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You remember that relative you had who always, always told the best stories? Maybe you've seen some good stuff over at DarthWiki/UnpublishedWorks that you just love to pieces? Maybe [[IHaveThisFriend you have a friend]] who's worried about audience reception of his/her work and wants to build the fanbase beforehand? This here's the place to dish, or merely to state your allegiance.

* The visual novel of the musical ''Thrill Me'', about Leopold and Loeb, was a fan creation, so I didn't expect it to be much good. Boy, was I wrong. Gorgeous art, excellent working of leitmotifs in the soundtrack, and honestly chilling presentation. It subverts so many tropes it's not even funny, and I was irresistibly drawn in on the first playthrough. Even though it expands far beyond its source material into the actual heavy details of the Leopold and Loeb case, it's still almost painful how it manages to get inside the player's head. I've never had a BreakingSpeech put on me by a game before. The subversion of the tropes surrounding YaoiGuys was just brilliant, and the fan translation from Korean is the [[{{Woolseyism}} very Woolseyest.]] The fact that it at first handled like a dating sim- down to fake relationship values and Nathan's introspective narration-- before making it shockingly obvious that there is only one possible road for this pair to take was just a knife in the gut. (And though the soundtrack was a little low-tech, I'll admit that cheerful reworking of "Nothing Like A Fire" was in my head for weeks.) The fact that the same team of fans is working on an (unrelated to ''Thrill Me'') subversion of the RomanticTwoGirlFriendship based off of the Parker/Hulme case gets my hopes way, way up.

* VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} 2, Revenge of [[HistoricalInJoke Delphi]] is arguably the best sequel since VideoGame/ResidentEvil4, and sets up one heck of a franchise.

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' is the '''best video game EVER'''! It takes everything that makes ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the original ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'', ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' and ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' work, and improves on and refines all of them, creating a first-person shooter unlike any other. But with all that going for it, [[EightPointEight WHY did IGN only give it 4.0??]]
** But dude...[[CueTheFlyingPigs Duke Nukem Forever doesn't come out for a few more months.]]

* At first I thought ''Foxy Fighters'' was just another run-of-the-mill mascot fighter platformer cashing in on the popularity of games like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'', but it has some great ideas of its own. Rather than using the most popular characters owned by a certain company, this game's fighters come from a variety of franchises, but they have one thing in common: They're all foxes! I usually main [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Tails]] because his flight abilities are very useful in combat, but it's also a lot of fun to play as [[Literature/{{Mattimeo}} Slagar the Cruel]] because his moveset is themed around misleading and backstabbing the enemies in various ways. Also, [[Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats the Big Cheese]] was ''definitely'' an UnexpectedCharacter.

* At first I thought ''Foxy Fighters'' was just another run-of-the-mill mascot fighter platformer cashing in on the popularity of games like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/NickelodenAllStarBrawl'', but it has some great ideas of its own. Rather than using the most popular characters owned by a certain company, this game's fighters come from a variety of franchises, but they have one thing in common: They're all foxes! I usually main [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Tails]] because his flight abilities are very useful in combat, but it's also a lot of fun to play as [[Literature/{{Mattimeo}} Slagar the Cruel]] because his moveset is themed around misleading and backstabbing the enemies in various ways. Also, [[Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats the Big Cheese]] was ''definitely'' an UnexpectedCharacter.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie 3: The Final Step'' is such a satisfying conclusion to the LEGO Movie trilogy. At first, I thought the film's 5-hour runtime would be boring and unnecessary, but it ended up being a lot of fun from start to finish. The new characters are just as memorable as the old ones, the humor and drama is perfectly integrated, and the soundtrack is absolutely legendary.

* The animated film version of ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' is ''everything'' we were hoping the live-action film would be. Making the cats non-anthropomorphic was a bold move, but one that ultimately paid off. The new designs are so adorable, combining realistic cat proportions and movements with unique designs based on the costumes from the original play. Also, the cast is stellar. Each character has a Broadway veteran as their singing voice, while the speaking voices are done by people who have played other famous felines. [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Bernadette Peters]] as Grizabella, [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Nick Bakay]] as Bustopher Jones, [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Katz}} Paul Schoeffler]] as Macavity... it's just purr-fection!

* The Marathon movie is surprisingly good. I mean, John Dimaggio as Durandal seemed kind of odd at the time, but now, I can't see anyone else doing it anywhere near as well.

* In my trip to the future, I saw many wondrous things, but [[SeriousBusiness nothing was more incredible]] than the Zelda game Nintendo made for their as-yet unannounced system (I was told that describing the game would not cause a TimeParadox, but giving away the name of the system would). The game takes DualWorldGameplay UpToEleven, to the point where it seems like two different games interwoven together. In fact, that's how the game was made-one half of the game was had Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto as lead programmer and Creator/TerryPratchett as lead writer, while the other half was developed by [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Rocksteady Studios]] and written by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. The result is, to quote [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Benjamin Yahtzee]] of the New York Times: "The Film/CitizenKane of video games...one minute I'm playing [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] while [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs taking enough drugs to humble]] [[Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas Raoul Duke]], and the next minute I'm playing a perfect blend of VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum, VideoGame/SilentHill2 and VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime. The only thing missing is a [[VideoGame/SaintsRow Super-villain simulator]] and Nintendo would have the perfect game...I was initially worried that such a shift in mechanics and tone would be schizo, but it all blends together flawlessly, sort of like how that alternate reality version of VideoGame/DukeNukemForever was able to integrate FirstPersonShooter and Rugby-Team-Management gameplay into one seamless package...While I may still be disappointed in Nintendo for the whole 'Wii' episode, this game has gotten me to the point where I'll let him sleep on the couch if he's in Brisbane."

