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		<title>Pure Spec 2011 Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay tells us a bit about this years Pure Speculation Festival


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/05/edmonton-japanese-film-festival-2011-a-fundraiser-for-earthquake-and-tsunami-relief/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Edmonton Japanese Film Festival 2011: A Fundraiser for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief'>Edmonton Japanese Film Festival 2011: A Fundraiser for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2009/10/pure-spec-writing-for-television/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Pure Spec: Writing for Television'>Pure Spec: Writing for Television</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pure Speculation 2011<br />
Date: </strong>November 18-20, 2011<br />
<strong>Where: </strong><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&amp;gs_upl=5496l7239l0l7456l11l10l0l0l0l0l550l3452l2-1.5.2.1l9l0&amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&amp;biw=1737&amp;bih=647&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Grant+MacEwan+Robbins+Health+Center+google+map&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=ca&amp;hq=Grant+MacEwan+Robbins+Health+Center&amp;hnear=0x53a0224580deff23:0x411fa00c4af6155d,Edmonton,+AB&amp;cid=0,0,6923890081812489791&amp;ei=nR6HTt3UEOvPiAK2zNGoDA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=local_result&amp;ct=image&amp;ved=0CAQQ_BI">Grant MacEwan Robbins Health Center, 10050 Macdonald Drive Northwest</a><br />
<strong>PreReg: </strong>3 Day Pass $35.00, Saturday $25,00, Sunday, $20.00<br />
<strong>Guests</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Jo Walton</li>
<li>Joe Wos</li>
<li>Will DeVry</li>
<li>Rebecca Staab</li>
<li>Holy Conrad</li>
<li>Jason Kapalka</li>
<li>And <a href="http://purespec.org/Festival.html">more</a>.</li>
</ul>
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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/05/edmonton-japanese-film-festival-2011-a-fundraiser-for-earthquake-and-tsunami-relief/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Edmonton Japanese Film Festival 2011: A Fundraiser for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief'>Edmonton Japanese Film Festival 2011: A Fundraiser for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief</a></li>
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		<title>Otafest Lite Pre-Reg Open</title>
		<link>http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/10/otafest-lite-pre-reg-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Otafest Lite is back and is now featuring a paperless Pre-Reg System. Pre-Reg open's today and goes on till November 5th, 2011.


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/11/otafest-lite-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Otafest Lite 2010'>Otafest Lite 2010</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/10/otafest-mascot-contest-deadline-nov-6-2010-mar-26-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Otafest Mascot Contest (Deadline: Nov 6 2010 / Mar 26 2011)'>Otafest Mascot Contest (Deadline: Nov 6 2010 / Mar 26 2011)</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Otafest Lite is back and is now featuring a paperless Pre-Reg System. Pre-Reg open&#8217;s today and goes on till November 5th, 2011.</p>
<p>Remember, Otafest Lite is also accepting sign ups for Panels and Volunteers, and sign ups are available there as well.</p>
<p>For more information, head over to the Otafest Lite Website over <a href="http://www.otafest.com/2011/lite/register">here</a>.</p>


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/11/otafest-lite-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Otafest Lite 2010'>Otafest Lite 2010</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/10/otafest-mascot-contest-deadline-nov-6-2010-mar-26-2011/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Otafest Mascot Contest (Deadline: Nov 6 2010 / Mar 26 2011)'>Otafest Mascot Contest (Deadline: Nov 6 2010 / Mar 26 2011)</a></li>
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		<title>Tim Cooper on Overklocked Gaming Center</title>
		<link>http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/07/tim-cooper-on-overklocked-gaming-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/07/tim-cooper-on-overklocked-gaming-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Copper answers some questions about Overklocked Gaming and the upcoming Starcraft 2 tournament on July 23rd, 2011.


