Star Drive vs. Nemesis: name of the G1 'con ship

[Ursus mellifera]

Dom
-finally came up with a Lady Gaga parody that is worth sharing.

Personally, I liked your version of "Bad Romance."

[138 Scourge]

I kind of liked his version of "Love Game", though, I'm pretty sure that Lady Gaga does not, in fact, possess a disco stick.

So just every thread's going right off the rails now, is that what's up?

[Gomess]

MY PLAN HAS COME TO FRUITION

"THE DERAILER! BAH GAWD, HE'S BROKEN IN HAHF!!" [/JR]

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So just every thread's going right off the rails now, is that what's up?

I'm sure we could make that happen if necessary.

[Dominic]

Scourge, are you sure you are not thinking of my take on "Bad Romance", aka "Man Junk In Her Pants"?

And, ya know that some iterations of that song never specify if the junk is hers in the biological sense.


Dom
-junk junk junk....

[Shockwave]

I kind of liked his version of "Love Game", though, I'm pretty sure that Lady Gaga does not, in fact, possess a disco stick.

So just every thread's going right off the rails now, is that what's up?

Yup. MY GOD IT'S PANDEMONIUM!! EVERYBODY RUNN!!!

[BWprowl]

(Holy crap, now I wonder how possible it would be for a third party to create a dating sim using the old mini-poll series...)

You got any basic coding experience? Sounds like we might have a project. =p

Well, no, but we could always just use Ren'Py, right?

For sures, it's one of the most popular series in the States and Europe, probably because it's so down-to-earth. I just love stories that strike a balance between realism and fantasy, and... Kabuto just does it wonderfully, I think. The enemies are the BEST, too. At first I was hugely disappointed at how generic the Worms were, but... by the end of the series, or even just halfway through, goddamn. Such a cool concept for a baddie. I will warn you right now: Tsurugi WILL make you cry. Oh yes.

See, when I heard about them the Worms already sounded interesting. It's a series where every single character is potentially a sleeper agent, right? That's got killer potential.

And the belts in that one make cool noises (right? Are those the ones that go "Stand By"?)

You daaaaamn right. Tsurugi's is the only one that says "Stand By", but they all say, "HENSHIN" and "CAST OFF" (which is also a great piece of design, how the bug-themed suits "shed" their bulky cocoons to reveal a sleek speedy form), not to mention the hissatsuwaza. Kabuto's "1..2..3..RIDER KICK" is joy+1. Especially when he starts mixing it up, altering the speed of the countdown to mess with people.

I was actually referring to the 'Stand-By's heard by those besides Sasword in this video, though on closer inspection those appear to be guys from 555. More reason to check that one out, though I'm still quite interested in Kabuto, don't get me wrong! Saw some bits with the Cast Off, which looks quite cool, agreed. I also haven't watched a series yet with *that many* Riders (And Ryuki and Hibiki don't really interest me, so Kabuto it is!).

Yes, W was really a surprise for me, and rapidly became one of my girlfriend's favourites (along with Decade, but... that's just cheating. I mean, how can you NOT love Decade?). Honestly though, at first I couldn't help comparing it to the live action Death Note. I know, it seems like a really asinine comparison for a guy that's properly into anime and toku, but... I couldn't help it. Also I'm glad to see you noticed the fashion, you're a kindred spirit, dude.

I can kinda see the Death Note comparison, with its emphasis on revealing well-hidden identities (weirdly contrasted with the way Shotaro makes NO effort to hide his transformations into W from anyone other than his most immediate circle of friends), plus Phillip has more than a little in common with L (Though Phillip actually has a lot of interest in INCREASING his socialization, which juxtaposes interestingly).

Yeah, were I Asian enough I would've totally cosplayed as Shotaro at Fanime this year. That man has style.

I forgot to mention that I ended up watching the end of Decade since it was stapled to the W movie, and I quite liked it (agreed that Decade is kind of irresistibly awesome), though between Complete Form Fatcade and the sheer too-much-ness of Diend's design, I think Decade's base suit was the only one I liked in there. Still very entertaining though, and Dan wants to watch that one sometime soon too, so I'll probably be making time for it at some point.

*Giggle* Well, yes, you're right though. The early Heisei stuff was prone to the weaknesses of most Heisei fiction for kids and teenagers: Trying Too Hard. It was a bit like early 90s western comic books, upping the "drama" at the cost of the colour and magic. I did like Kuuga's suits, though. That simple kind of design, the "growth tree" he has, really appeals to me, and makes me wish to high heaven that someone like Capcom had gotten the rights to make a Devil May Cry-style game based on the property.

I actually liked the look of Kuuga quite a bit too (and his theme song is utterly *epic*). I dunno, maybe watching Decade will be a more enjoyable way to enjoy that one.

Oh, and V3 is particularly worth checking out if you're looking a the Showa stuff. Just a great all-round Rider series, but just a little doofy, as 70s toku should be.

You're actually like the third person to recommend V3 as a Showa series to check out, so I'll keep that in mind. I hear Black is pretty good too, but I also get the feeling that that's the overrated one of the Showa shows.

Friend of mine walked in while we were watching The Next, and immediately said, "...Is this Casshern? *raised eyebrow*" Yeah, that series is very much what it is, sure as heck not the best of the Rider universe, but fun in a small dose. Yes, the flashbacks were daft. Honestly I thought, considering the direction they took with the Riders' designs, the monsters would've looked... "cooler"? To coin a phrase? =/

Yeah, the Bat's design was just lazy. The Spider could've looked better, but just veered too far into ridiculous. Dan and I started laughing like crazy when we realized that the spider legs coming out of his head were also *attached to his shoulders*. Snake and Cobra did look pretty cool, but they only appeared in costume for, like, five minutes.

...Oshi-- that reminds me, have you watched any of the Heisei movies?? J and ZO are oddly restrained and generic, but Shin Kamen Rider is crazy. I really think there should've been a whole series to FLESH out (s'cuse the pun) the concept of a Rider who truly *morphs* into his suited form.

I've indeed been interested in Shin Kamen Rider, but that's one that I decided would be better after I've watched more other shows. Y'know, kinda take in all their tropes and ideas fully before I watch Shin turn it all upside-down (or would inside-out be a better phrase, in this case?).

I only realized last night that (At the point I'm in, episode 20) Den-O has yet to use a Rider Kick.I mean, it's still an awesome show and all, but what the hell? And I like Yuuto far more than I though I would.