Now, don't be shy!
Step right up, I'm a reasonable guy.
Don't be frightened by the look in my eye-
I'm just your average evil meteor from outta the sky!

Well, I'm just shy and scared in this place
I'm just a fish outta water from outer space
You can see that the trip has left me tired and drained
So why don't you be a pal...
And bring me some brains?!

Go down to your neighbor's place,
See the dull expression on his face!
You’d be doing him a favor if you brought him to me
He aint using his brain - he's just watching TV!

Go down to Mr. McGee's
He hasn't had a thought since '43.
His brain is the portrait of atrophy!
He ain't using it, why not give it to me?

Brains, brains, I won't lie!
I'll eat their brains 'til they're zombified
Sure they might think it's deranged
But they won't give it a thought,
After I've eaten their brain!

Brains, brains, it’s okay!
It's not a matter if it isn't gray,
And if at first they it's strange,
they won't think twice
If they don't have a brain!

Go down to the Wonton shop,
My fortune cookie says that I just can't stop
I'll suck the noodle right out of their heads
And half an hour later, I'm hungry again!

Creep into the donut stop
Sneak in, tip-toe past the cop.
Pick me up a cruller and a cupful of tea.
And any other sweetbreads you happen to see.

Brains, BRAINS! I won't lie!
I'll eat their brains 'til they're zombified!
Sure they might think it's deranged
But they won't give it a thought
After I've eaten they're brain.

Brains, brains, it’s okay!
It's not a matter if it isn't gray,
And if at first they thinks it's strange,
they won't think twice
If they don't have a brain!

Brains, brains, I love em, I need em!
My stomach jumps for joy when I eat em!
Big ones, fat ones, short ones, tall ones,
They're so delectable, especially the small ones.
No time to cook em in a skillet.
My belly's rumblin', I got a need to fill it.
I don't fry em, the heat will only shrink em,
I just grab myself a straw and I drink em!(ohhhhhhh...)

You've been swell to go around,
And bring me every single brain in town
But with all these brains, I can't help but think
That there isn't one left out there to drink?

Now fess up boy, come on, heck!
Is there someone that you're trying to protect?
Bring her down here to meet her end
And I promise I'll be your bestest friend!

Brains, brains, I can’t lie!
I'll eat her brains 'til she's zombified.
Sure she might think it's deranged
But she won't give it a thought
After I've eaten her brain

Brains, brains, it’s okay!
It's not a matter if it isn't gray,
And if at first she thinks it's strange,
she won't think twice.....

If she don't have a brain!

BRAINS.....
Bring me her brain.....
BRING ME HER BRAIN!!!
BRING ME HER BRAIN!!!!!

Don’t even need to shoot from the top up to hide my features either

The only makeup I’m wearing is mascara

Please just take my recommendation and watch this fantastic show if you haven’t yet. But if that’s not enough, take a look at this video above. It excellently sums up what’s so great about this show, and I want to actually challenge Verbatim’s argument from his Evangelion review about themes in this post.



Baccano is a multi-faceted mystery/drama with plenty of comedic elements. It takes place in Prohibition-era America, in three timelines that ultimately connect to each other in plot relevance (1929, 1930, and 1931). It has a huge cast of interesting characters, some appearing in only one timeline, some appearing in two, and one set of characters, extremely important but essentially comic characters, who appear in all three. Despite how muddled this may sound, it never gets bogged down and you’re never at a lull where you’re asking “wait, who is this guy again”?

The characters make the show, in my opinion, but make no mistake - the plot of the show is one of the most well-crafted ones where you’re never confused, but always wanting more. The only time you might be scratching your head is at the end of the first episode, as, fair warning, it’s more of a “vignettes of things to come” situation that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense on first viewing except to the most eagle-eyed viewer. I always tell people that no, you can’t skip the first episode, as it expertly sets up the characters and the tone, but the first aspect of a concise, serialized story begins in the second episode.

The show is almost, almost like a “Pulp Fiction meets a mafia movie meets a supernatural horror story”, in a way. That’s just a simple comparison, though, and the show itself is unique and unlike anything you’ve probably seen.

This show makes me disagree with Verbatim’s idea that themes make a story. He said that without themes, without the tomato in the sandwich, a story is just bread. That may be the case with most stories, yes. That may be the case when a story is trying to illustrate a larger point or provide some larger reason for you to watch it - for Verbatim, he likes to walk away from a story with some takeaway he can apply to his life, to feel like his time wasn’t wasted.

