It was so satisfying watching Annette trap her slaver in a cage of crosses and letting him burn alive in the sun.

Watching Interrogation Cam, this time taking a look at mass shooter Nikola Cruz, speaking of irredeemable pieces of shit.

Currently watching "Boardwalk Empire", I have no idea how I slept on this show for so long, it's brilliant! Thinking of watching "Onimusha" on Netflix, since I played the game way back when.

Bluey, because I feel better afterwards. ^^

Ferrari: I knew it was going to be more of a character study than a racing movie but it was still a bit boring for my taste. Honestly not a whole lot to praise.

The Iron Claw: Definitely the better of the ~artsy sports movies I saw this holiday. What a tragic family. Great performances all around.

I just watched Whats Eating Gilbert Grape after laughing at the following Meme (warning some may find it offensive)

I bought the following on sale on Vudu a couple days ago :  Beverly Hills Cop 3 movie collection, Bullet Train, Top Gun, Top Gun Maverick, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Smile, Evil Dead Rise, and The Whale.  I've seen most of them already but the prices were good so I'll be finishing Fury of the Gods (I either fell asleep the first time or the ending is just forgettable) and watching for the first time The Whale, Bullet Train, Top Gun Maverick, and Smile.

Dude, indie animation is getting so good!

Watched yu yu yakucjo and started good and ended like a turd, skip this garbage.

My last update was back on November 4th and since then I've watched...

Movies
-The Fox and the Hound (Disney Plus)
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney Plus)
-A Christmas Carol (2009) (Disney Plus)
-Elf (Disney Plus)
-Home Alone (Disney Plus)
-The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Disney Plus)
-Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash (Netflix)
-Mavka: The Forest Song (Hulu)

Anime
-Attack on Titan The Final Season: The Final Chapters
-Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
-Goblin Slayer II
-Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season
-Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
-My Hero Academia: UA Heroes Battle
-Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me
-Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl
-Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
-Scissor Seven 4th Season
-SPY x FAMILY 2nd Season
-The Faraway Paladin 2nd Season
-The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch
-The Rising of the Shield Hero 3rd Season
-Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Donghua (Chinese Animation)
-All Saints Street
-All Saints Street 2
-All Saints Street 3
-All Saints Street 4
-Soulmate Adventure Season 2

Just finished up Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl today making it the last anime of 2023 that I watched (and also the 99th anime I finished this year).

My current watching anime line up is

Finished Better Call Saul. Breaking Bad is my second favorite show of all time (only behind the Twilight Zone), and speaking from that perspective - it was decent but didn't do a ton for me. My cousin put it best that it felt like Breaking Bad lite. Definitely more of a character drama vs action/crime drama which I respect in its own right, but the elements of BB that I responded to most - the crazy crime drama plot, the escalation, the awesome chemistry (no pun intended) between Walt and Jesse, the funnier moments, were lacking or missing altogether. Was interesting to see the seemingly sleazy lawyer Saul's character fleshed out a ton more and Odenkirk is great (especially biased as a fellow Naperville Chicagoland guy). Plus Gus is a terrific villian and Mike was probably my favorite character from BB. Some of the Chuck stuff intrigued me but kinda fell flat wrapping up that arc.. Season 5 and 6 got great but then the show's ending felt weak and cheap. Won't give anything away but just made the whole thing feel pretty much pointless.

Starting Ozark now in the hopes that this scratches my Breaking Bad itch more sufficiently. 7 episodes in and so far it's excellent. Jason Bateman has a nice range of serious/heartfelt deliveries along with sillier/wittier stuff. The setting has an interesting mix of a gritty and calming vibe which I find unique.

About halfway through the Last Kingdom as well, sort of seeking another Game of Thrones/Vikings, both of which I've finished. Definitely feels like more of the latter, with more of a pro-English tilt vs Vikings which is (obv) more pro Northmen. Which is interesting to see. But I also like that the main character Uhtred is sort of this dual character and renegade with no real allegience. He kinda bounces around factions to the point where it's a bit comical but overall a great show. Episodes don't need to be nearly an hour each though...

