Gatchaman, BOTP, G-FOrce, Eagle Riders.... what was the last episode you watched? I watched Episode 2 of Gatchaman Fighter yesterday, because someone asked me a question relating to it.

I just finished watching both parts of BotP's Curse of the Cuttlefish this morning. Veoh has about half to two-thirds of the episodes back up and seems to be clean.

The last eps. I watch were the ones with the death of Nambu. That was about a month ago now.

Episode 6, because I always wanted to go swimmin' in da southern seas one day. Ah, clear blue water, white sandy beaches. Wouldn't mind takin' a nap under a palm tree with a cutie too! *sigh* That would be better than cheese! I can't help it. I love that episode. It's the episode I've seen the most so far.

Try Episode 50, Allen! That's got a lot of the same kind of humor. I bet you'd enjoy it!

Episode 1 of Gatch F! I've tried to continue its recap from where I had left it and finally finished it! It's a verrrry slow process!

Yay Marie!!!!!!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Yay Marie!!!!!!

You have no idea about how much you have to wait for the next party, don't you?!

However long it is, it will be worth it!

Definitely worth it! The most recent episodes I've watched are Gatch ep. 90 (Armored Iron Beast Metangar), parts of Gatch ep. 78 (Mortal Combat 10000 Meters beneath the Sea), parts of Gatch ep. 32 (Grand Gezora Operation Part I) and parts of BOTP ep "Giant Gila Monster."

It will definitely be worth waiting for.

Well, since I was looking for something on the Mecha-ball ep, I did watch part of it. And at about 0300 this morning, I chucked in Volume 3, but fell asleep (as intended). The last complete episode was a BotP episode I was reviewing, Orion, Wonder Dog of Space. Woof. When I have some time, I'll check out Veoh again. I actually have an account, since I thought I might need one to get to any episodes. (Maybe I'll upload off my multi-disc collection of old SF shows. Let people groan to Captain Z-Ro, a rather low-budget time-travel series.)

My daughter's favorite is the jigokiller ep (like mother, like daughter)...so we recently watched it together...

I watched the BotP episode with the fake G-force robots last night with my kids. Before that it was the first episode as ds1 likes the firey phoenix episodes. They are really into it at the moment. Last night they made me play "G-force" for what felt like ages with duplo! Last night I had to build Centre Neptune out of Duplo blocks. Its quite funny as my 4yo has decided to make a few changes to the team... Tiny has been renamed Tony (as he thinks Tiny isnt a real name) and he is now the commander. At least I get to use Mark but he is now pretty pathetic and needs to be rescued by "Tony" all of the time. My 2yo has Jason and Keyop (renamed root-toot) and they share the motorbike, while Princess gets a propeller plane and poor Mark has to tag along with whoever has room. Oh, and Zark has a pretty large role in his games and is played by Harold the helicopter (from Thomas and friends). My 2 yo has also added an extra character who is a big Angus bull who keeps getting out and rampaging all over the base until Jason comes along on his motorbike and puts him back in the paddock! I cant believe my sister and I used to play G-force for days without a break, and now I have trouble playing it for more than 5 minutes - but I guess that might have more to do with the crazy plots my boys set up... Why would they have an angry bull in Centre Neptune anyway?

Originally posted by Springie My daughter's favorite is the jigokiller ep (like mother, like daughter)...so we recently watched it together...

D'aawww, that's so cute.

That sounds awesome, PalyNerd! I am just imagining your kids' play! My son used to love to make ships out of Lego (a lot of Gatchaspartans, and a few God Phoenixes) and then have Ryu 'pilot' them around...

Your children have wonderful imaginations, PalyNerd! I especially love Tiny becoming Tony and leading the team, and Keyop being renamed "Root-toot" -perfect! As for the angry bull... There was a Gatch/BOTP episode that featured robot horses that smashed stuff up -maybe the villains tried again, with a different animal.

Originally posted by lborgia88 As for the angry bull... There was a Gatch/BOTP episode that featured robot horses that smashed stuff up -maybe the villains tried again, with a different animal.

Palynerd ... it seems that you have had a very interesting evening, yesterday!! Don't kids have a vivid imagination?! It's true, the games we used to play when we were kids may now seem somewhat annoying, but it's really funny, and entertainining, seeing what young kids could come up with these days!

