Reverend Jax Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 I love this series. When I think of it, one word comes to mind above all others: Style! It's the first thing the US has produced that can even come close to rivaling Japanese style. The animation is not quite as advance or realistic, but this is a very elaborate, highly-stylized animated series with with plenty action to satisfy. The second word that probably comes to mind after 'style' is 'unique'. Anyway, if the US ever hopes to produce anything is good as Japan does, this is the first step. Whata re other people's thought on this series? By the way, I bought the DVD. It's pretty good. Anyone in the Miami area can of course borrow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 I've seen it a couple of times, it's cool as hell. My only complaints about it is that the non-action segments are usually hit or miss. Some of it is quite funny but sometimes I'm just bored waiting for more action. Very cool show though, I'm definately going to catch more episodes of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Usagi-Chan Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 I haven't had the chance to check it out... It looks pretty cool though. JMT, can you (or anyone that has seen it) give a dscription on what it's about?? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 16, 2002 Author Share Posted June 16, 2002 Ok, synopsis: Begins in ancient times in Japan. The emperor is a heroes for having slayed and banished the ultimate evil creature, Aku (the fellow with fire for hair in the picyures above). When Aku breaks free of his prison, the emperor has had a plan ready where he sends his young son off. His son travels around the world being trained by everyone from Egyptian, Greeks, Russians, British and every other major civilization of the old world. He returns to Japan where Aku has enslaved everyone. He obtains the magic sword his father used against Aku and fight him, before striking the final blow, Aku spend him into the distant future, where Aku has become all powerful. He now is trying to either destroy Aku, or go back intime to undo the thousands of years of evil Aku has done. This show is very intense visually and audioly. Great music, great sound effects, great backgound art, great animation. So great. Would you like to borrow it, alita? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperEeyore Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Hey that would be pretty cool JMT!! And it has a really interesting story line!!! :approve: :approve: So when can I borrow it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 If you want to borrow it today or tomoorow, I need it back by thursday night or early friday. I'm leaving (on a jet plane) friday for home and I want to show it to my sister. If you borrow it after I come back (the 30th), you can keep it indefinitely. by the way, is alita and SuperEeyore the same person, or are two different people logging onto the same computer? Anyway, I live on campus (UPT), so anytime you're on campus, you can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Usagi-Chan Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Hey JMT!! Sorry for the confusion... Super and I are sisters. S when she logs on and doesnt log off, it's a pain in the ass to log her off afterwards... Anyways I am in no hurry to watch it. Especially since this week I am pretty busy. I'll just borrow it when you come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 Okidoki, we'll talk about it further in July. In the meantime, enjoy the series on cartoon network on fridays and 7:30pm and saturday at 9:30pm. I find no shame in shamelessly plugging a series i think it worth watching. Not that it needs the extra support, it's doing very well for itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 Are either of you two still up for borrowing the Samurai Jack DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted October 18, 2004 Author Share Posted October 18, 2004 OK, so even though it's old news I just found out Samurai Jack is officially cancelled. The last 4 episodes aired a few weeks back, and that's that. So sad. This series was crazy intense. And just as the series won it's first emmy for a crazy good episode (Birth of Evil). It rarely every happens, but it's possible CN would bring it back, if they say the potential. It's not likely though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytripper Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Oh no caceled? Man, there goes my reason for paying off my overdue cable bill. If you have the DVD movie did you catch the episode in it? It's one of my fave with the Machined-Gun legged Kilt wearing legendary sword swinging loaud mouth =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyandJake Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I know this is an old topic, but I needed to ask some questions that you probably have the answers to. How many seasons were there? I have the first season on DVD, are there more on DVD? I lost track of it after the first season cause I was working all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 The later seasons have not been released yet, and there were 52 episodes. So if they break it up in 13 episode blocks, there were 4 seasons. I need my season 1 dvd back from timmy (spiffytee). Nick, you got his number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyandJake Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Woo Hoo so they havent been released yet so I havent missed anything lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) So, I introduced Kertins to this show, and she's digging it so far. She asked if the show has a real ending, and when I told her 'no', I decided to check the show's Wikipedia page. Turns out the creator tried to get both an animated movie and a live action movie made, but both projects fell through, but now it looks like an animated movie is going to get made and it's being produced by JJ Abrams, whose a big fan of the show. The movies budget will be $20M, which I have no idea if that's positive. I've heard alot of animated shows cost around $1M per episode, so maybe that is good. Mako, the voice actor who played Aku, has died since the show end. Also, it is not clear whether this movie would resolve the story line, but there was a hint in later episode that Jack is destined to go back to his own time, but not until he is a very old man, so any resolution that doesn't end with Jack as an old man would conflict with that, but I think fans would be much happier to see some closure. Edited January 25, 2010 by Reverend Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I once saw an episode of this and loved the fuck out of it, but I never caught it again after, it was alway on when I was at college/work. I've kept meaning to find a torrent, thanks for reminding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDownBelow Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I was going to say, it was supposed to be a trilogy, so another movie would be necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 You mean the movie was supposed to be the first of a trilogy? Anyway, gonna post more art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 No, Samurai Jack was a trilogy. The first movie was part one, the show was part 2, and part 3 was supposed to be another movie to end the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I've kept meaning to find a torrent, thanks for reminding me. Downloaded season 1 just after the above post, watched the first two episodes, loved the first one but the second didn't wow me. Came back to this tonight, just watched the third episode...wow. 12 minutes of scintillating action, without any dialogue, just epic. Can't wait to dive into this series proper now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I once saw an episode of this and loved the fuck out of it, but I never caught it again after I saw maybe 2 or 3, but this is exactly me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Highlights I recall are the episode with the large scotsman with a machine gun for a leg, the episode that was a tribute to 300, the episode that was a tribute to Lone Wolf and Cub, and the one that was a western on a train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 The episode Birth of Evil is also a standout. Yeah, some episodes don't connect like others do, but I think the whole series is worth watching. If you're watching an episode and it really bothers you, you can skip it. Very few episodes are important to the continuity of the story. They're all pretty self-contained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 well, Jax ain't around, so someone else get hyped with Maldron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Maldron ain't around either :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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