I can understand that, but really, do you need a theme or lesson to have something to apply to your life? What about a “I relate to this character and the things they went through in this story remind me of things I’ve gone through in my own life”? What about “their arc and how they changed, and how they resolved the crisis they were in has given me new insight on how to combat my similar life situation”? I’m mainly speaking to Verbatim in this paragraph, because for most people, merely the promise of watching an incredible, high-quality show is its own reward. What I’m saying is that you don’t need a theme, or to be taught a lesson, to take something away from a show or film. The characters themselves can be what you take away.

Verbatim compared shows to a sandwich - the tomato being the themes/lessons, and the bread being the vehicle - the plot and characters - on which those lessons are served. Baccano, as I said, is unlike any show I’ve ever seen, and I think an exception can be made. Baccano is like an entree of tastiest potato chips you’ve ever tasted. Not some Lays bullshit - the genuine article, made by some renowned Southern cook and served to you in a fancy restaurant. Are they a sandwich, are they good for you? Not really.  They’re still deep fried and covered in salt and seasonings and all that. They have no health food content (i.e. themes, lessons, deeper meaning), but goddamn they are delicious. Goddamn you will reach for one after the other, and they’ll be gone as fast as you can consume them. And while they didn’t do anything for you on a health food level, goddamn you’ll remember that dining experience, eating those chips, for a long, LONG time.

Baccano takes its characters and narrative very seriously, and everything is very consistent. But it also doesn’t pander to you pretending to be something it’s not. It’s definitely not an Evangelion or something like The Shining. If I had to reach and guess the overall themes of the show, they would be “morality, togetherness, and family”. The show goes out of its way to reward the characters who try to do the right thing, make the morally neutral ones reconsider their lives, and punish the outright monsters. There’s a sense of camaraderie in each episode, working together to defeat this darkness that looms over everything. And in the end of the show, there’s yes, a sense of familial love that these non-related characters have developed toward each other.

You will love the characters, that’s for sure. You’re connected with them and want to see them triumph over their foes almost immediately. Even the “villains” are endearing and charming (except for literally two who are meant to be Hate Sinks). Anyway, this isn’t really a show that even has themes, and the three I listed above are almost more like plot fixtures than themes. It’s not a pretentious show, even if it might seem that way initially. Just give it a chance and you’ll enjoy it - I promise, on the honor of Winona. 

I don’t need to be an admin, not even a mod, but I feel like since this site just has a few cool people left you could reward us and give me yellow text

Only on episode 3, but I can already tell I'm in this one for the long haul. It's hilarious and has gorgeous animation, but more than that, it has social messages and extrospection on a level that I haven't seen from a show in a long time. I don't know if this is a bad thing to say, but from Sanford & Son to Chris Rock, I've always found black comedy that exposes subtle forms of racism, the plight of black communities, and the broken unity of black people amongst themselves (internalized phobia of your own race included) extremely thought-provoking.

I love the tension between Robert and Ruckus, and though I haven't seen enough of the show to really elaborate, the checkers match between the two in episode 2 says it all. In short, the two of them are debating about Ruckus' borderline worship of the white race. Ruckus is a self-hating black man who is going on and on about how the white man "civilized" the black man, and how black people owe the white race, but only repay them by protesting and voting. Robert is at first befuddled by Ruckus (Ruckus says "king me" when it seems like the debate is going in his favor) but quickly recovers and puts Ruckus on his toes with his excellent wordplay and logical reasoning. This puts Ruckus in a state of mania and he goes off on a rant, just repeating the same shit he already said. The scene ends with Robert responding to that rant with a calm "Well, how about this: game, nigga." I love how the checkers match itself is a metaphor for the debate they're having, and it's not until Ruckus trips up on his own words and unwillingly cedes the debate to Robert that Robert wins the match itself. The "nigga" part from Robert is the icing on the cake - Robert reminding Ruckus that as much as he wants to be white, he is a black man. And that's not a bad thing.

That's the B-plot of the episode. The A-plot is about R Kelly's trial for sexual acts with a minor. The prosecutor, Tom Dubois, is a black man who's confident that the mountain of evidence against R Kelly will be enough to convict him. (Love that character btw, hope he shows up more. Perhaps one of the most moral and upstanding characters on the show so far). R Kelly's unnamed defense attorney is a white man (voiced by Adam West no less) who uses R Kelly's immense popularity, and an insistence that the white establishment is out to get R Kelly, to quickly swing the trial in his favor despite the evidence. The defense attorney also uses the fact that Dubois is married to a white woman as a way to discredit him and imply that he's part of the white establishment himself.

