This is just a list of series that I watched over this summer. Some aren't over but I did watch every episode available.
Battlestar Galactica
Cowboy Bebop
Lucky Star
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Endless Eight was probably the worst thing ever.)
FLCL
The Boondocks
Mission Hill
Gurren Lagann
Firefly
Stella
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
G.I. Joe
Go me. I saw a movie in a theater. That means I've seen something relevant. That reminds me, I'll probably write about The Princess Bride since I just saw that. G.I. Joe is an awesome movie. It's a great summer action cliche flick. I was never really a fan of the show so not too much bothered me about the character differences and stuff. Except Snake Eyes' giant black rubber lips. And Baroness' missing accent. Seriously, giant rubber fraking lips. It was creepy. The accent is what made Baroness so hot. The story is simple, a loose association of people want to destroy some stuff and a bunch of other guys don't want the things to be destroyed.It sets up the action without detracting from the movie, which is the point of a summer summer action movie film cliche movie. The action is really cool. I can't even think of another action sequence as cool as the Paris chase scene. People are running and being badass and other people are driving and being badass and Snake Eyes is doing what Snake Eyes does. (Note: Snake Eyes only does two thing. 1. Being Badass. 2. Having giant creepy rubber lips.) I can't even describe the action properly but it's totally worth going to the movie to see.
I was expecting to be disappointed but G.I. Joe held up. Marlon Wayans is awesome. The red Mountain Dew Game fuel tastes like gummy worms. Channing Tatum is a terrible actor. Cheesy lines from stupid 80's cartoons don't have to be terrible. (Take that Transformers!) Cobra Commander needs his crazy shiny mask. The hood would have been acceptable too. I did not like that clear plastic mask. Snake Eyes had ridiculous lips but at least he didn't make a joke at the end (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046173/trivia)
I was expecting to be disappointed but G.I. Joe held up. Marlon Wayans is awesome. The red Mountain Dew Game fuel tastes like gummy worms. Channing Tatum is a terrible actor. Cheesy lines from stupid 80's cartoons don't have to be terrible. (Take that Transformers!) Cobra Commander needs his crazy shiny mask. The hood would have been acceptable too. I did not like that clear plastic mask. Snake Eyes had ridiculous lips but at least he didn't make a joke at the end (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046173/trivia)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Pokemon vs. Digimon
This is an old debate for me. I'm 17 which means I was the proper age to get enticed into these when they came out. Sometimes a kid at school innocently mentions Pokemon or Digimon and finds themselves arguing over which one was better. I have never been decisive on this important issue. I'm an avid lover of both. "Avid" in this case really means "as much as I can get away with before hitting some sort of social stigma." I still play Pokemon games I still watch Digimon: The Movie every once in a while. Seriously, borderline obsessive sometimes. I logged like 150 hours into Pokemon Diamond. I do have an excuse for that ridiculously high numbe rhtough. Pokemon is a passive game. I leave it on, I watch TV, I attack every once in a while, it's a waiting game really. Ok, hopefully that's the end of the self-defense portion of this post. I just noticed that Digimon isn't a word according to Firefox' spellcheck. But Pokemon is. That's freking biased. Come on. I really cannot concentrate on this for some reason.
Pokemon was much more of a big deal. it's still running strong. Cartoon is still going and they're still making games. By the way, I am so psyched for the new Gold/Silver remake. Gold and Silver were my games back in the day. It's easy to call Digimon a shameless ripoff because it pretty much is. It's still a great contender against Pokemon. Both had great cartoons. Starting with Pokemon, it's the story of Ash Ketchum who want's to be the best there ever was. I really have to fight typing out the entire theme song because I'm singing it out right now. This is surprisingly common with other people I know that are my age. Seriously, we all know all of it and if someone sings one line you're going to hear the rest. It's annoying in a quaint sort of way. The cartoon was cheesy and dorky and perfect for kids. You had funny characters and blah blah blah. I don't actually remember much. Team Rocket is the only part of that show that I can still care about. Just forget about the good guys. James and Jessie and Meowth are the only things that make me want to watch that show again. Mostly James. James was awesome. The cartoon was decent but would have been absolutely terrible if not for the game, cards, and gigantic franchise behind it. Brock was cool too. I like Brock. Digimon was a better cartoon. ok, I'll make this clear now. I'm only talking about the first series for each of these. I don't care about Orange Island or Johto or whatever. I don't care about any Digimon series that take place after the movie. Digimon is a batter cartoon. It has the same cheesy dorkness but in a much more adventurous and fun package. This is surprisingly hard to describe. Ok. For TV show Digimon > Pokemon. And Digimon: The Movie is actually one of the best movies ever. Pokemon had much much better games. Even though only the main games matter. Digimon World is fun but it's no Pokemon. I collected both card games. I played neither. My Pokemon collection is bigger. I think that means it wins.