* Nintendo made one hell of a good choice to add Runouw (creator of ''Super Mario 63'') to thier development team. Not only did the next ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' intallment had FLUDD, the nozzles and the caps returning, but it is the first Mario game to have a level creator. Although the star coins, from [=SM63=], return, yet some of them are real hard to find.

* Naturally, we all had our doubts abou the ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' movie, considering how long the gap between the series and film was, but boy, were we wrong! This is easily one of the funniest films of the year, and just might end up breaking through the ComedyGhetto and win Best Picture. Pretty much every single line is bound to end up insanely quotable, but my personal favorite moments would have to be:

* Hey guys! Just got back from five years in the future! You're never gonna believe it--''VideoGame/MegaMan 11''! And they brought back the Stardroids from the fifth Game Boy game--in an official title. Best yet, it's in effing 3D. 3D PLATFORMING ACTION!

* [[HarryPotterAndTheNatural20 Milo]] and Anything. [[note]](''Not'' Milo and FanFic/MyImmortal, unless it's "Milo kills Voxelmort and Enoby. Hilariously." I'd read that.)[[/note]] Basically anything. For example:

* Just finished watching the ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots'' reboot. It is ''perfection''. Admittedly, at times it seems they're trying to rip-off {{Transformers}}, but you could make that accusation about the first cartoon as well. And they actually managed to [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap make Scooter likeable]]! As for [[spoiler: Small Foot's FaceHeelTurn]]...well, personally, it took me by surprise, but looking back, I can see how careful and subtle the foreshadowing was. All in all, I really recommend it!

* ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Super Mario]] [[UpdatedRerelease New]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Galaxy]]'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch features updated and [[AntiFrustrationFeatures actually fun]] motion controls, references to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothersUltimate WorldOfLight]]'', an all-new Dome with galaxies including a [[WholePlotReference Whole Level Reference]] to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' and a BrutalBonusLevel, another TearJerker scene involving Rosalina and the Lumas, and [[SceneryPorn graphics]] and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] redone so masterfully as to bring even more tears to the eye.

** Oh, and speaking of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, I just came back from a few years in the future(I made a bet with my friends. I lost.) and I saw the movie based on the show. Releasing a MyLittlePony in theaters might have been a risky choice in the wrong hands, but a combination of the internet's efforts to spread the word about it and [[DoingItForTheArt the team working on it actually trying to make a good movie]] made it a huge success! I don't wanna spoil the plot any, but I will tell you this: They really used their use of flash animation to their advantage, [[SceneryPorn resulting in some surprisingly gorgeous backdrops and a lot of attention to detail]]. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack! [[EarWorm I was humming over half the songs in the movie when it was done]]. Daniel Ingram really knows his stuff! And besides that, the movie is fill to the brim with adventure, action, comedy, and even some darker elements too. Everything that made the show so amazing and more is in this movie. Kids can enjoy it too, but I think the people making this movie truly made it for [[PeripheryDemographic us]], even going so far as to include a few callbacks to the fandom and even the original series(though nothing too fanservice-y). I can't wait to see it again in [[NoEndorHolocaust 2013]]!

* And I'm [[RunningGag back again]]! I've just read a remake of ''ComicBook/NovasAventurasDeMegaman'' (the original version {{NSFW}}), and I must say, it is [[AdaptationDistillation MUCH better than the original]]! The basic plot and the good ideas are still there, but [[LighterAndSofter the blood, nudity and creepy undertones are gone]], the writing is much more consistent, the characters act more like their {{Canon}} selves, the artwork is better, and it's much more faithful to the games. And while there is still that vibe that the writers love the female characters (most notably Roll), even that is handled better than it originally was. Not to mention that while the main villains still kidnap homeless people (though not girls specifically this time), and turn them into cyborgs, they handled it much more effectively, and made it so that we don't see the operations while still doing enough to show that they are quite brutal. This story was also made in to an eight issue limited series, and actually has a conclusion, which was a [[EarnYourHappyEnding well-earned happy ending]]. My overall verdict: they not only made the story ''readable'', but this version stands alongside ''Manga/MegaManMegamix'' and ''[[ComicBook/MegaMan Archie Mega Man]]'' as one of the best adaptations of the franchise ''ever''. [[{{Irony}} Ironic]] that one of the worst adaptations of ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' served as a basis for one of the best, isn't it?

