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Re:Conflict of "Gizmo" name?
Obviously, they need to rename it "Stripe."
Stripe is cooler looking.
Stripe kicks Gizmo's ass.
Stripe takes over.
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lolGNAA sues the CDC for patent violations
GNAA sues the CDC for patent violationsSan Francisco, CA - The Gay Nigger Association of America (GNAA) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in US District Court for the State of California. They allege in their complaint that "for over two decades, the CDC has unlawfully continued violating our patent on G.R.I.D.S, or Gay-Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome, also known as The Gay Cancer, by engaging in a relentless, worldwide campaign to coerce citizens to refrain from hot man on man anal intercourse and called for use of the aforementioned name "AIDS" or "Auto-Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
The switch to AIDS -- which did not contain any mention of homosexuality in any form -- enraged gay heritage groups, who demanded a congressional hearing and vowed to defeat the CDC. In 2004, with the support of faggots and other groups whom the CDC had rankled, the GNAA submitted the lawsuit after promising a G.R.I.D.S. referendum.
"Homosexual black men invented G.R.I.D.S. We brought it over from Africa by having anal intercourse with baboons and spread the love of G.R.I.D.S. in bathhouses across America. Not to give the gay black man credit for his sacrifice is in violation of our civil liberties. There is a very strong sentiment among homosexual men of African-American descent, or as they prefer to be called, Gay Niggers, that AIDS is an offensive acronym, and they understand its connection with bigotry and oppression of faggots in America," said Enid Pakistan, executive director of the state chapter of the Gay Nigger Association of America.
About G.R.I.D.S.
1981 saw the emergence of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Pneumocystis among gay men in New York and California. When the Centers for Disease Control reported the new outbreak they called it GRIDS (gay-related immune deficiency syndrome), praising the gay community as carriers of this wonderful gift to all of mankind. However, cases started to be seen in heterosexuals, drug addicts, and people who received blood transfusions, proving that the syndrome knew no boundaries, and that the hets wanted a piece of the action too.
About areems
Areems is the IRC handle of Armands Leimanis, a 15 year old Latvian boy with a poor grasp of English, and a strong grasp of Hebrew traditions.
About Latvians
Latvians are grotesquely obese, deformed goblin-like mongrels very closely resembling pigs. They practice Judaism and have a habit creeping into houses and stealing the foreskins of babies.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA
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Simpleif an actor almost 70(!!) can understand the importance of new technology, why can't a "consortium" of movie companies who "supposedly" have our best interests in mind embrace digital distribution?
The answer is simple: he is God!
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Re:God?
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Re:God?
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Cro-Mags!
So long as they don't find and clone Cro-Mags. Didn't those bastards kill Gimli?
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They should look at their movies more often!
If they would have look at this movie, they would have seen that even alien stardestroyer protection technology can be crack with a simple MAC C++ trojan and a wireless access.
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Re:Life Imitating Art
In case anybody is thinking this would make a good movie, it's been done.
Oh, they made a movie out of this, but I wouldn't call it "good".
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Re:Life Imitating ArtHA, I know this one:
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Re:Life Imitating Art
I didn't know they had Arctic glaciers in California...
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Explanation
For those who didn't get the parent joke, it's based off a 1984 film called Gremlins, where a young boy receives a cute gremlin named 'Gizmo' as a Christmas gift. The catch was that if the gremlin touched water, it could multiply, and also, if you fed it after midnight it would transform into a malicious little a-hole of a creature.
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Re:I hope they clone a Neanderthal
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Genes altered by the environmentGenes altered by the environment:
Gene Hackman: Jailed as a teen in 1946 for stealing candy & soda pop from a convenience store now lives a wealthy life in New Mexico.
What's causing the mutation: With more than 70 movies to date, strong light sources constantly shining on his forehead can be traced as the culprit.Demitria Gene , a.k.a. Demi Moore: From spending her minimum-wage hard-earned money with coke to earning $12,500,000 per movie and dating a kid who could be her grandson.
What's causing the mutation: Not really sure... Could be frequent exposures of her bare body to the cameras or the many plastic surgeries she had done. -
Genes altered by the environmentGenes altered by the environment:
Gene Hackman: Jailed as a teen in 1946 for stealing candy & soda pop from a convenience store now lives a wealthy life in New Mexico.
