Well, with trying before you buy with anime, there's a very simple way I know about to do this without downloading fansubs/dubs off the net. Go to your public library and check the electronic card catalog for the anime you're interested in. If it's there, check out/put a hold on the first few episodes and watch them. You like it, then go buy it. Hate it, then go stick the tapes back in the return box. It's what works for me!
Well, with Death and Rebirth, I can understand why they made them. They were making/planning on making End of Eva, which I'm guessing is how they planned to end the series all along, but they didn't want to PO their fans by ending the series that way (the ending, from what I've heard, is about as dark as Akira). To do this, I'm inferring that they had to tweak the timeline somewhat. So, instead of doing a "Neon Genesis Evangelion B" or whatever, they instead decided to do "Death and Rebirth" or something like that.
I myself have not seen Death and Rebirth and End of Eva, as I have not been able to get near an Anime convention due to Lack of Funds. So please forgive anything that I've messed up in this message.
Well, there is one exception to the dub rule that proves it (IMHO). That's Cowboy Bebop. The dubbing is very good, and the voice actors they picked for the english dub fit the parts very, very well. I reccomend it to all of you who are looking for an example of a good dub.
Not Sci-Fi. They basically haven't shown any anime for at least a year. It is rather unfortunate, and I really miss their "Saturday Anime" (And I remember when they first started their "Festival of Japanimation" too).
Frankly, the only channel that I know about that has shown Anime fairly regularly is the Action Channel, though they have mainly shown movies, not series. In fact, their anime is fairly rare, instead showing mostly American action films. Still, hopefully Action Channel will pick up the series, and other Anime (possibly Evangelion?).
Now I just hope that I can get a better job so I can afford to get the Starz channels (bloody crappy economy)...
Well, since it's video, it wouldn't be the RIAA, but instead Jack Valenti and the MPAA, but I'm just nitpicking there. All in all, their political stance is pretty much the same.
I'm an SCA Member (sort of), and considering some of the people who are anal retentive when it comes to historical accuracy at the campsite, I could see some beating with sticks going on off the field. ^_^
Actually, on an episode of "The Screen Savers" they did a thing about Burning Man, and apparently it's really wired, complete with Internet access. Seriously. If I could find the story, I'd post it to the list (if someone else would find it, that would help too).
Thank you very, very much. I had heard of Xeno's Paradox before, but I had never heard of it being referred to as Xeno's Paradox.
By the way, I have a question posed in my Journal on the site. If some one would please just check it out and maybe offer an answer to my question, I would be very grateful.
Personally, I'd like to see some old computer games go open source (like the game "Hacker", and the sequel, "Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers"). Some companies still hold the copyrights, and I would like to see those games brought back, re-written for Linux (as opposed as the old Apple II operating system, or the old Atari operating system), and given a facelift.
Well, in a way you do. Buy stock. I'm not kidding. Each share is a vote on who's on the board of directors, and who's the CEO. Also, owning stock is a ticket to the shareholders. With the way stock prices are going, it should be pretty cheap now to get a fair amount of shares in the companies that we want to change. If enough slashdotter buy enough stock of a company, we get a say in the workings of the company. It may sound like selling out but think about it for a minute. And besides, all we need to do is change the policy of one company at a time.
Nah, I perfer a monarchy with myself in charge. I will impliment my plans after I invent a time machine, travel forward in time, and hire John Christian Falkenberg and Hammer's Slammers.;-)
You know, he's right. I just finished reading "Geeks" by Slashdot Columnist Jon Katz. I remember that in the book, loads of people, including those who had never even *heard* of Slashdot, paid attention to his "Hellmouth" series of columns. It's time that we slashdotters brought attention to a cause again. All we've got to do is write, e-mail, and Fax to our congressmen, to magazines, and to our newspapers. Especially our newspapers, as the common man actually reads those. It takes a little time, and maybe a trip to Kinkos. That's not that hard. It's a lot easer that dealing with the aftermath of lazyness.
