Summer 2009 Punchlines

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Get it? Punch-lines?! I’d like to write reviews about all the shows I watch, but as a sophisticated hyperbolic discounter, I realize that’s not going to happen. To insure against the possibility of never voicing my opinion on a show, I created a one-liners page, which recently fell into disuse when I created a My [...]

What ever happened to standards?

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

When I first watched Full Metal Alchemist, Roy Mustang’s “sexiness” cracked me up. If you haven’t seen the show, here’s the gag: all the ladies would fall head over heels for him even though he looks generic enough to be a harem lead. Then I found out that many girls in real life actually think [...]

Talk-A-Raptor 01: The Swooping Descent of the Dark Emissary!

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Help Find Kibure! 100 Reasons to Vote for Baka-Raptor Don’t expect me to update for about a week. I’ve got a writing assignment to work on (which it’s almost as lame as Michael’s “I didn’t update because I was reading” excuse). Deal with it. This video is worth at least five written posts. If you’re [...]

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: An Anime Comedy that’s actually funny

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

When it comes to animated comedy, America tosses Japan the proverbial “football in the groin.” [vid]1zaGTWKtjBY[/vid] I’d take an episode of The Boondocks, South Park, Family Guy, or The Simpsons over any anime comedy (in that order). I’m not saying that anime isn’t funny. I laugh at anime all the time, but most of those [...]