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impersonaTHE CHRONICLES OF THE SHIT I WATCH ON NETFLIX. I will try to keep it to a paragraph each.
FINISHED WATCHING:
Dr. Who (11th Doctor)
In Five Syllables: Quirky, but lacks heart.
I was charmed by the speed and wit of it, and the fun plot twists and turns in the show, but something about it rings rather hollow to me. Actually, the episode I liked the best, the two-part with the silent angels, is apparently the episode that everyone hates. So off the bat I feel like I'm Doing It Wrong. I've also heard so many bad noises about the end of the first season and the bulk of the second season so I don't really want to continue. DUNNO maybe I just picked a wrong time to jump into it.
Eden of the East/Eden of the East The Movie I: The King of Eden
In Five Syllables: Naked but not safe
As a big fan of novelty and mystery, this show started out as being immensely interesting to me. After all, it starts out with both of the lead characters in front of the White House, one about to get arrested and the other leaping out from the street naked and holding a gun. The show starts out as the male lead's quest to find out why he gave himself amnesia, and why he has a phone that can carry out any demand he requests. In a way, the show is a lot like Death Note, except with multiple magical-phone wielding people all fighting to create their version of a Perfect Japan. About halfway through the series, the show just got really boring. It was going for mystery but didn't do a good enough job of keeping up the pace, and got distracted by exploring various side-characters. I thought maybe half of the show could have just been cut out and it would have been a lot better off. The namesake of the show, a tech company named Eden of the East...honestly, by the end of the show, I wasn't sure why the hell time was wasted on them at all. Could have been a much more compact show with much more punch.
Hikaru no Go
In Five Syllables: Madness, despair, Go
Okay, I really don't expect for anybody else around here to like this show. It runs along the same vein as Yu-Gi-Oh!: a kid with blonde and purple two-toned hair is possessed by a ghost obsessed with gaming, and competes against other people in the game of Go in order to satisfy the spirit. The really, really amazing part about this show is the treatment of the rivalry between Hikaru, the protagonist, and the rival Akira. Oh my god, Akira. You feel so bad for the kid because he has spent his life aspiring to be the greatest Go player, and having a snot-nosed brat like Hikaru defeat him multiple times really drives him to madness. There is one particular scene I remember where Akira was shocked at something Hikaru did, and the camera panned into his face and literately played a Japanese version of the Kill Bill murder music. And Akira gives amazing raep face, man - plenty of scenes where he is facing Hikaru over a face of Go and the look on his face is such that he is either going to kill or rape Hikaru, maybe both. The draw back is that it is 75 episodes about a board game, so you are going to get no action. If you are happy with drama though (and a REALLY HOT Hikaru by the end of the series), then you can find things to enjoy.
Kitchen Nightmares (UK)
In Five Syllables: Cussing and stripping.
Fairly good, though the first season rather sucked. I like this show because I have some interest in management, and it's interesting to see all of the different ways an enterprise (like a restaurant), could fall apart. Also Gordon Ramsay STRIPS IN EVERY SINGLE EPISODE what more do I want. What really blows though are the revisit episodes - just fast-forward to the last ten minutes, cause they are literately reshowings of the original episode with a little extra bit at the end. I guess it is also kinda weird that I enjoy Robert Irvine's Restaurant Impossible more than I like this, cause while I hate how Irvine treats his design staff, I do appreciate that you do see him training the cooks, training the waiters, and training the management, while all Gordon really does is yell at people to do shit.
Le Chevalier D'Eon
In Five Syllables: Rad fake history!
THE ADVENTURES OF A KNIGHT PHYSICALLY POSSESSED BY THE SOUL OF HIS SISTER. I was actually surprised to realize that this anime was based off of a real-life French noble (I have no knowledge of French history), only twisted with alchemy and dark-magic to make it even more dynamic. It needs about eight episodes before it gets to a decent build-up. I admire the show particularly for the strength of its female cast, and really the balls to deal with a male possessed by a female without going down any of the obvious, obnoxious roads with it. It's always treated with an amazing sort of respect in the story. I don't think I can recommend this to most anime fans - if you are interested in a re-telling of the prelude to the French Revolution, then it is yours. But it won't give you a lot of slapstick or action.
Rainbow Brite and the Star-Stealer
In Five Syllables: Rainbow is your GOD.
WOW. AN ANIMATED 80's FILM THAT STANDS UP TO THE TEST OF TIME. Well, parts of the plot are utterly redonk, but the animation quality is actually very good, and it was kind of a solid story. Unlike many movies marketed for children in the 80's, there was a logic to the progression of events, and actually a synergy between the two lead characters. Also Rainbow Brite is kinda a cold-hearted bitch, but still an amazingly better role model than most other girl-heroes from that era (other than Penny, who is the most boss of them all).