* It is a sore loss for any Tolkien fan that "Of the Blue Wizards" [[AuthorExistenceFailure remains incomplete]] and Christopher Tolkien axed it from ''Literature/UnfinishedTalesOfNumenorAndMiddleEarth''. The text ''is'' a mess of revisions, but the story of the Easterling chiefly family's falling apart - spurred on by the charisma and terror of Sauron, the deep scars of Numenorean imperialism, and the uncertain hope the Wizards offer - is still very compelling, and a fresh take by the Professor on his own world. Even the narrative style is new ground: Mirroring his use of Western mythology in writing ''The Lord of the Rings'', he modeled the Easterling civil war partly on the Kurukshetra War in the ''{{Literature/Mahabharata}}''!

* That ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' live action film was awesome! I was skeptical when they said that Ash would meet Red, but they made it work so well with [[TheMcCoy Ash]] and [[TheSpock Red's]] world views being compared without [[Main/CharacterShilling Character Shilling]] one or the other. Though Creator/SvetlanaKhodchenkova and John Simm weren't the preferred choice for Team Rocket, they did well for the most part. Plus the original voice actors for Meowth and [[spoiler:Mewtwo]] came back. It has a brilliant plot and acting, and rumors are they are planning a sequel, with Ethan, Lucas, Lunick, Serena, Dawn, Giovanni, and Darkrai.

* In my trip to the future, I saw many wondrous things, but [[SeriousBusiness nothing was more incredible]] than the Zelda game Nintendo made for their as-yet unannounced system (I was told that describing the game would not cause a TimeParadox, but giving away the name of the system would). The game takes DualWorldGameplay UpToEleven, to the point where it seems like two different games interwoven together. In fact, that's how the game was made-one half of the game was had Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto as lead programmer and Creator/TerryPratchett as lead writer, while the other half was developed by [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Rocksteady Studios]] and written by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. The result is, to quote [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Benjamin Yahtzee]] of the New York Times: "The Film/CitizenKane of video games...one minute I'm playing [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]] while [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs taking enough drugs to humble]] [[Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas Rauol Duke]], and the next minute I'm playing a perfect blend of VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum, VideoGame/SilentHill2 and VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime. The only thing missing is a [[VideoGame/SaintsRow Super-villain simulator]] and Nintendo would have the perfect game...I was initially worried that such a shift in mechanics and tone would be schizo, but it all blends together flawlessly, sort of like how that alternate reality version of VideoGame/DukeNukemForever was able to integrate FirstPersonShooter and Rugby-Team-Management gameplay into one seamless package...While I may still be disappointed in Nintendo for the whole 'Wii' episode, this game has gotten me to the point where I'll let him sleep on the couch if he's in Brisbane."
* The upcoming direct sequel to ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' & ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''. Your party consists of Sora, Riku, and Kairi, with Kairi upgraded to full ActionGirl status, the Axel/Roxas HoYay is confirmed as canon, and the plot simplifies a number of points beautifully. Periodically [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Awesome]] and SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}}, as well as a wonderfully fun game.
* The upcoming VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog 2D console game looks awesome. I especially love that it's including so many characters but having them all play about the same (Advance-style, that is). The level editor looks incredible, and it seems they might be bringing back Super Sonic. The first thing I'm gonna do when I get it is going online!
* Oh man, I can't believe they're coming out with a new Smash Bros game already! They're going to be bringing back Roy and Mewtwo in this one, and according to WordOfGod it'll play like a mix between Melee and Brawl. There are so many awesome new characters, too. I'm personally looking forward to playing as ''VideoGame/MegaMan'', [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Ridley]], and [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Deoxys]]. The new Downloadable Content feature looks like it's gonna be awesome.
** You neglected to mention the latest trailer revealing that [[Castlevania Belmont and Dracula]] are going to be in the game too. The trailer itself is a clinic in how to get fans excited. It starts with what looks like an in-game match starting on a stage set in Dracula's throne room. Belmont and Dracula beam in...and they proceed to give their iconic exchange from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''. Not only that, but the [=VAs=] are clearly '''Creator/BrianBlessed''' and Creator/ChristopherLee engaging in epic HamToHamCombat....It is truely glorious.

* ''[[VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing 2]]'' is the biggest sequel improvement ever. you have collision, you oppoment, if you set the difficulty high, can put up a fight, the levels are awesome. The best part? It has an option to play just like the first game!

* Nintendo made one hell of a good choice to add Runouw (creator of ''Super Mario 63'') to thier development team. Not only did the next ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' intallment had fludd, the nozles and the caps returning, but it is the first Mario game to have a level creator. Although the star coins, from [=SM63=], return, yet some of them are real hard to find.

* ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes movie is one of the best films of the year and one of the most greatest comebacks of all time. I love how they decided to make wonderfully hand-drawed animation for the childhood scenes and live action for the adulthood. Great casting, stays loyal to the source material and truly a fantastic piece of art. I truly shed a tear at [[spoiler: the part where adult Calvin finally accepts his adulthood and shares a final hug with Hobbes. And the final scene where Calvin gives Hobbes to his son is truly heartwarming]]. It's easily a great comeback for not only the comic, but also for Steven Spielberg, who shows us that he still got it. This is my favourite movie of all time!

* I quite like the spinoff of House where Taub goes back to plastic surgery and, due to unexpected good luck, is able to open his own practice. All the best medical elements of House, Grey's Anatomy and Nip/Tuck without the jerk doctors and the cast sexing it up as in Grey's Anatomy. I could watch Taub perform difficult surgeries and deal with his personal life all day.

