I have watched things with him. He is pretty reactive. It was pretty amazing to see his reaction to FLCL, not having a clue what it was about.
I'm sure he exaggerates in his reviews because it's fun, but I don't doubt his sincerity in general.
You walk in worlds the others can't begin to imagine.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Polter-Cow - Jan 22, 2012 6:58:09 pm PST #8449 of 10459
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Jan 22, 2012 7:22:08 pm PST #8450 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's FLCL?
I'm sufficiently jaded and cynical that I'd pretty much rather think it was a persona than it's all sincere. At least, not for this long. I'm dirty inside, and I just can't keep up with that level of continual surprise.
However, as I'm not reading him, it's no big deal to me either way.
DavidS - Jan 22, 2012 7:28:56 pm PST #8451 of 10459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What's FLCL?
It's an anime.
§ ita § - Jan 22, 2012 8:19:21 pm PST #8452 of 10459
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And it stands for...
chrismg - Jan 22, 2012 8:59:28 pm PST #8453 of 10459
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Spoilers!
Polter-Cow - Jan 22, 2012 9:04:48 pm PST #8454 of 10459
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh.
It's pronounced "Fooly Cooly," which is a term for fondling. But, yes, what it actually stands for would be a spoiler.
FLCL is basically a show where robots grow out of people's heads and then the housemaid fights them with a bass guitar.
(Mark did not know this, and it sure was fun to watch his mouth hang agape the first time a robot came out of Naota's head.)
Zenkitty - Jan 22, 2012 10:54:35 pm PST #8455 of 10459
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Has Mark seen Urotsukidoji-Legend of The Overfiend? I would pay folding money to watch his reaction to that one.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 23, 2012 3:44:13 am PST #8456 of 10459
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
You'd probably need to pay it directly to his therapist afterward.
DCJensen - Jan 23, 2012 5:17:05 am PST #8457 of 10459
All is well that ends in pizza.
Passion is today.
Strega - Jan 23, 2012 7:00:34 am PST #8458 of 10459
From the link:
S3, S4, S5, S6, and S7 had some of the most ground-breaking, controversial and envelope pushing episodes in tv history.
In TV history. And this person thinks Mark seems naïve?