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Sep 17, 2011#1

Charlie Don't Surf

sigh

Sep 17, 2011#2

makare

I think you look pretty.

Sep 17, 2011#3

HCGLNS

Sep 17, 2011#4

LordRendar

I know what you mean.

Sep 17, 2011#5

Charlie Don't Surf

makare said:
I think you look pretty.

Thanks. That's really nice of you to say.

Sep 17, 2011#6

ThatNickGuy

Hm, decisions decisions. Do I a) Say it's no surprise, given how much of an ass Charlie is...or b) Be empathetic. Low road or high road...hm. I'm going with the high road.

S'okay, Charlster. We've all been there, man.

Sep 17, 2011#7

HCGLNS

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Thanks. That's really nice of you to say.

Wait, aren't you and makare a couple?

Sep 17, 2011#8

makare

If i were a couple anything with charlie he would have been killed a long time ago.

Sep 17, 2011#9

BananaHands

Sigh.

But they're just so darn pretty.

Sep 17, 2011#10

LordRendar

Can't live with them and sure as hell can't live without them.

Sep 17, 2011#11

strawman

Recipe for Charlie Don't Surf Heart

By taking this forgotten muscle and giving it a little love you can have a great range of dishes.

Grilled Charlie Don't Surf Heart
Serves 2 as entree
Serves 4 as appetizer

Marinade
3 cloves garlic, skin on
12 sprigs of fresh thyme
1.5 cups white wine
1 cup orange juice
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 Charlie Don't Surf heart, trimmed of sinew and gristle and cut into 3 x 3-inch pieces.
Kosher Salt
Fresh ground black pepper

1. In a mortar and pestle, crush the garlic and thyme.
2. In a bowl, mix them with the wine, juice, and a splash of oil; let the flavors blend for 1 hour at room temperature before use.
3. Pour marinade over pieces of beef heart and marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Remove hearts and discard the marinade.
4. Preheat the grill or grill pan. Cooking over high heat is the key to proper carmelization which adds flavor and ensures proper grill marks.
5. Season the hearts with salt and pepper. Grill the hearts to medium-rare, about 3 minutes on each side depending on thickness.
6. Thinly slice the beef heart pieces against the grain and serve them warm. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil.

(shamelessly stolen from http://www.offalgood.com/blog/recipes/recipe-for-beef-heart )

Sep 17, 2011#12

Shegokigo

Sep 17, 2011#13

HCGLNS

Are you sure you're not a couple? I heard you guys hooked up at a Rammstein concert.

Either way Charlie, I'm sure makare wouldn't mind if you gave this guy a call

Sep 17, 2011#14

BananaHands

Shegokigo said:

I suddenly forgive everything that any girl has ever done to me.

Sep 17, 2011#15

makare

HCGLNS said:
Are you sure you're not a couple? I heard you guys hooked up at a Rammstein concert.

Either way Charlie, I'm sure makare wouldn't mind if you gave this guy a call

For a good time call... that guy?

Sep 17, 2011#16

ThatNickGuy

Oi!

Oh,wait.

Sep 17, 2011#17

Zappit

Charlie been dumped. Sorry, bud.

Sep 17, 2011#18

Charlie Don't Surf

Nah, I wasn't dumped. It's just been a really frustrating year. I've been stood up like three times by girls I really liked and just had stuff fizzle and haven't been excited about anyone for a while.

Sep 17, 2011#19

Chronos[Ha-G]

Third-time-is-not-indicative-of-the-eventual-charm?

Sep 17, 2011#20

BananaHands

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Nah, I wasn't dumped. It's just been a really frustrating year. I've been stood up like three times by girls I really liked and just had stuff fizzle and haven't been excited about anyone for a while.

Don't worry man. You'll stumble into one that's slightly less crazy than the rest. They're out there.

Sep 17, 2011#21

Officer_Charon

There are few things worse than investing a great deal of time and energy into someone, only to have them deploy the friend card, or even simply fail to reciprocate.

I feel for ya, man.

Sep 17, 2011#22

HCGLNS

It's the Fuzz! Cheese it!

Sep 17, 2011#23

ThatNickGuy

*unknowingly runs in the same direction as HCGLNS*

...

