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Salmon, the last the garlic bread from my one loaf, and a salad.

Happy birthday!

Record of Ragnarok S3. The animation quality has taken a big leap. Went from PowerPoint in S1 to competent in S2 to actually pretty good.

Once Lazzo retired, bridges were mended.

Well, onto copying the Energon Universe comic to show pipeline then!

Calling Home Movies and freaking Dexter up from the bullpen suggests long term airing on those graveyard slots due to a lack of other choices. At this rate it may not be long before Coast 2 Coast or the Brak Show reappear, unless Warner has plans for the Space Ghost comics outside that medium.

Up to date with Ranma 1/2, Gatchiakuta and Tougen Anki. So many arguments about Ranma would go away if people viewed it as Friends with martial arts. I can see why a movie was optioned in the 90s.

Also these endless sacks are the one thing keeping Philly in business.

These Disney games amuse me more than they should.

Ribeye steak to celebrate a clean bill of health with cheddar biscuits and a salad with low fat dressing.

Mortal Kombat 1 was on PSN. The gameplay is fine so far, but the models - It’s not to the point of being unplayable, but it’s kind of funny.

Paramount refuses to take the L and has launched a hostile takeover bid.

They’re the Chiefs of college.

The Chiefs are Done with a capital D. Cooked. Fried. It is over. And what pisses me off is that every single prediction called a Chiefs win.

Chicken paprikash with rice and vegetables.

It's not their fault everyone else got DanDaDan first. Still, two entries on the Best of List are pretty good for a cable block. Even FX only got one and some honorable mentions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/arts/television/best-tv-shows-of-2025.html?campaign_id=144&emc=edit_wkdr_20251206&instance_id=167570&nl=the-weekender&regi_id=62389598&segment_id=211893&user_id=00c7fd0e0a0924bbf3164cdda0fe4651 If you can access the article, the list is in alphabetical order, not ranked choices.

Netflix is targeting Q3 2026 for the finalization of the merger. So that’s probably when everything completely falls apart but you will likely see cracks forming much sooner.

It’s official. Bake this into your predictions.

Well, Netflix just confirmed it themselves. There are a LOT of hurdles to be cleared, between contracts, regulations foreign and domestic, and unions like the directors guild will be seeking protections for movie theaters, but it’s underway. Again, DeMarco? Polish your resume.

Netflix was willing to pay out of the ass for it, which is probably why Paramount threw that legal tantrum earlier. If I'm DeMarco, I start updating my resume.

Netflix only wants the studio and HBO. The linear channels will still be spun off into their own company as planned.

Paramount is crying to the media, which indicates they're losing. https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-accuses-warner-bros-discovery-unfair-bidding-process/ I think Netflix will win (although Comcast seems to have the potential to emerge as a dark horse) because Paramount wouldn't be complaining this publicly otherwise. I do think that a Netflix and/or Comcast purchase goes roughly about the same for Toonami as a block. The networks are spun off, material is held through licensing agreements done in good faith, and DeMarco is left on board the sinking ship. It's actually worse for DeMarco if Comcast gets it though, because Comcast doesn't give two shits about anime while Netflix is heavily invested in it.

It's,..yeah.

The sale will be confirmed, and the buyer will not want the networks, allowing them to be spun off with the infamous Warner debt as cable television continues its last gasp. However, Toonami day-to-day operations continue as-is with licensing deals with their former Warner Bros Netflix masters (I'm predicting Netflix will win the bidding, with the WB board hoping Trump dies soon, making his threat to stall the merger superfluous), which allow their original materials to air unimpeded. DeMarco is SOL when asking for stuff like Ranma 1/2 and Baki, though. (Yeah, they leave him with the networks for obvious reasons.) Surprisingly, Warner Bros Netflix holds onto the "Adult Swim" name, and several other miscellaneous names, but the block keeps the name through the licensing agreements as mentioned. Crunchyroll continues to do zero business with the gutted Cartoon Network. This slightly annoys old-school Toonami fans as the Ronin Warriors remake/sequel airs on Crunchyroll and not Toonami. Get Jiro! airs in the summer, and as hinted by the promo art, it's a combination of the original comic and the Blood and Sushi prequel. The more realistic, less stylized take on the material divides critics. Adult Swim tries to get Demon Slayer Hashira Training Arc to air concurrently with either the Crunchyroll (February 2026 earliest) or Netflix (Summer 2026) airings of the first Infinity Castle movie. The inevitable Infinity Castle TV show edit remains a distant dream. Viz continues to do business with Adult Swim when everyone else is dealt with, resulting in Yaiba airing in Spring or Summer 2026, where everyone points out how good it looks visually. That also means OPM Season 3, which...doesn't. MAWS S3 either airs in Spring or Fall, deliberately avoiding stepping on Supergirl's toes. Super Mutant Magic Academy will air and flop, because it will be an "All Hands on Deck" situation at that point for Toonami. All the other past Toonami originals, like the Flop Girl and Ninja Kamui get official cancellations due to the Warner spigot being cut off.