* Factorial! A Mathematical Musical is just so incredibly awesome. Math! Puns! [[Film/ShakespeareInLove And a bit with a dog!]]

* Creator/QuentinTarantino's 100Bullets movie is just spectacular, and Creator/TommyLeeJones does a great job as Agent Graves.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead Beavis and Butt-Head]]: Our Dumbass Future.'' It sounded like a cheap cash-in at first, but Mike Judge showed a tremendous amount of perspective for his first creation in this hour-long special for MTV's "Back In The Day" week. The boys were always observant through their stupidity, and never failed to make connections with the lower rungs of society- traits that served to make their post-dropout years an entertaining whirlwind of road life, prison culture, and kitsch fame. The moral is a bit heavy-handed, what with the boys' lives briefly juxtaposed with Daria's nervous breakdown, but it's a unique and refreshing one: the key to happiness isn't accomplishment or social status, but a complete lack of self-awareness. It's good to see that although they're now scarred, tattooed, balding thirty-somethings, Beavis and Butt-head have nothing less to laugh at.

* As soon as Radioactive Hellstorm is released. I'm picking up a copy! What's it about you ask. Well it's an epic crossover as a shrunken Godzilla faces off with the murderous Jason Voorhees, deep inside the Crystal Lake Research Facility! Who'll win, who'll get their face torn off? Only time will tell. Coming soon!

** What about Ridley Scott? after his works on ''Aliens'' frenchise, he can pull off Live ''Metroid'' movie. Of course, It would be adaptation of Metroid video games, and unlike other [[VideoGameMoviesSuck video game movies]] this movie would be both financially and critically acclaimed because of director. also, the role of Samus? goes to Creator/EmmaWatson. because of her Excellent role as Hermione in ''Film/HarryPotter'', this would be perfect.

* Two words: Kingdom Hearts 3. All the others were NOTHING compared to it. Where to begin. The happy rescue of Terra, Aqua, Ven, Roxas, Namine, Xion, and Lea. The second Keyblade war. Everyone cool shows up to the party. Disney villains and heroes, Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed. There was too much awesome and funny moments to list, but the keyblade battle between Maleficent and Riku can't be missed. And the final battle with Xehanort calls back to his previous forms and game music such as Another Side and Fate of the Unknown. The last form, however, is kind of depressing. All in all though, the heroes earn their happy ending.

* When I discovered the Toys/MonsterHigh anime would star the dub voices of Music/VictoriaJustice as Cleo De Nile, Creator/MirandaCosgrove as Draculaura, [=Jenette McCurdy=] as Lagoona Blue, Keke Palmer as Clawdeen Wolf, Willa Howard as Frankie Stein and [=Jesse McCartney=] as Deuce I was a little bit put off. But they pulled it of perfectly! May have had something to do with the fact that the anime was made by Creator/StudioBONES and the Opening was performed by Music/UtadaHikaru! Even though it only lasted 12 Episodes the entire Arc was amazing and full of CharacterDevelopment and [[PlotTwist Plot Twists!]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}} III'' took f*cking forever, but ''good god, it is SO worth it!''

* When I heard adult swim would be buying one disney property I would have guessed WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck or MickeyMouse so was very suprised that they had bought......''Recess''. I was very sceptical as to how adult swim would treat the show and when I was getting ready to watch the premier I was about to cry ruined forever until I saw the theme, an incredible ThrashMetal remake of the original opening that signified I was watching the mature, even better version. Basically it's set in the 6th grade with the Gang having changed after "taking the 5th grade" (Randall and Ashley A had a HeelFaceTurn while Vince had a FaceHeelTurn) in a NoodleIncident called "The Rewrite" With Tj now "King of the Playground" the Gang are now "Agents of playground". The humor has got ranchier don't get me wrong but there's still enough of the originals charm to keep the show's wholesome tone, which has the effect of makeing the Rude stuff even funnier and Tj's obsessive crush on Spinelli makes a hilarious TakeThat to Tj\Spinelli shipper's. Have I mentioned it's better than the original?

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' won hugo awards and nebula awards. That book expanded not only on ruby, but also on weiss's motive for enrolling in beacon over atlas.--to gain control over Schnee Conglomerate's Vale division. what a interesting take on Corporate power struggle.

* When Gainax picked up the licensing, for Stretch Panic, I nealy cried. When I finally saw the trailer, I let the tears of joy flow freely. The animation is beautiful, faithful to the game, but with Hiroyuki Imaishi's own flair. From the looks it's a deconstruction of the normal kid taken to a strange land to save their friends/siblings plot. Giving the Scarf, now Hipparu, a voice was a nice touch, as well as giving him and Linda an interesting dynamic. The entire score if one big Crowning Music of Awesome, expanding on the games sound track, along with some nice original stuff. I can't wait for it to come out in Fall of 2012.

* The episode of ''Madmen'' where Don's brother John crashes at this place, and brings along his friends the two Steves.