*shoves them to the ground and keeps running so they take the fall, not me! SUCKER!*

Sep 17, 2011#24

Zappit

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Nah, I wasn't dumped. It's just been a really frustrating year. I've been stood up like three times by girls I really liked and just had stuff fizzle and haven't been excited about anyone for a while.

Ah. I see. Life can be pretty lame that way. Eh, don't fret it. Think about it another way. With my kidney disease, I've needed tons of shots/blood taken/biopsy - basically lots of needles. You've had problems cultivating a deep, meaningful relationship with a lady. Not really related or even similar - but the overall point is this: Penetration ain't all that fun no matter who you are. Some folks would rather avoid it if they could.

Sep 17, 2011#25

BananaHands

Sep 17, 2011#26

Mathias

Sorry, I associate her too much with her typecast character on That 70's show. To me she'll always be annoying-ass Jackie.
Added at: 20:47
Charlie, you just haven't found the right planet yet.

Sep 17, 2011#27

Mathias

And to call women "girls" is sexist. You pig!

Sep 17, 2011#28

Charlie Don't Surf

suck my dick*

Mathias said:
And to call women "girls" is sexist. You pig!

*I mean that in the most offensive way

Sep 17, 2011#29

Mathias

Now you're learning. Now tell that to a "girl". Aww yeah, dawg.

Sep 17, 2011#30

Charlie Don't Surf

I ain't even mad
Added at: 20:55
I ain't even mad

Sep 17, 2011#31

Jay

I'll be honest, I truly thought you were... you know.... gay.

I'm dead serious.

There's obviously something going on if you're getting stood up like that, I won't judge though.

Sep 17, 2011#32

ThatNickGuy

I think this just proves Charlie has feelings.

I know, I'm as shocked as you are.

Sep 18, 2011#33

bhamv3

I have the perfect short term solution to your current emotional predicament.

Porn.

Lots of it.

Sep 18, 2011#34

DarkAudit

ThatNickGuy said:
I think this just proves Charlie has feelings.

Offended, and very offended.

Sep 18, 2011#35

Charlie Don't Surf

Nah, I'm straight as an arrow.

I really don't mind if someone loses interest. It happens! I have lost interest in girls, too. What I haven't done, is set up a date with them, and then cut off all contact.

Sep 18, 2011#36

Espy

Time to start employing the D.E.N.N.I.S. system Charles old buddy.

Sep 18, 2011#37

Cajungal

Psh. Dames. *sips whiskey*

Sep 18, 2011#38

BErt

Cajungal said:
Psh. Dames. *sips whiskey*

You shouldn't call broads dames.

Sep 18, 2011#39

checkeredhat

Yeah, chicks hate that.

Sep 18, 2011#40

Allen who is Quiet

checkeredhat said:
Yeah, chicks hate that.

:/

Bitches, man.

Sep 18, 2011#41

makare

Cajungal said:
Psh. Dames. *sips whiskey*

That made me think of Roger Rabbit.

Sep 18, 2011#42

figmentPez

*sigh* Girls are awesome...

and frustrating, awful, annoying, wondrous, confounding, terrifying, beautiful, irksome, maddening...

Sep 19, 2011#43

Denbrought

figmentPez said:
*sigh* Girls are awesome...

and frustrating, awful, annoying, wondrous, confounding, terrifying, beautiful, irksome, maddening...

Not to mention how icky they are.

Sep 19, 2011#44

Shannow

Hookers. And lots of 'em. Problem solved.

Espy said:
Time to start employing the D.E.N.N.I.S. system Charles old buddy.

Me, I just like to drop a roll of hundreds and a Magnum condom, so they know about my wealth and my massive dong.

Sep 19, 2011#45

Gusto

WHOOPS SO CLUMSY :awesome:

Sep 19, 2011#46

BananaHands

Sep 19, 2011#47

Biannoshufu

pretty much that. Get back on the horse/saddle up.

Also I'm offering above advice based on the hope that you are nothing like your internet persona here.

Sep 19, 2011#48

Charlie Don't Surf

Every time I meet a woman, I hand over a leather-bound tome of my post history and tell her to read it before we meet next.

