Water Boys ...... again .....

[Torchwatch]

They played "Sugar Baby Love" on the radio at work a few times one week recently and I immediately was reminded of the Water Boys movie and TV series.
Feeling down this weekend I played the movie on You Tube and then started on the first season of the TV series. I will watch episode 8 of the first TV series tomorrow evening.

Dramafans.org seems better than You Tube for the TV series.

Synopsis/Summary/Review:
Two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming - known to be a sport for girls - brought much attention to their school and town.
Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The Fuji Television drama "Water Boys" shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.

4 more episodes and 2 TV seasons to go....
The Synchro Shows at the end of each offering are amazing and full of speedo energy.

[Byron]

11 episodes are on http://www.dramafans.org/drama/waterboys_drama

Btw why do the first two guys ride girls' bikes?

[Torchwatch]

I think that they bought a job lot of really awful looking girls bikes for this show.
It is set in a small town where life is controlled and rather boring reflected in the bikes they ride. Mountain bikes were around in 2003 when this was made but using them instead of sit up and beg girls bikes would have made the viewer look at the bikes instead of the riders.
Part of the joke is that they have really awful bikes, that the holiday centre they stay in has the same really awful bikes and yet they have to go on really desperate long fast rides on them throughout the story.
Most Japanese kids were playing computer games at home in 2003, yet this has been ignored for the sake of the story, giving Water Boys a slower perhaps 1950's feel.

[Byron]

Yep, I agree.
Btw, didn't know where to post this but as we were talking about bikes.............
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb...r6lmo1_500.jpg

[Torchwatch]

I have reached Water Boys (season) 2, 2004.
This I think is my favourite Water Boys TV season.
Join me on :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqa...-boys-2-01_fun

Hate how dailymotion is full of annoying adverts.

I notice how even in 2011 there were still Water Boys shows taking place in Japanese schools.

[Byron]

DM is frequently a pain in the ass for me too - they keep you waiting for ages and the vid. has just broken down this time and I have to reopen it.
Btw, as these are amazing productions on such a scale are there enough pupils from only one school to create the effects - or do they join with others for filming?