The Trash Heap of the Heapers' Hangout

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  • The second part of the series doesn't quite live up to the magic that the first part does, but it's still a good show all around.

    Also rumors are going around that Toonami's going to pick up Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. I'm not sure a sex comedy is exactly a good fit for the block, but I might watch it anyway, just cuz...y'know, Toonami.

  • edited 2012-07-29 02:13:30
    READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
    I also disagree. Even putting aside the religious references, Evangelion does have a lot of depth, especially in a "deconstruction of Mecha" sense. 

    A basic description of Eva makes it sound like your basic mecha, dig just a little deeper, and we find our 14 year old protagonist has some serious issues about being left by his father after his mother died. His father left because his work was more important and there's no "tearful reunion" Gendo is a world class asshole who put his work ahead of his child.

    Asuka's confidence is basically just to mask she's a psychological mess, much of the rest of the cast isn't exactly playing with a full deck either either directly or indirectly related to their super secret program that's likely claimed someone close to them.

    Honestly, there simply is more depth to Eva than your average anime. Of course that doesn't grantee it's "better", but it's something for fans to hang their hat on over the odd religious reference or convoluted plot point.


    The movie, is sort of past the point of "deconstruction" and I'm really not quite sure WHAT was the underlying point of it. 

    Hence, why the show's ending works better for me. The movie serves as a nice set-up, and the ending to the show at least is something that makes me feel the whole thing was leading up to something of a point. 
  • I've heard that Rebuild of Evangelion is pretty much better than the original show in every way, but again, I've seen neither.
  • I've heard that Rebuild of Evangelion is pretty much better than the original show in every way, but again, I've seen neither.

    It depends. I think, technically speaking, Rebuild has less of the flaws that the original series has and the cast is much more emotionally stable. I do prefer the original series though.
  • edited 2012-07-29 02:19:32
    READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
    Eh, I wouldn't say "EVERY" way. The short nature of it makes it a tad closer to an actual mecha anime, so it's sacrificing depth for ease of understanding. 

    It's prettier and many of the characters are more likable, Rei arguably is much better developed, not that the bar was very high...

    The ending to the second movie is just mind-blowingly awesome, like...they decided "FUCK IT! We've decided we're writing for TTGL now!"

    Also, Mari's kinda cool.


    Asuka is also of far less importance, I'm 0K with this.
  • *shrug*

    I like Lain better anyway, main character in that is at least likable.

  • edited 2012-07-29 02:22:52
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    I kept wanting to bring up PSG but I was worried that it would make me seem unintelligent.

    Also, I keep thinking about a potential Toonami/Adult Swim channel, but I wonder how the Toonami brand could be extended beyond action-adventure and anime. Is that even possible? (I remember back in '02 when they put on Hamtaro for shits and giggles, I presume.)
  • Toonami had a channel in the UK.

    It sucked and eventually turned into CN Too, a half-assed Disney XD clone.

    I like the idea of course, but Toonami even getting a larger timeslot at all is unfeasible at this point, just because of how little money the revived block has.

    Trust me I know all about this.

    I am your resident Toonami man. I'd get a TOM avatar if I didn't have my avatar rules.

  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    I know, that was my inspiration for it. >_>

    CN Too did give Cow and Chicken (we all have our guilty pleasures) and I Am Weasel the time of day, so they seem alright with me.
  • Bleh, Cow and Chicken.

    I Am Weasel! was okay, though. I just wish they weren't constantly run as backup shows to each other.

  • I got up to episode 9 of TTGL before my brother decided he didn't want to watch it anymore. Strangely, however, he won't let me watch it without him for some odd reason (if you don't like the show anymore since your favorite character left, why can't I watch it because of that?).

    Fricking 9-year-olds, how do they work.
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Back when Weasel got its own show, its segments were edited out of C&C; the two were not reunited until 2007, when they came to the US Boomerang. I keep wishing they'd put on solo Weasel, but they don't care. >_>
  • I liked what I got to see of PSG but I was scared to watch any further due to its content and stuff.

    Or maybe I'm just a pussy.
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    I feel like spouting nonsense

    Let's all go on #trashheap
  • Tre said:

    I got up to episode 9 of TTGL before my brother decided he didn't want to watch it anymore. Strangely, however, he won't let me watch it without him for some odd reason (if you don't like the show anymore since your favorite character left, why can't I watch it because of that?).


    Fricking 9-year-olds, how do they work.
    Shit's on Youtube, bro. Go watch.
    Anonus said:

    Back when Weasel got its own show, its segments were edited out of C&C; the two were not reunited until 2007, when they came to the US Boomerang. I keep wishing they'd put on solo Weasel, but they don't care. >_>



    That's because they won't let us have the good without the bad.

    Seriously Weasel is a much better character than the entire combined cast of C&C.