Sep 19, 2011#49

strawman

"I just need these things, here's my credit card. Oh, and since you're female, here's my post history on the internet. Please read it before I come through your cash register line again."

Sep 19, 2011#50

Biannoshufu

Funny, every time I meet a woman I hand over a leather ceiling harness and tell her to put it on before we meet next.

Sep 19, 2011#51

ThatNickGuy

Sounds like my prom night.

Sep 19, 2011#52

Officer_Charon

Biannoshufu said:
Funny, every time I meet a woman I hand over a leather ceiling harness and tell her to put it on before we meet next.

It's like we're two of a kind....

Sep 19, 2011#53

Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
It's like we're two of a kind....

you cheater, you're expected to have a supply of handcuffs, a Taser, and a nightstick.

Sep 19, 2011#54

Officer_Charon

Biannoshufu said:
you cheater, you're expected to have a supply of handcuffs, a Taser, and a nightstick.

Don't hate just because I get issued for free the toys that you have to pay for.

Sep 19, 2011#55

Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
Don't hate just because I get issued for free the toys that you have to pay for.

I guarantee my toys are better quality than yours, though.

Sep 19, 2011#56

Officer_Charon

Doing more with less has ever been a motto of mine...

Sep 19, 2011#57

makare

Officer_Charon said:
Doing more with less has ever been a motto of mine...

and now it his wife's too. heyo!

Sep 19, 2011#58

Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
Doing more with less has ever been a motto of mine...

I am restraining myself from making a cutting remark.

Sep 19, 2011#59

Officer_Charon

Hey, if you don't swing when I toss it out there...

Sep 19, 2011#60

Biannoshufu

Biannoshufu said:
I am restraining myself from making a cutting remark.

Sep 19, 2011#61

Hailey Knight

Jay said:
I'll be honest, I truly thought you were... you know.... gay.

I'm dead serious.

That's hilarious; I made the exact same mistake about Charlie a couple years ago. Honestly thought he was gay for some reason.

Sep 19, 2011#62

Jay

Quotemander Prime said:
That's hilarious; I made the exact same mistake about Charlie a couple years ago. Honestly thought he was gay for some reason.

Sep 20, 2011#63

Charlie Don't Surf

I'm not sure why being gay is an insult. Straight people can stick up for gay rights, too.

Sep 20, 2011#64

Shegokigo

It wasn't because of your stance on gay rights. Just sayin.

Sep 20, 2011#65

Charlie Don't Surf

I'm not sure how I can "act" gay other than making a post about how hot a guy is or how much I want to have sex with a man. I'm pretty sure even at my drunkest I never made such a post here.

Sep 20, 2011#66

Hailey Knight

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm not sure how I can "act" gay other than making a post about how hot a guy is or how much I want to have sex with a man.

That was it; that was where the confusion came from.

You're being a dumbass again for this:

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm not sure why being gay is an insult. Straight people can stick up for gay rights, too.

Just because we don't like you or wish we couldn't see your posts doesn't mean everything said to or about you is an insult. You took us saying we thought you were gay as being an insult, so maybe there's some issues there, I don't know, I'm not in your head. I can't speak for Jay either, though he said honestly, and I said that too, meaning "I'm not doing this to say being gay is an insult or whatever fuckedy-up goes on in your head. There was a time where, for reasons I can't recall, I assumed you were one of the homosexual males of the forum, who prefers sex with men over sex with women." And you got pissed the first time I said that and I responded that it was an innocent mistake. That was back before you soured all goodwill towards you, and may have been in that first big feminism topic where we realized you didn't have a fucking clue what you were talking about. I'm sure it was the same for Jay, just an innocent mistake in thinking you were gay.

Although from the sound of this topic, you're not having sex with anyone, so maybe it doesn't make any difference.

There, that was me insulting you.

Sep 20, 2011#67

strawman

I don't know about anyone else, but the reasons I misunderstood your orientation were due to your early posts talking about your roommate which seemed to hint at your preferences including something other than heterosexuality.

Not that it matters, but it seems to be that I wasn't the only one scratching my head at this thread.

Sep 20, 2011#68

Jay

Honestly? It was mostly your terrible movie tastes and the way you expressed yourself, especially about your roommate. Your picture didn't help neither.