The Secret of Kells
In Five Syllables: Monks, art, and vikings!
Spellbindingly beautiful. I need to rewatch again for the plot, but if you are going to watch something based on outstanding outstanding animation alone, this is like a kaledioscope of visual delights. Could have definitely used more Ashleigh, but whatever works.
Mystery Masterpieces: Sherlock
In Five Syllables: Pimp Watson Capers
So I enjoyed this modern retelling of Sherlock Holmes, and really can't wait for the second season. I appreciate that they adapt the original stories only very loosely - a risk they didn't have to make, but strengthened the stories greatly. I thought the Watson was amazing in particular, the Sherlock a little less so. I know that the point of Sherlock Holmes is that the character is a bastard who can't relate, but I felt like this version was too weak when it came to creating a character the audience could relate to. The third episode seemed to set up development for Sherlock in the second season, so I can deal with it. I think that the actor, Cumberbatch, is over-acting a little, but maybe that will mellow out. Also, I really was not a fan of the constant pandering to the slash fangirling. It was funny maybe once or twice, but we got it three or four times in the first episode, which made me wonder if their "we're not gay!" schtick was a plot-point for me to be on my guard about. Once an episode, please? I particularly enjoyed how one particular scene in the third episode...well, I can't spoil. But it becomes less special when it is being flaunted at you constantly. Even if the actors are handsome bastards.
IN PROGRESS:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett version)
In Five Syllables: Charming Sherlock romps
I'm watching this right now, in fact! Kind of excellent. Brett's Sherlock is hilarious, and wow their Adler is really stunning. I thought it would be a bit slow-moving, but the characters are well-done enough to leave me fascinated. Again, I know that a Sherlock With A Heart isn't exactly in-character, but I am endeared strongly to Brett's take on it.
Princess Tutu
In Five Syllables: Enchanting and deep
HI THE MOST FABULOUS ANIME THERE EVER WAS. And one of the rare anime that is better in the dubbed form than the subbed! After all, it is the story of a duck who turns into a girl who turns into a BALLERINA SUPERHERO. I can't believe there was once a point in my life where I was dubious about this show. It is an example of an anime that masterfully handles its storyline and really raises it up out of the trappings not only of anime shoujo, but out of the very constructs of fairy tales themselves. Also, Fakir is my homeboy and I think everybody knows it.
SPIDERMAN (1994)
In Five Syllables: Should I find this hot?
This is such an amazing show. I was expected to enjoy it only for the nostalgic value, yet I was absolutely SHOCKED by how amazing the dialogue and the character development is. Boy, I don't even know where to start with the characters. JJ Jameson is fantastic, Mary Jane is utterly absolutely true (I consider this to be the penultimate version of her) , and I love me some Felicia Harding as well. And uh, the first episode with Kraven the Hunter was kinda really hot (even Spidey comments "IT'S LIKE A NORA ROBERT NOVEL IN HERE"). The two big drawbacks include the animation quality (horrible) and then the hero himself - while he is in the Spider-Man outfit he is amazingly perfect, but as Peter Parker? He looks like a puffed up Ken doll, and his voice and personality really aren't reflected in his appearance. That's kind of a weird crit, but it is distracting and annoying to remind myself that this beefy guy is Peter.
The Universe
In Five Syllables: Better than sleep pills
The show I watch when I need to fall asleep T_T which sucks cause I'm honestly fascinated by the series - I am mesmerized by astronomy even if I am rather casual about it. The only episode I've remained completely awake for has been Time Travel - the second closest was 10 Ways To Destroy the Earth, though I konked out as it hit #1. For four days now I've been trying to watch the Mars episode, and can barely get fifteen minutes in :< But it is a lovely series. Oh, though the only episode I really hated was the one that was 'Sex in Space', which was really obvious pandering for ratings.
So I'm trying to get some more live-action series in my queue, but while a few titles interest me, I'm just so turned off by prime-time drama and the like that I don't feel confident in starting up anything. Brothers and Sisters and Flashforward have been sitting in my queue for a little while, but I'm not sure if I'm sold. What do you guys recommend?
Not sure what I can do in terms of creative stuff today, so I'm going to start out with some RP house-cleaning. Helping Ru and K look over their articles for Interstellar Senshi Hustle (SAILOR MOON SPACE ADVENTURE!), and I will do some light Portal work for Kingdom. I have an app for ISH, for my Space Cowboy, that I could probably knock out in a half hour. And I really, really must clean my room. It's a sty.
Unrelated, can anyone think of any SQL tutorials online that they particularly like? I'm trying to develop some better computer skills, and it looks kind of fun anyways.
