A to Z of Entertainment

Sailor Sexy · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:19 am Post subject:

E: Excel Saga

What this is is quite possibly the funniest anime that you'll ever have the pleasure of watching. It chronicles the adventures of Excel Excel (yes, her first and last names are the same) and later on Hyatt as they seek to conquer the world for the organization ACROSS, and for Lord Ilpalazzo. However, trying to conquer the entire world at once might be a chore for an organization that consists of 3 members plus an emergency food supply dog, so they aim to conquer the country of Japan before the world. However, that too might be a daunting task, so they narrow it down to conquering F City in Japan as the first step towards conquering the world. Incidentally, F City is basically supposed to be Fukuoka, the city in which the author lives.

This isn't necessarily an exceptionally accessible anime though. It's full of in-jokes and various stereotypes that one learns after watching many different anime, but it also has plenty of straight forward humor too, so as long as you don't mind not getting some of the references, can enjoy this. Not to mention the fact that Exel is just so damn insane that you can't help but laugh.
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Gil-galad · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:15 am Post subject:

F: Frédéric Chopin

I hardly consider myself an expert in piano music, yet even I can easily appreciate the work of Chopin. His works are not only the most popular piano works out there, but also considered the pinnacle of piano composition. As I'm really interested in exposing myself to more and more types of music, I felt kind of ashamed that I was unfamiliar to even the most popular piano music, so I felt Chopin really was one of the best jumping off points-- and I can recommend him too, as his music is some of the most accessible in all of classical composition.
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Tullaryx · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:03 am Post subject:

G: Georgia On My Mind

This song from the late and great Ray Charles still great to listen to whenever I feel down and also when I need something smooth and relaxing to listen to. This song also happens to have been made the State of Georgia's official state song and for that I am quite envious of the Peach State. If all state songs could only sound as good as Ray Charles' Georgia On My Mind.
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Sailor Sexy · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject:

H: He is My Master

Ah, this is one of those anime that combines a ton of fanservice to make it a noteworthy title among fanservice titles. High school girls? Check. High school girls in maid uniforms? Check. Loli character? Check. Shojo Ai/Yuri romantic interest? You better believe it. With all these things going for it, and the fact that the anime comes from those masters of fanservice, GAINAX, you have a title that'll keep your fantasies going in overdrive!
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Ezekiel · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject:

I: Incubus

One of my favorite bands. Hailing from Calabasas, California, they are a five-piece "alternative rock" band, with a lot of great albums. Not a lot of people realize they have been around 16 years (Formed in 1991), and used to have a far different sound. Old Incubus (Pre- Make Yourself) was a lot different. The now handsome frontman Brandon Boyd sported a whole different look. He had a beard, long dreads, and thei rmusic was a lot more heavy and funky and experimental. They have gotten more mainstream, but always have beautifull written songs, and each cd brings a different sound and feel. From Fungus Amongus to Light Grenades, I consider them one of the best bands around today. I suggest anyone and everyone who hasn't given them a listen, to do so now.
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Tullaryx · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:26 am Post subject:

J: Johnny Cash

Even if one was not into country music much I would still recommend the late and great Johnny Cash to them. His music is quite timeless and very easy to listen to. He brings together classic country and gospel and folk to come up with his very own unique style. His songs are like short stories and peeks into his own life. He has a particular and unique singing voice which is gravelly and deep. He doesn't so much as sing but speaks the words of the song in a cadence and rhythm which seems to be almost like poetry. Some of his best songs he pretty much recites in that cadence. I'm talking about songs like Ring of Fire, The Man Comes Around, A Boy Named Sue, The Ballad of Ira Hayes, and (his own cover of the Nine Inch Nail song) Hurt. Listening to these songs almost feels like you're in a campground sitting around a campfire with the crusty, old veteran sitting with guitar in hand and telling everyone a story.
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Thor McOdin · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject:

Tullaryx · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject:

L: L.A. Confidential

I recommend this very well-done modern film-noir which got lost in all of the Titanic hoopla in 1997. This film adaptation of the dense and very complex novel of the same name by James ellroy was truly great just for the fact that screenwriters Biran Helgeland and writer-director Curtis Hanson were able to condense the novel to its most basic level but still keep all the complex political and underworld intrigue of the book. It also brought to the forefront two Aussie actors who would go on to bigger and better things: Russell Crowe and Guy Pierce. One would have thought the way these two did their work that they were born and bred true-blue Americans. They truly lost themselves in their role. Crowe's performance as the brutish but honorable LA cop, Bud White, is one of the best reasons to watch this film if one hasn't been able to.
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