Sep 20, 2011#69

BananaHands

Charlie... I'll be honest, I truly thought you were... you know.... an anteater.

I'm dead serious.

Sep 20, 2011#70

Espy

Now that make sense.

Sep 20, 2011#71

Hailey Knight

He can't eat ants. That's murder.

Sep 20, 2011#72

Silver Jelly

And murder is for kids, you silly rabbit!

Sep 20, 2011#73

Charlie Don't Surf

Look, ants are delicious. I am on record as saying that multiple times.

Sep 20, 2011#74

BananaHands

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Look, ants are delicious. I am on record as saying that multiple times.

I don't know about anyone else, but the reasons I misunderstood your species was due to your early posts talking about ants which seemed to hint at your species including something other than being human.

Not that it matters, but it seems to be that I wasn't the only one scratching my head at this thread.

Sep 20, 2011#75

LittleSin

I, for one, always thought Silver Jelly was an ocelot.

Imagine my surprise when I saw the Picture thread!

Sep 20, 2011#76

ThatNickGuy

Yuh-you m-m-mean he's not?

Sep 20, 2011#77

strawman

Once you go ocelot, you never go back.

Sep 20, 2011#78

Allen who is Quiet

I thought Stienman was a rabbit.

Then I saw he had millions of children and it turned out I was right.

Sep 20, 2011#79

strawman

Sep 20, 2011#80

LittleSin

I thought Allen was an Albatross.

Sep 20, 2011#81

Allen who is Quiet

I am a large seabird in the order Procellariiformes. How did you know?

Sep 20, 2011#82

Silver Jelly

How do you titillate an ocelot? :awesome:

Sep 20, 2011#83

fade

Allen who is Quiet said:
I am a large seabird in the order Procellariiformes. How did you know?

The goatee.

Sep 20, 2011#84

Officer_Charon

Silver Jelly said:
How do you titillate an ocelot?

Play "Spot"

Sep 20, 2011#85

Biannoshufu

what the shit is wrong with all of you people?

not meant maliciously, but seriously, is there a DSM IV classification for it?

Sep 20, 2011#86

drifter

Tit elate an ass a lot

Sep 20, 2011#87

Ravenpoe

I like this relationship thread a whole lot more than the other one.

We should grab some beers and put on a movie.

Sep 20, 2011#88

Biannoshufu

I think that's because we have some sort of empathy for Norris, whereas Charlie...

yeah.

Sep 20, 2011#89

Ravenpoe

Biannoshufu said:
I think that's because we have some sort of empathy for Norris, whereas Charlie...

yeah.

On the contrary, I like Charlie a lot.

Sep 20, 2011#90

Biannoshufu

Ravenpoe said:
On the contrary, I like Charlie a lot.

You're a kind person.

I still doubt Charlie's anything but a straw man AI/HUMINT test program funded by American Crossroads.

Sep 20, 2011#91

BananaHands

I mean, this was bound to come up eventually:

Sep 20, 2011#92

Silver Jelly

drifter said:
Tit elate an ass a lot

Officer_Charon said:
Play "Spot"

(No, I didn't make this image just after my question, why do you ask?)

Sep 20, 2011#93

Officer_Charon

That's one sexy-eyed ocelot

Sep 20, 2011#94

LittleSin

I knew it!

Sep 20, 2011#95

fade

Holy crap, that's disturbing.

Sep 20, 2011#96

Charlie Don't Surf

Also, I see a therapist

Sep 20, 2011#97

strawman

BananaHands said:
I mean, this was bound to come up eventually:

Sep 20, 2011#98

BananaHands

I don't know, Charlie. Sometimes a girl wants to know that you're not going to be dependent on them. If you try incredibly hard to be everything the girl wants, there'll be no excitement and she'll lose interest. I've broken up/have been broken up with for that reason. You're not supposed to complete someone, just compliment someone.

Hell, I don't know. I just feel bad for my only contribution being an anteater accusation.

Sep 20, 2011#99

Hailey Knight

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Also, I see a therapist

Not as manly and perfect as Norris, are you? Didn't think so.