Though when Teleport became OneMain which became part of Earthlink, the service got worse and worse and worse (and when the EarthStink buyout happened, I couldn't get online *at all*, no kidding).
Slashdot Mirror
U2: All You Can't Leave Behind (among others)
Journey: Trial By Fire (I haven't heard Arrival yet)
Bon Jovi: Crush
And I'll lay odds that you'll find those last three bands on the list also
Well, with trying before you buy with anime, there's a very simple way I know about to do this without downloading fansubs/dubs off the net. Go to your public library and check the electronic card catalog for the anime you're interested in. If it's there, check out/put a hold on the first few episodes and watch them. You like it, then go buy it. Hate it, then go stick the tapes back in the return box. It's what works for me!
I myself have not seen Death and Rebirth and End of Eva, as I have not been able to get near an Anime convention due to Lack of Funds. So please forgive anything that I've messed up in this message.
Well, there is one exception to the dub rule that proves it (IMHO). That's Cowboy Bebop. The dubbing is very good, and the voice actors they picked for the english dub fit the parts very, very well. I reccomend it to all of you who are looking for an example of a good dub.
Frankly, the only channel that I know about that has shown Anime fairly regularly is the Action Channel, though they have mainly shown movies, not series. In fact, their anime is fairly rare, instead showing mostly American action films. Still, hopefully Action Channel will pick up the series, and other Anime (possibly Evangelion?).
Now I just hope that I can get a better job so I can afford to get the Starz channels (bloody crappy economy)...
Is it just me, or does this sound a bit like the old "Choose Your Own Adventure" books?
Well, since it's video, it wouldn't be the RIAA, but instead Jack Valenti and the MPAA, but I'm just nitpicking there. All in all, their political stance is pretty much the same.
I'm an SCA Member (sort of), and considering some of the people who are anal retentive when it comes to historical accuracy at the campsite, I could see some beating with sticks going on off the field. ^_^
Actually, on an episode of "The Screen Savers" they did a thing about Burning Man, and apparently it's really wired, complete with Internet access. Seriously. If I could find the story, I'd post it to the list (if someone else would find it, that would help too).
The story would be somewhere at The Screen Savers website
By the way, I have a question posed in my Journal on the site. If some one would please just check it out and maybe offer an answer to my question, I would be very grateful.
Personally, I'd like to see some old computer games go open source (like the game "Hacker", and the sequel, "Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers"). Some companies still hold the copyrights, and I would like to see those games brought back, re-written for Linux (as opposed as the old Apple II operating system, or the old Atari operating system), and given a facelift.
Pardon my ignorance, but what is Xeon's Paradox?
Well, in a way you do. Buy stock. I'm not kidding. Each share is a vote on who's on the board of directors, and who's the CEO. Also, owning stock is a ticket to the shareholders. With the way stock prices are going, it should be pretty cheap now to get a fair amount of shares in the companies that we want to change. If enough slashdotter buy enough stock of a company, we get a say in the workings of the company. It may sound like selling out but think about it for a minute. And besides, all we need to do is change the policy of one company at a time.
Nah, I perfer a monarchy with myself in charge. I will impliment my plans after I invent a time machine, travel forward in time, and hire John Christian Falkenberg and Hammer's Slammers. ;-)
You know, he's right. I just finished reading "Geeks" by Slashdot Columnist Jon Katz. I remember that in the book, loads of people, including those who had never even *heard* of Slashdot, paid attention to his "Hellmouth" series of columns. It's time that we slashdotters brought attention to a cause again. All we've got to do is write, e-mail, and Fax to our congressmen, to magazines, and to our newspapers. Especially our newspapers, as the common man actually reads those. It takes a little time, and maybe a trip to Kinkos. That's not that hard. It's a lot easer that dealing with the aftermath of lazyness.
Though when Teleport became OneMain which became part of Earthlink, the service got worse and worse and worse (and when the EarthStink buyout happened, I couldn't get online *at all*, no kidding).