-Cowboy Bebop
when I was a kid, it was on past my bed-time.
-Samurai Champloo
I read the first volume of the manga, and I wasn't too interested. The anime might be better... I heard it was a major influence on Avatar.
-Ghibli-Stuff (Porco Rosso, Mononoke, Chihiro, Totoro, Pom Poco...)
I can't say I got to see much Miyazaki work. I have seen
most of Princess Mononoke, which was
definitely a major influence on Avatar (the season 1 finale in particular)
-Lain
I don't know much about Serial Experiments Lain, but I have heard it's... unusual.
-ElfenLied (awesome)
Stop switching personalities - I can't decide whether to hug you or run away screaming!
-Ghost in the Shell
I watched SAC and both movies, as I said, and I have a friend who is crazy about the movies (he likes philosophy).
-Mutant City
Never heard of it.
-Paprika
Movie about entering people's dreams, right? I read about it in a magazine.
-Gunslinger Girls
I don't know much beyond the name. I can infer that the girls' lives suck.
-some Naruto-stuff (the german version totally sucks, did not see much of the english/japanese versions...)
Naruto is cool! Believe it!
A summary of the TV situation in Ireland (in other words, the UK, since they're UK channels)
Cartoon Network used to have a number of anime in late slots, like DBZ, Gundam Wing and Tenchi. Then they created the anime-only channel "CNX", which was awesome. It changed its name to Toonami after a while, which was fine... then Toonami got a "facelift" and brought in Cartoon Network shows. Right now, the channel is called "CN Too", and shows the same things as Cartoon Network (no anime)
A while ago, an obscure channel called Propeller TV introduced an "Anime Network" slot from 8:00pm-10:00pm, including shows like Guyver, Evangelion, Elfen Lied, and... Azumanga Daioh. Their ratings tripled.
...Until a new channel was created called "Anime Central" and they got rid of the segment. Anime Central had the rights to broadcast ADV Films shows, including .hack//SIGN, Fullmetal Alchemist (I can't remember how many times I've watched that show) and Gundam SEED. Then ADV went bankrupt, leaving the channel to show reruns of Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop all day and nothing else. It's kind of sad.