Sep 20, 2011#100

blotsfan

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Also, I see a therapist

"Help me doc! How do I cope with the fact that, as a white man, I'm responsible for everything that has ever been wrong with the world?"

Sep 20, 2011#101

Charlie Don't Surf

Actually we talk about my immense and irrational guilt about everything as a result of my father's early influence on me

Sep 20, 2011#102

Biannoshufu

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Actually we talk about my immense and irrational guilt about everything as a result of my father's early influence on me

oh i laughed.

Sep 20, 2011#103

makare

well ill be damned if that doesnt explain a lot.

Sep 21, 2011#104

Null

I don't recall ever thinking Charlie was gay, but I do recall often thinking he was an obnoxious irrational asshole, and that's probably not going to help with forming relationships.

Sep 21, 2011#105

Philosopher B.

Sep 21, 2011#106

Jay

Null said:
I don't recall ever thinking Charlie was gay, but I do recall often thinking he was an obnoxious irrational asshole, and that's probably not going to help with forming relationships.

Sep 23, 2011#107

Chippy

Null said:
I don't recall ever thinking Charlie was gay, but I do recall often thinking he was an obnoxious irrational asshole, and that's probably not going to help with forming relationships.

Sep 23, 2011#108

ThatNickGuy

Sep 23, 2011#109

Shannow

Holy shit, you people are hilarious.

Sep 23, 2011#110

Shegokigo

Sep 23, 2011#111

Shannow

Sep 23, 2011#112

Mathias

Sep 23, 2011#113

Adammon

Hmm, even the comics are confused...

Sep 24, 2011#114

PatrThom

L&G, we present the downward-hunkering couch peeper.

--Patrick

Sep 24, 2011#115

Charlie Don't Surf

That comic is inaccurate, I would never watch anime

Sep 24, 2011#116

North_Ranger

Where else can you get tentacle porn?

Sep 24, 2011#117

Shannow

North_Ranger said:
Where else can you get tentacle porn?

Sep 24, 2011#118

fade

Charlie Don't Surf said:
That comic is inaccurate, I would never watch anime

Isn't prejudging and rejecting an entire population on the basis of preconceptions some kind of "ism"?

Sep 24, 2011#119

phil

Some people still aren't over pearl harbor.

Sep 24, 2011#120

Charlie Don't Surf

I've watched anime and don't like it.

Sep 24, 2011#121

Shegokigo

I've watched a TV show, I don't like TV shows.

Sep 24, 2011#122

phil

You know who didn't post in the Japan disaster threads?

Charlie.

Sep 24, 2011#123

checkeredhat

That sentiment always bothers me.
You're still writing off an entire medium based on limited exposure. I've seen lots of North American live action films that are crap, doesn't mean I hate live action movies.

And I say that as someone who dislikes MOST anime myself. On a technical note I can't stand many of the character designs, or the fact that most of it is on 3s or 4s, while western animation tends to be on 2s or 1s. Not to mention issues with the acting (And I don't mean the voice acting. That, I realize is the problem of the North American voice actors)

But I am not going to write off an entire medium based on that. Good animes exist, just like crap western animation exists, and if it seems like the overwhelming majority of it is rubbish, perhaps thats just because of the sheer volume of it produced.

(Equally annoying are the people who are batshit crazy over anything anime and seem to think its superior just because its anime. Don't get me started on that)

Sep 24, 2011#124

phil

Some people just can't let old grudges go.

Sep 24, 2011#125

PatrThom

Some people just don't know when to quit*.

--Patrick
*They also may or may not derail threads.

Sep 24, 2011#126

makare

checkeredhat said:
On a technical note I can't stand many of the character designs, or the fact that most of it is on 3s or 4s, while western animation tends to be on 2s or 1s.

what does that mean?

Sep 24, 2011#127

PatrThom

Head-height-to-body ratio, methinks.

