Author: Amy

  • 8 Ways to Kill an Idea

    I feel you.

    Kill an Idea by Scott Campbell

    More images, and bigger over at TrendsNow[fr].

  • Daria DVD News Spazz~~~

    On July, I posted this about the Daria DVD.

    I just got an email update with more info, which sound spazz-tastic~

    1. It sounds as though, rather than put the episodes out season-by-season, they are looking to put the whole series out at once, including the movies.
    2. There will be goodies, though which ones, I am not sure. However, the Sarcastathons and the specials were mentioned, and it looks as though they are going through ANY footage to find superfluous Daria appearances (like on TV talk shows).
    3. The commercial bumpers will be preserved, and in their rightful places.
    4. The episodes will be from the original masters, so no Noggin jujitsu cuts.
    5. The DVDs could come out as early as spring 2010. I’m going to play it conservative and still claim that they won’t be available until late 2010. For outside of the United States, it will be closer to 2011.

    Also, apparently… for licensing reasons — there will be music replacement. However, it appears that they will replace some songs with covers, so they are trying to make changes not too noticeable. As for licensing explanations, old shows that used music prominently are having issues with their DVD release because the permits they used on the original TV broadcast don’t apply when releasing the music on DVD.

    New shows don’t suffer from it, because the different licensing issues are dealt when shooting the show.

    via TVShowsOnDVD and DVDAria Petition.

  • The Google Story

    11 years of Google history in just a few minutes.
    very informative… but read fast. xD

  • Harry Potter Covers for Classic Penguin?

    Most people know I’ve cut most (if not all) my ties with Harry Potter fandom — thank Kamisama! Where would my life be otherwise? — Anyway, I ran into these covers re-designed to look like Classic Penguin Books. These are oh so pretty!

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  • Vargas Llosa Gets Better Book Covers in the US

    why is that? how is that?

    I’m not particularly fond of Mr. Vargas Llosa, but I ran into these covers, which are way cooler than the version of his books that I’ve seen lying around bookshelves.

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  • Tim Burton MOMA Spazz~~~

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    OMG. A couple more shots, including one of Jack Skellington, over at Otto-Otto.

    Maca, why didn’t you go! You missed Johnny! xD

  • I Feel in the Mood for Hanson~

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    I’ve been listening to their last 2 albums these past two days.

    Is Hanson a guilty pleasure? Sure, I can’t tell everyone, but I do tell some people they’ve got to let those MMMBop days go. Honestly, you can’t judge a group by a song you heard in the late 90s. If you only let yourself listen to Underneath, and The Walk you would understand.

    Plus, it doesn’t count if they liked MMMBop and then it got too popular for its own good.

    Actually, Underneath Acoustic is pretty great, and I just happened to read that they also did a re-recording of their debut Middle of Nowhere (for their 10th anniversary)… what that means? That means mature Hanson still singing their old songs. Can you imagine Justin Timberlake singing Bye Bye Bye? He’s too afraid. LOL

    Come on! Michael Jackson was still comfortable performing I Want You Back, and I’ll Be There.

    I also read that a new album will be released next year… May, hopefully.

    While updating myself on Hanson news, I found two interesting posts… In Defense of the Hanson Brothers, and Hanson in Sharp Form… – Here’s a couple of excerpts~

    There’s little point in dancing around it: I like Hanson. Always have. I’ve also spent enough time listening to Slayer, Motorhead, Mayhem, Krisiun and the like to feel comfortable with my affinity for this trio of pop-friendly siblings.

    Like keyboardist/singer Taylor Hanson, I wasn’t a Gilmore Girls watcher, but I read recently that one character on the show referred to Hanson as “the new Bee Gees.” Then it all made sense.

    And the most interesting part of the whole post was this:

    Then a friend who spent most of his time listening to Norwegian black metal told me he was impressed with songs that would eventually appear on Underneath (2004).

    Also… did you know? *warning, Amy facts may seem weird* Taylor was my brother of choice. xD

  • Glee Quote of the Week – S01×10 – Ballad

    Courtesy of Terri~~~
    Will’s not-a-pregnant wife.

    Glee - 1x10 - I'll Kill You Suzy Pepper

    Listen, you little psycho. This is Will’s wife, and if I don’t get enough sleep my anti-depressants won’t work, and then I’ll go crazy and I’ll kill you.

    HAHAHAHA.
    Stalkers make me laugh.

    Suzy Pepper (laughs) was played by Sarah Drew, who also played Bianca… Jaye’s stuttering stalker on Wonderfalls.

  • Otouto – Younger Brother Trailer

    This does not compute.
    Yu Aoi as a bride? LOL

    Actually, film looks interesting (even without subs), though… random question~

    Is Ryo Kase Koharu’s (Yu Aoi) friend or husband-to-be? I couldn’t make it out on the scene. And I know Nippon Cinema says it’s her friend, but their scene seemed too close to be just friends. Over-reading! You can tell I’m starving for a new film.

    [iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”https://www.nipponcinema.com/v2/play.swf?config=https://www.nipponcinema.com/cfg/ototo-trailer]

    Also, aoinohoho has a video of the Otouto press conference.

  • More Academy Awards 2009-2010 Updates

    89 documentary films have been reduced to 15 films. On the race? The Don’t-Kill-the-Dolphins documentary The Cove, which created a fuzz when the Tokyo Film Festival didn’t let them open the event.

    But you know, dolphins are cute this is why it deserves a documentary (and it will probably win an Oscar for it if the cuteness continues).

    I really want to be wrong on this one.

    Food, Inc. is also on the race. I learned something from this one, must admit.

    Check out the 15 titles here.