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/11/link-of-the-month-edmonton-gamers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Link of the Month: Edmonton Gamers'>Link of the Month: Edmonton Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/04/edmonton-japanese-cultrual-association-film-festival/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Edmonton Japanese Cultrual Association Film Festival'>Edmonton Japanese Cultrual Association Film Festival</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Website</strong>: <a href="http://www.overklocked.com/">http://www.overklocked.com/</a></p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>:</p>
<p>11618 -- 119St<br />
Edmonton, Ab</p>
<p><strong>Starcraft 2 Tournament:</strong> July 23rd, 2011, 1:00pm start.</p>
<p><strong>Quick Summary:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">- The new lan gaming center will allow you to use your own controllers from home.<br />
- Overklocked Gaming greatly supported the Edmonton Gamers in Alberta Beat Down 2.</p>
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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/11/link-of-the-month-edmonton-gamers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Link of the Month: Edmonton Gamers'>Link of the Month: Edmonton Gamers</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/04/edmonton-japanese-cultrual-association-film-festival/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Edmonton Japanese Cultrual Association Film Festival'>Edmonton Japanese Cultrual Association Film Festival</a></li>
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		<title>ASAPA Special Resolution Meeting (June 5th) &amp; ASAPA AGM Announced (June 26th)</title>
		<link>http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/05/asapa-special-resolution-meeting-june-5th-asapa-agm-announced-june-26th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 11:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alberta Society for Asian Popular Arts has announced a special resolution meeting and an annual general meeting.


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/09/asapa-by-election-this-sunday/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: ASAPA By-Election this Sunday'>ASAPA By-Election this Sunday</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/04/asapa-annual-general-meeting-announced/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: ASAPA Annual General Meeting Announced'>ASAPA Annual General Meeting Announced</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Alberta Society for Asian Popular Arts (ASAPA) has announced an special resolution meeting for Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 1 pm Grant MacEwan University. The exact room is yet to be announced. It&#8217;s expected the society will attempt to pass a new set of bylaws to replace their old ones.</p>
<p>Also announced has been the ASAPA Annual General Meeting for Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 1 pm Grant MacEwan University. Again the room has yet to be announced. Here a new board of ASAPA will be elected and the society&#8217;s annual return, a public report on the financial state of the society, will be provided.</p>
<p>If you are interested in attending either of these meetings and would like to become a member of ASAPA, please send an email to ASAPA&#8217;s acting treasurer and secretary, Debbie Dickinson at <a href="mailto:secretary@asapa.ca">secretary@asapa.ca</a>.</p>
<p>ASAPA is a society with the mandate to promote Asian popular arts in the province of Alberta. It is best known for running the anime convention known as <a href="http://www.animethon.org">Animethon</a>.</p>


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/09/asapa-by-election-this-sunday/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: ASAPA By-Election this Sunday'>ASAPA By-Election this Sunday</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/04/asapa-annual-general-meeting-announced/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: ASAPA Annual General Meeting Announced'>ASAPA Annual General Meeting Announced</a></li>
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		<title>Review: Puella Magi Madoka Magica ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼﻿</title>
		<link>http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2011/05/review-puella-magi-madoka-magica/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyubey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simply, one of the best anime series ever created. Watch it.


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<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/10/review-the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Review: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'>Review: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.anime-alberta.org/main/2010/10/retro-review-baccano/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Retro Review: Baccano!'>Retro Review: Baccano!</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Review: Puella Magica Madoka</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>A young girl named Madoka and her friend Sayaka are offered to become magical girls by the enigmatic creature called Kyubey. In exchange for a life of fighting witches, Kyubey offers to grant them a single wish.</p>
<p><strong>The Steve Group Rating:</strong> <a href="http://www.bakaclub.com/ratings.php?source=2dfc">4.9 (Out of 5)</a></p>
<p><strong>Pros:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It is one of the best anime series I have ever seen.</li>
<li>A brilliant look at the philosophy of morality, the depth of friendship, and duty.</li>
<li>A satisfying ending.</li>
<li>Brilliant soundtrack, great animation, and compelling characters.</li>
<li>Several genius twists and turns which make the show. Seriously, stop reading this review and watch the show. This isn&#8217;t a show you want to spoil for yourself.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cons:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>While it adds to the show, the opening sequence and the first episode is VERY misleading and is not a good indication of what the show is about. At least give this show the 3 episode test before passing judgement.</li>
