*parody

This is just a mash-up of T.J. Hooker and other non-Trek work the two actors did the 70s and 80s. 1973 was when the Star Trek animated series came out.

Well said, Farhad. I too love the "first" 3 ie. SW, Empire, ROTJ (<-- Yes, I like the Ewoks) but had severely mixed feelings about the last 3. I remember sitting down to watch Phantom Menace the first time, excited out of my gourd. But after it finished, I was conflicted. It's more Star Wars which was a good thing but the story sucked. Certain aspects of it kicked ass like the pod race, saber fights but the rest wasn't up to par. Like you stated, one of the main appeals of the original trilogy, was that everything had a used feel to it. It wasn't the pristine hospital that Star Trek is; everything look old and like it belonged there. I think CGI still has a long way to go (detail wise) before it completely fools the eye.

Come Attack of the Clones, with Chistensen's horrible acting and Lucas' awful romantic dialog, I started feeling like I was watching Alien 4, thinking "Where the fuck are they taking this series?..." Again, a few high points but over all, meh.

I did like how he tied it all together in the 3rd movie. That is that trilogy's only saving grace.

With all that said, I thought they already did "The Clone Wars" as an animated series? Not sure what this new flashy 3D version is all about...

The anime series itself is pretty good, and not as disturbing/wacky/pointless as the intro.

Thank you very much, I do own the VHS of the whole animated series, with plans to get them to some form of digital format. I appreciate the thought though =D

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i have the entire series on my hard drive. i'd be happy to torrent them or whatever, to anyone interested.

also, much of the series has been posted to google video, and elsewhere.

i'd sift up the whole thing, were it not for the fact that complete episodes of anything aren't supposed to be here.

I've always thought 'Witch Hunter Robin' was one of the more imaginative anime series I've seen. I hope this gets sifted.

Looks like the thing Detective Manzō (a.k.a. "The Saw") used to exercise in Samurai Champloo anime series.

I would kill for a late night Thief animated series done in the same style as these cinematics.

wow, a lot of great series here. I didn't see any mention of Cowboy Bebop though, my favorite anime series.

Great song, great music group, great reference to Berserk, but still one of the most disappointing endings to an anime series ever.

Yeah! I thought it was Keith David, but then thought I was just hearing things.

I used to watch 'Spawn, the Animated Series' on HBO, which was awesomely voiced by Keith David. The perfect voice for that character.

Great =) Just let me know I have a save and promote free.

My avatar is actually InuYasha from the same titled anime series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InuYasha I'm a anime geek

In reply to your comment:
“Glad to help; hopefully it'll escape this time!
Offhand, I can't think of anything, but I'll keep you in mind.
p.s. what's your avatar? it looks familiar, but I can't place it...!

In reply to your comment:
“Thanks much for the save! Speaking of which I have one free as well if you've got something.

In reply to your comment:
“aw, now I know we got more jazz fans than this!
*save”””

Escaflowne was a truly classic anime. It was a mix of almost every single genre, had a great story, amazing music, and beautiful animation. This was one of the first anime series I watched, and it still holds a special place in my heart.

Still the best Anime series in my book.

That series was INSPIRED from beginning to end. To anyone who has never seen the Cowboy Bebop anime series or the movie, do yourselves a favor and check them out.

In addition to his work with Tim Burton, Elfman has written scores for dozens of other films including:

* Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, 1980)
* Back to School, (Alan Metter, 1986)
* Wisdom (Emilio Estevez, Robert Wise, 1986)
* Big Top Pee-wee (Randal Kleiser, 1988)
* Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988)
* Scrooged (Richard Donner, 1988)
* Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990)
* Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty, 1990)
* Nightbreed (Clive Barker, 1990)
* Army of Darkness (Sam Raimi, 1993) (theme)
* Sommersby (Jon Amiel, 1993)
* Black Beauty (Caroline Thompson, 1994)
* Dolores Claiborne (Taylor Hackford, 1995)
* Dead Presidents (Hughes Brothers, 1995)
* To Die For (Gus Van Sant, 1995)
* The Frighteners (Peter Jackson, 1996)
* Freeway (Matthew Bright, 1996)
* Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996)
* Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)
* Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997)
* A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi, 1998)
* Proof of Life (Taylor Hackford, 1999)
* Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002) (The instrumental pieces "After Midnight" and "Roxie's Suite")
* Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)
* Red Dragon (Brett Ratner, 2002)
* Hulk (Ang Lee, 2003)
* Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004)
* Deep Sea 3D (Howard Hall, 2006)
* Nacho Libre (Jared Hess, 2006) (Ramses Suite)
* Charlotte's Web (Gary Winick, 2006)
* Meet the Robinsons (Steve Anderson, 2007)
* Spider-Man 3 (Sam Raimi, 2007)

He has also written the theme music for several television series, including:

* Pee-wee's Playhouse (some episodes) (1986)
* Sledge Hammer! (1986)
* The Simpsons (1989)
* Beetlejuice (1989)
* Tales from the Crypt (1989)
* The Flash (1990)
* Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
* Dilbert (1999)
* Desperate Housewives (2004)
* Point Pleasant (2005)