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  • Iron Fist

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    Let me start by stating how I feel about the Marvel Netflix series so far: I thought the first season of Daredevil was fantastic, and I was especially wowed by Fisk and the great fight choreography; season 2 of Daredevil was a disappointment, and although I liked the portrayal of The Punisher, I felt that sticking him…

  • Tangled: Before Ever After

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    I thought the movie Tangled was pretty good — a lot more than Frozen, and most Disney animated films since — but what really has me interested in the upcoming Tangled TV series is that I really dig the 2D animated style they’re using. Last week they aired a movie that leads into the series (starting later…

  • Samurai Jack (Season 5)

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    I love Samurai Jack — and its creator, Genndy Tartakovsky — to death, and so the prospect of a new season had me beyond excited. The first episode of season 5 aired last night, and it made for a perfect cap to my animation-heavy day (Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot, Gantz: 0, Your Name, Onihei). What…

  • Onihei

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    I already wrote about checking out the Onihei series, but after watching the first two episodes, I’d fallen behind — I wasn’t watching a lot of anime in general these past two months, probably because of my 1985 movie marathon — and over the past few days I’ve been catching up on the season, and have…

  • Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

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    I ended up watching a bunch of anime yesterday, starting with the “Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot” short, which I hope is going to lead into a new series of some sort. It’s only a few minutes long (about 5-6 minutes), but acts as a really great segment to re-introduce the concept of the series, and to…

  • Rediscovering Mystery

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    I’m so in love with the Noclip series of game-related documentaries, and the latest one is called “Rediscovering Mystery,” covering the mysteries and secrets found in games. It features some great interviews, including Spelunky‘s Derek Yu (and I now want to go play Spelunky again). I’m also really happy that they’re going to release follow-up…

  • Santa Clarita Diet

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    The latest series I’ve been watching during lunch time at work with colleagues (I started a “Watch Club,” and so far we’ve watched Crazy Head and Medici) is Santa Clarita Diet, and I’m absolutely loving it so far (from the first two episodes). Funny as hell, and yet it gets pretty dark — and gory…

  • Katherine Ryan: In Trouble

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    I’d never heard of Katherine Ryan, but I saw her Netflix comedy special, In Trouble, pop up while I was browsing for something to watch and was in the mood for some laughs. I ended up really enjoying her routine — I definitely do tend to enjoy crass comedy from female comics (think Sarah Silverman, Ali…

  • Cyborg 009: The Call of Justice

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    Although I’ve heard of the franchise, I’ve never actually read or watched any Cyborg 009. I saw that a new series just debuted on Netflix, and so decided to watch the first episode. So far so good — the episode does a good job of setting up the whole thing, so I don’t feel like…

  • Abstract: The Art of Design

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    I was quite looking forward to watching this documentary series that just debuted on Netflix this weekend, following the tease from Scott Dadich in the latest issue of Wired (Dadich is Executive Producer on the series). I watched the first episode, covering one of my favorite illustrators, Christoph Niemann. It’s really well done, with slick…