* A ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' / ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' Xover where Red Guy rapes Johnny Bravo

* Hey there, I'm just back from TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, feeling great after having played Kingdom Hearts 3. It was awesome. You start out playing as Riku as he travels around the worlds alongside Donald and Goofy, completing their plots (which are now integral to the main one because each world you visit gives Riku a hint about Aqua, Terra and Ventus' locations). It's really funny to see Riku interact with Donald and Goofy. In each world, you will encounter one of the members of the True Organization XIII as the bosses, as well as the (small) possibility of encountering any member in a short random battle. However, [[spoiler:none of them is KilledOffForReal until the final world.]] Brand new Limit attacks are added. I loved the final battle [[spoiler:or, should I say, war, in which the Seven Guardians of Light face the whole Organization XIII at the same time, and it's fully playable.]] However, my favorite part of the game was the Holodeck, which allowed you to replay the Boss Battles, and it only gets better after the Clear Save, as it allows you to fight many bosses at the same time, choosing your party members, and also allows you to fight against many {{Mooks}}, you choose the quantity and the kind, including the now returned Behemoth, as well as Darksides and Twilight Thorns which, at the endgame become Mooks.

* Creator/EdgarWright and Creator/TerryGillam's 4-part ''Literature/GoodOmens'' miniseries. It's really great to see Creator/BenedictCumberbatch getting the chance to show his talent for comedy as the stuffy, neurotic Aziraphale, and his chemistry with Creator/DavidTennant's Crowley is absolutely incredible. Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost steal every scene they're in as the demons Hastur and Ligur, but at the same time the series does justice to the quiet, more tender moments from the book as well. The relationship between Adam, the reluctant antichrist, and his father (Creator/MartinFreeman) is really well developed and sweet.
** Not to mention the video blogs and DVD extras showing all the on-set shenanigans the cast got up to during production. Well worth the watch if you have an extra three hours to spare. Pegg, Frost and Freeman teaming up to prank the rest of the cast members was just priceless.

* Man, I love crashing at my alternate universe self's place and watching better versions of stuff! Like right now, I'm loving [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.!]] It's fast-paced and feels like a genuine part of the MCU's continuity, and features sharp, funny dialogue from a cast of both familiar, welcome characters from the comics and likeable original characters, while [[EnsembleDarkHorse maintaining the focus on the character we're really watching the show for]] [[BadassNormal Agent Coulson]]. I'm really curious about where they're going with the Asgardian connection (the promos for after the midseason break hint they're going to be going up against Fenrir - I'm curious about how faithful they're going to be to Norse mythology!) and hinting at the potential for a Chitauri/Kree Civil War is a good way to utilize already established parts of the universe and the healing serum coming from a Chitauri shapeshifted as a Kree when it died makes its regenerative capabilities much more logical. But I think most of all I'm liking the interpersonal drama - it's great to see Academy Award nominee Creator/JeremyRenner get to show his acting chops as he shows Hawkeye being tortured by his experience with Loki's mind control, Coulson still hasn't quite forgiven Fury nor has Fury given him all the answers yet which allows a lot of opportunity to explore their almost father/son relationship, hints at Coulson's tragic past have me very intrigued, and most of all I am loving Creator/ChristopherEccleston as Lance Hunter, the perhaps not entirely trustworthy head of rival British agency S.T.R.I.K.E. - whether his rivalry with Coulson falls under NoYay or FoeYay is up to you, but alternate universe ff.net is going crazy! Now let's just hope my ships sail. (Hawkingbird and Mayson for the win!)

* I love the animated version of House with Stephen Fry as Dr. Walpole and Tony Robinson as the voice of Steve the talking rat. The artists draw Hugh Laurie really well, too.

* I was bummed when Creator/{{Disney}} decided against a third Franchise/{{Tron}} film, but when I heard they handed Creator/BioWare the chance to make a game ''and'' gave them a very long leash of creative control? Well, now we've got something interesting. First off, we have their crazy-good world building and a massive codex (half of it written up by Lisberger)! The soundtrack? A Crazy list of techno artists signed on; I had no idea Music/DaftPunk would not just score the BarBrawl level, but be {{GuestStarPartyMember}}s. The four-point KarmaMeter is pretty innovative, scoring not just "good or evil" but also "obedience or rebellion towards Users." Hell, just the fact that ''you're playing as Tron,'' and that all of the paths can make ''perfect'' sense for the character direction, as this is post-''Legacy.'' Yes, they got Boxleitner, but...spoiler here, they got Cindy Morgan, too! Yes, playing Yori, and what a great explanation as to why she wasn't in ''Legacy'' or ''Uprising.'' And if that doesn't peg the HSQ high enough...they got Rebecca Romjin and Jason Cottle - Videogame/TronTwoPointOh is totally canon again! Worth it for the MythologyGag about [=Ma3a=] and Lora being alive in the same canon. The capper? Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/AaronPaul. YES, RoleReprise. Kinda stinks, though, that Beck and Cyrus turn out to be MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers, even if it is completely justified. Okay, if you play the "evil rebellion" path, you are totally going to feel like a heel executing Jet, especially if you convince Beck to do it, but Alan Bradley as your FinalBoss as you murder your own creator and set yourself up as ruler of all of cyberspace, controlling the human world so the Programs will NeverBeHurtAgain? Holy. Shit. (Okay, so there's a little [[VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine Konrad]] coming through when Alan-1 is berating you during the boss fight - understandable). At least the canonical "good and obedient" path is pure Heartwarming; EverybodyLives, the Program and human worlds are in harmony, the Simulation Sea is restored, Tron and Yori are brought into the human world to see it for themselves, and they teach humanity how to care for the Programs at the side of their human family. Finally, a proper Disney ending for the franchise.
* Speaking of that? Season 3 of Western Animation/TronUprising foreshadowed almost all of the above, including getting Morgan, Cottle, and Romjin. YES, as RoleReprise. The episode "Guardian," where Yori returned and Beck teams up with her was pure TearJerker in the best way. And that singer of ''Dillinger'' finding Flynn's hidden lab? Aw crap.

