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When I admitted to
jeregenest that I still haven't read word one of the Harry Potter books or seen any of the movies, this poll occurred to me. There's actually a number of geek culture touchstones that have slipped by me. Not because I'm avoiding them, just because I haven't gotten around to them yet. But time and attention are scarce: so I invite you to help me be a better, more efficient geek in 2005. (I've given you check boxes rather than radio buttons, but please use them judiciously. If you just click on everything, you haven't made my life much easier at all.)
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Date: 2005-01-04 04:13 am (UTC)For the damn anime you've never heard of, I recommend Serial Experiment Lain. As is common with anime, it drops you in the middle of action with no idea what's going on, nor does the middle-school protagonist have a clue as she gets email from a friend who's just killed herself, and people seem to know her from a nightclub she's never visited. Things develop from there, computers are involved -- it could turn into the Matrix, but it doesn't. Any series that pauses midway through to talk about Vannevar Bush also wins in my book.
It's not beautiful, but has some nice motifs. A lot of outdoor scenes are stark and washed-out, with a constant hum from the high-tension lines outside the protagonist's house.
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Date: 2005-01-04 09:58 pm (UTC)Damnit, that reminds me: your book was supposed to be an entry in that poll. It is on my list of things I definitely want to read. Alas for me, it's a long list.
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Date: 2005-01-05 03:54 am (UTC)More like, "I should find out which comics publisher has the license and pitch them something." Which, until such time as I have a work for hire contract, counts as thinking about fan-fic.
El sol vina para arriba y era bueno.
Date: 2005-01-04 09:26 pm (UTC)