What Are You Watching?
#1
Posted 13 July 2012 - 01:04 AM
Basically, same concept, but replace video games with movies, TV shows, anime, cartoons, etc.
As is common courtesy with these kinds of threads, I'll go first. I've been on a little Batman stint lately, and have been watching The Animated Series and Batman Beyond. For whatever reason though, I decided to plow through Beyond first. It was a decent series, but I didn't like how they tried too hard to cater to the teen crowd. I didn't really come here to see Batman's Adventures in High School, yano? Not to mention... Batman is younger than I am. Dafuq. I loved the new Batsuit, though.
#2
Posted 13 July 2012 - 01:11 AM
Right now, I'm working on rewatching the entire The Last Airbender series, followed by The Legend of Korra. I have plans to watch through Gurren Lagann again soon, and want to catch up on Phineas and Ferb.
As far as movies, I just had a Spider-Man marathon; saw 1 and 2 on Sunday, then 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man on Monday. No plans for a similar marathon before The Dark Knight Rises, but I will at least be seeing Batman Begins and The Dark Knight again before I see it; not really interested in Burton's films or their two sequels because they're not very good. Adam West's Batman film was funny though.
#3
Posted 13 July 2012 - 01:52 PM
#4
Posted 13 July 2012 - 02:04 PM
Oh, and I'm in this weird phase where once a week I feel compelled to re-watch 12 Angry Men. Such a good film, easily my all-time favorite classic movie. In fact it might be my all-time favorite movie in general. I guess I'd have to watch it back to back with Kung-Pow and Kick Ass to see how it holds up. I'm guessing, though, that among the three movies 12 Angry Men will always get the best emotional reaction from me.
Edited by DavidReinold, 13 July 2012 - 02:06 PM.
#5
Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:45 PM
Digimon Adventure (in-progress)
Digimon Zero-Two (still-to-do)
Digimon Tamers (still-to-do)
Digimon Frontier (still-to-do)
Digimon Savers (still-to-do)
Digimon Xros Wars (still-to-do)
Shaman King (in-progress)
Medabots (in-progress)
Pokemon (in-progress) --oh god this will take me FOREVER--
Monster Rancher (still-to-do)
Kirby of the Stars (in-progress)
Sonic X (in-progress)
Ultimate Muscle (in-progress)
Shows I've started and never seen before
Azumanga Daioh --has left me totally confused--
Haruhi Suzumiya --not sure, loading first episode online as I'm typing this--
I know my list is a lot longer, these are just off the top of my head. On the bright side, it gives me something to do with my little brother. He was born after all of these shows, and it's kind of fun watching him enjoy these for the first time.
#6
Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:52 PM
*contemplates rewatching Medabots again after Avatar... and it will be dub because not a big fan of subs *
#7
Posted 13 July 2012 - 09:07 PM
After which, I may take up an anime I've been putting off for awhile. Not sure which one though. :S
#8
Posted 14 July 2012 - 01:02 AM
To be honest, I usually watch the dubbed version, unless the translation or something is done poorly enough that the subbed version is better, or if there simply isn't an English dub to begin with. I've been watching Medabots dubbed, and don't have a problem with it. Other shows, such as Shaman King, are kind of odd. For instance, Lenny's name in the original version was "Tao Ren", which sounds better in my opinion. A lot of the spirit's names were changed for no real reason at all, and a lot of backstory got edited out. One example: Tokegeroh's original backstory involved his mother having to cut chunks of flesh from her arm and cooking it to provide nourishment for him when he was a child so he wouldn't starve to death. When she died, he was forced to cannibalize her corpse himself to continue living long enough to find actual food. I'm fairly certain the dub changed that or edited it out.
If you have the time, try comparing the dub and sub for Digimon Adventure. The script is much better, and the music is actually insanely good.
Edited by kurt91, 14 July 2012 - 01:04 AM.
#9
Posted 14 July 2012 - 01:32 AM
I tried rewatching Digimon Adventure's dub, and I got bored a couple of episodes in. Sad, because I remember the overall story of the first three Digimon series to be good, but I just couldn't get through the first couple of episodes. Probably just because it moved slow. I'm not so sure I want to try again with subs, even though every source I've seen agrees with the fact that the story and writing is much better in Japanese. I'm kind of attached to the American music though; the Japanese music didn't really appeal to me.
#10
Posted 14 July 2012 - 04:14 AM
Other than that I've been watching The Animals of Farthing Wood again.
#11
Posted 14 July 2012 - 04:39 AM
Also:
Thanks for sharing, Daniel!
Edited by Yoshimi, 14 July 2012 - 04:51 AM.
#12
Posted 15 July 2012 - 09:20 PM
#13
Posted 15 July 2012 - 09:52 PM
Weeks ago I finished the complete Eden of the East series. Awesome anime! The presentation, the story, and the characters were excellent. I wish I can find something just as good as this one with an English dub.
#14
Posted 15 July 2012 - 10:49 PM
I'very also been watching House, Bones, and Law and Order lately. I love detective/hospital shows! I have Direct TV so I can't watch any Nickelodeon shows DAMN YOU VIACOM!!!!
#15
Posted 15 July 2012 - 10:53 PM
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