Share Something You Love That's Underappreciated
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a few of my favorite musicians, like Nick Cave, Einstuerzende Neubauten, and Amanda Palmer/Dresden Dolls. some seriously brilliant, beautiful stuff, but the only other people i know irl who also enjoy them are my mom, my brother, and my sisters. almost everyone else is like "wtf is this crap?" i know they all have decent followings worldwide, but it's frustrating when almost no one i know locally appreciates them.
i could also add a few TV shows that Fox cancelled prematurely, but typically they weren't under-appreciated, they were just Fox-ed. yeah, that's right, i'm trying to coin a phrase to describe Fox's habit of putting brilliant shows in a death-trap time slot and then cancelling them.
i could also add a few TV shows that Fox cancelled prematurely, but typically they weren't under-appreciated, they were just Fox-ed. yeah, that's right, i'm trying to coin a phrase to describe Fox's habit of putting brilliant shows in a death-trap time slot and then cancelling them.
Every time I see your avatar I end up watching it for about 10 minutes on a loop before realizing what is happening.
Anyway Arrested Development, the Persona series in the West, PSP, Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and undubbed Studio Ghibli films.
Also yay 100th post.
Anyway Arrested Development, the Persona series in the West, PSP, Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and undubbed Studio Ghibli films.
Also yay 100th post.
Fun egg related story:aPod said:
I recycle my egg shells, but over winter the green bin was frozen shut, so i just saved my egg shells up until i could be arsed throw them in.
After the christmas break, my housemate wanted to borrow some chilli powder, and opened my cupboard to find 50 egg shells, all in their original cases. My housemates worry about me now.
OT: Amplifier. They are soon self releasing an album, The Octopus, which has taken them 3 years to complete. And it is incredible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mixPxkJswHA
Psychadelic/Progressive Rock/Metal
Really? What part of the UK are you from? I'm in the Salisbury area and have known about Rise Against since I was 15 (almost 7 years ago). I would say that nowadays they're not so much under appreciated as overrated. They need to go back to Siren Songs and Revolutions Per Minute. The last album was so awful I lost the will to even utter their name.tomtom94 said:
Although in saying that I did go and see them on that album tour a few years ago. It would have been better if they'd ignored all the new songs. I'll likely listen to a few new songs on the album and decide that they still suck enough for me to continue grieving about their loss of awesomeness.
*ahem*
Sorry, I didn't mean all that.
Huzzah for Rise Against's new stuff!!!!11!!!1
Doom 3 is one of my favourite games, yet it seems to catch a lot of flak because it wasn't like the originals from the 90's... even though a good sequel/remake is supposed to take the source material and do something different with it which may be interesting in another way, or it serves no real purpose as long as the original exists.
Sea Patrol! Royal Australian Navy Action. It's awesome!! Youtube it NOW!!!
Also, Houshin Engi (also known as soul hunter), my favourite anime, all on youtube. Officially great!
Also, Houshin Engi (also known as soul hunter), my favourite anime, all on youtube. Officially great!
Common Sense, Modesty, Integrity and Peace & Quiet are all in dire need of appreciation right now...
Oh and that Moon film was superb btw...
Oh and that Moon film was superb btw...
I'm bouncing off of walls over this!tomtom94 said:
Mind you, I'm not sure about underappreciated.
I'm going to go with Social Distortion. Sure, they're bigger in America, but over this side of the pond they barely get a name drop ever, and they're so ridiculously influential (see above) the deserve more than they get. They're a bit like Thin Lizzy in that respect; both bands are masively influential on their genres but hardly get the love they deserve.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky
After GameFreak finally dies out, it will probably go down in history as the only pokemon game whose story was genuinely moving instead of lame.
After GameFreak finally dies out, it will probably go down in history as the only pokemon game whose story was genuinely moving instead of lame.
The World God Only Knows... Best manga evar! Drop everything and go read it. GO NAO!
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/
Also Umineko no Naku Kuro Ni, Higurashi's spritual sequel, two words can describe it's awesomeness... Small Bombs!
