As somebody who has no familiarity with the stories (other than knowing they exist) and having never seen a clip, it was just an interesting divergence from what I was expecting. As somebody who's quite familiar with Fry and Laurie via their sketch comedy or their work on Blackadder, I was expecting something more…

You watched Upstream Color with WHO?!?!

Probably all of the above. Rintarou is the kind of character that I normally find so obnoxious, but maybe it's a combination of the voice actor and the nuance each character has so far received, but I find him endearing, alongside the rest of the group.

Also, this message is for Eric, since he asked me about it and I rudely forgot to get back to him:

Pretty varied, I say.

Oh Gussie… That theater was playing the second half of Seven Samurai right after that intermission you walked out on. I hope you can get your money back. :(

I'm pretty much a sucker for anything that actually tries to take time travel seriously. I'd watch a season's worth of set-up if it means that the finale has some kind of intricate pay-off, so this definitely seems like something I'd enjoy.
I just didn't want to start the slow stuff if I could have known that the time…

That's because I haven't written any for you.

This is good to hear. My main concern is that I haven't heard anything about it, so I need to know if people actually like it.

Any good ones?

Has anybody seen the anime Steins Gate? Just curious, as I just discovered it and am wondering if it's worth watching, since it seems up my alley, but I'm also picky about anime.

Well, these are the elections I've voted in since becoming of voting age:

Me too!

Why should you have to choose?

Awww, Ege. You're much more nuanced than that!

How are we all celebrating Weekly Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Day?

I've seen 36 of them.

For anybody interested, snowmania is still doing well (and active on Twitter, so I'm sure she'd love to hear from anybody on there). I am seeing her in two weeks, so I'll make her post something then, just for you guys.

Gods of Egypt?

Agreed. The camerawork and staging is so meticulous and calls attention to itself at almost every turn, and it works without being a distraction. Kind of amazing.