Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is Justice League Unlimited dead? Or maybe the team that's been making these shows since Batman: The Animated Series? I say that, because the last episode sure looked like a goodbye. Season 3 episodes begin on sept 17 at 10pm east 9pm cent. And 2 more the following week. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent - G.I. Joe
From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] G.I. Joe Sigma Six (coming) CGI, I presume, like the other recent GI Joe movies? My review: Mediocre. Painfully awful music (compared to the original G.I. Joe theme music it's just awful random noise). Character designs: Weak. Only Storm Shadow was good. No Cobra commander to reference. Missing in action: No Shipwreck, Flint, Lady Jay, etc. All cobra troops now seem to robots (BATS). Exposition: terrible. All Technobable all the time, and not the Good technobable. Voice acting: Weak. Destro, The Baroness and Storm Shadow were decent aproximations but the rest was just weak or awful. All vehicles are dogawful CGI crap. Plot: what Plot? The Fool Gives it a 3 out of 10. Hasbro blew it again. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: Neon Genesis Evangelion (coming) That's good news. I keep hearing about that show, but I've never seen it. FullMetal Alchemist New--in 4 weeks Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig (coming) Damn good news, on both counts! Not so fast...Williams street decided to fvck with the schedule again: On Saturday, October 8 InuYasha will take the 11 p.m. spot, followed by Fullmetal Alchemist, which will move its premieres to 11:30 p.m. Samurai Champloo will begin repeats Saturday, October 8 at 12:30 a.m., leading up to new episodes beginning November 19. After its Sunday premiere on October 2, The Boondocks will repeat on Saturdays, beginning October 8 at midnight. Perfect Hair Forever will now premiere Sunday, November 13 at 12:15 a.m. The second-season premiere of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has been moved to Saturday, November 19 at 11 p.m. Escaflowne Movie --in 3 weeks Also good news. The little bit of a series I saw a few years back, I think on Fox Kids, was pretty interesting. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
Steve Sloan wrote: Maybe it's just a way of passing the torch to The Batman. The Batman isn't a bad show, but it's not even remotely as good as Batman: Animated. The villains are much more shallow, for one thing. That sounds like the answer to me. There were a lot of people unsatisfied when Batman Beyond was cancelled. The movie about The Joker helped some... I guess that Epilogue was one final chance to give the Batman Beyond characters a chance to finish things right. (IIRC, Batman Beyond was created specifically for the show, not drawing on previous comics, which made it something special to its hard-core fans.) This hard-core fan says what I just said, but from someone who knows what he is talking about: http://www.batbeyond.com/ -- --Max Battcher-- http://www.worldmaker.net/ I have no idea what I'm doing. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: Neon Genesis Evangelion (coming) That's good news. I keep hearing about that show, but I've never seen it. Gundam Seed Yup, that was worth watching. It reminds me of a Heinlein juvenile, where kids have to learn duty and moral lessons against the backdrop of a space war. These Gundam spinoffs never seem to run out of excuses for Earth and the space colonies to fight in big mecha -- this time, over human genetic engineering. The genocidal descendants of the Greens rule Earth, while the space colonies are full of Coordinators (aka the genetically engineered) and neutrals. Yes but will they show Gundam Seed Destiny? .hack//Legend of The Twilight Bracelet Really weak, compared to the earlier series, .hack/Sign. The story, characters, style, and look are nowhere near as good. Much more of a kiddie show. They tie into the .hack games. MEGAS XLR Hilarious. G.I. Joe Sigma Six (coming) CGI, I presume, like the other recent GI Joe movies? No. Anime. I don't watch / promote CGI. FullMetal Alchemist New--in 4 weeks Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig (coming) Damn good news, on both counts! Escaflowne Movie --in 3 weeks Also good news. The little bit of a series I saw a few years back, I think on Fox Kids, was pretty interesting. From what I've heard the movie and the show are pretty different... ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
The Fool wrote: From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] CGI, I presume, like the other recent GI Joe movies? No. Anime. I don't watch / promote CGI. So I take it that Veggie Tales is right out as far as you're concerned? Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] CGI, I presume, like the other recent GI Joe movies? No. Anime. I don't watch / promote CGI. So I take it that Veggie Tales is right out as far as you're concerned? Search your feelings...You know it to be true! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
The Fool wrote: From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] CGI, I presume, like the other recent GI Joe movies? No. Anime. I don't watch / promote CGI. So I take it that Veggie Tales is right out as far as you're concerned? Search your feelings...You know it to be true! Yeah, I suspected. Just wanted to be sure. :) Julia who has used the Bob would be disappointed with you line more than once, actually ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
