Don't have much to add to the thread, just saying I absolutely love this show.
I didn't really appreciate it until I got older. I first watched it when I was about 15 and while I liked it, I remember thinking "come on, get to the main plot episodes" a lot. Now I'm about to turn 22 and this year I re-watched it with my girlfriend and man...this show. The music. The personality. It's fantastic.
Funny enough, my favorite episode now isn't even a "main" spike episode, but the one where they have to find the Beta-player. That ending with Faye is done so, so well.
Glad I rewatched it. I'm not into much anime because, quite frankly, I think a lot of it is just badly written. I try to get into one every one in a while but I usually end up stopping. The only other ones I've really liked are Full Metal Alchemist (both versions), Samurai Champloo, Rurouni Kenshin (the manga) and Death Note, all of which I REALLY enjoyed however, though Death Note stumbles at the end. This show though? One of my favorite TV shows ever, anime or no.
I really hope that Bluray comes over to North America. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
