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by Torukey
Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:20 am
Forum: Stand Alone Complex
Topic: Meaning behind the laughing man quote.
Replies: 6
Views: 40011

If I'm not mistaken, at least some of the laughing man imagery was super-imposed onto the newscast afterwards by copycats/fans of the Laughing Man. But it's been a while since I watched season 1, so I'm not 100% sure.
by Torukey
Fri May 15, 2009 1:12 pm
Forum: Stand Alone Complex
Topic: Proto - the dumbest plot twist ever? SPOILERS
Replies: 31
Views: 52640

Freitag wrote:I didn't catch that Aramaki was surprised. Maybe that will be my escuse to re-watch the whole series again :)
Actually, I did just watch the whole series again, and I was wrong. It was Togusa who was surprised. I don't think it even showed Aramaki's reaction. Maybe he knew it all along...?
by Torukey
Sat May 02, 2009 12:51 pm
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: at what point does a person become another person?
Replies: 27
Views: 37657

yeah, but isn't DID a coping mechanism? But I suppose natural selection is a an entire system of evoling coping mechanisms.... DID is a sort of coping mechanism, but it's more complex than that. It's a constant state of alternating personalities... There isn't a time when it's turned on or off, des...
by Torukey
Fri May 01, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: at what point does a person become another person?
Replies: 27
Views: 37657

Something else to consider when it comes to identity... Anyone else here ever looked into DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)? It is more commonly known as "multiple personality disorder". It's actual existence is debatable, but let's suppose it did exist for a moment. If you define a per...
by Torukey
Fri May 01, 2009 10:20 am
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: Sexuality in GiTS
Replies: 11
Views: 17390

Freitag wrote:Just imagine the eugenics version of the cola wars. Freaking little nano probes swimming around in the can and targeting your reproductive organs and introducing a sequence that makes your offspring want their brand.
I would pay to see this movie.
by Torukey
Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: Sexuality in GiTS
Replies: 11
Views: 17390

The only reason I really brought up Eugenics is because I thought "If gametes have become robotic, it would make sense the government or private companies would start to modify them to prevent disorders and so on." I actually haven't watched SSS yet. I've just seen the original movie and t...
by Torukey
Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:50 pm
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: Sexuality in GiTS
Replies: 11
Views: 17390

@GhostLine: That is exactly how I would describe GiTS sexuality... "pervasive". I'm thinking that the GiTS team probably already has many topics of sexuality addressed for reference in writing episodes, but the topics merely haven't been brought up... which is unusual because I think it's ...
by Torukey
Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:27 pm
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: Sexuality in GiTS
Replies: 11
Views: 17390

Sexuality in GiTS

I have a lot of questions about sexuality in GiTS. For instance, are DNA/gametes robotic? Do most people retain the ability to procreate after switching over, or do prosthetic bodies dispense donated gametes? Are people all born as test-tube babies in the series? Is there modern state-sponsored Euge...
by Torukey
Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:14 pm
Forum: The Philosophy
Topic: at what point does a person become another person?
Replies: 27
Views: 37657

Re: at what point does a person become another person?

This is a question that several famous philosophers have asked before in reference to typewriters, pipes and in one episode of only fools and horses a broom. But it gains another dimension when we talk about it in terms of people. Are you claiming to be the first person to ask this question, in reg...
by Torukey
Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pro or Against GiTS Live-Action Adaptation?
Replies: 116
Views: 113182

I've heard conflicting reports. Some say it'll be CG, others say Live-action. The way I see it is, if you totally close off your mind from the idea of it being good, then you will definitely think it's bad. If you allow your mind to remain open, there's a chance you might like it. My biggest concern...
by Torukey
Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:09 pm
Forum: Stand Alone Complex
Topic: Episode 26: Endless Gig (Contains spoilers)
Replies: 52
Views: 100149

Sorry to bump such an old topic, but I need to throw in my two cents here... Hopefully I won't be too offensive, but this episode has very strong meaning to me. The story of the last episode was very Biblical in nature to me, spanning both Old and New Testaments. Motoko and Kuze represented a new Ad...
by Torukey
Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:49 pm
Forum: Stand Alone Complex
Topic: Proto - the dumbest plot twist ever? SPOILERS
Replies: 31
Views: 52640

I don't think Proto was a sub-plot. I think he was placed in the show for a specific reason, which was to allude to the future of Humanity, Robotics and perhaps even the future of the show itself. GiTS is all about analyzing consciousness and what makes us human, and Proto was perhaps the biggest th...