What's causing the mutation: With more than 70 movies to date, strong light sources constantly shining on his forehead can be traced as the culprit.Demitria Gene , a.k.a. Demi Moore: From spending her minimum-wage hard-earned money with coke to earning $12,500,000 per movie and dating a kid who could be her grandson.
What's causing the mutation: Not really sure... Could be frequent exposures of her bare body to the cameras or the many plastic surgeries she had done. -
The rest of the story...
Unfortunately, soon after his triumph, his most brilliant computer game designs were stolen by one of his company's executives, who passed them off as his own. After breaking into the corporate building and hacking into the computer network to attempt to locate evidence of the theft, he mysteriously vanished, and was not heard from for some time. Eventually, he resurfaced, spouting wild tales about 'talking to programs' and 'surviving the game grid', but bearing concrete evidence of the executive's misdeeds. The prevailing explanation for his bizzare behavior is chronic drug abuse. Whatever the reason, he persists in such delusional beliefs to this day.
Find out more about his tragic story in this compelling and informative docudrama. -
Re:Waaa.
but we regret this "american buckaroo-style" (sic) way of doing space research
That's a correct term amd the equivalent of 'american cowboy style' and how we're viewed on much of this planet.
I only know this because of a) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is one of my favorite cult classics, and b) all these damned Firefox plug-ins that save me from actually having to think very often. -
Re:David Alan Grier
Not to mention his filmography:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004979/ -
THE David Alan Grier?
You mean this guy wrote a book about computers and mathematics??
I give it pi snaps up and a big ol greek sigma snap... -
Re:Er, this is actually about boring old piracy
I know. I saw Captain Ron.
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Re:I, for one...
You're thinking of David Ogden Stiers.
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David Alan Grier
What the hell is he doing writing about computers? Or is this a comedy book?
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Re:Her parents should be proud...
...and here I was expecting a to hear about a Michael Bay patent, NASA was infinging on. I guess this is ridiculously equivalent.
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Re:Common sense, from Lewis Black
Lactose intolerant milk? kiss my dick. If you're lactose intolerant you can't drink milk. So what's in the fucking carton? Get it out of there, get it away from my milk. It is talking to my milk and making it feel bad about itself.
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Except
That song was by Baz Lurman (Director of Moulin Rouge and Romeo+Juliet) and read by a voice actor.
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Re:Just not the same anymore.
I'm fairly certain that it is the same voice for Pepe.
Bill Barretta has performed Pepe the Prawn since "Muppets Tonight" back in 1996.
He also does that voice for Pepe in the new "Muppets Wizard of Oz".
I don't believe Pepe existed prior to "Muppets Tonight". -
Get it right
It's Illudium Q- 38 Explosive Space Modulator.
Gawd, kids these days. -
Re:Insides on the outside
could even make a good film too!
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GNAA sues the CDC for patent violationsGNAA sues the CDC for patent violations
GNAA sues the CDC for patent violationsSan Francisco, CA - The Gay Nigger Association of America (GNAA) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in US District Court for the State of California. They allege in their complaint that "for over two decades, the CDC has unlawfully continued violating our patent on G.R.I.D.S, or Gay-Related Immune Deficiency Syndrome, also known as The Gay Cancer, by engaging in a relentless, worldwide campaign to coerce citizens to refrain from hot man on man anal intercourse and called for use of the aforementioned name "AIDS" or "Auto-Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
The switch to AIDS -- which did not contain any mention of homosexuality in any form -- enraged gay heritage groups, who demanded a congressional hearing and vowed to defeat the CDC. In 2004, with the support of faggots and other groups whom the CDC had rankled, the GNAA submitted the lawsuit after promising a G.R.I.D.S. referendum.
"Homosexual black men invented G.R.I.D.S. We brought it over from Africa by having anal intercourse with baboons and spread the love of G.R.I.D.S. in bathhouses across America. Not to give the gay black man credit for his sacrifice is in violation of our civil liberties. There is a very strong sentiment among homosexual men of African-American descent, or as they prefer to be called, Gay Niggers, that AIDS is an offensive acronym, and they understand its connection with bigotry and oppression of faggots in America," said Enid Pakistan, executive director of the state chapter of the Gay Nigger Association of America.
About G.R.I.D.S.