--Patrick

Sep 24, 2011#128

checkeredhat

Its the number of drawings per one second of film. film runs at 24fps, but the human eye sees at around 11fps, that's what creates the illusion of movement. Being on 1s means that each drawing equates to 1 frame of film. ie: 24 drawings per second. Being on 2s, one drawing is two frames of film (12 drawings per second, close enough to the human eye's persistence of vision to work.) Being on 3s, one drawing is held for three frames. This means there are only 8 drawings per second, and the illusion of movement is not as convincing. 4s, well... you get it.
Added at: 23:48
All that being said, there is some solid stuff done on threes and fours, and of course some rubbish stuff on 2s and 1s.
Film anime tends to be on 3s, with some 2s and occasionally even 1s thrown in, and its almost always quite fluid. Plus stuff like Avatar and Cowboy Bebop is wonderfully fluid despite being on 3s. I've never seen Akira but I've seen some line tests and :Leyla:

Sep 26, 2011#129

Chippy

Anime is the worst.

Sep 26, 2011#130

Biannoshufu

Chippy said:
Anime is the worst.

douchebag.

Sep 27, 2011#131

Mathias

Anime sucks balls. The only good anime I've ever seen was Full Metal Alchemist and Ghost in the Shell.

Sep 27, 2011#132

drifter

There's good anime out there, but if you're a casual fan you're most likely going to run across garbage. I mean, Sturgeon's Law and all that. The weeaboos don't help.

Sep 27, 2011#133

Bones

I am an anime fan(obviously) 90% of what comes out IN NORTH AMERICA is crap and thats like 10% of what gets released in japan. I don't actually disagree that most of it is shit, just like I point out to people that 90% of what goes on TV is garbage. although I have been digging my little pony, although I also liked fosters home for imaginary friends, and some of the other stuff that Craig McCraken and Lauren Faust have done so it may be their stewardship of what cartoons should be.

Sep 27, 2011#134

strawman

Mathias said:
Anime sucks balls.

The majority of anime is targeted at a youth audience, and has little to nothing to offer adult audiences. It would be similar to still enjoying He Man or Thunder Cats - which many people do.

A large audience doesn't indicate high quality - it just indicates that the creators of the shows know their audience and are writing specifically for them.

Some anime explores some interesting topics, but most still approach them from a youth perspective.

Sep 27, 2011#135

Bones

most of it is aimed at teenagers and young adults think like adult swim here in the US

Sep 27, 2011#136

strawman

Bones said:
teenagers and young adults

Which I call, collectively, "youth" but I suppose we should use age ranges to avoid confusion. I'm thinking 14-21 (give or take a few years on each end).

Sep 27, 2011#137

Bones

when you used he-man and thundercats I thought you meant the 5-13 range. my apologies

Sep 27, 2011#138

strawman

Bones said:
when you used he-man and thundercats I thought you meant the 5-13 range. my apologies

You are right though, those are meant for a child market, so my examples were poor.

Sep 27, 2011#139

drifter

Bones said:
I am an anime fan(obviously) 90% of what comes out JAPAN is crap

FTFY

Sep 27, 2011#140

Espy

In my younger days I watched a lot of Anime and read quite a bit of Manga and personally feel that, like many mediums, the majority of it is, indeed, crap. That doesn't mean others won't like it's just my personal feelings. I liked quite a bit of it but got tired of trudging through all the turds to find the few gems. But thats just me. Everyone likes some stuff that someone else thinks is crap.

Sep 27, 2011#141

Shegokigo

Definitely grew up on anime and manga myself. I will agree with Espy though, I burnt out somewhere in the mid 90s. Last real series' I thought were any good (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Deathnote Season 1, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Record of Lodoss War, Tenchi Seasons 1-3) are all but forgotten with their beautiful animation, engaging and well thoughtout stories in this day and age of "anime".

Sep 27, 2011#142

Reverent-one

I agree a lot of anime is crap, but so is a lot of any other medium. I don't write off anime for the same reason I don't write off "normal" tv shows, or movies, or music.

Shegokigo said:
Definitely grew up on anime and manga myself. I will agree with Espy though, I burnt out somewhere in the mid 90s. Last real series' I thought were any good (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Deathnote Season 1, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Record of Lodoss War, Tenchi Seasons 1-3) are all but forgotten with their beautiful animation, engaging and well thoughtout stories in this day and age of "anime".

Death Note season 1 doesn't really count as being in the "good old days" with the rest of those, it's only 5 years old, compared to the decade+ for the others. It really should count as being part of "this day and age".

