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The not Daily Quote- May 9th 2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:02:29 +0000

Since I suggested people watch an episode of Anthony Bourdains old show A Cooks Tour, I figured a quote I like from one of his books might be appropriate.

Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food. The body, these waterheads imagine, is a temple that should not be polluted by animal protein. Its healthier, they insist, though every vegetarian waiter Ive worked with is brought down by any rumor of a cold. Oh, Ill accommodate them, Ill rummage around for something to feed them, for a vegetarian plate, if called on to do so. Fourteen dollars for a few slices of grilled eggplant and zucchini suits my food cost fine.
-Anthony Bourdain (from his memoir, Kitchen Confidential)
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Cooks Tour- Japanese Culture and Food

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:45:45 +0000

Just thought Id point this out for people who are interested in Japanese culture and food.

This Sunday (May 11th), at 3:30pm on Food Network they are repeating the Dinner with Geishas episode of A Cooks Tour.

It is an excellent episode that shows different things from Japan from a great perspective, and I highly recommend everyone watch it.

You get some perspective of classical Japanese food at an onsen, some ever so fun vending machine food, and fugu/blowfish.

I really do recommend you guys watch it if you can.
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Digimon Best of the Best Ended

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:31:29 +0000

After a few weeks, which seemed more like an eternity at times, the Main Digimon Best of the Best has now come to an end.

I must say ive enjoyed running it and found that some of the WtW members are insane with some of the choices! :)

The final list of results can be found Here

I may run the odd smaller one from time to time depending how the wind blows and all that.

Thanks to everyone who participated and i hope you had as much fun as i did ^^ See even i can be laid back at times.

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The not Daily Quote- May 4th 2008

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:22:09 +0000

I get a lot of pleasure out of making shows, its a bonus to be getting paid well for it, and its a double bonus to be getting paid exorbitantly for it.
-Seth MacFarlane about his new $100 million plus contract
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Data Squad in June

Sat, 03 May 2008 19:58:40 +0000

On June 2nd...rerun

On June 9th, Pre-empted for the premiere of a show called Monster Buster Club.

On June 16th, Episode 32- The Sacred Citys Last Stand!

On June 23rd, Episode 33- The Final Bio-Hybrid Battle!

On June 30th, Episode 34- The Norstein Family Secret

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The not Daily Quote- April 25th 2008

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:20:51 +0000

Mikey calls home
Mikeys Mom: Hi, youve reached the Simon residence. If your message is for Ms. Simon, press 1.
Mikeys Dad: And if its for me, Mr. Simon, press 2.
Mikeys Mom: And if youre our only child in Japan and your calling cause youre all alone in a big empty room and you miss the comforting sound of another human voice, stay on the line as we read from a list of words chosen at random from the dictionary.
Mikeys Dad: Vernacular
Mikeys Mom: Flibbertigibbet
Mikeys Dad: Mortgage
Mikeys Mom: Pedal
Mikeys Dad: Disenfranchise
Mikey hangs up
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UlforceVeedramon in Data Squad

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:42:28 +0000

UlforceVeedramons one line in the series is...

Joe Ochman (Softon in Bobobo, Makuramon in Tamers, and Kevin Crier in Data Squad)

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Data Squad Dub Just About Done

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:28:00 +0000

Ive been informed by omega ninjas that the final episode of Data Squad is either being dubbed, or just finished being dubbed (not quite sure on that, you know those ninjas and their mumbling).
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Speed Racer The Next Generation- Pilot Review Info

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:05:20 +0000

(same post I made at aod, minus the intro being gone)

Got to see the first part of the premiere movie.
After watching it, my primary thought is.... its fucking Harry Potter with cars.

There is a driving school with the greatest drivers in the world.
There are classes like defensive driving and offensive driving.
The offensive driving teacher is a creepy guy with pasty skin and black hair who hates the main character.
The headmaster (Speed Racers brother) likes the main character (new character named Speed, who is an orphan wink wink.
Speed makes two friends his first day there, a talented female and a whacky slightly weird guy who is obsessed with Speed Racer (and wears a homemade Speed outfit and carries around a Speed doll).
The setup evil old guy is a rich guy who walks around demanding his giant assistant give him nachos (reminds me of Leonardo Leonardo and Mr. Plug).

The characters are, by large, just cliche, but a few interesting things to note

Speed- has a magical key around his neck, and a replica of Speed Racers bandana (neckerchief, I cant recall what the stupid thing was called) as the only two things his father left him, was orphaned.
X- The star student at Hogwar...err, the racing academy. The son of Speed Racer. Everyone knows him and everyone loves him. (interesting sort of switch, having everyone know who X is, but no one really knowing who Speed is). And yes, its X, not Racer X.
Spritle- Speeds little brother is in charge of the academy, and voiced by Speeds original actor.
Speed Racer- No one knows, vanished years ago.
Chim-Chim- A robot monkey apparently completely unrelated to the original Chim-Chim built by Speeds new roommate.

Those are the only characters that really jump out to you at all (minus the dude demanding nachos, just cause it was really odd and random). Other characters show up, screaming noob at Speed, but nothing overtly interesting at all.

The Mach 5 was junked years ago, Spritle allows Speed into a junkyard to get a car since he doesnt have one and feels a connection to him/likes what he saw when Speed drove a junker in a race. The key flashes and makes a hologram map all over the junkyard and when him and his friends follow it they find...a part of the Mach 5 and the episode ends.

Animation is really horrible, racing is boring honestly (a few moments of coolness, and I generally like the car designs). The plot is...eh, it isnt good, but I suppose it could be worse. It wasnt horrible enough that I wont say I wont watch more. The themesong is a new version of the old themesong, but was very generic sounding.

A few easter eggs that jumped out at me...
Pictures of characters from the old series are screencaps and designs ripped straight from the old Speed Racer, despite the difference in styles between the series.
The statue of Speed Racer at the academy is CGI shaped like Speed and the Mach 5 in the freeze frame turn shot.

If it had better animation, despite major flaws in writing, I probably would have enjoyed it quite a bit more, so....Go Speed Racer Go...I guess...
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The not Daily Quote- April 20th 2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:32:56 +0000

I am no longer in New York during passover and a papal visit, which means the chance of my actually being able to say "Good yontiff, pontiff," has now dropped back from astonishingly faint to none.
-Neil Gaiman
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