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And a Big Middle Finger in Your Eye, Too!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Ubu Roi

In which I speculate wildly and rant without a fully justified reason. Yet. Steven talks about one of the cuter and more enjoyable lightweight series that aired recently, Dog Days. Although his main subject is the official, and often inconsistent, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Industry, Bitching, Blogging, Commerce | 7 Comments

Woot.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Ubu Roi

The answer to the obvious question is “Four Great Wyrms, and five Giant Spiders.” On a one square island I hand to Wind Walk to, meaning it was so late in the game it made no difference. The spell was … Continue reading →

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What’s Hot; What’s Not, Fall 2011

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So when I updated my prior article, I put in a brief ranking of shows this season, only to realize that I was suffering from brain death and forgot about three I was following. That did kind of blow my … Continue reading →

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Ben-to (updated)

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Update: added a few bits and some cheesecake from episode 4. Despite my saying that this show’s concept was too stupid to watch, I decided to give it a trial, and after three episodes, I’m still not certain what to … Continue reading →

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On the Other Hand..

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Ubu Roi

It’s not enough to make me deliriously happy, but I was tickled to notice that Netflix is now streaming MST3K

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Well That Just Sucks

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Ubu Roi

I really, really, really wish I’d read the system requirements for Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter, you know, before I spent $40 on it. Required: Windows Vista 32 bit. Yeah, yeah, don’t give me crap about XP … Continue reading →

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Speculative Sequels

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Ubu Roi

In which I engage in sarcasm inspired by Steven’s snark “Someone owes us a final chapter for three or four other series I can think of. For instance, UFO Princess Valkyrie, in which Val is legally declared to be insane … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense, Stupid Memes | 4 Comments