Wednesday, September 8, 2010

And now another Q&A, cuz it's been way too long since the last one

Q: When is the new chapter of Mentor and Protege coming out?

A: When it's done.

Q: Speaking of which, Duke Nukem Forever is finally coming out in 2011. Duke Nukem 3D was, for a time, your favorite FPS of all time, and you still look upon it favorably. Any thoughts on the long-awaited continuation?

A: I honestly thought the project would never materialize back in the PS2/GC/Xbox generation. For it to be uncanceled, a la Prey, well, I might rent it, but I'm not expecting anything on the scale of Half-Life 2.

Q: Let's shift to animation, American animation. Who is your favorite character from Animaniacs?

A: P-

Q: -Besides Pinky and the Brain.

A: Slappy Squirrel.

Q: What's your top 11 favorite Nostalgia Critic reviews?

A: Super Mario Bros. The Movie, Batman and Robin, Captain Planet, Good Burger, We're Back, Star Wars Holiday Special (never again), Battlefield Earth, Quest for Camelot, Independence Day, The Bebe's Kids video game (and subsequent follow up by LordKat), and Bio-Dome.

Q: Critics have been saying that you've become "flanderized" since you started. Any thoughts on this?

A: Well that's ridiculous. I cannot be distilled by whatever traits of mine I may be displaying more often in recent posts.

Q: Now, this blog has always been primarily focused on your thoughts on video games, animation, and manga, but lately, the critics say that all you do are your own catchphrases.

A: Lies. I can speak more dialog than that, obviously. Do I look like a character from a sucky Hanna and Barbera cartoon?

OH NO NOT (NAME OF INSANELY CUTE GIRL)! (Insert Death Note quote because Death Note is the motherfucking shiznit!) (name of actor) makes everything better. (blank) IS LOVE!

Oh, you're probably thinking, "Those are catchphrases right there!" But you see, they all have variables. They always change. So in essence, I'm not repeating catchphrases.

Q: Well in any case, is there anything in store for the future here?

A: Oh yes. There's something big coming this way.

Q: Oh really?

A: Yes really. I won't go into details, but the possibilities are endless.

Q: Despite hating its followers, you still visit animenewsnetwork regularly. Why?

A: For things like the following: an article quotes a passage from a book about the otaku phenomenon. The quote is as follows: "The book proposes a model of the 'database animals' as a new type of consumer in the postmodern information era, arguing that, rather than reading the stories in a 'human' mode of consumption that longs for the existence of and searches for deeper meaning, the cravings of 'animalized' otaku are satiated by classifying the characters from such stories according to their traits and anonymously creating databases that catalog, store, and display the results." This explains a lot right here, and I think I figured out why Lucky Star was so successful. "Oh look! Konata's a game otaku! Kagami's a tsundere! Tsukasa is a moeblob! Miyuki is a meganekko and also a moeblob! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!" Must be why I only scored it a 6, since I actually want to, you know, be entertained by what I watch.

Q: Are you sure you don't wanna tell us what's in store?

A: My next post will have more details. Wait until then. (Even if said wait is weeks from now.)

Q: Are you sure you don't want to give even a teensy weensy hint? Like is it it a game? A show? A website? What!?

A: It's something you know I want to examine. That's all I can say at the moment.

Q: Um, okay. Last question, Mary Ann, or Ginger?

A: Do I look like I grew up in the Baby Boomer generation!? How the hell am I supposed to make an informed decision on this!?