South of Nowhere: Save Spashley!

I'm a week and a bit late by posting this, but better late than never! One of my favourite shows on TV (or that I download to be more accurate), is getting DAS BOOT from their Network. That's right, South of Nowhere will be no more after Season 3b is shown on the N network in April! Click here for more information from the official website on this dramatic announcement.

However, not all is lost! A very dedicated website by the name of
http://www.savespashley.com
is doing their best to save South of Nowhere from those shark infested waters. I give them my support 100%. Check out the site and show them your support!



The Rant (including minor spoilers):

After having a few bad weeks myself, the N had to put the nail in the coffin to their second most popular show - without really giving a reason why. But perhaps it's due to the nature of the content: Spencer Carlin, a 16 year old girl, moves to L.A. from Ohio and meets up with the rebellious 'bisexual' Ashley Davies. Of course you can guess that things start to happen between them and le gasp, Spencer starts to question her own sexuality and eventually hooks up with Ashley - giving us the infamous couple 'Spashley' (Spencer x Ashley).

What makes this different from any other teen show, is that the main character is actually shown to be bi-curious and later decides that she is indeed lesbian - giving many confused teens and those who know their sexuality a role model on TV. This is a rare thing indeed when it comes to lesbian media as the only other TV show that shows lesbians as main characters is 'The L Word', which is fine for adults - who like a bit of trashy drama (let's be honest here, it's like desperate housewives but with lesbians instead) - but there's nothing for teens to go on. If I want something similar, I will have to sit through episodes of Degrassi just for a snippet on what South of Nowhere has already. No thanks!

There's going to be a big void when South of Nowhere disappears from the screens and the fans will have to look elsewhere for something that's inferior. SON is ground breaking stuff and even winning numerous awards cannot save it from the N's axe. I will miss South of Nowhere greatly.

End of Rant

You can bet I will cover the final season of episodes when it airs on The N. Save Spashley!

Maria-sama ga Miteru Licensed!

Finally, our favourite anime catholic schoolgirls are now hitting US shores on DVD! Licensed by Right Stuf, The new title will be 'Maria Watches Over Us' and according to the official website, it will be subtitled only and spread onto 3 boxsets for each of the seasons. Release date is a tentative 29th of July.



Now I'm sure many of the rabid Marimite fangirls and boys will be squealing in delight of this news and while I'm happy to see it finally going to US of A, I'm a little dissapointed. I've already seen every episode fansubbed and with the lack of english spoken dialogue (for entertainment), I don't really have a reason to buy this!

For those who haven't picked up on the Marimite wagon yet however, this is a bargain! Basically to those who have no clue what I'm talking about - It's a shoujo (girls)drama anime, that revolves around the daily lives of a number of catholic school girls in the Yamiyurikai school council. Lots of drama ensues such as whether to eat a hamburger with a fork or the local all boy's school attending for sports day, for example (no really!). You can bet there is a great amount of underlying Yuri (girl x girl) themes and unnecessary angst. If this appeals to you, then I highly recommend Maria-sama ga Miteru as one of the best titles in this genre.

I think I'm going to have to get used to typing Maria Watches Over Us now! ;)

Gaming Fetish: Unboxing

I'm going to praise the wonders of the internet, it brings enjoyment to many through a variety of media. Thanks to Youtube, it has opened up a new niche of entertainment! UNBOXING.
It's not a form of sport, but perhaps it could be! Do you remember the first time you unwrapped or unboxed something? It almost brings a tear to my eye to see that people on youtube can go that one step further and record their unboxing experiences for us to watch in all it's glory.



The grand opening of Guitar Hero III


Davemaster 42, as shown above, demonstrates the skills needed for such a feat. Needless to say, it has now gone to the reaches of 1up and now, unfortunately, he has quit due an editorial making fun of him.

My opinion? Obviously, when posting stuff up on the internets you have to be prepared. Ok so the guy sounds a bit Cartman from South Park, but no need to spoil his fun when he's giving out so much entertainment to others! Although the video bored me stiff, I'm sure it will give someone out there some sort of enjoyment.

I don't know whether unboxing is extremely nerdy or giving us an insight to what IS in the box.
Please note, I will not be posting up videos of me 'unboxing' my games as I'm incredibly selfish and want to experience the delights of the inner contents myself. ;D

Pre-Eurovision Selections 2008

It's that time of year again and possibly one of my favourite TV events of the year. It's when Europe and music explodes into camp songs, drama in the green room, political tension and douze pointes! It can can only be... EUROVISION!

For those who don't live in Europe or have lived under a rock (or Italy), Eurovision combines the best songs from each country (apparently) to fight it out under one big stage with lots of flags waving about. The main event is held in May and this year, it's in Serbia on the 24th of May.

So why am I talking about it right now when it's at least two months away?

The UK has just picked their song and I have to say it literally bores me to tears. The song in question is called 'Even If' by Andy Abraham of X Factor fame. It's sounds a bit like Hot Chocolate, view here!

Andy Abraham - Even If (UK Eurovision Entry 2008)
Gimmick: None



There's no gimmick, no excitement and although Andy Abraham can sing - let's face it, people only voted from him as he's a X Factor reject. Woo Woo yeah was a much better choice!

My Rating: Cinq Pointes

Not all songs have been decided yet from all the partcipating countries so I'll just show one or two of my favourites so far.

First up we have the Greek entry from Greek-American Kalomoira, who mixes traditional greek sounds with mordern R&B and a bit of Britney thrown in for good measure. This is going to score highly due to it sounding/looking just a little bit (make that a lot) like the 2005 Eurovision winner which also happened to be Greece! Coincidence? I think not!

Kalomoira - My Secret Combination (Greece Eurovision Entry 2008)
Gimmick: Letters on the body of the dancers



I totally love her performance, great singer and nice dance routines. We have a winner!

My Rating: Douze Pointes

Last mention has to go to Ireland. This has to be one of the most random, slapped together perfomances I have ever seen in the history of eurovision. It also shows that the Irish people don't care for competition anymore. But who cares? They have a sense of humour! Let's have some turkey!

Dustin The Turkey - Irelande Douze Pointes (Ireland Eurovision 2008 Entry)
Gimmick: Everything!



I think this will either do well or bomb badly - doesn't matter though - great entertainment!

Rating: Dix Pointes

As of time of writing, a few countries still haven't picked their eurovision song but fear not, I will probably update later with more!

I'll end now with an enlightening lyric from the Irish entry.

"I'm from a nation where we can write songs. Europe, where oh where did it all go wrong?"

Sums up Eurovision really! :P

2 Years Later..

After a long absence, I've decided rather than leave my blog dead and abandoned - I should flog it back to life again! I was going to revamp it completely with a sleek new look, but I'm far too lazy for that and I'll leave everything as it was. Well, except the URL of course!

So what do we have to look forward to?

This blog isn't going to be focused on anime and games, but rather a part of everything else incoporated. So from Hilary Clinton ongoing battle to get the Clinton dynasty back into the Oval Office to what geeky items I may find on the intrawebs.

We'll see how long it lasts! :P