I never watched Class of 3000 really (it came at that time after Cartoon Network was starting to shark-jump with live action programing but before Adventure Time and to a lesser extent Flapjack made them cool again, when I wasn't watching the channel outside of Adult Swim and Toonami while it lasted), but Hi Hi Puffy…

For order I would suggest Holly Jolly Secrets before I Remember You, since that's another story arc that develops.

I guess it's because anime and manga serve something of a countercultural outlet in Japan, plus unlike in America, there's an actual mainstream market of shojo and josei comics aimed at girls (which may contain some sexist content themselves, as Twilight shows us female-targeted content isn't off the hook from…

The Off the Air episodes were free on Adult Swim's website, last time I checked.

@disqus_okgItcD0yy:disqus Certainly severity matters, which is why nobody is opposed to treatments and therapies that alleviate the severity. Certainly my symptoms are far less severe than they were when I was a kid, thanks to the supports I received. The problem is the attitude people have that thinks if you're "high…

@avclub-72085404bc24959bbd79392bc8ad27d0:disqus Would they even be able to do anything with those shows? I think they wouldn't want to pay music rights and also I think Class of 3000 got into some sort of lawsuit.

@avclub-ec26fc2eb2b75aece19c70392dc744c2:disqus I think that's part of the "for kids" package. Don't know any kids shows with that sort of language. XD

Indeed. Many autistic people see it as part of their identity, like being gay or left-handed or something. Not comparable to cancer.

Though one of the positive things about that is that anime fandom as such seems devoid of a lot of the sexism that goes on in the more mainstream nerd community (anime cons seem to be at least 50%, and the clubs I've been to something more like 70% female, and none of them are considered "Fake Geek Girls"TM; if…

Not always, since people on the autism spectrum are at a higher-than-average risk for depression. But of course, said depression is usually brought on by their higher-than-average risk of being treated like shit by people like that mom.

Fuck no, Jack was the best. That show opened my eyes to a whole lot of awesome in terms of both classic action cinema and avant garde storytelling. Sort of like Tarantino for kids, though with a lot less talking and a lot more robots.

I liked it more than Cow and Chicken (weak Ren and Stimpy rip-off), and I'm assuming it's better than Mike, Lou, and Ogg simply because nobody remembers Mike, Lou, and Ogg, but yeah, it's far from the best of the batch.

Max goes through several jobs in retail, manufacturing, the military, and taste testing. And it's very clear that he's aware there's a lot wrong with him, he'd just rather address his own problems himself rather than be "cured" of a bigger condition.

I get your point. It just came off in this instance as less intentionally alienating and more like cluelessness that there was even a connection between what he was talking about and what the benefit was for (the ASPCA and dogs thing was obviously more intentional).

The thing is, there are things even the highest functioning autistics are going to need help with. This is fine since everyone needs help with some things. One can argue whether or not it's a disorder, but no one can deny it's a difference, and as such they're going to need help with different things than the regular…

The worst case of this I've seen was Bill Burr doing a routine about the "nerd epidemic" and how we have to "cure" it with more bullying… at Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars, a benefit for autism charities. Even taking the routine as purely "ironic", that is not the right venue for that routine (even if we…

Same here. I'd probably appreciate the point of it more if the movie was actually funny.

Though speaking of Frankenstein, has anyone else seen the British National Theater production with the two Sherlock Holmeses (Miller and Cumberbatch) alternating between the roles? Both the creature and the doctor are played as being on different points on the autism spectrum. Great performances (I saw Cumberbatch as…

It doesn't make sense that someone watching a show subtitled "Friendship is Magic" would refuse to make friends with people. Especially given that there's so many bronies (a good number of whom are on the spectrum) they could make friends with.

My girlfriend and I met because of anime club. I've introduced her to Doctor Who and Game of Thrones and she introduced me to Firefly and Homestuck.