I was a little disappointed by "Scrap Teacher." At first I thought I'd be much more disappointed, so the show gets extra credit for effort, working pretty hard to improve itself through 9 episodes, but in the end I'm still thinking it only deserves a C ( Read more... )

If you are one of the people who might have stuck with this page for an entire year waiting for updates, I'm sure your votes will be welcome in the 2008 AFTI Media Boy Poll. The poll is open through January 23, 2009, at 11:59:59 PM U.S. Pacific Standard Time ( Read more... )

This entry is dedicated to Akaru - if you can go away for 6 months and come back, I can write an entry at least once a year. And to jump2Narnia - thanks for brushing the cobwebs off and reading my last entry - from almost exactly one year ago. And to kamichan, who just writes and writes and writes. Thank you ( Read more... )

I was just watching the newest Shonen Club (from January 6), and it's the first time I've heard Anderson Casey getting his own introduction at the beginning of the show, along with his name in a banner like all the stars. Too bad it wasn't a prelude to a huge singing and dancing number, but I know this is a step in the right direction. Go, go, An ( Read more... )

I just saw Juno and it's a great movie. Funny, great personalities, a plot that gets you all wrapped up in it. One interesting thing is that I've seen just about all the actors before, and almost all were extremely different - but somehow similar - character types at the time. For example, Juno is played by Ellen Page, who was the star of Hard ( Read more... )

Wouldn't you know. I start paying attention to Paul Butcher in just about the same week his show gets cancelled because his co-star got pregnant and decided to become a 16 year old mommy. But wait, it's not cancelled after all! Now I'll have to start watching Zoey 101.

The Kite Runner is really worth seeing for some very fine performances from two debuting young actors, especially Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada. He plays a loyal friend and servant, and even though he has a decent amount of screen time, I wish he had more. But the story is more focused on the spoiled rich kid, played well by Zekeria Ebrahimi, and the ( Read more... )

Oricon Style has the top selling singles for November, and Hey! Say! JUMP's debut Ultra Music Power came in at number 3. That might be a little disappointing for fans who'd always want them #1, but consider that they only had half a month in stores ( Read more... )

The Kite Runner, opening in a couple of weeks, looks like it'll be a great film. I loved the book and I'm really looking forward to the movie. But this story almost makes me feel guilty about buying a ticket. The actors, Zekiria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, and two others, have to leave home and go to a different country! All because there ( Read more... )

I just watched "Battery," and it was great. I've owned it for almost 2 months, but I'm glad I waited this long to see it because subtitles just became available on d-addicts from 8thSin. They're really nice subs - they never distract you with weird grammar, never overdo it by translating every grunt, and they follow the original dialogue ( Read more... )