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Just thought I'd add this tidbit of info. Thanks to dejr8bud for the link.

Production IG tidbits (Friday, August 8th, 2003 @ 07:38 PM EST): Ghost in the Shell TV has had it's TV increase count increased to 52. 

http://www.animeondvd.com/press/convention.../otakon2003.php

hot gal dressed as that one Cobra girl from G.I. Joe.

Yeah, the Baroness was some of the few examples of cosplay that I approve of.

Jemstone, are you and mswump twins separated at birth?

Yeah, what's up with that extremely unflattering avatar? It's much too hairy to fit my mental picture of Jemstone. Bring back the "Meltran squishes the dismembered Zentran head" avatar!

HHH

Triple H

Triple-uh Ehuch-a

Hunter Hearst Helmsley

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Is it any wonder we're all getting sick of WWE? Why not just call it the HHHWWE from now on? And an on-air bachelor party for him now...? My God, the man's ego has become so bloated it could eclipse Rikishi and Rosie combined. He's nothing but a sponge for airtime, moreso when he's not wrestling.

And if Jericho leaves, I hope he takes Hurricane, RVD and some other underappreciated talent with him. Maybe they could find a promotion that appreciates them, unlike WWE.

I would KILL for an accurate TIE uniform and Scout trooper armor!!

Dude! It's called a "credit card." Look into it.

I can't even imagine how long it's going to take my local stores to get these things. <_< When will they learn that Diamond Comics is not the answer to everything?!

I'm jive impaired, what does that mean?

You know....I have no idea. I think it mean I agree, or something.

Production IG tidbits (Friday, August 8th, 2003 @ 07:38 PM EST): Ghost in the Shell TV has had it's TV increase count increased to 52.

http://www.animeondvd.com/press/convention.../otakon2003.php

Yessssss!!! I'll drink to that!

I thought I read somewhere that GITS SAC is being extended to 52 episodes?

Really? That's awesome news if it's true!

there is not better looking animation out there

*cough* Stand Alone Complex *cough*

Of course, SAC is so expensive to produce, they're only doing 22 episodes or so.

Keeping it real...

...stupid.

Fo shizzle.

Ah! I still need to look for the Holiday special! B)

Yeah, you go ahead and do that. Just don't come bitching to me when you're in therapy for the next 5 months.

Trekkies 2 is coming out soon? wont that help??? B)

Oh dear God no! The first one was barely watchable, and not because it was a bad documentary. After peering into the lives of some of those losers, I just felt so uncomfortable and dirty. Dirtier than even the Star Wars Hoiday Special made me feel.

Seabook didn't have it either, and neither did Uso.

Here here! Good old Seabook was one of the few Gundam pilots to have his head on straight from day one.

I think I've heard of everything now.

Yeah, me too.

an educational and inspiring Korean claymation film about an unwanted piece of dog poo that discovers self-worth and its place in life

Even after several beers, and on one of those giddy highs you get from lack of sleep I doubt I and all of my buddies combined could write that.

These are definitely getting used!

.

Oh you have got to be kidding me. Those are just too cool! B)

Jesus , no one has officially confirmed it´s a macross series and now we have a poll ?

You took the words right out of my mouth....er, keyboard.

Make sure you get us a review of this hot new property when it's available, areaseven.

Look, any future Macross series will clearly focus on one very special veteran of Space War 1: The automated Cambot. With his plucky sidekick, the Petite Cola machine, he will brave new dangers and overcome new challenges. I'm personally excited to see what advances in vending maching mecha designs Kawamori has made since '83.

Oh and Bsu, it's from a Duckman episode right?... which one I can't recall as I didn't watch much Duckman...

Bingo! Google is apparently your friend, as the first page of responses come up "Duckman" if you type the first part of my sig in. I don't know which episode it's from either, as they all tend to blur together after awhile.

Nuke a gay whale for Jesus.

LOL!

And other than Lightning06, I don't think anybody's even figured out where my sig comes from.

I missed out on a good member number.. which is SO important,

j00r number is t3h sUxor.

I agree with all of that , but I beg to differ in regards to Aries suspicion about the Islander´s blood. The only reason Aries took samples of the native´s blood was because it was a routine check on the healt of the natives ,

Yeah, I could go either way on this one. Sara's protests could have just been to show her resistance to outside influences on the island. You know....us "civilized" people, with our micowaves and MTV. Then you get the payoff with Aries offering the tasty beverages to win the people over and hilarity ensues. Part of the whole "out with the old, in with the new" motif, I suppose.

Or....

Perhaps we don't know all that Aries knows, or at least what she suspects. She knows that AIPHOS has been here for untold millennia, and that it may somehow be tied to the islanders and their beliefs. She may not have been looking for anything specific, but she may have suspected that there was something worth investigating. Likewise, Sara might not know that their DNA has the key to activating AIPHOS (or whatever alternate wacko theory we can suggest ) but she may be trying to adhere to some dimly remembered bit of scripture, handed down by the Bird People before they left, that says that you shouldn't mess with this stuff. Sort of:

Protoculture - "We're leaving. Now don't you humans go experimenting with gene sequencing or anything while we're gone."

Ancient islander - "Huh?"

Protoculture - "Sigh. Those snake-thingies in your blood. Don't fool around with them."

Ancient islander - "Ohh...ok. Gotcha."

Edit: I should add that if it weren't for Sara's reference to DNA, I would have forgotten the whole thing. If Sara had objected to the blood tests for some religous mumbo-jumbo like it was going to steal their souls then I'd have no leg to stand on. But the first time I watched that, I jumped out of my seat and shouted "How the frell does a voodoo priestess on a tropical island know about DNA?" Even if Sara does't know what it is, the fact that she somehow knows about microcellular structure really stood out as odd. Like I said, it's not like she watches a lot of Discovery channel or anything.

Who knows? I just like to throw some random ideas out there. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Clearly, Aries suspects there's "something" special to be found in the islanders blood, be it DNA or something else. Yet Sara is against the blood tests, likely without really knowing why. It's not like she watches a lot of Discovery channel or anything. Somehow in the distant past, the"snake" metaphor became part of the island folklore, as evidenced by the dialog and the cave paintings. Perhaps Sara's fear is based on some ancient warning from the "bird people" who would likely want their genetic tamperings on our planet to remain unknown. But what could it be about the islander's genetic makeup that would be a key to understanding AIPHOS that the rest of us wouldn't posess?

Did you notice Sara mention "two snakes intertwined" in the islanders blood somewhere in that scene? That's a pretty accurate metaphor for DNA, especially for a priestess on a remote tropical island whose inhabitants have eschewed modern technology. And just how did that become part of their folklore to begin with...and how will this tie in with everything else? More happening on that island than has been revealed, there is.