Starship Fandoprise

Hello there! I'm stararnold, and welcome to Starship Fandoprise! This WORLD features a mix of features/news posts based on multiple topics regarding anything of pop culture (incl. animation/cartoons/anime, comics/manga, music, books, video games, live-action TV/Film, etc.), as well as webpolls/websurveys and brief posts about what goes on in my fanboy life. Hope you enjoy your visit!

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About the WORLD's Host

Other WORLDS runned by the host (check 'em out for more content by this guy)
Leijiverse 999, DC and Marvel Assemble, Star Trek Nation

Known at DeviantART as
beavers2010

Birthday
04/10/1986

Gender
Male

Where I live
LaSalle (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

Anime Fan Since
Early 1990s when I started watching The Transformers (1984), though that was before I learned that not all cartoons are American (However, while the classic Speed Racer series was the second anime I got into, you may consider this what made me the anime fan I'm today if you don't consider the original Trasnformers to be anime)

Member of theOtaku.com since
05/30/2005

Achievements
Medal for Meals-on-wheel's service, Medal for conflict manager team, Mabel Award at High School Graduation, Honouroll at college, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing concentration) in University

Favorite Music Genres
Rap, Rock 'N Roll, Disco

Created By stararnold

I've Been Promoted To Otaku Eternal

A few minutes ago, I just received notice that I've been promoted to Otaku Eternal, a rank I just heard of today. Though I thought Otaku Legend was the highest rank, I'm actually glad to receive this honor.

9:14 PM Canada EST

Awesome Canadian TV Shows To See

In celebration of Canada Day, I thought it's time to present a list of awesome Canadian T.V. shows you should check out if you ever consider getting into watching Canadaian T.V.

"The Littlest Hobo" (1963): a family show about a lone german shephard travelling from town to town, helping many people in trouble/sistress
"Rocket Robin Hood" (1966): an animated Sci-Fi space adventure re-imagining of the Robin Hood tale
"The Marvel Super Heroes" (1966): Based on 1960s comic books published by Marvel Comics, this animated series is split into five series of animated short segments ("Captain America", "The Incredible Hulk", "The Invincible Iron Man", "The Mighty Thor", and "Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner")
"Spider-Man" (1967): the first animated re-interpretaion of Marvel's most well-known webslinger
"The Red Green Show" (1991): a sketch comedy/sitcom hybrid show paraodying outdoors lifestyle and home improvement shows
"This Hour Has 22 Minutes" (1993): a fictional show mocking news broadcast shows
"ReBoot" (1994): 3D aniamted seris about a municipal community inside a computer
"RoboCop: The Series": a family-friendly show version of popular 1980s U.S. film "RoboCop"
"Beasties: Transformers" (1996. Called "Beast Wars: Trasnformers" in U.S. airings): Set in the universe of "Transformers Generation One", this 3D animated series centers around an Earth-based war between two Cybertronian factions that can transform into animals/insects: the Maximals (descendants of Autobots) and Predacons (descendants of Decepticons)
"Stargate SG-1" (1997. U.S./Canada co-production): a military task force travel around the universe via a portal and enter battles to defend Earth from alien threats
"Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World" (1999): an adaptation of the fantasy adventure novel about a team of explorers searching for the prehistoric island unknown from the modern world during the early 20th Century
"Kevin Spencer" (1999): an animated comedy about a teenage sociopath who will do antything to satisfy himself (even with drugs and violence) with no regards for negative cosnequences to his actions
"Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" (2000. U.S./Canada co-coproduction): The crew of the starship Andromeda Ascendant travel the universe with struggles restore the Systems Commonwealth to its former glory
"Trailer Park Boys" (2001): a mockumentary about three individuals in a trailer park community performing risky attempts to get rich with intentions of avoiding getting sent into the slammer
"Puppets Who Kill" (2002): four living puppets with a penchant for crime and murder prove to be difficult to get redemption while living in sober house for rehabilitation
"Odd Job Jack" (2003): Jack Ryder performs a whole variety of different job positions after university graduation
"The John Dore Television Show" (2007): a documentary-esque sitcom involving a fictional version of "Canadaian Idol" co-host John Dore, who sets out on quests to rectify his own flaws and mistakes
"Todd and The Book of Pure Evil" (2010): a group of high school teenagers battle the paranormal terrors released by a magic book that grants people wishes, but at a high price for them to pay
"Dan For Mayor" (2010): a slacker runs for mayor of an Ontario town, but with a lack of preparations for responsibilities the job description holds

6:01 PM Canada EST

Happy Canada Day 2011

Not much to say here, but today is of course Canada Day, so I'm everyone from theOtaku.com who is Canada-based is doing some celebrating today. As for me, I am keeping watch for the fireworks tonight.

Anyway, Happy Canada Day!

9:52 AM Canada EST

News: SPACE's Torchwood Summer

Attention "Doctor Who" fans in Canada! On July 1-3, Canadian T.V. broadcaster SPACE: The Imagination Station will be running a 3-day marathon featuring all episodes from the first three seasons of the "Doctor Who" spin-off T.V. series "Torchwood",...

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News: 2011's 80s Toy Expo Event

Attention action figure/toy hobbyists in Canada. On July 31, the 2011 80s Toy Expo will be held at the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre (750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario). Like every year, the 80s Toy Expo features a wide va...

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