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I'm sure I'm in the fairly common boat of "I'm open-minded to it, but I've seen little that grabs my attention".

I was underwhelmed by Akira, and I'm pretty sure I've seen Ghost in The Shell (movie) and was underwhelmed by that (if I'm even remembering the right thing), and those are almost always found in a top-5 list of recommendations.

But!

I watched Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and I hugely enjoyed both seasons of that. There's some likable characterization, the animation is really nice (and sometimes very beautiful), and there's a lot of well-rounded social/political themes that are explored quite deftly. So, yeah, that's my recommendation.

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Another good one, lads! Episodes of Uncomposed always make me wish I had my guitar to hand so I can eff around and experiment with the stuff you're talking about big_smile

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I seriously used to wonder if this was a joke account run by Dorkman. I guess this answers that.

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I'm stunned and saddened and hoping for the best. My thoughts are with everyone having to endure this. Love to Mike and the rest of you.

Unless there's a "random talk about the podcast" thread that I've missed, I'll put this here:

Sometimes my mp3 player gets glitchy if I don't add files in a really specific way and it does weird stuff like mix up names and running times or plays half of something and finishes with half of something else. And sometimes the play speed bugs out and speeds up. In the latter case, it's done this a couple of times with WAYDM, when Eddie's been on the show. My first thought is always "why does this sound like four chipmunks and one normal guy?"

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Also I wanna solve a crime with him in the 70s so we can be Blokes & Stokes.

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Loved this episode. These past few seem like they've been really cathartic for Trey.

Next Intermission, can you drop the pretense and just call it "Things That Annoy Trey"?

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I watched both of them recently. I think really the main problem is that there is almost no plot. It's just a series of enjoyable (ymmv) moments strung together. Excellent Adventure was kinda fun (and I still have the hots for Joan of Arc), but I was pretty impressed with how dark and unconventional and inventive Bogus Journey is.
You may or may not hate it as an adult, but more likely you'll just realize how little there is to the films.

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2001: A Trey's Odyssey.

Kubrick was just a puppet.

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Ooooh, what did you work on for Breaking Bad?

(If I were American, I'd throw in something about how your country appreciates your service).

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A Trey Stokes Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

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Man, American Gangster left me so cold. I dunno why, but it just felt like drinking a cold cup of tea I'd forgotten about. Russell Crowe was great in it though.

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Coppola only did Godfather I and II (and probably part III?) for the money smile

I always liked Stannis, 'cause for the most part, he says what he plans to do and why, and then he does it. I find him refreshingly straightforward.

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If anyone is wondering why a certain musical motif from the Amish timelapse video sounds familiar, it's because it's pretty much identical to the interlude in Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Heh.

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So... Charlie Kaufman.

I know most of you don't like Synecdoche New York (I found the first half alienating, but the second half stunningly brilliant, meself) and you've brought up Adaptation favourably a few times, but I think Being John Malkovich would be an interesting middle ground for you guys to do, with a lot to talk about and dissect.

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Finally got around to watching Justified. Man, I shouldn't have waited so long to give it a try. It's a really solid, enjoyable show anyway, but it's pushed right to the top by the presence of Walton Goggins. I <3 that guy so much. A massively underrated actor (he should have won 2 or 3 Emmys for The Shield, which is still my benchmark for quality tv) but keeps getting typecast as redneck types. He's high up on my list of "people you'd write a show for specifically so you could work with them".

But anyway, Justified, eff yeah.