Oh, a couple of comments. The first one is with regard to Tyrant's explanation of who Jimmy Stewart was.
Jimmy Stewart starred in many a Hitchcock movie, and while I can easily understand omitting movies like
The Rope, how could you possibly leave out
Vertigo, one of Hitchcock's most famous movies? That movie is incredible.
The second comment is about this Eva thing and Danimal. First I'd like to say that the reason for reducing Neon Genesis Evangelion to Eva is simple. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a non-sensical, long, bizarre name which is difficult to pronounce. This is compounded by the fact that many people insist on "anglisizing" the name to ee-van-jelly-on. This is kind of stupid, because the Japanese (you know, the guys who created the show and the word) pronounce it entirely differently. Eh-van-gay-rii-on. Noting that in Japanese 'n' and 'm' sounds are often confused as are 'l' and 'r'. Also note that 'n' or 'm' sounds are very soft in Japanese. The "anglisized" pronounciation, in my opinion, is idiotic. Do you pronounce Mattlock as, "Muttrock"? No? Neither do the characters on the show or its creators. That's probably how it'd be "Japanized", though. I note that last night I was looking at my friend's CDs and she had a Japanese version of the Orgy album, Candyass. If you just read the Japanese off the spine it says, "Ogii - Kyuandiasu". Ohgy instead of Orgy. Close, I know, but not precise. And while the pronounciation of 'Kyuandiasu' would be something like, 'Kyandi Ass' it's still not the same. The point is, the creators wouldn't say it that way, so why should you? Because of this debate and other reasons (such as it being a bitch to type out a name that long), Eva is an obvious nickname, and certainly does not make you look like an insider of any kind.
Actually, I have a third comment, also about the Danimal thing. What kind of genetic throwback names themselves after YOGURT? That's the
real question.