Sep 27, 2011#143

Shegokigo

You're right, it's one of the rare "new" gems. I kind of got lost in the moment of writing down the very few good anime I've seen in the past 15yrs.

Sep 27, 2011#144

Bones

I found angel beats was a diamond in the rough. it started like some stupid generic anime, and ended as something truly beautiful.

Sep 27, 2011#145

Gusto

I would give up all the anime that is available to me on TV in North America if someone would re-air Sailor Moon.
Added at: 19:28
DISCLAIMER: This may be nostalgia talking.

Sep 27, 2011#146

Bones

yeah its pretty bad, I would give alot of money just to be able to get it remastered and re dubbed...

Sep 27, 2011#147

Shegokigo

Luckily I snagged all the remastered Sailor Moons when they were limited dvd released. Original soundtracks with japanese dialogue. Honestly though, I kind of miss the English voice actors. If they could do a Dragonball rerelease where we get to keep the original soundtrack but use the English dub? That'd be heaven and I'd definitely rebuy.

Sep 27, 2011#148

Bones

i think thats what the dragon boxes are/were

Sep 28, 2011#149

Shegokigo

I meant to say a Sailor Moon re-release. I have the Dragon boxes for Dragonball.

Sep 28, 2011#150

SpecialKO

I have yet to see any anime series that truly compares with GitS:SAC. Not saying that there aren't other excellent series out there, heck no. Just saying that GitS:SAC is better than sliced bread.

Sep 28, 2011#151

Bones

Shegokigo said:
I meant to say a Sailor Moon re-release. I have the Dragon boxes for Dragonball.

yeah the reason it wont happen here yet is toei the company that owns it in japan still wants millions of dollars for the rights to distribute it in this country(USA) I know for a fact that Funimation(believe me you want them to do it) is waiting like a hungry dog to get a deal where they can re-release it with out destroying the company.

Sep 28, 2011#152

Shegokigo

Yeah, for now I'll enjoy my remastered SM on dvd, despite the lack of dubbing. I do enjoy my Dragonball/Z series the way it was remastered though.

Oh well, we'll see what happens in the next 10 years.

Sep 28, 2011#153

Bones

the problem is the Japanese believe that their old series have super value(early 90's stuff) but the reality is the market really isn't there anymore. if they offered sailor moon for like 250k a season it would get licensed and released. we would probably get all of it. i really want a good dub of card captor sakura, but no one wants to spend the money on the license.

Sep 28, 2011#154

Shegokigo

See that IS what bothers me though, when they were doing the limited remaster, apparantly it DIDN'T do well enough to have them finish it. Sailor Stars was never remastered and released here.

Sep 28, 2011#155

Bones

no one actually ever bought the license to that season. its why I would like to see it redone.

Sep 28, 2011#156

Shegokigo

Shame, it really is an amazing send-off to what became a pretty deep series. Who would have guessed that with it's first 10 episodes.

Sep 28, 2011#157

AshburnerX

I'm kinda of liking Durarara!! and it's very Rashomon-esque take on story telling. It almost feels like a slice of life series... except that it involves the kind of people you'd never see in such a series. I'm glad it's on now, as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has come to an end and Bleach is just... awful.

Sep 28, 2011#158

drifter

Did you watch Baccano!, by any chance? Source material is from the same author, and the anime has the same director.

Sep 28, 2011#159

AshburnerX

drifter said:
Did you watch Baccano!, by any chance? Source material is from the same author, and the anime has the same director.

I almost NEVER buy anime. Boxed sets are too fucking expensive to risk an impulse buy.

Sep 28, 2011#160

drifter

For Blu-Ray, sure, but $30 for the DVD box set seems pretty darn reasonable, even for an impulse buy.

Of course, that doesn't really matter since the entire show is available streaming on Hulu, Youtube (an official Funi channel), and Funimation's own streaming page.

Sep 28, 2011#161

Baerdog

Consider this another recommendation for Baccano! It's pretty rad.

Sep 28, 2011#162

sixpackshaker

We are supposed to be helping Chuck find a girl, not limit his options by a greater degree by getting him hooked on anime.

Sep 28, 2011#163

drifter

sixpackshaker said:
We are supposed to be helping Chuck find a girl, not limit his options by a greater degree by getting him hooked on anime.

