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#101 Redgarl
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Peoples here are so annoying with their false views of anime. Their opinions are limited to really stupid and commercial shows. How many of you actually watch these anime?

Evangelion

Haibane Renmei

Gankutsuou

Black Lagoon

Rose of Versailles

Under the sign of the musketeers (French name)

Berserk

Ghost in the Shell (movie)

Nana

Ergo Proxy

I don't have to ask the question to answer it properly, almost nobody.

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#102 Zaeryn
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Peoples here are so annoying with their false views of anime. Their opinions are limited to really stupid and commercial shows. How many of you actually watch these anime?Redgarl

People are just ignorant like that. Best to ignore them because they won't change.

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#103 Redgarl
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Rose of Versailles (Lady Oscar) actually brought a new view on Marie Antoinette for me. I am now digging many books by Alexandre Dumas since I saw Rose of Versailles. The story was so much well written that I actually thought it was an actual novel by Dumas himself.

Gankutsuou and Under the sign of the Musketeers are brillant adaptation of Dumas novels that surpass every movies and TV series I have seen to date.

I also hate things like Naruto, pokemons and other trashes like those, but they don't represent anime at all.

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#104 SpidersRMe
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It's pretty ignorant to disregard a ton of shows just because they're Japanese.

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#105 Zenkuso
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Its pretty funny if all you've watched is commercial shows like naruto, dragonball, etc an call anime bad, it just proves that you have no honest opinion if they are the standard you judge actual anime by in the end.

Those shows maybe anime but they are incredibly bad ones by any anime fans standards.

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#106 FallofAthens
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personally I'm not into Anime that much. That said, I've read a few mangas in the past and have watched some anime's I've liked but I wouldn't say i'm part of the Anime 'click.' Trigun was good, Cased Closed was good, Bleach was alright and Dragon Ball Z was pretty good in my opinion as well; but to say I've been interested in anything else would be a lie.
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#107 Neoyamaneko
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It's pretty ignorant to disregard a ton of shows just because they're Japanese.

SpidersRMe

In contrast, it's not so great to love everything just because it's Japanese, either.

The first two messages on this page represent that anime fan element that makes everyone else wary of the overall product.

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#108 TheBeast789
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anime is for losers, and nerds, seriously Im not joking Ive only met losers and geeks who like anime, its really stupid too.
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#109 Kikouken
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When people say they don't like anime they almost ALWAYS base their argument off Naruto, Dragonball Z, those Shonens that go on forever.
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#110 -TheSecondSign-
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When people say they don't like anime they almost ALWAYS base their argument off Naruto, Dragonball Z, those Shonens that go on forever. Kikouken

This.

Anime is awesome if done right.

And Hellsing>Black Lagoon.

:P

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#111 MgamerBD
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[QUOTE="Kikouken"]When people say they don't like anime they almost ALWAYS base their argument off Naruto, Dragonball Z, those Shonens that go on forever. -TheSecondSign-

This.

Anime is awesome if done right.

And Hellsing>Black Lagoon.

:P

Cowboy bebop> everything (could'n't help it):P

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#112 sparkypants
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To me, its just a waste of time to watch in some cases. Whats so cool about dressing up as a cartoon character, I just don't get people and there world of Anime.Black-Fight

I dont hate anime, I just hate white kids who watch anime and think they're asian and correct you if you say a characters name wrong. Or better yet, I hate the kids that hate american DUBs. everytime someone complains about an American DUB I want to punch them in the face...Most animes are cool, dont let the super freaks scare you.

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#113 -TheSecondSign-
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[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

[QUOTE="Kikouken"]When people say they don't like anime they almost ALWAYS base their argument off Naruto, Dragonball Z, those Shonens that go on forever. MgamerBD

This.

Anime is awesome if done right.

And Hellsing>Black Lagoon.

:P

Cowboy bebop> everything

I'd put them about the same.

Hellsing Ultimate is ridiculously awesome.
Everyone is insane, and there is no shining knight.

Alucard is just as twisted and warped as everyone else. Even the priests in the series would impale a person on a pike at the slightest provocation.