  • Tre said:

    I liked what I got to see of PSG but I was scared to watch any further due to its content and stuff.


    Or maybe I'm just a pussy.



    Watch it when they put it on Toonami.

    Cuz they've all but confirmed it at this point.

  • READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis

    *shrug*

    I like Lain better anyway, main character in that is at least likable.

    Lain is certainly more likable than Shinji. Some of the alternative universe mangas are interesting in that Shinji is usually a HELL of a lot more likable in the sense that he replaces the "I mustn't run away" attitude with a "Protect ALL the friends" attitude that imbues him with the ability to kick ass.
  • Lain also reminds me A) of myself and B) of that cousin I always mention. So she's also a bit more relatable.

    Until she, y'know, becomes God. But that's like the last episode.

  • I thought I saw a pussy-cat
    I did
    I did saw a pussy-cat
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Sometimes I wonder if C&C would be anything without the Red Guy.

    IAW is probably better, anyway. (Though I think I.M. Weasel got annoying when they turned him into a smug asshole.)
  • edited 2012-07-29 02:43:18
    READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
    "
    Until she, y'know, becomes God. But that's like the last episode."

    I think the idea was that she technically already was God, just that it took her a few tried to get to be someone she liked. And she reset herself and probably other aspects a few times until she reached this point.

    Some hints at this is that other characters recognize her early in the series, even when she has no recollection of meeting them before or of things she's done in the past.

    Not that any of this undermines your point, or anything...
  • READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
    Anonus said:

    Sometimes I wonder if C&C would be anything without the Red Guy.


    IAW is probably better, anyway. (Though I think I.M. Weasel got annoying when they turned him into a smug asshole.)
    I think Red Guy was my favorite aspect of the C&C shows.
  • THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    So anyway, I finally got curious and googled these "THESE DRUGS ARE KILLING YOU EVEN THOUGH THE FDA HASN'T SAID OTHERWISE" ads, and they're not even actually from real lawyers! They're from the same boiler-room shysters that sell shady mortgages and automotive extended warranties. :P
  • edited 2012-07-29 02:45:10
    READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
    ...Are "THESE DRUGS" killing me even though the FDA hasn't said otherwise? 

    'Cause...I just ate, like, a bag full.
  • THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    OH CRAP YOU MIGHT GET ASS CANCER NOW! TIME TO FILE A LAWSUIT AND BREAK THE BANK! :lol:
  • i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind

    if you or a loved one has suffered death from taking THESE DRUGS


  • edited 2012-07-29 02:48:31
    READ MY CROSS SHIPPING-FANFICTION, DAMMIT!

    i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
    ALRIGHT MAKERS OF "PLACEBO"! UNCLE JUSTICE IS GETTING A TEAM OF LAWYERS TO SQUEEZE YOU FOR EVERY LAST RED CENT!
  • THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
    And then you win the lawsuit, and the lawyers run off to Kentucky and spend your money on horses. This actually happened once.
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    ...how do they get away with running their ads on TV or not getting busted?
  • IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS SUFFERING FROM MESOTHELIOMA...
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    Doesn't everyone in Kentucky spend their money on horses?

    Also I kinda want to watch more C&C now, Anonus; I never watched it when it was new.
  • IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW HAS TAKEN BEYAZ, YAZ, YAZMIN, [insert drugs here] CALL TEH LAW OFFICEZ OF JAMES SOKOLOVE TODAY. 
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    ^^I don't remember if I did, but I did watch it back when Cartoon Network didn't pretend that it didn't exist.
  • C&C just makes me think of Command & Conquer.
  • i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind
    all of these shows are things i've never heard of.
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    ^ well, you don't need pants for the victory dance
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    i

    what

  • i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind
    non sequiturs are my thing
  • ^ well, you don't need pants for the victory dance



    Baboon is better than Weasel

    IR Baboon be star of cartoon

  • i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind

    oh it's not a non sequitur

    i feel silly now

  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    Oh, it's still a non-sequitur. It's just one that happens to be vaguely related to the topic at hand.
  • I AM WEASEL!

    I AM WEASEL!

    I! AM! WEASEL!

  • i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind
    i see
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    btw explosions
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    it's 1 am and so is canadia 
  • it's 4am you non living in the eastern timezone person of personage.

    you are a caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

  • i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind

    you should fall asleep at your 4 am

    or go to a starbucks

    but not the space pilot  kind the caffeine kind

  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    I want to be on the road right now.

    On a two-lane country highway into middle of nowhere.
  • That place where Courage lives?

    I wouldn't go there if I were you. They've got a mad high crime rate.

  • edited 2012-07-29 04:23:19
    i wish to come up with a song lyric for this signature, but no song lyrics are coming to mind


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