At 11:35 PM Saturday 8/20/2005, The Fool wrote: [snip] Saturday: Morning: Shinzo Mew Mew Power Winx Club W.I.T.C.H. (usually) G.I. Joe Sigma Six (coming) They replaced G. I. Joe's brain with a 70's-era computer made by Xerox? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Warren Ockrassa wrote: [adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. There are some really interesting toons sent out on the Cartoon Network late at night -- great ones such as Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Turner creations Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Venture Brothers. As the chatroom gang can tell you, I am a devoted watcher of the Cartoon Network every saturday night, all night.G (Inuyasha yawn. I really like Inuyasha. Yeah it is a tad soapy, but I enjoy the storytelling even when it is a bit thin. The opening and ending themes are always exceptionally good pop though, and I have a great appreciation for the way the Japanese seemed to have learned how to do Pop better than we do. Because MTV VH1 stopped showing videos? And when they do show videos it all rap-$#!+ all the time. Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) Also soapy, but the action is awesome. I can't wait for Jin and Rap-Bastard to get into a fight again.G But there are a couple of sterling anime examples they've been retransmitting. FLCL, at just six 30-minute episodes, is arguably the strangest, but definitely the most creative. The storyline is more or less standard alien-invasion fare, but the series makes bold experiments with the toon genre, breaking into maga style just for kicks, for instance, and the end titles are set to Ride on Shooting Star, an interesting and energetic example of the punk genre as interpreted by a Japanese mindset, capably rendered by The Pillows. I like the music, but everything else about this series sucks IMO. Because you don't get the references? Paranoia Agent is weird too with its story centering around a rollerblading boy with a metal bat who begins by stunning people who are at the ends of their ropes -- and who becomes something much more sinister. The soundtrack for the series is scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and his musical explorations are fascinating. In the series soundtrack, his main title sequence (Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen) is unmistakable, but a later experiment, Jouken Douji, is probably the gem of the disc. I haven't missed an episode. Very addicting and the plot twists are tasty. This isn't just about music, of course; it's about how the melding of music with visuals seems to have affected anime in a way totally different from how it's manifested in the States in the form of MTV and its offspring. On the whole I think the Nipponese flavor is much more intriguing. I was just wondering if anyone else here was watching and listening and had comments to make. I think my favorite is FullMetal Alchemist. The backstory is complex with interesting social implications and with every episode I want to chew chew chew. Great opening theme song, Japanese hard rock with progressive overtones. I searched it out and D/Led it. But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? How can you watch 4kids piece when it's been absolutely butchered, way beyond even saban's old DragonBallZ Dub. They CUT OUT 30 whole dogda/V\ned episodes. The Vileness that is 4kids piece is too much to bear. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] [adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. --- You''re implying that their are other things to watch on tv. --- I find The Weather Channel to be gripping. Most of it isn't reruns. One of the bits that occasionally *is* a rerun documented, among other things, what happened at a particular bridge I drive over regularly, under some particularly dangerous weather circumstances. That one's always gripping. (And you can be darn sure I monitor Brushy Creek right there as best I can, and have an alternate route whose bridge over Brushy Creek is a lot higher!) And it can impart useful information in a manner that takes less effort than, say, actively seeking it on the web or through WeatherBug. (I just love it when they show radar loops for other parts of the US!) Bah. The Whether channel is worse than useless when any significant T-storm/tornado watch/warnings come. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] FLCL: IMHO I just don't understand. Not in a creative avant garde mode, but I just don't see the artistic background. Not because I don't get anime (my anime collection outnumbers my traditional movie collection), but because it seems the show was made for someone with ADD. I also I dislike the animation style. Paranoia Agent is really good; good music, intruging plot, etc. I don't see it often enough to get into it though... My current fave was Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone COmplex. Great show, great animation (some of the fight scenes are quite impressive from a technical standpoint). In terms of music/anime melding Serial Experiment Lain turned me onto a British group called Boa. Their debut full length CD is in my short-stack. I really HATE the CGI sequences. Awful. Samurai Champloo is another great one (done by the same people as Cowboy Beebop? Mugen does have a passing resemblance to Spike...), just wish it was longer. If you mean Sunrise, then Yes. 26 Eps is too short? Probably. Inuyasha could be more interesting, if it delved more into Japanese mythology, and less into the emotional life of teen-aged Japanese girls. Their's nothing wrong with that. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 8/21/05, The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daily: Detective Conan (case closed) (+sat sun) Southpark Totally Spies DragonballZ Uncut Inu-Yasha Reruns Futurama FullMetal Alchemist Coboy Bebop Fairly Oddparents The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (AKA Grim And Evil) Teen Titans Fairly Oddparents, but no Spongebob Squarepants? --- Eh. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
Robert Seeberger wrote: Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) Also soapy, but the action is awesome. I can't wait for Jin and Rap-Bastard to get into a fight again.G Good show, and the warning at the beginning of the show was just funny. The beat-box samurai thing was hilarious. But there are a couple of sterling anime examples they've been retransmitting. FLCL, at just six 30-minute episodes, is arguably the strangest, but definitely the most creative. The storyline is more or less standard alien-invasion fare, but the series makes bold experiments with the toon genre, breaking into maga style just for kicks, for instance, and the end titles are set to Ride on Shooting Star, an interesting and energetic example of the punk genre as interpreted by a Japanese mindset, capably rendered by The Pillows. I like the music, but everything else about this series sucks IMO. There are occasional fun things in the show. I particularly liked one behind the scenes scene, where the actors were back in their trailer, complaining about filming a stunt sequence that had just happened on the show. At one time, the Adult Swim bumper comments for this show said it was just a way for the animators in the studio to blow off steam, and that makes sense. There's no real storyline, just a bunch of experimental gags strung together. I notice a lot of Plimpton influence, with all that weird stuff about pulling things out of your head. Paranoia Agent is weird too with its story centering around a rollerblading boy with a metal bat who begins by stunning people who are at the ends of their ropes -- and who becomes something much more sinister. I haven't missed an episode. Very addicting and the plot twists are tasty. It's a very weird show, but it's a weird show that makes sense. If you pay attention, there is an actual storyline there, and it came together nicely in last night's final episode. I'm still pondering the old guy with the chalk, and how he might have tied into history. Now that I think about it, wasn't he in the opening sequence, laughing with a mushroom cloud in the background? I shouldn't say any more without spoiler warnings, though. I think my favorite is FullMetal Alchemist. The backstory is complex with interesting social implications and with every episode I want to chew chew chew. I agree completely. Back when it and Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex premiered together, I thought I would like Ghost more, because of the style and subject matter. FullMetal turned out to be much more interesting than I thought from the previews. But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? Is Justice League Unlimited dead? Or maybe the team that's been making these shows since Batman: The Animated Series? I say that, because the last episode sure looked like a goodbye. The title, Epilogue, sounds like it, but that's not all. It wrapped up the Batman Beyond storyline. The way it told stories about Batman reminded me of a funeral. It also ended with a scene that mirrored the first scene of Batman: Animated: heavy clouds over Gotham, two cops patrolling in a floating police vehicle, and a mysterious bat figure flying by. I think the cops' dialog was even the same. The two scenes showed two different eras of Gotham, and the vehicles were different (a police blimp vs. some kind of futuristic antigrav car), and the bat figures were different (Man-Bat vs. McGinnis as Batman), but there was an obvious homage there. Maybe it's just a way of passing the torch to The Batman. The Batman isn't a bad show, but it's not even remotely as good as Batman: Animated. The villains are much more shallow, for one thing. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .. http://www.brin-l.org Science Fiction-themed online store . http://www.sloan3d.com/store Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
