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You've got another chance to catch this run of episodes all the way through; right now we're on #42, which my DVR missed! So if you haven't seen 'em yet, don't miss 'em! I've been thinking it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that we'll see #46-#50 streaming beginning tonight, but [as] and Toonami may throw us a curveball for now and stream Season 1 of FLCL instead, what with FLCL Progressive coming up Saturday at Midnight! It would still be neat if the stream finished Gundam IBO exactly 2 years after it started it, though (in those days the Toonami block as aired on TV actually streamed the following Sunday morning)!

Please no Gurren Lagann ending...Please no Gurren Lagann ending...

How do we even measure what "flopping bad" and "a hit" are anymore? Is 800K watching at midnight sufficient for a hit? And then there are the intangibles that ratings can't cover. And therein lies the problem with getting away with Nielsens, and with Nielsens in general: if they no longer define a "hit" show, then what does? Does that mean shows which underperformed in the ratings such as Gundam IBO, JoJo: Stardust Crusaders, and Lupin the 3rd Part IV still qualify as "hits?" And yet if we define what makes a "hit" by Nielsen standards, then FLCL Progressive is ALREADY a hit on the order of 7x the magnitude of DBZKai's highest point, since that commercial got shown to 14 MILLION people! After all, what's a "hit" in radio is determined solely on airplay. With TV it's different, but it seems that should count for something.

https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/1001288214307581952 Also, the FLCL marathon average from 10:30 PM-4 AM was officially worse than the average from the Cowboy Bebop marathon, both in terms of total viewers and adults 18-49. Also dead last for the year 2018.

On the other end of the spectrum, it's probably safe to say that FLCL Progressive commercial that aired during the NBA playoff Game 7 on Monday night had more eyeballs on it than anything else Toonami has produced thus far! http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-28-2018.html OVER 14 MILLION were watching! I really hope this translates into decent numbers this weekend!

All things considered, this really isn't that bad: http://programminginsider.com/saturday-final-ratings-rockets-warriors-nba-western-conference-finals-game-6-on-tnt-peaks-to-nearly-12-million-viewers/ Don't get me wrong: once I crunch the numbers, it's probably gonna be worse than the Bebop marathon, but we'll see...

Speaking of "dunking" on Progressive, last night a Progressive commercial apparently showed up during NBA "dunking!"

Gundam IBO is up next on the Marathon stream! Now through Friday, catch Episodes #41-#45 on the marathon stream, and get ready to relive the grand finale this weekend!

Thing is, I still watch most of the marathons!

I'm gonna need to go to bed soon. SOUTH PARK MODE! Good night!

Yeah, I think it pops up on Pre-Flight! And then dat Lupin reference!

Up next: FLCL EPISODE 5: BRITTLE BULLET... And I think I'm going to bed soon!

Damn look at the balls on that cat!

More fake orgasms! But damn is that suggestive!

FLCL EPISODE 4: FULL SWING! This one's ALWAYS a grand slam!

Bang. 3 episodes to go!

Last episode:

Cultural note: In Japan, this is how people bathe sometimes. Not even using the tub or shower.

Someone actually made Fire Starter into a real game. Oh yeah, this is the 2nd half of... FLCL EPISODE 3: MARQUIS DU CARABRAS!

Is she peeing? Nope, just wringing out her clothes... And here comes the iron!

Yeah, this is great! You're welcome, Kari!

This crazy show happened in October.