*insert fangirl squeal here* :3

[amadeupname]

I just finished the second season of the Hana Yori Dango live-action drama. It's definitely my favorite over the anime and manga (well, I haven't even gotten through the Sakurako arc in the anime, but it's been pretty faithful to the manga so far). It's more modern, so none of that 80's crack-tasticness that makes you say "Wow, this show is dated." There's a lot that's been cut out, but nothing so important that it really changes the show that much (and, really, there's so many 'someone tries to seduce/trick Tsukushi/Tsukasa' plotlines that they get old-hat pretty quickly). And, of course, the actors are really, really pretty. Must marry Matsumoto Jun, damnit!

Not to mention that I really liked the ending. It's a lot more concrete than the manga's ending (but then they already stole that for the first season, so I guess they HAD to come up with something else), and it set off my fangirl-senses like mad. I'm totally using the live-action instead of the manga for my HYD/Hot Gimmick crossover. It makes it a little easier to write. If it sounds like I'm being intentionally vague, that's because I am. I don't know who's interested in this show, and while I know there's one person *coughtheweedcough* who's seen this show, I don't want to ruin it for anyone else who's going to see it.

Also, new layout to match my fangirling! :3

And on the non-fandom track, I have to buy a new power cord for my Mac. I've had to wrap the base with electric tape because the wires are coming loose and otherwise I'd have to constantly hold it together to charge my computer. Unfortunately, these things are $80 - what the fuck? The reviews on Apple.com are really bad; apparently some people are going through two or three of these a year. And I can't get it from anywhere else, so I'm stuck shelling out the money. Once I finally get a job, I'm saving up for a new computer and using the Mac to store stuff.

Comments

[theweed.livejournal.com]

*grin* YAY! You finally watched it!

I was quite pleased, actually, with how they interpreted the original storyline. I thought they condensed it beautifully. Keeping everything important while cutting out everything that wasn't needed. It was great!

[theweed.livejournal.com]

PS: Pretty layout... but is there supposed to be a big gap between the top and the image?

[thesaneminority.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure there is. The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't really fit the screen on my dad's computer, so it looks kind of weird, but since I usually use my laptop that's not a huge problem. This computer's kind of screwed up anyway.