I really can't conclude this. I want to say Digimon wins but I can't bring myself to do it. Pokemon is just so vast and grand and fun. Crap. I don't even care. I just want to see Digimon on TV again. I'd watch it every day if I could.
Pokemon was much more of a big deal. it's still running strong. Cartoon is still going and they're still making games. By the way, I am so psyched for the new Gold/Silver remake. Gold and Silver were my games back in the day. It's easy to call Digimon a shameless ripoff because it pretty much is. It's still a great contender against Pokemon. Both had great cartoons. Starting with Pokemon, it's the story of Ash Ketchum who want's to be the best there ever was. I really have to fight typing out the entire theme song because I'm singing it out right now. This is surprisingly common with other people I know that are my age. Seriously, we all know all of it and if someone sings one line you're going to hear the rest. It's annoying in a quaint sort of way. The cartoon was cheesy and dorky and perfect for kids. You had funny characters and blah blah blah. I don't actually remember much. Team Rocket is the only part of that show that I can still care about. Just forget about the good guys. James and Jessie and Meowth are the only things that make me want to watch that show again. Mostly James. James was awesome. The cartoon was decent but would have been absolutely terrible if not for the game, cards, and gigantic franchise behind it. Brock was cool too. I like Brock. Digimon was a better cartoon. ok, I'll make this clear now. I'm only talking about the first series for each of these. I don't care about Orange Island or Johto or whatever. I don't care about any Digimon series that take place after the movie. Digimon is a batter cartoon. It has the same cheesy dorkness but in a much more adventurous and fun package. This is surprisingly hard to describe. Ok. For TV show Digimon > Pokemon. And Digimon: The Movie is actually one of the best movies ever. Pokemon had much much better games. Even though only the main games matter. Digimon World is fun but it's no Pokemon. I collected both card games. I played neither. My Pokemon collection is bigger. I think that means it wins.
I really can't conclude this. I want to say Digimon wins but I can't bring myself to do it. Pokemon is just so vast and grand and fun. Crap. I don't even care. I just want to see Digimon on TV again. I'd watch it every day if I could.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
CN Real
Cartoon Network has live-action shows now. That makes absolutely no sense to me. The network I begged for as a child so I can watch cartoons all day now shows things that aren't cartoons on a regular basis. I still watch cartoon Network too. Flapjack is one of my favorite shows now. But even though it doesn't make sense and I know I should be angry, I love CN Real.
Ok, the first two shows are actually terrible. The first is Survive This! and it's like Survivor but with doofy kids. I already hate Survivor and there's nothing here that improves on the concept. Unless you like watching starving little kids. Then you should just keep people from sponsoring African children.
The next show is The Othersiders. This is like a Ghosthunters thing. Children are not qualified to hunt ghosts. That is just a fact of life. It's a bunch of stupid "We're friends and we find ghosts oh look my science has found a ghost and now the episode is over" And then then stupid episode is over. Real ghosts are not interesting. The Real Ghostbusters is a much much better show.
Destroy Build Destroy is not terrible. It's a show where people destroy things. Then they build things out of the destroyed things. Then they destroy again. It's all hosted by Andrew W.K. which kind of makes it all worthwhile. I've only heard like two of his songs but he is awesome for some reason. Ok, I'm watching the show now and at the end Andrew W.K. shot a child's makeshift car with a tank. I want a spinoff that takes out the children so it's just Andrew W.K. driving a tank and destroying entire cities. But for now Destroy Build Destroy is satisfying enough.
The last show, and my personal favorite, in Brainrush. It's like a watered down Cash Cab but on a rollercoaster. Some very childish side of me get so psyched every single time think of that concept. I just have to say it over and over with different emphasis. It's like Cash Cab, but on a rollercoater. Cash Cab but on a freaking rollercaster. CASH CAB on a ROLLERCOASTER. The questions are understandably easy but it's hilarious to see a kid almost having a panic attack on a rollercoaster trying to figure out whether or not Aquaman is a superhero or a supervillain.
CN Real is pretty awful. It's still more watchable than 6teen, Total Drama Island, and several of their other cartoons. Except Flapjack and Chowder. I love those shows so much.
Ok, the first two shows are actually terrible. The first is Survive This! and it's like Survivor but with doofy kids. I already hate Survivor and there's nothing here that improves on the concept. Unless you like watching starving little kids. Then you should just keep people from sponsoring African children.
The next show is The Othersiders. This is like a Ghosthunters thing. Children are not qualified to hunt ghosts. That is just a fact of life. It's a bunch of stupid "We're friends and we find ghosts oh look my science has found a ghost and now the episode is over" And then then stupid episode is over. Real ghosts are not interesting. The Real Ghostbusters is a much much better show.