The Fool wrote: From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Warren Ockrassa wrote: [adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. There are some really interesting toons sent out on the Cartoon Network late at night -- great ones such as Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Turner creations Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Venture Brothers. As the chatroom gang can tell you, I am a devoted watcher of the Cartoon Network every saturday night, all night.G (Inuyasha yawn. I really like Inuyasha. Yeah it is a tad soapy, but I enjoy the storytelling even when it is a bit thin. The opening and ending themes are always exceptionally good pop though, and I have a great appreciation for the way the Japanese seemed to have learned how to do Pop better than we do. Because MTV VH1 stopped showing videos? And when they do show videos it all rap-$#!+ all the time. I don't care a whit about videos. *It's the music dammit!!!* I just like the opening and closing themes of all the Inuyasha series. Quite beautiful! Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) Also soapy, but the action is awesome. I can't wait for Jin and Rap-Bastard to get into a fight again.G But there are a couple of sterling anime examples they've been retransmitting. FLCL, at just six 30-minute episodes, is arguably the strangest, but definitely the most creative. The storyline is more or less standard alien-invasion fare, but the series makes bold experiments with the toon genre, breaking into maga style just for kicks, for instance, and the end titles are set to Ride on Shooting Star, an interesting and energetic example of the punk genre as interpreted by a Japanese mindset, capably rendered by The Pillows. I like the music, but everything else about this series sucks IMO. Because you don't get the references? Well...I don't find anything in the series that causes me to care about references. It is just too chaotic with too little story. Paranoia Agent is weird too with its story centering around a rollerblading boy with a metal bat who begins by stunning people who are at the ends of their ropes -- and who becomes something much more sinister. The soundtrack for the series is scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and his musical explorations are fascinating. In the series soundtrack, his main title sequence (Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen) is unmistakable, but a later experiment, Jouken Douji, is probably the gem of the disc. I haven't missed an episode. Very addicting and the plot twists are tasty. This isn't just about music, of course; it's about how the melding of music with visuals seems to have affected anime in a way totally different from how it's manifested in the States in the form of MTV and its offspring. On the whole I think the Nipponese flavor is much more intriguing. I was just wondering if anyone else here was watching and listening and had comments to make. I think my favorite is FullMetal Alchemist. The backstory is complex with interesting social implications and with every episode I want to chew chew chew. Great opening theme song, Japanese hard rock with progressive overtones. I searched it out and D/Led it. But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? How can you watch 4kids piece when it's been absolutely butchered, way beyond even saban's old DragonBallZ Dub. They CUT OUT 30 whole dogda/V\ned episodes. The Vileness that is 4kids piece is too much to bear. One Piece is pretty cool, but if there is a better version I would like to see it. xponent Animeted Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Steve Sloan [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a very weird show, but it's a weird show that makes sense. If you pay attention, there is an actual storyline there, and it came together nicely in last night's final episode. I'm still pondering the old guy with the chalk, and how he might have tied into history. Now that I think about it, wasn't he in the opening sequence, laughing with a mushroom cloud in the background? I shouldn't say any more without spoiler warnings, though. Slight Spoiler: S P A C E The Equations at least the first two times were refereneces to the people who were boinked. But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? Is Justice League Unlimited dead? Or maybe the team that's been No. making these shows since Batman: The Animated Series? I say that, because the last episode sure looked like a goodbye. Looks can be decieving. The title, Epilogue, sounds like it, but that's not all. It wrapped up the Batman Beyond storyline. The way it told stories about Batman reminded me of a funeral. It also ended with a scene that mirrored the first scene of Batman: Animated: heavy clouds over Gotham, two cops patrolling in a floating police vehicle, and a mysterious bat figure flying by. I think the cops' dialog was even the same. The two scenes showed two different eras of Gotham, and the vehicles were different (a police blimp vs. some kind of futuristic antigrav car), and the bat figures were different (Man-Bat vs. McGinnis as Batman), but there was an obvious homage there. Maybe it's just a way of passing the torch to The Batman. The Batman isn't a bad show, but it's not even remotely as good as Batman: Animated. The villains are much more shallow, for one thing. teh batman is teh S uck ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] I like the music, but everything else about this series sucks IMO. Because you don't get the references? Well...I don't find anything in the series that causes me to care about references. It is just too chaotic with too little story. You don't get the references. But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? How can you watch 4kids piece when it's been absolutely butchered, way beyond even saban's old DragonBallZ Dub. They CUT OUT 30 whole dogda/V\ned episodes. The Vileness that is 4kids piece is too much to bear. One Piece is pretty cool, but if there is a better version I would like to see it. Again: They CUT OUT 30 whole dogda/V\ned episodes. I suggest Kazzaa or bittorent. