In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn may or not be anime, but it is most definitely a fantastic movie.
We’re graced again by our dear friend, M for this episode. She and I El Kabong-ed Kevin, tied him to a dentist’s chair, and force-fed him his first taste of this movie. It could have been Stockholm syndrome, but he eventually came around to enjoy it as much as we. So much, that we decided to heat up the microphones and record another podcast.
You gents may be thinking, “This is the gayest thing I’ve ever heard of.” But let me be clear: this movie may get you laid. Bust out this DVD for your ladyfriend and her heart will swell with girlish ardor. Trust me; it will work better than any other movie in your library.
A bit of warning: The 25th Anniversary Edition of the DVD may have a remastered picture and extra bonus features, but some sacrifices have been made. To make the film more “kid-friendly”, several parts were removed due to barely PG-rated language. The original release of the DVD is barebones and has an inferior picture, though the film is more or less in tact. Choose wisely…
Behold! Lir...Prince of Fail.
For more commentary from a kindred spirit on The Last Unicorn, take a listen to this episode of The Greatest Movie Ever podcast.
I did an awesome interview with Phoenix Kasai last night… It will be up on GotGame either this Friday or next.
After the interview, I added her as a friend on MySpace so I could see when she uploads new photos and because that’s currently her primary homepage. She returned the befriending, adding the following comment to my page:
Hey it was great chatting with you tonight! I forgot to mention during the interview.. I will never look at my C Viper figure the same way after your piece a couple weeks/months ago on her “flaw”. I’m now obsessed with showing people my figure when they come over b/c they just don’t believe how bad it really is. ^__^;
The “flaw” she’s referring to is the one that I’d mentioned in an article she’d seen about the Crimson Viper action figure. Knowing this, I clicked the “Comment Back” link to send this reply:
I’m usually in favor of a little camel toe, but holy cow! There are limits! O_o
When I looked again at my MySpace homepage, I was confused to not find my reply underneath her comment. I’d assumed that replying to comments was like any other thread, but apparently this is not the case for MySpace.
It then occurred to me to look at her homepage, finding my response with no context connecting it to her original message to me. I thought, “Well, that’s going to look inappropriate.” Thus, I quickly composed a second comment, clarifying my true meaning from the first.
I fail at MySpace. Good thing I don’t use it much.
Though thankfully, I’m not as careless, I was reminded of this recent post of FaceBook fail (under the break):
Filed under “Well THAT didn’t take long,” there is already a mod to make Cammy nude, just days after Street Fighter IV’s release on PC.
I do appreciate that it was Cammy that was chosen for this mod, being a Cammy fan myself. Though there isn’t much to brag about, since Cammy’s costume is a form-fitting leotard. This mod just replaces the leotard texture with skin tones, nipples, and pubes. Alas, her breasts still look compressed against her torso, rather than swaying freely in liberation.
Had they stripped C. Viper down to her birthday suit, I might be more impressed. Though I suppose I should thank my lucky stars that it wasn’t Sakura. Instead, Sakura was given an ape face with Zangief’s moves.
Omi Gibson is a chameleon, able to magically transform into any character she assumes. Paprika is no different; possibly no better an example of her incredible talent. Granted, there isn’t much to Paprika’s outfit, but somehow, Omi fits the role. (I’d say it’s her eyes.)
The movie Paprika is a beautifully animated sci-fi drama directed by the same guy who did Paranoia Agent and Millennium Actress. Go rent it when you can!
Hell if I know why, but it is HARD to find really good cosplay of Cammy. Usually the wig is bad or the model just isn’t right… I dunno; maybe my standards are too high.
But the one cosplay photo of Cammy that I always find circulating around the image galleries is the one above, starring Alisia-chan. Cammy, as a character, loves the show off her perfect ass. And most fellas sure get riled up at the site of Alisia’s luscious badonka-donk.
Alisia’s moved on from modeling cosplay to running a softcore porn paysite, featuring galleries of her photos. I won’t post the link here, but it’s not to hard to figure out.
Omi Gibson just released a gallery of her latest costume, The Baroness from GI Joe. For the first time, I find myself saying, “Mmmmm…not quite.” Omi is a chameleon when it comes to costumes, but she doesn’t quite pull it off as The Baroness. But that’s okay… I’d still hit it.
