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Chapter 1 : The Dam That Gave Way to Quebec
And the little bunnies go bouncing off!
Panadero says:
I won't even talk about E3 in this rant. Nintendo will own the show. End of story.
As you may or may not know (and my money says you don't know since I haven't mentioned it, and as far as I know you haven't been going through my files) I'm a fan of animation. The majority of my fandom is related to anime but I consider myself a fan in general because I can just as easily watch a Disney or especially Don Bluth work as I can an anime work. While the narratives in most western animation may not be as complex as most anime can be (Say it with me: Neon Genesis Evangelion. Serial Experiments Lain. Ghost in the Shell. Thank you.), I think it's the general idea of animation that keeps my interest.
While I have to admit a certain level of nostalgia is related to it, I still love watching Don Bluth movies like All Dogs go to Heaven and my personal favorite, The Secret of Nimh. That movie rocks. Don Bluth consistently gets little or no respect from audiences even though the quality of animation and story is usually at least the level of Disney's. But that's another rant...
I like the ideas and forms of expression that animation can present that live action films can be deficient in. Not only can explosions and special effects be handled with more mastery, but it is easier to present worlds and characters wholly different from our own that live action would struggle to effectively portray.
Anyway, this rant's getting a little long, I'll continue it on Sunday. Later.
I won't even talk about E3 in this rant. Nintendo will own the show. End of story.
As you may or may not know (and my money says you don't know since I haven't mentioned it, and as far as I know you haven't been going through my files) I'm a fan of animation. The majority of my fandom is related to anime but I consider myself a fan in general because I can just as easily watch a Disney or especially Don Bluth work as I can an anime work. While the narratives in most western animation may not be as complex as most anime can be (Say it with me: Neon Genesis Evangelion. Serial Experiments Lain. Ghost in the Shell. Thank you.), I think it's the general idea of animation that keeps my interest.
While I have to admit a certain level of nostalgia is related to it, I still love watching Don Bluth movies like All Dogs go to Heaven and my personal favorite, The Secret of Nimh. That movie rocks. Don Bluth consistently gets little or no respect from audiences even though the quality of animation and story is usually at least the level of Disney's. But that's another rant...
I like the ideas and forms of expression that animation can present that live action films can be deficient in. Not only can explosions and special effects be handled with more mastery, but it is easier to present worlds and characters wholly different from our own that live action would struggle to effectively portray.
Anyway, this rant's getting a little long, I'll continue it on Sunday. Later.
Jeshii says:
I've been awake for way too many hours straight now. I spent all night doing a report on Japanese, Chinese, and Swedish foxes. No, really... I swear.
Did you know hovering above hell is really not that bad? Well, I am living proof. See, today, I sold another piece of my soul to the devil by purchasing a BRAND NEW SCANNER with money I don't have. Credit cards are wonderful, magical, evil, little devil's business cards. Anywho, I still have great credit, cause I always pay my bill on time, but I still owe a large chunk of my soul to the devil. It's very weird. So basically, I've proven I'm good for my soul, so when I want to sell it to get a car or a house, I'll be able to. Oh yeah. Here's to consumerism.
Anywho, that means I have a scanner. No more excuses. I have a scanner. So the Wooden D'oh's should be coming more regularly, with less commercial breaks... unless I have to buy my soul back, and then 25% of each comic is going to Coca-Cola. "Give them an inch, and they'll take your soul." - Keith Olberman
Speaking of souls, Douglas Adams, one of the best souls around, departed last friday. He died of a heart attack. He will be missed. Remember, don't panic.
"It was late and I was tired." - Gary Larson
Jeshii
I've been awake for way too many hours straight now. I spent all night doing a report on Japanese, Chinese, and Swedish foxes. No, really... I swear.
Did you know hovering above hell is really not that bad? Well, I am living proof. See, today, I sold another piece of my soul to the devil by purchasing a BRAND NEW SCANNER with money I don't have. Credit cards are wonderful, magical, evil, little devil's business cards. Anywho, I still have great credit, cause I always pay my bill on time, but I still owe a large chunk of my soul to the devil. It's very weird. So basically, I've proven I'm good for my soul, so when I want to sell it to get a car or a house, I'll be able to. Oh yeah. Here's to consumerism.
Anywho, that means I have a scanner. No more excuses. I have a scanner. So the Wooden D'oh's should be coming more regularly, with less commercial breaks... unless I have to buy my soul back, and then 25% of each comic is going to Coca-Cola. "Give them an inch, and they'll take your soul." - Keith Olberman
Speaking of souls, Douglas Adams, one of the best souls around, departed last friday. He died of a heart attack. He will be missed. Remember, don't panic.
"It was late and I was tired." - Gary Larson
Jeshii
RebelX says:
Well, not much happened in the playoffs since I last went on a tirade, except that Charlotte beat Milwaukee in the fifth game of their series, giving them a 3-2 lead in the series. Now you might be wondering at this point: is this guy's life all about basketball? No, it is not, and I will rant about other things after the playoffs are over, but no sooner! It's just that watching NBA games is the highlight of my life right now; I'm going through a particularly boring quarter of college, in which I'm taking three classes not directly related to my major (biology), and there's a dickhead who likes to give busy work teaching the Physics course, unfortunately. So to spare you the many lowpoints, I bring you instead the playoff results! Aren't you glad now?
Well, not much happened in the playoffs since I last went on a tirade, except that Charlotte beat Milwaukee in the fifth game of their series, giving them a 3-2 lead in the series. Now you might be wondering at this point: is this guy's life all about basketball? No, it is not, and I will rant about other things after the playoffs are over, but no sooner! It's just that watching NBA games is the highlight of my life right now; I'm going through a particularly boring quarter of college, in which I'm taking three classes not directly related to my major (biology), and there's a dickhead who likes to give busy work teaching the Physics course, unfortunately. So to spare you the many lowpoints, I bring you instead the playoff results! Aren't you glad now?