* [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Trey Parker's and Matt Stone's]] absolutely hilarious GagDub of ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' is a must-watch, assuming that you can ignore the {{Anvilicious}}ness, the fact that [[CrossdressingVoices Nagisa sounds a lot like Kyle]] and that pretty much of all of the StealthParody is gone, replaced with not only a full-out, in-your-face parody of GirlsLove anime/ manga, but also a full-out, in-your-face parody of, well, pretty much everything. Also, due to RuleOfFunny, [[ImprobablyFemaleCast the entire cast]] was voice acted by [[LarynxDissonance men]], with Matt and Trey handling the two leads, with notable others including Creator/VicMignogna as Tamao, Creator/LiamOBrien as Miyuki, Creator/CrispinFreeman as Hikari, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Kaname, Creator/SpikeSpencer as Chikaru and Creator/JamiesonPrice as Chiyo. Still, there's a ''lot'' of good to be said for taking the not-as-intelligent (sans the StealthParody) cousin of ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' and transforming it into something [[CrazyAwesome (insanely) brilliant]].

* I was bummed when Creator/{{Disney}} decided against a third Franchise/{{Tron}} film, but when I heard they handed Creator/BioWare the chance to make a game ''and'' gave them a very long leash of creative control? Well, now we've got something interesting. First off, we have their crazy-good world building and a massive codex (half of it written up by Lisberger)! The soundtrack? A CrazyAwesome list of techno artists signed on; I had no idea Music/DaftPunk would not just score the BarBrawl level, but be {{GuestStarPartyMember}}s. The four-point KarmaMeter is pretty innovative, scoring not just "good or evil" but also "obedience or rebellion towards Users." Hell, just the fact that ''you're playing as Tron,'' and that all of the paths can make ''perfect'' sense for the character direction, as this is post-''Legacy.'' Yes, they got Boxleitner, but...spoiler here, they got Cindy Morgan, too! Yes, playing Yori, and what a great explanation as to why she wasn't in ''Legacy'' or ''Uprising.'' And if that doesn't peg the HSQ high enough...they got Rebecca Romjin and Jason Cottle - Videogame/TronTwoPointOh is totally canon again! Worth it for the MythologyGag about [=Ma3a=] and Lora being alive in the same canon. The capper? Creator/ElijahWood and Creator/AaronPaul. YES, RoleReprise. Kinda stinks, though, that Beck and Cyrus turn out to be MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers, even if it is completely justified. Okay, if you play the "evil rebellion" path, you are totally going to feel like a heel executing Jet, especially if you convince Beck to do it, but Alan Bradley as your FinalBoss as you murder your own creator and set yourself up as ruler of all of cyberspace, controlling the human world so the Programs will NeverBeHurtAgain? Holy. Shit. (Okay, so there's a little [[VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine Konrad]] coming through when Alan-1 is berating you during the boss fight - understandable). At least the canonical "good and obedient" path is pure Heartwarming; EverybodyLives, the Program and human worlds are in harmony, the Simulation Sea is restored, Tron and Yori are brought into the human world to see it for themselves, and they teach humanity how to care for the Programs at the side of their human family. Finally, a proper Disney ending for the franchise.

* If you think that [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, Franchise/MegaMan and VideoGame/PacMan being in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' for UsefulNotes/WiiU was cool, then prepare to be blown away by ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Pokémon Nevenending N: Sailor Warriors''! Not only do the aforementioned mascots appear as playable characters, but it is the best {{Anime}} fighter in human history. Even better than Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax IMHO! Anyway, [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis]] arranges a fighting tournament in an attempt to rid himself of the Sailor Scouts, at least in the story mode, which is based on the Neverending N season of the Sailor Pokémon Crystal anime. Your standard fighting game modes are here like story, local vs., online vs., training, Dramatic Battle (In which two Scouts of your choice fight Giovanni, Mewtwo, Jessie and James, Ghetsis, Mecha N, Mecha Sonic and Sailor Galaxia in that order.) and even the World Tour mode from [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha 3]]. Creator/{{Nintendo}}, Creator/{{Sega}}, Creator/{{Capcom}} and [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco Bandai]] outdid themselves with this fantastic 3DS game which also got an HD port on the UsefulNotes/WiiU as Pretty Guardian Sailor Pokémon Nevending N:Sailor Warriors HD!! And every single Sailor Scout from Sailor Hilda to VideoGame/WonderMomo is playable, too! And in addition, stages based on VideoGame/SuperMarioKart, VideoGame/SonicGenerations, VideoGame/MegaManX, PacManWorld, FZero, VideoGame/EternalChampions, CherryTreeHighComedyClub and VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} are unlockable.