<li>Without the mysteries and the element of surprise, the show isn&#8217;t all that special.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Misleading Opening:</strong> Heed my advice and watch at least 3 episodes of this series before you make a judgment on if you like it or not. Without me trying to give anything away, the first 3 episodes are a bit misleading as to what the show is about, but set the rest of the series up perfectly.</p>
<p><strong>For People Who Liked: </strong>Now and Then, Here and There; People who like Anime.</p>
<p><strong>Overall: </strong>Simply, one of the best anime series ever created. Watch it.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>I Can’t Tell You Much About This Show Without Ruining It</strong></p>
<p>Now you are probably wondering why I and others would give Puella Magica Madoka, a magical girl show, so much praise. And I’d love to tell you, but if I did I’d spoil the show.</p>
<p>No really, it&#8217;s almost impossible to give an honest review of the show without spoiling parts of it. Please just take my advice and watch the show. It’s good. Really good.</p>
<p>If for some reason you aren’t convinced, fine, I’ll then give my minor spoiler review of the show.</p>
<p>Don’t scroll down and read the rest of the review if you haven&#8217;t watched the show.</p>
<p>I mean it.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>You Should Have Trusted Me</strong></p>
<p>Since you insist on knowing about the show, I might as well spoil the basic premise for you. Puella Magika Madoka pushes itself as a standard, happy go lucky Magical Girl Show. In the first 3 episodes we are introduced to Kyubey, the cute fuzzy animal thing that gives young girls the power to become magical girls. And to make the deal even sweeter, Kyubey also offers a free wish to anyone that signs up to be a one. However in exchange for these magical powers and the free wish, Kyubey asks that each magical girl fight evil witches that appear throughout the city.</p>
<p>At the start of the show, the city is protected by a magical girl named Mami, who can create flint lock rifles from thin air. She and Kyubey are trying to recruit Madoka, a young girl with pigtails, and Sayaka, a girl with blue hair who has a crush on a boy, into the magical girl club. However everything isn&#8217;t as it seems. The wishes the magical girls make seem to always back fire, some of the girls are brutally killed by witches, and Kyubey constantly &#8220;forgets&#8221; to tell the girls about some of the side effects of being a magical girl. To make matters even more complicated, a mysterious magical girl named Homura keeps going to great lengths to prevent Madoka from making a deal with Kyubey. Undeterred, Kyubey makes it his #1 goal to make Madoka a magical girl, while coincidently claiming Madoka would be the most powerful magical girl ever.</p>
<p>Very quickly the show goes from the girls taking on the &#8220;witch of the week&#8221; and becomes more of a nail biting mystery for the audience. Who is Kyubey? What would happen if Madoka became a magical girl and why does Homura think this is a bad thing? Where do these witches come from and what do they want? And what really is a &#8220;magical girl&#8221;?</p>
<p>These questions and their answers is what makes the show absolutely brilliant and will keep you speculating right till the very end of the series.</p>
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<p><strong>Stop Reading This Review And Watch The Show Already</strong></p>
<p>Probably my biggest problem with the show is that it relies almost too much on the element of surprise to hook in the audience. Most of the fun in the show is speculating on what is going on and being surprised with what the show ends up doing. While this is really great and I highly recommend the series, I can&#8217;t see anyone enjoying it too much if they already know what&#8217;s happening. Just by reading this review, I have already spoiled you to part of the shock you&#8217;d get in the first 3 episodes, and I haven&#8217;t written much. It&#8217;s like watching &#8220;The Six Sense&#8221; and knowing the twist ahead of time, it&#8217;s still ok but it&#8217;s so much better when you are surprised.</p>
<p>Aside from surprise and the genius of the plot, the show isn&#8217;t all that special. The fight scenes are boring, the show&#8217;s art is stylish at times but isn&#8217;t all that special, and most of the characters are fairly forgettable as I usually refer to them as &#8220;that girl that died in the beginning&#8221; or &#8220;the one that went crazy&#8221;</p>
<p>Kyubey and Homura are exceptions to this, and I&#8217;d say their characters help elevate the show to being one of the best anime shows ever created, however they are both somewhat side characters and they aren&#8217;t around in the show much. For most of the series, Homura is simply &#8220;mysterious&#8221; and we don&#8217;t get to know her very well. And Kyubey also doesn&#8217;t do much of anything of note until a few episodes in, and even then it&#8217;s very subtle. Both of them are great pillars of the show, but you won&#8217;t be able to truly appreciate them till the second half of the sereis.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not that any of these features are terrible or bad, they just aren&#8217;t that great, and if it wasn&#8217;t for the brilliant plot of the show this would be just a decent anime. Yes there are great philosophical points made in the show, but without the surprises and plot twists, I doubt these points would carry the same weight. And in order for you to truly appreciate characters like Homura and Kyubey, you need to be incredibly patient and trust the thousands of fans who say that they are going to be awesome at some point. The show completely depends on the idea that you are able to keep watching for at least 3 episodes, and continue to watch because you think that there are some huge payoffs (which there are).</p>
<p>So in conclusion, the show is great if you watch it unspoiled and sadly I have ruined the first part of it for you. Now please go and watch it before it gets spoiled for you further.</p>


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		<title>Edmonton Japanese Film Festival 2011: A Fundraiser for Earthquake and Tsunami Relief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 13:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fundraiser for Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami relief, this will be the first "Film Festival Japan held".


