It’s the final episode! Will it redeem the other three? Or will it just be a weird hodgepodge of odd jokes, bad wigs, condescension, sexual moments with a toilet, and the possible madness of the wife? Read on and find out. Home Sweet Tokyo, Episode 04: Family Night Out writers: BJ Fox and Teruyuki Yoshida … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Home Sweet Tokyo Ep 4 Family Night Out
If you are are reading this review you might also be interested in reading the reviews I did for the first and second episodes as well. If you look over those, please take note that I had some nice things to say about episode two. I’m trying to be fair. But this episode… This episode… Home Sweet … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Home Sweet Tokyo Ep 3 Alice’s Lunchbox
When I wrote a review of the first episode of Home Sweet Tokyo little diid I suspect that it would go on to be my most viewed post this year. I already didn’t want to review the second episode based on the quality of the first and seeing the views of that post furthered my … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Home Sweet Tokyo Ep 2 Naked Communication
NHK World, one of the off shoot channels of Japan’s publicly funded NHK, has put out a new bilingual drama entitled Home Sweet Tokyo. NHK World is sort of meant to be the international version, or perhaps it is better to call it the foreign language version. It is a little hard to tell if … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Home Sweet Tokyo
About a year ago I reviewed the first six episodes of this daily drama from Japan. I can’t say I was impressed. It was about what I have come to expect from the typical TV show over here. Hackneyed plots, sub-par acting, bad music. Despite all that it is also one of the few shows … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Massan (マッサン) up to ep. 78
With a small baby in the house I want something to watch that can be stopped every 15 minutes or so. What better than a show where each episode only lasts 15 minutes? And for that it is perfect! It also tells the story of an early international marriage in Japan (circa 1920). Another plus! … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Massan (マッサン) Eps 1-6
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