This Week:
After recovering from the aftermath of the Parsec Awards, Mike and Sylene return with a new episode of R5 that takes a look at Ideon the whole Evangelion franchise.
At the same time, they reveal the truth about the possible rebirth of the Metal Hero franchise, a feud at the Tokyo International Film Festival that made the Kanye/50 Cent record war look like a schoolyard brawl, and what happens when you drink too much Tang.
PRODUCTION NOTES:
-I’m kind of divided about this episode really. It’s our first major review episode but at the same time, I had to rush certain features to focus on getting the Target Scope done. Meh, it’s just like that old saying: The moment you’re satisfied with something you’ve created, you’re dead.
-The voice yelling at us to get on with the show is Villeta who was introduced in the ending of Episode 44.5. As for her helping us..you’ll have to wait and see on that one.
-The bit in the beginning with myself and Sylene is a word for word remake of the Pre-Third Impact Scene from End of Eva. God it was a pain to get the timing down.
-The banner for this episode is a parody of the original poster for End of Eva if you couldn’t figure that out…
Took an extra effort to try and find a background image to match it. I know it could have used more of an orange filter…
-Special thanks to Melissa for being our Rei for this episode 
-And no, a full version of me singing “Mama Said Knock You Out” does not exist.
….Tell you what, donate at least 100 bucks to the show and I’ll do it
Behold…The Great Repeating Bitchslap
OP THEME: FREE FREE – Ami Suzuki
ED THEME: Fly Me To The Moon (“Platinum” Version)
PICK OF THE WEEK: “Transamerica Ultra Rock” – Electric Eel Shock
INSTANT WIN – Gatchaman CGI Film getting Paul Dini to sign on.
EPIC FAIL - Disney going through with their adaptation of Gatchaman (which is going to suck hard)
BGM
Komm, Susser Tod – End of Eva OST
Thanatos – End of Eva OST
Love Me After 12AM -
Uchuu Keiji Shaider – Akira Kushida
Sailing Fly – Ideon: A Contact
Select Tracks from Ideon: A Contact/Be Invoked
ALL THINGS ZAIDO
-Entry on Justice ACE with clips from Super Twins and other classic GMA shows
-Zaido Sneak Peek
ALL ABOUT IDEON
-Wikipedia Entry
-Shin-Getter Fansubs
-Ideon Soundtrack Pack (It’s Galbadia Hotel. You’ll have to register for it but big deal, life goes on )
LINKS
-Dai Nipponjin Trailer
-Glory to the Filmmaker Trailer
-Funimation Official Aquarion Site
-Ultraseven X Official Site
VIDS
Another installment of Electric Eel Shock’s “How to Fish Rock and Roll Style”
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Ultraseven X TV Spot
IDEON VIDS (HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD)
Ideon Opening
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Trailers for A Contact and Be Invoked
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Clip: “Ideon Invoked“
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The Infamous Death Montage (NSFW and VERY Graphic)
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Clip: The Beginning of the End
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SoC Ideon (God how I want it…)
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…..Yeah, never give animators at Sunrise too much beer, they do stuff like that.
Filed under: Series 3
Where does that opening song come from cause it sounds so familiar!
Just to clarify for ya, the “G-Force” Disney movie ain’t Gatchaman/G-Force/Battle of the Planets related, I looked it up.
Also, thank you SO much for the Ideon review, I’d started downloading the Shin Getter fansubs last week, started watching it after your review, and I definitely like it.
I’m liking it a bit better than Evangelion to be honest (I was never too fond of Eva, I’m more of a fan of “hot-blooded” Super Robot series like GaoGaiGar and Gunbuster…) but yeah. Awesome episode.