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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The Fool wrote: From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Fool wrote: From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] [adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. --- You''re implying that their are other things to watch on tv. --- I find The Weather Channel to be gripping. Most of it isn't reruns. One of the bits that occasionally *is* a rerun documented, among other things, what happened at a particular bridge I drive over regularly, under some particularly dangerous weather circumstances. That one's always gripping. (And you can be darn sure I monitor Brushy Creek right there as best I can, and have an alternate route whose bridge over Brushy Creek is a lot higher!) And it can impart useful information in a manner that takes less effort than, say, actively seeking it on the web or through WeatherBug. (I just love it when they show radar loops for other parts of the US!) Bah. The Whether channel is worse than useless when any significant T-storm/tornado watch/warnings come. Oh, I have Weatherbug for that. :) When the stupid chirping sound starts up, I go check to see what it is. If it's something where I really need up-to-the-minute coverage, I can change the TV to KVUE or KXAN (I prefer the lead meteorologist on KVUE, but KXAN has some niftier tools they use) and someone who knows what they're talking about and gives a @#$% about the people affected will do a decent job of helping us figure out who needs to hit the ground when. The Weather Channel is more entertainment than anything else for me. (I like watching hurricane footage, OK?) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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The Fool wrote: Neon Genesis Evangelion (coming) That's good news. I keep hearing about that show, but I've never seen it. Gundam Seed Yup, that was worth watching. It reminds me of a Heinlein juvenile, where kids have to learn duty and moral lessons against the backdrop of a space war. These Gundam spinoffs never seem to run out of excuses for Earth and the space colonies to fight in big mecha -- this time, over human genetic engineering. The genocidal descendants of the Greens rule Earth, while the space colonies are full of Coordinators (aka the genetically engineered) and neutrals. .hack//Legend of The Twilight Bracelet Really weak, compared to the earlier series, .hack/Sign. The story, characters, style, and look are nowhere near as good. Much more of a kiddie show. MEGAS XLR Hilarious. G.I. Joe Sigma Six (coming) CGI, I presume, like the other recent GI Joe movies? FullMetal Alchemist New--in 4 weeks Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig (coming) Damn good news, on both counts! Escaflown Movie --in 3 weeks Also good news. The little bit of a series I saw a few years back, I think on Fox Kids, was pretty interesting. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .. http://www.brin-l.org Science Fiction-themed online store . http://www.sloan3d.com/store Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
FLCL and Paranoia Agent…
[adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. There are some really interesting toons sent out on the Cartoon Network late at night -- great ones such as Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Turner creations Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Venture Brothers. (Inuyasha … yawn. Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) But there are a couple of sterling anime examples they've been retransmitting. FLCL, at just six 30-minute episodes, is arguably the strangest, but definitely the most creative. The storyline is more or less standard alien-invasion fare, but the series makes bold experiments with the toon genre, breaking into maga style just for kicks, for instance, and the end titles are set to Ride on Shooting Star, an interesting and energetic example of the punk genre as interpreted by a Japanese mindset, capably rendered by The Pillows. Paranoia Agent is weird too with its story centering around a rollerblading boy with a metal bat who begins by stunning people who are at the ends of their ropes -- and who becomes something much more sinister. The soundtrack for the series is scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and his musical explorations are fascinating. In the series soundtrack, his main title sequence (Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen) is unmistakable, but a later experiment, Jouken Douji, is probably the gem of the disc. This isn't just about music, of course; it's about how the melding of music with visuals seems to have affected anime in a way totally different from how it's manifested in the States in the form of MTV and its offspring. On the whole I think the Nipponese flavor is much more intriguing. I was just wondering if anyone else here was watching … and listening … and had comments to make. