jedishampoo | More Enjoyment of Media

** I'm through episode 10 of Tiger and Bunny, and of course it was a cliffhanger, eee! We would have watched more episodes last night but I was having trouble burning a DVD. (I never watch stuff on the computer - I am fussy and must have a nice DVD to put into my player so I can see them on the nice, big TV.) I am still avoiding everyone's spoilers, but it's difficult, I tell you, because I am a spoiler whore.

** Speaking of anime, did anyone ever fansub the Saiyuki Gaiden OVA, and I just missed a download somewhere?

** I'm about a third of the way through the first George RR Martin Game of Thrones book (A Sword of Ice and Fire? or is that the series name?). Anyway, overuse of epithets by the author aside, almost NOTHING GOOD has happened in this book yet. So far it's bad happening followed by dark, confusing intrigue followed by bad happening. When something halfway decent does happen, there's so much Dark Intrigue that I can't trust it to be truly good. Um... does good stuff start happening in these books at all?

** In other reading good, I have a set of Bleach 1-27 thanks to

conjure_lass, and I'm already through volume 1. I'm totally enjoying that so far.

Happy Labor Day Holiday to all of those in the US! Whee, cookout today. EDIT: and to Canadians, too, for I learn that y'all have "Labour Day."

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To be honest with you, I think the first book is the lightest of the bunch. Things keep going further and further into the deep and dark as the books progress. If I had a main complaint of the books (which I did generally like), it would be that there's no balance. He doesn't let us come up for air, so to speak. I personally think he's one of those obnoxious (and mistaken) writers who think only angst and darkness can be considered "real" or "serious" literature. It gets a little tired.

Happy Labor Day to you too! Have fun at the cookout. :)

I don't know about the OVA, but I can tell you that the GRRM series is all about intrigue and backstabbing and political maneuvering. There's not much good stuff, no. I mean, a few good things happen, but then crap happens again, and the characters have to struggle and scrabble their way out of it. Edit: Or, what

athena8 said.

Yay for Bleach! And yay for a cookout! I hope you get to eat something nomsome.

Edited 2011-09-05 16:25 (UTC)

Um... does good stuff start happening in these books at all?

Nada. Zip. Zilch. I think he's great with characterization, which is the only reason I ended up getting as far with his books as I did, but I have no interest in re-reading anything, and frankly haven't bothered to get a copy of the new one because I'm tired of his relentless negativity.

On the other hand... Woo hoo! T&B!!

The first Gaiden OVA has been subbed. Let me look around - I can't recall exactly where I found the download, but I'll look for it again.

Hey bb,

I got through the 2nd book and just... well yeah... I need to have some happy too so I haven't read any further. But it was good. Just too dark.. all the time.

The holiday has been fun so far - went to see a sneak peek of the movie Warrior. I highly recommend it. HIGHLY. AND YES, we will be bbqing today - ribs even. mmmmmmmmm

Hope you and your family have a relaxing and fun day!

Happy labour day!! ♥

Yay for T&B! And lucky you for snagging many volumes of Bleach. I haven't read the manga, just wading through the anime ;) (Which is very pretty, I must say).

Heh, you and I think the same when it comes to watching stuff on the computer. I'll watch a half hour ep or two on the computer -- I don't download -- but not more than that if I can help it. I'd rather be comfy. It's become a problem now that Mr. L is around more, though, as he monopolizes the TV.

Everything I've read about it has convinced me to stay as far from Song of Fire and Ice as possible.

I was going to tell you that to my knowledge, only the first Gaiden OVA has been subbed, but 'pine beat me to it.

Enjoy your cookout!

Sorry if someone has already pointed you in the write driection but;

My raw was used to get the first one subbed by ensui_fan, and then i gave them the second raw but havent seen a sub of it yet :( I believe it was sarene that helped translate it the first time round. I am not sure whats happening with the second.

In regards to Game of Thrones? No. Nothing good ever happens, and that is precisely why I stopped reading them. I dislike authors that can't seem to get over the "angst=good writing" bullshit. As though writing something good happening takes away their street cred or something.

*waves that off*

My brother surprised me and made me RED BEANS AND RICE for our labor day supper! *EXCITED* We have bbq pretty much ALL FREAKIN' SUMMER, so anything other than roasted meat is ALL GOOD WITH ME.

No. I'd say it gets darker. A Song of Ice and Fire (ASoIaF) is my favorite fantasy series, which probably says a lot about me. :) It's a very dark time in Westeros. :/ GRRM's name pretty much stands for GRIM.

My favorite thing about the GRRM books? The death count. No really, because if you're going to have intrigue/back-stabbing/political maneuvering of the epic variety, there needs to be death with it and he kept that going. Until he didn't. And now there are too many freaking characters and he's lost control of the story.

There is a battle scene -- I think in the third book? That is so freaking awesome I think the first three books alone were worth it.

But there wasn't anything to make me love the fourth book (when I officially threw in the towel).

athena8 is right. Whatever you do, don't get attached to anyone.

I'm current on T&B. I think that's all I can say about it.

l-lol... after perusing the above comments, I feel out of place for saying that I absolutely love Song of Ice and Fire. XD;; I'm about halfway through the third book, and yes, it is sad, but idk... I think there's enough sporadic good things (or what I deem to be good >>) to balance out the things that make me sadface. I know for a fact that both of my favourite characters are alive in the latest book because one of my friends spoiled a couple things for me. :/ But. Hmm. I say go for it if you're considering watching the HBO series, because it's pretty much perfect in regards to following the first book's events, and Sean Bean is a dilf~

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