1981 saw the emergence of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Pneumocystis among gay men in New York and California. When the Centers for Disease Control reported the new outbreak they called it GRIDS (gay-related immune deficiency syndrome), praising the gay community as carriers of this wonderful gift to all of mankind. However, cases started to be seen in heterosexuals, drug addicts, and people who received blood transfusions, proving that the syndrome knew no boundaries, and that the hets wanted a piece of the action too.
About areems
Areems is the IRC handle of Armands Leimanis, a 15 year old Latvian boy with a poor grasp of English, and a strong grasp of Hebrew traditions.
About Latvians
Latvians are grotesquely obese, deformed goblin-like mongrels very closely resembling pigs. They practice Judaism and have a habit creeping into houses and stealing the foreskins of babies.
About GNAA:
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.
Are you GAY ?
Are you a http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/dfg/core /negro.jpg"> NIGGER ?
Are you a GAY NIGGER ?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America and the World! You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!
Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!- First, you have to obtain a copy of GAYNIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it. You can download the movie (~130mb) using BitTorrent.
- Second, yo
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Re:How do I begin my journey into the world of ani
I would definitely NOT recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion as a first step into Japanese anime.
Enonu pretty much hits the nail on the head as I see it with this post:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=154734&cid=129 74259
Like others have pointed out, it's like saying "How do I begin my journey into the world of movies." Japanese anime is really that diverse, so it depends what you like.
Personally, I found Evangelion profoundly disturbing. That is not to say it wasn't good, more that it was not light fare. You probably should watch it at some point, but don't start with it.
As far as dubs/subs go, that's really a personal preference, which is why people feel so strongly about it. You'll have to make your on decision on that. It basically boils down to how much you like reading while watching TV/Movies, and how well you understand the original language. Anyone who says that one type of translation is ALWAYS better than the other probably doesn't understand Japanese and isn't qualified to judge.
If you get Cartoon Network, I would recommend watching Adult Swim (since it won't cost you anything to try it) to get an idea as to what's out there (but do not look to it as The Authority on anime). Mind you, that's on TV, so it is dubbed and edited (also not everything they show is Japanese). Otherwise, try to rent or borrow DVDs. This is a bonus because they normally have both subtitled and dubbed versions, so you can take your pick.
As a guide, I'll list some anime that I've seen and tell you briefly what each is about:
Ghost in the Shell (Movie/TV):
Cyberpunk style movie. Cyber technology has advanced to the point were complete artificial bodies (and more importantly brains) can be made and a person's mind or soul can be placed in them. The theme pretty much explores the implications of that.
There is a second movie which I have not seen, and the TV series (Stand Alone Complex) which follows in the same theme as the Movie, and is currently running on Adult Swim. I should mention that the central characters are police.
If you like Cyberpunk (Max Headroom, Blade Runner type stuff) definitely see this. Personally I'd recommend seeing the movie first, but it isn't required.
Cowboy Bebop (TV/Movie):
I really love this one, and this is probably what got me into watching anime "serious." (I always had a casual interest in it since watching Speed Racer, and G-Force as a young kid, then later with Tundercats and Transfomers.) I plan on owning a box set of this.
Cowboy Bebop is an action show about some bounty hunters, with a sci-fi backdrop. It's in the future, with interplanetary (not interstellar) travel. The background music is somewhat important to the show (but not integral to the plot), and is highly acclaimed. (Written by Yoko Kanno, who also did the music for the Ghost in the Shell TV series.) When I first watched Cowboy Bebop, it reminded me of the animated movie "American Pop," in both animation style and musical theme. If you like American Pop, you should love Cowboy Bebop. I think American Pop was also done by some of the same people who did Heavy Metal (or so I've been told). In fact, if you like Heavy Metal, you'll probably like anime in general.
I haven't seen the Cowboy Bebop movie. I'd suggest watching the series first, though.
Vampire Hunter D (Movie):
I saw (and purchased) this long before seeing Cowboy Bebop. It's about a guy (with an "interesting" history) who goes around slaying vampires. I guess if you lik -
Re:How do I begin my journey into the world of ani
I would definitely NOT recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion as a first step into Japanese anime.
Enonu pretty much hits the nail on the head as I see it with this post:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=154734&cid=129 74259
Like others have pointed out, it's like saying "How do I begin my journey into the world of movies." Japanese anime is really that diverse, so it depends what you like.
