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Finally, an anime that doesn't fill my soul with loathing
by Annie Wu, posted Sep 12th 2007 5:42PM
As you may have been able to tell from my last name, I am Asian. Anime was a big part of my childhood, especially when I lived overseas in those early years. I even went through that awkward Sailor Moon phase in third grade. However, by the time the anime craze hit America, I was over it. So while my classmates traded Pokemon cards and donned cat ears, I quietly filled my heart with loathing and silently complained about the newer animes that everyone else seemed to love so much. In my eyes, nothing seemed to deliver.But just this summer, not only did I manage to tolerate an anime show, I fell in love with it. Enter Death Note, an incredibly engaging anime that just wrapped up its run in Japan three months ago.
Independent Lens: Beyond the Call - an early look
by Adam Finley, posted Jan 23rd 2007 10:15AM
We all know that war and famine still plagues a large portion of the globe, but most people feel there's not much they can do about it, short of throwing money at the problem. In the case of Ed Artis, Jim Laws and Walt Ratterman, however, they actually travel into some of the most dangerous parts of the world to help people directly. Artis, Laws and Ratterman --a retired army medic, a doctor, and a renewable energy expert, respectively-- risk their own lives to make sure people get the help they need.
Hebrew Tom and Jerry love chocolate milk
by Adam Finley, posted Oct 16th 2006 8:02PM
I found this little gem via Cartoon Brew and our own Chris Thilk, editor of TV Squad's sister site Ad Jab. It's a commercial for chocolate milk featuring 3D CGI versions of Tom and Jerry. Apparently the chocolate milk gives Jerry the power he needs to outwit Tom and crash through walls. This is absolutely true, and any children reading this should drink a glass of chocolate milk and immediately run into a stationary object as fast as they can. The commercial is foreign, and I'm told it's in Hebrew, but I wouldn't know. I don't really care all that much, either, I just think it's fun to look at. You can watch it here.How Borat does it
by Adam Finley, posted Oct 12th 2006 11:57AM
If you've never seen Sacha Baron Cohen's character Borat in action, I'll direct you to this recent post, or, just go to YouTube and type in "Borat" and enjoy the hilarity. The character, an out-of-his-element news reporter from Kazakhstan, was part of Cohen's Da Ali G Show and is the center of the upcoming movie Borat: Culture Leanings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. If you're wondering how Cohen and his team get normal people to appear on his show, and, more impressively, get them to sign releases allowing themselves to be seen on television, Devin Gordon of Newsweek spoke with some of the people who were duped by Cohen/Borat. Some of them found it funny, others not so much. While I'm not always the biggest fan of mining humor by accosting unsuspecting people on camera, I find Borat absolutely hysterical. I think part of his secret is acting as if he has no idea that anything he's doing or saying is wrong.Aliens are coming, good news for Chris?
by Adam Finley, posted Apr 4th 2006 1:01PM
A new pilot called Aliens in America
has been picked up by what will soon be known as the CW. The comedy will focus on a shy nerdy
kid living in a small Wisconsin town whose mother invites an exchange student to live with the family. The mother hopes
the new friend will help her son become more popular, but the exchange student turns out to be Muslim. Sounds like
another wacky comedy about cultural differences. Right now there's just not enough information to get me too excited
about this show, but who knows, it could be good. The best news to come from this, however, is that the show is being
described as a possible companion to Everybody Hates Chris, meaning Chris Rock's sitcom may actually make the
transition to the CW after all. Very cool, says I.Clips of Japanese weirdness
by Adam Finley, posted Jan 16th 2006 12:31PM
I admit it. I have a proclivity for watching
weird TV shows done in languages I don't understand. Since I know I'm not the only one out there who does this, I
invite you to take a gander at some of these clips of Japanese game
shows. I think the videos are safe for work, depending on your company's tolerance for scantily-clad women (and
men). If you click the above link you'll also find more videos listed in the comments. I'm not making any
claims about the content of those, however. You'll have to venture into that particular jungle on your
own.
[via Boing Boing]
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