When you say "live actions of anime and manga", are you talking about things like the live action Honey and Clover adaptation, the NANA live action movie, the Higurashi live action movie, and (dare I mention it) the Detroit Metal City movie? Because those things are awesome.
And Asian dramas can be especially fun; if you ever do decide to take Japanese, you'll actually get to watch a few (in their native language, of course, usually sans subtitles).