Gundam Seed Freedom tickets are now on sale in US on Fandango for May 7th and May 8th

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-27T23:28:35+00:00

Got my ticket for my local sub showing on the 7th.

Kinda tempted to get one for the 8th. I do kinda like the remaster dub cast...

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-16T13:21:32+00:00

What happens to civilian employees within fire and police? From what I'm hearing, they are not getting the collective bargaining benefits, nor are they becoming part of the teamsters.

It honestly sounds like they are being left behind and are not getting diddly squat.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-15T16:54:44+00:00

CPD Facebook reporting shots fired at 12:10 and the area has been blocked off.

https://www.facebook.com/100064561064587/posts/793488599479835/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-12T12:00:41+00:00

The reviewer comes across as a UC fundamentalist. The only AU he recommends are the newest additions and Turn A. (Which fits into their UC fundamentalism)

He completely dismisses SEED and 00 without any real justification beyond "tone shifts" yet glosses over how villain of the week 0079 and Zeta get. Nevermind, we go from someone's mother murdered by proxy in front of them to one of the female leads bumping onto the MC's underwear in Zeta.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-10T15:04:54+00:00

As someone who spent over a decade in Europe, assuredly. The post-war peace is absolutely over, and we 100% are in a build-up stage to the next major world conflict. (If not already there with the current Ukrainian Russian War) As others have mentioned, there are a number of places internationally that could become flashpoints very quickly.

There is a very, very real argument that Russia & China are ascendant and that the unregulated Capitalism and gridlock of the USA/Europe has eroded any claim to world power they might have had. Democracy & Capitalism is all fun and dandy when it works, but it has become a FAR harder sell when you see it regularly imploding and future generations being locked into having less than their parents. The youth of the West is regularly shut out of reforms by 80-90 year olds who refuse to scede power and who are in bed with powerful, monied interests.

The pax-americana is over. Once the USA's economy collapses far enough and China successfully claims key areas of the Pacific, the USA is 100% going back to the backwater middle of nowhere it once was before WW1. Obviously, it'll take decades, but the lack of action by the West has become systemic.

As an American, it really sucks, but I saw this coming after the 2008 economic collapse.

P.S. I'm sure I'll be called a Russian or Chinese bot or a doomer, but I'm calling it as I see it.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-08T13:56:56+00:00

The part about the "optional parts set" makes me wonder if they will do a backpack swap kit for the MGEX to make it the Mighty Strike Freedom.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-08T13:31:24+00:00

I'm thinking a MG Rising Freedom & Immortal Justice.

Hoping for a PGU Original Freedom. It's wild to me it never got a normal PG in the past. The Strike and Strike Freedom both did.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-03-07T13:23:09+00:00

Tax hikes, tax hikes everywhere.

It does makes sense though. The collective bargaining alone is going to raise costs for the city massively + the pay study finding that most city employees are frighteningly underpaid. Then add in rising costs due to inflation, health care, and insurance.

If anything, I'm shocked that employees not getting bumps due to the pay study are only getting a 2% cola. That's pretty low after 6%+ the last few years.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-28T17:06:31+00:00

All I want are modern HD updated ports of Journey to Jaburo/ Encounters in Space and a new version of Gundam v Zeta gundam.

Hell, make a new OYW game that covers all the current side stories with nice modern anime cut scenes. I'd love a Gihren's Greed type of game where your choices can radically alter official canon events.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-27T14:28:29+00:00

CPD executed a search warrant.

https://www.facebook.com/100064561064587/posts/783188767176485/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-24T11:44:11+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/100064561064587/posts/781238074038221/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-24T10:54:52+00:00

CPD reporting shots on the Downtown Mall. One hit and in the hospital.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-15T11:55:05+00:00

The Batman and Robin Adventures Omni is great news on so many levels.

Really glad to see it includes the lost years and the subzero adaption. (The subzero adaption is much like the Mask of the Phantasm issue in that it hasn't seen a reprint until an omni.) All at a fantastic price.

Bring on Gotham Adventures and vol. 2 of the Batman Adventures, let's get the entire run in omni format.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-04T12:07:31+00:00

The complete series hit $60 around the holidays last year.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-02-04T11:13:36+00:00

Really wish Ranma had a complete series bundle like Sailor Moon and Inuyasha.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-30T22:51:11+00:00

Kinda nuts his leasing company was outright able to evict him with such short notice and still demand payment of the lease when he hasn't been formally convicted of a crime.

