Dangit, I joined this website because I thought it was geared to the casual reader -- and now I find there's a whole big endgame with a bunch of content that I'll never see 'cause I don't have enough time to devote to just this place!
*sighs* Ah, well, at least grinding can be done solo easily enough...
No, he's making a distinction between traditional animation, where you're expected to think of the characters as creations, not as actors, and FF which you're expected to experience as a live-action film although the actors are generated.
Oddly enough, when I went to see it, I didn't enter with the expectation that I was going to see something that's trying it's best to be live-action -- I was expecting realistic animation. That and a good FF-like story (where, per usual, you're punted into the game world and have to figure out what's going on in the background). Kudos to Square for providing both -- even though it did become too FF7ish in the end. =)
- HX!
Seeing as the browser is free, how would that company have made any money? Do you really want to back to the days of PAYING for a web browser?
If there were an MSIE splinter company created, they'd probably make money the same way Netscape did in the old days -- to students, it's free, but if you're a business, you've gotta pay.
And, fearing the threat of broken-license lawsuits, businesses would most definitely pay. =) - HX!
What's good is that it's coming on TV at all. It's important that the general public be exposed to anime, any way possible, even watered down anime.
Good point. Now that I think about it, I gave a couple of my friends a good shock when I brought over a Ranma tape and they wanted to watch without me giving an explanation to the background story. (Them: "I'm sure we'll pick it up on the way..." Me: *sweatdrop*) However, they absolutely loved it after I brought over the beginning eps. It's just that some of the ideas presented in anime storylines are way out there, and it takes people time to consider them acceptable or entertaining. (Most people hearing me discuss Ranma mention that the whole idea sounds too weird for them -- along with that "what kind of perv are you?" looks. =)
Sailor Moon is better than anything put out by Hanna Barbera in a long time
Hanna-Barbera, yes -- I really haven't seen anything good by them in a looooong time. However, some more recent American cartoons like The Tick, Earthworm Jim, and Frekazoid were rather good on their own right -- not for storylines or character development like anime, but just for wit alone. Gargoyles, however, did shoot for a rather interesting plot, and I started to have some hope in American productions until they were all knocked off the air... oh, well.... =)
and Tenchi! On the Cartoon Network!
*eyes get really wide* Ooooooooh! Is this gonna be on Toonami? Or late-night? Or what? =)
*starts whispering to himself:* PleasedontletthemshowTenchiinTokyo... PleasedontletthemshowTenchiinTokyo... PleasedontletthemshowTenchiinTokyo...
(Sorry about the rambling in this post... I'm still sick. =)
That's right, all of Bishojou Senshi Sailormoon S and Bishojou Senshi Sailormoon SS, brutally butchered for American television! I can't wait! Actually, I'm sure this sounds sarcastic, but this is actually a good thing.
My feelings towards Sailor Moon aside, how is butchering anime just so parents' groups can breathe easier actually a Good Thing(tm)? All you get when you cut out cultural refs and things considered bad for kids (like what's-his-name-y'know-that-evil-guy's "sex change" in Sailor Moon to not show homosexuality and DBZ's glasses of cold brown water (with a head of foam, no less) to not promote drinking) is either confusing crap or yet another American cartoon.
DiC did make one small step in the right direction -- they did produce "uncut" episodes of DBZ for their video releases (as well as subbed versions to get over the lousy voice acting =). I wish other groups (like whoever produces Sailor Moon on tape or Viz) to produce subbed, uncut videos, but (to be honest) that would be cutting into their production budgets.
I'm still hoping for the rumor about Cartoon Network starting up an anime channel to be true, though...... =)
...I'd rather have the intelligent ones out there -- at least we'd get some sort of possible discussion and thought on the issue. But rioting's only a quick way to get blasted all over the news channels ('cause rioting == good ratings) and make you and your opinion look bad ('cause rioting == "Bad People(tm) usually do it."... according to TV =).
Mind you, I'm not dissing the reason behind the protesting, but I'm not for trashing things to try and get my point across; my opinions carry the same weight if I throw a brick through a window while being taped by CNN or not. =)
So far, I've seen it twice -- once just before teh movie started, and once running as a marquee along the bottom (and probably gonna show up every half-hour -- that's when they usually redisplay the TV ratings).
Plus, about 10% of the commercials I've seen so far have been Y2K based in some way -- including a "Fry2K" commercial from McD's.
*sighs* Someone shoot me.
(P.S. Yeah, I know this is a tad late -- I taped it while I went to see another movie so I could come back and laugh at it later. =)
I wouldn't trust genetic engineering yet until it is well-proven. Why implement a technology when you know you don't understand its ramifications?
Well, mainly due to the present mindset of our society: If it's the Newest Thing(tm), then we simply have to mess with it and use it, ignoring the ramifications. In the case of genetic engineering, though, the usual excuse of "we did it for the money" isn't too terribly relevant IMHO; it's more like a kid with a new playtoy.