Zark is Harold the Helicopter...hilarious! Sounds like your kids are being raised right, PalyNerd...well-indoctrinated in Gatch! They have great imaginations- so cute!

lborgia88 - I forgot about the mechanical horse episode, we watched it earlier in the week so you might be right about where the angry bull plot came from!

Originally posted by PalyNerd lborgia88 - I forgot about the mechanical horse episode, we watched it earlier in the week so you might be right about where the angry bull plot came from!

Now if you really want to get them excited, in Gatchaman Fighter there is an episode where the Team gets attacked by a bunch of mechanical cows! I'm sure *some* of them are bulls....

Ooh, that's right! PalyNerd, is this what your children had in mind? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jIJz3IzCAA&feature=related

Good job, LB, you found it!

Thanks so much for posting that link! I have only seen the first series of Gatchaman so far... Ken has a sword? Does he still have his boomerang, I always wanted one myself. Not that I mind, love a man with a sword Lol I can just imagine the nightmares my son would give himself with those red eyed cattle! He already has a thing about the smoke detector (which aparently moves around the room and shoots red lasers out at him). After watching BotP last night the boys are now fighting a thing with 100 eyes underneath his bed!

Ken has the Gatchaman Fencer, a light-saber-style sword, in the Gatchaman Fighter series. His boomerang is long gone by that point. I guess it's a good thing your kids didn't see the red-eyed rampaging bull!

Originally posted by PalyNerd Lol I can just imagine the nightmares my son would give himself with those red eyed cattle! He already has a thing about the smoke detector (which aparently moves around the room and shoots red lasers out at him). After watching BotP last night the boys are now fighting a thing with 100 eyes underneath his bed!

The red-eyed cattle are rather creepy. I can remember, as a little kid, seeing things on TV that gave me nightmares (one episode of "Space 1999" in particular). Again, your sons have wonderful imaginations!

Yeah, it's amazing what you latch onto as a kid that frightens you. I remember watching a Disney special where the 'Magic Mirror' talked about all of the villains. The face in the mirror was super creepy, and I had nightmares for days.

Shall I have to mention "Chucky" ... again ... and why I still hate certain dolls?!!! Then, there was that period during which I didn't want to keep my bedroom's window open because one of my brothers had dared me to watch "The Exorcist"! That's one drawback I had by having older brothers! But, then, most surprisingly, I could watch anime, which could have even been classified as heavy ones for a young kid, without having any repercussions!

Perhaps, for you, it as the difference between animation and live-action that caused you to think differently about it, Marie?

The Exorcist had my sister and I terrified as well! I also had nightmares about the red eyed horses in the animated Lord of the Rings movie. I wish I could find the Dr Who episode with the scary hand in it. Just the memory still gives me the creeps!

Originally posted by PalyNerd The Exorcist had my sister and I terrified as well! I also had nightmares about the red eyed horses in the animated Lord of the Rings movie. I wish I could find the Dr Who episode with the scary hand in it. Just the memory still gives me the creeps!

hahhaha that remind me an old black & white horror movie... all that I can remember was bleeding walls & a bony hand coming out from a grandfather clock trying to choke a blonde screaming lady...that was very very creepy!

Originally posted by PalyNerd The Exorcist had my sister and I terrified as well!

Oh yes, that scared the sh-- out of me too. I'm not sure how I was even allowed to see that movie. Amityville Horror also left me To this day, if I wake up in the middle of the night close to 3:15am, I freak out.

Galactor's Giant Air Show. I love the part of that episode where Jinpei says "Whiskey?!", and Jun says "Not whiskey, Jinpei. whisker" like a mother or a teacher trying to teach a child what certain words really are when they mishear them.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Perhaps, for you, it as the difference between animation and live-action that caused you to think differently about it, Marie?

I think that's what makes the difference, for me! I could watch infinite bloodshedding and the ugliest, and most sinister, of monsters and devils as long as they're only animated, but then, when I watch live-action, which includes these kinds of things, I freak out! I'm also able to read about them without twitching, but, when it comes to real life ... I can't even watch news, or documentaries, illustrating present or past real wars! I could feel my heart breaking!

I am similar Marie. In the animated form I can see blood, but in real life .... I faint at the sight of blood. Not a great thing for a teacher of 6 year olds to do. I have to tell my students if they are bleeding you go to the office for help, unless you want to see Ms. B lying on the floor. For everything else, I am here for you. Of course, come to think about it, maybe I am getting better. Two years ago when a student decided he would see what happened when he tried to sharpen his FINGER in the pencil sharpener, I did not faint. Sorry Marie if that story made you ill.

