PokeNirvash

What would you say if I followed all your instructions (or at least all but the Puri-Puri Prisoner one) for the first episode, but made the second actually good? Like Gungrave, only more Tumblr-friendly.

Nope, one more episode before it's swapped out for Tokyo Ghoul, I'm afraid.

Watching the Wednesday night replay right now. Apparently Jack's hallucinations treat time travel in a linear fashion a la Inuyasha. Considering all the time portals he came across in the first series, I wouldn't be surprised if they all did. Also the mother of the daughters of Aku gives Ragyo Kiryuuin a run for her money in the "worst mother" department.

Elfie, this is Zeni we're talking about. He's not gonna listen to you.

Just be glad Ranlsa isn't the one to call you out on that.

Wow, Zeni, way to be a fucking contrarian. ::]::

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You're about 3 OPs off, dude.

So it's Super and UFC's fault then. Alright.

We've reached the point where we don't even need to know OP's exact ratings to know it's bombing. [and it's all toei's fault]

Would it be safe to blame Super for this? [fucking toei]

Great job for Jack. Yeesh for everything else. If Demarco was dead, he'd be spinning in his grave.

Jman, you a busta.

You do realize that OP has already been canceled, right?

This joke. It's not really that funny.

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Reasons that a lot of people here seem to disagree with, actually. >

That's the truth, I'm actually starting to feel the exhaustion of watching Super. I partially blame Samurai Jack coming before it for that.

Hmm... No, not really. At the very least, not as much as One Piece. [zing]

The Nice Guys. 9/10. The movie definitely delivered on the trailers, that's for sure. Main complaints were how dumb Gosling's character was at times, and how annoying Amelia was when she actually got some decent screentime.

All three posts, all well said. I personally think it was a mix of your two reasons: Toei wanted more money for One Piece episodes broadcast here, but the ratings weren't good enough to convince [as] that it was a worthwhile deal.

He already did that when Phantom Blood was pulling under 1 mil.

Don't mind if I do! Well, I would, were it in my cable package.

4Kids butchering the show - which they only got because they wanted Magical DoReMi - had something to do with it too.