Not to mention the creator's hentai background occasionally...getting in there...to make some of the kills a little more awesome.

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#114 Blood-Scribe
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[QUOTE="Black-Fight"]To me, its just a waste of time to watch in some cases. Whats so cool about dressing up as a cartoon character, I just don't get people and there world of Anime.sparkypants

I dont hate anime, I just hate white kids who watch anime and think they're asian and correct you if you say a characters name wrong. Or better yet, I hate the kids that hate american DUBs. everytime someone complains about an American DUB I want to punch them in the face...Most animes are cool, dont let the super freaks scare you.

To be fair, a lot of English dubs are just flat out atrocious. There's some damn good ones out there, but a lot of them are terrible from what I've seen.

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#115 consolegeek
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how can you not like anime?consolegeek
hes right anime3rdL
atleast people agree with meconsolegeek
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#116 sparkypants
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I'd put them about the same.

Hellsing Ultimate is ridiculously awesome.
Everyone is insane, and there is no shining knight.

Alucard is just as twisted and warped as everyone else. Even the priests in the series would impale a person on a pike at the slightest provocation.

Not to mention the creator's hentai background occasionally...getting in there...to make some of the kills a little more awesome.

-TheSecondSign-

Hellsing is really cool, havent seen the anime but my girlfriend reads the manga every now and then. Some interesting stuff. I still think Spike is the biggest badass when it comes to anime characters and the show itself is one of my favorites of all time. It re opened my love for jazz music :D

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#117 sparkypants
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[QUOTE="sparkypants"]

[QUOTE="Black-Fight"]To me, its just a waste of time to watch in some cases. Whats so cool about dressing up as a cartoon character, I just don't get people and there world of Anime.Blood-Scribe

I dont hate anime, I just hate white kids who watch anime and think they're asian and correct you if you say a characters name wrong. Or better yet, I hate the kids that hate american DUBs. everytime someone complains about an American DUB I want to punch them in the face...Most animes are cool, dont let the super freaks scare you.

To be fair, a lot of English dubs are just flat out atrocious. There's some damn good ones out there, but a lot of them are terrible from what I've seen.

most of the "atorcious" DUBs where (TBH) terrible shows to begin with.

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#118 Blood-Scribe
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[QUOTE="Blood-Scribe"][QUOTE="sparkypants"]

[QUOTE="Black-Fight"]To me, its just a waste of time to watch in some cases. Whats so cool about dressing up as a cartoon character, I just don't get people and there world of Anime.sparkypants

I dont hate anime, I just hate white kids who watch anime and think they're asian and correct you if you say a characters name wrong. Or better yet, I hate the kids that hate american DUBs. everytime someone complains about an American DUB I want to punch them in the face...Most animes are cool, dont let the super freaks scare you.

To be fair, a lot of English dubs are just flat out atrocious. There's some damn good ones out there, but a lot of them are terrible from what I've seen.

most of the "atorcious" DUBs where (TBH) terrible shows to begin with.

Well, yeah, but some shows that I thought were pretty good got less than favorable dubs. I mean, it's all about personal taste on this one, but I usually prefer subs to dubs. Though if it's a good dub, I'll easily pick that over subs.

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#119 Kikouken
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[QUOTE="Kikouken"]When people say they don't like anime they almost ALWAYS base their argument off Naruto, Dragonball Z, those Shonens that go on forever. -TheSecondSign-

This.

Anime is awesome if done right.

And Black Lagoon>Hellsing.

:P

Fixed for obvious typo :P

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#120 Shiggums
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I used to like animes like Case Closed and Inuyasha, but I just sorta grew out of them I guess. I lost interest by the age of 15.
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#121 consolegeek
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hey anime is cool3rdL

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#122 sparkypants
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Well, yeah, but some shows that I thought were pretty good got less than favorable dubs. I mean, it's all about personal taste on this one, but I usually prefer subs to dubs. Though if it's a good dub, I'll easily pick that over subs.

Blood-Scribe

Not a fan of subs, I cant tell you how many times Iv laughed or cursed out a sub because of a typo...