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Aug 20, 2005, at 4:20 AM, I wrote: The soundtrack for the series is scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and his musical explorations are fascinating. In the series soundtrack, his main title sequence (Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen) is unmistakable, but a later experiment, Jouken Douji, is probably the gem of the disc. I should add, just because I'm listening to it now and so was forcefully reminded of my forgetfulness, that the track following Jouken Douji, Kuroi Hama, is lovely, lovely, beautiful and rich. I should also add that I was a fan of Thomas Dolby from the beginning, starting with She Blinded me with Science and going from there, and that I like Fatboy Slim as well. I was also an early adopter of The Police. I offer this to help others see where my tastes lie to better gauge whether my current drivel has any chromatic relevance to them. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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Warren Ockrassa wrote: (Inuyasha … yawn. Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) Inuyasha is a must among brazilian teenager girls - surprisingly, my daughters don't like it. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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On Aug 20, 2005, at 12:18 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: (Inuyasha … yawn. Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) Inuyasha is a must among brazilian teenager girls - US teens too. surprisingly, my daughters don't like it. Ah, so they have taste. Good. -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
Warren Ockrassa wrote: [adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. There are some really interesting toons sent out on the Cartoon Network late at night -- great ones such as Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Turner creations Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Venture Brothers. As the chatroom gang can tell you, I am a devoted watcher of the Cartoon Network every saturday night, all night.G (Inuyasha yawn. I really like Inuyasha. Yeah it is a tad soapy, but I enjoy the storytelling even when it is a bit thin. The opening and ending themes are always exceptionally good pop though, and I have a great appreciation for the way the Japanese seemed to have learned how to do Pop better than we do. Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) Also soapy, but the action is awesome. I can't wait for Jin and Rap-Bastard to get into a fight again.G But there are a couple of sterling anime examples they've been retransmitting. FLCL, at just six 30-minute episodes, is arguably the strangest, but definitely the most creative. The storyline is more or less standard alien-invasion fare, but the series makes bold experiments with the toon genre, breaking into maga style just for kicks, for instance, and the end titles are set to Ride on Shooting Star, an interesting and energetic example of the punk genre as interpreted by a Japanese mindset, capably rendered by The Pillows. I like the music, but everything else about this series sucks IMO. Paranoia Agent is weird too with its story centering around a rollerblading boy with a metal bat who begins by stunning people who are at the ends of their ropes -- and who becomes something much more sinister. The soundtrack for the series is scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and his musical explorations are fascinating. In the series soundtrack, his main title sequence (Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen) is unmistakable, but a later experiment, Jouken Douji, is probably the gem of the disc. I haven't missed an episode. Very addicting and the plot twists are tasty. This isn't just about music, of course; it's about how the melding of music with visuals seems to have affected anime in a way totally different from how it's manifested in the States in the form of MTV and its offspring. On the whole I think the Nipponese flavor is much more intriguing. I was just wondering if anyone else here was watching and listening and had comments to make. I think my favorite is FullMetal Alchemist. The backstory is complex with interesting social implications and with every episode I want to chew chew chew. Great opening theme song, Japanese hard rock with progressive overtones. I searched it out and D/Led it. But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? I watch 5 or 6 hours every Saturday. xponent Toon Are You? Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] [adult swim] on Cartoon Network is a refuge in some ways. --- You''re implying that their are other things to watch on tv. --- There are some really interesting toons sent out on the Cartoon Network late at night -- great ones such as Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Turner creations Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Venture Brothers. (Inuyasha yawn. --- Says you. --- Soap opera. Samurai Champloo: Rocks tha' hizzouse. Kurosawa goes toon.) But there are a couple of sterling anime examples they've been retransmitting. FLCL, at just six 30-minute episodes, is arguably the --- Starting over tonight with the first episodde BTW. The Last episode is several minutes longer. They are actually 24 minutes with one 2 minute commercial break. --- strangest, but definitely the most creative. The storyline is more or --- It filled with references/homages to other shows etc. Kindda like super Milk Chan but Better. --- less standard alien-invasion fare, but the series makes bold experiments with the toon genre, breaking into maga style just for --- manga --- kicks, for instance, and the end titles are set to Ride on Shooting Star, an interesting and energetic example of