Destroy Build Destroy is not terrible. It's a show where people destroy things. Then they build things out of the destroyed things. Then they destroy again. It's all hosted by Andrew W.K. which kind of makes it all worthwhile. I've only heard like two of his songs but he is awesome for some reason. Ok, I'm watching the show now and at the end Andrew W.K. shot a child's makeshift car with a tank. I want a spinoff that takes out the children so it's just Andrew W.K. driving a tank and destroying entire cities. But for now Destroy Build Destroy is satisfying enough.
The last show, and my personal favorite, in Brainrush. It's like a watered down Cash Cab but on a rollercoaster. Some very childish side of me get so psyched every single time think of that concept. I just have to say it over and over with different emphasis. It's like Cash Cab, but on a rollercoater. Cash Cab but on a freaking rollercaster. CASH CAB on a ROLLERCOASTER. The questions are understandably easy but it's hilarious to see a kid almost having a panic attack on a rollercoaster trying to figure out whether or not Aquaman is a superhero or a supervillain.
CN Real is pretty awful. It's still more watchable than 6teen, Total Drama Island, and several of their other cartoons. Except Flapjack and Chowder. I love those shows so much.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Man of the Year
Man of the Year absolutely sucks. I hate it more than any other movie I can think of. Ok, that may be a little too much. there are worse movies but this one is just terrible. Terrible and bad. Terribad. It's a movie that came out a few years ago and it stars Robin Williams as a famous stand-up comedian who runs for president. OH HOW RIDICULOUS GO ON! The only problem is that they spend half the fraking movie in suspense trying to find out whether or not he, a lowly stand-up comedian, can become president. This is a forty-five timesink since the trailers, posters, DVD box, and anything else advertising the movie tells you that a comedian is president. You can just read the back of the DVD and skip through most of this movie. so Robin Williams is a comedian and the president now. This is where the genre of the movie oddly changes. And by oddly I mean "oh what the heck did I accidentally turn on a another movie?" You didn't, but you're going to wish that you did. The next bit focuses on some chick who investigates how a comedian could become president. The movie tries to be some sort of spy espionage sci fi thing but it fails in everything. Turns out Robin Williams didn't win the presidency. So when a child was to be a comedian you can stop holding out hope that they'll be president someday. You're raising a Robin Williamsesque failure. So anyway the chick find out that the voting machines were glitched. Also, no one ever bothered to fix this. Oh, our crappy voting machines may change the results of the election? Well I guess we got paid so let's use them. The glitch causes people with double letters in their names to get more votes. Then they have a reelection or something and I don't know. I can't even remember the ending to this thing. I don't even care anymore. I hate this movie. I've hated this movie since I saw it. Everyone involved deserves a swift kick in the face. Except Lewis Black. His part was alright.
Friday, July 24, 2009
James Bond
I have never seen a James Bond movie. Well, I hadn't until this morning. David downloaded all of them a while ago and I've finally decided to watch them. I started with Dr. No around three this morning. Then after some Resident Evil 5 I watched From Russia With Love. Both of these were great films. I'm kind of sad that I never watched them sooner but whatever. I might talk about more of the movies here but I'm mainly posting so I can remember what day I started on.
Phone Booth
I'm watching this movie on FX right now. This is so boring that it's almost interesting. Like whoever made this thinks that they're making a grand statement about humanity. Instead it's just stupid. There are crazy prostitutes that just waste time and make noise. Then a guy kills a pimp and the police show up. So this guy has spent the entire movie stuck inside A PHONE BOOTH. OMG. It's just a limp struggle from this guy and from the police. The police ask the dude something and he's like "No, dude, I'm in a phone booth. Too busy on this phone to cooperate. Sorry." Then the police just sit there for a few more hours watching this guy make a phone call. There's still like thirty minutes left in this thing. I sure hope he gets the courage to leave that phone booth.
Also, since it's on FX they've replaced all the curses with meaningless garble. I love the way they do this. They just paste the word over the original. They don't try to make it sound coherent. I watched a bit of American History X on FX and my favorite edit was "DEREK SOME ....black guys ARE OUTSIDE SMASHING YOUR CAR!"
oh god. the last line of this crap was "If a phone rings, you have to answer it don't you?" What? WHAT!? No, you don't. You actually don't have to answer a phone if it rings. You do indeed have the option of not answering the phone. In fact, it's easier than answering the phone. You know what you have to do to not answer a phone? Nothing. Next time a phone rings, don't answer. Show Kiefer Sutherland how it's done.
Also, since it's on FX they've replaced all the curses with meaningless garble. I love the way they do this. They just paste the word over the original. They don't try to make it sound coherent. I watched a bit of American History X on FX and my favorite edit was "DEREK SOME ....black guys ARE OUTSIDE SMASHING YOUR CAR!"
oh god. the last line of this crap was "If a phone rings, you have to answer it don't you?" What? WHAT!? No, you don't. You actually don't have to answer a phone if it rings. You do indeed have the option of not answering the phone. In fact, it's easier than answering the phone. You know what you have to do to not answer a phone? Nothing. Next time a phone rings, don't answer. Show Kiefer Sutherland how it's done.
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