Pride
First aired: January 12, 2004
Rating: Married (and had its babies)
Recommended for fans of contract relationship antics, Kimutaku, and Yuko Takeuchi, with a side of high-intensity emotions that go along with sports stories.
I never imagined that one of my all-time favorite dramas would end up being about contract dating, but somehow, Pride manages to press all the right buttons for me. I couldn’t have dreamed up a better cast (I kid you not – every single one of the main actors is on my faves list), and the tension between the two leads starts sizzling from the moment they clap eyes on one another. It even features a Queen theme song! It’s like the drama gods wrote a series especially for me.
