The Spectacular Professor

[quote name='Dragon Warrior' timestamp='1293780056' post='703484'] I never said Kimba influenced the Lion King. I've never even seen Kimba, so that's a completely different topic all together. But to each their own, right? Haha. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]You didn't really have to, it's just a very common allegation. I haven't seen [b]Kimba[/b] either, but I figure this is somewhat similar to the persistent and very incorrect claim that [b]Atlantis: The Lost Empire[/b] is a ripoff of [b]Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water[/b]. Having seen both of those, I can safely say that the people who say that are probably either rabid [b]Nadia[/b] fans who have never seen [b]Atlantis[/b] because it looks and sounds vaguely similar or bandwagon jumpers who have never seen [b]Nadia[/b].[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Yep, spot on! You're up, The Tentacle.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Oops, forgot I was participating, my bad. Lessee, here's one. I tried not to get the title character in the shot so as not to make it too easy, but anyone familiar with earlier Gainax should be able to recognize these fellas without too much trouble. [img]http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7991/namethatanime.jpg[/img][/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]I'm gonna say [b]Zoids[/b], just because of the background creature glowing back there.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' timestamp='1293585274' post='703431'] For Christmas, I got $55 worth of iTunes gift cards from several family members. I used all of them in 12 minutes. What did I buy? Disney movie soundtracks. Brother Bear, Lion King, Mulan, etc. My sister thinks I've just wasted $55 of precious iTunes money. I think I've just made the most fabulous purchases EVER. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]I'm shipping you my iPod. Load it up and send it right back.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Happy Tax Day! Don't forget to hang your stockings so the Tax Man will come down your chimney and give you your tax return![/font]

[quote name='Shinmaru' timestamp='1293299795' post='703278'] You have to admit, though, that the terrible dub is the only real reason to watch and enjoy [b]Garzey's Wing[/b] because it is unspeakably awful. If I watched it in Japanese, I'd probably stab myself halfway through. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]I dunno, that random-ass technicolor goose kidnapping a guy's soul might have held my attention long enough to stave off thoughts of suicide.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Another problem with adapting Red Riding Hood is the fact that [s]that stupid-ass Twilight ripoff[/s] there's a supernatural romance film coming out soon under that name. Between the product confusion and the mental scarring, I doubt Disney would want to risk it this soon. The core problem with Red Riding Hood, though, is that at the core of the beast it's a very short story with very little room for embellishment. It's very hard to expand the story without either parodying it or making it something else entirely, and the only reason [b]Hoodwinked[/b] really worked at the length it was is because it basically just retold the story about four times from different perspectives. Don't get me wrong, that was a fun storytelling technique and I loved it, it's just that it wouldn't feel like a Disney film if they decided not to keep the focus mainly on Red. Admittedly, if there is any one company who can pull off a decent expansion and turn Red Riding Hood into a decent, feature-length, non-parody children's film, it's probably Disney. There wasn't much to the original story of Cinderella, either.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]It's that time again! And to learn our lesson, we turn to the Wheel of Morality.... Actually, it's time to talk about all the epic swag you got for Christmas! Or Hanukkah! Or any other gift-giving festive occasion you happen to celebrate around this time of year! Whatever, just tell me what you got! As for me, the haul was a little shallow this year due to all-around budget constraints, but so far I've gotten 20 bucks for my Wii fund and the Disney edition of Apples to Apples, the greatest non-electronic game ever! I'm pretty content right now, all things considered. [spoiler]There's a card from the movie [b]Enchanted[/b] in there. I now have a pocket-sized picture of Amy Adams I can carry around if I so desire.[/spoiler][/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]It's official. Shinmaru is the Sean Connery of Otakuboards. Shin Connery.[/font]

[quote name='Kei' timestamp='1293146993' post='703205'] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]There needs to be more Hanz von Hozel Theatre. That is all. [/color][/font] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]And that's all I needed to hear. Look forward to the above.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]We all need to get together when we're all rich and famous and do some bad karaoke. I do a killer impression of Fred Schneider from the B-52's. I don't even need to be drunk to do it. Song sounded great, though. Sounds like a lot of fun, remind me to sign up for the next one.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Oh, I've been terrible for years. It's just that up until now, I've generally at least been asleep before 5 in the freaking morning. Boo: Yeah, the music is actually what took me the longest. I wanted suitable snobbish background violin to make the segment sound as pretentious and high-class as possible. Didn't quite get that, but you've got to agree that [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5okzOrTYGU"]this violin cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy"[/url] that I found is totally awesome and fits the mood pretty well anyway. Although I could have probably turned it down a little at the very beginning, it's about the same volume as my narration there.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Guh, lemme PM it to you then. ...why the hell am I still awake.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Alright, my piece should be in Boo's email inbox. Lemme know if I need to send it elsewhere.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]When's the deadline for the Christmas episode? I have a thing I just finally managed to start cobbling together and might be able to submit in time provided that I can get some time to myself to avoid awkward gawking tomorrow.[/font]

[quote name='PiroMunkie' timestamp='1292965148' post='703097'] [color="#006400"](or Comic Sans if they're [i]that[/i] person)[/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]At your service.[/font]