Personally, I found Evangelion profoundly disturbing. That is not to say it wasn't good, more that it was not light fare. You probably should watch it at some point, but don't start with it.
As far as dubs/subs go, that's really a personal preference, which is why people feel so strongly about it. You'll have to make your on decision on that. It basically boils down to how much you like reading while watching TV/Movies, and how well you understand the original language. Anyone who says that one type of translation is ALWAYS better than the other probably doesn't understand Japanese and isn't qualified to judge.
If you get Cartoon Network, I would recommend watching Adult Swim (since it won't cost you anything to try it) to get an idea as to what's out there (but do not look to it as The Authority on anime). Mind you, that's on TV, so it is dubbed and edited (also not everything they show is Japanese). Otherwise, try to rent or borrow DVDs. This is a bonus because they normally have both subtitled and dubbed versions, so you can take your pick.
As a guide, I'll list some anime that I've seen and tell you briefly what each is about:
Ghost in the Shell (Movie/TV):
Cyberpunk style movie. Cyber technology has advanced to the point were complete artificial bodies (and more importantly brains) can be made and a person's mind or soul can be placed in them. The theme pretty much explores the implications of that.
There is a second movie which I have not seen, and the TV series (Stand Alone Complex) which follows in the same theme as the Movie, and is currently running on Adult Swim. I should mention that the central characters are police.
If you like Cyberpunk (Max Headroom, Blade Runner type stuff) definitely see this. Personally I'd recommend seeing the movie first, but it isn't required.
Cowboy Bebop (TV/Movie):
I really love this one, and this is probably what got me into watching anime "serious." (I always had a casual interest in it since watching Speed Racer, and G-Force as a young kid, then later with Tundercats and Transfomers.) I plan on owning a box set of this.
Cowboy Bebop is an action show about some bounty hunters, with a sci-fi backdrop. It's in the future, with interplanetary (not interstellar) travel. The background music is somewhat important to the show (but not integral to the plot), and is highly acclaimed. (Written by Yoko Kanno, who also did the music for the Ghost in the Shell TV series.) When I first watched Cowboy Bebop, it reminded me of the animated movie "American Pop," in both animation style and musical theme. If you like American Pop, you should love Cowboy Bebop. I think American Pop was also done by some of the same people who did Heavy Metal (or so I've been told). In fact, if you like Heavy Metal, you'll probably like anime in general.
I haven't seen the Cowboy Bebop movie. I'd suggest watching the series first, though.
Vampire Hunter D (Movie):
I saw (and purchased) this long before seeing Cowboy Bebop. It's about a guy (with an "interesting" history) who goes around slaying vampires. I guess if you lik -
Re:How do I begin my journey into the world of ani
I would definitely NOT recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion as a first step into Japanese anime.
Enonu pretty much hits the nail on the head as I see it with this post:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=154734&cid=129 74259
Like others have pointed out, it's like saying "How do I begin my journey into the world of movies." Japanese anime is really that diverse, so it depends what you like.
Personally, I found Evangelion profoundly disturbing. That is not to say it wasn't good, more that it was not light fare. You probably should watch it at some point, but don't start with it.
As far as dubs/subs go, that's really a personal preference, which is why people feel so strongly about it. You'll have to make your on decision on that. It basically boils down to how much you like reading while watching TV/Movies, and how well you understand the original language. Anyone who says that one type of translation is ALWAYS better than the other probably doesn't understand Japanese and isn't qualified to judge.
If you get Cartoon Network, I would recommend watching Adult Swim (since it won't cost you anything to try it) to get an idea as to what's out there (but do not look to it as The Authority on anime). Mind you, that's on TV, so it is dubbed and edited (also not everything they show is Japanese). Otherwise, try to rent or borrow DVDs. This is a bonus because they normally have both subtitled and dubbed versions, so you can take your pick.
As a guide, I'll list some anime that I've seen and tell you briefly what each is about:
Ghost in the Shell (Movie/TV):
Cyberpunk style movie. Cyber technology has advanced to the point were complete artificial bodies (and more importantly brains) can be made and a person's mind or soul can be placed in them. The theme pretty much explores the implications of that.