Done and done

Sep 28, 2011#164

Allen who is Quiet

I'm thirding Baccano! and seconding Durarara.

Sep 28, 2011#165

Chippy

Biannoshufu said:
douchebag.

Sep 28, 2011#166

Shegokigo

Oh man, that gif couldn't be more appropriate.

Sep 28, 2011#167

Hailey Knight

Back to the anime: I thought Eden of the East was pretty good, though short unless you count the two movie sequels to the series.

Sep 28, 2011#168

Bones

i meant to buy the last movie but at the end of august i bought the equipment to start lping with a friend so I havent seen the end of eden.

Sep 29, 2011#169

fade

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I've watched anime and don't like it.

All of it? That's a huge generalization. I mean it's more of a style of drawing or a country of origin than a genre, since it comes in all types, aimed at all age levels, with all kinds of stories. It's a little like saying "I don't like books with red covers". Or (ironically) like some guy saying "all black people are criminals because I got robbed twice by a black guy".

Sep 29, 2011#170

Biannoshufu

Chippy said:

Sep 29, 2011#171

Null

George Takei, is there no limit to your wisdom?

Sep 29, 2011#172

PatrThom

Imagine if he actually joined HF.

--Patrick

Sep 29, 2011#173

North_Ranger

PatrThom said:
Imagine if he actually joined HF.

--Patrick

I think the forums would explode with orgasmic awesomeness.

Sep 29, 2011#174

sixpackshaker

North_Ranger said:
I think the forums would explode with orgasmic awesomeness.

Sounds like Nick's Prom night.

Sep 29, 2011#175

Chippy

Biannoshufu said:

Tee hee

Sep 29, 2011#176

Biannoshufu

sixpackshaker said:
Sounds like Nick's Prom night.

Sep 29, 2011#177

Shegokigo

PatrThom said:
Imagine if he actually joined HF.

--Patrick

No clue, the only experience I had with this was a forum that I frequented many years ago. We had started a "Women of Gaming" thread with all kinds of images of RL women who played video game characters. Alot of us began posting about Kerri Hoskins..... when she suddenly began posting. It was someone using the user title of Sonya Blade claiming to be the real Kerri. Noone believed it. The forum admin began immediately speaking to the person through PM and within hour we had a picture of Kerri, at her PC, at home, wearing the exact colors that was asked and making hand gestures/face. I was shocked, one because I couldn't believe it was really her, two because she actually submitted herself to the ridiculous "proof" test.

The following week was just hundreds of questions asking her the most insane things.She answered as many of them as she could before just disappearing from the forums all together. Other than a ton of "come-ons" (one from me of course) she handled it with a crazy awesome bit of humor and honesty. It was fantastic.

Sep 29, 2011#178

Charlie Don't Surf

Eh, I'm open to some anime being good. But I don't really like the drawing style. I still want to watch Mizarchi? Miyaki? The Ponyo/Howl's Moving Castle guy. And I vaguely want to see Ghost in the Shell, that's one of the universally loved animes I haven't seen yet. I'm just not going out of my way to watch them.

Also, if I looked like James Franco, I could get so many fly bitches

Sep 29, 2011#179

General Specific

Miyazaki

(I cheated)

Sep 29, 2011#180

drifter

Charlie, I really think you should check out Satoshi Kon some time.

Sep 29, 2011#181

SpecialKO

You know, I'd really like to know Charlie's reaction to watching Perfect Blue. I'm really not sure how he'd react.

Charlie, one word of warning: Ghost in the Shell the movies are very different from Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex the TV series. Same source material, same-ish characters, but with radically different tones, interpretations on themes, and focus. The former are more slow-but-action-punctuated existential thought-pieces where the characters are more foils for ideas than actual characters, while the latter is more of an ensemble cyber-police procedural with heavy emphasis on social engineering.

Or to try and put it another way, the films are pre-millennial post-singularity movies, while the TV series is post-millennial post-singularity.

Oct 3, 2011#182

Philosopher B.

Espy said:
In my younger days I watched a lot of Anime and read quite a bit of Manga

I'm now imagining a tiny fetus reading Cowboy Bebop in the womb.

:-o

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