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JETTA and the Northern Alberta and Edmonton Japanese Community Association have combined forces to bring the best of Japanese cinema to Edmonton. A fundraiser for Japan&#8217;s Earthquake and Tsunami relief, this will be the first &#8220;Film Festival Japan held&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>Date</strong>: May 28 &#038; 29, 2011<br />
<strong>Location</strong>: Metro Cinema, <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?um=1&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;q=Metro+Cinema&#038;fb=1&#038;gl=ca&#038;hq=Metro+Cinema&#038;hnear=Edmonton,+AB&#038;cid=0,0,775942114168089843&#038;ei=K-XLTY_uFJOC0QHHsKjFBg&#038;sa=X&#038;oi=local_result&#038;ct=image&#038;resnum=2&#038;ved=0CDkQnwIwAQ">632-7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW</a></p>
<p><strong>Prices:</strong> $12 ($10 seniors &#038; students)</p>
<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.jetaana.ca/filmfestivaljapan.html">http://www.jetaana.ca/filmfestivaljapan.html</a></p>
<p><strong>Saturday</strong></p>
<p>6:30 pm: Always: Sunset on Third Street (Part 1)<br />
9:30 pm: The One Million Yen Girl</p>
<p><strong>Sunday</strong></p>
<p>6:30 pm: Always: Sunset on Third Street (Part 2)<br />
9:30 pm: The Milkwoman</p>
<p>Tickets on sale ONE hour before showtimes at the Film Festival Japan box office (Metro Cinema)</p>
<p><strong>Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:take_no_ko@shaw.ca">take_no_ko@shaw.ca</a> or call (780) 432-4736 for further information </p>


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		<title>Sobabowl 2011 Pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 11:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo's from last months Sobabowl


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		<title>Review: Stargate Universe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The show has the elements and the setting for a great science fiction show, but it never manages to put everything together. Even hardcore fans of Stargate should avoid this show.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Synopsis:</strong> Military and civilians from the Stargate Program are stranded on an Ancient ship that has been travelling the Universe for thousands of years.</p>
<p><strong>Pros:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The series featured some excellent acting. Robert Carlyle, who plays the character Rush, particularly puts out strong and compelling performances.</li>
<li>It made an attempt to feature aliens that didn’t speak English. In fact, many of the aliens they did meet were actually alien and different as opposed to people with weird ridges on their forehead.</li>
<li>The idea of having a group of people trapped on an alien ship they can&#8217;t control and travel the universe is a good idea and had the potential for good story telling.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cons:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> The writing for the show is horrible. The ship acts as a Deus Ex Machina which constantly solves any problem the crew has. And if the ship doesn&#8217;t solve the problem, the communication stones do.</li>
<li>Speaking of the communication stones, communicating with Earth through body swapping is simply the worst plot device ever made.</li>
<li> Aside from having “Stargates” and some cameo appearances, I have no idea why they made this show part of the Stargate franchise. The directing style, the witty humor, and the fun that previous Stargate shows had are completely absent from Universe. The show might have been better if they had dropped the &#8220;Stargate&#8221; mythos completely and tried to run with an original series.</li>
<li>For some bizarre reason, character’s romantic relationships mostly occur off screen. Characters break up and hook up without any mention being made to the audience, leaving people confused when suddenly two characters hook up or break up.</li>
<li>The franchise that brought us strong female characters like Samantha Carter and Elizabeth Weir, I can&#8217;t believe they created Chloe Armstrong- the attractive senator&#8217;s daughter who only serves to either be rescued or act as a love interest. Sometimes the writers mix things up and give her super powers, but otherwise her character serves no purpose.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For People That Liked: </strong>Star Trek Voyager, Battlestar Galactica: Caprica</p>
<p><strong>The End of Stargate:</strong> After 10 years, Stargate Universe ends a successful American-Canadian science fiction franchise with a whimper. Questions like if the crew of Destiny ever return home and if Rodney McKay married Jennifer Keller will forever go unanswered.</p>
<p><strong>Overall:</strong> The show has the elements and the setting for a great science fiction show, but it never manages to put everything together. Even hardcore fans of Stargate should avoid this show.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>They Cancelled Stargate: Atlantis for This?</strong></p>