There is a second movie which I have not seen, and the TV series (Stand Alone Complex) which follows in the same theme as the Movie, and is currently running on Adult Swim. I should mention that the central characters are police.
If you like Cyberpunk (Max Headroom, Blade Runner type stuff) definitely see this. Personally I'd recommend seeing the movie first, but it isn't required.
Cowboy Bebop (TV/Movie):
I really love this one, and this is probably what got me into watching anime "serious." (I always had a casual interest in it since watching Speed Racer, and G-Force as a young kid, then later with Tundercats and Transfomers.) I plan on owning a box set of this.
Cowboy Bebop is an action show about some bounty hunters, with a sci-fi backdrop. It's in the future, with interplanetary (not interstellar) travel. The background music is somewhat important to the show (but not integral to the plot), and is highly acclaimed. (Written by Yoko Kanno, who also did the music for the Ghost in the Shell TV series.) When I first watched Cowboy Bebop, it reminded me of the animated movie "American Pop," in both animation style and musical theme. If you like American Pop, you should love Cowboy Bebop. I think American Pop was also done by some of the same people who did Heavy Metal (or so I've been told). In fact, if you like Heavy Metal, you'll probably like anime in general.
I haven't seen the Cowboy Bebop movie. I'd suggest watching the series first, though.
Vampire Hunter D (Movie):
I saw (and purchased) this long before seeing Cowboy Bebop. It's about a guy (with an "interesting" history) who goes around slaying vampires. I guess if you lik -
Re:How do I begin my journey into the world of ani
I would definitely NOT recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion as a first step into Japanese anime.
Enonu pretty much hits the nail on the head as I see it with this post:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=154734&cid=129 74259
Like others have pointed out, it's like saying "How do I begin my journey into the world of movies." Japanese anime is really that diverse, so it depends what you like.
Personally, I found Evangelion profoundly disturbing. That is not to say it wasn't good, more that it was not light fare. You probably should watch it at some point, but don't start with it.
As far as dubs/subs go, that's really a personal preference, which is why people feel so strongly about it. You'll have to make your on decision on that. It basically boils down to how much you like reading while watching TV/Movies, and how well you understand the original language. Anyone who says that one type of translation is ALWAYS better than the other probably doesn't understand Japanese and isn't qualified to judge.
If you get Cartoon Network, I would recommend watching Adult Swim (since it won't cost you anything to try it) to get an idea as to what's out there (but do not look to it as The Authority on anime). Mind you, that's on TV, so it is dubbed and edited (also not everything they show is Japanese). Otherwise, try to rent or borrow DVDs. This is a bonus because they normally have both subtitled and dubbed versions, so you can take your pick.
As a guide, I'll list some anime that I've seen and tell you briefly what each is about:
Ghost in the Shell (Movie/TV):
Cyberpunk style movie. Cyber technology has advanced to the point were complete artificial bodies (and more importantly brains) can be made and a person's mind or soul can be placed in them. The theme pretty much explores the implications of that.
There is a second movie which I have not seen, and the TV series (Stand Alone Complex) which follows in the same theme as the Movie, and is currently running on Adult Swim. I should mention that the central characters are police.
If you like Cyberpunk (Max Headroom, Blade Runner type stuff) definitely see this. Personally I'd recommend seeing the movie first, but it isn't required.
Cowboy Bebop (TV/Movie):
I really love this one, and this is probably what got me into watching anime "serious." (I always had a casual interest in it since watching Speed Racer, and G-Force as a young kid, then later with Tundercats and Transfomers.) I plan on owning a box set of this.
Cowboy Bebop is an action show about some bounty hunters, with a sci-fi backdrop. It's in the future, with interplanetary (not interstellar) travel. The background music is somewhat important to the show (but not integral to the plot), and is highly acclaimed. (Written by Yoko Kanno, who also did the music for the Ghost in the Shell TV series.) When I first watched Cowboy Bebop, it reminded me of the animated movie "American Pop," in both animation style and musical theme. If you like American Pop, you should love Cowboy Bebop. I think American Pop was also done by some of the same people who did Heavy Metal (or so I've been told). In fact, if you like Heavy Metal, you'll probably like anime in general.
I haven't seen the Cowboy Bebop movie. I'd suggest watching the series first, though.