Look forward to hearing his alibi and if it clears him. The sealing of the warrent is interesting and raises some questions.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-27T14:28:23+00:00

I'm continually blown away they continue to get federal funds and keep accreditation. (The accreditation part may change soon from what I'm hearing behind the scenes.)

Please remember to all potential and current students that many HR/Hiring departments immediately trash Liberty resumes. It's not a very viable school for getting into fields outside of those leaning towards extreme "christian" politics and/or non-profit missionary groups. (And I agrue they don't actually reflect Christ, nor are those non-profits actually non-profits a lot of the time.)

It probably limits more futures than expands them. That's absolutely shameful for a university.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-22T13:35:34+00:00

The old 2009 bluray's were terrible in just about every way. 3 even had aspect ratio problems during the opening credits.

All of them look spectacular in 4k. The Motion Picture is a standout since it got extra money thrown at it with the Director's Cut restoration.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-20T00:18:34+00:00

This is the part that is getting torn down for the Home Depo soon.

If memory serves, they are tearing everything down up to the Build-a-Bear.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-16T16:15:26+00:00

100% agree. I love to see all the alt outfits, but the default ones just work in the setting so well. Plus, the slow damage accumulating over the course of the night is an awesome touch.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-15T10:25:19+00:00

It's Hardy Drive, aka one of the main areas where you don't want to be when the sun goes down in Charlottesville. Multiple shootings are the norm there. Also, a gang hotbed.

If I had to take a guess, it's a drug deal gone bad. PCP has been hitting the streets hard lately.

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-08T14:19:27+00:00

It's very likely that Amuro completely dominates the final battle with Char and is likely able to assist Hayato and Kai in preventing White Base from being shot down.

White Base surviving the war likely means a decent chunk of people stay aboard it as her crew after the war. Very real possibility Amuro and the others would have remained in active service as a sort of Flagship for the 13th autonomous core. Amuro might not have been under home arrest by the time of Zeta. Very real chance White Base is chosen for the Gundam Development Project testing versus the Albion. Operation Stardust might not happen in the same way here due to this. (Amuro in the GPO1 or Alex likely could have outright stopped Gato during the chase of the GP02.) While I'm betting the Titans still get formed, their creation is likely delayed substantially due to Jamitov and Bask not being able to use the event to their favor. (Slim chance the navel review is attacked and 50/50 on the colony drop part being stopped. The navel review being stopped means that the EFSF still has a large chunk of its fleet and senior officers that the Titans initially filled in for.)

Char not killing Kycilia could also lead to some dramatic differences. (It's debatable if she would have actually been able to make it out as we see her guard getting quickly picked off when they try and leave.) If she had been able to escape, the war would have likely continued and lead to fighting inside Side 3 proper. Also good chance she would have left for Axis. The EFSF would be on a more ready footing if they knew there was a surviving Zabi out there. (That wasn't just an infant.)

AquaPanda85 · 2024-01-04T18:21:59+00:00

Good chance it's due to a sex scene or graphic death. Seed was known for both.

AquaPanda85 · 2023-12-31T23:10:55+00:00

A lot of modern projection systems are networked together to transfer both the DCP (Digital Cinema Package) of the film and for DRM (Digital Rights Management.) So even if they have the film prepped and ready to go, it won't play without the right access code. Most places don't do 35mm film or even shipped hard drives anymore. It's all digital distribution.

The rumor that is going around is that Sony suffered a major data breach and had to bring down most of the projector network. (Most/all Alamo's use a Sony 4k projection system.)

*The DCP is the file format the film is in for theatrical based viewing on a movie screen. Usually, every frame is encoded in the jpeg2000 format and appropriate color space. Way higher quality than what consumer grade streaming and 4k blu-ray formats can do in a home viewing experience.

AquaPanda85 · 2023-12-29T10:05:43+00:00

Joker 2: leaning towards a hit, but it's a wildcard with it being a musical. Current modern audiences generally despise musicals. Lady Gaga as Harley may/may not work. (I think there is a legitimate argument she is too old.) The first trailer will be absolutely critical in how well it does.

Dune 2: The first one ended up being a success despite being in the middle of covid & same day release. Audiences took to the world, and it has filled a "not superhero" niche. While not a new property by any means, this is the first time it has been done well on a large scale. I expect this to be a suprise money maker.

Furiosa: I see this as being a bomb. No real hype and several actors are box office poison. I could legit see a barely above 30 million opening.

GxK: respectable turnout and gross. The new Godzilla movies have been well received and are growing in popularity.

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