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Clacked by Jay Black 
on Nov 19, 2010 @ 15:38 EST5EDT
First of all, i thought all boy scout were gay… so excuse my confusion about the subject…
i did miss Brian in these podclak, so my word for brian is: Kill (aiming for kill bill)
I’m gonna repeat my requeast for Brett Love to be in the podclack and speak of my favorites shows (and no Keith, i don’t whant a review about iCarly and Northwestern U.S. theater :)
When i started seen anime way back, it was call japanimation too, and i have to agree that are people waaaaay to into it, but if you let that prejudice go, you will see that there is a great content in it.
ps: i’m a lawyer so i love lawyers shows, like the new one the defenders (i’m a taxes lawyer, not a penal one, but they are fun too), i really can’t belive that James Belushi actually does a show that i enjoy… :)
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Gay canned food to give Boy Scouts: Rainbow sprinkles? Does that count? As someone who was a Boy Scout for 2 months before I decided it was dumb and quit, I support your boycott. Not just for their treatment of gays, but also for their work in infecting the youth into thinking that camping in March is a good idea. At 12 I should of had the freedom to not wear shorts in that weather!
I love hearing people share my hatred of Joe Buck. If you guys trash Chris Berman next you will become my favorite people in the world.
I was a kid right when anime got very popular and I did get into the Pokemon stuff in 5th grade, but I grew out that very quickly and then never gave anything else anime a chance. I blame high school for not giving it another chance. Anime was only really popular in my high school with the social circles that wore nothing but black and chains. Psychologically that probably made me fear getting into anime because then I might be considered part of the social outcast group. Ah high school and the many ways it messes people up psychologically for life.
I haven’t collected G.I. Joe figures since I was twelve. I do sort of collect toy starships as an adult, as long as they don’t cost too much.
I’d love to visit Texas, order a 72 oz. porterhouse, shoot a .50 caliber machine gun, and attend SXSW.
Legends about Little-Known Presidents sounds promising, but might overlap with John Hodgman’s list of U.S. Presidents who had hooks for hands.
Christy, your pie idea is wonderful. A quick Google search revealed a number of businesses that will vacuum-seal the pie or pizza and deliver it anywhere in the continental U.S.
I liked The Middle but my DVR missed a few episodes, and I never bothered to tune in after that. Better With You is odd in that I know intellectually it’s a 90’s-throwback three-camera sitcom inferior to all of the other ABC comedies, but I love to watch the six actors perform the tired material, far more than I enjoy The Middle or Cougar Town.
My blue avatar is from an anime (I always link the Wikipedia entry to my comments; just click on my name), and is what I consider the perfect pet. It’s an adorable, autonomous robot tank shaped like a spider and the size of a compact car. It speaks in a cute, childlike voice, can climb walls and shoot weblines like Spider-Man, and can surf the net wirelessly. It can also turn invisible and has a built-in 7.62 mm machine-gun and 50 mm grenade launcher for its police and counterterrorism work.
Also missing Brian these past few shows. Looking forward to his next appearance.
I never got to into Ghost in the Shell, i think i saw the movie once, but did´t put much attention, maybe i will give it another try :)
Ps to ac: I would never consider pokemon as a truly anime series, and i never liked it either (maybe i was too old back then… :)
No, your reaction is not unwarranted. The two theatrical movies were slow and talky, without the humor of the comic book (or the cute robot tanks). They dealt as much with philosophy and identity as with action. I wouldn’t recommend watching them first.
My avatar is from the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV show, which was much more accessible and in-depth. You should know from the first episode whether or not you’ll like it, and there are two full seasons, plus a TV movie to watch if you do. Sometimes the show can be slow as well, but other episodes play out like NCIS: Neo-Tokyo.
Ryan – I did wonder where your little creature cam from!
bsgfan2003, here’s a short clip of one speaking you might find interesting. “Ghost” refers to individual consciousness, or “the thing that differentiates a human being from a biological robot.” Also, it should be noted that not all of the animation on this show is this static and cheap. ;)
Ghost In The Shell – A robot’s theory on god
Ryan: That was really cute, thanks! I may have to watch it a few more times to fully understand it’s charm. That’s a heap of info for this “analog” brain. :)
That was a brief excerpt from one of my favorite episodes, “Machines Desirantes,” which was mostly comprised of the robots sitting around their hanger discussing their true nature (or playing James T. Kirk-style pranks on the non-AI robots). To wit, since all their memories are synchronized after each mission, and they have no way of distinguishing which unit actually experienced any particular event, are they individuals at all? Will they ever develop their own ghosts and be able to experience nonexistence?
I think the robots have the most meaningful character arc in the entire series.