Going for another compare/contrast this week.
You remember Battle of The Planets? The awesome adventures of G-Force, five young superheroes (Whose outfits seemed to be inspired by a certain Dark Knight of Gotham) who protected Earth against evil aliens led by Zoltar, an evil genius who dressed like a glam rocker voiced by Keye Luke aka Mr Han from Enter The Drsgon?
Well, it was a pretty kick-ass series from Japan called "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman!"
So, here's the intro to Battle Of The Planets...
And here's the into to Gatchman!
Well, which is more awesome?
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
A Favor For A Friend
OK, doing this post as a favor. I have a friend who needs to sell his computer parts and accessories. Take a look and if you like what you see, buy something.
http://www.amazon.com/shops/sale_boat_charles
That is all.
http://www.amazon.com/shops/sale_boat_charles
That is all.
Giant Robot Monday #5-Woke Up This Morning...
Little something different this Monday. Killer AMV (Anime Music Video) I picked up on Youtube. The killer 90's anime Cowboy Beebop meets the killer theme from one of the best TV dramas ever....
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Podcast of The Week #5-The 2 Sense Show!
“This week on the show….We got outrageous news, news where stupid people die stupidly, dead baby jokes and stuff that will probably piss 90% of America off!…This is the 2 Sense Show!”
(Theme song)
WE ARE THE ONES YOU REJECTED!
WE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU HATE!
SO SHUT THE F&#$ UP AND LISTEN!
CAUSE WE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY!
IT’S OUR 2 SENSE!
2 SENSE!
2 SENNNNNNNSSSSSSE!!!
This is one of the oldest of the podcasts I listen to. It’s also one of the most offensive, outrageous and damm funniest ones out there!
The 2 Sense Show was created in 2003 by Matthew Wayne Davis, a comedian and musician who performs within the sci-fi/furry community by playing at conventions. (Recently, it looks as if he’s moving on up in the stand-up community) Matt is know throughout the furry community as 2 The Ranting Gryphon due to his rant style stand up and audio rants which he turned into the 2 Sense Show. On the show, 2 along with a co-host (He has several over the years. The latest being Jason Bernard Smith aka Jibba Foxcoon) cover weird news and offer commentary on those as well as current news events (Usually when it pisses them off). We then move on to The Gore News, where they cover news of people getting themselves or others killed in stupid ways. There’s usually a break after where we get audio from contributors, then move on to Dear 2 Letters where fans write in with questions to 2 on almost any subjects.
(Before we go any further, I just want to let readers know a couple of caveats. Both 2 and Jibba are openly gay (The furry community attracts a lot of gays and lesbians) and being big stars in the furry community they often drop news of the latest furry con they’ll be playing at. A lot of the contributors, especially currently are also part of the community. Otherwise the show is pretty accessible as far as listening to 2 and Jibba go. I am NOT gay or a furry, but I still think they’re both funny bastards!)
The appeal of the show is similar to listening to the best stuff from Howard Stern or Opie and Anthony, especially when the hosts go off on a news story or when during the Gore News, Jibba completely loses it and breaks down laughing! (Yeah, I told you these guys were twisted!)
The show has undergone a huge makeover since 2010. It now does a live video cast each week. After, the show is archived as a video and audio file for download. The audio version of the show cuts out a lot from the break due to the content being video. Just to let you know
This show is not for everyone! If you can stand the kind of offensive commentary Stern and O & A dish out, give it a shot. I have a great laugh with each show. So head on over to http://www.ranting-gryphon.com/ where you can not only get the show, but download past rants, songs created by 2 and episodes of the show from the past six years.
“BURP! Real blog post now!”
Monday, February 14, 2011
Giant Robot Monday #4-GETTTTTAAAAAA BEEEAMMMMM!
Going for a compare and contrast this week, so we get two for price of one!
Anybody remember Force Five? That awesome block of Japanese cartoons that played way back on Channel 25 (Back when it was local and not an affiliate of Fox?) and featured 4 kick-ass Giant Robot anime and one sci-fi themed quest anime.
One was the Starvengers. Three vehicles that combine three ways into three awesome giant robots! Dragun! Arrow! Poseidon!
The actual name was Getter Robo, originally a manga co-created by Go Nagai and Kon Ishikawa. It had a ton of sequels and spin-offs, each more epic than the last. In fact, Starvengers was actually the first Getter Robo sequel, Getter Robo G!
Starvengers!
Getter Robo G!
Anybody remember Force Five? That awesome block of Japanese cartoons that played way back on Channel 25 (Back when it was local and not an affiliate of Fox?) and featured 4 kick-ass Giant Robot anime and one sci-fi themed quest anime.
One was the Starvengers. Three vehicles that combine three ways into three awesome giant robots! Dragun! Arrow! Poseidon!
The actual name was Getter Robo, originally a manga co-created by Go Nagai and Kon Ishikawa. It had a ton of sequels and spin-offs, each more epic than the last. In fact, Starvengers was actually the first Getter Robo sequel, Getter Robo G!
Starvengers!
Getter Robo G!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Random Thoughts-Trailer Treats
I've seen a trio of trailers at least twice on my recent excursions to the cinema, all part of the first wave of spring/summer films for this year. I feel like sharing my thoughts about them as they all are geared to wanting you to rush to the theater, but while one works, the other two...well, let's get started.
