Have you ever tried getting a web site of sufficient complexity working well across several browsers/platforms? It is a nightmare, at least for a perfectionist. IE4/win IE4/mac IE5/win IE5/mac NS4/win Mozilla/win NS4/x etc etc... they all do layout and scripting differently and NOBODY does it right.
There are very few truly good web architects out there, but the ones that are definitely have enough headaches to deal with.
Series: The Vision of Escaflowne rules the earth. I've also just begun Serial Experiments: Lain which is really interesting and looking to be a particularly good series for the Slashdot crowd.
The latest series that has really caught my attention, though, is one that CmdrTaco mentioned: Cowboy Bebop. I've only managed to get my hands on the first six episodes, but so far I'm extremely impressed. Definitely check this one out, and if you stick it out until episode 5, you'll be hooked. Guaranteed.
Movies: Damn near everything you see on this page is great. (As a side note, I enjoyed the new Escaflowne movie as well, though not as much as the series.)
This doesn't get mentioned a lot in the obits, but Sir Alec put in a really, really great performance in Cromwell. Kind of a goofy movie, but Guinness just owned it. The man was an extraordinary actor.
I'm pretty sure "2 weeks" is an old in-joke. IIRC (and I probably don't), at one point, Quakeworld, or something, was supposed to ship in 2 weeks and kept getting pushed back.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Geez, that was a while ago...
I challenge you to check out any of the works of Hayao Miyazaki (see nausicaa.net) and tell me if you still think all anime compares to the tripe put out by Disney.
I challenge you in particular to see Grave of the Firefiles and still tell me that anime is solely a medium for fantasy and lacks merit as an art form on the level of film here in the U.S.
You won't see kiddie porn in any of those movies, by the way.
And what's this nonsense about our collective Christian morality? Please. We can't be held responsible for your superstitions. There's a lot of anime out there that most of the rest of us can see for what it is -- an art form that's often a hell of a lot more interesting than what we see here in the States.
Please. For the love of god. Please.
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If you're patient, it is essential that you see "The Vision of Escaflowne", in its entirety (avoid the "Best" collection, which is an unforgivable edit job) and subtitled. animevillage.com has a good distribution, and DVDs are coming out shortly. Great characters, story, visuals, and my god, much of the music is simply incredible. I would call "Escaflowne" the best television series I have ever seen, animated or otherwise.
Also, I'd like to point you to (the sometimes flaky) nausicaa.net for an introduction to the films of Studio Ghibli. You're going to want to see as many of them as you can -- they're the cream of the crop. Princess Mononoke was good, but much better were My Neighbor Totoro (the Fox dubbed version is okay, but avoid the upcoming Disney dub which will surely suck), Kiki's Delivery Service (subtitles are IMPERATIVE, the Disney dub is AWFUL), Grave of the Fireflies (there's a good DVD release in the US for this one already), Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and several more very very good films.
I would start with Totoro; if you don't fall in love with that movie, you have no more spirit... the marvelous Joe Hisaishi put a lot of very fine music into these films as well.
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Have you ever tried getting a web site of sufficient complexity working well across several browsers/platforms? It is a nightmare, at least for a perfectionist. IE4/win IE4/mac IE5/win IE5/mac NS4/win Mozilla/win NS4/x etc etc... they all do layout and scripting differently and NOBODY does it right.
There are very few truly good web architects out there, but the ones that are definitely have enough headaches to deal with.
Series: The Vision of Escaflowne rules the earth. I've also just begun Serial Experiments: Lain which is really interesting and looking to be a particularly good series for the Slashdot crowd.
The latest series that has really caught my attention, though, is one that CmdrTaco mentioned: Cowboy Bebop. I've only managed to get my hands on the first six episodes, but so far I'm extremely impressed. Definitely check this one out, and if you stick it out until episode 5, you'll be hooked. Guaranteed.
Movies: Damn near everything you see on this page is great. (As a side note, I enjoyed the new Escaflowne movie as well, though not as much as the series.)
This doesn't get mentioned a lot in the obits, but Sir Alec put in a really, really great performance in Cromwell. Kind of a goofy movie, but Guinness just owned it. The man was an extraordinary actor.
I'm pretty sure "2 weeks" is an old in-joke. IIRC (and I probably don't), at one point, Quakeworld, or something, was supposed to ship in 2 weeks and kept getting pushed back.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Geez, that was a while ago...
You're joking, right?
I challenge you to check out any of the works of Hayao Miyazaki (see nausicaa.net) and tell me if you still think all anime compares to the tripe put out by Disney.
I challenge you in particular to see Grave of the Firefiles and still tell me that anime is solely a medium for fantasy and lacks merit as an art form on the level of film here in the U.S.
You won't see kiddie porn in any of those movies, by the way.
And what's this nonsense about our collective Christian morality? Please. We can't be held responsible for your superstitions. There's a lot of anime out there that most of the rest of us can see for what it is -- an art form that's often a hell of a lot more interesting than what we see here in the States.
Great. Let's make sure we look like idiots.
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If you're patient, it is essential that you see "The Vision of Escaflowne", in its entirety (avoid the "Best" collection, which is an unforgivable edit job) and subtitled. animevillage.com has a good distribution, and DVDs are coming out shortly. Great characters, story, visuals, and my god, much of the music is simply incredible. I would call "Escaflowne" the best television series I have ever seen, animated or otherwise.
Also, I'd like to point you to (the sometimes flaky) nausicaa.net for an introduction to the films of Studio Ghibli. You're going to want to see as many of them as you can -- they're the cream of the crop. Princess Mononoke was good, but much better were My Neighbor Totoro (the Fox dubbed version is okay, but avoid the upcoming Disney dub which will surely suck), Kiki's Delivery Service (subtitles are IMPERATIVE, the Disney dub is AWFUL), Grave of the Fireflies (there's a good DVD release in the US for this one already), Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and several more very very good films.
I would start with Totoro; if you don't fall in love with that movie, you have no more spirit... the marvelous Joe Hisaishi put a lot of very fine music into these films as well.