<p>When Stargate: Atlantis was cancelled in favor of a new series, Stargate: Universe, I applauded the decision. <em>Thank goodness, </em>I told myself, <em>they are dumping the show with space vampires and are going to create something good.</em> Granted Atlantis was a fun show, but after 5 seasons it was a good time to end it. Things were running stale, all of their major opponents had been defeated , and it was clear that the writers didn&#8217;t know where to go with Atlantis. It was about time to try something different.</p>
<p>Stargate: Universe looked like it would take the franchise in a different, but good direction. Having a team trapped on an ancient ship, with no control where the ship was going, seemed like a fantastic idea. You could have plots about them figuring stuff about the ship, exploring new worlds, contact with new civilizations, and it could be fun.</p>
<p>Now I&#8217;m the kind of person that likes it when shows try something different. I believe that the art industry doesn&#8217;t take enough risks and plays things too safe these days. But with failures like Stargate: Universe, I can&#8217;t blame them.</p>
<p>The first and biggest problem Stargate: Universe had for most of it&#8217;s run was that it was boring. Episode after episode would pass and it would feel like nothing has happened. There wouldn&#8217;t be anything new except the crew would think of some new drama to fight over, they&#8217;d have some technical problem to solve with destiny, and everyone would conspire against each other. It was like watching a show about life in High School, if all the students were in their twenties and were stuck on a space ship.</p>
<p>Sometimes, the show would try and spice things up and aliens would show up to break the mind numbing bordom of the show. And to the shows credit their aliens were one of the high points of the show. Unlike other science fiction shows, the aliens were actually aliens.  Stargate: Universe actually put in the effort to portray the problems humans would have trying to communicate with other sentient life and avoided the clinched &#8221;Universal Translator&#8221; or &#8220;everyone in the universe speaks English&#8221; which plagues other shows. Combine this with having the aliens be very different from humans, we had the potential for interesting story telling. After all, adding mystery towards an alien race or any antagonist is a mark of good writing.</p>
<p>Unfortunately any interest the audience would have in alien races Stargate: Universe would quickly evaporate as the show reveals little to nothing about any of the aliens it encounters, ever. I know it&#8217;s cool and a mark of good writing to leave the audience in the dark about the nature of the aliens, but never revealing anything about any of the races encounters made things boring fast. Especially since every alien race is &#8220;mysterious&#8221; and is out to screw over humanity in some why.</p>
<p>Doing the whole mysterious alien race is trying to screw over humanity once is great. Twice was pushing it. And three times was just terrible.</p>
<p><strong>The Communication Stones</strong></p>
<p>Now you’d think that in a show where people are trapped thousands of light-years away from Earth, communications would be a problem. Since the plot is that they are trapped on this ship they can&#8217;t control, isolation and not knowing what is happening with Earth should be a strong theme of the show. It’s actually something Star Trek: Voyager did in it&#8217;s run as they did make sure the ship couldn&#8217;t communicate with the Federation and one of the themes of the show was being separated from your loved ones, and possibly never seeing them again.</p>
<p>Stargate: Atlantis also tried this in it&#8217;s first season, but even then they didn&#8217;t really try and play up the themes of isolation and separation. And after a single season, they dumped the whole &#8220;no communications with Earth or reinforcements thing&#8221; very quickly. So I wasn&#8217;t surprised when Stargate: Universe featured a way for the crew to be in constant communication with Earth.</p>
<p>Through use of devices called &#8220;the communication stones&#8221;, the humans trapped on the ancient ship could communicate with Earth with complete ease. Just by touching the stones, Stargate: Universe&#8217;s characters could consult Earth about their problems, talk to their loved ones, and ensure the show could have cameo&#8217;s of Stargate characters from other shows. In some ways this was a great idea for keeping Stargate: Universe &#8220;connected&#8221; with the rest of the franchise. But they took things a little too far.</p>
<p>The problem with the communication stones was that they didn&#8217;t just allow for the crew to communicate with Earth, it allowed them to switch bodies with people on Earth and vice-versa. So a character in Stargate Universe could say switch bodies with General Jack O&#8217;Niel so he could walk around destiny, while the Stargate Universe character could wander around Stargate Command.</p>
<p>This could have been an ok plot device to use every once in a while&#8211; I could have forgiven that. But they used it almost every episode. And it wasn&#8217;t even for communication, they&#8217;d use the stones for characters on Destiny to go on spy missions on Earth, bring special scientists on to the ship to fix problems, and even use the stones to expose traitors in their ranks. I was begining to wonder why they didn&#8217;t use the stones to bring world class cooks onto the ship to cook their food.</p>