Local commercials tend to vary from place to place, and I don't think Columbus gives enough of a shit about Bob Eubanks to advertise his personal beliefs every half hour. Of course these creepy Devour commercials would sponsor Family Guy… SAMURAI JACK I actually put down my laptop to watch this episode, and I have to say, I am impressed. This episode had a lot of the things I like in a show – top tier visual direction, psychological drama, masked female characters, a TV-14V content rating – and I’ll also admit, Scaramouch was a pretty fun one-time villain. (Was anyone else getting a gay vibe off of him?) Jack stealing his weapon after offing him was pretty hardcore. My only complaints? Grey Delisle no longer being credited by her maiden name, and the next episode promo telegraphing a certain something pretty hard. But hey, it was an awesome and captivating nostalgia trip nonetheless, and the bowl of French Toast Crunch I partially finished while watching it only made the experience even more nostalgic. This is gonna be one hell of a ride, this final season. Oh my god they’re not seriously gonna make Life an “Earth gets destroyed” movie are they. ::: DRAGONBALL SUPER I fucking love that they’re using Runner’s Renewal” as the DB Super bump tune. Loved that song since the IGPX recap/previews. People claim that Super Saiyan God is just a dye job, but they clearly don’t see the slight tan to his skin. “Besides the glowing, it looks like he’s in his regular Saiyan form.” Goddammit Krillin can’t you see his magenta hair? Calm down, Kai. Heh, He’s using Goku’s sweatrag and he doesn’t care. For fuck’s sake Elder, he was talking to his pets not you, you senile fuck. (Huh, where’d that come from?) If he’s doing the Kamehameha as a Super Saiyan God, wouldn’t it be more fitting to call it a Kamihameha? Vegeta says shut up. Speaking of which, shut up Goten. Piccolo’s the only one who cares. I dislike media where the Earth gets destroyed, as you can tell from the commercial quip above, so yeah, I’m rooting for Goku here. Why is it that the fight scenes have the lowest potential for amusing quips? HOLY SHIT I SAW THE SANDWORM! Alright, he’s getting slightly better at this sort of thing. To the Airplane! Everyone else is just standing down there because they don’t really care. Or maybe it’s some weird-looking spacecraft instead. These fools have no idea that the Dragonballs just got used do they. And so the worst characters meet the best. SUCKERPUNCHED. Vegeta likes that Goku’s playing dirty now. I’m starting to think Krillin’s kid is brain-damaged, or at least doesn’t care as much as she should. Whis truly is the best DB character. Welp, there go a million people. Please Kai, calm the fuck down. Okay, that was a good move exchange. Is… he flipping Beerus off? “Now the real battle of gods begins!” A title drop for a completely different piece of media. Heh, “almost”. :-D TOP BILLING: Goku. Also, Trunks still does not deserve the second highest placement. >( DRAGONBALL Z KAI Goku and Krillin are the only ones that are impressed, apparently. DISASTER: AVERTED. You pronounced “Kamehameha” wrong! Those aren’t meteors, you idiots. FULL NELSON! Hey, if there’s no rule that doesn’t ban flying, I say allow it! The Super Saiyan is real! I love you Mr. Satan, no homo. “I can beat you… with one hand.” “Uh… Me too!” It’s just something you have to see to believe, apparently. The answer there is simple: Goten’s just a fast learner. Noob? Seriously? 18’s just here to look pretty. OUT OF BOOOOOOOOOOUNDS! Videl’s hair is literally standing on end. Dammit Roshi don’t be a pervert this episode doesn’t have a D subrating y’know. Finally Vegeta beat Goku at something. Mr. Satan is the unluckiest guy. I’d trust you in your claim that it’s great, were the video game scenes not so weird and out of place. I mean, what the actual hell? Gohan, you might wanna dial down on the “wacky”. HERE COME DA CHAMP. Why do I keep not recognizing Yamcha!? You have way too much faith in your old man, Videl. OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ::spin:: [insert random interruption from my home phone here] MR. SATAN used CHARLEY HORSE! IT’S SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE! [insert second random interruption from my home phone here] Oh, this is gonna end badly. : And what a nudge it was. Yeahhhhhh there’s no way this fight’s gonna continue. TOP BILLING: Yeah fuck that noise. Beerus, you a busta. JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE The first time I watched this episode, it was with my uncle during our Friday watches of JoJo and Is This a Zombie? Following up the first of three OVA episodes of the latter with this episode of the former practically defines “mood whiplash”. Furthermore, I was expecting Caesar to die because I just love spoiling myself for some reason, but I wasn’t expecting him to die this early. Still, that whole scene at the end was done perfectly. Joseph and Lisa Lisa agreeing to save mourning Caesar for after they defeat the Pillar Men, only to break down into tears and mourn right then and there once they see where under that symbolic-looking chunk of ceiling he was crushed, was truly heartbreaking. I came pretty close to tearing up there too, the first time. And this time, I actually did it. The tears weren’t as heavy or as free-flowing as Joseph’s and Lisa Lisa’s, but they were definitely there. Truly Caesar was Bryce Papenbrook’s best role, even with the Italian accent. He will be missed. :'( SCREENCAPS: The Zeppeli Clan and the best battle couple. This is Gaston’s face after learning they made Lefou gay for the live-action remake. