tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post2258100222148090620..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Dr. Bitz Ranks Every Television Series Ever...Sorta (Part 4)Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-16242167532907645912011-12-21T08:30:09.637-06:002011-12-21T08:30:09.637-06:00Yeah, i don't see how the metaphors being lite...Yeah, i don't see how the metaphors being literal actually explains anything. Because i'm pretty sure i took those metaphors at face value and assumed it was all literal and i was still lost. I wonder, though, if i would be able to follow it a bit better now, now that i'm an adult and better read. Probably notSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-16748484733631909862011-12-20T08:37:50.037-06:002011-12-20T08:37:50.037-06:00"You got no balls!""You got no balls!"Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-44197099955667660602011-12-19T20:06:32.074-06:002011-12-19T20:06:32.074-06:00@Sarah\Anne: Yeah, as I noted in my post, I looked...@Sarah\Anne: Yeah, as I noted in my post, I looked up Evangelion online too back in the day. I thought I figured it out once I realized (at least I think this is the case) that a lot of the religious references are literal not just symbolic.<br /><br />As in when an Evangelion is equipped with the Spear of Destiny to destroy an Angel, it literally is THE Spear of Destiny. And when there's a weird bloated corpse-like thing hanging from the ceiling named "Adam," it literally IS Adam (of eating the apple fame). And, thus, Earth is literally under attack by angels.<br /><br />But then I realized that explained nothing. And these days I have no idea if I was right in my assertion.<br /><br />One thing I do remember is that on one of the "Next Time On" segments they say something to the affect of "and find out how this is all connected to the Dead Sea Scrolls." I'm fairly sure the Dead Sea Scrolls are never mentioned in any episode.<br /><br />I don't remember Ken jumping into a pool naked...but that doesn't mean it didn't happen in an earlier episode. I remember the anime movie too...but I think I liked it less than you. I didn't hate it. But it was certainly better than the live action movie. Its funny how, for all the money Hollywood invests in movies, they usually end up with the poorest form of the subject matter.<br /><br />@Teebore - I think it is a fairly divisive show. Probably the same way 2001: A Space Oddysey is viewed.<br /><br />Obviously I'm biased, but I think part of it is people being afraid to say that they just didn't get it.<br /><br />But I think another part of it (and this is just my personal theory) is that this was one of the earlier animes of the 90's\00's anime explosion. So this was probably one of the first anime (and, more importantly, first well produced, more adult anime) some people saw. (Kind of like the movie Akira in the 80's.)<br /><br />To keep a certain somebody happy, I should note that Dragon Ball Z also helped usher in that late 90's boom. Although it was more geared towards a younger audience.<br /><br />I don't know. All I really know is I like shows that make you think, but when I feel like something is being weird for the sake of being weird, I hate it.<br /><br />And, in Street Fighter 2 V, no one declares themselves a God or talk about balls...but I would suggest you click on the picture next to Street Fighter 2 V.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-84356470464312410942011-12-19T11:39:29.750-06:002011-12-19T11:39:29.750-06:00PS I'm excited to see what critically acclaime...PS I'm excited to see what critically acclaimed show will be appearing in your next post.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-80276533258666227842011-12-19T11:18:16.019-06:002011-12-19T11:18:16.019-06:00"...since watching a doctor with cancer searc...<i>"...since watching a doctor with cancer search for his future Japanese lover does nothing for me."</i><br /><br />That's funny because I happen to have a very particular fantasy about that very thing.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-22130004521065495722011-12-19T10:17:00.728-06:002011-12-19T10:17:00.728-06:00what Sarah said
I remember the ending to Neon Gen...what Sarah said<br /><br />I remember the ending to Neon Genesis being so freaking confusing that i actually had to look it up online to see if someone could explain it for me- which didn't help much.<br />We still use Neon Genesis ending as a phrase when trying to explain when a show's ending goes batshit crazy:<br />"Torchwood is great, but watch out for the ending- it goes all Neon Genesis"<br /><br />The Aeon Flux movie was enjoyable enough- that's when i learned the original episodes all ended with her dying, which i thought was almost intriguing enough to watch. but meh<br /><br />Streetfighter- i believe we actually owned the first couple tapes of this series- specifically because we loved the movie so much (and it's amazing soundtrack- Chun Li vs Vega fight set to Alice in Chains 'Them Bones' is like the best fight EVAR). But it didn't hold up as good as the movie so we didn't get too far into it (although...was this the series where Ken jumps into a pool naked?)Anne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-37844998738387424192011-12-19T09:27:02.053-06:002011-12-19T09:27:02.053-06:00Not surprisingly, the only two I've seen this ...Not surprisingly, the only two I've seen this post are <i>FlashForward</i> and <i>The Event</i>, and I certainly can't disagree with your assessment of either. <br /><br />Though <i>FlashForward</i> did give us the "Because I was loaded, okay!" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLyDAvrs25g" rel="nofollow">meme</a>, and it did introduce me to Zachary Knighton (the mopey doctor with cancer), who now kills it on <i>Happy Endings</i>, so it deserves props for that. <br /><br />Does the <i>Street Fighter</i> anime feature gods and/or sweeping declarations regarding who does and does not "got" balls? If so, I'll definitely have to watch it. <br /><br />In anime circles, is <i>Neon Genesis</i> considered divisive, one of those shows you either love passionately or that just doesn't work for you? Or is it one of those shows that is generally considered brilliant and anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron? <br /><br />Because, despite having never seen it, I seem to have overheard a lot of discussions/comments about it that suggest it's fairly divisive.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-76342036840406035142011-12-19T08:12:26.284-06:002011-12-19T08:12:26.284-06:00I think we watched like maybe 3-4 episodes of Flas...I think we watched like maybe 3-4 episodes of FlashForward and then gave up. It just wasn't very entertaining. Which was too bad because the premise alone should've been enough to carry it<br /><br />We skipped the event<br /><br />We've also never gotten down to watch Aeon Flux<br /><br />Street Fighter - I can't remember if I've seen parts of this series or not. Me thinks yes... We do own the street fighter movie (the anime one I mean. Not the other one) and I very much love that movie as a standalone movie.<br /><br />Neon Genesis was a study in disappointment. It was so so great and then it just got so so weird. It was such a let down when we got to then end and we were hoping things would be resolved. But nope. Not at all.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.com