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I have now watched the first discs of Princess Tutu and MI-5 aka Spooks. (Links to non-spoilery introductions to the series-- read these, because they are better than any intros I could do.)
I think my head just exploded.
That is, either series could make one's head explode all on its own-- MI-5/Spooks by means of an extremely shocking and disturbing plot twist, and Princess Tutu because it is so totally demented (a pas de deux with a giant anteater in a tutu) and also the most metafictional thing I've ever come across, and that includes Revolutionary Girl Utena, the complete works of Jane Yolen, and Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem's "The Man on the Ceiling." Put them both together, and you get... well, for one thing, you get me sending these consecutive e-mails to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
oyceter:
Subject: Princess Tutu disc one
Body: !!!!!!!!!!!!! Anteaterina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: MI-5/Spooks disc one
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Can't wait to see more of this. Um, hopefully with less [OMG SPOILER!]
By the way, turning on the subtitles was a good idea. Especially with the WTF accent that I think was supposed to be US southern but was actually more like "actor with thick Irish brogue attempts to replicate a US southern accent by studying the Japanese voice actors in the baseball episode of "Samurai Champloo.""
Both series highly recommended, with the following notes:
Princess Tutu: This seems very accessible. It uses a lot of anime conventions, but the context is European fairy-tales and ballet, so it's probably fine as a first anime. Also, it is charming, sweet, very smart and literate, and totally insane. As a bonus, the dub track is pretty good. The actress who plays Duck and does (non-spoilery) commentary on the first episode is delightfully fangirlish.
MI-5/Spooks: Smart, gripping, well-acted. Would probably be enjoyed by many people who liked Casino Royale, with the caveat that the violence, while not graphic, is much more disturbing. I didn't think it was gratuitous, but I could see how people might disagree. On the other hand, there isn't much of it and it's mostly implied rather than seen. Turn on the subtitles if you have a hard time with the accents. Apparently some people on Netflix were really offended by the lack of Muslim terrorists in the first two episodes; so, warning that there are no Muslim terrorists in the first two episodes.
Feel free to comment with clearly labeled spoilers WITH THE TITLE OF THE SHOW IN THE SUBJECT HEADER, and FOR THE FIRST DISC OF EACH SHOW ONLY.
Spoil anyone for any episodes past 5 of Tutu and 2 of MI-5, and I will do that thing that happened in the first disc of MI-5.
I think my head just exploded.
That is, either series could make one's head explode all on its own-- MI-5/Spooks by means of an extremely shocking and disturbing plot twist, and Princess Tutu because it is so totally demented (a pas de deux with a giant anteater in a tutu) and also the most metafictional thing I've ever come across, and that includes Revolutionary Girl Utena, the complete works of Jane Yolen, and Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem's "The Man on the Ceiling." Put them both together, and you get... well, for one thing, you get me sending these consecutive e-mails to
oyceter:Subject: Princess Tutu disc one
Body: !!!!!!!!!!!!! Anteaterina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: MI-5/Spooks disc one
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Can't wait to see more of this. Um, hopefully with less [OMG SPOILER!]
By the way, turning on the subtitles was a good idea. Especially with the WTF accent that I think was supposed to be US southern but was actually more like "actor with thick Irish brogue attempts to replicate a US southern accent by studying the Japanese voice actors in the baseball episode of "Samurai Champloo.""
Both series highly recommended, with the following notes:
Princess Tutu: This seems very accessible. It uses a lot of anime conventions, but the context is European fairy-tales and ballet, so it's probably fine as a first anime. Also, it is charming, sweet, very smart and literate, and totally insane. As a bonus, the dub track is pretty good. The actress who plays Duck and does (non-spoilery) commentary on the first episode is delightfully fangirlish.
MI-5/Spooks: Smart, gripping, well-acted. Would probably be enjoyed by many people who liked Casino Royale, with the caveat that the violence, while not graphic, is much more disturbing. I didn't think it was gratuitous, but I could see how people might disagree. On the other hand, there isn't much of it and it's mostly implied rather than seen. Turn on the subtitles if you have a hard time with the accents. Apparently some people on Netflix were really offended by the lack of Muslim terrorists in the first two episodes; so, warning that there are no Muslim terrorists in the first two episodes.
Feel free to comment with clearly labeled spoilers WITH THE TITLE OF THE SHOW IN THE SUBJECT HEADER, and FOR THE FIRST DISC OF EACH SHOW ONLY.
Spoil anyone for any episodes past 5 of Tutu and 2 of MI-5, and I will do that thing that happened in the first disc of MI-5.