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Season 2, Volume 1 of Gargoyles
This new three-DVD set includes 26 uncut episodes. One of the most important and enjoyable animated programs of the past two decades, Gargoyles is truly worth owning. Genres aside, if you think anything of the quality of writing that I do - well, understand that I learned a lot of what I know from my brother.
Let me quote from this review of the series when Season 1 came out on DVD last year:
What was initially stunning about Gargoyles was the number of taboos it broke. People fell to their deaths. Guns — real guns, not science-fictional "blasters" — were fired. People bled. And there were lines like, "Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot into Hell." It was surprising enough to see things like that in TV animation, and doubly surprising to see it on an American show, let alone a Disney show.
To the show's credit, all of these things were contextual and therefore not sensationalized; when the shock wore off, viewers noticed that there was an interesting story with interesting characters backed by interesting visuals. Characters weren't black or white, but shades of grey (the show features one of my favourite animated villains precisely because he's not evil, but coolly amoral); and while the animation quality occasionally slipped — normal for a TV production — the design, framing and poses were almost generally strong.
Sound familiar? You bet. Those are the same features that draw people to anime. In fact, the first season was largely produced at Disney's Japanese studio, resulting in an all too rare synthesis of Japanese and American styles — American character design and animation, Japanese economy, staging, effects and backgrounds. American anime? Maybe. A storytelling and visual delight, as well as a sadly unexplored new direction for Disney? Most definitely.
So even if you aren't familiar with Gargoyles, give it a look. You won't regret it. Gargoyles was an even bigger underdog than, say, Arrested Development is today, but it definitely merits a place in your DVD library.
(For more information about the show, click here.)
I knew there was a reason I liked both shows! ;-)
It was a very creative show.
This is story is more interesting when you look at the byline.
Something that I didn't see mentioned anywhere in the last few days of $$$ free-agent discussions.... a recent SI (I think it's last weeks) said that one reason the FA market has been so hot is that all MLB teams are getting revenues -- upwards of $10-12 million apiece -- from new contracts with satellite radio and internet broadcasting, etc. So consider Furcal's contract basically the Dodgers' chunk of that pie.
I know the article is serious, but you posted it on Dodger Thoughts, you had to figure some rear-end like me would make a joke.
The Dictator
As a Cardinal, he must have some say.
It's nice to know that there's a better chance that I will meet Jon in heaven now!
ESPN Insider is saying the Dodgers are talking with the Phillies about ODP + top prospect for a power hitter (could it be Abreu?).
I also think we should give the Reds whatever they want for Adam Dunn. The Reds need pitching. But with their ballpark it doesn't matter who is on the mound. Either way we win, they lose.
whats the link for that?
Odalis + a prospect for Abreu.
If the prospect isn't one of Colletti's untouchables, fine. My guess is they'd want Billingsley or Guzman though.
Ned, please:
-don't:
--trade Bradley
--hire Fregosi
--trade for Pierre
--sign Jacque Jones, Joe Randa, JT Snow, Jeromy Burnitz, etc
-trade our top prospects
-trade for David Wells
and
-attempt to trade Kent
-give Choi a chance
-give Aybar a chance (though Mueller would be fine on a 1 year deal ONLY)
I might have been a tad to old to notice the cartoon, but my younger cousins absolutely LOVED it. I've seen a few episodes in syndication and am impressed, which is no small feat considering my undergraduate film degree causes me to hate most scripted programming.
What I most remember is that two Star Trek: TNG alums provided character voices: Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis.
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I predict this phrase is going to catch fire in Washington, DC, at the United Nations and in Hollywood:
"You lied to me!"
"Well, I admit that what I said to you was not high on the hierarchy of truths."
To keep it baseball-related, we'll wait for Camille Johnston to use the line.
or.. drafting drew stubbs in june
saarloos is worthless. there, i said it. he is worthless. just DFA bradley if you are going to trade him for saarloos.