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/
Also Umineko no Naku Kuro Ni, Higurashi's spritual sequel, two words can describe it's awesomeness... Small Bombs!
oh my freakin' god! i love the Bruce, and i didn't know those books existed! my life now has new meaning!AccursedTheory said:
Books by Bruce Campbell: the only thing better than movies with Bruce Campbell.
Make love is a story about Bruce on his first staring role in an A listed movie (Fake, obviously), and If Chins Could Kill is his autobiography/indie film fund-raising suggestions book.Jamboxdotcom said:oh my freakin' god! i love the Bruce, and i didn't know those books existed! my life now has new meaning!AccursedTheory said:
Books by Bruce Campbell: the only thing better than movies with Bruce Campbell.
Honestly, that guy is a fantastic writer. Its like he's sitting in the room, talking to you.
Flobots aren't bad. Kind of wishy-washy sometimes though.gostlyfantom said:
That actually looks genuinely interesting, if only because I have no idea what to expect.AccursedTheory said:
Books by Bruce Campbell: the only thing better than movies with Bruce Campbell.
I suppose for me it's Baki the Grappler, though the massive mangling of the anime might have something to do with the lack of popularity.
Umbrellas. They are so useful, but the only time you ever hear people talk about them is when they are complaining.
Asprin. If it weren't for asprin you can be sure suicide rates would be so much higher today. It so common, such an easy answer to such a crappy situation (a headache) that you don't even think about it.
The spring mattress. Yes, I know its bad for your back after a while, but have you seen the shit people used to sleep on? Its basically a sack filled with dead ducks. I know the spring mattress is heading out with all this Tempur-Pedic and memory foam stuff, but lets just have a moment of silence for the invention that made sure everyone in the last century could get a good night's sleep
Mustard. Seriously, its the kind of the condiments, but it tends to play second banana to Ketchup and Mayo.
Asprin. If it weren't for asprin you can be sure suicide rates would be so much higher today. It so common, such an easy answer to such a crappy situation (a headache) that you don't even think about it.
The spring mattress. Yes, I know its bad for your back after a while, but have you seen the shit people used to sleep on? Its basically a sack filled with dead ducks. I know the spring mattress is heading out with all this Tempur-Pedic and memory foam stuff, but lets just have a moment of silence for the invention that made sure everyone in the last century could get a good night's sleep
Mustard. Seriously, its the kind of the condiments, but it tends to play second banana to Ketchup and Mayo.
If the following doesn't sell it to you, I don't know what will.bushwhacker2k said:That actually looks genuinely interesting, if only because I have no idea what to expect.AccursedTheory said:
Books by Bruce Campbell: the only thing better than movies with Bruce Campbell.
I suppose for me it's Baki the Grappler, though the massive mangling of the anime might have something to do with the lack of popularity.
What you're reading right now is known as the "flap copy." This is where the 72,444 words of my latest book are cooked down to fit this space. But how does one do that? Do you reveal pivotal plot points like the one at the end of the book where the little girl on crutches points an accusing finger and shouts, "The killer is Mr. Potter"?
I have too much respect for you as an attention-deficient consumer to attempt such an obvious ruse. But let's not play games here. You picked up the book already, so you either:
A. Know who I am
B. Liked the cool smoking jacket I'm wearing on the cover
C. Have just discovered that the bookstore restroom is out of toilet paper
Is it a sequel to my autobiography If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor? Sadly, no, which made it much harder to write. According to my publisher, I haven't "done" enough since 2001 to warrant another memoir.
Is it an "autobiographical novel"? Yes. I'm the lead character in the story, and I'm a real person, and everything in the book actually happened, except for the stuff that didn't.
The action revolves around my preparations for a pivotal role in the A-list relationship film Let's Make Love! But my Homeric attempt to break through the glass ceiling of B-grade genre fare is hampered by a vengeful studio executive and a production that becomes infected by something called the "B movie virus," symptoms of which include excessive use of cheesy special effects, slapstick, and projectile vomiting.
From a violent fistfight with a Buddhist to a life-altering stint in federal prison, this novel has it all. And if the 72,444 words are too time-consuming, there are lots and lots of cool graphics.
Regards,
Bruce "Don't Call Me Ash" Campbell