<p>Because of these magic stones and the &#8220;mysterious&#8221; nature of the ship, almost every problem on the ship could be solved by using either one. Medical emergency? Use the stones to bring a world class brain surgeon. Surgeon doesn&#8217;t cut it? Use the ships ancient database to find a solution. Even that isn&#8217;t enough? Combine the stones and some ancient technology on the ship and the problem is solved.</p>
<p>The power of the communications stones and the ship to solve any problem became so bad that, I kid you not, they were using them to bring back dead characters. No joke, they spent a whole episode resurrecting some characters through the stones and ancient magic technology on the ship.</p>
<p><strong>But It Could Have Been a Great Show</strong></p>
<p>One of the pros of the show was that it featured some amazing acting talent. All of Stargate: Universe&#8217;s ensemble cast put out great performance after great performance ever episode. However Robert Carlyle&#8217;s portrayal of Nicholas Rush needs to be mentioned specifically because he does such an amazing job. A lesser actor could have portrayed Rush as a mad scientist that is constantly putting the ship and his compatriots in danger, but Carlyle adds so much humanity to the character that he becomes sympathetic and interesting. For example, whenever Rush states something cold such as they should leave a crew member to die, you can see in his performance he doesn&#8217;t emotionally want to say those things, but he believes that it&#8217;s for the best. It makes the character interesting, compelling, and one of the few reasons to watch this series. It&#8217;s actually sad that this show featured one of Carlyle&#8217;s best performances of his career, and it was wasted on such a lack luster show.</p>
<p>Another person that needs mention is Elyse Levesque for her performance of Chloe Armstrong. The daughter of a Senator who dies in the first episode, Chloe&#8217;s place on Stargate: Universe seems to be the resident love interest and damsel in distress. Sometimes the writers mix things up and give her superpowers, but otherwise her character serves no purpose but to look pretty and be kidnapped by aliens. Considering this was the franchise that brought us strong female characters like Samantha Carter and Elizabeth Weir, I&#8217;m surprised that they made such a useless character such an important part of the show.</p>
<p>To her credit, Elyse Levesque does a fantastic job with such a horrible character and terrible writing. It takes talent to make a character that exists to look attractive somewhat interesting with so little work with. And I have admire someone who could just walk on set with a tight pink shirt and then collect a paycheck, but still has the professionalism to try and act. I applaud you Miss. Levesque. May you go on to a role that is worthy of your talents someday.</p>
<p>I think the main reason for the failure of this show was that it really wasn&#8217;t part of the Stargate franchise. The directing style had changed, it was darker, the witty one lines were absent, and for some reason ever show had to have a musical montage. Yes, the show had Stargates and cameo&#8217;s from the previous series, but it always felt more like Battlestar Galactic then any of the previous Stargate shows.</p>
<p>In fact, I&#8217;d say that it really should have been it&#8217;s own show separate from the Stargate franchise.  The concept was a good one, the set designs were fantastic, many of the characters were compelling, and really there was no reason to make it a &#8220;Stargate&#8221; show. If they had made the show separate from the Stargate franchise, they could have  dumped all the communication stones and stargate command stuff and focus on making the show stand on it&#8217;s own. Sadly this didn&#8217;t happen.</p>


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		<title>Review: My Little Ponies &#8211; Friendship is Magic</title>
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		<dc:creator>Victor Vargas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apprentice wizard unicorn pony "Twilight Sparkle" and her baby dragon Spike are sent to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. Hilarity ensues.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Overview:</strong> Apprentice wizard unicorn pony &#8220;Twilight Sparkle&#8221; and her baby dragon Spike are sent to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. Hilarity ensues.</p>
<p><strong>Pros:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The show has moments where it&#8217;s genuinly funny and witty for people that are not 8 year old girls.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s one of the only children&#8217;s shows that actually has something that can be called a plot.</li>
<li>The art style is great and surprisingly high quality.</li>
<li>The shows characters really shine and move beyond the stereotypes they are modeled on.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cons</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A few of the episodes are really boring for anyone who isn&#8217;t an 8 year old girl.</li>
