Once More in the Stream
May. 23rd, 2020 07:36 pmSo far as “fan events at anime conventions” go I was at least aware of ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
davemerrill’s “Anime Hell,” but despite some curiosity going to see one of them didn’t mesh with my “early to bed, early to rise” schedule. Recent announcements of an online-streaming version did get my attention; as better as it would be for everyone for that not to be necessary, I could see it as a welcome-enough diversion. It also turned out I could resort to a backup browser and watch the video from a Facebook address without a Facebook account.
The eclectic mix of clips and commercials keyed into my interest in Mystery Science Theater 3000 and animation in general (and I found brief distraction from an old “Women of Robotech” toy commercial by spotting the keyboard of an original Macintosh in it); saying something about there being no particular emphasis on pieces of animation made in Japan might, I suppose, produce an “that’s exactly the point” response. A selection from Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! did have a welcome “it’s not all nostalgia” feeling to it (for all that it had featured nostalgia for an older series to begin with and led into a bit from that show). I am a bit aware that viewing this with a crowd able to share out-loud laughter would have increased the humour, but this might be one case where having missed out on the unadulterated experience before didn’t hurt me.
davemerrill’s “Anime Hell,” but despite some curiosity going to see one of them didn’t mesh with my “early to bed, early to rise” schedule. Recent announcements of an online-streaming version did get my attention; as better as it would be for everyone for that not to be necessary, I could see it as a welcome-enough diversion. It also turned out I could resort to a backup browser and watch the video from a Facebook address without a Facebook account.The eclectic mix of clips and commercials keyed into my interest in Mystery Science Theater 3000 and animation in general (and I found brief distraction from an old “Women of Robotech” toy commercial by spotting the keyboard of an original Macintosh in it); saying something about there being no particular emphasis on pieces of animation made in Japan might, I suppose, produce an “that’s exactly the point” response. A selection from Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! did have a welcome “it’s not all nostalgia” feeling to it (for all that it had featured nostalgia for an older series to begin with and led into a bit from that show). I am a bit aware that viewing this with a crowd able to share out-loud laughter would have increased the humour, but this might be one case where having missed out on the unadulterated experience before didn’t hurt me.