Toonami Pre-Flight Discussion

Episode 87 -

So they were serious about putting their names down there so they don't have to keep introducing themselves, haha.

Death Note is good but I feel Monster really shows how it's done when it comes to that kind of show.  Death Note a "simulcast?"  Yeah the anime fans were thin-skinned but you can see how that promotional strategy would backfire.  Adult Swim aired some good anime but there was a lot of crap and a lot of middle of the road forgettable shows.  They didn't air a lot of the must-see shows either, hence the various unfinished business picks of Toonami.  Tighter than modern anime?  There was a lot of fat that could've been trimmed from Death Note, like that whole arc with the evil company, or the umpteen times Light erased his memory and all that other bullshit.  Hell, was Misa even needed?  Not sure Shinigamis are such a super Japanese concept.  They're basically Grim Reapers.


Speaking of marathons, they had to do one for Death Note because of the rights running out in the middle of its last run.

Champloo aired billions of times but you still aired that.  But, whatever rationalization you need.  Whatever keeps ASA reruns off Toonami.  I'm just thankful that it seems Champloo was an outlier or an exception and won't be part of a pattern.

Jacob's Ladder looks freaky as hell.  SPOILERZ!  It seemed excessive to kill the kids too.  Mulholland Drive looks pretty creepy.  Those expressions and and camera work.  Booo it cut off early what a ripoff, Demarco!  Martyrs looks messed up, though.  The more clips of A Beautiful Mind they show the less interesting it seems.  Requiem for a Dream looks fucked up.  The only thing I ever heard about Black Swan for was the lesbo action.  I didn't know it had all this demented stuff in it.  I wasn't really sure what was considered a psychological horror movie.  Some could fit into multiple categories.  The Silent Hill games are truly creepy and scary.  Don't know about the movies.  Didn't know they were inspired by Jacob's Ladder.  But yeah if The Shining and Donnie Darko count, I've seen those.  They're good.  What was that movie with Leonardo Decaprio on the island?  That was good.

Okay I've already commented on this "music" video.

Gundam promo was fine I suppose.  Interesting that Demarco considers Gundam to have "done well" for them.  I suppose it's not as bad of a hit for them as it appears, and they consider the show worth getting lesser ratings than they were before.  Permanent Gundam slot is not in so much jeopardy after all?

Blum and son were acting strange here.  Blum has a convention manager?  Well I suppose he does go to quite a few.  That guy really needs to update his look, though.  That hair.  Oof.  Who was that character on Steve's banner?

That Single was just obnoxious.  How do people listen to this shit?

Mike, Lu & Og is one of the earliest Cartoon Cartoons, and also one of the most forgettable. It's amazing that I caught at least one episode of that when I was young, and none of I Am Weasel.