This one always makes me smile :lol:

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#123 sparkypants
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I used to like animes like Case Closed and Inuyasha, but I just sorta grew out of them I guess. I lost interest by the age of 15.Shiggums

omg that anime was so under rated, I love that show so much :D

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#124 MgamerBD
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[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

I'd put them about the same.

Hellsing Ultimate is ridiculously awesome.
Everyone is insane, and there is no shining knight.

Alucard is just as twisted and warped as everyone else. Even the priests in the series would impale a person on a pike at the slightest provocation.

Not to mention the creator's hentai background occasionally...getting in there...to make some of the kills a little more awesome.

sparkypants

Hellsing is really cool, havent seen the anime but my girlfriend reads the manga every now and then. Some interesting stuff. I still think Spike is the biggest badass when it comes to anime characters and the show itself is one of my favorites of all time. It re opened my love for jazz music :D

I know and your right u just can't get anymore badass than Spike.
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#125 DJ_Lae
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The only thing that really bothers me about anime is that they animate first and record voices after (even the Japanese tracks) which results in weirdly disconnected characters as well as lazy facial animations.
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#126 MattUD1
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[QUOTE="Kikouken"]When people say they don't like anime they almost ALWAYS base their argument off Naruto, Dragonball Z, those Shonens that go on forever. -TheSecondSign-

This.

Anime is awesome if done right.

And Hellsing>Black Lagoon.

:P

Them's be fighting words! :P
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#127 k_smoove
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I dislike most anime, but I like the humor involved with Pokemon, Yugioh, DBZ, and all that other crap I somehow watched as a kid. The only recent anime I enjoyed (and willingly watched) was the Animal Crossing movie, which was actually really good. I prefer American shows like Spongebob, if anything.
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#128 darkIink
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[QUOTE="Lyphe2k"]I hate the anime that's aimed towwards kids. Stuff like Pokemon and YuGiOh. But the anime that is aimed towards an older demographic is actually good. I loved watching Cowboy Bebop and Gundam when I was younger.cfamgcn

I don't know if Yu-Gi-Oh! is actually aimed to kids. In the first chapters they are already making a trip to Hell. ~ de arimasu :P

did they dine there? :P

And I think those who watch dbz or naruto only and say ALL anime sucks should not be allowed to give their opinion because there is so much more out there.

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#129 wado-karate
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I only used to like Pokemon, DBZ, and Digimon, but that was when I was like 7 now I hate anime... a lot.
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#130 sparkypants
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[QUOTE="Lyphe2k"]I hate the anime that's aimed towwards kids. Stuff like Pokemon and YuGiOh. But the anime that is aimed towards an older demographic is actually good. I loved watching Cowboy Bebop and Gundam when I was younger.cfamgcn

I don't know if Yu-Gi-Oh! is actually aimed to kids. In the first chapters they are already making a trip to Hell. ~ de arimasu :P

...wow thats super adult stuff right there :roll:

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#131 A22A221N_47
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it's sooo boring and everybodys etheir really really happy or really really sad/angry
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#132 II-FBIsniper-II
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I don't watch any, so I can't say I'm a fan.
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#133 -TheSecondSign-
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[QUOTE="cfamgcn"]

[QUOTE="Lyphe2k"]I hate the anime that's aimed towwards kids. Stuff like Pokemon and YuGiOh. But the anime that is aimed towards an older demographic is actually good. I loved watching Cowboy Bebop and Gundam when I was younger.sparkypants

I don't know if Yu-Gi-Oh! is actually aimed to kids. In the first chapters they are already making a trip to Hell. ~ de arimasu :P

...wow thats super adult stuff right there :roll:

He forgot to add the part where Yugi regularly made a habit of crushing people's minds, sometimes leaving them soulless shells of their former selves, akin to murder.

That being said, there's also the frequent recurring element where teenagers regularly wager their souls over a card game, determined to either win or spend eternity in a black, endless void of monstrous evil.