* Oh my god, I just played the latest VideoGame/{{Touhou}} game! It's both an AuthorsSavingThrow for ''Silent Sinner in Blue'' and [[spoiler: brings back PC-98 characters!]]. The Moonbitches are subjected to TheWorfEffect and defeated off-screen by [[spoiler: Shinki!]] Then they're relegated to Stage 4 bosses that appear when you play as Marisa! (The other two are [[spoiler: Elly and Kurumi and Yuki and Mai]], respectively. And yes, [[spoiler: Elly's boss theme is a Bad Apple remix]].) It's even explicitly stated that Marisa was holding back in ''SSiB''. Then you reach [[spoiler: Shinki]] in a climactic fight, with all sorts of attack references. Oh, and speaking of references, there's another stage after the final one that's not an Extra Stage! Yeah, if you beat the game twice then after the normal final boss you go fight [[spoiler: [[TrueFinalBoss the Goliath Doll, followed by Alice Margatroid. With her book open!]] It also clarifies the Shinki/Alice relationship]]. The whole thing is of course a take off on ''[[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonpachi]]''. But wait, we haven't even got to the Extra Stage! It's a It's basically a NostalgiaLevel [[spoiler: for the PC-98 games]]. The boss is [[spoiler: Yuka]], who gleefully uses her signature move on you. And then, yes yes, as if this game hasn't had enough, the new Phantasm Stage! It's even ''more'' of a NostalgiaLevel, with [[spoiler: Shinki and Alice together as the mid-boss]] and the main boss is...well ''[[spoiler: [[BrotherChuck who do you think?]]]]''. Marisa's had an expression only used for that level, it was shocking to see.
** Also the latest VideoGame/{{Touhou}} fighting game, which was released at the same time! It had Flandre, Kaguya, Mokou, Nitori, Kanako, Orin, Koishi, Byakuren, Nue, and [[spoiler: surprise, Kogasa!]]. Alice's new Grimoire spellcards really change her character while still making her balanced. Oh, and there's an OldSaveBonus if you cleared the new Touhou game [[spoiler: Shinki randomly appears at the end of Arcade mode; Mima if you also cleared Phantasm. Beat them and they're unlocked!]] This is truly epic, folks.

* When I heard adult swim would be buying one disney property I would have guessed DonaldDuck or MickeyMouse so was very suprised that they had bought......''Recess''. I was very sceptical as to how adult swim would treat the show and when I was getting ready to watch the premier I was about to cry ruined forever until I saw the theme, an incredible ThrashMetal remake of the original opening that signified I was watching the mature, even better version. Basically it's set in the 6th grade with the Gang having changed after "taking the 5th grade" (Randall and Ashley A had a HeelFaceTurn while Vince had a FaceHeelTurn) in a NoodleIncident called "The Rewrite" With Tj now "King of the Playground" the Gang are now "Agents of playground". The humor has got ranchier don't get me wrong but there's still enough of the originals charm to keep the show's wholesome tone, which has the effect of makeing the Rude stuff even funnier and Tj's obsessive crush on Spinelli makes a hilarious TakeThat to Tj\Spinelli shipper's. Have I mentioned it's better than the original?

* ''KingArthur Destroys KingArthur'' has the worst thought-out premise in film history. As such, it's [[SoBadItsGood so bad as to be good]].

* Speaking of cartoon adaptations of video games, I don't think ''anyone'' was expecting Double Fine to continue ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' via an animated interquel series. But c'mon, didn't we ''all'' want to know what happened during the ''rest'' of that summer camp before the ending? ''I'' did! Some writers would take LighterAndSofter as a curse, but the writers seem to have taken it as an excuse to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar get as much crap past the radar]] as possible. The results? Hilarious! The best episodes are by far "Sasha-Bye Baby" (in which Sasha has to take care of a psychic baby--ItMakesSenseInContext), "Bread and Circus Kids" (in which Raz's science project mutates due to Psitanium exposure, and makes overflowing numbers of yeast-related puns), and fan-favorite episode "A Fish Called Linda," which manages to be both hilarious ''and'' heartwarming in the way the camp kids rush to protect their favorite lake monster from a lakey interloper.

* That ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' live action film was awesome! I was skeptical when they said that Ash would meet Red, but they made it work so well with [[TheMcCoy Ash]] and [[TheSpock Red's]] world views being compared without [[Main/CharacterShilling Character Shilling]] one or the other. Though Svetlana Khodchenkova and John Simm weren't the preferred choice for Team Rocket, they did well for the most part. Plus the original voice actors for Meowth and [[spoiler:Mewtwo]] came back. It has a brilliant plot and acting, and rumors are they are planning a sequel, with Ethan, Lucas, Lunick, Serena, Dawn, Giovanni, and Darkrai.

* I was a bit skeptical at first, but Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece film adaptation, a crossover of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia''/''FanFic/MyImmortal'' was stunning. I adored the touching goffic romance of [[PerkyGoth Feliciano "Death Rose" Vargas]]and [[OnlySaneMan Ludwig]]! And all the [[TrueArtIsAngsty blood, gore and deathly sorrows was so amazing]].

