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friedgreencorrado PowerDork
10/14/12 4:52 p.m.

Logan (for the uninformed, SWMBO's 8yr old son) has discovered a new show on Netflix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamY9yEzfdA

First time he's really showed an interest in cars at all. Here's hoping something sticks!

EricM SuperDork
10/14/12 4:55 p.m.

He picked the wrong show. I'm sorry.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltraDork
10/14/12 4:59 p.m.

That's great! He will definitely like cars more. I wouldn't say it's the best show, but it's a start for sure.

NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/14/12 5:02 p.m.

I read the books and then watched all the stages when I was young, I actually had the original ones before the reworked english subtitles. Hell, I still do watch Initial D every now and then probably the best show you could show a young car enthusiast

Actually, other than my dad and going to shows/races, it's what taught me about different driving styles, drive layouts and that manuals are what's natural

friedgreencorrado PowerDork
10/14/12 5:23 p.m.

EricM wrote: He picked the wrong show. I'm sorry.

Well, I would have preferred a regular race or something..but at the moment I'll take what I can get!

His mom & I are both anime fans, I'm not surprised he stumbled across it.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltraDork
10/14/12 5:44 p.m.

In reply to friedgreencorrado:

Well it was only natural then he was drawn to Initial D!

Flight Service UltraDork
10/14/12 6:00 p.m.

I have all the Initial D's on avi CDs. Really cool, inaccurate as all get out but still cool.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltraDork
10/14/12 6:08 p.m.

In reply to Flight Service:

The books are way more accurate. When I first watched the Anime, they had to leave a lot out of it, which I get, but there are many inaccuracies.

Anti-stance SuperDork
10/14/12 6:50 p.m.

I hate drifting but I actually like Initial D.

friedgreencorrado PowerDork
10/14/12 7:13 p.m.

I wanted to hate it, since it was about street racing..but I had to admit that it did a better job of examining our culture than anything since "Le Mans" or "Grand Prix". The water in the cup (friction circle), chassis codes, other technical details ("..and get rid of these 70 series tires!"), etc.

There's also that "soap opera" aspect ("I'm pretty sure it says 'Tureno' on the back..")..I had a 'sports dad', and I was intrigued by a story where there was one that was shoving racing (instead of stickandball stuff like mine did) down his kid's throat.

And yeah, I'm hopeful..but if the boy doesn't ask more about car stuff afterwards, I'm not going full-tilt sports dad about it.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid UltraDork
10/14/12 7:22 p.m.

In reply to friedgreencorrado:

It's obvious that in the first couple series they had licensing issues, because they could verbalize but could not show anything on the screen. I think it was resolved when the series got more popular.

friedgreencorrado PowerDork
10/14/12 7:35 p.m.

In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:

Yeah, and not just in Initial D. Other anime I've watched have "Suny" video cameras, "Henny's" restaurants, "11/7" convenience stores, "Ahahi Beer", etc.