Vampire Hunter D (Movie):
I saw (and purchased) this long before seeing Cowboy Bebop. It's about a guy (with an "interesting" history) who goes around slaying vampires. I guess if you lik -
Re:How do I begin my journey into the world of ani
I would definitely NOT recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion as a first step into Japanese anime.
Enonu pretty much hits the nail on the head as I see it with this post:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=154734&cid=129 74259
Like others have pointed out, it's like saying "How do I begin my journey into the world of movies." Japanese anime is really that diverse, so it depends what you like.
Personally, I found Evangelion profoundly disturbing. That is not to say it wasn't good, more that it was not light fare. You probably should watch it at some point, but don't start with it.
As far as dubs/subs go, that's really a personal preference, which is why people feel so strongly about it. You'll have to make your on decision on that. It basically boils down to how much you like reading while watching TV/Movies, and how well you understand the original language. Anyone who says that one type of translation is ALWAYS better than the other probably doesn't understand Japanese and isn't qualified to judge.
If you get Cartoon Network, I would recommend watching Adult Swim (since it won't cost you anything to try it) to get an idea as to what's out there (but do not look to it as The Authority on anime). Mind you, that's on TV, so it is dubbed and edited (also not everything they show is Japanese). Otherwise, try to rent or borrow DVDs. This is a bonus because they normally have both subtitled and dubbed versions, so you can take your pick.
As a guide, I'll list some anime that I've seen and tell you briefly what each is about:
Ghost in the Shell (Movie/TV):
Cyberpunk style movie. Cyber technology has advanced to the point were complete artificial bodies (and more importantly brains) can be made and a person's mind or soul can be placed in them. The theme pretty much explores the implications of that.
There is a second movie which I have not seen, and the TV series (Stand Alone Complex) which follows in the same theme as the Movie, and is currently running on Adult Swim. I should mention that the central characters are police.
If you like Cyberpunk (Max Headroom, Blade Runner type stuff) definitely see this. Personally I'd recommend seeing the movie first, but it isn't required.
Cowboy Bebop (TV/Movie):
I really love this one, and this is probably what got me into watching anime "serious." (I always had a casual interest in it since watching Speed Racer, and G-Force as a young kid, then later with Tundercats and Transfomers.) I plan on owning a box set of this.
Cowboy Bebop is an action show about some bounty hunters, with a sci-fi backdrop. It's in the future, with interplanetary (not interstellar) travel. The background music is somewhat important to the show (but not integral to the plot), and is highly acclaimed. (Written by Yoko Kanno, who also did the music for the Ghost in the Shell TV series.) When I first watched Cowboy Bebop, it reminded me of the animated movie "American Pop," in both animation style and musical theme. If you like American Pop, you should love Cowboy Bebop. I think American Pop was also done by some of the same people who did Heavy Metal (or so I've been told). In fact, if you like Heavy Metal, you'll probably like anime in general.
I haven't seen the Cowboy Bebop movie. I'd suggest watching the series first, though.
Vampire Hunter D (Movie):
I saw (and purchased) this long before seeing Cowboy Bebop. It's about a guy (with an "interesting" history) who goes around slaying vampires. I guess if you lik -
Re:Muppet Porn?
Does this imply some sort of Muppet porn flick? I'd watch that for a dollar!
Ah, but it's been done -
Re:Up Next--GPS Implants
_The Fountainhead_ is better. Especially better than the 50-page grandiose rationalization, her "Objectivist Sermon on the Mount", at the end of AS. She was a great writer, but, though she redeemed selfishness from its benighted status as purely "bad", she brought it too far. Humans aren't as rational as she portrayed us, and we can serve others, while also being selfserving - contradictions are our form of balance. A biopic gives some perspective in understanding her vehemence about life. It's especially fun to watch it screened here in NYC, where her cult still lives, and packs the theater with both worshippers and snipers. FWIW, the Fountainhead movie was terrible.
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Re:Always on Call. Always.
And who will help you when your co-processor is 0wned? The GeekER (TM).
Yes, for the low payment of $2999 the Geek Emergency Room (GeekER) will remove trojans (not used), viruses, and if needed, will even reboot your brain!
And if you do not think so, get this movie this movie! -
Re:Columbine? Jon Katz is calling!
I remeber, at college, a group watching Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. About halfway through, one guy says "Was I the only one that enjoyed school?". Everyone turns, and looks confused them, there is complete silence, then everyone goes back to watching the film.