Sucker Punch
The newest film from Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300, Dawn of the Dead 2004). I'm gonna come right out and say, that as pretty to look at as this trailer is, it's just NOT doing anything for me! I do not feel excited to see this simply because I can't figure out what the hell is going on! How does what is going on in these scenes (Which are supposed to be the imagination of what's supposed to be a teen/20 something girl...YEAH RIGHT! More like a 12 year old boy!) with the drama of the main character being dragged to a Gothic mental institution for killing her ass of a...(dad?...step-dad?) and trying to bust out for some reason.
I don't get it! Are they doing some weird mind control/Matrix experiment on the girls? Plus the fact it's so damn obvious this is such obvious pandering to the Cat Piss Men and Comic Book Guys in the audience (These ladies look WAY too pretty to be inmates at a loony bin).
Maybe the closer we get to the release, we might get more info as to what's going on. But until then, I can't see me seeing it, unless it gets good reviews.
Transformers III: Dark Of The Moon.
OK, I dig how this trailer played out. It's a nice play on the opposite conspiracy theory about the Moon Landing (Not that we faked the Moon landing, but that we did go the Moon...and found somebody's already there!). However...I'll confess, I did not see Transformers II. Why? Oh, I don't know...the fact that almost every fan on-line and most critics said how horrible it was and pointed out why!* (Most having to do with Bay indulging his bad attempts at humor, obvious pandering, bad sense of night/day around the world, racist stereotypes and a muddled storyline.)
So my only hope to see this will be if Bay's worst impulses have been reigned in, we have a keep it simple, stupid storyline and more focus on what fans came to these movies to see, the Autobots and Decepticons beating and blasting the Energon outta each other!
*Yes, I know it did great box office, but it only shows H.L. Mencken's Law still holds true.
("No one ever lost money under-estimating the intelligence of the average American")
Battle: Los Angeles
Now I am looking forward to this! The film seems to be taking a "Cloverfield" approach to the idea of an alien invasion of Earth. Even though it is from a group of Marines, our "heroes" can only do so much in the face of what the trailer says is a world-wide invasion. I like that unlike most alien invasion films, the aliens fight like a true army. Troops on the ground fighting street to street, air support in the form of fighters, bombers and troop carriers, and if I'm correct about the last scene, battle-mechs! The film is not afraid to show innocent civilians get killed and has a feeling of desperation and hopelessness as it appears that the aliens have the advantage and several cities have already fallen to them.(The newscast in the international trailer says communication with New York and Tokyo has been lost) It's got a great apocalyptic thrill to it and makes me what to see it. Hopefully it won't have a lame "Hollywood" ending.
Sucker Punch
The newest film from Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300, Dawn of the Dead 2004). I'm gonna come right out and say, that as pretty to look at as this trailer is, it's just NOT doing anything for me! I do not feel excited to see this simply because I can't figure out what the hell is going on! How does what is going on in these scenes (Which are supposed to be the imagination of what's supposed to be a teen/20 something girl...YEAH RIGHT! More like a 12 year old boy!) with the drama of the main character being dragged to a Gothic mental institution for killing her ass of a...(dad?...step-dad?) and trying to bust out for some reason.
I don't get it! Are they doing some weird mind control/Matrix experiment on the girls? Plus the fact it's so damn obvious this is such obvious pandering to the Cat Piss Men and Comic Book Guys in the audience (These ladies look WAY too pretty to be inmates at a loony bin).
Maybe the closer we get to the release, we might get more info as to what's going on. But until then, I can't see me seeing it, unless it gets good reviews.
Transformers III: Dark Of The Moon.
OK, I dig how this trailer played out. It's a nice play on the opposite conspiracy theory about the Moon Landing (Not that we faked the Moon landing, but that we did go the Moon...and found somebody's already there!). However...I'll confess, I did not see Transformers II. Why? Oh, I don't know...the fact that almost every fan on-line and most critics said how horrible it was and pointed out why!* (Most having to do with Bay indulging his bad attempts at humor, obvious pandering, bad sense of night/day around the world, racist stereotypes and a muddled storyline.)
So my only hope to see this will be if Bay's worst impulses have been reigned in, we have a keep it simple, stupid storyline and more focus on what fans came to these movies to see, the Autobots and Decepticons beating and blasting the Energon outta each other!
*Yes, I know it did great box office, but it only shows H.L. Mencken's Law still holds true.
("No one ever lost money under-estimating the intelligence of the average American")
Battle: Los Angeles
Now I am looking forward to this! The film seems to be taking a "Cloverfield" approach to the idea of an alien invasion of Earth. Even though it is from a group of Marines, our "heroes" can only do so much in the face of what the trailer says is a world-wide invasion. I like that unlike most alien invasion films, the aliens fight like a true army. Troops on the ground fighting street to street, air support in the form of fighters, bombers and troop carriers, and if I'm correct about the last scene, battle-mechs! The film is not afraid to show innocent civilians get killed and has a feeling of desperation and hopelessness as it appears that the aliens have the advantage and several cities have already fallen to them.(The newscast in the international trailer says communication with New York and Tokyo has been lost) It's got a great apocalyptic thrill to it and makes me what to see it. Hopefully it won't have a lame "Hollywood" ending.
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