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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Jan 28 2013, 7:51pm
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my niece has a free account through Xbox Live. If you want to give the genre a whirl, I can recommend Darker than Black as it's hardly convoluted; that is, it has been quite accessible so far. There are some anime-isms especially when it comes to rendering emotions (i.e. use of symbols, colour, beads of sweat). Actually the language of anime is surprisingly standardized, and where it is not, it is easy enough to figure out. Anyway, a really good introduction to the genre would be Full Metal Alchemist, Season 1 (season 2 not so much). It is quite popular and for good reason. Or another of my favourites which I recommend without hesitation to anyone interested in the genre is Samurai 7 (2004). It's a straight shot of 26 episodes, very well done and engaging imho. A re-visioning of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai -- itself a model for the Magnificent Seven -- it is actually billed as Akira Kurosawa's Samurai 7, which is saying a lot in Japan, if not globally. As an added bonus, I thought two of the main characters (Kambei and Shichiroji) were modelled on Aragorn and Legolas somewhat (given its release date it would not surprise me in the least). Now that I think of it, the story does have similar bones as LOTR, though they are set in different worlds. Samurai 7 is sort of an alternate history/future of feudal Japan, for instance if history had played out differently from a certain point in the past and then well into the future.
(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Jan 28 2013, 7:55pm)
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What movies did you watch this weekend?
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deej
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Jan 28 2013, 2:37pm
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well... how about last night's episode of Downton Abbey **SPOILERS**
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 3:43pm
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Yes, how about it!
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Alassėa Eruvande
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Jan 28 2013, 4:31pm
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Mary...
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 4:55pm
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Middle Class
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Alassėa Eruvande
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Jan 28 2013, 5:07pm
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Something about Mary
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CuriousG
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Jan 28 2013, 11:33pm
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I'm actually a big fan of Mary ...
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Patty
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Jan 29 2013, 12:20am
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AE, Have you seen any more of Downton season three then just what was on last night?
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 6:52pm
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I've seen the first three episodes
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Alassėa Eruvande
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Jan 28 2013, 7:40pm
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You know that the guard and another prisoner, Craig I think his name was
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 7:10pm
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I didn't catch that and don't have sound to blame
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 7:13pm
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Another bit of illogical plot lines by Mr. Fellows I guess.
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 7:27pm
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I never could figure out
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Alassėa Eruvande
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Jan 28 2013, 7:43pm
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I imagine that's just what they used to pack the stuff in.
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 8:16pm
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Bates
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Rostron2
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Jan 28 2013, 6:44pm
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Dr. Clarkson would choose this time
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 6:53pm
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Bates's story is unsatisfying, but
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 7:03pm
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did you mean to say....
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 7:10pm
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Oh sorry, I didn't mean to say believable.
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 7:12pm
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still confused
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 7:15pm
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Aha! I really need to accept techno-defeat and get off the iPad and back on the computer...
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Patty
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Jan 28 2013, 7:24pm
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Do you have a physical, attachabel keypad?
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CuriousG
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Jan 28 2013, 11:22pm
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I do, actually...
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Patty
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Jan 29 2013, 12:09am
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Ah, good---I'm glad y'all are discussing this *more spoilers*
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 28 2013, 10:37pm
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Is there anybody that didn't know what was going to happen last night?
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Patty
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Jan 29 2013, 12:23am
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not sure
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Magpie
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Jan 29 2013, 12:28am
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Memorable scene related to *spoiler*
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 1:06am
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Spoiler in your subject line! //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 29 2013, 1:08am
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Oops! Sorry, but I thought anyone watching the show would know that already./
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 1:24am
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The show screens in different months in different countries,
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Ataahua
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Jan 29 2013, 5:45am
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And some people record to watch later in the week //
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Magpie
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Jan 29 2013, 2:37pm
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You mean some fans can actually WAIT?!! Not this one. lol/
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CuriousG
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Jan 30 2013, 1:59am
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Obviously I couldn't wait
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Patty
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Jan 30 2013, 5:05pm
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It's not on until tonight on at least one of our local channels. //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 29 2013, 1:26am
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I fixed it //
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entmaiden
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Jan 29 2013, 2:56am
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Thanks.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 29 2013, 12:50pm
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You are right. That scene with Maggie
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Patty
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Jan 29 2013, 2:19am
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yes... I noticed it
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Magpie
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Jan 29 2013, 4:06am
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Yes!
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Alassėa Eruvande
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Jan 29 2013, 2:15pm
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Jessica Brown Findlay...
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Patty
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Jan 30 2013, 12:59am
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ooh
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Annael
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Jan 31 2013, 4:28pm
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Whoops. I just saw that someone else got the role....
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Patty
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Feb 2 2013, 5:32am
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Yes!
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Annael
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Jan 31 2013, 4:23pm
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I didn't.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 29 2013, 12:52pm
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Mama and Darker than Black
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SirDennisC
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Jan 28 2013, 6:19pm
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how are you watching the anime series?
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 7:02pm
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Netflix
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SirDennisC
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Jan 28 2013, 7:51pm
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I'll take a look and see what Amazon has //
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Magpie
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Jan 28 2013, 8:05pm
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* "...add that it has a European (Spanish) sensibility..." d'oh //
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SirDennisC
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Jan 28 2013, 8:02pm
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Watched "Super 8"
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CuriousG
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Jan 28 2013, 11:19pm
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Legend
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Hamfast
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Jan 28 2013, 11:58pm
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The unicorns are memorable
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CuriousG
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Jan 29 2013, 12:02am
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Almost finished the Battlestar Galactica (remake) series!!
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Laerasėa
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Jan 29 2013, 12:08am
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Purchased 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2' today...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 29 2013, 11:04pm
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Watched "Burke and Hare" with our own Andy Serkis
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Kimtc
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Jan 29 2013, 11:52pm
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Season 5 Breaking Bad, True Blood season 5 and Wonders of Life BBC
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imin
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Jan 30 2013, 2:45am
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Total Recall (the remake) and The Five-Year Engagement
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Annael
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Jan 31 2013, 3:55pm
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