The following conversation may or may not have happened in the offices of TV Tokyo between two producers. I do not claim to have any insider knowledge of TV Tokyo or jdoramas in general.
Producer A: I have come up with a great jdorama idea that I guarantee no one has ever done in the history of jdorama!
Producer B: Sounds exciting, what is it?
Producer A: You know every season there is always a medical dorama because they are easy to produce. No need for outdoor scenes, just need a couple of pretty plastic surgery faces and medical lingo and the average watcher can't tell if the story is plausible or not.
Producer B: Yes the fact that the action scene of a medical drama can be shot in one room and you just need observer characters to tell the audience what is happening makes them so cost effective.
Producer A: Wait until you hear my idea. What if this dorama is about a secret clinic for the rich and powerful? For famous people to get medical treatment without the outside world and media knowing about it.
Producer B: Ok, you have my attention.
Producer A: What until you hear the whole idea! Your mind will be blown. What if the clinic is underneath a bar so the doctors and nurses just hang out at a bar when there are no cases and go down when there is an operation.
Producer B: I don't see the point of a bar. People can randomly walk in off the streets? I thought this was supposed to be a secret clinic?
Producer A: It is a secret clinic! Don't think so hard. The actors will get to pose with drinks and look cool and this will attract viewers!
Producer B: (thinking to himself) So whoever Producer A slept with must have given him this stupid idea.
Producer A: It gets even better. This group of doctors and nurses have special abilities like fighting ability, ability to impersonate any voice, hacking and reading people's thoughts.
Producer B: Is this a medical dorama or a sentai show?
Producer A: No you idiot. Can't you see that that I am going to create a new genre! Medical dorama plus political suspense and detective work! These super powered doctors will not only perform incredible operations in a world of political intrigue but also solve mysteries and find criminals! This will change the face of jdoramas.
Producer B: Are you sure your wife didn't make you special cookies today?
Producer A: I spent the night at a love hotel. Anyways, I have written the script for the first two episodes and it is about a minister who is stabbed by evil forces who want to stop her plans for a casino because she wants to create a wonderful place where families can have fun.
Producer B: Wait, I thought casinos were about generating tax money for government, money laundering and taking advantage of problem gamblers?
Producer A: No stupid. Casinos are about the best place for families to enjoy themselves. Anyway I have a great scene where they interrogate a suspect at the bar. The bad guy will escape but its actually part of the plan.
Producer B: Wait I thought this clinic was supposed to be a secret? There's a reason why no jdorama has ever done this idea before....
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Brilliant!
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