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096 Daguza’s death was an awesome one. Gilboa’s… not so much. If there’s one thing to be certain of about this show, it’s that the OP is damn good, even with that one line about hurting yourself with knives. And here, uneducated children, is a flashback to the time Sydney got destroyed via colony drop. Those Zakus really look primitive compared to the more humanoid Mobile Suits. Look, it’s Bright Noa! Inventor of the namesake slap. So much for your revenge plan, girl. I unironically love episode titles displayed on a black screen. Because government workers are the only casualties that matter. That is one unattractive woman. Well, save for her rack, she is. Well, at least Audrey gets her own room. [enter Riddhe] At least, she did. “It’s my family… It turns out they suck!” And she’s triggering Marida, that bitch! They’re bidding a tearful farewell to One Piece now, so that when if and when it returns, it’ll come off as a true Christmas miracle than if they were announcing it taking a temporary leave of absence. Still, that was an awesome farewell music video. And then that one guy went from sounding like Goku to sounding like Franky. Wait, so that Garciere (sp?) ship was that huge green one? Why the hell didn’t Wikipedia tell me that in the episode descriptions!? >( I think I’m just gonna blame Full Frontal for this one. Woohoo, American diners! Fuck yeah, cinematography. This is a really nice scene, between both the conversation and the direction. It was worth running away, just to get the best cup of coffee on the planet. Kinda like that one guy who traveled the stars in search of some good chicken. FUCK YOU UGGO. [banshee scream] From that day forth, he was known as… Banagher of Arabia. That kid could really use a Brightslap. HUNTER x HUNTER Last Friday, when I was talking with my uncle (the same one I mentioned above) about last week’s HxH, he thought that Illumi was the leader of the Phantom Troupe. He didn’t readily buy my correct claim that he wasn’t. Aw yeah, bazaar time. ONE TRILLION DOLLARS~. [holds pinky to corner of mouth a la Dr. Evil] Oh hi, Leorio! You sound slightly different. Highway robbery. Applaud this man! Huh, so Leorio took the second exam after all. :-D Or maybe he just got the hang of Ten. Time to take on some odd jobs! I saw Leorio’s silhouette under Emitters in that one cold open, so I’d say no on that. Guess my one online friend was right about reverse-engineering the game perfectly being impossible. What’s that weird echo? Geez, now that is what a slob looks like. Oh my god what a shut-in. Huh, never heard of that type of auction before. That grin concerns me. Whatever’s about to happen at that auction, I am ready. At least, I think… Time for the conditional auctioning! This first opponent looks like Tonpa’s taller younger brother. Must be the nose. So Gon’s sweating not so much out of exhaustion, as he is out of guilt. Oh hey it’s the cute glasses girl from the Phantom Troupe, a.k.a. mai back-up HxH waifu. <3 It’s intense, but I know Daos is gonna make it sound less so through simplicity. Meanwhile, tantrums. A hot-air balloon. How subtle. : “Dammit, I was supposed to take the jokers out of the deck…” Looks like the unpleasantness is over. For now… In which Kurapika comes clean about his heritage. Neat, so they have Music Hunters too. So she’s looking for the elusive Brown Noise. IT’S AUCTION TIME MOTHERFUCKERS. I still wanna know who that guy talking with Leorio in the ED is. Well, if the murder games are limited to just 80 people in an abandoned building in South America… I guess I have no reason to complain. