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Return of the Street Sharks
One of the admittedly stranger TV series of the 1990′s was DIC’s Street Sharks, which ran from 1994 to 1995. Created by David Siegel and Joe Galliani of Mr. Joe’s Really Big Productions, the series followed the adventures of four teenage brothers who were transformed into human-shark mutants by an evil scientist’s genetic manipulations. Yes, yes, the show was riding on the coat-tails of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — in fact, it directly spoofed Turtles on more than one occasion. Previously, only a handful of Street Sharks episodes have been available on tape or DVD. But now Mill Creek Entertainment have announced that they are releasing all 40 episodes of the original series in a 4-DVD set at a reduced price. The set is available now at Amazon and other dealers.
image c. 2013 Mill Creek Entertainment
Anyone have recommendations for an anime to watch
I'm just looking for more stuff to binge watch over break, here is what I've watched thus far...
Wolf's Rain
Arashi No Yoru Ni
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
and I was thinking of starting Shirokuma Cafe, but I wanted to know if someone had some better suggestions.
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So who else went to Furry Weekend Atlanta?
Just curious! I don't feel comfortable posting my FA username publicly but I'll send it in a message if anyone wants to know.
It was my first con and I had a blast. My suit is still a little damp from all the dancing I did though x_x
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Ep. 62 - His Holiness Mr. Six - Weeeeeeeeee more stuff! We muse on the new pope and other nonsense. we have a message board...
Ep. 62 - His Holiness Mr. Six - Weeeeeeeeee more stuff! We muse on the new pope and other nonsense. we have a message board...
Time to imagine my first fursona me thinks. What were some mistakes you made first time around that you went on to fix with subsequent fursonas?
Any other furs going to Frolicon this year?
As the title says, anyone else going to Frolicon in Atlanta, GA? Kinda long distance for me, but hoping to do some meet'n'greets while out there.
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New Subreddit for UK Furries.
Furries Ruin Everything?
Guest Post by Tenza. Tenza is a fox, but he’s the truest epitome of bricolage.
On March 8, 2013, a certain tweet resulted in something much different than the normal circle-jerking, chicanery, or otherwise aloof things furries usually do. Yes, it was an awful joke about women. Furthermore, the poor handling of the situation by the tweet’s author gave many of us the impression there wasn’t really contrition there, rather it had to come about from arm-twisting. Many of us dug in and were serious for once. Even though I’m referring to one particular incident, I decided to turn inward and think about this in a wider furry context. That’s when it hit me: can we really have nice things after all?
The common moniker about “furries ruining everything” has only as much truth as you’re willing to give it. Let’s look at this another way: if the fandom has been effectively slandered by those outside it (e.g. the mass media), then why would so many in the fandom be willing to empower such patently false attitudes? The very fact that so many of us are compelled to “come out” as furries attests to the fact that there’s this notion that the fandom is tainted in some way — granted that may be phenomenologically dependent on one’s experiences in the fandom.
However this notion of a tainted fandom is what underpins “furries ruin everything”. Many of us (I’ve said it in the past, admittedly) have probably uttered this phrase seriously or sarcastically, but have we really critically examined it? It’s only a matter of time before the next mass-media interview or documentary about furries is broadcast and when it does take place, there’s going to be much commentary about it. Why? Because when the lens is turned upon us, many are compelled to defend the furry fandom — by extension, it’s also self-defense given its the venue by which we express ourselves. So then if the furry fandom is then very much a ruined thing, then why are so many of us ready to pick up the banner when it’s besmirched?
One thing that’s unique about the furry fandom is that it’s an amalgam of both creative products and personality facets. We don’t need to be top-down and fully reliant on canon like other fandoms. We are a burgeoning resource of both original and fan-created work. What attests to the vitality of the furry fandom is that there’s a market for these works. Many would even argue that furry isn’t a fandom with respect to other bodies of organized fan practice. There’s also a sizable lifestyle element to the furry fandom as well. It’s what compels us to annually visit conventions for camaraderie, to organize gatherings in smaller locales and in more extreme cases, this “second home” is why some furries are even alive. For some of us, it’s clear if our involvement is predicated on production or socialization. It then makes for a defined division of participation. For others, it becomes a bit more complicated with overlapping elements of each dimension.
I’m not trying to revive old and morally pretentious arguments here, but I really think the furry fandom absolutely lacks a compass. When compared to other fandoms, the composite members of the furry fandom don’t know what they want as goals for the furry community. When you have a community that has no compass, it then has no sense of direction. What happens (and is still on-going) is an ever-growing a litany of conflicts and incidents that take place in order to determine what exactly the direction is. For example, some of us that have been in the furry fandom for a considerable amount of time have seen the transitions between various galleries and the transition from furry-created websites to social media. Another reason that I feel the furry fandom doesn’t have much of a compass is that it doesn’t know where its been. For many participants, significant furry milestones or forerunners are not well-known. Most understand recent events, but for example, how many of you know about Albedo Anthropomorphics or Mark Merlino?
