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I have more energy and finally got a good night sleep, but I'm coughing up gunk.
A few years ago I found a computer during garbage day. So of course I snagged it and worked on it. It was badly beat up and dirty but I did make it work again - sort of. It was always a bit cranky and I'd have to keep resitting the RAM stick to get it to boot. I think the motherboard is on its was out. It's on its way to be recycled. The original drive had a borked Windows 7 installed on it and a whole bunch of anime TV programs. I was able to save the shows. I suspect they were ripped off of DVD or Blu-Ray.
I'm not an anime fan so I didn't recognized most of the titles but "Full Metal Alchemist" sounded interesting so while I'm resting I'm binging on the series. The music and sound design is okay. The animation style isn't too bad - I understand some aspects to it are there to keep costs low and to push out product - but when a character gets really angry or scared (of something they shouldn't be) or embarrassed the character gets all twisted out of proportion in ridiculous ways. It's supposed to be funny but the technique leaves me cold most of the time. It might be a cultural thing. I was raised on Max Fletcher's Popeye and classic Loony Toons and Bugs Bunny of course and when character distortion is done in that style it's very different. Check out Daffy Duck in "Pronoun Trouble*. Especially when Daffy gets shot. Marvelous sound design and perfect comedic timing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJUOA8GaCxU
The writing and story lines have kept me engaged. No spoilers but the characters - even some of the villains - can be complex. And this stuff get pretty dark at times. Not For Kids. Middle school or high school and up. It handles a lot of adult material like serial killers, genocide and really Evil Magic.
A few years ago I found a computer during garbage day. So of course I snagged it and worked on it. It was badly beat up and dirty but I did make it work again - sort of. It was always a bit cranky and I'd have to keep resitting the RAM stick to get it to boot. I think the motherboard is on its was out. It's on its way to be recycled. The original drive had a borked Windows 7 installed on it and a whole bunch of anime TV programs. I was able to save the shows. I suspect they were ripped off of DVD or Blu-Ray.
I'm not an anime fan so I didn't recognized most of the titles but "Full Metal Alchemist" sounded interesting so while I'm resting I'm binging on the series. The music and sound design is okay. The animation style isn't too bad - I understand some aspects to it are there to keep costs low and to push out product - but when a character gets really angry or scared (of something they shouldn't be) or embarrassed the character gets all twisted out of proportion in ridiculous ways. It's supposed to be funny but the technique leaves me cold most of the time. It might be a cultural thing. I was raised on Max Fletcher's Popeye and classic Loony Toons and Bugs Bunny of course and when character distortion is done in that style it's very different. Check out Daffy Duck in "Pronoun Trouble*. Especially when Daffy gets shot. Marvelous sound design and perfect comedic timing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJUOA8GaCxU
The writing and story lines have kept me engaged. No spoilers but the characters - even some of the villains - can be complex. And this stuff get pretty dark at times. Not For Kids. Middle school or high school and up. It handles a lot of adult material like serial killers, genocide and really Evil Magic.