FINISHED WATCHING:
Dr. Who (11th Doctor)
In Five Syllables: Quirky, but lacks heart.
I was charmed by the speed and wit of it, and the fun plot twists and turns in the show, but something about it rings rather hollow to me. Actually, the episode I liked the best, the two-part with the silent angels, is apparently the episode that everyone hates. So off the bat I feel like I'm Doing It Wrong. I've also heard so many bad noises about the end of the first season and the bulk of the second season so I don't really want to continue. DUNNO maybe I just picked a wrong time to jump into it.
Eden of the East/Eden of the East The Movie I: The King of Eden
In Five Syllables: Naked but not safe
As a big fan of novelty and mystery, this show started out as being immensely interesting to me. After all, it starts out with both of the lead characters in front of the White House, one about to get arrested and the other leaping out from the street naked and holding a gun. The show starts out as the male lead's quest to find out why he gave himself amnesia, and why he has a phone that can carry out any demand he requests. In a way, the show is a lot like Death Note, except with multiple magical-phone wielding people all fighting to create their version of a Perfect Japan. About halfway through the series, the show just got really boring. It was going for mystery but didn't do a good enough job of keeping up the pace, and got distracted by exploring various side-characters. I thought maybe half of the show could have just been cut out and it would have been a lot better off. The namesake of the show, a tech company named Eden of the East...honestly, by the end of the show, I wasn't sure why the hell time was wasted on them at all. Could have been a much more compact show with much more punch.
Hikaru no Go
In Five Syllables: Madness, despair, Go
Okay, I really don't expect for anybody else around here to like this show. It runs along the same vein as Yu-Gi-Oh!: a kid with blonde and purple two-toned hair is possessed by a ghost obsessed with gaming, and competes against other people in the game of Go in order to satisfy the spirit. The really, really amazing part about this show is the treatment of the rivalry between Hikaru, the protagonist, and the rival Akira. Oh my god, Akira. You feel so bad for the kid because he has spent his life aspiring to be the greatest Go player, and having a snot-nosed brat like Hikaru defeat him multiple times really drives him to madness. There is one particular scene I remember where Akira was shocked at something Hikaru did, and the camera panned into his face and literately played a Japanese version of the Kill Bill murder music. And Akira gives amazing raep face, man - plenty of scenes where he is facing Hikaru over a face of Go and the look on his face is such that he is either going to kill or rape Hikaru, maybe both. The draw back is that it is 75 episodes about a board game, so you are going to get no action. If you are happy with drama though (and a REALLY HOT Hikaru by the end of the series), then you can find things to enjoy.
Kitchen Nightmares (UK)
In Five Syllables: Cussing and stripping.
Fairly good, though the first season rather sucked. I like this show because I have some interest in management, and it's interesting to see all of the different ways an enterprise (like a restaurant), could fall apart. Also Gordon Ramsay STRIPS IN EVERY SINGLE EPISODE what more do I want. What really blows though are the revisit episodes - just fast-forward to the last ten minutes, cause they are literately reshowings of the original episode with a little extra bit at the end. I guess it is also kinda weird that I enjoy Robert Irvine's Restaurant Impossible more than I like this, cause while I hate how Irvine treats his design staff, I do appreciate that you do see him training the cooks, training the waiters, and training the management, while all Gordon really does is yell at people to do shit.
Le Chevalier D'Eon
In Five Syllables: Rad fake history!
THE ADVENTURES OF A KNIGHT PHYSICALLY POSSESSED BY THE SOUL OF HIS SISTER. I was actually surprised to realize that this anime was based off of a real-life French noble (I have no knowledge of French history), only twisted with alchemy and dark-magic to make it even more dynamic. It needs about eight episodes before it gets to a decent build-up. I admire the show particularly for the strength of its female cast, and really the balls to deal with a male possessed by a female without going down any of the obvious, obnoxious roads with it. It's always treated with an amazing sort of respect in the story. I don't think I can recommend this to most anime fans - if you are interested in a re-telling of the prelude to the French Revolution, then it is yours. But it won't give you a lot of slapstick or action.
Rainbow Brite and the Star-Stealer
In Five Syllables: Rainbow is your GOD.
WOW. AN ANIMATED 80's FILM THAT STANDS UP TO THE TEST OF TIME. Well, parts of the plot are utterly redonk, but the animation quality is actually very good, and it was kind of a solid story. Unlike many movies marketed for children in the 80's, there was a logic to the progression of events, and actually a synergy between the two lead characters. Also Rainbow Brite is kinda a cold-hearted bitch, but still an amazingly better role model than most other girl-heroes from that era (other than Penny, who is the most boss of them all).