the punk genre as interpreted by a Japanese mindset, capably rendered by The Pillows. Paranoia Agent is weird too with its story centering around a rollerblading boy with a metal bat who begins by stunning people who are at the ends of their ropes -- and who becomes something much more sinister. The soundtrack for the series is scored by Susumu Hirasawa, and his musical explorations are fascinating. In the series soundtrack, his main title sequence (Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen) is unmistakable, but a later experiment, Jouken Douji, is probably the gem of the disc. --- The 13th and final episode is airing tonight. DO NOT start watching with this episode. This series must be watched in order to grasp what's going on. --- This isn't just about music, of course; it's about how the melding of music with visuals seems to have affected anime in a way totally different from how it's manifested in the States in the form of MTV and its offspring. On the whole I think the Nipponese flavor is much more intriguing. I was just wondering if anyone else here was watching and listening and had comments to make. --- The background music from Big O, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and Inu-Yasha are very good. W.I.T.C.H., Fullmetal Alchemist, Coboy Bebop, and YuYu Hakusho have very good OP, and EDs. Animated shows worth watching: Sundays: Morning: Rave Master Shinzo W.I.T.C.H. (sometimes) Evening: Family Guy American Dad Robot Chicken The Venture Brothers Aqua Teen Hunger Force Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law Oblongs Stroker and Hoop Daily: Detective Conan (case closed) (+sat sun) Southpark Totally Spies DragonballZ Uncut Inu-Yasha Reruns Futurama FullMetal Alchemist Coboy Bebop Fairly Oddparents The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (AKA Grim And Evil) Teen Titans Wednesday: Southpark At 1AM: Dilbert (sometimes) DuckMan (sometimes) Thursday: AS Premiers: Family Guy American Dad Neon Genesis Evangelion (coming) AS New Comedy repeats AS Action Repeats (except new Inu-Yasha) Friday: New Various on CN Nick Avatar: The Last Airbender Midnight: Gundam Seed .hack//Legend of The Twilight Bracelet Justice League Samurai Jack MEGAS XLR Evil Con Carne (AKA Grim Evil) Timesquad Saturday: Morning: Shinzo Mew Mew Power Winx Club W.I.T.C.H. (usually) G.I. Joe Sigma Six (coming) Magical DoReMi (coming) Shaman King (Ending) Dilbert (sometimes) Duckman (sometimes) Evening: Teen Titans Justice League Unlimited Zatch Bell Naruto (coming) Coming: YuYu Hakusho (will likely return) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo ?? Wulin Warriors: Legend of the Seven Stars ?? Immortal Grand Prix ?? Prequel to Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal ?? AS Action: Futurama Perfect hair Forever (coming) Inu-Yasha New Samarai Champloo (rerun for now more later) s.CRY.ed Paranoia Agent (reruns after today??) FLCL FullMetal Alchemist New--in 4 weeks Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig (coming) Movies: Inu-Yasha 2 --Next Week Coboy Bebop: Knocking on Heavens Door --in 2 weeks Escaflown Movie --in 3 weeks ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
FLCL: IMHO I just don't understand. Not in a creative avant garde mode, but I just don't see the artistic background. Not because I don't get anime (my anime collection outnumbers my traditional movie collection), but because it seems the show was made for someone with ADD. I also I dislike the animation style. Paranoia Agent is really good; good music, intruging plot, etc. I don't see it often enough to get into it though... My current fave was Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone COmplex. Great show, great animation (some of the fight scenes are quite impressive from a technical standpoint). In terms of music/anime melding Serial Experiment Lain turned me onto a British group called Boa. Their debut full length CD is in my short-stack. Samurai Champloo is another great one (done by the same people as Cowboy Beebop? Mugen does have a passing resemblance to Spike...), just wish it was longer. Inuyasha could be more interesting, if it delved more into Japanese mythology, and less into the emotional life of teen-aged Japanese girls. Damon, watching... Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Esci's BMP-1 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 8/15/2005 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
But have you been watching Justice League Unlimited, Zatch Bell, and One Piece? JLU can be surprisingly good and complex. Lots of great superhero speculation. Not crazy about the animation style, but the scripting is usually solid. Zatch Bell interests me in the least, and I really don't like One Piece (dissappointed they show this so much...) Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Esci's BMP-1 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 8/15/2005 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: FLCL and Paranoia Agent
On 8/21/05, The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daily: Detective Conan (case closed) (+sat sun) Southpark Totally Spies DragonballZ Uncut Inu-Yasha Reruns Futurama FullMetal Alchemist Coboy Bebop Fairly Oddparents The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (AKA Grim And Evil) Teen Titans Fairly Oddparents, but no Spongebob Squarepants? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
