Tumbl(r)weed…

I recently switched over to Tumblr for more personal stuff and just a light, casual blog. I still really like the set up of this blog and will hopefully get back in the saddle. I suppose that while I’ve seen a lot of movies, TV shows, etc in the intervening time, I haven’t seen anything that I’ve just been dying to review. For me, reviewing something is a way to share with the world just how much I really enjoyed whatever it is I’m reviewing. Like watching a TV series with a friend, even if I’ve seen every episode at least twice, it’s always exciting to watch it with different people again and see their reaction for the first time.

Of course that doesn’t always work out, I showed a good friend of mine Community recently and the best I got was a half-hearted chuckle. I mean, the first episode isn’t a laugh-out-loud-roll-on-the-floor-laughing riot, but still, I thought it had snappy dialogue and some funny stuff. But humor is different for everyone so I guess his is just different from mine.

It’s always fun to watch anime with non-anime people. I think there’s just such a misconception out there of what anime is and helping to break that image is something I truly enjoy. Of course, I then spoil people by letting them watch the choicest and most accessible animes first, so then later on it’s probably harder for them to find anime of similar persuasion that’s still interesting to watch. One bad thing about anime is that there’s just so much of it, so inevitably themes and motifs are repeated ad nauseam. Most shounen fare (young men’s type of anime, so mostly fighting and stuff) is all standard, it’s about the power build-up and what cool names they can make for moves and watching them use the moves and then learning *le gasp* NEW MOVES. Very tournament style.

For now, I’m toying with the idea of tossing up a review of Community, Supernatural, and possibly Spartacus: Blood and Sand. I haven’t seen any movies that really wowed me, but I’ve got my fingers crossed for Kick-Ass and Iron Man 2. I mean, they’ve got the Avengers in Iron Man 2! But not just any Avengers, but the REBOOT Avengers! The Ultimate series where they rebooted every franchise in Marvel with an updated, modern spin on things. I like how they cast Samuel L Jackson as Colonel Nick Fury because in the comic they actually ask him “who would play you in the Avengers movie, Colonel Fury?” and he grins and says “Samuel L Jackson.” That’s the sound of the fanboy in me squealing like a little girl on x-mas.

I'm super proud of that pun in the title. C'mon guys, some props here. C'mawwwwwnn