The Secret of Kells
In Five Syllables: Monks, art, and vikings!
Spellbindingly beautiful. I need to rewatch again for the plot, but if you are going to watch something based on outstanding outstanding animation alone, this is like a kaledioscope of visual delights. Could have definitely used more Ashleigh, but whatever works.
Mystery Masterpieces: Sherlock
In Five Syllables: Pimp Watson Capers
So I enjoyed this modern retelling of Sherlock Holmes, and really can't wait for the second season. I appreciate that they adapt the original stories only very loosely - a risk they didn't have to make, but strengthened the stories greatly. I thought the Watson was amazing in particular, the Sherlock a little less so. I know that the point of Sherlock Holmes is that the character is a bastard who can't relate, but I felt like this version was too weak when it came to creating a character the audience could relate to. The third episode seemed to set up development for Sherlock in the second season, so I can deal with it. I think that the actor, Cumberbatch, is over-acting a little, but maybe that will mellow out. Also, I really was not a fan of the constant pandering to the slash fangirling. It was funny maybe once or twice, but we got it three or four times in the first episode, which made me wonder if their "we're not gay!" schtick was a plot-point for me to be on my guard about. Once an episode, please? I particularly enjoyed how one particular scene in the third episode...well, I can't spoil. But it becomes less special when it is being flaunted at you constantly. Even if the actors are handsome bastards.
IN PROGRESS:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett version)
In Five Syllables: Charming Sherlock romps
I'm watching this right now, in fact! Kind of excellent. Brett's Sherlock is hilarious, and wow their Adler is really stunning. I thought it would be a bit slow-moving, but the characters are well-done enough to leave me fascinated. Again, I know that a Sherlock With A Heart isn't exactly in-character, but I am endeared strongly to Brett's take on it.
Princess Tutu
In Five Syllables: Enchanting and deep
HI THE MOST FABULOUS ANIME THERE EVER WAS. And one of the rare anime that is better in the dubbed form than the subbed! After all, it is the story of a duck who turns into a girl who turns into a BALLERINA SUPERHERO. I can't believe there was once a point in my life where I was dubious about this show. It is an example of an anime that masterfully handles its storyline and really raises it up out of the trappings not only of anime shoujo, but out of the very constructs of fairy tales themselves. Also, Fakir is my homeboy and I think everybody knows it.
Ramsay's Best Restaurant
In Five Syllables: Still hot, still cussing
SPIDERMAN (1994)
In Five Syllables: Should I find this hot?
This is such an amazing show. I was expected to enjoy it only for the nostalgic value, yet I was absolutely SHOCKED by how amazing the dialogue and the character development is. Boy, I don't even know where to start with the characters. JJ Jameson is fantastic, Mary Jane is utterly absolutely true (I consider this to be the penultimate version of her) , and I love me some Felicia Harding as well. And uh, the first episode with Kraven the Hunter was kinda really hot (even Spidey comments "IT'S LIKE A NORA ROBERT NOVEL IN HERE"). The two big drawbacks include the animation quality (horrible) and then the hero himself - while he is in the Spider-Man outfit he is amazingly perfect, but as Peter Parker? He looks like a puffed up Ken doll, and his voice and personality really aren't reflected in his appearance. That's kind of a weird crit, but it is distracting and annoying to remind myself that this beefy guy is Peter.
The Universe
In Five Syllables: Better than sleep pills
The show I watch when I need to fall asleep T_T which sucks cause I'm honestly fascinated by the series - I am mesmerized by astronomy even if I am rather casual about it. The only episode I've remained completely awake for has been Time Travel - the second closest was 10 Ways To Destroy the Earth, though I konked out as it hit #1. For four days now I've been trying to watch the Mars episode, and can barely get fifteen minutes in :< But it is a lovely series. Oh, though the only episode I really hated was the one that was 'Sex in Space', which was really obvious pandering for ratings.
So I'm trying to get some more live-action series in my queue, but while a few titles interest me, I'm just so turned off by prime-time drama and the like that I don't feel confident in starting up anything. Brothers and Sisters and Flashforward have been sitting in my queue for a little while, but I'm not sure if I'm sold. What do you guys recommend?
Not sure what I can do in terms of creative stuff today, so I'm going to start out with some RP house-cleaning. Helping Ru and K look over their articles for Interstellar Senshi Hustle (SAILOR MOON SPACE ADVENTURE!), and I will do some light Portal work for Kingdom. I have an app for ISH, for my Space Cowboy, that I could probably knock out in a half hour. And I really, really must clean my room. It's a sty.
Unrelated, can anyone think of any SQL tutorials online that they particularly like? I'm trying to develop some better computer skills, and it looks kind of fun anyways.
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