The Middleman
May. 14th, 2012 08:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
esmenetThis show gives me all the feelings. ALL OF THEM. I was going to say 'all the good feelings', but then I ran headlong into the crushing despair you get when you're drawing close to the end of a story you love with all your heart and soul. FOUR EPISODES LEFT.
I haven't been this badly gored by the approaching ending of a story since Gokusen. Then again, this show reminds me of Gokusen in a lot of ways. The quirky yet ultimately human and relatable characters! The humour! The main characters who I feel kind of bad about shipping!
Ever since Gokusen (and possibly even before) I haven't been able to resist the (over)enthusiastic hero/cynical-yet-loyal sidekick ship. On the one hand, platonic F/M relationships as the main focus of a story are extremely rare and I should treasure the ones I get like the precious gems that they are. On the other, Yankumi/Shin dynamic! Thus far I am settling this problem by a) shipping them like FedEx, and b) being utterly glad they are not canon.
So, all one of you who has watched this show, tell me what crossovers I need to write once I finish watching it! Everyone else, ask me why you should watch The Middleman, and I will tell you in great detail.
I haven't been this badly gored by the approaching ending of a story since Gokusen. Then again, this show reminds me of Gokusen in a lot of ways. The quirky yet ultimately human and relatable characters! The humour! The main characters who I feel kind of bad about shipping!
Ever since Gokusen (and possibly even before) I haven't been able to resist the (over)enthusiastic hero/cynical-yet-loyal sidekick ship. On the one hand, platonic F/M relationships as the main focus of a story are extremely rare and I should treasure the ones I get like the precious gems that they are. On the other, Yankumi/Shin dynamic! Thus far I am settling this problem by a) shipping them like FedEx, and b) being utterly glad they are not canon.
So, all one of you who has watched this show, tell me what crossovers I need to write once I finish watching it! Everyone else, ask me why you should watch The Middleman, and I will tell you in great detail.
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Date: 2012-05-15 03:47 am (UTC)Have you watched the J-drama SPEC? Because it will be right up your alley.
I really want to watch The Middleman but haven't been able to find it anywhere! (...er, would you happen to have any convenient links? /hopeful)
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Date: 2012-05-15 03:00 pm (UTC)I hear you can stream The Middleman here, but I haven't tested it. (SUCH A GOOD SHOW. Come back and tell me how much you like it.)
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Date: 2012-05-15 04:58 am (UTC)*helpful*
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Date: 2012-05-15 02:45 pm (UTC)