the episode's plot further, the ghost(s) normally open up to her, and tell her how it is she can help them find peace. Often, the messages the ghosts want Melinda to pass are confusing and as a result, she is normally met with questions and scepticism by those she is trying to give the message to the families, friends and lovers of the ghosts. By the end of each episode, Melinda is usually able to complete her task and cross the ghost(s) from the respective episode over.

** 6 DVDs...(Ghost Whisperer season 2)

** HDVD format..






Saturday, August 9, 2008

Heroes Season 2



Volume Two: Generations

Season two began in the United States on the NBC network and in Canada on the CTV network on September 24, 2007 but featured only 11 out of the planned 24 episodes, due to the WGA writers' strike. The show aired on Mondays at 9:00pm[23] and consisted of the second volume in the series, titled "Generations", taking place during March 2007.[24] Season two ended with its finale on December 3, 2007.[25] Season 2 aired in the UK on the BBC Two network on Thursdays at 9:00pm, from April 24, 2008, until July 3, 2008. As British television lacks peak seasons and repeat seasons, new shows regularly appear throughout the year. [26] As with the first Season, all BBC screenings were in digital widescreen with no commercial interruptions or on-screen network logos. As with Season 1, every new episode in Season 2 was simulcast in high definition on BBC HD followed immediately by the next episode on BBC Three(excluding the final episode), and each episode was repeated on other days of the week and at weekends to enable viewer catch-up and to attract new viewers.

The second season begins four months after the events of Kirby Plaza. Peter Petrelli, Matt Parkman, Nathan Petrelli, and Sylar have all survived the events of the season one finale, and are trying to return to ordinary lives despite their extraordinary abilities, with the exception of Sylar, who is on a quest to regain the use of his abilities. The main plot arc of "Generations" deals with the Company and its research on the Shanti virus. This research is explored through the Company's founders, whose identities are revealed, as well as through the effects of various strains of the virus on The Haitian, Niki Sanders, Sylar, and others. An amnesiac Peter Petrelli observes the potential devastation of the virus in a future New York City. The "heroes" ultimately come together in an attempt to stop the release of a deadly strain of the virus and avert a global pandemic.

Interwoven with the main plot are several secondary plots. These include Nathan Petrelli's recovery following the events at Kirby Plaza; the journey of new characters Maya and Alejandro from Honduras to the United States, and their interaction with a powerless Sylar; Claire and Noah Bennet and their family adapting to a new life in southern California; Claire's relationship with her boyfriend West; Monica Dawson discovering her powers in New Orleans, with the help of her cousin Micah; Matt Parkman's reunion with his estranged father, leading to discovery of new abilities; the Company's manipulation of Mohinder Suresh; Ando Masahashi trying to piece together what happened to Hiro Nakamura; and Hiro's journey to Feudal Japan, where he meets his childhood hero, Takezo Kensei.

** 1 DVDs..(Heroes Season 2)

**English subtitle.






Friday, August 8, 2008

Heroes Season 1



Volume One: Genesis


Season began in the United States on the NBC network and in Canada on the CTV network on September 23, 2006 and featured 23 episodes. Season one consisted of the first 'volume' (episode), known as "Genesis."[19] The series went on hiatus twice; first from December 4, 2006 to January 22, 2007,[20] and again from March 5 to April 23, 2007,[21] with the season finale airing on May 21, 2007.[22] The action goes from October 2, 2006 to November 8, 2006. The first season began in the UK on February 19, 2007 initially only on the subscription TV channel Sci Fi UK, but all 23 episodes were soon repeated on a main over-the-air network, the commercial-free BBC Two network on Wednesdays at 9:00pm, from July 25, 2007, to December 5, 2007, sometimes with two episodes shown back-to-back on the same evening. All episodes on BBC Two were broadcast in digital widescreen and without commercial interruption or on-screen network logos and were followed immediately by Heroes Unmasked, a 15-minute behind-the-scenes documentary. They were also simulcast in High Definition on the new commercial-free BBC HD channel, with a special early screening of the following week's episode scheduled immediately after it on BBC Three. The whole Season was shown without hiatus and there were repeats of every episode across BBC networks throughout the Season, during British prime time (usually referred to in the UK as 'peak time'), late evenings and at weekends, both to attract new viewers and to ensure that current viewers had the widest possible choice of viewing times. The BBC also screened a special Catch-Up Weekend to enable viewing of all previous episodes in a marathon session from morning until night, and repeated the whole Season again during the Christmas period. A special BBC Two network logo was created which was a derivation of the Heroes' Earth graphic, and was used throughout the Season, and numerous mini-trails for Heroes appeared between other BBC shows before and during the entire Season 1 screening, and soon became part of the network's identity.

The series begins as a seemingly ordinary group of people gradually become aware that they have special abilities. Events illustrate their reactions to these powers, and how the discovery affects their personal and professional lives. At the same time, several ordinary individuals are investigating the origins and extent of these abilities. Mohinder Suresh, a geneticist, continues his late father's research into the biological source of the change, while Noah Bennet represents a secret organization known only as the "Company".

While coping, each of the characters is drawn—willingly or not—into the Company's conspiracy to control superpowered people, and into a race to stop an explosion from destroying New York City, which would kill millions of its inhabitants. Throughout the season, the predatory stalkings of the serial killer Sylar and continued manipulations from casino-owner and mobster Mr. Linderman affect the characters directly and indirectly. Several characters' individual stories culminated in a climactic meeting of the characters at Kirby Plaza in New York. These stories included Peter Petrelli's abilities, Nathan's campaign for Congress, Claire Bennet's search for her biological parents, Hiro Nakamura's adventurous journeys, Niki Sanders' multiple personalities, and Isaac Mendez's precognitive visions.

** 1 DVDs..(Heroes Season 1)

** English subtitle..






Sweet and Spicy Love



Gorgeous rose, in the life after marriage, have become the same as soy bean bud gradually.

This serial play directs thoughts about women’s life and love, relations of men and women of the head of household, and what’s the meaning of women.


** 4 DVDs.. (Sweetand Spicy Love)

** English Sub..

2 Outs in the 9th Inning



Title: 9회말 2아웃 / 9 End 2 Outs
Also known as: 2 Outs in the 9th Inning
Chinese title : 9局下 2出局
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-14 to 2007-Sep-09
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 21:40 (9:40 Korean time)

Synopsis

The drama is about love of singles in their 30s. Hong Nan Hee is an ordinary worker at a publishing firm, she’s a girl who always falls in and out of love since she was young until one day when she meets an old classmate, Byun Hyung Tae, who is a team leader of an advertising company again. Hyung Tae may seem to be a good catch in the eyes of many women but he’s only a cowardly boy to Nan Hee whom he has grown up with. ‘9 End 2 Outs’ is using the baseball theme to compare to the fates and lives of the people in love.

Cast

Lee Jung Jin as Byun Hyung Tae
Soo Ae as Hong Nan Hee
Hwang Ji Hyun as Yoon Syung Ah
Lee Sang Woo as Jung Soo

Extended Cast

Lee Tae Sung
Yoon Hye Jung

** 4 DVDs...(2 Outs in the 9th Inning)

** HDVD format..

** English Subtitle..