* If you think that [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog, Franchise/MegaMan and VideoGame/PacMan being in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' for UsefulNotes/WiiU was cool, then prepare to be blown away by ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Pokémon Nevenending N: Sailor Warriors''! Not only do the aforementioned mascots appear as playable characters, but it is the best {{Anime}} fighter in human history. Even better than Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax IMHO! Anyway, [[VideoGame/{{PokemonBlackAndWhite}} Ghetsis]] arranges a fighting tournament in an attempt to rid himself of the Sailor Scouts, at least in the story mode, which is based on the Neverending N season of the Sailor Pokémon Crystal anime. Your standard fighting game modes are here like story, local vs., online vs., training, Dramatic Battle (In which two Scouts of your choice fight Giovanni, Mewtwo, Jessie and James, Ghetsis, Mecha N, Mecha Sonic and Sailor Galaxia in that order.) and even the World Tour mode from [[VideoGame/{{StreetFighterAlpha}} Street Fighter Alpha 3]]. Creator/{{Nintendo}}, Creator/{{Sega}}, Creator/{{Capcom}} and [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco Bandai]] outdid themselves with this fantastic 3DS game which also got an HD port on the UsefulNotes/WiiU as Pretty Guardian Sailor Pokémon Nevending N:Sailor Warriors HD!! And every single Sailor Scout from Sailor Hilda to VideoGame/WonderMomo is playable, too! And in addition, stages based on VideoGame/SuperMarioKart, VideoGame/SonicGenerations, VideoGame/MegaManX, PacManWorld, FZero, VideoGame/EternalChampions, CherryTreeHighComedyClub and VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} are unlockable.

* That ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' live action film was awesome! I was skeptical when they said that Ash would meet Red, but they made it work so well with [[Main/TheMcCoy Ash]] and [[Main/TheSpock Red's]] world views being compared without [[Main/CharacterShilling Character Shilling]] one or the other. Though Svetlana Khodchenkova and John Simm weren't the preferred choice for Team Rocket, they did well for the most part. Plus the original voice actors for Meowth and [[spoiler:Mewtwo]] came back. It has a brilliant plot and acting, and rumors are they are planning a sequel, with Ethan, Lucas, Lunick, Serena, Dawn, Giovanni, and Darkrai.

* ''Central Powers Osmanlia'' is a wonderful prequel to Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia. Who knew Serbia could be such a dick?

* There's an adorable new miniseries coming out based on ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'', called ''Hetalia Hamsters''! All your favorite nation-tans are back, only as hamsters with the cute cranked UpToEleven, and they've even gone as far as to remake all the old songs like "Bouno Tomato" and "Pub and Go!" in chipmunk-esque hammie voices. Promises to outdo ''Chibitalia'' in terms of [[TastesLikeDiabetes diabetes-inducing sweetness]].

* Nintendo made one hell of a good choice to add Runouw (creator of ''Super Mario 63'') to thier development team. Not only did the next ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrothers'' intallment had fludd, the nozles and the caps returning, but it is the first Mario game to have a level creator. Although the star coins, from [=SM63=], return, yet some of them are real hard to find.

* To say that the {{Xenofiction}} and paleontology communities were skeptical when a film adaptation of ''Literature/RaptorRed'' was announced would be an understatement. Fears were that Hollywood would [[{{Disneyfication}} make it into a generic kiddie talking animal movie]] like ''WesternAnimation/WalkingWithDinosaurs''. [[TaintedByThePreview The trailer did little to assuage that]] when it featured narration by Creator/ScarlettJohansson and confirmed the film to use CGI creatures in live-action environments, like that film and ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaur}}'', although the designs for the ''Utahraptor'' and the ''Struthiomimus'' were praised for [[ScienceMarchesOn having feathers]]. When the film finally came out, though, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail it was a different story]]. Like ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron'', and true to the book, there were no {{TalkingAnimal}}s whatsoever, with only spare narration when something just could not be conveyed by the dinosaurs' body language and PaintingTheMedium to convey scents. The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic score]] and [[SceneryPorn environments]] only added to the experience. The only complaints were that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids children wanted to see the dinosaur movie, and were promptly terrified]] by the aversions of HerbivoresAreFriendly and CarnivoresAreMean. It ''really'' pushed the [[AnimationAgeGhetto PG rating]] it got because [[AudienceAlienatingPremise not many adults would go to see a dinosaur movie that wasn't part of the]] ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise.

* Now, while my opinion on the webcomic is...[[SeasonalRot less]] [[JumpingTheShark chari]][[FirstAndTenSyndrome table]] than most other people's, I knew I would be watching ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}: the Animated Series'' [[JustHereForGodzilla solely for]] Creator/JamesRolfe as the voice of Karkat. And what did I know, it's a perfect match. The role is similar enough to WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd for James to be in his element, and it's a treat to see him essentially playing the Nerd in a new context. What's even better is how they wrote in some brilliant {{Actor Allusion}}s to James's previous role - I was laughing my head off when he called John a miserable shitload of fuck, and best of all, they're in-character enough to not feel out of place. Overall, seeing James definitely made up for everything else that ruined the comic for me.