You, and all the other teachers, have a great responsibility, CD, and I always bow my head to you! It's one thing, having to take care of your own children, but, it's another thing to look after a whole class of children who are not yours! That story about the student sharpening his finger is terrifying ... you were so courageous! Children just know how to invent dangerous and uncalculated things, especially at that age! I think, when such things happen, a person acquires a major strength in order to help who's in need, notwithstanding his/her fear! Life's experiences teach us a lot and help us to mature more in every aspect! Usually, I'm one that doesn't faint in front of real blood (I thought I was like that, before, but real life experiences taught me otherwise!), but, I do feel that wringing effect inside my stomach when I see it!

Should I admit that I sharpened my finger when I was in Kindergarten?

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Should I admit that I sharpened my finger when I was in Kindergarten?

Naughty, naughty girl!!!!!!

Generally, I can handle the sight of blood, but I don't do so well when it's my blood. I hit my head when I was nine and got a cut -it turned out to be a small cut, only needing about 3 stitches- but at that age, I didn't now that scalp wounds bleed unusually heavily and I really panicked when I put my hand on head and then saw that my whole hand was covered in blood. Somehow I managed not to see any really scary movies on TV (like the Exorcist) until I was old enough not to be so scared. There's a clip from the Space 1999 episode that gave me terrors at age 6 on youtube though. I laugh now when I see it, but back then... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tbXhu09m5s

Originally posted by lborgia88 Generally, I can handle the sight of blood, but I don't do so well when it's my blood.

See, I'm just the opposite. I did a back flip off the neighbors deck and cut my head, also needing stitches, and I was more concerned about but being able to go swimming or missing a tv show than the blood. And a few years after that I rode my bicycle into a barbed wire fence, broke a toe, and cut up my cheek, neck and shoulder, and was more concerned about the twisted handle bars on the bike (it was really challenging to ride home with them at a 60 degree angle to the bike).

Shudder. I am sitting here imagining all those injuries and feeling slightly queazy. I think it is more the "thought" than the actual "seeing" that affects me as well. Sometimes my thoughts can make things appear much worse than they are. I got a deep paper cut on my finger once and when I pulled the cut open to see how deep, I imagined the cut going down to the bone causing me to get dizzy. *Yes I do know it is not quite possible for a piece of paper to cut to the bone but still....*

You're right, CD! Sometimes, the thoughts that come to one's mind when imagining things are worse than the very endurance of such! Amethyst ... you seem to have had your share of injury experiences during your childhood! LB, you're right about head injuries! A couple of years ago, my son ran into a rounded corner of a piece of furniture and bumped his forehead, just above his eye. As blood came gushing out incessantly I found myself panicking because I thought that the injury was bigger than it really was! Thanks goodness, I managed to handle the situation, feeling relieved when all the blood was cleared and finding that it was only a small cut! From my part, the only once I remember fainting was when I had cut my thumb with the edge of a rectangular tin ... the cap of my thumb got teared out in a whole piece and kept hanging only to a thread of skin. Again ... it wasn't the sight of the blood but the queasiness I felt when I saw that piece of meat hanging and that tearing sensation!

Yikes! That would have freaked me out too. I once caught the end of my index finger in a slamming door. PAIN!! Too afraid to look at it, I hastily grabbed a paper towel and wrapped it around my finger. And then I suddenly felt so queasy and light-headed, I had to lie down on the floor right then and there. Though in my case, once I got up the nerve to actually look at my finger, it was bruised but otherwise intact -no blood. But believing that it surely must be mangled pulp (that's what it felt like!) had been enough to make me nearly faint.

The last time I tried to clip Malkin's nails, she took a swipe at me and caught me right between my nose and my upper lip. It bled most dramatically, but was nowhere near as bad as it seemed. I think it's all those capillaries in the head and face.

the last episode I saw was the movie Las Cinco Estrellas del Aguila. the one with a few episodes from Gatchaman II grouped together into one long movie.

That one is hysterical! Keep in mind that a lot of the footage was 'doctored'. It's 'unofficial' and was based off of some 'lifted' animation, with new stuff added (like Jinpei's Peter Pan sequence). Still, it's hysterical, and has me whenever I see it!

