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[fishpatrol]

1. SPN anime preview. I'm totally in the minority here, but I thought that the cover for Carry On My Wayward Son wasn't half-bad. It was very JPop-y! :> (but I imagine that's not perceived as a good thing for many people ;;;) I'm quite liking the Japanese voice actors for the boys as well (the high-pitched screaming is higher than my ears would prefer, but I suppose that's the Anime Way). But I have to admit, the art style and the colour scheme (too dark! D:) are really not doing it for me. [/2D]

2. Compared to last week's episode of Glee? This week's was awful. :| Community handled the religion issue far better -- in its usual irreverent way, yes, but the bottomline was that everyone had their own beliefs and even if Pierce's beliefs seemed completely ludicrous to everyone else, it was okay because it's what he believes and it served its function to help him cope.

Glee, on the other hand, I wasn't so impressed with. I felt almost disgusted at how all of the other characters, including the authority figures (i.e. Will and Emma), were pushing their beliefs on to Kurt. Yes, he did need support from his friends, but he clearly didn't want that support in the form of prayers and hymns. There are other ways of offering support that doesn't involve dragging your atheist (or agnostic, I can't remember if Kurt made the distinction) friend to church when he very obviously does not want to go. Ugh, I have so many issues with this episode. It definitely left a bad taste in my mouth. [/D:]

3. Sheldon! Cats! A combination of my favourite things. :DDDD I do have to agree with Amy: neurobiology does indeed trump theoretical physics. [/bias]

Comments

[illuminations.livejournal.com]

I wonder how many SPN fans are familiar with/enjoy anime. I get really defensive when people get judgey about things that heavily related to culture differences. :\

I wasn't as put off by the Glee ep, but I was definitely :| during some parts. I think the only part I liked about it was Finn's little storyline. GRILLED CHEESUS.

[fishpatrol]

I get really defensive when people get judgey about things that heavily related to culture differences. :\

Yeah, those people rub me the wrong way too. Well, whatever, the anime wasn't made with an American audience in mind anyway, so the complainers can keep complainin'.

Ahaha, oh, Finn. I loved how he ate the cheesus side of the sandwich even though it was, like, days old.

[illuminations.livejournal.com]

True, true. Anyway, I thought Dean's seiyuu sounded a lot like Jensen, but I dunno if that was a fluke. :P

Oh god, that part. I was so grossed out. I knew it was going to happen but I was still like PLEASE DON'T.

[fishpatrol]

He does sound like Jensen, doesn't he! Maybe it's the Batman voice. I wonder if that's the seiyuu's natural voice or if he's doing a Batman voice like Jensen did.

Well...he did keep it in the fridge for the most part. And it was in Saran wrap. And it was probably less than a week old? :> (I'll bet the cheese tasted like melted plastic!)

[sharona1x2.livejournal.com]

My biggest problem with this week's Glee was the way it implied that people become atheists because they feel let down by God. That may be true for some, but it's nothing to do with why I'm an atheist. I also agree with what you said.

Complaining in SPN fandom? Surely you jest! I think the preview looks cool. I suspect it's because I'm an anime fan first and an SPN fan second.

[fishpatrol]

it's nothing to do with why I'm an atheist

Oh, I completely agree. I choose to be agnostic not because I've lost faith -- I've just never had any particular form of faith to begin with. It was troubling that the only self-identified atheists in the episode were both portrayed as people who have believed in God at one point and the only reason for becoming atheists was because, as you said, they felt let down by God. Every episode of Glee seems to have some sort moral lesson -- I'm not sure I like the message of this episode.

When I watch the anime, I'm going to have to tell my brain to not try comparing the anime to the live-action show and just treat it as an independent story. ;) I'm really liking the Japanese dub though (haha, it feels weird writing "Japanese dub" rather than "American dub" XD).

[cantarina]

Aaaaahhhh, the seiyuu's work for me so very, very hard. Especially Sam's. I'd swear I know Dean's from my anime days, but the internet tells me that I don't. I actually like the colour scheme, but I'm not very keen on the art either.

Agreed about Glee and Community, although letting Pierce hang around a cult is a bit... uncomfortable? I guess he's a comedy character in a comedy show, at the end of the day.

[fishpatrol]

The art is too, idk, angular (?) for me. It kind of reminds me of Cowboy Bebop for some reason, but I've never actually seen Cowboy Bebop, so idk ^^;;

I have a feeling they probably want to squeeze in a few more jokes about Pierce's cult in later episodes, so they're keeping it.