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#134 cfamgcn
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[QUOTE="cfamgcn"]

[QUOTE="Lyphe2k"]I hate the anime that's aimed towwards kids. Stuff like Pokemon and YuGiOh. But the anime that is aimed towards an older demographic is actually good. I loved watching Cowboy Bebop and Gundam when I was younger.sparkypants

I don't know if Yu-Gi-Oh! is actually aimed to kids. In the first chapters they are already making a trip to Hell. ~ de arimasu :P

...wow thats super adult stuff right there :roll:

Yeah, especially if your 4-year-old son goes outside and starts talking about some giant skull in a dark place to his friends. ~ de arimasu :P

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#135 -TheSecondSign-
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[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

I'd put them about the same.

Hellsing Ultimate is ridiculously awesome.
Everyone is insane, and there is no shining knight.

Alucard is just as twisted and warped as everyone else. Even the priests in the series would impale a person on a pike at the slightest provocation.

Not to mention the creator's hentai background occasionally...getting in there...to make some of the kills a little more awesome.

sparkypants

Hellsing is really cool, havent seen the anime but my girlfriend reads the manga every now and then. Some interesting stuff. I still think Spike is the biggest badass when it comes to anime characters and the show itself is one of my favorites of all time. It re opened my love for jazz music :D

Anyone who makes the act of shoving a musket through a woman's chest and then sucking her blood an arousing sight is the biggest badass ever, not to mention the "elevator action hotel gunfight" scene, which you'd just have to see to believe.

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#136 CrimzonTide
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I'm a huge fan of Spirited Away and other movies, but most of it I can't stand.
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#137 Mr_Leonis
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Funny that I used to watch it alot as I was younger. Now it just adds stress to my brain. :?
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#138 tony2077ca
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i love anime it 100x better then any of the cartoons made over here with a few exceptions total drama island is one i plan to watch anime into my 90s if i make it that far
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#139 Bigboss232
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I like anime alot ghost in the shell hellsing fooly cooly Black Lagoon Death note Code gease these are my faves but I understand that alot of people just dont like it.

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#140 X360A
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anime is really dumb
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#141 tony2077ca
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anime is better then most life action tv series too except sci fi nothing is better then sci fi
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#142 OfficialJab
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Speaking of Anime, I was nearing the end of Air and the site I was using failed on me :cry: Anyone in this thread that can help?? It was the dubbed version, which is what I'm hoping for.

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#143 cfamgcn
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Speaking of Anime, I was nearing the end of Air and the site I was using failed on me :cry: Anyone in this thread that can help?? It was the dubbed version, which is what I'm hoping for.

OfficialJab

So you missed the Air TV ending? You really need to see it! ~ de arimasune

I only know of subbed episodes, though :cry: ~ de arimasu

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#144 tony2077ca
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i'd like to help you but i can't here
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#145 sinistergoggles
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I'm not a fan, but I loved Cowboy Bebop.
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#146 sparkypants
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i love anime it 100x better then any of the cartoons made over here with a few exceptions total drama island is one i plan to watch anime into my 90s if i make it that fartony2077ca

Batman the animated series>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>then any anime ever :P

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#147 chinygurl
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imo anime is better than cartoons cause animes actually have a story that you need to follow unlike cartoons that are most of the time individual episodes
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#148 orazinac
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I liked the ones on old Adult Swim like Big O. I hate the ones that don't make any sense though without watching the first episode and being a little effed up in the head before watching it anyways. The thing I hate more about it is the people who watch those crappy little shows and quote from them or something, and expect everyone to think it is funny.
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#149 sparkypants
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imo anime is better than cartoons cause animes actually have a story that you need to follow unlike cartoons that are most of the time individual episodeschinygurl

thats what sucks IMO...because you cant get into it late in the series without going "WTF is going on?" that and most(not all) stories in animes are really weak and generic and the animation is very lazy.

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#150 A_Tarkovsky
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[QUOTE="chinygurl"]ssparkypants

thats what sucks IMO...because you cant get into it late in the series without going "WTF is going on?"

Am I the only one who kinda likes that?

Then again, I'm one who prefers to watch stuff from the beginning.