in article Q_eqc.136746$G_.25176@nwrddc02.gnilink.net, Kevin Wayne Williams
at kww.nihongo@verizon.nut wrote on 5/18/04 12:00 PM:

> Ernest Schaal wrote:
> 
>> John W. wrote
>>> Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>>> John W. wrote
>>>>> Haven't seen this particular show, but I find it hard to believe that
>>>>> any Japanese drama would have a weepy heroine. Just can't be true.
> 
>>>> My oldest daughter used to complain about all the tears on Japanese dramas.
>>>> According to her, the Japanese are always crying on these dramas. In truth,
>>>> whole minutes pass sometimes with no one crying on those programs.
> 
>>> Tell your daughter those are called commercial breaks.
> 
>> Come to think of it, you are right. The commercial breaks don't have the
>> tears, except for tears of joy. (What product wants to be associated with
>> sadness?)
> 
> Actually, I think that this summarizes why Teruteru Kazoku was my
> favorite of this genre since I started using them for comprehension
> practice: barely a weeper in the bunch. I think entire weeks went by
> without tears.
> KWW

I also like the songs, a trip down memory lane.