I also notice that she’s re-used the red striped corset from her fetish cat girl costume from a couple years back. It’s all forgiveable–whatever gets Omi into a black leather catsuit gets a pass!
When I’d first heard that Adam Carolla was going to launch his own daily radio show at the dawn of 2006, I was furious.
Not because I despise the man; quite the opposite. I’d grown to love Adam’s sharp wit, forthright attitude, and appreciation for dick jokes for over a decade when he co-hosted Loveline. It saddened me when he left that show because I knew it wouldn’t be the same without him. My heart sank in fear that I may never hear his nasally drone again, or at least a very long time.
Adam started work on his own morning talk radio show on a Los Angeles-based station with no immediate promise of picking up any affiliates on the East Coast (where I currently call home). Luckily, through the power of the internet, I was able to acquire recordings of his show from other Carolla fans. Once again, I could enjoy daily helpings of Adam, with an additional hour of material per episode than Loveline.
Unfortunately, it was only a few months later that the spell began to lift as I was less and less enthusiastic about upcoming episodes of the show. The temporary addition of Danny Bonaduce only revived my interest for a short while before I eventually just stopped listening.
When I think back to where my attention dropped, I think it was because the show felt repetitious. Even though it gleamed with the Ace Man’s trademark style, it started to resemble every other morning zoo crew radio show. I wondered, is this it? Did Adam run out of material? Can he not make it on his own, or is he only at his best as someone else’s sidekick? I’d almost lost the faith.
I’d heard that Adam’s show had been canceled; his last broadcast appearance hitting the air this past February 20. Almost a week later, he’d set up his own podcast. I lamented that it was an act of desperation and the harbinger of dark times for Adam’s career. It took me nearly another week to finally give him another listen.
Once more, my faith is renewed.
In his first podcast, Adam Carolla spoke candidly about his show’s cancellation and his feelings regarding the overall experience. It was Adam in his most raw form; something that I’d never fully heard, but deeply missed. He assured his listeners that financially, he was perfectly fine (he’s being paid through the end of this year for his radio contract) and that he started the podcast in order to satisfy his own passion for talk radio. He’s hoping to build up a presence in independent broadcasting through internet media and he has plenty of side projects as well.
I owe a lot to Adam Carolla. By giving us a peek behind the curtain, he taught me the reality of business beyond the smoke and mirrors. From him, I learned that in order to succeed, you have to work hard, be smart, and always remain true to myself. If not for Adam, I may have gotten stuck in the dead-end clutches of corporate retail, rather than pursuing my dreams of establishing an independent business, sharpening my skills into marketable trades.
I’ve linked his podcast in my sidebar. I fully endorse giving him a listen yourself.
I hate upgrading WordPress. It’s such a pain in the ass. Why can’t they make it so that you can upgrade it with one button in the dashboard? There used to be a great plugin that let you do it, but it doesn’t work so well anymore.
I’ve been on a kick for watching British comedy shows lately. Shows like Spaced, Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe, but so far my favorite has been Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. The premise of the show is that a self-proclaimed best-selling horror novelist named Garth Marenghi once wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a hospital horror drama television show back in the 1980s called “Darkplace”. This show within the show is so over the top in creating something that looks like it was made in the 1980s by a self-serving hack with a shoe-string budget. It brilliantly succeeds in making a show that looks terrible. It’s not just a spoof of bad acting, but the sets, editing, and audio/video effects are filled with subtle amateur mistakes that will get you chuckling.
Here’s the first half of my favorite episode; I encourage you to at least watch through the opening credits.
What seems to be an industry-wide response to Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, we’re seeing an increase in fighting games currently being ported and developed, at least outside of Asia.
Within this past year, we’ve seen evidence of development of new fighting games using classic franchises, including Final Fantasy, Mortal Kombat, and just recently Castlevania. Not only that, but we surprisingly also got to see a North American release of doujinshi fighter, Arcana Hearts. (Now if only they’d port Melty Blood!)
I believe that as they perfect the net code to support the precision accuracy required to play fighting games online, the genre is more likely to make a comeback. This greatly excites me since the video arcades are practically dead. Online play will never replace the glory of the arcade scene, but if this opens the door to reviving a genre that’s been limping along for the past 10 years, I’d support it!
When I’d first heard that Adam Carolla was going to launch his own daily radio show at the dawn of 2006, I was furious.