Yup that's where my mind went too. Peak Simpsons years. 

Scaling this fuel would be ridiculous and unfeasible, which is the issue ethanol ran into with corn-based fuels. You end up having to cultivate more arable land for fuel than for food and you either end up with no food or no land. The energy expenditures required to turn uncultivated land into fuel-supporting farmland…

Reminds me of my youth when I showed up at a protest with a Robby the Robot mask and Woody Guthrie concert T.

I had the thought that the series may have hit the market a couple years too early, because you’re right - it has a mix of so many things.

My wife may not have watched the show intently with me, but she enjoyed what she called steampunk-adjacent style throughout the show.

The Big O is a CRIMINALLY underrated series. It’s like putting Batman, James Bond, and Gundam in a blender, sprinkle in some Godzilla style kaiju and a few saxophones, and you have a masterpiece.

had to scroll too far to see this - definitely the Big O. Best Batman pastiche.

I have seen very few Gundam series, but 08th MS Team is definitely my favorite. I still watch that Gouf fight from time to time. Speaking of which...

Big O is still a highlight for me. It had mystery, style that still looks great today, and if they picked up and made more episodes today I’d be on board in a heartbeat.
Fuck it I know what I’m watching this weekend.

It’s never the same after that first hit.

I’d say Cowboy Bebop should be disqualified because it premiered before Toonami and wasn’t shown as part of the lineup until later.
Which is fine, because that just leaves more room for Space Dandy.

I remember watching it back before Adult Swim had the black screens. The bumpers were footage from an actual pool and I watched it alongside shows like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the Brak Show.

The Cullen promos are all excellent. I occasionally still rewatch the promo for 08th MS Team.

While a lot of these shows hold a place in my heart, some that meant the most to me don’t hold up. Gundam Wing was a show I thought was brilliant at 15 and recognize as an adult was bonkers and not as deep or complex as it was clearly trying to be. Heck, it’s the inspiration for one of my proudest io9 comments I’ve…

Gundam was the first big franchise that never had a foothold in the states but blew up thanks to Toonami. DBZ and Sailor Moon had been syndicated on various local networks, but that Peter Cullen narrated promo for Gundam Wing single-handedly spawned a brand new fanbase I can confidently say propelled Sunrise to new…

I’ve seen his face described as “perpetually realizing that fart wasn’t just gas”, which I like.

Outliving Tucker Carlson will be a joy. 

Fighting crime in a future time.

Central Organization of Police Specialists. Its a crappy backronym, but they did have a banging theme song:

The first Conjuring movie was fun. I didn’t see the second one. I recently watched Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do it and it pissed me off a little. It is based on a real murder case and the murderer was convicted, only served 5 years, and is still alive. And here we have a movie taking his bullshit “I was…