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Re:Ah, but can he make a sweeping statement!
How many people can watch a movie with gore and walk home without thinking twice? Probably 99.x percent of the people on this planet.
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Re:The ITU != the rest of UN
Bad UN, bad UN...
It is bad. It is awful, in fact. Next time you are bored, consider renting Black Hawk Down and/or No Man's Land.For weak/poor contries, there may occasionally be a point in "going through U.N.". For stronger ones it is very foolish indeed.
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Re:The ITU != the rest of UN
Bad UN, bad UN...
It is bad. It is awful, in fact. Next time you are bored, consider renting Black Hawk Down and/or No Man's Land.For weak/poor contries, there may occasionally be a point in "going through U.N.". For stronger ones it is very foolish indeed.
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Re:EvanWTFgelion
::Grins::
I think you've got your dates off. Mobile Suit Gundam first showed in 1979.
At any rate, this is still an oldy but goody in terms of anime. After being a let down NGE fan, i was quite happy when i found RahXephon (though as per usual, the movie was pretty poor) because in essence this show had all the thematic components that Evangelion had, but the characters were all plausible rather than displays of Gainax's amplified manic-depressive mood swings. -
Re:EvanWTFgelion
::Grins::
I think you've got your dates off. Mobile Suit Gundam first showed in 1979.
At any rate, this is still an oldy but goody in terms of anime. After being a let down NGE fan, i was quite happy when i found RahXephon (though as per usual, the movie was pretty poor) because in essence this show had all the thematic components that Evangelion had, but the characters were all plausible rather than displays of Gainax's amplified manic-depressive mood swings. -
Ghost in the shell?
Anyone else besides me thought of the Anime movies and series "Ghost in the shell"?
From the first movie:
Plot Outline: A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
From the TV series:
In the future, life between the digital and physical world has been blurred. The boundary of technology and humanity has been stretched beyond imagination with lives being led in both the electronic and physical worlds. With the melding of man and machine. A new cybernetic level of existence is being created - An existence that continues to redefine mankind.
I dont recall which episode, but in the first TV episodes season you can see virtual IRC. pretty interesting and probably not far from the future.
Watching people with cybernetic implants get hacked in GITS gives a new meaning now. Like how the "Laughing man" hacked the eyes of Bateou when he was about to catch him.
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1068,sgszbd,gho st_in_the_sh.html
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1287,ybqqoe,gho st_in_the_sh.html
http://imdb.com/title/tt0113568/
http://imdb.com/title/tt0347246/ -
Ghost in the shell?
Anyone else besides me thought of the Anime movies and series "Ghost in the shell"?
From the first movie:
Plot Outline: A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
From the TV series:
In the future, life between the digital and physical world has been blurred. The boundary of technology and humanity has been stretched beyond imagination with lives being led in both the electronic and physical worlds. With the melding of man and machine. A new cybernetic level of existence is being created - An existence that continues to redefine mankind.
I dont recall which episode, but in the first TV episodes season you can see virtual IRC. pretty interesting and probably not far from the future.
Watching people with cybernetic implants get hacked in GITS gives a new meaning now. Like how the "Laughing man" hacked the eyes of Bateou when he was about to catch him.
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1068,sgszbd,gho st_in_the_sh.html
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1287,ybqqoe,gho st_in_the_sh.html
http://imdb.com/title/tt0113568/
http://imdb.com/title/tt0347246/ -
Re:I don't care
Which would be worse - Adolf Hitler cloned or Bill Gates cloned - 100 years from now?
Hitler. I have a hard time imagining that movie would be any less crappy in 100 years. -
Twelve Monkeys
P.S.You would be surprised what sort of results you can get when you start throwing random synthetic peptides on the virus infected cells. :)Hopefully nothing like what David Morse's character was up to in this Bruce Willis vehicle.
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it's all relative
As they travel further into the Sun's radial positive electric field, they discharge into space, expelling material at supersonic speed.
Isn't the comet already traveling at some ridiculous rate? Supersonic? or maybe was it ludicrous speed? -
Re:Microsoft? Serious?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000635/
As a matter of fact he is . . . -
Van Dammit
and since when was the street fighter family friendly?
Ever since they replaced Van Damme with Van Darne.
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Re:End of Days.