Toys in the Attic is fantastic.

Grave of the Fireflies, Sean. Grave of the Fireflies.

Yeah, as fun as Asteroid Blues is, Cowboy Bebop really is about the longer tale, about the family of the Bebop as they push and pull on each other, and the adventures they get into. There’s a hardboiled plot there, and it’s not wholly original, but you care deeply by the end of it all. And there are a few one-offs…

I waltzed into a local Target right at opening and got in line at customer service. Five minutes later I had mine, though it’s jot exactly mine. My son has stated in no uncertain terms it’s the thing he expects for Christmas, so that’s what ts fir, and it shall remain dormant, I played for nearly three months.

Mine wa pretty easy, too. Wal Marts sold our overnight so I went to Target around opening and they had a line to customer service and a reasonable amount of stock to choose from. Five minutes later I was walking out with the centerpiece of Christmas morning and apparently a far better experience than if I’d…

I can see it this week! It’s a miracle!

Yes! As a good-natured guy who loved his concept and thought it go big and unfortunately also the guy who let it spin out of control.

That $48 Prime/Gamers Club price makes launch date games more attractive than I thought it would.

This actually doesn’t surprise me. I play Splatoon 2 a few times a week and generally prefer the Pro, even when I’m playing on the Switch screen. The Joy Cons tire my hands out pretty fast in rapid fire games like that, and motion controls on a screen you’re also looking at works about as well as you’d expect.

On the sprawling The Aeroplane Flies High B-side collection, The Smashing Pumpkins have a track called “Pastichio Medley.” It’s made up largely of 10 second clips from songs that didn’t make it on any albums released at that point, followed by a solid ten minutes of sludgy dead-end chugging. It’s a fascinating song…

Maybe he’s too busy hawking insurance as a sentient box.

The squirrels were the absolute highlight of the episode, front to back.

Harmon repurposes/recycles some of his Community jokes, I supposed because his voice is his own and you can only tell so many jokes, but it called back Troy’s “All tomato” line.

But Beth is kind of a requirement to have a Morty, and it’s understood that Ricks almost always at least start with a Morty.

I don’t expect Joey Regularmovie to love every movie I do, but after the disaster that was “Bug” (watch a crazy person make another person crazy in a mis-marketed film that sold itself as horror but was really a stage play about paranoia), this is good to know.

The official racetime is 8-10PM Central, and you may adjust your hours accordingly.

I popped open BotW last weekend and while cooking I noticed I have enough rushrooms. I must return to the man with an unhealthy appetite for Hylian Speed for my payment.

In case anyone missed it in the WAYPTW thread, we are having our monthly Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch race night on Monday, September 18th, for a bikes-only race-athon. The tourney code is 5136-1758-3659, yes I’ve double checked, yes I’m very embarrassed that I screwed it up so badly last month by posting my friend code…

If I’m understanding correctly, our tourney will take place on Tuesday, September 19th, at 10AM in local time in Japan. The tourney code is 5136-1758-3659 if you can make it, but I know I’d have a hard time getting my employer’s permission to either log onto the company wifi to play Mario Kart or take a quick two hour…

It’s been a long time waiting as it creeps ever closer. I should warn you that apparently tee shirts and jeans and clapping are all encouraged. Very much “classical comes to you” instead of “Here is a Classical.” And apparently the tour is taking at least a year off after this season, so I’m glad they came close…