Heck, when it comes to how the scientific community operates nowadays, Jurassic Park said it best (too bad I don't have the book with me for the exact quote =). The knowledge that we work with today is based on simply climbing on the shoulders of the giants who pioneered the work. By gaining knowledge this way, they learn without experiencing the consequences of the learning process (i.e. finding out that their research may be used unethically, etc.) and therefore use that gained knowledge oblivious of what may happen. Not that I'm saying "climbing on the shoulders of giants" (so to speak) is bad, but when one does that, one should inquire said giant on what he found along the path to get where he is now.
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Dangit, I joined this website because I thought it was geared to the casual reader -- and now I find there's a whole big endgame with a bunch of content that I'll never see 'cause I don't have enough time to devote to just this place!
*sighs* Ah, well, at least grinding can be done solo easily enough...
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And suddenly we have a reason to bail out Larry Flynt. =)
Oddly enough, when I went to see it, I didn't enter with the expectation that I was going to see something that's trying it's best to be live-action -- I was expecting realistic animation. That and a good FF-like story (where, per usual, you're punted into the game world and have to figure out what's going on in the background). Kudos to Square for providing both -- even though it did become too FF7ish in the end. =)
- HX!
If there were an MSIE splinter company created, they'd probably make money the same way Netscape did in the old days -- to students, it's free, but if you're a business, you've gotta pay.
And, fearing the threat of broken-license lawsuits, businesses would most definitely pay. =)
- HX!
Good point. Now that I think about it, I gave a couple of my friends a good shock when I brought over a Ranma tape and they wanted to watch without me giving an explanation to the background story. (Them: "I'm sure we'll pick it up on the way..." Me: *sweatdrop*) However, they absolutely loved it after I brought over the beginning eps. It's just that some of the ideas presented in anime storylines are way out there, and it takes people time to consider them acceptable or entertaining. (Most people hearing me discuss Ranma mention that the whole idea sounds too weird for them -- along with that "what kind of perv are you?" looks. =)
Sailor Moon is better than anything put out by Hanna Barbera in a long time
Hanna-Barbera, yes -- I really haven't seen anything good by them in a looooong time. However, some more recent American cartoons like The Tick, Earthworm Jim, and Frekazoid were rather good on their own right -- not for storylines or character development like anime, but just for wit alone. Gargoyles, however, did shoot for a rather interesting plot, and I started to have some hope in American productions until they were all knocked off the air... oh, well.... =)
and Tenchi! On the Cartoon Network!
*eyes get really wide* Ooooooooh! Is this gonna be on Toonami? Or late-night? Or what? =)
*starts whispering to himself:* PleasedontletthemshowTenchiinTokyo... PleasedontletthemshowTenchiinTokyo... PleasedontletthemshowTenchiinTokyo...
(Sorry about the rambling in this post... I'm still sick. =)
- HX!
My feelings towards Sailor Moon aside, how is butchering anime just so parents' groups can breathe easier actually a Good Thing(tm)? All you get when you cut out cultural refs and things considered bad for kids (like what's-his-name-y'know-that-evil-guy's "sex change" in Sailor Moon to not show homosexuality and DBZ's glasses of cold brown water (with a head of foam, no less) to not promote drinking) is either confusing crap or yet another American cartoon.
DiC did make one small step in the right direction -- they did produce "uncut" episodes of DBZ for their video releases (as well as subbed versions to get over the lousy voice acting =). I wish other groups (like whoever produces Sailor Moon on tape or Viz) to produce subbed, uncut videos, but (to be honest) that would be cutting into their production budgets.
I'm still hoping for the rumor about Cartoon Network starting up an anime channel to be true, though...... =)
(Sorry if this doesn't make sense -- I'm sick. =)
- HX!
Mind you, I'm not dissing the reason behind the protesting, but I'm not for trashing things to try and get my point across; my opinions carry the same weight if I throw a brick through a window while being taped by CNN or not. =)
But remember, your opinions may vary.
- HX!
Plus, about 10% of the commercials I've seen so far have been Y2K based in some way -- including a "Fry2K" commercial from McD's.
*sighs* Someone shoot me.
(P.S. Yeah, I know this is a tad late -- I taped it while I went to see another movie so I could come back and laugh at it later. =)
- HX!
Well, mainly due to the present mindset of our society: If it's the Newest Thing(tm), then we simply have to mess with it and use it, ignoring the ramifications. In the case of genetic engineering, though, the usual excuse of "we did it for the money" isn't too terribly relevant IMHO; it's more like a kid with a new playtoy.
Heck, when it comes to how the scientific community operates nowadays, Jurassic Park said it best (too bad I don't have the book with me for the exact quote =). The knowledge that we work with today is based on simply climbing on the shoulders of the giants who pioneered the work. By gaining knowledge this way, they learn without experiencing the consequences of the learning process (i.e. finding out that their research may be used unethically, etc.) and therefore use that gained knowledge oblivious of what may happen. Not that I'm saying "climbing on the shoulders of giants" (so to speak) is bad, but when one does that, one should inquire said giant on what he found along the path to get where he is now.
(Remember: Your opinions may vary.)
--> HX!