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[flo]

So Mr. Flo and I ran out of television to watch a while ago. All our shows were on hiatus, and everything that was on sucked. Worse, he was on holiday, and we wanted to sit around being lazy together! Whatever did we do?

Netflix, for the most part, with a dash of Hulu. We devoured all of Samurai Champloo and Fullmetal Alchemist (the first edition)-- neither of which we'd seen before-- and also went on a bit of an anime sampling rampage. We tried Mushi-shi (ugh), Death Note (meh), Hikaru no Go (no), Samurai 7 (eh), and Gurren Lagan (confusing). We made it into the second volume of Moribito before giving up because things were going so...fucking...slow. And I tried Fruits Basket (so-so) and Eden of the East (bleh) on my own.

I used to think I just went with the flow with my siblings when we borrowed and rented movies way back when. We saw mostly the ones that were popular at the time, generic action movies and so forth, and I guess I liked them more than I thought? Because when I look at my movie-watching history and compare it with what I've liked in anime as well, it's not exactly this trend of *deeply emotional and profound*. I've got some of that in there, i.e. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Band's Visit and so forth. But overall, I think I like lots of action.

And romance. Obviously. I went trawling through torachan's recs, and ZOMG Love Catalog! And Koukou Debut!!!!! I'm currently nearing the end of Kimi ni Todoke, and wondering if Hana Yori Dango is going to be on the same level-- it looks like it's one of those where the guy is a massive jerk, and I'm just so not there if that's the case.

Last word: 13 Samurai (h/t an ooold movie rec post I can't find by yeloson). SERIOUSLY.

The REAL last word: I completely forgot about the Hulu part of this-- Misfits! I can't wait for the next season to come out, even though I know they're probably going to flub the solution/explanation of Nikki's death. They better at least TRY to provide one, or I'm going to be pissed.