Originally posted by clouddancer Shudder. I am sitting here imagining all those injuries and feeling slightly queazy. I think it is more the "thought" than the actual "seeing" that affects me as well. Sometimes my thoughts can make things appear much worse than they are. I got a deep paper cut on my finger once and when I pulled the cut open to see how deep, I imagined the cut going down to the bone causing me to get dizzy. *Yes I do know it is not quite possible for a piece of paper to cut to the bone but still....*

Actually is possible that paper can slice you open real bad! I got paper cut before, & is a weird experience because the paper gets hard & sharp like a knife...weird!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Gatchaman, BOTP, G-FOrce, Eagle Riders.... what was the last episode you watched? I watched Episode 2 of Gatchaman Fighter yesterday, because someone asked me a question relating to it.

Last episode that I watched was when Galactor finally destroys Cresent.t base..that episode was epic!!! also it was funny to see Berg katse drunk like a skunk giving a speech... LMAO!

LOL, if you like that one, watch the episode where Katse attacks the fake Crescent Base and gets covered with red dye. His expressions of gloating and absolute terror are hysterical!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun LOL, if you like that one, watch the episode where Katse attacks the fake Crescent Base and gets covered with red dye. His expressions of gloating and absolute terror are hysterical!

I saw that one & it was funny as hell..Katse says: I don't want to die!!! & hugs the goons hahahahha! The after the dye its released he says I am I live !!!! epic!!! Hail Galactor! LMAO!

Episode 8 for the first time today, and I really enjoyed it. What a great episode! And the fight at the end is one of the best I've seen in the show so far.

I'm glad you're enjoying the series so far, Allen!

Last episode I watched was episode 9. Ken was being kind of mean to Jun in the part where he told her to give him the tape, and she even responded by saying "Okay, you don't have to yell at me.". I felt so sorry for her that I wished I could give her a hug.

Last one I watch was Eagle Riders "Terror at the north pole" (something like that) with Barney the wonder sled dog, that dog was bandaged up and still managed to sled Hunter to the Borac I'm not sure if I like Hunter yet or just want to slap him and this Joe is growing on me and I hope as I get through more episodes that they are nicer to Ollie. But I have to say I love Mallanox and even the sarcasm of Cybercon is growing on me especially when I said how hard it is to get good help I still can't get use to their vehicles yet.

Allen, you're right about that scene. Ken is being rather heavy-handed and superior... Perhaps he was channeling his father. fortunately, he got over that.

Yeah, thank The Heavens.

True, I remember thinking he was being a bit of a jerk in another very early episode, ep. 2 when he snaps at Jun for admiring the underwater scenery. I guess he was still getting into his stride as leader (or the writers were in writing him).

Originally posted by lborgia88 True, I remember thinking he was being a bit of a jerk in another very early episode, ep. 2 when he snaps at Jun for admiring the underwater scenery. I guess he was still getting into his stride as leader (or the writers were in writing him).

... or, perhaps, he was just acting the contrary of what he could have been feeling for Jun in order not to let his true sentiments prevail over his sense of duty, and in order to seem tough in the others' eyes! This notwithstanding, I don't like it when he treats Jun like that, especially without reason! We see Ken snapping at her many a time through the series, like when he, sometimes, tells her, "What are you doing, standing there?! Go and do this, or go and do that!" I think Jun was too good to not react at such an attitude towards her! Perhaps, she was just able to read behind his lines, and was confident that his actions were out of restrained love! ... oh, I never learn to quiet the romantic in me!

Sorry ... double post!

Don't ever quiet the romantic in you, Marie! I love it! LB, I love the new avatar! How did you get it to accept a gif?

It seems that as long as the gif, like an avatar image, is 25 kb or less in size, it'll work here as an avatar. However, playing around and experimenting with Adobe Imageready today, I've learned that it's hard to keep a gif that small unless you use few images, that are small and relatively low-res. This one is three images of about 2.5 kb each, all 110x110 pixels. But six images about 25 kb each, all 220x220 pixels, results in a gif that's 110 kb in size.

LB and Springie, I love your new avatars! You did such a great job with yours, LB! What a slideshow ... that's awesome! Springie ... is Ken running to save his Swan?

Of course! LB, I'm definitely going to try that sometime!