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Gravion Zwei, DVD 1, sorta twittered again

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Because I can’t call it liveblogging; it’s on DVD! So, I’ve finally found a drool-worthy female pilot in this show. Captain Fae Xin Lu; salute! And I also see that Lt. Alex Smith survived his plane being shot down in … Continue reading →

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What They Said….

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Ubu Roi

The other day I linked to this chart and asked a question about the Japanese text underneath. Well, I got some answers, as it happened. It seems the girls are talking to each other a bit… Thanks guys!

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Gravion, 3rd DVD Down

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I can see why Steven couldn’t figure out if this show was serious, or badly done parody. There were a couple of good multi-episode arcs here, but I thought the next to the last battle of the first series was … Continue reading →

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In Other News…

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I thought I’d check out the latest on ADV and see if they were quite dead yet. The answer is “no” but there were two pieces of news, one quite sad. Unsurprisingly, they’re going to reissue old stuff they still … Continue reading →

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Then Again, I Could Reconsider That Level of Importance….

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I talked earlier with the heinous doctor, who pointed me to the work of a compadre in badness, Dr. Horrible. Watch it a while; it starts off deliberately lame and just gets more and more… whacked. “BAAAAAAAAAAD HORSE!!” He also … Continue reading →

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In Far More Important News…

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Ubu Roi

It’s Thursday! And you know what that means! Now where’s my credit card…

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Random SSB

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Ubu Roi

From several years ago, when she was but a wee tyke, about 9 or so. Dr.Heinous and I were deep into a boardgame, while the Stainless Steel Brat occupied herself by playing Roller Coaster Tycoon. Since it wasn’t Zoo Tycoon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 6 Comments