<li>Some of the episodes are&#8230; odd. Like when the pony Rarity defeats an enemy through incessant whining or when the Pony&#8217;s mitigate a dispute between cowboy ponies and Buffalo Native Americans. (Not Joking)</li>
<li>This show has some of the worst villains in cartoon history. I yern for the days of Cobra Commander.</li>
<li>Every episode ends with a &#8220;Friendship Report.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For People that Like:</strong> Azumanga Daioh and K-On.</p>
<p><strong>Episodes People Over The Age of 8 Can Enjoy:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Ep 4. Apple Buck Season</li>
<li>Ep 7. Dragonshy</li>
<li>Ep 10. Swarm of the Century</li>
<li>Ep. 14. Suited for Success</li>
<li>Ep 15: Feeling Pinkie Keen</li>
<li>Ep 16: Sonic Rainboom</li>
<li>Ep 17: Stare Master</li>
<li>Ep 20: Green Isn&#8217;t Your Color</li>
<li>Ep 22: A Bird in the Hoof</li>
<li>Ep 24: Owl&#8217;s Well That Ends Well</li>
<li>Ep 25: Party of One</li>
<li>Ep 26: The Best Night Ever</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> Creepy Episodes You Won&#8217;t Believe They Made</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Ep 2: Friendship is Magic Part 2 &#8211; <em>They forgive the Pony version of Lucifer and she becomes friends with everyone.</em></li>
<li>Ep 5: Griffon the Brush-Off &#8211; <em>One of the Pony&#8217;s old friends, who happens to be a Griffin, is mean to the other Pony&#8217;s when RainboDash isn&#8217;t looking. Another of the Pony&#8217;s becomes an outright stalker. The Griffon is being mean and stuck up, I get that, but I never understood why it was so important for the Griffon to try and hide it from Rainbowdaash. That and why no one isn&#8217;t a little woried about PinkiePie.</em></li>
<li>Ep 19: A Dog and Pony Show &#8211; <em>One of the Pony&#8217;s saves the days through the power of complaining and whining. No seriously.</em></li>
<li>Ep 21: Over a Barrel &#8211; <em>The Pony&#8217;s settle a dispute between the Native American Buffalo&#8217;s and the Cowboy Pony&#8217;s. Political incorrectness ensues.</em></li>
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<p><strong>Overall: </strong>The show is definitely geared towards 8 year old girls and can even be a bit creepy at times. But any creepy moment can easily be forgiven. This is the best cartoon directed at young girls made in North America, and even adults can enjoy it.</p>
<p><strong>More Male Characters Than K-On</strong></p>
<p>With all the pony threads popping up across the internet, the My Little Pony meme is by far the strangest meme to have come out of 4chan I can think of. Why, I asked, would men 20 and older watch &#8220;My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic?&#8221; So I decided to watch it, and I have admit it isn&#8217;t bad.</p>
<p>The latest incarnation of the &#8220;My Little Pony&#8221; franchise has actually managed to be more then a mere toy commercial and features interesting characters, well written episodes, and is actually funny. Like I mean really funny for people who aren&#8217;t 8 year old girls. Combined with great animation and some clever jokes, this is one of the better cartoons to have come out in a few years.</p>
<p>Episode 1 shows us the world of &#8220;Equestria&#8221;, which is run by magical pony&#8217;s who are ruled by Princess Celestia, a magical unicorn pony who is thousands of years old and also happens to be the Pony&#8217;s version of God (no joke). In fact, we learn in the first few minutes that Princess Celestia is responsible for making sure the sun rises every day in addition to being the undisputed and total ruler of all Equestria. (also no joke). She has an apprentice named &#8220;Twilight Sparke&#8221;, another powerful unicorn spell casting pony, who is learning the art of magic but happens to be anti-social or in Twilight&#8217;s words, &#8220;doesn&#8217;t have time for friends.&#8221; Celestia then commands Twilight Sparkle to go to Ponyville in order to make friends and send her regular &#8220;friendship reports&#8221;.</p>
<p>Eventually Twilight sparkle makes some friends such as Fluttershy, the very shy pony that has a relationship with nature; Rainbow Dash, an arrogant pony who dreams of joining the Wonderbolts; Rarity, a high class pony who is trying to make it in the fashion world; Pinkie Pie, an insane Pony who throws parties; and AppleJack, a pony who grows apples and represents the Southern United States. They then proceed to save Equestria from evil.</p>
<p>As terrible and lame as this sounds, the show gets</p>
<p>At Episode 14 and beyond, the show becomes good. The pony&#8217;s largely stop going on quests to save Equestria from the villain of the week and the episodes become about them overcoming their own flaws. Sure it becomes a slice of life like show with pony&#8217;s, but the wit in the writing and the plot lines become much more interesting and original. Stories like Rarity dealing with being jealous of her friends success and Fluttershy trying to care for kids are really great stories. In fact, I&#8217;d say this show is a great show for children of all ages and even adults&#8230; except for a few small things which rub me the wrong way.</p>