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN FUCK YEAH FULL OPENING TIME. Welp, Naruto’s definitely gonna regret falling for that one. I still barely remember what happened last episode. Turns out the old man was Shiranami all along. I should’ve seen that coming, and yet I didn’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “He said he had to go.” Did he happen to be clutching his stomach in pain when he did? STUPID QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What does “deremption” mean? Did he actually mean to say “redemption” instead? Wasn’t your father’s name “Hato”? Or am I thinking of somebody else? I can only wonder how much B.S. he’s feeding her. Sai’s vagina bones are too distracting. owo Fly, pigeon, fly! Thanks for saving the pigeon, Utakata. You can never trust those sentinent kanji characters, not since… the incident. VOCAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION NO JUTSU. “He doesn’t even know that Shiranami is our boss!” But now he does, ya idjit. Huh, didn’t expect Naruto to actually use the Nine-Tails’ chakra to his advantage there. Considering he refused to do so two fillers ago… FUCK YEAH UTAKATA. That chakra looked really strange just now! I’ll be honest, I’d have lost it if he had them come out by going up to the village bell and scream something about a huge fire. If their eyes are all white, you gonna feel that bite! Bullhorn. Patricide. It’s always patricide. Let it forever be said that Spandam can go fuck himself. Should be easy, given that his back’s broken and shit. Thank god Utakata’s here to make up the lesser half of Naruto’s brain power. If it wasn’t for Jiraiya, Naruto wouldn’t be as strong as he is now. Then again, the same could be said if Orochimaru hadn’t put that seal on his stomach either. Remember the gay frog? Well, you do now. He came back alive from that mission, that should be worthy enough of thanks. Oh hey, I was right on the money there! ;D When you’ve had a man inside you, your life changes forever. “…or the village turned a blind eye to them.” Well they did look pretty blind, the last time I saw them. It’s a red ball! I suggest you kick it. Paper bombs: nature’s surprise. I’d say those kanji should hint at their being brainwashed quite reasonably. BACKUP HAS ARRIVED. Naruto’s lucky Sakura was holding back with that one. And she force-fed Sai one of her special food pills, she’s actually pretty decent this episode. Thank god for barrier jutsu. They’re just possessed villagers, it’s nothing those three can’t handle by themselves. ONE PIECE “You want One Piece? Then get it while you still can!” TOP BILLING: Rina. I forgot to mention, last episode had some pretty good animation. But it had Foxy, so of course it wasn’t mentioned. “I learned this trick from watching Excel Saga.” Looks like someone fucked up the episode title this time. I had a feeling that spa owner and Foxy were in cahoots. Like I said, those glasses look awfully similar to a Foxy Pirates mask! Too similar to be mere coincidence! GRATUITOUS BREAST BOUNCE. Usopp, I think the gigantic X is supposed to be symbolic. ::HMM:: That’s… actually a pretty reasonable plan, Luffy, great job. SUUUUUUPEEEEEEER! “This is why we can’t have nice things.” Nami, on Moose’s epic meltdown. Ain’t Usopp a stinker? Even Brook’s getting in on the ass-kicking! [double thumbs up] Oh shit, it’s a giant cannon! Welp, we found Sayo, that takes care of one part of the plan. Problem is, someone has to get her out of that cannon’s way. Dude, they’re the fucking Straw Hats, they don’t care about what you think. Filler villains are always the most cartoonishly evil. And then the cake got moldy and they had to throw it out. Hey, at least he acknowledged the cake. “This conversation is theirs to have, not ours.” Truly Sayo was his favorite child. Of course Foxy and the others were chasing him. Turns out the treasure was in the notebook all along. YOU GOTTA BELIEVE~. Five-leaf clovers are impressive, yes, but they ain’t no seven-leaf clovers. The more I see these GITS commercials, the more I start to wonder: what if the Major is fighting against the system not out of revenge for turning her into a cyborg, but the desire to live her own life as one instead of the one chosen by her supposed saviors? I’M ON A REINDEER. “Where the hell did you come from?” “Dunno, I was never good with directions.” Brook, you’re wonderful. ACTIVATING STEAMPUNK MODE. Wow, skipping past Second Gear and straight to Third, are we? NAOKI TATE SAKUGA SPOTTED. “Get ready for my giant ass?” It’s funny when Foxy gets screwed over. LUFFY SMASH! Hopefully the sea raccoon can turn into some sort of flotation device. Huh, guess the giant X wasn’t so metaphorical after all. Turns out it was Sanji to the rescue instead. Awesome, a rainbow ring! “I don’t know what it means, but I like it!” Well said, Luffy. Yeah, Foxy and crew don’t like what this entails. Backwards or not, it’s still beautiful. IT’S COMING RIGHT FOR US! Huh, so they made the gem after all! Sweet, more candy rain. [ya get it?] GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX So apparently Nanao and Daido both getting shot no longer count as intense violence. Alrighty then… Content ratings B.S. aside, I think I’m more invested in the Laughing Man arc of this show than I ever was the several times I attempted to rewatch SAC in the past. Guess that’s the sort of thing that comes with being a month and a half away from graduating college. If you don’t count grad school, that is. Oh, and “stand alone complex” should be the new name for memes. It sounds so much more flattering. [and less stupid too]