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Cartoon Network will have played 205 episodes of the Naruto series by the time 2009 rolls around but for whatever reason they think it's a good idea to play episodes 216-220 subbed online at Naruto.com. Then again, it is sort of a preparation for the first 8 episodes of Naruto Shippuden set to premiere on said site January 2nd.
Apparently after the big "huuzah" of the Shippuden premiere things shimmer back to normal on January 8th where subscribing Crunchyroll members will be able to pick up where the fansubers left off with Episode 91 and starting January 15 Naruto.com, Crunchyroll (non subscribed), Hulu and Joost will be streaming the same episodes completely free. I think I'll just wait for the free eps.
Sorce: AnimeNewsNetwork Article

And to add to the hype, the 10th Anniversary of the Naruto manga is coming up in 2009. This is going to be marked with a Third Shippuden Theatrical Movie. I haven't heard anything beyond that though. I'm still waiting to see the second Shippuden Movie, Bonds.


Keanu Reeves. One of my guilty pleasures. Don't get me wrong, I don't go out of my way to see things that he's in and most of the time I think his skills are lacking but there's something about his face that makes me keep watching.
Cowboy Bebop. What can I say. A smash hit in it's own right, not something I've personally seen all the way through (though there are people who would be more then happy to remedy that). A wonderful piece of work.
Twentieth Century Fox. A company with an ego (as most movie companies do have). More often then not they release good movies but no one is perfect. Not on my "least favorite" list.

What do all these things have in common you ask? Well it would seem that TCF has begun working on a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. (Okay, two of the three covered). Reeves is to play the lead in that there film.
Erwin Stoff will be produceing. Stoff also worked on I Am Ledgend (an awesome movie in my opinion. If you haven't seen it you should. Twice.)
According to ANN (my favorite place for Anime News) the whole project was just speculation but I recieved the newsletter e-mail from TokyoPop (publishers of the English manga for Cowboy Bebop) that said this movie was a sealed deal.
Original Sorce: AnimeNewsNetwork Article Article linked from TokyoPop: ICv2 Article


And as a final note, a tip of the hat to Maddie Blaustein. Voice actress for Meowth (originally) and Solomon Moto, to name just a few of her roles. She has recently passed away and will be missed. I absolutely adored her work.