One pervasive trait of the furry fandom seems to be that there’s always an air of contention that can be found. In other words, when something particularly salient hits the fandom we all seem to react to it. I have jokingly tweeted that the furry fandom is like World War I in that when something major happens, you get to see where all the alliances show up and who defends whom — turns out I was very much right in the case of March 8. In the domain of the furry fandom, there are seldom clear-cut cases of both championed and reviled people. Often, there’s a metaphorical hung jury when it comes to disputes. There’s an unwillingness to put aside personal sympathies or the gains of popularity for transparency. The result is usually no sort of middle ground in between. I find it troubling that many people feel the “all or nothing” proposition is an acceptable one. This transpires time and again when there are disputes about who did or didn’t deliver/was genuine about commissioned work, who decided entertain the mass-media’s latest interview, or any furry that transgressed in some way but can rely on their influence to keep them beyond rebuke. In other words, by relying on our sympathies and our alliances too much, we cannot then effectively police ourselves.
Addressing social issues, severe violations of conduct, bad consumer practices and even aesthetic principles should not be seen as faux pas in the furry fandom. It needs to be encouraged so that we can suss out a trajectory for its products and its participants. Some furries are so worried about creating a fuss that they’ll do anything to avoid any sort of discomfit at all. Why? Well, to rock the boat is often met with derision because it takes the focus off of the escapist aspects of the fandom. That is, if the furry fandom is an escape from the mundane activities and stresses of the real world, why do anything to upset that? Even when something did in fact need to be said, there is a fear by many that they’ll be branded as hostile or combative. With that said, I’m not supporting spiteful contention for its own sake, but rather we need to present points between ourselves for a greater good and commensurately chastise those that negatively impact the furry fandom outright.
While incidents such as that tweet and its reception are often viewed as an unwanted stress, if you do not want this fandom to collapse under its own surfeit or hesitation then more instances of this will need to happen. It seems strange that furries want to uphold simultaneously notions that this fandom is deprived and depraved yet at the same time incredibly diverse and incredibly creative. In short, what is it do you really want? Instead of accepting a falsely construed fate of “furries ruin everything”, have some nerve to address things, clean house and flourish. Otherwise, you are all complicit in the process of living in a shadowed fandom and maintaining the status quo you frequently complain about.
Wolf Robe
I was thinking today as I put on my robe how awesome it would be to have a robe that matches my fursona (shadow wolf). Does anyone know of a place to find such a product? A quick Google search didn't show much.
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Episode 60 – Cliques - Do you remember cliques? They were those exclusivist social groups everyone talked about in high school, but they extend beyond those walls and show up in many places. Perhaps you are even in one without realizing it. That is not al
Do you remember cliques? They were those exclusivist social groups everyone talked about in high school, but they extend beyond those walls and show up in many places. Perhaps you are even in one without realizing it. That is not always bad, though; it is normal for people to find like-minded others. Listen and give your thoughts below.
Metadata and Credits
WagzTail Podcast 2.0 Episode 60
Runtime: 30m
Cast: Levi, Wolfin, Faolan, Crimson
Editor: Levi
Format: 96kbps ABR mono MP3
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FWAAAAAAAAAAAA videos
So went to FWA?! IF not, why not?!?!? Anywayts, want to see some FWA dance comps and more finally on the YouTube, oh yeh and it’s not that Justin.tv where you can’t see it?!(sorry for the crude out dated background on YT, they are fixing it now) .
HERE NOW: https://www.youtube.com/user/furryweekend?feature=watch
This is all I could think of when I saw her
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There's a Reason He Found another Guy, He Just Won't Admit It
Sorry I've never done this before, haha! well!
Hm so I was with this guy; let’s name him Sam. I was with him for almost a year! and so I .. fell for another guy. Just because we shared so many interests and, well, connected so well. I decided to give him a try and, well, I’m now tangled in two relationships. I don’t know what to do. I love Sam, but I can’t leave him for the other guy, and, well, the other guy ... I don’t know what to tell him. I don’t know why I did this.
-Confused Soda (age 18)
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Hi, Confused Soda,
Cute name ;-) Seems to me you fell for the other guy because, as you said, you “connected so well.” You say you love “Sam,” yet at the beginning of your letter you refer to him in the past tense (I was with this guy), which is rather interesting. And why would you give this other guy “a try” if you were happy with Sam?
You may not be willing to admit it to yourself, but it’s pretty clear to this bear you are not entirely happy with Sam, no matter what you might say. That is why you took up a relationship with the other guy.
Look, Soda, you’re only 18 years old and shouldn’t pressure yourself to commit to anyone if you don’t wish to. This is an age where you are still figuring out what you want in a mate and what you believe love to be, not to mention still figuring out who you are. Unless there is something you’re not telling me about Sam, the statement that you “can’t leave him for the other guy” is really not set in stone. Of course you can leave Sam if you don’t really love him. If you meant to say “I won’t leave him for the other guy” that is a different scenario altogether.
We all live within the walls we build ourselves. Some people build walls of stone with no exits—prisons. Other people build walls filled with windows and doors that they can walk out of at any time.
Which type of walls have you built, Soda?
Papabear