<p><strong>Yes, Lets Forgive Pony Lucifer</strong></p>
<p>When I heard that My Little Pony has some fascist allusions, I thought people were just joking. Then I noticed how the &#8220;Earth Ponies&#8221; tend to do all the manual labor, the unicorn magic ponies have the middle class service jobs, and the pegasus ponies seem to play and have fun all day&#8230; oh and manufacture clouds in their cloud city paradise other ponies can&#8217;t reach normally. Admittedly, this was a little weird but I thought, &#8220;whatever&#8221; it&#8217;s a kid&#8217;s show.</p>
<p>Then came the end of Episode Two where the Ponies defeat their evil nemesis &#8220;Nightmare Moon&#8221;, an evil Pony god who cast the whole world in an eternal night. After trying her best to kill our pony heroes, vowing to torture ponykind for all time, and basically being a stand in for the pony version of the Devil the Pony&#8217;s defeat her with the power of friendship. Great! Wonderful! I can accept that, it&#8217;s a kid&#8217;s show afterall. The Pony&#8217;s can defeat enemies with a carebear stare. What got me was the part where all the pony&#8217;s forgave Nightmare moon and they all decided to be her friend since all she really wanted was friends.</p>
<p>No seriously, that&#8217;s what happens. They like forgave the pony version of Hitler because all Nightmare Moon wanted was friends. Then came the episode where they decided to stop being friends with a Griffin because she didn&#8217;t like some of the other Pony&#8217;s. Or the episode where Rarity defeats her enemies with the power of whining and complaining. Or my favorite episode, My Little Pony&#8217;s versus the Native American Buffalo&#8217;s who want their land back.</p>
<p>But I seriously doubt any 8 year old kid would get any of this, so I wouldn&#8217;t worry about your kids getting the wrong idea&#8230; except for Episode 19: A Dog and Pony Show aka &#8220;Whining makes everything better&#8221; Never let kids watch that. But for the most part, any perceived &#8221;interesting&#8221; commentary should fly over their heads and I personally wouldn&#8217;t be worried about it.</p>
<p><strong>I Am Secure Enough In My Manliness To Recommend This Show</strong></p>
<p>Most of the early episodes are boring and cliched, and the odd creepy episodes will hit you every once in a while, but most of the later episodes like &#8220;Party of One&#8221; or &#8220;Green Isn&#8217;t Your Color&#8221; are really great and make it worth watching the whole series.  So yes, if you want a show with witty humor and great characters, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is a show I would recommend for you.  But if you don&#8217;t think that you can stand things like a &#8220;friendship report&#8221;, I suggest you find another show.</p>


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		<dc:creator>Matthew Cockle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probably one of the better shows I have watched in the last year or so, the humour was spot on, the action was well done, the ending was a bit of a surprise


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>: A group of adventurers aid Yugo in the search for his family becoming entangled in the evil machinations of a powerful time mage, Noximilien, who is seeking to gather the worlds Wakfu, life energy, to fuel his plans.</p>
<p><strong>Pros</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Unique animation style</li>
<li>Humor for all ages</li>
<li>Good pacing that draws the viewer on to the next episode, and the next, and the next&#8230;</li>
<li>Voice acting is quite well done, especially for a country that typically shuns “non-classical” 	television and movie forms</li>
<li>Great end to the first season.</li>
<li>French (like France French not Quebec French), it is nice to see some quality animated shows from other 	countries, especially with the declining quality of shows seen coming out of Japan.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cons</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Very cliché, while it can be considered a con it also contributed to the humor a lot.</li>
<li>Unusual animation style can deter some viewers</li>
<li>Sales pitch for upcoming tactics style MMORPG of the same name</li>
<li>Not from Japan, while not a bad thing in and of itself some anime fans can be a little over 	zealous (read: out right crazy) when it comes to things not from Japan being called anime.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For People That Like</strong>: RPG games (Especially things like D&amp;D), Fans of the tactics style MMORPG Dofus, Slayers, The Dorkness Rising, other fantasy slapstick action comedies.</p>
<p><strong>Overall</strong>: Probably one of the better shows I have watched in the last year or so, the humour was spot on, the action was well done, the ending was a bit of a surprise. There are a lot of external references in the first season, especially in the boufball episodes. Ultimately it was an enjoyable light hearted romp through a cliché, comedic and often times &#8220;pun&#8221;ny fantasy world, with enough serious events to build a fairly good story line.</p>
<p><strong>Bonus point</strong>s: Say Grougaloragran ten time fast.</p>
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