It very soon becomes clear that R Kelly is going to get off scot-free, and Dubois' BSOD monologue almost made me cry, but more just made me so disappointed and angry:

Dubois: Please, people! You saw the tape. The girl testified she was underage. Y-you're not allowed to do that to a little girl!!! We have a videotape!

Female Juror: Go tell that to your white bitch.

Other Juror: Mm-hmm!

Dubois: [Dejected, head hung] ......the prosecution rests.

Huey would be the "main character" of the show, a 10 year old boy who very adamantly despises what he sees as the white establishment and its privilege, and who is extremely proud of his own race. Huey is silent throughout the entire trial (his brother Riley by contrast loudly protesting for R Kelly to be freed throughout the episode). However, after Dubois more or less cedes the case to the defense, head flat on his desk, and just waiting for this to be over, Huey gets up from the audience and walks to the well of the courtroom. He delivers an excellent speech that made me appreciate his character so much more (up until now you weren't sure what side he was on):

Hey! What the hell is wrong with you people? Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not Nelson Mandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges! But R. Kelly is not one of those men!

We all know the nigga can sing! But what happened to standards? What happened to bare minimums? You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! Act like you got some goddamn sense, people!

I wish the episode ended with R Kelly going to jail, but the crowd just ignores Huey's speech and acquits him anyway. The ending narration from Huey / montage of what happened to everyone afterward, ties everything up in an extremely succinct way that cemented this episode as one of my favorite episodes of anything, ever:

Huey voiceover: I did battle with ignorance today, and ignorance won. I admit that I'm often vexed at the behavior of my own people. Yeah, vexed is a good word.

Dubois: [Having lost the case, returns to his cheap car. His wife greets him there.]

Sarah Dubois: [Hugs Dubois] [Smiling] I told you about messing with them white women.

Huey voiceover, continued: You do what you can to help black folks, and they make you wonder why you even bother.

Ruckus: [Asleep at the park bench, with nowhere to go.]

Robert: [Parks his car next to Ruckus. He wakes Ruckus up and helps take him home.]

Huey voiceover, continued: But they're our people, and we got to love them regardless. One thing for sure, though: can't blame this one on the white man.

[EPISODE ENDS]

Like holy shit. I know it's a simple message, but it still resonated with me so much and changed my mood back to happy. I seriously recommend checking out this iconic show if you haven't seen it yet. I actually can't believe it's taken me so long myself.

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Probably my best upload yet

how can we make this work?

I'm a villain to you guys I know, but I love this place and want to see it succeed

i havent slept in god knows how long
gonna take a nap

this day was b ad

https://boards.4channel.org/lgbt/thread/15564595

this is all hypothetical, it did not happen to me

I have my credit card now and everything

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I put over a god song "Linus and Lucy" because it's so apt

this is home

I escaped

I escaped my terrible family and now here we go

come on verbatim youre getting lazy

I stole two pills from the package

I went home

I took my knife and sliced them up into tiny particles

and I took ONE of the tiny particles

and I felt the DPH effect but how it SHOULD BE


my mistake with microdosing DPH earlier was like "I'll do half a pill" half a pill is way too much

DPH is sentient. It wants you. It wants you to be consumed by it. But if you just take a tiny tiny tiny amount then youre fine. I flushed the rest except for a small amount of dph powder thats so small

whenever I do that dph should I snort it or take it?

I hope you guys get used to AzulaClass

No joke lol

I won't elaborate in case either of the girls or my fiance comes on here and doesnt like the personal details being shared but let me just say I don't have to worry about money now because of one of my girls, she's a fucking prodigy

she wanted to make sure I loved her without knowing that first though (which I do) and I passed I guess

so yeah pretty much you all laughed at me

laughed at my squalor

my charm and looks paid off though

I talk to people. I get to know them and deeply connect with them. And now I have a life plan and a harem lmao

don't believe me - idc

I just want to say that if anyone deserves this, it's me. I've been through so much shit as you all know. The good people here will be happy for me. If this was a decent forum, this thread would be met with positive reactions. But I can already tell this is going to be an extremely negative thread filled with mad attacks and accusations and shit. Stay petty lol. I've found my peace and paradise.