Hahahahaha
Mario Ramos really confuses me. We already have TJ Nall, Harold Eckert, and Heath Totten, I guess we need Ramos to replace Mahomes. Vegas would have quite the rotation yet again
This deal seems stupid. This is the best we could get for Bradley? Not even a C prospect? Ramos is as non-prospect as they come. I'd rather get Walker from the Cubs, although he costs more
No, if Bradley is traded I want to see him on the A's. We can always DFA Saarloos. Who knows, maybe he could become the next Paul Quantrill....or the next Scott Erickson (Dodgers version)
This trade would actually be slightly better than non-tendering him for the simple reason that we choose where he goes. I'd much prefer this rumor to be BS though
Yeah, this trade seems so underwhelming, I can't imagine there's not another team who'd pony up more for Milt. I'm not so down on Saarloos, but for the trade to be equitable, we need more.
On top of that juan piere is back in dodger rumors.
Old fashioned speed defense pitchers who don't strikeout anyone is back in l.a.
Now we are going to have a part depodesta team and a part ned team, just like last season its basically ned in place of tracy.
I'm gonna puke.
so just to instill some hope here, joe kennedy+ethier for bradley! get it done ned!
I know that Kennedy is only under control for 1 year and he's going to make around $3 million in arbitration, so the Dodgers wouldn't be saving any money. Kennedy would fit right in with Ned's love for "chemistry" players, since Kennedy is/was an alcoholic.
.310/.326/.460 .786
I don't like the lack of plate discipline. He has pretty good gap power and runs well enough to play the outfield. So yes, I'd rather have him than Pierre.
Free agent Bill Mueller has narrowed his choices to the Dodgers and Pirates, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
If the money is at all similar, there's not much reason for Mueller to choose Pittsburgh over Los Angeles.
Rotoworld
but i wont complain, mueller will post an OBP of .350+ and that would nice in the #2 spot.
As for Pierre, he's not my favorite flavor of ice cream, either, but here's one glimpse into why Ned would trade for him:
Durability. Colletti was quoted as saying that's important to him. And it should be, given the brittleness of Bradley, Drew, Werth to go with Cruz's severe back pain in 2005 and Ledee's balky hamstring.
(durability is among the assets of Coco Crisp, but I don't want to get that ball rolling again).
Not expecting Mueller to replicate his .938 OPS of 2003, but he's still a good baseball player with good instincts and versatility.
Treat him right and maybe he becomes a deluxe utility guy while teaching Aybar a thing or two.
Actually, their skill sets are fairly similar: Switch-hitters who didn't show much power coming up the minors but had good contact skills, could take a walk and played both 2B and 3B.
My sneaking hunch is that Aybar, like Mueller, is better off at 3B. Aybar's a pretty big kid and probably will get bigger.
SS Furcal
LF Pierre
CF Drew
1B Kent
RF Cruz
3B Mueller
C Navarro
2B Izturis
Actually, this lineup is fairly similar to the White Sox last year, except Pierre is nothing compared to Iguchi. And there's the problem that our pitchers aren't as good as theirs.
Furcal SS
Jacque Jones CF/Clayton 3B
Drew RF
Kent 2B
Cruz LF
Mueller 3B/Jones CF
Navarro C
Snow 1B
Bingo, just as i've been saying.
There isn't enough offense on the free agent market to go along with our pitching unless we can sign morris and 1 of washburn, millwood (boras client), weaver (boras client).
And i don't want to trade our top prospects for offense, lets just keep bradley and go with drew,bradley,cruz.
Sign mueller for 3b, furcal ss, kent 2b, choi 1b.
Sign morris and washburn.
And have guzman mid season in case cruz/choi/mueller doesn't pan out or have billingsley slide in and trade odalis perez and maybe someone else like jackson or houlton for a legit outfielder/1b/3b.
And who is involved if its true?
do it gillick!
64 -- If you took Pierre out of that lineup and substituted, well, anybody, it's not the worst lineup ever. But Pierre sure is a drain. One of those players so bad that his durability is not something to look forward to.
Please be Ian Snell please be Ian Snell. We will throw in Aybar, Tracy must like him.
The pristine Dodger Stadium infield was a consideration. Furcal spent his first six seasons with Atlanta and looked forward each year to the Braves' trip to Los Angeles because the infield is the best in the National League in his estimation.
lol.
since then, no reputable (espn, rosenthal, gurnick,henson, etc) has confirmed it.
which means.. its probably bogus.
Red Sox prospects tend to be overhyped mostly because of Gammons. I remember him talking about Hansen saying he was like Huston Street and would be the Red Sox closer this past year (he had just signed a contract)... a little off.
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