I really want to try and get into Peaky Blinders - as it seems to combine two of my favorite types of shows; the crime drama and period show.

My cousin tells me True Detective Season 1 is incredible and Fargo Season 2 is supposed to be solid as well (and I'm a fan of Brad Garrett being a Raymond fan back in the day). So I'll probably knock those out soon too.

Cartoon/anime wise, I finished Cyberpunk and Castlevania which were both pretty epic and entertaining. Some down time but overall fun watches as fans of both franchises.

All the anime I watched in 2023

Hoping that 2024 will be even better.

2023

TV (48)
-A Galaxy Next Door
-Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story Season 2
-Blue Lock
-Blue Orchestra
-BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. 2
-Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
-Bungo Stray Dogs
-Bungo Stray Dogs 2nd Season
-Bungo Stray Dogs 3rd Season
-Bungo Stray Dogs 4th Season
-Bungo Stray Dogs 5th Season
-Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army
-Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
-Edens Zero 2nd Season
-FLCL: Grunge
-FLCL: Shoegaze
-Goblin Slayer II
-Irresponsible Captain Tylor
-Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV: Part II
-KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World
-Mashle: Magic and Muscles
-Megaton Musashi 2nd Season
-Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
-Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Part II
-Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2nd Season
-My Happy Marriage
-My Hero Academia 6
-My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
-Otaku Elf
-Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me
-Pokemon
-Pokemon Chronicles
-Pokemon Advanced
-Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl
-Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
-Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3
-Rokudo's Bad Girls
-SPY x FAMILY 2nd Season
-The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch
-The Faraway Paladin 2nd Season
-The Misfit of Demon King Academy 2
-The Rising of the Shield Hero 3rd Season
-To Your Eternity
-To Your Eternity 2nd Season
-TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Season 2
-Trigun Stampede
-Xenosaga the Animation
-Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Movie (21)
-Black Clover Movie: Sword of the Wizard King
-Bungo Stray Dogs Movie: Dead Apple
-Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
-Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
-Jujutsu Kaisen 0
-Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash
-Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
-My Hero Academia: UA Heroes Battle
-Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
-One Piece Film: Red
-Pokemon: Camp Pikachu
-Pokemon: Gotta Dance!
-Pokemon Movie 5: Heroes - Latias and Latios
-Pokemon Movie 6: Jirachi Wish Maker
-Pokemon Movie 7: Destiny Deoxys
-Pokemon Movie 8: Lucario and The Mystery of Mew
-Pokemon Movie 9: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
-Pokemon Movie 10: The Rise of Darkrai
-Pokemon Movie 11: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
-Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
-Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Special (7)
-Attack on Titan: Final Season - The Final Chapters
-Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2nd Season - Guardian Fitz
-Pokémon Crystal - Raikou, The Legend of Thunder
-Pokemon: Pikachu's Summer Festival
-Pokemon: Pikachu's Ghost Carnival
-Pokemon: Pikachu's Island Adventure
-Pokemon: Pichu Bros. in Party Panic

OVA (3)
-Bungo Stray Dogs: Walking Alone
-Gakkou no Yuurei
-Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

ONA (20)
-All Saints Street
-All Saints Street 2
-All Saints Street 3
-All Saints Street 4
-Link Click: The Daily Life in Lightime
-Link Click 2nd Season
-Lupin Zero
-Monster Diner
-Pokemon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon
-Scissor Seven
-Scissor Seven 2nd Season
-Scissor Seven 3rd Season
-Scissor Seven 4th Season
-Scissor Seven Specials
-Soulmate Adventure
-Soulmate Adventure Season 2
-The Dining of Link Lee
-The Dining of Link Lee Season 2
-The Girl Downstairs
-TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You - High School Days

GRAND TOTAL: 99