Below are the most recent 7 friends' journal entries.

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
fandom_lounge [ ashinae ]	11:04a	This again? This BS again? COME ON. No. Just NO. Bad writer, no cookie. I can't even with this stuff anymore. And I am one of the last hold-outs on the planet to not have a facebook* account so I can't sign in and tell the writer, but... GUESS WHAT. Women like Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire. They like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Dragonlance, Star Trek, Star Wars, and Harry Potter. They like The Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Dragon Age, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Halo, and Gears of War. They like Stargate, and Doctor Who, and Firefly, and Farscape. They also like NCIS and CSI and Castle and White Collar and The Walking Dead and Sex and the City and the Sopranos and American Idol and The Voice and Jeopardy and comic books and cooking and hockey and gymnastics and cats and dogs and... Women just like STUFF. Okay? Women are half of the bloody population and they--WE--like a diverse range of interests and every now and then, because I do prefer Game of Thrones to Sex and the City, I feel like it's just this big hand-wavey "pfft, you DON'T EXIST". Because seriously, if I don't exist, why do I have to pay taxes? *I am honestly, truly, TRULY, getting really unhappy with all of these websites that only give you an option to sign in with your facebook account. My name on the internet is not "Real Name". It's ashinae. I know the internets aren't TRULY anonymous, but... I miss those days. Plus my real name is dumb. (115 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 13th, 2013
fandom_wank [ seca ]	10:19p	The Great Con Conspiracy Desu I would like to thank the mousey over at wank_report for bringing this little nugget up. So lets revel in some actual funny here. In Colorado the main anime convention has been Nan Desu Kan. In recent years another anime convention has been building up some steam, Animeland Wasabi. Right after this year's Animeland Wasabi ended in the beginning of March anime company Funimation announced a lawsuit against Miller Timmons, and ten John Does for selling counterfeit items at Wasabi. (Anime News Network article) Timmons also manages the convention under his Think Art Media and Animeland businesses. There is also a nice breakdown of the lawsuit in this screencap. A few days ago an announcement is made on the front page of Animeland Wasabi that basically decries that Funimation and Nan Desu Kan are trying to get rid of Animeland Wasabi because NDK totally got their people to find some bootleg merchandise at Wasabi to show to Funimation to get them to sue Wasabi.(Be warned of glaring green background.) And who would doubt these claims after such strong opening statements like these: To our anime community, Animeland would like to give details about the lawsuit between Funimation vs. Miller Timmons. The framework of this lawsuit that is pending in the Denver court system is an attempt for Funimation, Nan Desu Kan and Wasabi Anime to drive Animeland, Miller Timmons, and their fans out of the anime community in Denver because we have grown over the past six years. At the end of that tl;dr there is a screencap of a reply from ThatGuyInTheHat who manages to Godwin himself, in German no less, to a poster on the forums. Also in the comments to the ANN article the CEO of the site says that they did try to contact Timmons before they posted the article, which goes against Animeland Wasabi's claim that they have not been contacted for a statement. There also seems to have been some wanky comments that have been since deleted in that thread without being screen capped unfortunately. There is a discussion on the forum (which seems to now no longer be, but there are screen caps) about the announcement where we learn that the screed went through lawyers before being posted. ThatGuyInTheHat believes that anyone who is sticking up for NDK is NDK staff. That he can only give vague hints of NDK's wrongdoings because they could be spying on their forum and use what is said against Wasabi. Nan Desu Kan has released their own press release on the matter, where they avoid saying much of anything outside that they are not making any anime company to anything for them and are too busy with their own con to care about anyone else's. With all this popping up shortly after the hearing to figure out the scheduling for the case one can only assume that this may be the beginning. And in case anything else appears to go poof here are the screen caps collected so far. (36 Comments |Comment on this)
fandom_lounge [ j_crew_guy ]	2:38p	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 hits west this fall as Dual Destinies Ace Attorney 5 is scheduled to appear in North America and Europe this autumn, now under the new legal name of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. Capcom says it's releasing the 3DS game in the west digitally (on the eShop). Edit: Capcom's SVP Christian Svensson explains: “Sorry guys, but a physical release is not in the cards. Historically it’s been tough to attract long term retail support for Ace Attorney titles. With the release of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies we wanted as many people as possible to be able to enjoy the game for as long as possible. With that in mind we have opted for a digital-only release via the Nintendo 3DS eShop. I understand that this decision may upset fans who wanted to have a physical version of the title to add to their collection but we believe this direction is the best to take. We will be confirming details on the price point in the not-so-distant future which I hope will also shed more light on the strategy at play here.” Check out the first English-language trailer at that link, too. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
fandom_lounge [ franzen ]	9:03p	There should be a "your ass is draggin'" joke here. The trailer for the film adaptation of Ender's Game has been released. Yes, a real film, from a studio! With actors! And a director, a script, and what looks like an impressive special effects budget. I was unaware of this, because OSC has long since departed the realm of relevancy, but after over a decade of development hell, Lionsgate has activated the ansible. Behold: Slate's review of the trailer, along with the clip itself. The film is set to hit theaters November 1st. No major spoilers in the clip, but don't read the final paragraph (the third after the video) if all you want to know is the premise. The trailer shows most of the major characters, including Mazer Rackham, and teases combat (along with the uniforms), while the younger actors all have about ten years on their canon age (which either brings them closer to how you imagined them or is totally unacceptable) -- so prepare to have your version of how Battle School looked RUINED FOREVER. (Post-Inception, I'm sure at least one reviewer will call the combat scenes derivative, while all I saw while watching Inception was "THE ENEMY'S GATE IS DOWN.") OSC is co-producing the movie, so if you'd prefer not to give the man your money, wait for it to arrive on Netflix or the equivalent. And, yes, this is the studio behind The Hunger Games and, post-acquistion, Twilight, which can mean only one thing: Ender vs. Sparklypoo. (119 Comments |Comment on this)
fandom_lounge [ spawn_of_kong ]	3:23p	"R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen" Cross-posted to deathwatch . Link, complete with a video compilation of the creatures and images he created. ( The full text ) I personally didn't see any of the films with which he was involved until my college years, but when I did, it was quite easy for me to fall in love with them, and to recognize his enormous contribution to the world of visual effects. My personal favorite has always been The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, followed by Mysterious Island. Current Mood: sad (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
fandom_lounge [ keleri ]	1:35a	Leonard Nimoy vs. Zachary Quinto Old Spock vs. New Spock in the best car commercial ever. It's worth it to sit through the whole thing. ( Read more... ) (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
fandom_wank [ redcoast ]	4:34p	What happened to SPN's bi pride? ( Read more... ) Edit: The consensus was that this wasn't funny. Sorry about that. I obviously made an error in judgment yesterday. Also, some people said this was triggering/upsetting with regards to bi/homophobia, so be warned. Edit 2: holy shit. That's a nice painting. (230 Comments |Comment on this)