Comments on: The magical “undo” command

By: Ymar Sakar

Ymar Sakar — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:53:24 +0000

http://www.crunchyroll.com/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world-

This is a story about a protagonist that can’t die, because every time he dies, he restarts at a check point like some PS3 game.

It’s part of the seinen psychological death stress that modern Japan likes for entertainment for 18-30+ year olds.

It’s not Dragon Ball Z action for teenagers, that most people think of concerning cartoons or anime.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Toki_wo_Kakeru_Shoujo_-_Movie

The other fictional material is harder to get, as they have to be translated into English from japanese text. But the West is pretty big on the visual anime/manga crowd now. I hear Europeans know more about Korean Drama series than the Koreans… now that’s something.

Steins;Gate is on crunchy roll, the novel was pretty good sci fi although I never could figure out what genre it was. It doesn’t have a genre, just a demographic.

Recently, there was this tv series, Sakurada Reset.

Most of these can be found on crunchy roll, and they now provide first episode of some series without commercial breaks in 1080p.

By: Ymar Sakar

Ymar Sakar — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:42:03 +0000

neo-neocon Says: October 21st, 2017 at 3:36 pm Bob Kantor: I’ve written extensively on “Groundhog Day.” But I hope not repetitively ðŸ‚ . It’s one of my very favorite movies. Japanese novel materia has a lot of plot loops like the GDay. US Sci fi has some of it, but there's something wrong with it.

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:53:22 +0000

more recent film that shows how having an “undo” button is a gift and a curse is “About Time.” It’s a sweet movie where the do-overs cause all sorts of unintended consequences.

As for Peggy Sue Got Married, there’s an Australian film that is similar and much better called “Me, Myself, I” where the lead wonders what life would have been like if she did settle down with her college sweetheart instead of pursuing her career. Liked that neither choice was perfect, just different.

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 23:29:46 +0000

huxley, I didn’t know William Stafford before. I’m working on it now. Thanks again.

By: blert

blert — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 04:48:55 +0000

Cage WAS supposed to be that way.

He did a brilliant job of acting just like a marginal IQ high school student… who was destined to go no-where.

OBVIOUSLY destined to go no-where.

Which then turns the audience to wonder about Turner’s judgment.

O’Conner and Persky were perfect.

Everyone wanted to strangle Persky — and O’Conner was SO hip.

By: huxley

huxley — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 02:18:23 +0000

Amazing poem, huxley. Thank you.

Mrs Whatsit: You are most welcome!

I think a lot of 20th C American poetry will go by the boards but William Stafford will endure.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:36:54 +0000

Bob Kantor: I've written extensively on "Groundhog Day." But I hope not repetitively :-) . It's one of my very favorite movies.

By: David Swadell

David Swadell — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:41:05 +0000

Often I experience memories that trigger regrets. The ones that matter most are those involving actions that needlessly hurt people I loved. Having done all I can to repair those ancient wounds, such memories never keep me awake at night, but I nevertheless cringe sometimes when they come to mind.

Sometimes I wonder what would have been had I not made certain pivotal choices, any one of which would have profoundly altered the course of my life. But since I like and respect the man I am today, since I love many people I’m blessed to know today, and especially since I am grateful for God’s grace and the many gifts I’ve been offered, I doubt I’d change anything if given the chance.

Except, perhaps, that I might accept the position I was offered at Apple in 1983!

By: Bob Kantor

Bob Kantor — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:29:53 +0000

This subject has been explored in depth in the novel “The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin” and in the film “Groundhog Day.” In the novel, the protagonist, when given the opportunity to live his life over with prior knowledge of his past, makes the same mistakes. In the film, Bill Murray keeps living the same day over and over again, in the course of which he undergoes a spiritual transformation and becomes a new and better person. The message of the novel is the mechanical nature of human action; the message of the film is the Christian message of redemption.

By: Tuvea

Tuvea — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 14:33:25 +0000

Between Yancey & neo I was able to make a SWAG.

A trip quick visit to IMDB … and I was lucky!

Thanks guys!